English words for '(typography) linespace'
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noun
adj
- Ranking first.
- Providing guidance or direction.
- Occurring in advance; preceding.
- greatest in importance or degree or significance or achievement
- having the leading position or higher score in a contest
- indicating the most important performer or role
- going or proceeding or going in advance; showing the way
verb
noun
- (typography) A space between printed columns of text.
- (comics) A space between comic strip panels.
- Any narrow channel or groove, such as one formed by erosion in the vent of a gun from repeated firing.
- (printing) One of a number of pieces of wood or metal, grooved in the centre, used to separate the pages of type in a form.
- A ditch along the side of a road.
- A large groove (commonly behind animals) in a barn used for the collection and removal of animal excrement.
- (bowling) A groove down the sides of a bowling lane.
- One who or that which guts.
- A prepared channel in a surface, especially at the side of a road adjacent to a curb, intended for the drainage of water.
- (figuratively) A low, vulgar state.
- The notional locus of things, acts, or events that are distasteful, ill-bred, or morally questionable.
- (philately) An unprinted space between rows of stamps.
- (British) A drainage channel.
- A duct or channel beneath the eaves of a building to carry rain water; eavestrough.
- a tool for gutting fish
- a channel along the eaves or on the roof; collects and carries away rainwater
- misfortune resulting in lost effort or money
- a worker who guts things (fish or buildings or cars etc.)
verb
- (transitive) To cut or form into small longitudinal hollows; to channel.
- To flow or stream; to form gutters.
- (of a candle) To melt away by having the molten wax run down along the side of the candle.
- (transitive) To supply with a gutter or gutters.
- (of a small flame, or poetically, of eyes) To flicker as if about to be extinguished.
- (transitive) To send (a bowling ball) into the gutter, not hitting any pins.
- (intransitive, uncommon) To worsen considerably.
- provide with gutters
- flow in small streams
- wear or cut gutters into
- burn unsteadily, feebly, or low; flicker
noun
- (typography) A visually undesirable effect of white space running down a page, caused by spaces between words on consecutive lines happening to coincide.
- Any large flow of a liquid in a single body.
- One who rives or splits.
- A large and often winding stream which drains a land mass, carrying water down from higher areas to a lower point, oftentimes ending in another body of water, such as an ocean or in an inland sea.
- (poker) The last card dealt in a hand.
- a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
verb
noun
- (typography) A consistent adjustment of space between individual letters; letterspacing.
- (electricity) The synchronization of two or more signals.
- (electricity) The formation of conductive paths on the surface of an insulating material due to electrical discharges.
- The act or process by which something is tracked.
- (education) The division of pupils into separately taught groups by perceived ability level.
- the pursuit (of a person or animal) by following tracks or marks they left behind
verb
noun
verb
adj
noun
verb
adj
- having words so spaced that lines have straight even margins
- Having a justification.
- (typography) Of text, arranged on a page or a computer screen such that the left and right ends of all lines within paragraphs are aligned, with the space between words adjusted as necessary. Also called fully justified to contrast with left-justified and right-justified.
verb
noun
- White area between written characters and graphic regions on a produced page or computer display; blanks and the vertical blank lines in between paragraphs, or other organized rows of text lines (poetry).
- (computer science, uncountable) A contiguous collection of one or more characters that each represents horizontal or vertical space in typography.
- (business) Free time seen as an opportunity for gainful activity.
noun
- A light line, used in lettering, to help align the text.
- a light line that is used in lettering to help align the letters
- A non-specific rule or principle that provides direction to action or behaviour.
- A plan or explanation to guide one in setting standards or determining a course of action.
- a rule or principle that provides guidance to appropriate behavior
- a detailed plan or explanation to guide you in setting standards or determining a course of action
verb
noun
- (typography) An uneven vertical margin (of a block of type).
- (slang, derogatory) A newspaper or magazine, especially one whose journalism is considered to be of poor quality.
- A coarse kind of rock, somewhat cellular in texture; ragstone.
- (poker) A poor, low-ranking kicker.
- A ragged edge in metalworking.
- (nautical, slang) A sail, or any piece of canvas.
- A piece of old cloth, especially one used for cleaning, patching, etc.; a tattered piece of cloth; a shred or tatter.
- (slang, theater) A curtain of various kinds.
- (UK, Ireland) A society run by university students for the purpose of charitable fundraising.
- A ragtime song, dance or piece of music.
- (derogatory) A shabby, beggarly person; synonym of ragamuffin.
- (singular or plural, slang) Sanitary napkins, pads, or other materials used to absorb menstrual discharge.
- (especially in the plural) Tattered clothes (clothing).
- newspaper with half-size pages
- a small piece of cloth
- a boisterous practical joke (especially by college students)
- music with a syncopated melody (usually for the piano)
- a week at British universities during which side-shows and processions of floats are organized to raise money for charities
verb
- (intransitive, informal) To dance to ragtime music.
- To break (ore) into lumps for sorting.
- To tease or torment, especially at a university; to bully, to haze.
- To cut or dress roughly, as a grindstone.
- (intransitive, vulgar, slang, sometimes euphemistic) To menstruate.
- (intransitive) To become tattered.
- (transitive, informal) To play or compose (a piece, melody, etc.) in syncopated time.
- To scold or tell off; to torment; to banter.
- (transitive) To decorate (a wall, etc.) by applying paint with a rag.
- (British slang) To drive a car or another vehicle in a hard, fast or unsympathetic manner.
- cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
- censure severely or angrily
- play in ragtime
- harass with persistent criticism or carping
- break into lumps before sorting
- treat cruelly
noun
adj
- (typography) Not containing characters; see white space.
- Grey, as from old age; having silvery hair; hoary.
- (board games, chess) The standard denomination of the playing pieces of a board game deemed to belong to the white set, no matter what the actual colour.
- (now less common and often offensive) Honourable, fair, decent, kind; generous.
- (sometimes capitalized) Of or relating to Europeans or those of European descent, regardless if their skin has cool or warm undertones.
- (of a person or skin) Lacking coloration (tan) from ultraviolet light; not tanned.
- (of tea) Made from immature leaves and shoots.
- Characterised by the presence of snow.
- Relatively light or pale in colour.
- Pale or pallid, as from fear, illness, etc.
- Bright and colourless; reflecting equal quantities of all frequencies of visible light.
- (politics) Pertaining to constitutional or anti-revolutionary political parties or movements.
- (sometimes capitalized) Of or relating to Caucasians (people with white complexion and European ancestry).
- (of coffee or tea) Containing cream, milk, or creamer.
- (chiefly historical) Designated for use by Caucasians.
- (typography) Said of a symbol or character outline, not solid, not filled with color. Compare black (“said of a character or symbol filled with color”).
- (of a set of armor) Alwhite, pertaining to white armor.
- (sometimes capitalized) By U.S. Census Bureau definition, of or relating to people hailing from Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East.
- (of an animal) Affected by leucism.
- Pertaining to an ecclesiastical order whose adherents dress in white habits; Cistercian.
- glowing white with heat
- being of the achromatic color of maximum lightness; having little or no hue owing to reflection of almost all incident light
- benevolent; without malicious intent
- restricted to whites only
- (of a surface) not written or printed on
- (of coffee) having cream or milk added
- marked by the presence of snow
- (of hair) having lost its color
- of or belonging to a racial group having light skin coloration
- of summer nights in northern latitudes where the sun barely sets
- anemic looking from illness or emotion
- free from moral blemish or impurity; unsullied
noun
- (countable and uncountable) White wine.
- (archery) The central part of the butt, which was formerly painted white; the centre of a mark at which a missile is shot.
- The snow- or ice-covered "green" in snow golf.
- (board games, chess) The person playing with the white set of pieces.
- The albumen of bird eggs (egg white).
- A feather, from the wing of the cock ostrich, that is of the palest possible shade.
- (sports, billiards, snooker, pool) The cue ball in cue games.
- The color of snow or milk; the color of light containing equal amounts of all visible wavelengths.
- (uncountable) Ellipsis of white bread
- A white pigment.
- A person of European descent with light-colored skin.
- The enclosed part of a letter of the alphabet, especially when handwritten.
- Any butterfly of the subfamily Pierinae in the family Pieridae.
- (countable and uncountable) White coffee
- (anatomy) The sclera, white of the eye.
- (slang, US, UK) Cocaine.
- A white bean.
- (usually in the plural) trousers made of flannel or gabardine or tweed or white cloth
- (board games) the lighter pieces
- the quality or state of the achromatic color of greatest lightness (bearing the least resemblance to black)
- the white part of an egg; the nutritive and protective gelatinous substance surrounding the yolk consisting mainly of albumin dissolved in water
verb
noun
adj
- fearless and daring
- very steep; having a prominent and almost vertical front
- clear and distinct
- Visually striking; conspicuous.
- Steep or abrupt.
- (Ireland) Naughty; insolent; badly-behaved.
- (typography, of typefaces) Having thicker strokes than the ordinary form of the typeface.
- (Philippines) Pornographic; depicting nudity.
- Presumptuous, forward or impudent.
- Courageous, daring.
- (wine, of alcoholic beverages) Full-bodied.
verb
noun
- A line drawn underneath text; an underline.
- (geology) lineation due to the accumulation of matter in cavities beneath the surface.
- (philosophy) A branch of philosophy concerned with understanding of language.
- (anthropology) A system of forming kinship groups that subdivide a major lineage into subgroups of more closely related individuals.
- The act of underlining.
noun
- (typography) A long, protruding ornamental line or pen stroke found in some typefaces and styles of calligraphy.
- A swishing noise.
- A smooth stroke; a swish.
- A wet splashing sound.
- A streak or patch.
- (technical) The water that washes up on shore after an incoming wave has broken.
- A narrow sound or channel of water lying within a sand bank, or between a sand bank and the shore, or a bar over which the sea washes.
- (architecture) An oval figure, whose mouldings are oblique to the axis of the work.
- the movement or sound of water
adj
verb
- (ambitransitive) To swagger; to act with boldness or bluster (toward).
- (intransitive) To wade forcefully through liquid.
- (ambitransitive) To swirl through liquid; to swish.
- (ambitransitive) To dash or flow noisily; to splash.
- (ambitransitive) To swipe.
- (intransitive) To fall violently or noisily.
- To streak, to color in a swash.
- act in an arrogant, overly self-assured, or conceited manner
- make violent, noisy movements
- dash a liquid upon or against
- show off
noun
- (typography) A line used as the basis for the alignment of glyphs.
- A datum used as the basis for calculation or for comparison.
- (tennis) The line at the farthest ends of the court indicating the boundary of the area of play.
- A line that is a base for measurement or for construction.
- (engineering) A configuration of software, hardware, or a process that is established and documented as a point of reference.
- the lines a baseball player must follow while running the bases
- an imaginary line or standard by which things are measured or compared
- the back line bounding each end of a tennis or handball court; when serving the server must not step over this line
verb
adj
- (typography, of a typeface) Wider than usual.
- Stretched out or pulled out; expanded.
- Longer in length or extension; elongated.
- Lasting longer; protracted.
- Having a large scope or range; extensive.
- fully extended or stretched forth
- large in spatial extent or range or scope or quantity
- relatively long in duration; tediously protracted
- beyond the literal or primary sense
- drawn out or made longer spatially
verb
noun
- (typography) The act of beginning a line or series of lines at a little distance within the flush line of the column or page, as in the common way of beginning the first line of a paragraph.
- (law) A division unit of a piece of law distinguished by its indentation or by a dash.
- A notch or recess, in the margin or border of anything.
- The act of indenting or state of being indented.
- A recess or sharp depression in any surface.
- A measure of the distance from the flush line.
- a concave cut into a surface or edge (as in a coastline)
- the act of cutting into an edge with toothlike notches or angular incisions
- the formation of small pits in a surface as a consequence of corrosion
- the space left between the margin and the start of an indented line
noun
- (typography, graphology) The portion of a lowercase letter that extends above the midline.
- (climbing) a mechanical device used for ascending on a rope; ascendeur.
- (typography, uncommon) A lowercase letter that has such a portion, such as d or h.
- A person or thing that ascends.
- someone who ascends
- a lowercase letter that has a part extending above other lowercase letters
- (printing) the part of tall lowercase letters that extends above the other lowercase letters
adj
- (typography, of a block of type) Not justified; having an uneven vertical margin.
- Rough; shaggy; rugged.
- (computing) Of a data structure: having uneven levels.
- (music) Performed in a syncopated manner, especially in ragtime.
- Wearing tattered clothes.
- Harsh-sounding; having an unpleasant noise
- Faulty; lacking in skill, reliability, or organization.
- In tatters, having the texture broken.
- Having rough edges; jagged or uneven
- worn out from stress or strain
- being or dressed in clothes that are worn or torn
- having an irregular outline
verb
noun
- (typography) A single line of type that ends a paragraph but is separated from it by being carried over to the next page or column.
- Any venomous spider of the genus Latrodectus (called "widows" because of the practice of sexual cannibalism observed among many of these species).
- A woman whose spouse (traditionally husband) has died (and who has not remarried); a woman in relation to her late spouse; feminine of widower.
- (by extension, informal, often humorous or sarcastic, in combination) A woman whose husband is often away pursuing a hobby, career, etc.
- (card games) An additional hand of playing cards dealt face-down in some card games, to be used by the highest bidder.
- (uncommon) Any person whose spouse has died (and who has not remarried).
- a woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried
verb
adj
- (art) Line-drawn; composed of lines.
- (uncommon) In the direction of a line; measured or ascertained by a line.
- (typography, of a typeface) Sans serif.
- (law, history and anthropology) Relating to aspects of lineage, such as descent, succession, inheritance or consanguinity.
- Pertaining to lines; consisting of lines.
- arranged in a line
- in a straight unbroken line of descent from parent to child
noun
- (typography) A typeface.
- (anatomy) The front part of the head of a human or other animal, featuring the eyes, nose, and mouth, and the surrounding area.
- (geometry) Any of the flat bounding surfaces of a polyhedron; more generally, any of the bounding pieces of a polytope of any dimension.
- Good reputation; standing, in the eyes of others; dignity; prestige.
- Shameless confidence; boldness; effrontery.
- (card games) The side of the card that shows its value (as opposed to the back side, which looks the same on all cards of the deck).
- Public image; outward appearance.
- (golf) The part of a golf club that hits the ball.
- A mode of regard, whether favourable or unfavourable; favour or anger.
- (synecdochic) A person; the self; (reflexively) oneself.
- (mining) The exposed surface of the mineral deposit where it is being mined. Also the exposed end surface of a tunnel where digging may still be in progress.
- The directed force of something.
- (heraldry) The head of a lion, shown face-on and cut off immediately behind the ears.
- (mechanics) The width of a pulley, or the length of a cog from end to end.
- (slang) The mouth.
- (slang) Makeup; one's complete facial cosmetic application.
- (professional wrestling, slang) A headlining wrestler with a persona embodying heroic or virtuous traits and who is regarded as a "good guy", especially one who is handsome and well-conditioned; a baby face.
- (video games, TCGs, uncountable) The player character, especially as opposed to minions or other entities which might absorb damage instead of the player character.
- Any surface, especially a front or outer one.
- The frontal aspect of something.
- (informal) A familiar or well-known person; a member of a particular scene, such as the music or fashion scene.
- (figurative) Presence; sight; front.
- The numbered dial of a clock or watch; the clock face.
- (informal) The amount expressed on a bill, note, bond, etc., without any interest or discount; face value.
- (cricket) The front surface of a bat.
- An aspect of the character or nature of someone or something.
- (in expressions such as make a face) A distorted facial expression; an expression of displeasure, insult, etc.
- One's facial expression.
- a part of a person that is used to refer to a person
- the general outward appearance of something
- a surface forming part of the outside of an object
- status in the eyes of others
- a vertical surface of a building or cliff
- impudent aggressiveness
- the feelings expressed on a person's face
- the part of an animal corresponding to the human face
- the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
- the striking or working surface of an implement
- a specific size and style of type within a type family
- the side upon which the use of a thing depends (usually the most prominent surface of an object)
- a contorted facial expression
verb
- (transitive, of a person or animal) To position oneself or itself so as to have one's face closest to (something).
- (intransitive, cricket) To be the batsman on strike.
- (engineering) To make the surface of (anything) flat or smooth; to dress the face of (a stone, a casting, etc.); especially, in turning, to shape or smooth the flat (transverse) surface of, as distinguished from the cylindrical (axial) surface.
- (transitive, retail) To improve the display of stock by ensuring items aren't upside down or back to front and are pulled forwards.
- (transitive) To line near the edge, especially with a different material.
- (transitive) To cover in front, for ornament, protection, etc.; to put a facing upon.
- To cover with better, or better appearing, material than the mass consists of, for purpose of deception, as the surface of a box of tea, a barrel of sugar, etc.
- (intransitive) To have the front in a certain direction.
- (transitive) To have as an opponent.
- (transitive) To deal with (a difficult situation or person); to accept (facts, reality, etc.) even when undesirable.
- (transitive, of an object) To have its front closest to, or in the direction of (something else).
- (transitive) To cause (something) to turn or present a face or front, as in a particular direction.
- (transitive) To be presented or confronted with; to have in prospect.
- present somebody with something, usually to accuse or criticize
- line the edge (of a garment) with a different material
- be opposite
- deal with (something unpleasant) head on
- cover the front or surface of
- oppose, as in hostility or a competition
- turn so as to expose the face
- be oriented in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point; be opposite to
- turn so as to face; turn the face in a certain direction
noun
- (typography) A style of type of thick and bold face in which all lines are of equal or nearly equal thickness.
- (in the singular) The style or manner of ancient times, used especially of Greek and Roman art.
- (figuratively, mildly derogatory) An old person.
- An object of ancient times.
- An old object perceived as having value because of its aesthetic or historical significance.
- an elderly man
- any piece of furniture or decorative object or the like produced in a former period and valuable because of its beauty or rarity
adj
- (bookbinding) Embossed without gilt.
- Having existed in ancient times, descended from antiquity; used especially in reference to Greece and Rome.
- Belonging to former times, not modern, out of date, old-fashioned.
- Synonym of old (“of color: subdued, as if faded over time”).
- (typography) Designating a style of type.
- out of fashion
- made in or typical of earlier times and valued for its age
- belonging to or lasting from times long ago
verb
noun
- (typography, computing) A space character that extends to the next aligned column, traditionally used for tabulation.
- (Geordie and Mackem) A cigarette.
- (British Army, military slang) A fast march or run with full kit.
- (informal) A tablet, especially one containing illicit drugs.
- A form of musical notation indicating fingering rather than the pitch of notes, commonly used for stringed instruments.
- (slang) An ear.
- (colloquial, publishing) A tabloid newspaper.
- (graphical user interface) The page or form associated with such a navigational widget.
- (informal, theater) A tableau curtain.
- (informal, chiefly Canada, US) A restaurant bill.
- (by extension) The cost or bill for anything.
- (informal, chiefly Canada, US) Credit account, e.g., in a shop or bar; slate.
- (by extension, graphical user interface) A navigational widget, resembling a physical tab, for switching between documents or sets of controls.
- (Oxbridge slang) A student of Cambridge University.
- A small flap or strip of material attached to or inserted into something, for holding, manipulation, identification, opening etc.
- the bill in a restaurant
- a short strip of material attached to or projecting from something in order to facilitate opening or identifying or handling it
- sensationalist journalism
- the key on a typewriter or a word processor that causes a tabulation
- a dose of medicine in the form of a small pellet
verb
noun
- (typography) A single line of type, beginning a paragraph, at the bottom of a column or page.
- (figuratively) Anything that is unsupported, as by its source, provider or caretaker, by reason of the supporter's demise or decision to abandon.
- A person, especially a minor, whose parents have permanently abandoned them.
- A young animal with no mother.
- (computing) Any unreferenced object.
- A person, especially a minor, both or (rarely) one of whose parents have died.
- someone or something who lacks support or care or supervision
- a young animal without a mother
- a child who has lost both parents
- the first line of a paragraph that is set as the last line of a page or column
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verb
verb
noun
adj
- (typography, of a punctuation mark) Extending beyond the margins of a page.
- (UK, slang, of a person, originally Manchester) Ugly; very unattractive; disgusting.
- Suspended.
- (baseball, slang, of an off-speed pitch) Hittable; poorly executed by the pitcher, hence relatively easy to hit.
- (chess, of a piece) Unprotected and exposed to capture.
noun
- (countable, uncountable) The act of hanging a person (or oneself) by the neck in order to kill that person (or to commit suicide).
- (countable) Anything that is hung as a decorative element (such as curtains, gobelins, or posters).
- (uncountable) The way in which hangings (decorations) are arranged.
- the act of suspending something (hanging it from above so it moves freely)
- decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window
- a form of capital punishment; victim is suspended by the neck from a gallows or gibbet until dead
verb
noun
- a printed document with spaces in which to write
- a particular mode in which something is manifested
- the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
- an arrangement of the elements in a composition or discourse
- a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
- any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)
- alternative names for the body of a human being
- a perceptual structure
- an ability to perform well
- (physical chemistry) a distinct state of matter in a system; matter that is identical in chemical composition and physical state and separated from other material by the phase boundary
- a mold for setting concrete
- the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance
- (biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups
- a life-size dummy used to display clothes
- a body of students who are taught together
- the visual appearance of something or someone
- Established method of expression or practice; fixed way of proceeding; conventional or stated scheme; formula.
- (grammar) A grouping of words which maintain grammatical context in different usages; the particular shape or structure of a word or part of speech.
- (fine arts) The boundary line of a material object. In painting, more generally, the human body.
- Constitution; mode of construction, organization, etc.; system.
- (sports, fitness) A specific way of performing a movement.
- The shape or visible structure of a thing or person.
- (crystallography) The combination of planes included under a general crystallographic symbol. It is not necessarily a closed solid.
- Show without substance; empty, outside appearance; vain, trivial, or conventional ceremony; conventionality; formality.
- An order of doing things, as in religious ritual.
- Regularity, beauty, or elegance.
- A specimen document to be copied or imitated.
- (geometry) A quantic.
- (UK) Past history (in a given area); a habit of doing something.
- (UK, education) A class or year of school pupils.
- (taxonomy) An infraspecific rank.
- (philosophy) The inherent nature of an object; that which the mind itself contributes as the condition of knowing; that in which the essence of a thing consists.
- A thing that gives shape to other things as in a mold.
- (computing, programming) A window or dialogue box.
- The den or home of a hare.
- Characteristics not involving atomic components.
- A blank document or template to be filled in by the user.
- Level of performance.
verb
- develop into a distinctive entity
- assume a form or shape
- create (as an entity)
- establish or impress firmly in the mind
- to compose or represent
- make something, usually for a specific function
- give shape or form to
- (transitive, linguistics) To create (a word) by inflection or derivation.
- (transitive) To give (a shape or visible structure) to a thing or person.
- To mould or model by instruction or discipline.
- To put together or bring into being; assemble.
- (transitive) To constitute, to compose, to make up.
- (intransitive) To take shape.
- (electricity, historical, transitive) To treat (plates) to prepare them for introduction into a storage battery, causing one plate to be composed more or less of spongy lead, and the other of lead peroxide. This was formerly done by repeated slow alternations of the charging current, but later the plates or grids were coated or filled, one with a paste of red lead and the other with litharge, introduced into the cell, and formed by a direct charging current.
- To provide (a hare) with a form.
- (transitive) To assume (a certain shape or visible structure).
noun
- Correction or alteration by writing between the lines; interlineation.
- The sharing of a segment of track between two rail lines.
- The scheduling of vehicles to operate more than one route, or the selling of tickets for a trip across multiple carriers
- A cloth lining between the outer and inner layers of a garment.
verb
noun
- (typography) Initialism of right margin.
- Initialism of Resident Magistrate.
- Initialism of Routemaster, a type of London bus.
- Abbreviation of room; often visible on moving boxes.
- (military) Initialism of radio material.
- (religion) Initialism of religious movement.
- Initialism of rural municipality.
- Initialism of regional municipality.
- Initialism of ring modulation.
- (historical) Initialism of reichsmark.
- (historical) Initialism of Roman month.
- (Mormonism) Initialism of returned missionary.
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adj
- Ranking first.
- Providing guidance or direction.
- Occurring in advance; preceding.
- greatest in importance or degree or significance or achievement
- having the leading position or higher score in a contest
- indicating the most important performer or role
- going or proceeding or going in advance; showing the way
verb
noun
- (typography) A space between printed columns of text.
- (comics) A space between comic strip panels.
- Any narrow channel or groove, such as one formed by erosion in the vent of a gun from repeated firing.
- (printing) One of a number of pieces of wood or metal, grooved in the centre, used to separate the pages of type in a form.
- A ditch along the side of a road.
- A large groove (commonly behind animals) in a barn used for the collection and removal of animal excrement.
- (bowling) A groove down the sides of a bowling lane.
- One who or that which guts.
- A prepared channel in a surface, especially at the side of a road adjacent to a curb, intended for the drainage of water.
- (figuratively) A low, vulgar state.
- The notional locus of things, acts, or events that are distasteful, ill-bred, or morally questionable.
- (philately) An unprinted space between rows of stamps.
- (British) A drainage channel.
- A duct or channel beneath the eaves of a building to carry rain water; eavestrough.
- a tool for gutting fish
- a channel along the eaves or on the roof; collects and carries away rainwater
- misfortune resulting in lost effort or money
- a worker who guts things (fish or buildings or cars etc.)
verb
- (transitive) To cut or form into small longitudinal hollows; to channel.
- To flow or stream; to form gutters.
- (of a candle) To melt away by having the molten wax run down along the side of the candle.
- (transitive) To supply with a gutter or gutters.
- (of a small flame, or poetically, of eyes) To flicker as if about to be extinguished.
- (transitive) To send (a bowling ball) into the gutter, not hitting any pins.
- (intransitive, uncommon) To worsen considerably.
- provide with gutters
- flow in small streams
- wear or cut gutters into
- burn unsteadily, feebly, or low; flicker
noun
- (typography) A visually undesirable effect of white space running down a page, caused by spaces between words on consecutive lines happening to coincide.
- Any large flow of a liquid in a single body.
- One who rives or splits.
- A large and often winding stream which drains a land mass, carrying water down from higher areas to a lower point, oftentimes ending in another body of water, such as an ocean or in an inland sea.
- (poker) The last card dealt in a hand.
- a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
verb
noun
- (typography) A consistent adjustment of space between individual letters; letterspacing.
- (electricity) The synchronization of two or more signals.
- (electricity) The formation of conductive paths on the surface of an insulating material due to electrical discharges.
- The act or process by which something is tracked.
- (education) The division of pupils into separately taught groups by perceived ability level.
- the pursuit (of a person or animal) by following tracks or marks they left behind
verb
noun
verb
adj
noun
verb
noun
- White area between written characters and graphic regions on a produced page or computer display; blanks and the vertical blank lines in between paragraphs, or other organized rows of text lines (poetry).
- (computer science, uncountable) A contiguous collection of one or more characters that each represents horizontal or vertical space in typography.
- (business) Free time seen as an opportunity for gainful activity.
noun
- A light line, used in lettering, to help align the text.
- a light line that is used in lettering to help align the letters
- A non-specific rule or principle that provides direction to action or behaviour.
- A plan or explanation to guide one in setting standards or determining a course of action.
- a rule or principle that provides guidance to appropriate behavior
- a detailed plan or explanation to guide you in setting standards or determining a course of action
verb
noun
- (typography) An uneven vertical margin (of a block of type).
- (slang, derogatory) A newspaper or magazine, especially one whose journalism is considered to be of poor quality.
- A coarse kind of rock, somewhat cellular in texture; ragstone.
- (poker) A poor, low-ranking kicker.
- A ragged edge in metalworking.
- (nautical, slang) A sail, or any piece of canvas.
- A piece of old cloth, especially one used for cleaning, patching, etc.; a tattered piece of cloth; a shred or tatter.
- (slang, theater) A curtain of various kinds.
- (UK, Ireland) A society run by university students for the purpose of charitable fundraising.
- A ragtime song, dance or piece of music.
- (derogatory) A shabby, beggarly person; synonym of ragamuffin.
- (singular or plural, slang) Sanitary napkins, pads, or other materials used to absorb menstrual discharge.
- (especially in the plural) Tattered clothes (clothing).
- newspaper with half-size pages
- a small piece of cloth
- a boisterous practical joke (especially by college students)
- music with a syncopated melody (usually for the piano)
- a week at British universities during which side-shows and processions of floats are organized to raise money for charities
verb
- (intransitive, informal) To dance to ragtime music.
- To break (ore) into lumps for sorting.
- To tease or torment, especially at a university; to bully, to haze.
- To cut or dress roughly, as a grindstone.
- (intransitive, vulgar, slang, sometimes euphemistic) To menstruate.
- (intransitive) To become tattered.
- (transitive, informal) To play or compose (a piece, melody, etc.) in syncopated time.
- To scold or tell off; to torment; to banter.
- (transitive) To decorate (a wall, etc.) by applying paint with a rag.
- (British slang) To drive a car or another vehicle in a hard, fast or unsympathetic manner.
- cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
- censure severely or angrily
- play in ragtime
- harass with persistent criticism or carping
- break into lumps before sorting
- treat cruelly
noun
noun
adj
- fearless and daring
- very steep; having a prominent and almost vertical front
- clear and distinct
- Visually striking; conspicuous.
- Steep or abrupt.
- (Ireland) Naughty; insolent; badly-behaved.
- (typography, of typefaces) Having thicker strokes than the ordinary form of the typeface.
- (Philippines) Pornographic; depicting nudity.
- Presumptuous, forward or impudent.
- Courageous, daring.
- (wine, of alcoholic beverages) Full-bodied.
verb
noun
- A line drawn underneath text; an underline.
- (geology) lineation due to the accumulation of matter in cavities beneath the surface.
- (philosophy) A branch of philosophy concerned with understanding of language.
- (anthropology) A system of forming kinship groups that subdivide a major lineage into subgroups of more closely related individuals.
- The act of underlining.
noun
- (typography) A long, protruding ornamental line or pen stroke found in some typefaces and styles of calligraphy.
- A swishing noise.
- A smooth stroke; a swish.
- A wet splashing sound.
- A streak or patch.
- (technical) The water that washes up on shore after an incoming wave has broken.
- A narrow sound or channel of water lying within a sand bank, or between a sand bank and the shore, or a bar over which the sea washes.
- (architecture) An oval figure, whose mouldings are oblique to the axis of the work.
- the movement or sound of water
adj
verb
- (ambitransitive) To swagger; to act with boldness or bluster (toward).
- (intransitive) To wade forcefully through liquid.
- (ambitransitive) To swirl through liquid; to swish.
- (ambitransitive) To dash or flow noisily; to splash.
- (ambitransitive) To swipe.
- (intransitive) To fall violently or noisily.
- To streak, to color in a swash.
- act in an arrogant, overly self-assured, or conceited manner
- make violent, noisy movements
- dash a liquid upon or against
- show off
noun
- (typography) A line used as the basis for the alignment of glyphs.
- A datum used as the basis for calculation or for comparison.
- (tennis) The line at the farthest ends of the court indicating the boundary of the area of play.
- A line that is a base for measurement or for construction.
- (engineering) A configuration of software, hardware, or a process that is established and documented as a point of reference.
- the lines a baseball player must follow while running the bases
- an imaginary line or standard by which things are measured or compared
- the back line bounding each end of a tennis or handball court; when serving the server must not step over this line
verb
noun
- (typography) The act of beginning a line or series of lines at a little distance within the flush line of the column or page, as in the common way of beginning the first line of a paragraph.
- (law) A division unit of a piece of law distinguished by its indentation or by a dash.
- A notch or recess, in the margin or border of anything.
- The act of indenting or state of being indented.
- A recess or sharp depression in any surface.
- A measure of the distance from the flush line.
- a concave cut into a surface or edge (as in a coastline)
- the act of cutting into an edge with toothlike notches or angular incisions
- the formation of small pits in a surface as a consequence of corrosion
- the space left between the margin and the start of an indented line
noun
- (typography, graphology) The portion of a lowercase letter that extends above the midline.
- (climbing) a mechanical device used for ascending on a rope; ascendeur.
- (typography, uncommon) A lowercase letter that has such a portion, such as d or h.
- A person or thing that ascends.
- someone who ascends
- a lowercase letter that has a part extending above other lowercase letters
- (printing) the part of tall lowercase letters that extends above the other lowercase letters
noun
- (typography) A single line of type that ends a paragraph but is separated from it by being carried over to the next page or column.
- Any venomous spider of the genus Latrodectus (called "widows" because of the practice of sexual cannibalism observed among many of these species).
- A woman whose spouse (traditionally husband) has died (and who has not remarried); a woman in relation to her late spouse; feminine of widower.
- (by extension, informal, often humorous or sarcastic, in combination) A woman whose husband is often away pursuing a hobby, career, etc.
- (card games) An additional hand of playing cards dealt face-down in some card games, to be used by the highest bidder.
- (uncommon) Any person whose spouse has died (and who has not remarried).
- a woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried
verb
noun
- (typography) A typeface.
- (anatomy) The front part of the head of a human or other animal, featuring the eyes, nose, and mouth, and the surrounding area.
- (geometry) Any of the flat bounding surfaces of a polyhedron; more generally, any of the bounding pieces of a polytope of any dimension.
- Good reputation; standing, in the eyes of others; dignity; prestige.
- Shameless confidence; boldness; effrontery.
- (card games) The side of the card that shows its value (as opposed to the back side, which looks the same on all cards of the deck).
- Public image; outward appearance.
- (golf) The part of a golf club that hits the ball.
- A mode of regard, whether favourable or unfavourable; favour or anger.
- (synecdochic) A person; the self; (reflexively) oneself.
- (mining) The exposed surface of the mineral deposit where it is being mined. Also the exposed end surface of a tunnel where digging may still be in progress.
- The directed force of something.
- (heraldry) The head of a lion, shown face-on and cut off immediately behind the ears.
- (mechanics) The width of a pulley, or the length of a cog from end to end.
- (slang) The mouth.
- (slang) Makeup; one's complete facial cosmetic application.
- (professional wrestling, slang) A headlining wrestler with a persona embodying heroic or virtuous traits and who is regarded as a "good guy", especially one who is handsome and well-conditioned; a baby face.
- (video games, TCGs, uncountable) The player character, especially as opposed to minions or other entities which might absorb damage instead of the player character.
- Any surface, especially a front or outer one.
- The frontal aspect of something.
- (informal) A familiar or well-known person; a member of a particular scene, such as the music or fashion scene.
- (figurative) Presence; sight; front.
- The numbered dial of a clock or watch; the clock face.
- (informal) The amount expressed on a bill, note, bond, etc., without any interest or discount; face value.
- (cricket) The front surface of a bat.
- An aspect of the character or nature of someone or something.
- (in expressions such as make a face) A distorted facial expression; an expression of displeasure, insult, etc.
- One's facial expression.
- a part of a person that is used to refer to a person
- the general outward appearance of something
- a surface forming part of the outside of an object
- status in the eyes of others
- a vertical surface of a building or cliff
- impudent aggressiveness
- the feelings expressed on a person's face
- the part of an animal corresponding to the human face
- the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
- the striking or working surface of an implement
- a specific size and style of type within a type family
- the side upon which the use of a thing depends (usually the most prominent surface of an object)
- a contorted facial expression
verb
- (transitive, of a person or animal) To position oneself or itself so as to have one's face closest to (something).
- (intransitive, cricket) To be the batsman on strike.
- (engineering) To make the surface of (anything) flat or smooth; to dress the face of (a stone, a casting, etc.); especially, in turning, to shape or smooth the flat (transverse) surface of, as distinguished from the cylindrical (axial) surface.
- (transitive, retail) To improve the display of stock by ensuring items aren't upside down or back to front and are pulled forwards.
- (transitive) To line near the edge, especially with a different material.
- (transitive) To cover in front, for ornament, protection, etc.; to put a facing upon.
- To cover with better, or better appearing, material than the mass consists of, for purpose of deception, as the surface of a box of tea, a barrel of sugar, etc.
- (intransitive) To have the front in a certain direction.
- (transitive) To have as an opponent.
- (transitive) To deal with (a difficult situation or person); to accept (facts, reality, etc.) even when undesirable.
- (transitive, of an object) To have its front closest to, or in the direction of (something else).
- (transitive) To cause (something) to turn or present a face or front, as in a particular direction.
- (transitive) To be presented or confronted with; to have in prospect.
- present somebody with something, usually to accuse or criticize
- line the edge (of a garment) with a different material
- be opposite
- deal with (something unpleasant) head on
- cover the front or surface of
- oppose, as in hostility or a competition
- turn so as to expose the face
- be oriented in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point; be opposite to
- turn so as to face; turn the face in a certain direction
noun
- (typography) A style of type of thick and bold face in which all lines are of equal or nearly equal thickness.
- (in the singular) The style or manner of ancient times, used especially of Greek and Roman art.
- (figuratively, mildly derogatory) An old person.
- An object of ancient times.
- An old object perceived as having value because of its aesthetic or historical significance.
- an elderly man
- any piece of furniture or decorative object or the like produced in a former period and valuable because of its beauty or rarity
adj
- (bookbinding) Embossed without gilt.
- Having existed in ancient times, descended from antiquity; used especially in reference to Greece and Rome.
- Belonging to former times, not modern, out of date, old-fashioned.
- Synonym of old (“of color: subdued, as if faded over time”).
- (typography) Designating a style of type.
- out of fashion
- made in or typical of earlier times and valued for its age
- belonging to or lasting from times long ago
verb
noun
- (typography, computing) A space character that extends to the next aligned column, traditionally used for tabulation.
- (Geordie and Mackem) A cigarette.
- (British Army, military slang) A fast march or run with full kit.
- (informal) A tablet, especially one containing illicit drugs.
- A form of musical notation indicating fingering rather than the pitch of notes, commonly used for stringed instruments.
- (slang) An ear.
- (colloquial, publishing) A tabloid newspaper.
- (graphical user interface) The page or form associated with such a navigational widget.
- (informal, theater) A tableau curtain.
- (informal, chiefly Canada, US) A restaurant bill.
- (by extension) The cost or bill for anything.
- (informal, chiefly Canada, US) Credit account, e.g., in a shop or bar; slate.
- (by extension, graphical user interface) A navigational widget, resembling a physical tab, for switching between documents or sets of controls.
- (Oxbridge slang) A student of Cambridge University.
- A small flap or strip of material attached to or inserted into something, for holding, manipulation, identification, opening etc.
- the bill in a restaurant
- a short strip of material attached to or projecting from something in order to facilitate opening or identifying or handling it
- sensationalist journalism
- the key on a typewriter or a word processor that causes a tabulation
- a dose of medicine in the form of a small pellet
verb
noun
- (typography) A single line of type, beginning a paragraph, at the bottom of a column or page.
- (figuratively) Anything that is unsupported, as by its source, provider or caretaker, by reason of the supporter's demise or decision to abandon.
- A person, especially a minor, whose parents have permanently abandoned them.
- A young animal with no mother.
- (computing) Any unreferenced object.
- A person, especially a minor, both or (rarely) one of whose parents have died.
- someone or something who lacks support or care or supervision
- a young animal without a mother
- a child who has lost both parents
- the first line of a paragraph that is set as the last line of a page or column
adj
verb
noun
- a printed document with spaces in which to write
- a particular mode in which something is manifested
- the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
- an arrangement of the elements in a composition or discourse
- a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
- any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)
- alternative names for the body of a human being
- a perceptual structure
- an ability to perform well
- (physical chemistry) a distinct state of matter in a system; matter that is identical in chemical composition and physical state and separated from other material by the phase boundary
- a mold for setting concrete
- the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance
- (biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups
- a life-size dummy used to display clothes
- a body of students who are taught together
- the visual appearance of something or someone
- Established method of expression or practice; fixed way of proceeding; conventional or stated scheme; formula.
- (grammar) A grouping of words which maintain grammatical context in different usages; the particular shape or structure of a word or part of speech.
- (fine arts) The boundary line of a material object. In painting, more generally, the human body.
- Constitution; mode of construction, organization, etc.; system.
- (sports, fitness) A specific way of performing a movement.
- The shape or visible structure of a thing or person.
- (crystallography) The combination of planes included under a general crystallographic symbol. It is not necessarily a closed solid.
- Show without substance; empty, outside appearance; vain, trivial, or conventional ceremony; conventionality; formality.
- An order of doing things, as in religious ritual.
- Regularity, beauty, or elegance.
- A specimen document to be copied or imitated.
- (geometry) A quantic.
- (UK) Past history (in a given area); a habit of doing something.
- (UK, education) A class or year of school pupils.
- (taxonomy) An infraspecific rank.
- (philosophy) The inherent nature of an object; that which the mind itself contributes as the condition of knowing; that in which the essence of a thing consists.
- A thing that gives shape to other things as in a mold.
- (computing, programming) A window or dialogue box.
- The den or home of a hare.
- Characteristics not involving atomic components.
- A blank document or template to be filled in by the user.
- Level of performance.
verb
- develop into a distinctive entity
- assume a form or shape
- create (as an entity)
- establish or impress firmly in the mind
- to compose or represent
- make something, usually for a specific function
- give shape or form to
- (transitive, linguistics) To create (a word) by inflection or derivation.
- (transitive) To give (a shape or visible structure) to a thing or person.
- To mould or model by instruction or discipline.
- To put together or bring into being; assemble.
- (transitive) To constitute, to compose, to make up.
- (intransitive) To take shape.
- (electricity, historical, transitive) To treat (plates) to prepare them for introduction into a storage battery, causing one plate to be composed more or less of spongy lead, and the other of lead peroxide. This was formerly done by repeated slow alternations of the charging current, but later the plates or grids were coated or filled, one with a paste of red lead and the other with litharge, introduced into the cell, and formed by a direct charging current.
- To provide (a hare) with a form.
- (transitive) To assume (a certain shape or visible structure).
noun
- Correction or alteration by writing between the lines; interlineation.
- The sharing of a segment of track between two rail lines.
- The scheduling of vehicles to operate more than one route, or the selling of tickets for a trip across multiple carriers
- A cloth lining between the outer and inner layers of a garment.
verb
noun
- (typography) Initialism of right margin.
- Initialism of Resident Magistrate.
- Initialism of Routemaster, a type of London bus.
- Abbreviation of room; often visible on moving boxes.
- (military) Initialism of radio material.
- (religion) Initialism of religious movement.
- Initialism of rural municipality.
- Initialism of regional municipality.
- Initialism of ring modulation.
- (historical) Initialism of reichsmark.
- (historical) Initialism of Roman month.
- (Mormonism) Initialism of returned missionary.
name
verb
verb
noun
adj
- having words so spaced that lines have straight even margins
- Having a justification.
- (typography) Of text, arranged on a page or a computer screen such that the left and right ends of all lines within paragraphs are aligned, with the space between words adjusted as necessary. Also called fully justified to contrast with left-justified and right-justified.
verb
adj
- (typography) Not containing characters; see white space.
- Grey, as from old age; having silvery hair; hoary.
- (board games, chess) The standard denomination of the playing pieces of a board game deemed to belong to the white set, no matter what the actual colour.
- (now less common and often offensive) Honourable, fair, decent, kind; generous.
- (sometimes capitalized) Of or relating to Europeans or those of European descent, regardless if their skin has cool or warm undertones.
- (of a person or skin) Lacking coloration (tan) from ultraviolet light; not tanned.
- (of tea) Made from immature leaves and shoots.
- Characterised by the presence of snow.
- Relatively light or pale in colour.
- Pale or pallid, as from fear, illness, etc.
- Bright and colourless; reflecting equal quantities of all frequencies of visible light.
- (politics) Pertaining to constitutional or anti-revolutionary political parties or movements.
- (sometimes capitalized) Of or relating to Caucasians (people with white complexion and European ancestry).
- (of coffee or tea) Containing cream, milk, or creamer.
- (chiefly historical) Designated for use by Caucasians.
- (typography) Said of a symbol or character outline, not solid, not filled with color. Compare black (“said of a character or symbol filled with color”).
- (of a set of armor) Alwhite, pertaining to white armor.
- (sometimes capitalized) By U.S. Census Bureau definition, of or relating to people hailing from Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East.
- (of an animal) Affected by leucism.
- Pertaining to an ecclesiastical order whose adherents dress in white habits; Cistercian.
- glowing white with heat
- being of the achromatic color of maximum lightness; having little or no hue owing to reflection of almost all incident light
- benevolent; without malicious intent
- restricted to whites only
- (of a surface) not written or printed on
- (of coffee) having cream or milk added
- marked by the presence of snow
- (of hair) having lost its color
- of or belonging to a racial group having light skin coloration
- of summer nights in northern latitudes where the sun barely sets
- anemic looking from illness or emotion
- free from moral blemish or impurity; unsullied
noun
- (countable and uncountable) White wine.
- (archery) The central part of the butt, which was formerly painted white; the centre of a mark at which a missile is shot.
- The snow- or ice-covered "green" in snow golf.
- (board games, chess) The person playing with the white set of pieces.
- The albumen of bird eggs (egg white).
- A feather, from the wing of the cock ostrich, that is of the palest possible shade.
- (sports, billiards, snooker, pool) The cue ball in cue games.
- The color of snow or milk; the color of light containing equal amounts of all visible wavelengths.
- (uncountable) Ellipsis of white bread
- A white pigment.
- A person of European descent with light-colored skin.
- The enclosed part of a letter of the alphabet, especially when handwritten.
- Any butterfly of the subfamily Pierinae in the family Pieridae.
- (countable and uncountable) White coffee
- (anatomy) The sclera, white of the eye.
- (slang, US, UK) Cocaine.
- A white bean.
- (usually in the plural) trousers made of flannel or gabardine or tweed or white cloth
- (board games) the lighter pieces
- the quality or state of the achromatic color of greatest lightness (bearing the least resemblance to black)
- the white part of an egg; the nutritive and protective gelatinous substance surrounding the yolk consisting mainly of albumin dissolved in water
verb
adj
- (typography, of a typeface) Wider than usual.
- Stretched out or pulled out; expanded.
- Longer in length or extension; elongated.
- Lasting longer; protracted.
- Having a large scope or range; extensive.
- fully extended or stretched forth
- large in spatial extent or range or scope or quantity
- relatively long in duration; tediously protracted
- beyond the literal or primary sense
- drawn out or made longer spatially
verb
adj
- (typography, of a block of type) Not justified; having an uneven vertical margin.
- Rough; shaggy; rugged.
- (computing) Of a data structure: having uneven levels.
- (music) Performed in a syncopated manner, especially in ragtime.
- Wearing tattered clothes.
- Harsh-sounding; having an unpleasant noise
- Faulty; lacking in skill, reliability, or organization.
- In tatters, having the texture broken.
- Having rough edges; jagged or uneven
- worn out from stress or strain
- being or dressed in clothes that are worn or torn
- having an irregular outline
verb
adj
- (art) Line-drawn; composed of lines.
- (uncommon) In the direction of a line; measured or ascertained by a line.
- (typography, of a typeface) Sans serif.
- (law, history and anthropology) Relating to aspects of lineage, such as descent, succession, inheritance or consanguinity.
- Pertaining to lines; consisting of lines.
- arranged in a line
- in a straight unbroken line of descent from parent to child
adj
- (typography, of a punctuation mark) Extending beyond the margins of a page.
- (UK, slang, of a person, originally Manchester) Ugly; very unattractive; disgusting.
- Suspended.
- (baseball, slang, of an off-speed pitch) Hittable; poorly executed by the pitcher, hence relatively easy to hit.
- (chess, of a piece) Unprotected and exposed to capture.
noun
- (countable, uncountable) The act of hanging a person (or oneself) by the neck in order to kill that person (or to commit suicide).
- (countable) Anything that is hung as a decorative element (such as curtains, gobelins, or posters).
- (uncountable) The way in which hangings (decorations) are arranged.
- the act of suspending something (hanging it from above so it moves freely)
- decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window
- a form of capital punishment; victim is suspended by the neck from a gallows or gibbet until dead