English words for '(transitive, computing) To install together.'
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verb
- (transitive) To connect two or more computers or other computerized devices.
- (transitive, broadcasting) To broadcast across an entire network of stations and affiliates at the same time.
- (transitive) To interconnect a group or system.
- (intransitive) To interact socially for the purpose of getting connections or personal advancement.
- communicate with and within a group
noun
- A set of people with sociocultural connections to one another; especially, such a set consisting of occupational or business connections.
- Any interconnected group or system.
- (broadcasting) A group of affiliated television stations that broadcast common programs from a parent company.
- (literal) A fabric or structure of fibrous elements attached to each other at regular intervals; the act or process of making such an object.
- (computing, Internet) A computer network: multiple computers and other devices connected together to share information.
- (broadcasting) a communication system consisting of a group of broadcasting stations that all transmit the same programs
- (electronics) a system of interconnected electronic components or circuits
- an open fabric of string or rope or wire woven together at regular intervals
- a system of intersecting lines or channels
- an interconnected system of things or people
verb
- (transitive, computing) To equip with a computer or a computer system.
- provide with computers
- (transitive, computing) To enter data into such a system.
- (intransitive) To become computerlike.
- (transitive, computing) To convert a manual function or system into a computer system.
- store in a computer
- control a function, process, or creation by a computer
verb
noun
verb
- (transitive) To install or deliver.
- (transitive) To place inside.
- (transitive) To fill in on a form or questionnaire; to use as an answer on a form or questionnaire.
- (transitive) To contribute.
- (transitive) To declare or make official
- (intransitive) To apply, request, or submit.
- (transitive) To plant a crop.
- (transitive) To make (a telephone call).
- (transitive, ditransitive) To imprison or place in a prison cell.
- (transitive, slang, African-American Vernacular) To injure the body of (someone).
- keep or lay aside for future use
- place, fit, or thrust (something) into another thing
- to insert between other elements
- make an application as for a job or funding
- set up for use
- break into a conversation
verb
- (transitive, said of electronic devices, programming languages, etc.) To be designed to provide capacity for; to work or be compatible with (a part, accessory, file type, program, algorithm, etc.).
- (transitive) To answer questions and resolve problems regarding something sold.
- (transitive) To serve, as in a customer-oriented position; to give support to.
- (transitive) To provide evidence for; to lend credibility to.
- (transitive) To provide sustenance or maintenance for; to sustain in integrity or livelihood.
- (transitive) To back or favor a cause, party, etc., mentally or with concrete aid:
- (transitive) To help keep from falling.
- (transitive) To play a lesser part in the same production with (a star performer).
- (transitive) To assist or be involved with, but not be responsible for.
- (transitive) To help, particularly financially; to subsidize.
- be the physical support of; carry the weight of
- be a regular customer or client of
- put up with something or somebody unpleasant
- argue or speak in defense of
- support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm
- adopt as a belief
- give moral or psychological support, aid, or courage to
- establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts
- play a subordinate role to (another performer)
- be behind; approve of
- support materially or financially
noun
- (sometimes attributive) Something which supports.
- An accompaniment in music.
- Evidence.
- (fuzzy set theory) A set whose elements are at least partially included in a given fuzzy set (i.e., whose grade of membership in that fuzzy set is strictly greater than zero).
- (mathematics) in relation to a function, the set of points where the function is not zero; the closure of that set.
- (structural analysis) Horizontal, vertical or rotational support of structures: movable, hinged, fixed.
- An actor playing a subordinate part with a star.
- (computing) Compatibility and functionality for a given product or feature.
- Answers to questions and resolution of problems regarding something sold.
- (commutative algebra, of a module M over a commutative ring R) The set of all prime ideals of R such that the localization of M at the prime is nonzero, denoted operatorname SuppM
- Financial or other help.
- (gymnastics) Clipping of support position.
- financial resources provided to make some project possible
- any device that bears the weight of another thing
- the act of bearing the weight of or strengthening
- supporting structure that holds up or provides a foundation
- a military operation (often involving new supplies of men and materiel) to strengthen a military force or aid in the performance of its mission
- aiding the cause or policy or interests of
- the activity of providing for or maintaining by supplying with money or necessities
- something providing immaterial assistance to a person or cause or interest
- the financial means whereby one lives
- a musical part (vocal or instrumental) that supports or provides background for other musical parts
- documentary validation
noun
- A computer installation, particularly one associated with an intranet or internet service or telecommunications.
- (Internet) A website.
- (category theory) A category together with a choice of Grothendieck topology.
- The posture or position of a thing.
- The place where anything is fixed; situation; local position
- Region of a protein, a piece of DNA or RNA where chemical reactions take place.
- A place fitted or chosen for any certain permanent use or occupation
- A part of the body which has been operated on.
- the piece of land on which something is located (or is to be located)
- a computer connected to the internet that maintains a series of web pages on the World Wide Web; a computer connected to the internet that maintains a series of web pages on the World Wide Web
- physical position in relation to the surroundings
verb
verb
- (transitive, computing) To transfer software onto a device's permanent storage and put it in a state where it is ready to be run when needed, usually decompressing it if necessary and performing any necessary pre-first-run configuration.
- (transitive) To connect, set up or prepare something for use
- (transitive, sometimes reflexive) To establish or settle in.
- (transitive) To admit formally into an office, rank or position.
- place
- put into an office or a position
- set up for use
noun
verb
- (transitive, computing) To transfer data between two local devices, rather than to or from a remote device.
- (transitive, computing) To install an app on a mobile device by using unofficial channels, such as avoiding the use of an app store by obtaining it directly from the developer or downloading from a software repository.
adj
- (computing) Of software: able to be run on multiple hardware or operating systems.
- (computing) Of a program: able to be copied directly from one machine to another without the use of an installer.
- Able to be transferred from one organization to another.
- Able to be carried or easily moved.
- of a motor designed to be attached to the outside of a boat's hull
- easily or conveniently transported
noun
noun
- the combination of a particular computer and a particular operating system
- a raised horizontal surface
- a woman's shoe with a very high thick sole
- a long, flat raised structure of a railway station, where people get on and off of trains
- a document stating the aims and principles of a political party
- any military structure or vehicle bearing weapons
- A raised stage from which speeches are made and on which musical and other performances are made.
- (politics, figurative) A political stance on a broad set of issues, which are called planks.
- (transport) A raised structure or other area alongside rails or a driveway alongside which vehicles stop to take in and discharge passengers.
- (nautical) A light deck, usually placed in a section of the hold or over the floor of the magazine.
- (footwear, in the plural) Ellipsis of platform shoe (“a kind of high shoe with an extra layer between the inner and outer soles”).
- (computing) A particular operating system or environment such as a database or other specific software; a particular type of computer or microprocessor, used for running other software.
- (geology) A flat expanse of rock, often the result of wave erosion.
- (automotive) Ellipsis of car platform (“a set of components shared by several vehicle models”).
- (Myanmar) A sidewalk.
- A raised floor for any purpose, e.g. for workmen during construction, or formerly for military cannon.
- (figurative) A place or an opportunity to express one's opinion.
- (figurative) Something that allows an enterprise to advance.
- (Internet) A software system used to provide online services to clients, such as social media, e-commerce, or cloud computing.
verb
- (rail transport) To place a train alongside a station platform.
- (transitive) To place on, or as if on, a platform.
- (transitive) To publish or make visible; to provide a platform for (a topic etc.).
- (politics, transitive) To include in a political platform
- (transitive) To furnish with or shape into a platform
- (film, transitive) To open (a film) in a small number of theaters before a broader release in order to generate enthusiasm.
verb
- (transitive, computing, programming) To use; to connect to.
- (backgammon) To take up, or replace by a piece belonging to the opposing player; said of a single unprotected piece on a point.
- (transitive) To affect negatively.
- (transitive, US, slang) To have sex with.
- (figurative, ambitransitive) To affect someone, as if dealing a blow to that person.
- (figuratively) To attack.
- (transitive, slang) To kill a person, usually on the instructions of a third party.
- To guess; to light upon or discover.
- (intransitive, baseball) To come up to bat.
- (intransitive) To meet or reach what was aimed at or desired; to succeed, often by luck.
- (transitive, colloquial) To switch on or switch off (lights).
- (transitive, informal) To reach or achieve.
- (transitive) To activate a button or key by pressing and releasing it.
- (transitive) To administer a blow to, directly or with a weapon or missile.
- (transitive) To come into contact with forcefully and suddenly.
- (transitive, military) To attack, especially amphibiously.
- (transitive, informal) To encounter an obstacle or other difficulty.
- (transitive) To manage to touch (a target) in the right place.
- (transitive, US, slang) To inhale an amount of smoke from a narcotic substance, particularly marijuana.
- (transitive, music, informal) To commence playing.
- (transitive, card games) In blackjack, to deal a card to.
- (transitive, colloquial) To briefly visit.
- (transitive, bodybuilding) To work out.
- (intransitive) To strike against something.
- (transitive, bodybuilding) (of an exercise) to affect, to work a body part.
- reach a destination, either real or abstract
- cause to experience suddenly
- hit against; come into sudden contact with
- hit the intended target or goal
- affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely
- make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target
- deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument
- drive something violently into a location
- cause to move by striking
- kill intentionally and with premeditation
- hit with a missile from a weapon
- produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments
- pay unsolicited and usually unwanted sexual attention to
- encounter by chance
- reach a point in time, or a certain state or level
adj
noun
- (Internet) A measured visit to a web site, a request for a single file from a web server.
- Something very successful, such as a song, film, or video game, that receives widespread recognition and acclaim.
- (baseball) The complete play, when the batter reaches base without the benefit of a walk, error, or fielder’s choice.
- (backgammon) A game won after the adversary has removed some of his men. It counts for less than a gammon.
- A premeditated murder done for criminal or political purposes.
- (backgammon) A move that throws one of the opponent's men back to the entering point.
- In the game of Battleship, a correct guess at where one's opponent ship is.
- An attack on a location, person or people.
- (figuratively) A blow; a calamitous or damaging occurrence.
- A collision of a projectile with the target.
- (computing, Internet) A match found by searching a computer system or search engine
- An approximately correct answer in a test set.
- A blow; a punch; a striking against; the collision of one body against another; the stroke that touches anything.
- (colloquial) A dose of an illegal or addictive drug.
- the act of contacting one thing with another
- a connection made via the internet to another website
- a conspicuous success
- (physics) a brief event in which two or more bodies come together
- a dose of a narcotic drug
- a murder carried out by an underworld syndicate
- (baseball) when a batter strikes a pitched ball into fair territory and arrives safely on base (without an error or a fielder's choice being made by the defense)
pron
verb
noun
noun
- (computing) An installer.
- (hydrology) The tendency of persistent wind to produce higher water levels at the downwind shore of a body of water and lower at the upwind shore.
- (operations) The process or instance of arranging resources for performing a specific operation, as a run of a particular product.
- (boxing) A move or set of moves which are meant to draw out a reaction which leaves an exploitable opening in defense.
- The fashion in which something is organized or arranged.
- A situation orchestrated to frame someone; a covert effort to place the blame on somebody.
- Equipment designed for a particular purpose; an apparatus.
- equipment designed to serve a specific function
- the way something is organized or arranged
- an act that incriminates someone on a false charge
verb
verb
noun
- A programmable electronic device that performs mathematical calculations and logical operations, especially one that can process, store and retrieve large amounts of data very quickly; now especially, a small one for personal or home use employed for manipulating text or graphics, accessing the Internet, or playing games or media.
- an expert at calculation (or at operating calculating machines)
- a machine for performing calculations automatically
verb
- (transitive, slang, computing) To copy data from a CD, DVD, Internet stream, etc., to a hard drive, portable device, etc.
- (intransitive, surfing, slang) To surf extremely well.
- To move or act fast; to rush headlong.
- (intransitive, figurative) To move quickly and destructively.
- (slang) To take a hit, dose or shot of a drug (such as marijuana) or alcohol.
- (transitive) To get by, or as if by, cutting or tearing.
- (woodworking) To cut wood along (parallel to) the grain.
- (transitive, slang, chiefly demoscene) To steal; to rip off.
- (transitive) To divide or separate the parts of (especially something flimsy, such as paper or fabric), by cutting or tearing; to tear off or out by violence.
- (transitive) To remove violently or wrongly.
- (intransitive, slang) To be very good; rock
- (intransitive) To tear apart; to rapidly become two parts.
- (slang) To fart audibly.
- (transitive, sometimes US, slang) To mock or criticize (someone or something). (often used with on and into)
- move precipitously or violently
- tear or be torn violently
- cut (wood) along the grain
- criticize or abuse strongly and violently
- take without the owner's consent
intj
noun
- (slang) A comical, embarrassing, or hypocritical event or action.
- (slang) Something unfairly expensive, a rip-off.
- (chiefly in the plural) A tract of broken water (in a river or stream), particularly one which is not as rough as rapids.
- (slang) A fart.
- (UK, Eton College) A black mark given for substandard schoolwork.
- (Canada, slang) A joyride.
- A tear (in paper, etc.).
- (Scotland) A handful of unthreshed grain.
- Ellipsis of ripsaw (“saw for cutting wood along its grain”).
- (Australia, New Zealand) A rip current: a strong outflow of surface water, away from the shore, that returns water from incoming waves.
- (slang) A hit (dose) of marijuana.
- (computing, slang) Data or audio copied from a CD, DVD, Internet stream, etc. to a hard drive, portable device, etc.
- (music, informal) A kind of glissando leading up to the main note to be played.
- (demoscene, slang) Something ripped off or stolen; a work resulting from plagiarism.
- a dissolute man in fashionable society
- the act of rending or ripping or splitting something
- a stretch of turbulent water in a river or the sea caused by one current flowing into or across another current
- an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart
verb
- (transitive, computing) To move computer code or files from one computer or network to another.
- (transitive, marketing) To induce customers to shift purchases from one set of a company's related products to another.
- (intransitive) To relocate periodically from one region to another, usually according to the seasons.
- (intransitive) To move gradually, especially from an intended to an unintended position.
- (intransitive) To change habitations across a border; to move from one country or political region to another.
- (intransitive) To change one's geographic pattern of habitation.
- (intransitive) To move slowly towards, usually in groups.
- move from one country or region to another and settle there
- move periodically or seasonally
verb
- (computing) To sell hardware and software as a single product.
- (slang) Synonym of dogpile: to form a pile of people upon a victim.
- (transitive) To hustle; to dispatch something or someone quickly.
- (transitive) To hastily or clumsily push, put, carry or otherwise send something into a particular place.
- (intransitive) To dress warmly. Usually bundle up
- (intransitive) To hurry.
- (intransitive) To prepare for departure; to set off in a hurry or without ceremony; used with away, off, out.
- (transitive) To tie or wrap together into a bundle.
- (transitive) To dress someone warmly.
- gather or cause to gather into a cluster
- make into a bundle
- compress into a wad
- sleep fully clothed in the same bed with one's betrothed
noun
- A quantity of paper equal to two reams (1000 sheets).
- A group of products or services sold together as a unit.
- (mathematics) Topological space composed of a base space and fibers projected to the base space.
- (biology) A cluster of closely bound muscle or nerve fibres.
- (informal) A large amount, especially of money.
- (countable, law) A court bundle, the assemblage of documentation prepared for, and referred to during, a court case.
- (computing, Mac OS X) A directory containing related resources such as source code; application bundle.
- (linguistics, education) A sequence of two or more words that occur in language with high frequency but are not idiomatic; a chunk, cluster, or lexical bundle.
- (countable) A package wrapped or tied up for carrying.
- (countable) A group of objects held together by wrapping or tying.
- a package of several things tied together for carrying or storing
- a collection of things wrapped or boxed together
- a large sum of money (especially as pay or profit)
noun
- A combination of interdependent, yet individually replaceable, software components or technologies used together on a system.
- (video games) The quantity of a given item which fills up an inventory slot or bag.
- A smokestack.
- (military) A pile of rifles or muskets in a cone shape.
- (poker) The amount of money a player has on the table.
- (bodybuilding) A blend of various dietary supplements or anabolic steroids with supposed synergistic benefits.
- (geology) A coastal landform, consisting of a large vertical column of rock in the sea.
- A pile of wood containing 108 cubic feet. (~3 m³)
- (UK) A pile of poles or wood, indefinite in quantity.
- (computing, often with "the") A stack data structure stored in main memory that is manipulated during machine language procedure call related instructions.
- (Australia, slang) A fall or crash, a prang.
- A vertical drainpipe.
- A pile of similar objects, each directly on top of the last.
- (figuratively) A large amount of an object.
- (programming) A linear data structure in which items inserted are removed in reverse order (the last item inserted is the first one to be removed).
- (mathematics) A generalization of schemes in algebraic geometry and of sheaves.
- (aviation) A holding pattern, with aircraft circling one above the other as they wait to land.
- An extensive collection
- (library) Compactly spaced bookshelves used to house large collections of books.
- A large pile of hay, grain, straw, or the like, larger at the bottom than the top, sometimes covered with thatch.
- A number of flues embodied in one structure, rising above the roof.
- (networking) An implementation of a protocol suite (set of protocols forming a layered architecture).
- an orderly pile
- a storage device that handles data so that the next item to be retrieved is the item most recently stored (LIFO)
- a list in which the next item to be removed is the item most recently stored (LIFO)
- a large tall chimney through which combustion gases and smoke can be evacuated
- (often followed by ‘of’) a large number or amount or extent
verb
- (transitive, US, Australia, slang) To crash; to fall.
- (transitive, card games) To arrange the cards in a deck in a particular manner, especially for cheating.
- (transitive, by extension) To arrange or fix to obtain an advantage; to deliberately distort the composition of (an assembly, committee, etc.).
- (gaming) To operate cumulatively.
- (aviation, transitive) To place (aircraft) into a holding pattern.
- (transitive) To arrange in a stack, or to add to an existing stack.
- (transitive, poker) To take all the money another player currently has on the table.
- (printing) To have excessive ink transfer.
- (informal, intransitive) To collect precious metal in the form of various small objects such as coins and bars.
- load or cover with stacks
- arrange in stacks
- arrange the order of so as to increase one's winning chances
verb
noun
- A station for a string player in an orchestra, consisting of a chair and a music stand, or a row of such stations.
- A department tasked with a particular topic or focus in certain types of businesses, such as newspapers and financial trading firms.
- Ellipsis of mixing desk.
- A reading table or lectern to support the book from which the liturgical service is read, differing from the pulpit from which the sermon is preached; also (especially in the United States), a pulpit. Hence, used symbolically for the clerical profession.
- A table, frame, or case, in past centuries usually with a sloping top but now usually with a flat top, for the use of writers and readers. It often has a drawer or repository underneath.
- a piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments
verb
- (transitive, computing) To attach (a drive or device) to the file system in order to make it available to the operating system.
- (transitive) To get upon; to ascend; to climb.
- (intransitive, sometimes with up) To increase in quantity or intensity.
- (cooking) To incorporate fat, especially butter, into (a dish, especially a sauce to finish it).
- (transitive) To have or begin sexual intercourse with someone.
- (transitive) To get on top of (another) for the purpose of copulation.
- (transitive) To prepare and arrange the scenery, furniture, etc. for use in (a play or production).
- (transitive) To attach (an object) to a support, backing, framework etc.
- (transitive) To place oneself on (a horse, a bicycle, etc.); to bestride.
- (transitive) To cause to mount; to put on horseback; to furnish with animals for riding.
- (transitive) To begin (a campaign, military assault, etc.); to launch.
- (intransitive, rare) To rise on high; to go up; to be upraised or uplifted; to tower aloft; to ascend; often with up.
- (transitive, martial arts) To sit on a combatant's torso with the face pointing towards the opponent's head; to assume the mount position in ground grappling.
- prepare and supply with the necessary equipment for execution or performance
- go up or advance
- fix onto a backing, setting, or support
- put up or launch
- go upward with gradual or continuous progress
- get up on the back of
- attach to a support
- copulate with
noun
- A step or block to assist in mounting a horse.
- (martial arts) A dominant ground grappling position, where one combatant sits on the other combatants torso with the face pointing towards the opponent's head.
- A signal for mounting a horse.
- (gymnastics) The act of getting onto the apparatus.
- A mounting; an object on which another object is mounted.
- An animal, usually a horse, used to ride on.
- A hill or mountain.
- (heraldry) A green hillock in the base of a shield.
- (palmistry) Any of seven fleshy prominences in the palm of the hand, taken to represent the influences of various heavenly bodies.
- (now only figurative) A car, bicycle, or motorcycle used for racing.
- a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
- a lightweight horse kept for riding only
- something forming a back that is added for strengthening
- the act of climbing something
- a mounting consisting of a piece of metal (as in a ring or other jewelry) that holds a gem in place
verb
- (transitive, computing, telecommunications) To transmit (resources) between different locations or devices, to allow comparable usage from any of them.
- (intransitive) To wander or travel freely and with no specific destination.
- (intransitive, computing, telecommunications) To use a network or service from different locations or devices.
- (transitive) To range or wander over.
- move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
noun
noun
- (computing) A computer able to convert from laptop to tablet and back again.
- (finance) A convertible security: a stock, bond, etc. that can be turned into another (usually common stock) under certain set terms.
- (vehicles) A convertible car: a car with a removable or foldable roof able to convert from a closed to open vehicle and back again.
- a sofa that can be converted into a bed
- a corporate security (usually bonds or preferred stock) that can be exchanged for another form of security (usually common stock)
- a car that has top that can be folded or removed
adj
- Able to be turned to a different purpose.
- (finance) Able to be exchanged for a different class of security (usually common stock) under certain set terms.
- (logic) Able to undergo conversion (i.e., inversion) without falsehood.
- Able to be turned to a different religion or belief.
- (vehicles) Able to change from a closed to an open frame and back again.
- (historical numismatics) Able to be exchanged for specie.
- Able to be exchanged, one for the other, especially
- (numismatics) Able to be exchanged for foreign currency.
- capable of being exchanged for or replaced by something of equal value
- designed to be changed from one use or form to another
- capable of being changed in substance as if by alchemy
verb
- (transitive, computing, rare, associated with Acorn Computers) To load and automatically run (a program).
- (computing) To be chained to another data item.
- (intransitive) To link multiple items together.
- (figurative) To connect as if with a chain, due to dependence, addiction, or other feelings
- (computing) To relate data items with a chain of pointers.
- (transitive) To measure a distance using a 66-foot long chain, as in land surveying.
- (figurative) To obligate.
- (transitive) To secure someone with fetters.
- (transitive) To fasten something with a chain.
- (transitive) To obstruct the mouth of a river etc with a chain.
- fasten or secure with chains
- connect or arrange into a chain by linking
noun
- A livery collar, a chain of office.
- (algebraic topology, homological algebra, more generally) An element of a group (or module) in a chain complex.
- A unit of length, exactly equal to 22 yards, which is 4 rods or 100 links, and approximately equal to 20.12 metres; the length of a Gunter's surveying chain; the length of a cricket pitch.
- That which confines, fetters, or secures; a bond.
- A series of stores or businesses with the same brand name.
- A series of interconnected things.
- (weaving) The warp threads of a web.
- (British) A sequence of linked house purchases, each of which is dependent on the preceding and succeeding purchase (said to be "broken" if a buyer or seller pulls out).
- (surveying) A series of interconnected links of known length, used as a measuring device.
- A series of interconnected rings or links usually made of metal.
- (surveying) A long measuring tape.
- (mathematics, set theory, order theory) A totally ordered set, especially a totally ordered subset of a poset.
- (nautical, in the plural) Iron links bolted to the side of a vessel to bold the dead-eyes connected with the shrouds; also, the channels.
- (algebraic topology, originally) A formal sum of cells in a CW complex of a certain dimension k (in which case the formal sums are called k'''-chains); a formal sum of simplices or cubes of a certain dimension in a simplical complex or cubical complex (respectively).
- (organic chemistry, physical chemistry) A number of atoms in a series, which combine to form a molecule.
- a unit of length
- a series of things depending on each other as if linked together
- (chemistry) a series of linked atoms (generally in an organic molecule)
- anything that acts as a restraint
- a series of (usually metal) rings or links fitted into one another to make a flexible ligament
- a necklace made by stringing objects together
- a linked or connected series of objects
- (business) a number of similar establishments (stores or restaurants or banks or hotels or theaters) under one ownership
- a series of hills or mountains
verb
- (transitive) To set up; to install; to instate.
- (transitive) To place in the ground.
- (ambitransitive) To place (a seed or plant) in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow.
- (transitive) To place or set something firmly or with conviction.
- (transitive) To furnish with a fixed and organized population; to settle; to establish.
- (transitive) To engender; to generate; to set the germ of.
- (transitive) To introduce and establish the principles or seeds of.
- (transitive) To place (an object, or sometimes a person), often with the implication of intending deceit.
- (transitive) To furnish or supply with plants.
- put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground
- fix or set securely or deeply
- place into a river
- put firmly in the mind
- place something or someone in a certain position in order to secretly observe or deceive
- set up or lay the groundwork for
noun
- (botany) An organism that is not an animal, especially an organism capable of photosynthesis. Typically a small or herbaceous organism of this kind, rather than a tree.
- A person, placed amongst an audience, whose role is to cause confusion, laughter etc.
- An object placed surreptitiously in order to cause suspicion to fall upon a person.
- (control theory) A system, such as a motor, whose behaviour is being regulated or controlled by a control system.
- (botany) An organism of the kingdom Plantae. Now specifically, a living organism of the Embryophyta (land plants) or of the Chlorophyta (green algae), a eukaryote that includes double-membraned chloroplasts in its cells containing chlorophyll a and b, or any organism closely related to such an organism.
- Anyone assigned to behave as a member of the public during a covert operation (as in a police investigation).
- (Australia) The equipment and work animals of a drover or other rural worker travelling through the countryside.
- (US, dialect) A young oyster suitable for transplanting.
- (ecology) Now specifically, a multicellular eukaryote that includes chloroplasts in its cells, which have a cell wall.
- An oyster which has been bedded, in distinction from one of natural growth.
- (countable) A factory or other industrial or institutional building or facility.
- (uncountable) Machinery and other supplies and equipment, such as the kind used in heavy industry, light industry, earthmoving, or construction.
- (proscribed as biologically inaccurate) Any creature that grows on soil or similar surfaces, including plants and fungi.
- (snooker) A play in which the cue ball knocks one (usually red) ball onto another, in order to pot the second; a set.
- buildings for carrying on industrial labor
- (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion
- an actor situated in the audience whose acting is rehearsed but seems spontaneous to the audience
- something planted secretly for discovery by another
verb
- (transitive, computing) To load a file into a software application from another version or system.
- (transitive) To be of importance to (someone or something).
- (intransitive) To be important; to be significant; to be of consequence.
- (transitive) To bring (something) in from a foreign country, especially for sale or trade.
- (transitive) To mean, signify.
- (transitive) To be incumbent on (someone to do something).
- (transitive) To be important or crucial to (that something happen).
- indicate or signify
- bring in from abroad
- transfer (electronic data) into a database or document
noun
- (uncountable) The practice of importing.
- (uncountable) Clipping of importance.
- (countable, Philippines) A foreigner playing in a sports league.
- (countable) Something brought in from an exterior source, especially for sale or trade.
- commodities (goods or services) bought from a foreign country
- the message that is intended or expressed or signified
- having important effects or influence
- an imported person brought from a foreign country
- a meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred
verb
- (transitive, computing) To mount (a drive or volume) again.
- (transitive) To fix (something) back into position.
- (transitive) To get back on (an animal, vehicle) again.
- (transitive) To ascend (something) again.
- (intransitive) To go up again; to rise another time.
- (intransitive) To get back on a horse, bicycle etc.
- (transitive) To help (someone) back on a horse.
- provide with fresh horses
- mount again, as after disassembling something
- mount again
noun
verb
noun
- (in the plural) The badge worn by certain officers in the military or other forces.
- A long region of a single colour in a repeating pattern of similar regions.
- (computing) A portion of data distributed across several separate physical disks for the sake of redundancy.
- (weaving) A pattern produced by arranging the warp threads in sets of alternating colours, or in sets presenting some other contrast of appearance.
- (motor racing, slang) The start/finish line.
- A long, relatively straight region against a different coloured background.
- A long, narrow mark left by striking someone with a whip or stick; a blow or lash with a whip, stick, or scourge.
- Any of the balls marked with stripes in the game of pool, which one player aims to pot, the other player taking the spots.
- A slash cut into the flesh as a punishment.
- (informal) Distinguishing characteristic; sign; likeness; sort.
- a piece of braid, usually on the sleeve, indicating military rank or length of service
- a narrow marking of a different color or texture from the background
- a kind or category
- an adornment consisting of a strip of a contrasting color or material
- V-shaped sleeve badge indicating military rank and service
noun
- (computing) A tablet computer, a type of portable computer.
- (computing) A graphics tablet.
- (rail transport) A type of round token giving authority for a train to proceed over a single-track line.
- (religion) A short scripture written by the founders of the Baháʼí Faith.
- A slab of clay, stone or wood used for inscription.
- A pill; a small, easily swallowed portion of a substance in solid form.
- A block of several sheets of blank paper that are bound together at the top; pad of paper.
- (Scotland) A confection made from sugar, condensed milk and butter, produced in flat slabs, with a grainer texture than fudge.
- a slab of stone or wood suitable for bearing an inscription
- a small flat compressed cake of some substance
- a number of sheets of paper fastened together along one edge
- a portable computer with a touchscreen
- a dose of medicine in the form of a small pellet
verb
verb
- (transitive) To install (a bridge).
- To twist two or more filaments of (silk, etc.) so as to form one thread; to twist together, as singles, in a direction contrary to the twist of the singles themselves; sometimes applied to the whole class of operations by which silk is prepared for the weaver.
- (baseball, slang, of a team, a manager, etc.) To select (a pitcher); to assign a pitcher to a given role (such as starter or reliever).
- (martial arts) To lift or unbalance one’s opponent and then bring him back down to the ground, especially into a position behind the thrower.
- (transitive) To show sudden emotion, especially anger.
- (transitive, informal) To confuse or mislead.
- (transitive, figuratively) To send hastily or desperately.
- (transitive) To imprison.
- (transitive, ceramics) To make (a pot) by shaping clay as it turns on a wheel.
- (transitive, computing) To send (an error) to an exception-handling mechanism in order to interrupt normal processing.
- (transitive, veterinary medicine) Of animals: to give birth to (young).
- (American football) Synonym of pass.
- (transitive) To project or send forth.
- (transitive) To organize an event, especially a party.
- (transitive) To change (one’s voice) in order to give the illusion that the voice is that of someone else, or coming from a different place.
- (transitive) To cause a certain number on the die or dice to be shown after rolling it.
- (transitive) To move to another position or condition; to displace.
- To put on hastily; to spread carelessly.
- (transitive) To eject or cause to fall off.
- (transitive, cricket, of a bowler) To deliver (the ball) illegally by straightening the bowling arm during delivery.
- (ambitransitive) To roll (a die or dice).
- (transitive) To hurl; to release (an object) with some force from one’s hands, an apparatus, etc. so that it moves rapidly through the air.
- (transitive, bridge) To discard.
- (sports, video games) To intentionally lose a game.
- (sports, transitive) (of a game where one’s role is throwing something) To perform in a specified way in (a match).
- (transitive, of a punch or boxing combination) To deliver.
- cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation
- to put into a state or activity hastily, suddenly, or carelessly
- make on a potter's wheel
- throw (a die) out onto a flat surface
- place or put with great energy
- move violently, energetically, or carelessly
- be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly
- utter with force; utter vehemently
- convey or communicate; of a smile, a look, a physical gesture
- put or send forth
- cause to be confused emotionally
- to remove
- cause to fall off
- organize or be responsible for
- propel through the air
noun
- (informal) A single instance, occurrence, venture, or chance.
- One’s ability to throw.
- The act of throwing something.
- (historical) A hand-operated lathe, especially a small lathe used by clockmakers.
- The flight of a thrown object.
- A distance travelled in general; displacement.
- Any of the projections integral to a crankshaft that receive or impart cranking motion from a connecting rod or similar component.
- (martial arts) A move in which one lifts or unbalances one’s opponent and then brings him down to the ground.
- A piece of fabric used to cover a bed, sofa or other soft furnishing.
- The distance travelled by something thrown.
- the act of throwing (propelling something with a rapid movement of the arm and wrist)
- the maximum movement available to a pivoted or reciprocating piece by a cam
- a single chance or instance
- casting an object in order to determine an outcome randomly
- bedclothes consisting of a lightweight cloth covering (an afghan or bedspread) that is casually thrown over something
verb
noun
- (figurative, by extension) A generated advantage which makes forward movement easier.
- The low-pressure zone immediately following a rapidly moving object, caused by turbulence.
- (aviation) The airflow over a propeller-driven aircraft generated by the motion of its propeller(s).
- The relative wind experienced as a result of movement through air.
- (uncountable, fiction) A genre of fantastic or non-realistic fiction that crosses conventional genre boundaries.
- the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller
noun
- (computing) A desktop computer.
- (computing) A personal computer, as opposed to computers for business or server purposes.
- The top surface of a desk.
- (computing, graphical user interface) The main graphical user interface of an operating system, usually displaying icons, windows and background wallpaper.
- (computing, graphical user interface, synecdochic) The wallpaper of this interface.
- (computer science) the area of the screen in graphical user interfaces against which icons and windows appear
- the top of a desk
adj
noun
- A thing that joins two separate items, e.g. software to connect video or music clips.
- A woodworking machine used to prepare edges of wooden elements to join to other wood pieces.
- (historical) Synonym of hensopper.
- A maker of wooden furniture or fittings.
- A person who joins societies or organizations.
- a woodworker whose work involves making things by joining pieces of wood
- a person who likes to join groups
noun
- A computer installation, particularly one associated with an intranet or internet service or telecommunications.
- (Internet) A website.
- (category theory) A category together with a choice of Grothendieck topology.
- The posture or position of a thing.
- The place where anything is fixed; situation; local position
- Region of a protein, a piece of DNA or RNA where chemical reactions take place.
- A place fitted or chosen for any certain permanent use or occupation
- A part of the body which has been operated on.
- the piece of land on which something is located (or is to be located)
- a computer connected to the internet that maintains a series of web pages on the World Wide Web; a computer connected to the internet that maintains a series of web pages on the World Wide Web
- physical position in relation to the surroundings
verb
noun
- the combination of a particular computer and a particular operating system
- a raised horizontal surface
- a woman's shoe with a very high thick sole
- a long, flat raised structure of a railway station, where people get on and off of trains
- a document stating the aims and principles of a political party
- any military structure or vehicle bearing weapons
- A raised stage from which speeches are made and on which musical and other performances are made.
- (politics, figurative) A political stance on a broad set of issues, which are called planks.
- (transport) A raised structure or other area alongside rails or a driveway alongside which vehicles stop to take in and discharge passengers.
- (nautical) A light deck, usually placed in a section of the hold or over the floor of the magazine.
- (footwear, in the plural) Ellipsis of platform shoe (“a kind of high shoe with an extra layer between the inner and outer soles”).
- (computing) A particular operating system or environment such as a database or other specific software; a particular type of computer or microprocessor, used for running other software.
- (geology) A flat expanse of rock, often the result of wave erosion.
- (automotive) Ellipsis of car platform (“a set of components shared by several vehicle models”).
- (Myanmar) A sidewalk.
- A raised floor for any purpose, e.g. for workmen during construction, or formerly for military cannon.
- (figurative) A place or an opportunity to express one's opinion.
- (figurative) Something that allows an enterprise to advance.
- (Internet) A software system used to provide online services to clients, such as social media, e-commerce, or cloud computing.
verb
- (rail transport) To place a train alongside a station platform.
- (transitive) To place on, or as if on, a platform.
- (transitive) To publish or make visible; to provide a platform for (a topic etc.).
- (politics, transitive) To include in a political platform
- (transitive) To furnish with or shape into a platform
- (film, transitive) To open (a film) in a small number of theaters before a broader release in order to generate enthusiasm.
noun
- (computing) An installer.
- (hydrology) The tendency of persistent wind to produce higher water levels at the downwind shore of a body of water and lower at the upwind shore.
- (operations) The process or instance of arranging resources for performing a specific operation, as a run of a particular product.
- (boxing) A move or set of moves which are meant to draw out a reaction which leaves an exploitable opening in defense.
- The fashion in which something is organized or arranged.
- A situation orchestrated to frame someone; a covert effort to place the blame on somebody.
- Equipment designed for a particular purpose; an apparatus.
- equipment designed to serve a specific function
- the way something is organized or arranged
- an act that incriminates someone on a false charge
verb
noun
- A combination of interdependent, yet individually replaceable, software components or technologies used together on a system.
- (video games) The quantity of a given item which fills up an inventory slot or bag.
- A smokestack.
- (military) A pile of rifles or muskets in a cone shape.
- (poker) The amount of money a player has on the table.
- (bodybuilding) A blend of various dietary supplements or anabolic steroids with supposed synergistic benefits.
- (geology) A coastal landform, consisting of a large vertical column of rock in the sea.
- A pile of wood containing 108 cubic feet. (~3 m³)
- (UK) A pile of poles or wood, indefinite in quantity.
- (computing, often with "the") A stack data structure stored in main memory that is manipulated during machine language procedure call related instructions.
- (Australia, slang) A fall or crash, a prang.
- A vertical drainpipe.
- A pile of similar objects, each directly on top of the last.
- (figuratively) A large amount of an object.
- (programming) A linear data structure in which items inserted are removed in reverse order (the last item inserted is the first one to be removed).
- (mathematics) A generalization of schemes in algebraic geometry and of sheaves.
- (aviation) A holding pattern, with aircraft circling one above the other as they wait to land.
- An extensive collection
- (library) Compactly spaced bookshelves used to house large collections of books.
- A large pile of hay, grain, straw, or the like, larger at the bottom than the top, sometimes covered with thatch.
- A number of flues embodied in one structure, rising above the roof.
- (networking) An implementation of a protocol suite (set of protocols forming a layered architecture).
- an orderly pile
- a storage device that handles data so that the next item to be retrieved is the item most recently stored (LIFO)
- a list in which the next item to be removed is the item most recently stored (LIFO)
- a large tall chimney through which combustion gases and smoke can be evacuated
- (often followed by ‘of’) a large number or amount or extent
verb
- (transitive, US, Australia, slang) To crash; to fall.
- (transitive, card games) To arrange the cards in a deck in a particular manner, especially for cheating.
- (transitive, by extension) To arrange or fix to obtain an advantage; to deliberately distort the composition of (an assembly, committee, etc.).
- (gaming) To operate cumulatively.
- (aviation, transitive) To place (aircraft) into a holding pattern.
- (transitive) To arrange in a stack, or to add to an existing stack.
- (transitive, poker) To take all the money another player currently has on the table.
- (printing) To have excessive ink transfer.
- (informal, intransitive) To collect precious metal in the form of various small objects such as coins and bars.
- load or cover with stacks
- arrange in stacks
- arrange the order of so as to increase one's winning chances
adj
- (computing) Of software: able to be run on multiple hardware or operating systems.
- (computing) Of a program: able to be copied directly from one machine to another without the use of an installer.
- Able to be transferred from one organization to another.
- Able to be carried or easily moved.
- of a motor designed to be attached to the outside of a boat's hull
- easily or conveniently transported
noun
noun
- (computing) A computer able to convert from laptop to tablet and back again.
- (finance) A convertible security: a stock, bond, etc. that can be turned into another (usually common stock) under certain set terms.
- (vehicles) A convertible car: a car with a removable or foldable roof able to convert from a closed to open vehicle and back again.
- a sofa that can be converted into a bed
- a corporate security (usually bonds or preferred stock) that can be exchanged for another form of security (usually common stock)
- a car that has top that can be folded or removed
adj
- Able to be turned to a different purpose.
- (finance) Able to be exchanged for a different class of security (usually common stock) under certain set terms.
- (logic) Able to undergo conversion (i.e., inversion) without falsehood.
- Able to be turned to a different religion or belief.
- (vehicles) Able to change from a closed to an open frame and back again.
- (historical numismatics) Able to be exchanged for specie.
- Able to be exchanged, one for the other, especially
- (numismatics) Able to be exchanged for foreign currency.
- capable of being exchanged for or replaced by something of equal value
- designed to be changed from one use or form to another
- capable of being changed in substance as if by alchemy
noun
- (computing) A tablet computer, a type of portable computer.
- (computing) A graphics tablet.
- (rail transport) A type of round token giving authority for a train to proceed over a single-track line.
- (religion) A short scripture written by the founders of the Baháʼí Faith.
- A slab of clay, stone or wood used for inscription.
- A pill; a small, easily swallowed portion of a substance in solid form.
- A block of several sheets of blank paper that are bound together at the top; pad of paper.
- (Scotland) A confection made from sugar, condensed milk and butter, produced in flat slabs, with a grainer texture than fudge.
- a slab of stone or wood suitable for bearing an inscription
- a small flat compressed cake of some substance
- a number of sheets of paper fastened together along one edge
- a portable computer with a touchscreen
- a dose of medicine in the form of a small pellet
verb
noun
- (computing) A desktop computer.
- (computing) A personal computer, as opposed to computers for business or server purposes.
- The top surface of a desk.
- (computing, graphical user interface) The main graphical user interface of an operating system, usually displaying icons, windows and background wallpaper.
- (computing, graphical user interface, synecdochic) The wallpaper of this interface.
- (computer science) the area of the screen in graphical user interfaces against which icons and windows appear
- the top of a desk
adj
noun
- A thing that joins two separate items, e.g. software to connect video or music clips.
- A woodworking machine used to prepare edges of wooden elements to join to other wood pieces.
- (historical) Synonym of hensopper.
- A maker of wooden furniture or fittings.
- A person who joins societies or organizations.
- a woodworker whose work involves making things by joining pieces of wood
- a person who likes to join groups
verb
- (transitive) To connect two or more computers or other computerized devices.
- (transitive, broadcasting) To broadcast across an entire network of stations and affiliates at the same time.
- (transitive) To interconnect a group or system.
- (intransitive) To interact socially for the purpose of getting connections or personal advancement.
- communicate with and within a group
noun
- A set of people with sociocultural connections to one another; especially, such a set consisting of occupational or business connections.
- Any interconnected group or system.
- (broadcasting) A group of affiliated television stations that broadcast common programs from a parent company.
- (literal) A fabric or structure of fibrous elements attached to each other at regular intervals; the act or process of making such an object.
- (computing, Internet) A computer network: multiple computers and other devices connected together to share information.
- (broadcasting) a communication system consisting of a group of broadcasting stations that all transmit the same programs
- (electronics) a system of interconnected electronic components or circuits
- an open fabric of string or rope or wire woven together at regular intervals
- a system of intersecting lines or channels
- an interconnected system of things or people
verb
- (transitive, computing) To equip with a computer or a computer system.
- provide with computers
- (transitive, computing) To enter data into such a system.
- (intransitive) To become computerlike.
- (transitive, computing) To convert a manual function or system into a computer system.
- store in a computer
- control a function, process, or creation by a computer
verb
noun
verb
- (transitive) To install or deliver.
- (transitive) To place inside.
- (transitive) To fill in on a form or questionnaire; to use as an answer on a form or questionnaire.
- (transitive) To contribute.
- (transitive) To declare or make official
- (intransitive) To apply, request, or submit.
- (transitive) To plant a crop.
- (transitive) To make (a telephone call).
- (transitive, ditransitive) To imprison or place in a prison cell.
- (transitive, slang, African-American Vernacular) To injure the body of (someone).
- keep or lay aside for future use
- place, fit, or thrust (something) into another thing
- to insert between other elements
- make an application as for a job or funding
- set up for use
- break into a conversation
verb
- (transitive, said of electronic devices, programming languages, etc.) To be designed to provide capacity for; to work or be compatible with (a part, accessory, file type, program, algorithm, etc.).
- (transitive) To answer questions and resolve problems regarding something sold.
- (transitive) To serve, as in a customer-oriented position; to give support to.
- (transitive) To provide evidence for; to lend credibility to.
- (transitive) To provide sustenance or maintenance for; to sustain in integrity or livelihood.
- (transitive) To back or favor a cause, party, etc., mentally or with concrete aid:
- (transitive) To help keep from falling.
- (transitive) To play a lesser part in the same production with (a star performer).
- (transitive) To assist or be involved with, but not be responsible for.
- (transitive) To help, particularly financially; to subsidize.
- be the physical support of; carry the weight of
- be a regular customer or client of
- put up with something or somebody unpleasant
- argue or speak in defense of
- support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm
- adopt as a belief
- give moral or psychological support, aid, or courage to
- establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts
- play a subordinate role to (another performer)
- be behind; approve of
- support materially or financially
noun
- (sometimes attributive) Something which supports.
- An accompaniment in music.
- Evidence.
- (fuzzy set theory) A set whose elements are at least partially included in a given fuzzy set (i.e., whose grade of membership in that fuzzy set is strictly greater than zero).
- (mathematics) in relation to a function, the set of points where the function is not zero; the closure of that set.
- (structural analysis) Horizontal, vertical or rotational support of structures: movable, hinged, fixed.
- An actor playing a subordinate part with a star.
- (computing) Compatibility and functionality for a given product or feature.
- Answers to questions and resolution of problems regarding something sold.
- (commutative algebra, of a module M over a commutative ring R) The set of all prime ideals of R such that the localization of M at the prime is nonzero, denoted operatorname SuppM
- Financial or other help.
- (gymnastics) Clipping of support position.
- financial resources provided to make some project possible
- any device that bears the weight of another thing
- the act of bearing the weight of or strengthening
- supporting structure that holds up or provides a foundation
- a military operation (often involving new supplies of men and materiel) to strengthen a military force or aid in the performance of its mission
- aiding the cause or policy or interests of
- the activity of providing for or maintaining by supplying with money or necessities
- something providing immaterial assistance to a person or cause or interest
- the financial means whereby one lives
- a musical part (vocal or instrumental) that supports or provides background for other musical parts
- documentary validation
verb
- (transitive, computing) To transfer software onto a device's permanent storage and put it in a state where it is ready to be run when needed, usually decompressing it if necessary and performing any necessary pre-first-run configuration.
- (transitive) To connect, set up or prepare something for use
- (transitive, sometimes reflexive) To establish or settle in.
- (transitive) To admit formally into an office, rank or position.
- place
- put into an office or a position
- set up for use
noun
verb
- (transitive, computing) To transfer data between two local devices, rather than to or from a remote device.
- (transitive, computing) To install an app on a mobile device by using unofficial channels, such as avoiding the use of an app store by obtaining it directly from the developer or downloading from a software repository.
verb
- (transitive, computing, programming) To use; to connect to.
- (backgammon) To take up, or replace by a piece belonging to the opposing player; said of a single unprotected piece on a point.
- (transitive) To affect negatively.
- (transitive, US, slang) To have sex with.
- (figurative, ambitransitive) To affect someone, as if dealing a blow to that person.
- (figuratively) To attack.
- (transitive, slang) To kill a person, usually on the instructions of a third party.
- To guess; to light upon or discover.
- (intransitive, baseball) To come up to bat.
- (intransitive) To meet or reach what was aimed at or desired; to succeed, often by luck.
- (transitive, colloquial) To switch on or switch off (lights).
- (transitive, informal) To reach or achieve.
- (transitive) To activate a button or key by pressing and releasing it.
- (transitive) To administer a blow to, directly or with a weapon or missile.
- (transitive) To come into contact with forcefully and suddenly.
- (transitive, military) To attack, especially amphibiously.
- (transitive, informal) To encounter an obstacle or other difficulty.
- (transitive) To manage to touch (a target) in the right place.
- (transitive, US, slang) To inhale an amount of smoke from a narcotic substance, particularly marijuana.
- (transitive, music, informal) To commence playing.
- (transitive, card games) In blackjack, to deal a card to.
- (transitive, colloquial) To briefly visit.
- (transitive, bodybuilding) To work out.
- (intransitive) To strike against something.
- (transitive, bodybuilding) (of an exercise) to affect, to work a body part.
- reach a destination, either real or abstract
- cause to experience suddenly
- hit against; come into sudden contact with
- hit the intended target or goal
- affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely
- make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target
- deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument
- drive something violently into a location
- cause to move by striking
- kill intentionally and with premeditation
- hit with a missile from a weapon
- produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments
- pay unsolicited and usually unwanted sexual attention to
- encounter by chance
- reach a point in time, or a certain state or level
adj
noun
- (Internet) A measured visit to a web site, a request for a single file from a web server.
- Something very successful, such as a song, film, or video game, that receives widespread recognition and acclaim.
- (baseball) The complete play, when the batter reaches base without the benefit of a walk, error, or fielder’s choice.
- (backgammon) A game won after the adversary has removed some of his men. It counts for less than a gammon.
- A premeditated murder done for criminal or political purposes.
- (backgammon) A move that throws one of the opponent's men back to the entering point.
- In the game of Battleship, a correct guess at where one's opponent ship is.
- An attack on a location, person or people.
- (figuratively) A blow; a calamitous or damaging occurrence.
- A collision of a projectile with the target.
- (computing, Internet) A match found by searching a computer system or search engine
- An approximately correct answer in a test set.
- A blow; a punch; a striking against; the collision of one body against another; the stroke that touches anything.
- (colloquial) A dose of an illegal or addictive drug.
- the act of contacting one thing with another
- a connection made via the internet to another website
- a conspicuous success
- (physics) a brief event in which two or more bodies come together
- a dose of a narcotic drug
- a murder carried out by an underworld syndicate
- (baseball) when a batter strikes a pitched ball into fair territory and arrives safely on base (without an error or a fielder's choice being made by the defense)
pron
verb
noun
verb
noun
- A programmable electronic device that performs mathematical calculations and logical operations, especially one that can process, store and retrieve large amounts of data very quickly; now especially, a small one for personal or home use employed for manipulating text or graphics, accessing the Internet, or playing games or media.
- an expert at calculation (or at operating calculating machines)
- a machine for performing calculations automatically
verb
- (transitive, slang, computing) To copy data from a CD, DVD, Internet stream, etc., to a hard drive, portable device, etc.
- (intransitive, surfing, slang) To surf extremely well.
- To move or act fast; to rush headlong.
- (intransitive, figurative) To move quickly and destructively.
- (slang) To take a hit, dose or shot of a drug (such as marijuana) or alcohol.
- (transitive) To get by, or as if by, cutting or tearing.
- (woodworking) To cut wood along (parallel to) the grain.
- (transitive, slang, chiefly demoscene) To steal; to rip off.
- (transitive) To divide or separate the parts of (especially something flimsy, such as paper or fabric), by cutting or tearing; to tear off or out by violence.
- (transitive) To remove violently or wrongly.
- (intransitive, slang) To be very good; rock
- (intransitive) To tear apart; to rapidly become two parts.
- (slang) To fart audibly.
- (transitive, sometimes US, slang) To mock or criticize (someone or something). (often used with on and into)
- move precipitously or violently
- tear or be torn violently
- cut (wood) along the grain
- criticize or abuse strongly and violently
- take without the owner's consent
intj
noun
- (slang) A comical, embarrassing, or hypocritical event or action.
- (slang) Something unfairly expensive, a rip-off.
- (chiefly in the plural) A tract of broken water (in a river or stream), particularly one which is not as rough as rapids.
- (slang) A fart.
- (UK, Eton College) A black mark given for substandard schoolwork.
- (Canada, slang) A joyride.
- A tear (in paper, etc.).
- (Scotland) A handful of unthreshed grain.
- Ellipsis of ripsaw (“saw for cutting wood along its grain”).
- (Australia, New Zealand) A rip current: a strong outflow of surface water, away from the shore, that returns water from incoming waves.
- (slang) A hit (dose) of marijuana.
- (computing, slang) Data or audio copied from a CD, DVD, Internet stream, etc. to a hard drive, portable device, etc.
- (music, informal) A kind of glissando leading up to the main note to be played.
- (demoscene, slang) Something ripped off or stolen; a work resulting from plagiarism.
- a dissolute man in fashionable society
- the act of rending or ripping or splitting something
- a stretch of turbulent water in a river or the sea caused by one current flowing into or across another current
- an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart
verb
- (transitive, computing) To move computer code or files from one computer or network to another.
- (transitive, marketing) To induce customers to shift purchases from one set of a company's related products to another.
- (intransitive) To relocate periodically from one region to another, usually according to the seasons.
- (intransitive) To move gradually, especially from an intended to an unintended position.
- (intransitive) To change habitations across a border; to move from one country or political region to another.
- (intransitive) To change one's geographic pattern of habitation.
- (intransitive) To move slowly towards, usually in groups.
- move from one country or region to another and settle there
- move periodically or seasonally
verb
- (computing) To sell hardware and software as a single product.
- (slang) Synonym of dogpile: to form a pile of people upon a victim.
- (transitive) To hustle; to dispatch something or someone quickly.
- (transitive) To hastily or clumsily push, put, carry or otherwise send something into a particular place.
- (intransitive) To dress warmly. Usually bundle up
- (intransitive) To hurry.
- (intransitive) To prepare for departure; to set off in a hurry or without ceremony; used with away, off, out.
- (transitive) To tie or wrap together into a bundle.
- (transitive) To dress someone warmly.
- gather or cause to gather into a cluster
- make into a bundle
- compress into a wad
- sleep fully clothed in the same bed with one's betrothed
noun
- A quantity of paper equal to two reams (1000 sheets).
- A group of products or services sold together as a unit.
- (mathematics) Topological space composed of a base space and fibers projected to the base space.
- (biology) A cluster of closely bound muscle or nerve fibres.
- (informal) A large amount, especially of money.
- (countable, law) A court bundle, the assemblage of documentation prepared for, and referred to during, a court case.
- (computing, Mac OS X) A directory containing related resources such as source code; application bundle.
- (linguistics, education) A sequence of two or more words that occur in language with high frequency but are not idiomatic; a chunk, cluster, or lexical bundle.
- (countable) A package wrapped or tied up for carrying.
- (countable) A group of objects held together by wrapping or tying.
- a package of several things tied together for carrying or storing
- a collection of things wrapped or boxed together
- a large sum of money (especially as pay or profit)
verb
noun
- A station for a string player in an orchestra, consisting of a chair and a music stand, or a row of such stations.
- A department tasked with a particular topic or focus in certain types of businesses, such as newspapers and financial trading firms.
- Ellipsis of mixing desk.
- A reading table or lectern to support the book from which the liturgical service is read, differing from the pulpit from which the sermon is preached; also (especially in the United States), a pulpit. Hence, used symbolically for the clerical profession.
- A table, frame, or case, in past centuries usually with a sloping top but now usually with a flat top, for the use of writers and readers. It often has a drawer or repository underneath.
- a piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments
verb
- (transitive, computing) To attach (a drive or device) to the file system in order to make it available to the operating system.
- (transitive) To get upon; to ascend; to climb.
- (intransitive, sometimes with up) To increase in quantity or intensity.
- (cooking) To incorporate fat, especially butter, into (a dish, especially a sauce to finish it).
- (transitive) To have or begin sexual intercourse with someone.
- (transitive) To get on top of (another) for the purpose of copulation.
- (transitive) To prepare and arrange the scenery, furniture, etc. for use in (a play or production).
- (transitive) To attach (an object) to a support, backing, framework etc.
- (transitive) To place oneself on (a horse, a bicycle, etc.); to bestride.
- (transitive) To cause to mount; to put on horseback; to furnish with animals for riding.
- (transitive) To begin (a campaign, military assault, etc.); to launch.
- (intransitive, rare) To rise on high; to go up; to be upraised or uplifted; to tower aloft; to ascend; often with up.
- (transitive, martial arts) To sit on a combatant's torso with the face pointing towards the opponent's head; to assume the mount position in ground grappling.
- prepare and supply with the necessary equipment for execution or performance
- go up or advance
- fix onto a backing, setting, or support
- put up or launch
- go upward with gradual or continuous progress
- get up on the back of
- attach to a support
- copulate with
noun
- A step or block to assist in mounting a horse.
- (martial arts) A dominant ground grappling position, where one combatant sits on the other combatants torso with the face pointing towards the opponent's head.
- A signal for mounting a horse.
- (gymnastics) The act of getting onto the apparatus.
- A mounting; an object on which another object is mounted.
- An animal, usually a horse, used to ride on.
- A hill or mountain.
- (heraldry) A green hillock in the base of a shield.
- (palmistry) Any of seven fleshy prominences in the palm of the hand, taken to represent the influences of various heavenly bodies.
- (now only figurative) A car, bicycle, or motorcycle used for racing.
- a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
- a lightweight horse kept for riding only
- something forming a back that is added for strengthening
- the act of climbing something
- a mounting consisting of a piece of metal (as in a ring or other jewelry) that holds a gem in place
verb
- (transitive, computing, telecommunications) To transmit (resources) between different locations or devices, to allow comparable usage from any of them.
- (intransitive) To wander or travel freely and with no specific destination.
- (intransitive, computing, telecommunications) To use a network or service from different locations or devices.
- (transitive) To range or wander over.
- move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
noun
verb
- (transitive, computing, rare, associated with Acorn Computers) To load and automatically run (a program).
- (computing) To be chained to another data item.
- (intransitive) To link multiple items together.
- (figurative) To connect as if with a chain, due to dependence, addiction, or other feelings
- (computing) To relate data items with a chain of pointers.
- (transitive) To measure a distance using a 66-foot long chain, as in land surveying.
- (figurative) To obligate.
- (transitive) To secure someone with fetters.
- (transitive) To fasten something with a chain.
- (transitive) To obstruct the mouth of a river etc with a chain.
- fasten or secure with chains
- connect or arrange into a chain by linking
noun
- A livery collar, a chain of office.
- (algebraic topology, homological algebra, more generally) An element of a group (or module) in a chain complex.
- A unit of length, exactly equal to 22 yards, which is 4 rods or 100 links, and approximately equal to 20.12 metres; the length of a Gunter's surveying chain; the length of a cricket pitch.
- That which confines, fetters, or secures; a bond.
- A series of stores or businesses with the same brand name.
- A series of interconnected things.
- (weaving) The warp threads of a web.
- (British) A sequence of linked house purchases, each of which is dependent on the preceding and succeeding purchase (said to be "broken" if a buyer or seller pulls out).
- (surveying) A series of interconnected links of known length, used as a measuring device.
- A series of interconnected rings or links usually made of metal.
- (surveying) A long measuring tape.
- (mathematics, set theory, order theory) A totally ordered set, especially a totally ordered subset of a poset.
- (nautical, in the plural) Iron links bolted to the side of a vessel to bold the dead-eyes connected with the shrouds; also, the channels.
- (algebraic topology, originally) A formal sum of cells in a CW complex of a certain dimension k (in which case the formal sums are called k'''-chains); a formal sum of simplices or cubes of a certain dimension in a simplical complex or cubical complex (respectively).
- (organic chemistry, physical chemistry) A number of atoms in a series, which combine to form a molecule.
- a unit of length
- a series of things depending on each other as if linked together
- (chemistry) a series of linked atoms (generally in an organic molecule)
- anything that acts as a restraint
- a series of (usually metal) rings or links fitted into one another to make a flexible ligament
- a necklace made by stringing objects together
- a linked or connected series of objects
- (business) a number of similar establishments (stores or restaurants or banks or hotels or theaters) under one ownership
- a series of hills or mountains
verb
- (transitive) To set up; to install; to instate.
- (transitive) To place in the ground.
- (ambitransitive) To place (a seed or plant) in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow.
- (transitive) To place or set something firmly or with conviction.
- (transitive) To furnish with a fixed and organized population; to settle; to establish.
- (transitive) To engender; to generate; to set the germ of.
- (transitive) To introduce and establish the principles or seeds of.
- (transitive) To place (an object, or sometimes a person), often with the implication of intending deceit.
- (transitive) To furnish or supply with plants.
- put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground
- fix or set securely or deeply
- place into a river
- put firmly in the mind
- place something or someone in a certain position in order to secretly observe or deceive
- set up or lay the groundwork for
noun
- (botany) An organism that is not an animal, especially an organism capable of photosynthesis. Typically a small or herbaceous organism of this kind, rather than a tree.
- A person, placed amongst an audience, whose role is to cause confusion, laughter etc.
- An object placed surreptitiously in order to cause suspicion to fall upon a person.
- (control theory) A system, such as a motor, whose behaviour is being regulated or controlled by a control system.
- (botany) An organism of the kingdom Plantae. Now specifically, a living organism of the Embryophyta (land plants) or of the Chlorophyta (green algae), a eukaryote that includes double-membraned chloroplasts in its cells containing chlorophyll a and b, or any organism closely related to such an organism.
- Anyone assigned to behave as a member of the public during a covert operation (as in a police investigation).
- (Australia) The equipment and work animals of a drover or other rural worker travelling through the countryside.
- (US, dialect) A young oyster suitable for transplanting.
- (ecology) Now specifically, a multicellular eukaryote that includes chloroplasts in its cells, which have a cell wall.
- An oyster which has been bedded, in distinction from one of natural growth.
- (countable) A factory or other industrial or institutional building or facility.
- (uncountable) Machinery and other supplies and equipment, such as the kind used in heavy industry, light industry, earthmoving, or construction.
- (proscribed as biologically inaccurate) Any creature that grows on soil or similar surfaces, including plants and fungi.
- (snooker) A play in which the cue ball knocks one (usually red) ball onto another, in order to pot the second; a set.
- buildings for carrying on industrial labor
- (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion
- an actor situated in the audience whose acting is rehearsed but seems spontaneous to the audience
- something planted secretly for discovery by another
verb
- (transitive, computing) To load a file into a software application from another version or system.
- (transitive) To be of importance to (someone or something).
- (intransitive) To be important; to be significant; to be of consequence.
- (transitive) To bring (something) in from a foreign country, especially for sale or trade.
- (transitive) To mean, signify.
- (transitive) To be incumbent on (someone to do something).
- (transitive) To be important or crucial to (that something happen).
- indicate or signify
- bring in from abroad
- transfer (electronic data) into a database or document
noun
- (uncountable) The practice of importing.
- (uncountable) Clipping of importance.
- (countable, Philippines) A foreigner playing in a sports league.
- (countable) Something brought in from an exterior source, especially for sale or trade.
- commodities (goods or services) bought from a foreign country
- the message that is intended or expressed or signified
- having important effects or influence
- an imported person brought from a foreign country
- a meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred
verb
- (transitive, computing) To mount (a drive or volume) again.
- (transitive) To fix (something) back into position.
- (transitive) To get back on (an animal, vehicle) again.
- (transitive) To ascend (something) again.
- (intransitive) To go up again; to rise another time.
- (intransitive) To get back on a horse, bicycle etc.
- (transitive) To help (someone) back on a horse.
- provide with fresh horses
- mount again, as after disassembling something
- mount again
noun
verb
noun
- (in the plural) The badge worn by certain officers in the military or other forces.
- A long region of a single colour in a repeating pattern of similar regions.
- (computing) A portion of data distributed across several separate physical disks for the sake of redundancy.
- (weaving) A pattern produced by arranging the warp threads in sets of alternating colours, or in sets presenting some other contrast of appearance.
- (motor racing, slang) The start/finish line.
- A long, relatively straight region against a different coloured background.
- A long, narrow mark left by striking someone with a whip or stick; a blow or lash with a whip, stick, or scourge.
- Any of the balls marked with stripes in the game of pool, which one player aims to pot, the other player taking the spots.
- A slash cut into the flesh as a punishment.
- (informal) Distinguishing characteristic; sign; likeness; sort.
- a piece of braid, usually on the sleeve, indicating military rank or length of service
- a narrow marking of a different color or texture from the background
- a kind or category
- an adornment consisting of a strip of a contrasting color or material
- V-shaped sleeve badge indicating military rank and service
verb
- (transitive) To install (a bridge).
- To twist two or more filaments of (silk, etc.) so as to form one thread; to twist together, as singles, in a direction contrary to the twist of the singles themselves; sometimes applied to the whole class of operations by which silk is prepared for the weaver.
- (baseball, slang, of a team, a manager, etc.) To select (a pitcher); to assign a pitcher to a given role (such as starter or reliever).
- (martial arts) To lift or unbalance one’s opponent and then bring him back down to the ground, especially into a position behind the thrower.
- (transitive) To show sudden emotion, especially anger.
- (transitive, informal) To confuse or mislead.
- (transitive, figuratively) To send hastily or desperately.
- (transitive) To imprison.
- (transitive, ceramics) To make (a pot) by shaping clay as it turns on a wheel.
- (transitive, computing) To send (an error) to an exception-handling mechanism in order to interrupt normal processing.
- (transitive, veterinary medicine) Of animals: to give birth to (young).
- (American football) Synonym of pass.
- (transitive) To project or send forth.
- (transitive) To organize an event, especially a party.
- (transitive) To change (one’s voice) in order to give the illusion that the voice is that of someone else, or coming from a different place.
- (transitive) To cause a certain number on the die or dice to be shown after rolling it.
- (transitive) To move to another position or condition; to displace.
- To put on hastily; to spread carelessly.
- (transitive) To eject or cause to fall off.
- (transitive, cricket, of a bowler) To deliver (the ball) illegally by straightening the bowling arm during delivery.
- (ambitransitive) To roll (a die or dice).
- (transitive) To hurl; to release (an object) with some force from one’s hands, an apparatus, etc. so that it moves rapidly through the air.
- (transitive, bridge) To discard.
- (sports, video games) To intentionally lose a game.
- (sports, transitive) (of a game where one’s role is throwing something) To perform in a specified way in (a match).
- (transitive, of a punch or boxing combination) To deliver.
- cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation
- to put into a state or activity hastily, suddenly, or carelessly
- make on a potter's wheel
- throw (a die) out onto a flat surface
- place or put with great energy
- move violently, energetically, or carelessly
- be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly
- utter with force; utter vehemently
- convey or communicate; of a smile, a look, a physical gesture
- put or send forth
- cause to be confused emotionally
- to remove
- cause to fall off
- organize or be responsible for
- propel through the air
noun
- (informal) A single instance, occurrence, venture, or chance.
- One’s ability to throw.
- The act of throwing something.
- (historical) A hand-operated lathe, especially a small lathe used by clockmakers.
- The flight of a thrown object.
- A distance travelled in general; displacement.
- Any of the projections integral to a crankshaft that receive or impart cranking motion from a connecting rod or similar component.
- (martial arts) A move in which one lifts or unbalances one’s opponent and then brings him down to the ground.
- A piece of fabric used to cover a bed, sofa or other soft furnishing.
- The distance travelled by something thrown.
- the act of throwing (propelling something with a rapid movement of the arm and wrist)
- the maximum movement available to a pivoted or reciprocating piece by a cam
- a single chance or instance
- casting an object in order to determine an outcome randomly
- bedclothes consisting of a lightweight cloth covering (an afghan or bedspread) that is casually thrown over something
verb
noun
- (figurative, by extension) A generated advantage which makes forward movement easier.
- The low-pressure zone immediately following a rapidly moving object, caused by turbulence.
- (aviation) The airflow over a propeller-driven aircraft generated by the motion of its propeller(s).
- The relative wind experienced as a result of movement through air.
- (uncountable, fiction) A genre of fantastic or non-realistic fiction that crosses conventional genre boundaries.
- the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller
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adj
- (computing) Of software: able to be run on multiple hardware or operating systems.
- (computing) Of a program: able to be copied directly from one machine to another without the use of an installer.
- Able to be transferred from one organization to another.
- Able to be carried or easily moved.
- of a motor designed to be attached to the outside of a boat's hull
- easily or conveniently transported