English words for '(slang) Relating to creative work.'
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noun
- (slang, medicine, somewhat derogatory) A urologist.
- (British, informal) In the Royal Navy, an apprentice, a boy aged 16 to 18, who is trained in technical skills at the Dockyard Schools to become an artificer.
- One who furnishes, fits, and repairs pipes and other apparatus for the conveyance of water, gas, or drainage.
- A person who investigates or prevents leaks of information.
- a craftsman who installs and repairs pipes and fixtures and appliances
noun
- (figuratively) A basis for creative work.
- (nautical) Sails in general.
- A tent.
- (Nigeria) Athletic shoes.
- A type of coarse cloth, woven from hemp (traditionally) or from cotton and polyesters, useful for making sails, tents, and overcoats or as a surface for paintings.
- A rough draft or model of a song, air, or other literary or musical composition; especially one to show a poet the measure of the verses he is to make.
- A mesh of loosely woven cotton strands or molded plastic to be decorated with needlepoint, cross-stitch, rug hooking, or other crafts.
- (painting) A piece of such cloth stretched across a frame on which one may paint an artwork.
- (computer graphics) A region on which graphics can be rendered.
- the setting for a narrative or fictional or dramatic account
- a heavy, closely woven fabric
- an oil painting on canvas fabric
- a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel
- a tent made of canvas fabric
- the mat that forms the floor of the ring in which boxers or professional wrestlers compete
verb
verb
- (slang, idiomatic) To create or produce in a sudden or haphazard manner.
- (slang, idiomatic) To inject an illegal drug.
- (slang) To hit, send, or move forward or upward quickly or forcefully.
- (slang) To cut up or chop up.
- (slang, idiomatic) To control or dominate someone or something in a thorough or severe manner.
- (slang, idiomatic) To mess up.
- (slang, idiomatic) To gather together; to accumulate or come up with.
- (slang) To strike someone or something repeatedly or very forcefully.
- (slang, idiomatic) To divide into shares; divvy.
- (idiomatic) To increase or raise by a sizeable amount.
- (slang, idiomatic) To pay, especially reluctantly or with difficulty; to cough up; to shell out.
verb
- (intransitive, figuratively) To work one's way by artful or devious means.
- (intransitive) To move with one's body dragging the ground.
- (transitive, figuratively, in “worm out of”) To drag out of, to get information that someone is reluctant or unwilling to give (through artful or devious means or by pleading or asking repeatedly).
- (transitive) To make (one's way) with a crawling motion.
- (transitive) To deworm (an animal).
- (transitive, nautical) To fill in the contlines of (a rope) before parcelling and serving.
- (often followed by out) To effect, remove, drive, draw, or the like, by slow and secret means.
- (transitive) To cut the worm, or lytta, from under the tongue of (a dog, etc.) for the purpose of checking a disposition to gnaw, and formerly supposed to guard against canine madness.
- (transitive) To clean by means of a worm; to draw a wad or cartridge from, as a firearm.
- (transitive, figuratively) To work (one's way or oneself) (into) gradually or slowly; to insinuate.
- to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling)
noun
- (informal or poetic, loosely) A maggot or any other insect larva with similar shape and behavior.
- Anything helical, especially the thread of a screw.
- A short revolving screw whose threads drive, or are driven by, a worm wheel or rack by gearing into its teeth.
- A generally tubular invertebrate of the annelid phylum; an earthworm.
- (anatomy) A muscular band in the tongue of some animals, such as dogs; the lytta.
- The condensing tube of a still, often curved and wound to save space.
- More loosely, any of various tubular invertebrates resembling annelids but not closely related to them, such as velvet worms, acorn worms, flatworms, or roundworms.
- (figuratively) An internal tormentor; something that gnaws or afflicts one’s mind with remorse.
- (anatomy) The lytta.
- A contemptible or devious being.
- (cricket) A graphical representation of the total runs scored across a number of overs.
- (preceded by definite article) A dance, or dance move, in which the dancer lies on the floor and undulates the body horizontally thereby moving forwards.
- (computing) A self-replicating program that propagates through a network, differing from a virus in usually lacking any destructive effects.
- The spiral wire of a corkscrew.
- A spiral instrument or screw, often like a double corkscrew, used for drawing balls from firearms.
- (mathematics) A strip of linked tiles sharing parallel edges in a tiling.
- any of numerous relatively small elongated soft-bodied animals especially of the phyla Annelida and Chaetognatha and Nematoda and Nemertea and Platyhelminthes; also many insect larvae
- a person who has a nasty or unethical character undeserving of respect
- screw thread on a gear with the teeth of a worm wheel or rack
- a software program capable of reproducing itself that can spread from one computer to the next over a network
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adj
verb
- (transitive) To follow by dodging, or suddenly shifting from place to place.
- (ambitransitive) To avoid (something) by moving suddenly out of the way.
- (transitive) To elude.
- (transitive, figuratively) To avoid; to sidestep.
- (photography, videography) To make an area of an image lighter (when processing photographs in a darkroom, this is accomplished by decreasing the exposure of that area to light).
- make a sudden movement in a new direction so as to avoid
- move to and fro or from place to place usually in an irregular course
- avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
verb
- (slang, idiomatic, transitive) To produce or perform (something) admirably or forcefully.
- (slang, idiomatic, intransitive, by extension) To accomplish or produce something in a grand, respectable, or successful manner; to "represent".
- (slang, idiomatic, intransitive) To fight; to make a stand.
- (slang, idiomatic, intransitive) To drink a large amount quickly.
- (transitive) To cause something one is holding to drop, often forcefully.
- (slang, idiomatic, intransitive) To make an individual contribution to a group effort (e.g. money pool, collaborative record album).
verb
- (transitive or intransitive) To construct by mental labor; to think up; particularly, to produce or create a literary or musical work.
- To settle (an argument, dispute etc.); to come to a settlement.
- (transitive) To make up the whole; to constitute.
- To arrange the elements of a photograph or other picture.
- To arrange in proper form; to reduce to order; to put in proper state or condition.
- (transitive) To make something by merging parts.
- (sometimes reflexive) To calm; to free from agitation.
- (transitive, nonstandard) To comprise.
- make up plans or basic details for
- put together out of existing material
- produce a literary work
- write music
- calm (someone, especially oneself); make quiet
- form the substance of
verb
- (transitive, idiomatic) To produce; make.
- (intransitive) To leave a road.
- (sex, transitive, prison slang) To rape; to coerce an otherwise heterosexual individual into performing a homosexual role.
- (transitive) To remove from a mould, bowl etc.
- (transitive, idiomatic) To extinguish a light or other device.
- (intransitive, by ellipsis) To succeed; work out; turn out well.
- (transitive) To put (cattle) out to pasture.
- (sex, transitive, slang) To convince a person (usually a woman) to become a prostitute.
- (intransitive, idiomatic, copulative) To end up; to result.
- (intransitive) To leave one's work to take part in a strike.
- (transitive) To convince to vote
- (transitive) To empty for inspection.
- (intransitive, idiomatic) To become apparent or known, especially (as) it turns out
- (intransitive, colloquial) To get out of bed; get up.
- (transitive, idiomatic) To refuse service or shelter; to eject or evict.
- (intransitive, idiomatic) To attend; show up.
- come and gather for a public event
- prove to be in the result or end
- result or end
- turn outward
- be shown or be found to be
- get up and out of bed
- bring forth
- cause to stop operating by disengaging a switch
- put out or expel from a place
- produce quickly or regularly, usually with machinery
- come, usually in answer to an invitation or summons
- outfit or equip, as with accessories
verb
- (by extension) To regard (an artistic or written work or its creator) as one of a group that are representative of a particular field.
- (figurative) To regard as a saint; to glorify, to exalt to the highest honour.
- (Christianity) To formally declare (a piece of religious writing) to be part of the biblical canon.
- (chiefly Roman Catholicism) To declare (a deceased person) as a saint, and enter them into the canon of saints.
- (chiefly Christianity) Especially of a church: to give official approval to; to authorize, to sanction.
- treat as a sacred person
- declare (a dead person) to be a saint
noun
- (figurative) A work that shows great passion or enthusiasm for something.
- (US, slang) A notice from the U.S. Customs and Border Protection informing about the seizure of a personal shipment as contraband.
- A letter written to express the author's love for the intended reader.
- (Singapore, Malaysia) A thin crispy biscuit roll similar to the Spanish barquillo, Dutch kniepertjes, and Norwegian krumkake. Usually made from coconut milk, eggs, flour, sugar, and oil. This food item has many names: in Malay, kuih/kueh/kue kapit/sepit/sapit/semprong (literally "clamped/tongs/roll cake/snack"); in Chinese, 蛋卷 (literally "egg roll"). The name "love letter" probably arises from the flowery patterns, Chinese characters, animals, etc. (that were probably introduced by Peranakans). Usually eaten only around festivals such as Chinese New Year or Hari Raya Puasa. Sometimes also folded (rather than rolled). Note: while "egg roll" is a name sometimes used for this food item in Singapore and Malaysia, in the West, the name "egg roll" usually refers to a very different, savoury Chinese-American food item that is usually served hot and has little or no egg.
- a personal letter to a loved one expressing affection
adj
- (of a created thing) Original, expressive and imaginative.
- (set theory) A type of set of natural numbers, related to mathematical logic.
- Tending to create things, or having the ability to create; often, excellently, in a novel fashion, or any or all of these.
- (euphemistic, of art) bad, unartistic, busy.
- Designed or executed to deceive or mislead.
- promoting construction or creation
- having the ability or power to create
noun
noun
- (creative writing) A manner of conveying a story, fictional or otherwise, in a body of work.
- A representation of an event or story in a way to promote a certain point of view.
- The systematic recitation of an event or series of events.
- That which is narrated.
- a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
adj
adj
noun
- (countable) Someone possessing extraordinary intelligence or skill; especially somebody who has demonstrated this by a creative or original work in science, music, art, etc.
- (uncountable) Inspiration, a mental leap, an extraordinary creative process.
- (uncountable) Extraordinary mental capacity.
- (countable, Roman mythology, also figuratively) The tutelary deity or spirit of a place or person.
- unusual mental ability
- someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
- someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality
- exceptional creative ability
- a natural talent
noun
- the act of inventing a word or phrase
- a newly invented word or phrase
- coins collectively
- (countable, lexicography) Something which has been made or invented, especially a coined word; a neologism.
- (uncountable) Coins taken collectively; currency.
- (uncountable, lexicography) The creation of new words, neologizing.
- The process of creating something new.
- The process of coining money.
noun
- the act of inventing a word or phrase
- a newly invented word or phrase
- (linguistics, lexicography, countable) A word or phrase which has recently been coined; a new word or phrase.
- (linguistics, lexicography, countable, by extension) An existing word or phrase which has gained a new meaning.
- (theology, historical) Synonym of neology.
- (linguistics, uncountable) The act or instance of coining, or uttering a new word.
- (psychiatry) The newly coined, meaningless words or phrases of someone with a psychosis, usually schizophrenia.
noun
noun
- The English term or expression for some thing or idea.
- A clear and readily understandable expression of some idea in English.
- (uncountable, Canada, US) Alternative form of english.
- (uncountable) Facility with the English language, ability to employ English correctly and idiomatically.
- (in the plural) The people of England, e.g., Englishmen and Englishwomen.
- The English text or phrasing of some spoken or written communication.
- (Amish, in the plural) The non-Amish, people outside the Amish faith and community.
- Synonym of language arts, the class dedicated to improving primary and secondary school students' mastery of English and the material taught in such classes.
- the people of England
- an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
- (sports) the spin given to a ball by striking it on one side or releasing it with a sharp twist
- the discipline that studies the English language and literature
adj
- (Amish) Non-Amish, so named for speaking English rather than a variety of German.
- Of or pertaining to England.
- Of or pertaining to the people of England (e.g. Englishmen and Englishwomen).
- Of or pertaining to the avoirdupois system of measure.
- English-language; of or pertaining to the language, descended from Anglo-Saxon, which developed in England.
- (film, television) Denoting a vertical orientation of the barn doors on a camera.
- of or relating to or characteristic of England or its culture or people
- of or relating to the English language
name
- A male or female given name.
- An English surname originally denoting a non-Celtic or non-Danish person in Britain.
- An unincorporated community in Brazoria County, Texas.
- A town, the county seat of Crawford County, Indiana; named for Indiana statesman William Hayden English.
- An unincorporated community in McDowell County, West Virginia.
- An unincorporated community in Carroll County, Kentucky.
- English language, literature, composition as a subject of study
- An unincorporated community in Red River County, Texas.
- A variety, dialect, or idiolect of spoken and or written English.
- The language that developed in England and is now spoken in the British Isles, the Commonwealth of Nations, North America, and many other parts of the world.
adj
- (rhetoric, literature) Having an ingenious expression or metaphorical idea, especially in extended form or used as a literary or rhetorical device.
- Having an excessively favourable opinion of one's abilities, appearance, etc.; egotistical and vain.
- characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
verb
noun
- (figurative) Something which enables someone to do or achieve something.
- An identification document used by firefighters, collected when they enter a dangerous area and returned when they leave, to keep track of who is still in the area.
- An official document normally used for international journeys, which proves the identity and nationality of the person for whom it was issued.
- (by extension, informal) Any document that allows entry or passage.
- any authorization to pass or go somewhere
- a document issued by a country to a citizen allowing that person to travel abroad and re-enter the home country
- any quality or characteristic that gains a person a favorable reception or acceptance or admission
verb
verb
- (intransitive) To be or do something creative, imaginative, originative.
- (transitive) To cause, to bring (a non-object) about by an action, behavior, or event, to occasion.
- (UK, intransitive, colloquial) To make a fuss, complain; to shout.
- To make or produce from other (e.g. raw, unrefined or scattered) materials or combinable elements or ideas; to design or invest with a new form, shape, function, etc.
- (especially of a god) To bring into existence out of nothing, without the prior existence of the materials or elements used.
- (transitive) In theatre, to be the first performer of a role; to originate a character.
- (transitive) To confer or invest with a rank or title of nobility, to appoint, ordain or constitute.
- (transitive) To bring into existence; (sometimes in particular:)
- create by artistic means
- invest with a new title, office, or rank
- make or cause to be or to become
- pursue a creative activity; be engaged in a creative activity
- bring into existence
- create or manufacture a man-made product
noun
- (usually plural) Apparatus for doing or making something.
- (rare) The materiel of an army.
- The elements, constituents or substance of which something physical or non-physical composed of or can be made of.
- (chess) All of a player's pieces and pawns on the chessboard, excluding the king.
- Something (as data, observations, perceptions or ideas) that may be incorporated, elaborated or otherwise reworked into a finished form or new form, or may serve as the basis for arriving at interpretations, judgments or conclusions.
- Fabric, which can be made into a garments, curtains, etc; especially, woven fabric (cloth).
- A basic matter (as metal, wood, plastic, fiber, etc.) from which the whole or the greater part of something physical (as a machine, tool, building, fabric, etc.) is made.
- (graphical user interface) An element of a design language associated with a certain style of rendering on the display.
- (sometimes collective, preceded by a qualifying word) A person, or people collectively, who are qualified or suited for a certain position or activity.
- the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
- information (data or ideas or observations) that can be used or reworked into a finished form
- artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
- a person judged suitable for admission or employment
- things needed for doing or making something
adj
- (especially law) Having real importance or great consequences; significant; substantial.
- Of, relating to, or consisting of matter, especially physical.
- Relating to or concerned with what is purely physical rather than intellectual or spiritual, especially excessively so; materialistic.
- Of, relating to, or affecting physical well-being; corporeal; bodily.
- (logic) Of or relating to the matter of reasoning, as distinguished from the form of it, especially empirical.
- derived from or composed of matter
- directly relevant to a matter especially a law case
- concerned with worldly rather than spiritual interests
- having material or physical form or substance
- having substance or capable of being treated as fact; not imaginary
- concerned with or affecting physical as distinct from intellectual or psychological well-being
adj
- (of objects or actions) Showing inventiveness or originality; witty.
- (UK, colloquial, chiefly in the negative) Fit and healthy; free from fatigue or illness.
- Nimble with hands or body; dexterous; skillful; adept.
- Smart, intelligent, or witty; mentally quick or sharp.
- (of objects or actions) Showing mental quickness and resourcefulness.
- Quick to understand, learn, and devise or apply ideas; intelligent.
- (anthropology, of an Aboriginal Australian) Possessing magical abilities.
- Mentally quick and resourceful; skilled at achieving what one wants in a mentally agile and inventive way.
- mentally quick and resourceful
- showing inventiveness and skill
- showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others
verb
- Synonym of come up with (“to manage to produce something by inventing, creating, thinking of, or obtaining it”).
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see come, with.
- (intransitive, informal, Upper Midwestern US, South Africa) To join and come along.
- be present or associated with an event or entity
adj
- (used of persons or artifacts) marked by independence and creativity in thought or action
- Purposely fictive.
- Possessed of a particular capacity for the design of new mechanisms or processes, creative or skilful at inventing.
- Of, or relating to invention; pertaining to the act of devising new mechanisms or processes.
verb
- (transitive) To compose creatively and intricately; to fabricate.
- (transitive) To form something by passing lengths or strands of material over and under one another.
- (transitive) To unite by close connection or intermixture.
- (transitive) To make (a path or way) by winding in and out or from side to side.
- (intransitive, of an animal) To move the head back and forth in a stereotyped pattern, typically as a symptom of stress.
- (transitive) To spin a cocoon or a web.
- (intransitive) To move by turning and twisting.
- interlace by or as if by weaving
- create a piece of cloth by interlacing strands of fabric, such as wool or cotton
- to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course
- sway from side to side
noun
verb
- (transitive, idiomatic) To achieve, accomplish, succeed at (something difficult).
- (transitive) To remove by pulling.
- (ambitransitive) To turn off (a road onto the side of the road, or onto another road).
- (intransitive, of a vehicle) To begin moving and then move away; to pull away.
- (transitive, reflexive, vulgar, slang, usually of a male) To masturbate manually.
- be successful; achieve a goal
- pull or pull out sharply
- remove by drawing or pulling
- cause to withdraw
verb
- (idiomatic) To bring prosperity or work to an enterprise by selling, inventing or other productive or successful activity.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see make, it, rain.
- (idiomatic) To throw a substantial amount of paper money so that it falls on a crowd, audience, performer, or group of performers, often as a way to show off one's wealth.
verb
noun
noun
- (figurative) The act of discovering and exposing or developing (a quality).
- (countable) A site where an archaeological exploration is being carried out.
- (countable) A cavity formed by cutting, digging, or scooping.
- Especially, the trade of digging engineered holes for building foundations, roadbed preparations, and similar purposes.
- (countable) An uncovered cutting in the earth, in distinction from a covered cutting or tunnel.
- (countable) The material dug out in making a channel or cavity.
- (uncountable) Archaeological research that unearths buildings, tombs and objects of historical value.
- (countable) Something uncovered by archaeological excavation.
- (uncountable) The act of excavating, or of making hollow, by cutting, scooping, or digging out a part of a solid mass.
- the act of digging
- the site of an archeological exploration
- a hole in the ground made by excavating
- the act of extracting ores or coal etc. from the earth
phrase
noun
- The act of forming, causing, or constituting; workmanship; construction.
- Process of growth or development.
- an attribute that must be met or complied with and that fits a person for something
- (usually plural) the components needed for making or doing something
- the act that results in something coming to be
verb
noun
- (by extension) A range of artistic or stylistic forms or techniques.
- The stock of words used in a particular field.
- The words of a language collectively; lexis.
- A usually alphabetized and explained collection of words e.g. of a particular field, or prepared for a specific purpose, often for learning.
- The collection of words a person knows and uses.
- the system of techniques or symbols serving as a means of expression (as in arts or crafts)
- a language user's knowledge of words
- a listing of the words used in some enterprise
adj
- (of art or design) Of or pertaining to an aesthetic style which uses industrial or technological forms, materials, and themes.
- Exhibiting, requiring, or characteristic of an interest in and/or proficiency with technology.
- (of music) Electronic or electronic-sounding; resembling techno music.
- Pertaining to the functionality or operation of a technology; technical.
noun
noun
- (figuratively) A continuous, contributing source of benefits, talent, or innovation.
- A conduit made of pipes used to convey water, gas or petroleum, etc.
- (surfing) The inside of a wave that a surfer is riding, when the wave has started closing over it.
- A channel (either physical or logical) by which information is transmitted sequentially (that is, the first information in is the first information out).
- (figurative) A system or process through which something is conducted.
- (figurative) A widely observed pattern of development in personal interests, circumstances, or opinions.
- a pipe used to transport liquids or gases
- gossip spread by spoken communication
verb
verb
- (transitive, idiomatic, colloquial) (often with a unit of time) To produce; to output; to generate.
- (transitive, figurative) To change drastically in a fundamental way, often for the better; to change to the opposite (opinion or position).
- (transitive, idiomatic, of an idea) To consider from a different viewpoint.
- (intransitive, idiomatic, colloquial) To suddenly change or reverse one's opinion, point of view, stated position, behaviour, etc.
- (transitive, business, management, sports) To reverse an expected outcome (of a game, etc.), usually from a losing outcome to a winning one; to return (a business, department, etc.) to effectiveness, profitability, etc.
- (ergative) To physically rotate (usually around a vertical axis) for a half turn (180 degrees), a whole turn (360 degrees), or an indefinite amount.
- (transitive, espionage) To convert (an agent) to work for one's own side.
- turn abruptly and face the other way, either physically or metaphorically
- improve significantly; go from bad to good
- improve dramatically
noun
noun
- (figuratively) A basis for creative work.
- (nautical) Sails in general.
- A tent.
- (Nigeria) Athletic shoes.
- A type of coarse cloth, woven from hemp (traditionally) or from cotton and polyesters, useful for making sails, tents, and overcoats or as a surface for paintings.
- A rough draft or model of a song, air, or other literary or musical composition; especially one to show a poet the measure of the verses he is to make.
- A mesh of loosely woven cotton strands or molded plastic to be decorated with needlepoint, cross-stitch, rug hooking, or other crafts.
- (painting) A piece of such cloth stretched across a frame on which one may paint an artwork.
- (computer graphics) A region on which graphics can be rendered.
- the setting for a narrative or fictional or dramatic account
- a heavy, closely woven fabric
- an oil painting on canvas fabric
- a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel
- a tent made of canvas fabric
- the mat that forms the floor of the ring in which boxers or professional wrestlers compete
verb
noun
adj
verb
- (transitive) To follow by dodging, or suddenly shifting from place to place.
- (ambitransitive) To avoid (something) by moving suddenly out of the way.
- (transitive) To elude.
- (transitive, figuratively) To avoid; to sidestep.
- (photography, videography) To make an area of an image lighter (when processing photographs in a darkroom, this is accomplished by decreasing the exposure of that area to light).
- make a sudden movement in a new direction so as to avoid
- move to and fro or from place to place usually in an irregular course
- avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
noun
- (figurative) A work that shows great passion or enthusiasm for something.
- (US, slang) A notice from the U.S. Customs and Border Protection informing about the seizure of a personal shipment as contraband.
- A letter written to express the author's love for the intended reader.
- (Singapore, Malaysia) A thin crispy biscuit roll similar to the Spanish barquillo, Dutch kniepertjes, and Norwegian krumkake. Usually made from coconut milk, eggs, flour, sugar, and oil. This food item has many names: in Malay, kuih/kueh/kue kapit/sepit/sapit/semprong (literally "clamped/tongs/roll cake/snack"); in Chinese, 蛋卷 (literally "egg roll"). The name "love letter" probably arises from the flowery patterns, Chinese characters, animals, etc. (that were probably introduced by Peranakans). Usually eaten only around festivals such as Chinese New Year or Hari Raya Puasa. Sometimes also folded (rather than rolled). Note: while "egg roll" is a name sometimes used for this food item in Singapore and Malaysia, in the West, the name "egg roll" usually refers to a very different, savoury Chinese-American food item that is usually served hot and has little or no egg.
- a personal letter to a loved one expressing affection
noun
- (creative writing) A manner of conveying a story, fictional or otherwise, in a body of work.
- A representation of an event or story in a way to promote a certain point of view.
- The systematic recitation of an event or series of events.
- That which is narrated.
- a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
adj
noun
- the act of inventing a word or phrase
- a newly invented word or phrase
- coins collectively
- (countable, lexicography) Something which has been made or invented, especially a coined word; a neologism.
- (uncountable) Coins taken collectively; currency.
- (uncountable, lexicography) The creation of new words, neologizing.
- The process of creating something new.
- The process of coining money.
noun
- the act of inventing a word or phrase
- a newly invented word or phrase
- (linguistics, lexicography, countable) A word or phrase which has recently been coined; a new word or phrase.
- (linguistics, lexicography, countable, by extension) An existing word or phrase which has gained a new meaning.
- (theology, historical) Synonym of neology.
- (linguistics, uncountable) The act or instance of coining, or uttering a new word.
- (psychiatry) The newly coined, meaningless words or phrases of someone with a psychosis, usually schizophrenia.
noun
noun
- The English term or expression for some thing or idea.
- A clear and readily understandable expression of some idea in English.
- (uncountable, Canada, US) Alternative form of english.
- (uncountable) Facility with the English language, ability to employ English correctly and idiomatically.
- (in the plural) The people of England, e.g., Englishmen and Englishwomen.
- The English text or phrasing of some spoken or written communication.
- (Amish, in the plural) The non-Amish, people outside the Amish faith and community.
- Synonym of language arts, the class dedicated to improving primary and secondary school students' mastery of English and the material taught in such classes.
- the people of England
- an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
- (sports) the spin given to a ball by striking it on one side or releasing it with a sharp twist
- the discipline that studies the English language and literature
adj
- (Amish) Non-Amish, so named for speaking English rather than a variety of German.
- Of or pertaining to England.
- Of or pertaining to the people of England (e.g. Englishmen and Englishwomen).
- Of or pertaining to the avoirdupois system of measure.
- English-language; of or pertaining to the language, descended from Anglo-Saxon, which developed in England.
- (film, television) Denoting a vertical orientation of the barn doors on a camera.
- of or relating to or characteristic of England or its culture or people
- of or relating to the English language
name
- A male or female given name.
- An English surname originally denoting a non-Celtic or non-Danish person in Britain.
- An unincorporated community in Brazoria County, Texas.
- A town, the county seat of Crawford County, Indiana; named for Indiana statesman William Hayden English.
- An unincorporated community in McDowell County, West Virginia.
- An unincorporated community in Carroll County, Kentucky.
- English language, literature, composition as a subject of study
- An unincorporated community in Red River County, Texas.
- A variety, dialect, or idiolect of spoken and or written English.
- The language that developed in England and is now spoken in the British Isles, the Commonwealth of Nations, North America, and many other parts of the world.
noun
- (figurative) Something which enables someone to do or achieve something.
- An identification document used by firefighters, collected when they enter a dangerous area and returned when they leave, to keep track of who is still in the area.
- An official document normally used for international journeys, which proves the identity and nationality of the person for whom it was issued.
- (by extension, informal) Any document that allows entry or passage.
- any authorization to pass or go somewhere
- a document issued by a country to a citizen allowing that person to travel abroad and re-enter the home country
- any quality or characteristic that gains a person a favorable reception or acceptance or admission
verb
noun
- (usually plural) Apparatus for doing or making something.
- (rare) The materiel of an army.
- The elements, constituents or substance of which something physical or non-physical composed of or can be made of.
- (chess) All of a player's pieces and pawns on the chessboard, excluding the king.
- Something (as data, observations, perceptions or ideas) that may be incorporated, elaborated or otherwise reworked into a finished form or new form, or may serve as the basis for arriving at interpretations, judgments or conclusions.
- Fabric, which can be made into a garments, curtains, etc; especially, woven fabric (cloth).
- A basic matter (as metal, wood, plastic, fiber, etc.) from which the whole or the greater part of something physical (as a machine, tool, building, fabric, etc.) is made.
- (graphical user interface) An element of a design language associated with a certain style of rendering on the display.
- (sometimes collective, preceded by a qualifying word) A person, or people collectively, who are qualified or suited for a certain position or activity.
- the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
- information (data or ideas or observations) that can be used or reworked into a finished form
- artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
- a person judged suitable for admission or employment
- things needed for doing or making something
adj
- (especially law) Having real importance or great consequences; significant; substantial.
- Of, relating to, or consisting of matter, especially physical.
- Relating to or concerned with what is purely physical rather than intellectual or spiritual, especially excessively so; materialistic.
- Of, relating to, or affecting physical well-being; corporeal; bodily.
- (logic) Of or relating to the matter of reasoning, as distinguished from the form of it, especially empirical.
- derived from or composed of matter
- directly relevant to a matter especially a law case
- concerned with worldly rather than spiritual interests
- having material or physical form or substance
- having substance or capable of being treated as fact; not imaginary
- concerned with or affecting physical as distinct from intellectual or psychological well-being
noun
- (figurative) The act of discovering and exposing or developing (a quality).
- (countable) A site where an archaeological exploration is being carried out.
- (countable) A cavity formed by cutting, digging, or scooping.
- Especially, the trade of digging engineered holes for building foundations, roadbed preparations, and similar purposes.
- (countable) An uncovered cutting in the earth, in distinction from a covered cutting or tunnel.
- (countable) The material dug out in making a channel or cavity.
- (uncountable) Archaeological research that unearths buildings, tombs and objects of historical value.
- (countable) Something uncovered by archaeological excavation.
- (uncountable) The act of excavating, or of making hollow, by cutting, scooping, or digging out a part of a solid mass.
- the act of digging
- the site of an archeological exploration
- a hole in the ground made by excavating
- the act of extracting ores or coal etc. from the earth
noun
- The act of forming, causing, or constituting; workmanship; construction.
- Process of growth or development.
- an attribute that must be met or complied with and that fits a person for something
- (usually plural) the components needed for making or doing something
- the act that results in something coming to be
verb
noun
- (by extension) A range of artistic or stylistic forms or techniques.
- The stock of words used in a particular field.
- The words of a language collectively; lexis.
- A usually alphabetized and explained collection of words e.g. of a particular field, or prepared for a specific purpose, often for learning.
- The collection of words a person knows and uses.
- the system of techniques or symbols serving as a means of expression (as in arts or crafts)
- a language user's knowledge of words
- a listing of the words used in some enterprise
noun
- (figuratively) A continuous, contributing source of benefits, talent, or innovation.
- A conduit made of pipes used to convey water, gas or petroleum, etc.
- (surfing) The inside of a wave that a surfer is riding, when the wave has started closing over it.
- A channel (either physical or logical) by which information is transmitted sequentially (that is, the first information in is the first information out).
- (figurative) A system or process through which something is conducted.
- (figurative) A widely observed pattern of development in personal interests, circumstances, or opinions.
- a pipe used to transport liquids or gases
- gossip spread by spoken communication
verb
verb
noun
- (slang, medicine, somewhat derogatory) A urologist.
- (British, informal) In the Royal Navy, an apprentice, a boy aged 16 to 18, who is trained in technical skills at the Dockyard Schools to become an artificer.
- One who furnishes, fits, and repairs pipes and other apparatus for the conveyance of water, gas, or drainage.
- A person who investigates or prevents leaks of information.
- a craftsman who installs and repairs pipes and fixtures and appliances
verb
- (slang, idiomatic) To create or produce in a sudden or haphazard manner.
- (slang, idiomatic) To inject an illegal drug.
- (slang) To hit, send, or move forward or upward quickly or forcefully.
- (slang) To cut up or chop up.
- (slang, idiomatic) To control or dominate someone or something in a thorough or severe manner.
- (slang, idiomatic) To mess up.
- (slang, idiomatic) To gather together; to accumulate or come up with.
- (slang) To strike someone or something repeatedly or very forcefully.
- (slang, idiomatic) To divide into shares; divvy.
- (idiomatic) To increase or raise by a sizeable amount.
- (slang, idiomatic) To pay, especially reluctantly or with difficulty; to cough up; to shell out.
verb
- (intransitive, figuratively) To work one's way by artful or devious means.
- (intransitive) To move with one's body dragging the ground.
- (transitive, figuratively, in “worm out of”) To drag out of, to get information that someone is reluctant or unwilling to give (through artful or devious means or by pleading or asking repeatedly).
- (transitive) To make (one's way) with a crawling motion.
- (transitive) To deworm (an animal).
- (transitive, nautical) To fill in the contlines of (a rope) before parcelling and serving.
- (often followed by out) To effect, remove, drive, draw, or the like, by slow and secret means.
- (transitive) To cut the worm, or lytta, from under the tongue of (a dog, etc.) for the purpose of checking a disposition to gnaw, and formerly supposed to guard against canine madness.
- (transitive) To clean by means of a worm; to draw a wad or cartridge from, as a firearm.
- (transitive, figuratively) To work (one's way or oneself) (into) gradually or slowly; to insinuate.
- to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling)
noun
- (informal or poetic, loosely) A maggot or any other insect larva with similar shape and behavior.
- Anything helical, especially the thread of a screw.
- A short revolving screw whose threads drive, or are driven by, a worm wheel or rack by gearing into its teeth.
- A generally tubular invertebrate of the annelid phylum; an earthworm.
- (anatomy) A muscular band in the tongue of some animals, such as dogs; the lytta.
- The condensing tube of a still, often curved and wound to save space.
- More loosely, any of various tubular invertebrates resembling annelids but not closely related to them, such as velvet worms, acorn worms, flatworms, or roundworms.
- (figuratively) An internal tormentor; something that gnaws or afflicts one’s mind with remorse.
- (anatomy) The lytta.
- A contemptible or devious being.
- (cricket) A graphical representation of the total runs scored across a number of overs.
- (preceded by definite article) A dance, or dance move, in which the dancer lies on the floor and undulates the body horizontally thereby moving forwards.
- (computing) A self-replicating program that propagates through a network, differing from a virus in usually lacking any destructive effects.
- The spiral wire of a corkscrew.
- A spiral instrument or screw, often like a double corkscrew, used for drawing balls from firearms.
- (mathematics) A strip of linked tiles sharing parallel edges in a tiling.
- any of numerous relatively small elongated soft-bodied animals especially of the phyla Annelida and Chaetognatha and Nematoda and Nemertea and Platyhelminthes; also many insect larvae
- a person who has a nasty or unethical character undeserving of respect
- screw thread on a gear with the teeth of a worm wheel or rack
- a software program capable of reproducing itself that can spread from one computer to the next over a network
verb
- (slang, idiomatic, transitive) To produce or perform (something) admirably or forcefully.
- (slang, idiomatic, intransitive, by extension) To accomplish or produce something in a grand, respectable, or successful manner; to "represent".
- (slang, idiomatic, intransitive) To fight; to make a stand.
- (slang, idiomatic, intransitive) To drink a large amount quickly.
- (transitive) To cause something one is holding to drop, often forcefully.
- (slang, idiomatic, intransitive) To make an individual contribution to a group effort (e.g. money pool, collaborative record album).
verb
- (transitive or intransitive) To construct by mental labor; to think up; particularly, to produce or create a literary or musical work.
- To settle (an argument, dispute etc.); to come to a settlement.
- (transitive) To make up the whole; to constitute.
- To arrange the elements of a photograph or other picture.
- To arrange in proper form; to reduce to order; to put in proper state or condition.
- (transitive) To make something by merging parts.
- (sometimes reflexive) To calm; to free from agitation.
- (transitive, nonstandard) To comprise.
- make up plans or basic details for
- put together out of existing material
- produce a literary work
- write music
- calm (someone, especially oneself); make quiet
- form the substance of
verb
- (transitive, idiomatic) To produce; make.
- (intransitive) To leave a road.
- (sex, transitive, prison slang) To rape; to coerce an otherwise heterosexual individual into performing a homosexual role.
- (transitive) To remove from a mould, bowl etc.
- (transitive, idiomatic) To extinguish a light or other device.
- (intransitive, by ellipsis) To succeed; work out; turn out well.
- (transitive) To put (cattle) out to pasture.
- (sex, transitive, slang) To convince a person (usually a woman) to become a prostitute.
- (intransitive, idiomatic, copulative) To end up; to result.
- (intransitive) To leave one's work to take part in a strike.
- (transitive) To convince to vote
- (transitive) To empty for inspection.
- (intransitive, idiomatic) To become apparent or known, especially (as) it turns out
- (intransitive, colloquial) To get out of bed; get up.
- (transitive, idiomatic) To refuse service or shelter; to eject or evict.
- (intransitive, idiomatic) To attend; show up.
- come and gather for a public event
- prove to be in the result or end
- result or end
- turn outward
- be shown or be found to be
- get up and out of bed
- bring forth
- cause to stop operating by disengaging a switch
- put out or expel from a place
- produce quickly or regularly, usually with machinery
- come, usually in answer to an invitation or summons
- outfit or equip, as with accessories
verb
- (by extension) To regard (an artistic or written work or its creator) as one of a group that are representative of a particular field.
- (figurative) To regard as a saint; to glorify, to exalt to the highest honour.
- (Christianity) To formally declare (a piece of religious writing) to be part of the biblical canon.
- (chiefly Roman Catholicism) To declare (a deceased person) as a saint, and enter them into the canon of saints.
- (chiefly Christianity) Especially of a church: to give official approval to; to authorize, to sanction.
- treat as a sacred person
- declare (a dead person) to be a saint
verb
- (intransitive) To be or do something creative, imaginative, originative.
- (transitive) To cause, to bring (a non-object) about by an action, behavior, or event, to occasion.
- (UK, intransitive, colloquial) To make a fuss, complain; to shout.
- To make or produce from other (e.g. raw, unrefined or scattered) materials or combinable elements or ideas; to design or invest with a new form, shape, function, etc.
- (especially of a god) To bring into existence out of nothing, without the prior existence of the materials or elements used.
- (transitive) In theatre, to be the first performer of a role; to originate a character.
- (transitive) To confer or invest with a rank or title of nobility, to appoint, ordain or constitute.
- (transitive) To bring into existence; (sometimes in particular:)
- create by artistic means
- invest with a new title, office, or rank
- make or cause to be or to become
- pursue a creative activity; be engaged in a creative activity
- bring into existence
- create or manufacture a man-made product
verb
- Synonym of come up with (“to manage to produce something by inventing, creating, thinking of, or obtaining it”).
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see come, with.
- (intransitive, informal, Upper Midwestern US, South Africa) To join and come along.
- be present or associated with an event or entity
verb
- (transitive) To compose creatively and intricately; to fabricate.
- (transitive) To form something by passing lengths or strands of material over and under one another.
- (transitive) To unite by close connection or intermixture.
- (transitive) To make (a path or way) by winding in and out or from side to side.
- (intransitive, of an animal) To move the head back and forth in a stereotyped pattern, typically as a symptom of stress.
- (transitive) To spin a cocoon or a web.
- (intransitive) To move by turning and twisting.
- interlace by or as if by weaving
- create a piece of cloth by interlacing strands of fabric, such as wool or cotton
- to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course
- sway from side to side
noun
verb
- (transitive, idiomatic) To achieve, accomplish, succeed at (something difficult).
- (transitive) To remove by pulling.
- (ambitransitive) To turn off (a road onto the side of the road, or onto another road).
- (intransitive, of a vehicle) To begin moving and then move away; to pull away.
- (transitive, reflexive, vulgar, slang, usually of a male) To masturbate manually.
- be successful; achieve a goal
- pull or pull out sharply
- remove by drawing or pulling
- cause to withdraw
verb
- (idiomatic) To bring prosperity or work to an enterprise by selling, inventing or other productive or successful activity.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see make, it, rain.
- (idiomatic) To throw a substantial amount of paper money so that it falls on a crowd, audience, performer, or group of performers, often as a way to show off one's wealth.
verb
noun
verb
- (transitive, idiomatic, colloquial) (often with a unit of time) To produce; to output; to generate.
- (transitive, figurative) To change drastically in a fundamental way, often for the better; to change to the opposite (opinion or position).
- (transitive, idiomatic, of an idea) To consider from a different viewpoint.
- (intransitive, idiomatic, colloquial) To suddenly change or reverse one's opinion, point of view, stated position, behaviour, etc.
- (transitive, business, management, sports) To reverse an expected outcome (of a game, etc.), usually from a losing outcome to a winning one; to return (a business, department, etc.) to effectiveness, profitability, etc.
- (ergative) To physically rotate (usually around a vertical axis) for a half turn (180 degrees), a whole turn (360 degrees), or an indefinite amount.
- (transitive, espionage) To convert (an agent) to work for one's own side.
- turn abruptly and face the other way, either physically or metaphorically
- improve significantly; go from bad to good
- improve dramatically
noun
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adj
- (of a created thing) Original, expressive and imaginative.
- (set theory) A type of set of natural numbers, related to mathematical logic.
- Tending to create things, or having the ability to create; often, excellently, in a novel fashion, or any or all of these.
- (euphemistic, of art) bad, unartistic, busy.
- Designed or executed to deceive or mislead.
- promoting construction or creation
- having the ability or power to create
noun
adj
noun
- (countable) Someone possessing extraordinary intelligence or skill; especially somebody who has demonstrated this by a creative or original work in science, music, art, etc.
- (uncountable) Inspiration, a mental leap, an extraordinary creative process.
- (uncountable) Extraordinary mental capacity.
- (countable, Roman mythology, also figuratively) The tutelary deity or spirit of a place or person.
- unusual mental ability
- someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
- someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality
- exceptional creative ability
- a natural talent
adj
- (rhetoric, literature) Having an ingenious expression or metaphorical idea, especially in extended form or used as a literary or rhetorical device.
- Having an excessively favourable opinion of one's abilities, appearance, etc.; egotistical and vain.
- characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
verb
adj
- (of objects or actions) Showing inventiveness or originality; witty.
- (UK, colloquial, chiefly in the negative) Fit and healthy; free from fatigue or illness.
- Nimble with hands or body; dexterous; skillful; adept.
- Smart, intelligent, or witty; mentally quick or sharp.
- (of objects or actions) Showing mental quickness and resourcefulness.
- Quick to understand, learn, and devise or apply ideas; intelligent.
- (anthropology, of an Aboriginal Australian) Possessing magical abilities.
- Mentally quick and resourceful; skilled at achieving what one wants in a mentally agile and inventive way.
- mentally quick and resourceful
- showing inventiveness and skill
- showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others
adj
- (used of persons or artifacts) marked by independence and creativity in thought or action
- Purposely fictive.
- Possessed of a particular capacity for the design of new mechanisms or processes, creative or skilful at inventing.
- Of, or relating to invention; pertaining to the act of devising new mechanisms or processes.
adj
- (of art or design) Of or pertaining to an aesthetic style which uses industrial or technological forms, materials, and themes.
- Exhibiting, requiring, or characteristic of an interest in and/or proficiency with technology.
- (of music) Electronic or electronic-sounding; resembling techno music.
- Pertaining to the functionality or operation of a technology; technical.