English words for 'A mental image.'
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noun
- A mental image.
- A way of understanding something, an opinion, a theory.
- Something to look at, such as scenery.
- (Internet) An individual viewing of a web page or a video etc. by a user.
- An intention or prospect.
- (computing, databases) A virtual or logical table composed of the result set of a query in relational databases.
- A picture, drawn or painted; a sketch.
- A point of view.
- (physical) Visual perception.
- (computing, programming) The part of a computer program which is visible to the user and can be interacted with
- An opinion, judgement, imagination, idea or belief.
- A wake.
- The range of vision.
- The act of seeing or looking at something.
- purpose; the phrase ‘with a view to’ means ‘with the intention of’ or ‘for the purpose of’
- a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
- a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty
- the range of the eye
- graphic art consisting of the graphic or photographic representation of a visual percept
- outward appearance
- the act of looking or seeing or observing
- the visual percept of a region
- a message expressing a belief about something; the expression of a belief that is held with confidence but not substantiated by positive knowledge or proof
- the range of interest or activity that can be anticipated
verb
noun
- a vivid mental image
- the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses
- the ability to see; the visual faculty
- a religious or mystical experience of a supernatural appearance
- the perceptual experience of seeing
- (countable) Something imaginary one thinks one sees.
- (uncountable) The sense or ability of sight.
- (uncountable) Pre-recorded film or tape; footage.
- (countable) Something seen; an object perceived visually.
- (countable) A person or thing of extraordinary beauty.
- (countable, by extension) A perceived potential future event or occurrence.
- (uncountable) General aspiration; forward-thinkingness.
- (countable, by extension) Something unreal or imaginary; a creation of fancy.
- (countable) A religious or mystical experience of a supernatural appearance.
- (countable) An ideal or a goal toward which one aspires.
verb
verb
- To form a mental picture of.
- (gambling, transitive) To respond to another player's bet with a bet of equal value.
- To come to a realization of having been mistaken or misled.
- To examine something closely, or to utilize something, often as a temporary alternative.
- (used in the imperative) Used to emphasise a proposition.
- (by extension) Chiefly followed by that: to ensure that something happens, especially by personally witnessing it.
- To have an interview with; especially, to make a call upon; to visit.
- (used in the imperative) To reference or to study for further details.
- (transitive) To perceive or detect someone or something with the eyes, or as if by sight.
- To determine by trial or experiment; to find out (if or whether).
- To witness or observe by personal experience.
- (transitive) To wait upon; attend, escort.
- (figuratively) To understand.
- To date frequently.
- To include as one of something's experiences.
- To watch (a movie) at a cinema, or a show on television etc.
- (transitive) To foresee, predict, or prophesy.
- To visit for a medical appointment.
- (ergative) To be the setting or time of.
- match or meet
- perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
- make sense of; assign a meaning to
- observe as if with an eye
- deliberate or decide
- be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something
- perceive or be contemporaneous with
- date regularly; have a steady relationship with
- conduct someone someplace
- find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort
- take charge of or deal with
- perceive (an idea or situation) mentally
- come together
- see and understand, have a good eye
- go to see for professional or business reasons
- deem to be
- imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind
- go to see for a social visit
- undergo or live through a difficult experience
- go to see a place, as for entertainment
- get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally
- observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect
- see or watch
- receive as a specified guest
intj
noun
- The office of a bishop or archbishop.
- Alternative form of cee; the name of the Latin script letter C/c.
- A diocese or archdiocese: a region of a church, generally headed by a bishop or an archbishop.
- A seat; a site; a place where sovereign, autonomous, or autocephalous power is exercised.
- the seat within a bishop's diocese where the bishop's cathedral is located
noun
- a clear and telling mental image
- a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
- all the copies of a work printed at one time
- a concavity in a surface produced by pressing
- (dentistry) an imprint of the teeth and gums in wax or plaster
- the act of pressing one thing on or into the surface of another
- a symbol that is the result of printing or engraving
- an impressionistic portrayal of a person
- an outward appearance
- An outward appearance.
- An impersonation, an imitation of the mannerisms of another individual.
- A vague recalling of an event, a belief.
- (painting) The first coat of colour, such as the priming in house-painting etc.
- (printing) set of copies of a publication printed at one time having the same content, layout, pagination, etc.
- (engraving) A print on paper from a wood block, metal plate, etc.
- The overall effect of something, e.g., on a person.
- (philosophy) The vivid perception of something as it is experienced, in contrast to ideas or thoughts drawn from memory or the imagination.
- The indentation or depression made by the pressure of one object on or into another.
- (Internet) A performance metric representing an instance where a post or ad is shown once.
verb
noun
- a clear and telling mental image
- An image; a representation as in the imagination.
- a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
- illustrations used to decorate or explain a text
- a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement
- a graphic or vivid verbal description
- graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface
- a typical example of some state or quality
- a situation treated as an observable object
- a representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide or in digital format
- the visible part of a television transmission
- (programming) A format string in the COBOL programming language.
- (in the plural, informal) ("the pictures") Cinema (as a form of entertainment).
- An attractive sight.
- A figure; a model.
- A representation of anything (as a person, a landscape, a building) upon canvas, paper, or other surface, by drawing, painting, printing, photography, etc.
- A photograph.
- (MLE) A sample of an illegal drug.
- A paragon, a perfect example or specimen (of a category).
- Situation.
- The art of painting; representation by painting.
- A painting.
verb
noun
- an iconic mental representation
- A mental picture of something not real or not present.
- someone who closely resembles a famous person (especially an actor)
- a standard or typical example
- the general impression that something (a person or organization or product) presents to the public
- a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
- language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense
- (mathematics) the set of values of the dependent variable for which a function is defined
- a representation of a person (especially in the form of sculpture)
- (Jungian psychology) a personal facade that one presents to the world
- A statue or idol.
- (computing) A file that contains all information needed to produce a live working copy. (See disk image and image copy.)
- (mathematics) The value a function maps some argument to.
- A file on a computer containing a single frame; an image file.
- A visual or other representation of the external form of something in art.
- (mathematics) The subset of the codomain of a function comprising those elements that are the image of some element of its domain.
- (radio) A form of interference: a weaker "copy" of a strong signal that occurs at a different frequency.
- A characteristic of a person, group or company etc., style, manner of dress, how one is or wishes to be perceived by others.
verb
verb
- To form a mental picture of something; to picture something in the mind.
- form a mental picture of something that is invisible or abstract
- To form a mental picture of (something); to picture (something) in the mind; to envisage.
- To depict (something) in a way which can be seen.
- To perceive something visually.
- (chiefly medicine) To make (a hidden or unclear body part, process, or object) visible by optical methods (such as endoscopy, magnetic resonance imaging, ultrasound, or X-rays), or other techniques.
- To perceive (something) visually; to see.
- make visible
- view the outline of by means of an X-ray
- imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind
noun
- one whose prevailing mental imagery is visual
- (music) A video accompanying a song, usually simpler than a typical music video, intended to be a visual representation of the song.
- Someone who visualizes; especially someone whose mental imagery is visual.
- A person in the advertising industry who produces artwork for presentations.
- That which provides a visualization.
noun
- An image or representation of anything formed in the mind.
- A bite-sized sponge cake, with a layer of cream, covered in icing.
- A diamond with a distinctive colour.
- The object of inclination or liking.
- The enthusiasts of such a pursuit.
- Any sport or hobby pursued by a group.
- In the game of jacks, a style of play involving additional actions (contrasted with plainsies).
- Love or amorous attachment.
- An opinion or notion formed without much reflection.
- A whim.
- That which pleases or entertains the taste or caprice without much use or value.
- The imagination.
- a predisposition to like something
- something many people believe that is false
- imagination or fantasy; held by Coleridge to be more casual and superficial than true imagination
verb
- To form a conception of; to portray in the mind.
- (British) Would like; have a desire for.
- (transitive) To breed (animals) as a hobby.
- (British, informal) To be sexually, aesthetically or romantically attracted to.
- To have a fancy for; to like; to be pleased with, particularly on account of external appearance or manners.
- (formal) To appreciate without jealousy or greed.
- imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind
- have a fancy or particular liking or desire for
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adv
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adj
noun
verb
- form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
- expect, believe, or suppose
- (transitive) To believe in something created by one's own mind, often something false.
- (transitive, Internet slang, rhetorical, sarcastic) Used to mock an idea by suggesting that it is ridiculous or ill thought through.
- (transitive) To form a mental image of something; to envision or create something in one's mind.
- (transitive) To assume; to suppose.
- (intransitive) To use one's imagination.
- (transitive) To conjecture; to guess.
noun
noun
- a visual representation of something
- an electronic device that represents information in visual form
- exhibiting openly in public view
- something shown to the public
- behavior that makes your feelings public
- something intended to communicate a particular impression
- A device, furniture or marketing-oriented bulk packaging for visual presentation for sales promotion.
- A piece of work to be presented visually.
- (computing) The presentation of information for visual or tactile reception.
- (computing) An electronic screen that shows graphics or text.
- A show or spectacle.
verb
- to show, make visible or apparent
- attract attention by displaying some body part or posing; of animals
- (military) To extend the front of (a column), bringing it into line, deploy.
- (intransitive) To make a display; to act as one making a show or demonstration.
- (transitive) To show conspicuously; to exhibit; to demonstrate; to manifest.
noun
- a visual representation of something
- The outward appearance or representation of a person or thing to the human mind.
- the act of making something publicly available; presenting news or other information by broadcasting or printing it
- formally making a person known to another or to the public
- the activity of formally presenting something (as a prize or reward)
- (obstetrics) position of the fetus in the uterus relative to the birth canal
- a show or display; the act of presenting something to sight or view
- the act of presenting a proposal
- A lecture or speech given in front of an audience.
- (medicine) The symptoms, signs, and other possible indications of disease, trauma, etc., that are exhibited by a patient who has sought, or has otherwise come to, the attention of a physician.
- A dramatic performance.
- A slideshow created on a computer.
- The act or right of offering a clergyman to the bishop or ordinary for institution in a benefice.
- (immunology) The preparation of antigen fragments during the immune response.
- The act of presenting, or something presented.
- Money given as a wedding gift.
- (mathematics) The specification of a group by generators and relators.
- (fencing) Offering one's blade for engagement by the opponent.
- (mainly LGBT) Gender presentation; gender expression.
- An award given to someone on a special occasion.
- (medicine) The position of the foetus in the uterus at birth.
noun
- (figurative) Mental grasp.
- (graphical user interface) A visual component on a window etc. enabling it to be resized and/or moved by dragging with a mouse or finger.
- A medium-sized bag or holdall for one's belongings, made of soft leather, canvas etc., and carried in the hand by two handles, one either side of the opening.
- An apparatus attached to a car (e.g., cable car, funicular car, mine car) for clutching a traction cable.
- (chiefly Southern California slang) A lot of something.
- (figurative) Someone who is helpful, interesting, admirable, or inspiring.
- (uncountable) Ability to resist slippage when pressed in contact with another object or surface.
- (by extension) Ellipsis of pistol grip.
- (dialectal) A small ditch or trench; a channel to carry off water or other liquid; a drain.
- (chiefly Southern California slang) A long time.
- (figurative) Control, power, or mastery over someone or something; a tenacious grasp; a holding fast.
- A device, or a portion of one, that grasps or holds fast to something.
- A place to grip; a handle; the portion of a handle that the hand occupies.
- (figurative) Assistance; help; encouragement.
- A hold or way of holding, particularly with the hand.
- A channel cut through a grass verge, especially for the purpose of draining water away from the highway.
- (film or television production) A person responsible for handling equipment on the set.
- (slang) As much as one can hold in a hand; a handful.
- (archaic except rail transport) A small travelling-bag or gripsack.
- a portable rectangular container for carrying clothes
- the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it
- a flat wire hairpin whose prongs press tightly together; used to hold bobbed hair in place
- an intellectual hold or understanding
- the friction between a body and the surface on which it moves (as between an automobile tire and the road)
- the act of grasping
- worker who moves the camera around while a film or television show is being made
verb
- (transitive) To firmly hold the attention of.
- (transitive or intransitive) To take hold (of), particularly with the hand.
- (dialectal) To trench; to drain.
- (transitive) To figuratively take hold of or grasp.
- (transitive) Of an emotion or situation: to have a strong effect upon.
- hold fast or firmly
- to grip or seize, as in a wrestling match
- to render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe
adj
- evoking lifelike images within the mind
- relating to or presented by a graph
- describing nudity or sexual activity in graphic detail
- written or drawn or engraved
- of or relating to the graphic arts
- Drawn, pictorial.
- (geology) Having a texture that resembles writing, commonly created by exsolution, devitrification and immiscibility processes in igneous rocks.
- Explicit, vivid, descriptive, often in relation to depictions of sex or violence.
noun
adj
noun
adj
noun
noun
- a mental representation
- outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
- pretending that something is the case in order to make a good impression
- formal attendance (in court or at a hearing) of a party in an action
- the act of appearing in public view
- the event of coming into sight
- (medicine) Chiefly used by nurses: the act of defecation by a patient.
- The act of appearing or coming into sight; the act of becoming visible to the eye.
- (philosophy, theology) That which is not substance, essence, hypostasis; the outward reality as opposed to the underlying reality
- A thing seen; a phenomenon; an apparition.
- (law) An instance of someone coming into a court of law to be part of a trial, lawsuit or other proceeding, either in person or represented by an attorney or such like; a court appearance
- The act of appearing in a particular place, or in society, a company, or any proceedings; a coming before the public in a particular character.
- The way something looks; personal presence
- Apparent likeness; the way which something or someone appears to others.
noun
- A mental image formed by the action of the imagination as a faculty; something imagined.
- the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses
- the ability to form mental images of things or events
- The image-making power of the mind; the act of mentally creating or reproducing an object not previously perceived; the ability to create such images.
- Creativity; resourcefulness.
- Particularly, construction of false images; fantasizing.
- the ability to deal resourcefully with unusual problems
noun
- One of various graphical representations of a cognitive or psychological profile.
- (parapsychology) Any of various devices used for automatic writing.
- (parapsychology) A photographic image having a supposed supernatural or spiritual origin.
- psychobiography
- Any of various devices that purportedly read a person's thoughts.
- A piece of prose that describes hallucinations or phantoms.
- A photograph, film, or other recorded image that evokes the feeling of a person, time, or place.
verb
noun
- the ability to form mental images of things or events
- Imitation work.
- The work of the imagination or fancy; false ideas; imaginary phantasms.
- Rhetorical decoration in writing or speaking; vivid descriptions presenting or suggesting images of sensible objects; figures in discourse.
- Images in general, or en masse.
- The work of one who makes images or visible representation of objects.
- (figuratively) Unreal show; imitation; appearance.
noun
verb
noun
- An image or reflection.
- Synonym of sun dog (“a bright spot in the sky, usually one of two on the parhelic circle on both sides of the sun (or occasionally above and below it), caused by the refraction of the sun's image through ice crystals”).
- a bright spot on the parhelic circle; caused by diffraction by ice crystals
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noun
- An impression on the mind, imagination etc.
- The act of impressing.
- A stamp or seal used to make an impression.
- An impression; an impressed image or copy of something.
- Characteristic; mark of distinction; stamp.
- The act of impressing, or taking by force for the public service; compulsion to serve; also, that which is impressed.
- A heraldic device; an impresa.
- the act of coercing someone into government service
verb
- (transitive) To compel (someone) to serve in a military force.
- (transitive) To seize or confiscate (property) by force.
- (transitive) To produce a vivid impression of (something).
- (intransitive) To make an impression, to be impressive.
- (figurative) To fix deeply in the mind; to present forcibly to the attention, etc.; to imprint; to inculcate.
- (transitive) To mark or stamp (something) using pressure.
- (transitive) To affect (someone) strongly and often favourably.
- To produce (a mark, stamp, image, etc.); to imprint (a mark or figure upon something).
- mark or stamp with or as if with pressure
- impress positively
- have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
- take (someone) against their will for compulsory service, especially on board a ship
- dye (fabric) before it is spun
- reproduce by printing
- produce or try to produce a vivid impression of
noun
- An idea depicted as an entity.
- (mythology) A minor deity or divinity.
- (computing, Unix) A process (a running program) that does not have a controlling terminal.
- A muse, a personified source of inspiration, especially one that also causes anguish.
- (Commonwealth, uncommon) Alternative spelling of demon.
- a person who is part mortal and part god
- an evil supernatural being
noun
- An image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory.
- A conception in the mind of something to be done; a plan for doing something, an intention.
- (music) A musical theme or melodic subject.
- A vague or fanciful notion; a feeling or hunch; an impression.
- A purposeful aim or goal; intent
- (philosophy) An abstract archetype of a given thing, compared to which real-life examples are seen as imperfect approximations; pure essence, as opposed to actual examples.
- More generally, any result of mental activity; a thought, a notion; a way of thinking.
- the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
- a personal view
- an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth
- your intention; what you intend to do
- (music) melodic subject of a musical composition
noun
- A figure, image or idea that substitutes reality.
- A statement; a presentation of opinion or position, or an utterance made to influence the opinions or actions of others
- A theatrical performance.
- (law) The lawyers and staff who argue on behalf of another in court.
- (politics) The ability to elect a representative to speak on one's behalf in government; the role of this representative in government.
- (medicine) An act of representing, i.e. presenting again.
- (mathematics) An action of some algebraic structure (typically a group or algebra, particularly a Lie algebra) on a vector space, such that each element acts by a linear endomorphism.
- The act of representing.
- (by extension, uncountable) The appearance(s) of a particular demographic group in a piece of media, particularly in regards to how such appearances are treated.
- That which represents something else.
- a performance of a play
- the state of serving as an official and authorized delegate or agent
- the act of representing; standing in for someone or some group and speaking with authority in their behalf
- a presentation to the mind in the form of an idea or image
- a creation that is a visual or tangible rendering of someone or something
- a factual statement made by one party in order to induce another party to enter into a contract
- a statement of facts and reasons made in appealing or protesting
- a body of legislators that serve in behalf of some constituency
- the right of being represented by delegates who have a voice in some legislative body
- an activity that stands as an equivalent of something or results in an equivalent
prefix
noun
- the visual appearance of something or someone
- the act of throwing a fishing line out over the water by means of a rod and reel
- object formed by a mold
- the actors in a play
- container into which liquid is poured to create a given shape when it hardens
- the act of throwing dice
- the distinctive form in which a thing is made
- a violent throw
- bandage consisting of a firm covering (often made of plaster of Paris) that immobilizes broken bones while they heal
- The casting procedure.
- (firearms) The measurement of the angle of a shotgun stock from a top-view center line, used to align the shotgun to the shooter's eye.
- Visual appearance.
- A small mass of earth "thrown off" or excreted by a worm.
- (art) The collective group of actors performing a play or production together. Contrasted with crew.
- (fishing) An instance of throwing out a fishing line.
- A supportive and immobilising device used to help mend broken bones.
- The form of one's thoughts, mind etc.
- (hawking) The number of hawks (or occasionally other birds) cast off at one time; a pair.
- The mould used to make cast objects.
- The number rolled on a die when it is thrown.
- An object made in a mould.
- An act of throwing.
- Animal and insect remains which have been regurgitated by a bird.
- Something which has been thrown, dispersed etc.
- A squint.
- A chance or attempt at something.
- A group of crabs.
verb
- form by pouring (e.g., wax or hot metal) into a cast or mold
- deposit
- formulate in a particular style or language
- assign the roles of (a movie or a play) to actors
- move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
- choose at random
- eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth
- select to play,sing, or dance a part in a play, movie, musical, opera, or ballet
- put or send forth
- to remove
- throw forcefully
- (nautical) To bring the bows of a sailing ship on to the required tack just as the anchor is weighed by use of the headsail; to bring (a ship) round.
- To turn (the balance or scale); to overbalance; hence, to make preponderate; to decide.
- (of an animal) To throw off (the skin) as a process of growth; to shed the hair or fur of the coat.
- To consider; to turn or revolve in the mind; to plan.
- To deposit (a ballot or voting paper); to formally register (one's vote).
- To throw forward (a fishing line, net etc.) into the sea.
- (botany) To shed leaves or fruit prematurely.
- (transitive) To assign (a role in a play or performance).
- (Wicca) To open a circle in order to begin a spell or meeting of witches.
- (hunting) Of dogs, hunters: to spread out and search for a scent.
- (medicine) To set (a bone etc.) in a cast.
- (dated outside accounting) To add up (a column of figures, accounts etc.); cross-cast refers to adding up a row of figures.
- To throw down or aside.
- (media) To broadcast (video) over the Internet or a local network, especially to one's television.
- (transitive) To describe in an opinionated way. Mostly used with a metaphor involving light.
- (computing) To change a variable type from, for example, integer to real, or integer to text.
- (obsolete except in set phrases) To remove, take off (clothes).
- To twist or warp (of fabric, timber etc.).
- (astrology) To calculate the astrological value of (a horoscope, birth etc.).
- (now somewhat literary) To throw.
- To direct (one's eyes, gaze etc.).
- To perform, bring forth (a magical spell or enchantment).
- To shape (molten metal etc.) by pouring into a mould; to make (an object) in such a way.
- To throw (light etc.) on or upon something, or in a given direction.
- (transitive) To assign a role in a play or performance to (an actor).
- (nautical) To heave the lead and line in order to ascertain the depth of water.
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noun
- the visual appearance of something or someone
- 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
- a printed document with spaces in which to write
- 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
- 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
- the visual appearance of something or someone
- the state of (good) health (especially in the phrases ‘in condition’ or ‘in shape’ or ‘out of condition’ or ‘out of shape’)
- any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)
- a concrete representation of an otherwise nebulous concept
- alternative names for the body of a human being
- a perceptual structure
- the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance
- The status or condition of something
- (iron manufacture) A piece which has been roughly forged nearly to the form it will receive when completely forged or fitted.
- A graphical representation of an object's form or its external boundary, outline, or external surface.
- Form; formation.
- (geometry) A geometric figure defined by its surfaces, lines, and angles, existing in 2D or 3D
- Condition of personal health, especially muscular health.
- (iron manufacture) A rolled or hammered piece, such as a bar, beam, angle iron, etc., having a cross section different from merchant bar.
- (gambling) A loaded die.
- (programming) In the Hack programming language, a group of data fields each of which has a name and a data type.
verb
- shape or influence; give direction to
- make something, usually for a specific function
- give shape or form to
- To suit; to be adjusted or conformable.
- (of a country, person, etc) To give influence to.
- To form or manipulate something into a certain shape.
- (Northern England, Scotland, rare) To create or make.
- (transitive) To give something a shape and definition.
noun
- a mental representation of some haunting experience
- a writer who gives the credit of authorship to someone else
- the visible disembodied soul of a dead person
- a suggestion of some quality
- (theater) An understudy.
- (attributive, in names of species) Transparent or translucent.
- (attributive, in names of species) White or pale.
- (cleaning) A faint image that remains after an attempt to remove graffiti.
- (quantum mechanics) An unphysical state in a gauge theory.
- Someone whose identity cannot be established because there are no records of such a person.
- (attributive) Of a cryptid, supernatural or extraterrestrial nature.
- (espionage) A covert (and deniable) agent.
- A disembodied soul; a soul or spirit of a deceased person; a spirit appearing after death.
- (Internet) An unresponsive user on IRC, resulting from the user's client disconnecting without notifying the server.
- (attributive) Perceived or listed but not real.
- A nonexistent person invented to obtain some (typically fraudulent) benefit.
- (writing) Ellipsis of ghostwriter.
- (uncountable, often capitalized) A game in which players take turns to add a letter to a possible word, trying not to complete a word.
- (attributive) Abandoned.
- (computing, linguistics, attributive) A formerly nonexistent character that was at some point mistakenly encoded into a character set standard, which might have since become used opportunistically for some genuine purpose.
- (by extension) Any faint shadowy semblance; an unsubstantial image.
- A dead person whose identity is stolen by another (see ghosting).
- A false image, for example in a photographic print or negative, or on a television screen or radar display, or in a telescope, caused by poor or double reception or reflection (from a lens or screen).
- (countable) Ellipsis of ghost pepper.
- (video games) An opponent in a racing game that follows a previously recorded route, allowing players to compete against previous best times.
- (attributive) Remnant; remains.
- (attributive) Substitute.
- (computing) A copy of a file or record.
verb
- haunt like a ghost; pursue
- move like a ghost
- write for someone else
- (chiefly social media, slang) To stop communicating with (someone) on social media, though text messages, etc., without explanation, especially as a way of ending a relationship; hence, to end a relationship with (someone) by stopping all communication without explanation.
- Synonym of ghostwrite (“to write (a literary work or speech), or produce (an artistic work)), in the place of someone”); also, to carry out (an artistic performance) in the place of someone.
- (Internet) To forcibly disconnect (an IRC user) who is using one's reserved nickname.
- (graphical user interface) To gray out (a visual element) to indicate that it is unavailable.
- To appear suddenly or move like a disembodied soul; specifically (often sports); also (transitive, dated) followed by the dummy subject it: to move easily and quietly without anyone noticing; to slip.
- Of a disembodied soul: to appear (somewhere or to someone) in the form of an apparition; to haunt.
- Followed by for: synonym of ghostwrite (“to write a literary work or speech, or produce an artistic work, in the place of someone”); also, to carry out an artistic performance in the place of someone.
- To imbue (something) with a ghost-like effect or hue.
- To continuously cause (someone or something) trouble; specifically, to continuously be in the thoughts of (someone) in a disturbing manner; to perturb, to trouble.
- (slang) To kill (someone).
- (nautical) Of a sailing vessel: to sail seemingly with very little or no wind.
- (chiefly UK, law enforcement) To transfer (a prisoner) to another prison, usually without first informing the prisoner.
adj
noun
- a mental representation of some haunting experience
- relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body
- protective covering that protects something from direct sunlight
- a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude
- a representation of the effect of shadows in a picture or drawing (as by shading or darker pigment)
- a position of relative inferiority
- a protective ornamental covering for a lamp, used to screen a light bulb from direct view
- a slight amount or degree of difference
- a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color
- (figuratively, in the plural) An aspect that is reminiscent of something.
- (countable) A postage stamp showing an obvious difference in colour/color to the original printing and needing a separate catalogue/catalog entry.
- (uncountable) Darkness where light, particularly sunlight, is blocked.
- (historical) A candle-shade.
- (countable) A cover around or above a light bulb, a lampshade.
- A very small degree of a quantity, or variety of meaning
- (figuratively) A subtle variation in a concept.
- (countable) Something that blocks light, particularly in a window.
- (chiefly literary and fantasy) A ghost or specter; a spirit.
- (countable) A variety of a color, in particular one obtained by adding black (compare tint).
- (uncountable, originally LGBTQ slang) Subtle insults.
verb
- represent the effect of shade or shadow on
- protect from light, heat, or view
- vary slightly
- pass from one quality such as color to another by a slight degree
- cast a shadow over
- (transitive, slang) To throw shade, to subtly insult someone.
- (transitive) To darken, particularly in drawing.
- (intransitive, rare) To shield oneself from light.
- (intransitive, baseball, of a defensive player) To move slightly from one's normal fielding position.
- To win by a narrow margin.
- (intransitive) To vary or approach something slightly, particularly in color.
- (transitive, graphical user interface) To reduce (a window) so that only its title bar is visible.
- (transitive) To shield (someone or something) from light.
- (transitive) To alter slightly.
noun
- a mental representation of some haunting experience
- a ghostly appearing figure
- A ghostly apparition, a phantom. [from 17th c.]
- (figuratively) A threatening mental image; an unpleasant prospect [from 18th c.]
- (entomology) Any of certain species of dragonfly of the genus Boyeria, family Aeshnidae. [from 20th c.]
noun
- a mental representation of some haunting experience
- someone unpleasantly strange or eccentric
- (informal) A ghost or phantom.
- A hobgoblin.
- (informal) A scare or fright.
- (US, slang, medicine) A psychiatrist.
- (slang, gambling) A player who engages in hole carding by attempting to glimpse the dealer's hole card when the dealer checks under an ace or a 10 to see if a blackjack is present.
- (espionage, slang) An undercover agent, spy, or intelligence analyst.
- (philosophy) A metaphysical manifestation; an artificial distinction or construct.
verb
noun
- (figurative) A bleak, depressing state of mind.
- (medicine, slang) The emergency department of a hospital.
- An enclosed area into which gamecocks, dogs, and other animals are brought to fight, or where dogs are trained to kill rats.
- (slang) A mosh pit.
- The grave, underworld or Hell.
- (American football) The center of the line.
- (archaeology) A hole or trench in the ground, excavated according to grid coordinates, so that the provenance of any feature observed and any specimen or artifact revealed may be established by precise measurement.
- (botany) In tracheary elements, a section of the cell wall where the secondary wall is missing, and the primary wall is present. Pits generally occur in pairs and link two cells.
- A mine.
- (trading) A trading pit.
- Formerly, that part of a theatre, on the floor of the house, below the level of the stage and behind the orchestra; now, in England, commonly the part behind the stalls; in the United States, the parquet; also, the occupants of such a part of a theatre.
- (colloquial) An armpit.
- (music) The section of a marching band containing mallet percussion instruments and other large percussion instruments too large to be marched, such as the tam-tam; the front ensemble. Can also refer to the area on the sidelines where these instruments are placed.
- (aviation) A luggage hold.
- (in the plural, with the, slang) Only used in the pits.
- (informal) A pit bull terrier.
- (Northern US) A seed inside a fruit; a stone or pip inside a fruit.
- (countable) A small surface hole or depression, a fossa.
- (informal) An undesirable location, especially an unclean one.
- Short for dish pit
- (Antarctica and UK, military, slang) A bed.
- A hole in the ground.
- (military) The core of an implosion nuclear weapon, consisting of the fissile material and any neutron reflector or tamper bonded to it.
- (gambling) Part of a casino which typically holds tables for blackjack, craps, roulette, and other games.
- The indented mark left by a pustule, as in smallpox.
- On a compact disc or similar recording medium, a tiny sunken area representing part of the encoded data.
- (motor racing) An area at a racetrack used for refueling and repairing the vehicles during a race.
- a surface excavation for extracting stone or slate
- an enclosure in which animals are made to fight
- (auto racing) an area at the side of a racetrack where the race cars are serviced and refueled
- lowered area in front of a stage where an orchestra accompanies the performers
- (commodity exchange) the part of the floor of a commodity exchange where trading in a particular commodity is carried on
- the hard inner (usually woody) layer of the pericarp of some fruits (as peaches or plums or cherries or olives) that contains the seed
- (Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners suffer eternal punishment
- a sizeable hole (usually in the ground)
- a workplace consisting of a coal mine plus all the buildings and equipment connected with it
- a concavity in a surface (especially an anatomical depression)
- a trap in the form of a concealed hole
verb
- (transitive) To make pits in; to mark with little hollows.
- (transitive) To bring (something) into opposition with something else.
- To use the PIT maneuver, especially during a car chase.
- (intransitive, motor racing) To return to the pits during a race for refuelling, tyre changes, repairs etc.
- (transitive) To put (an animal) into a pit for fighting.
- (transitive) To remove the stone from a stone fruit or the shell from a drupe.
- remove the pits from
- mark with a scar
- set into opposition or rivalry
noun
- A given visual reproduction of something.
- Translation between languages, or between forms of a language; a translated text or work.
- (law, chiefly US) Formal deliverance of a verdict.
- An interpretation or performance of an artwork, especially a musical score or musical work.
- (law, chiefly US) The handing-over of someone wanted for justice who has fled a given jurisdiction.
- the act of interpreting something as expressed in an artistic performance
- an explanation of something that is not immediately obvious
- a performance of a musical composition or a dramatic role etc.
- handing over prisoners to the country in which a crime was committed
verb
verb
noun
noun
- (figurative) A perspective that colours one's perception.
- (crystallography) A crystal in which the faces are parallel to the vertical axis.
- (construction) A cutting (“open passage at a level lower than the surrounding terrain, dug for a canal, railway, or road to go through”) or an embankment shaped like a prism (sense 1) or a number of prisms, such that its volume can be easily calculated.
- An object having the shape of a geometrical prism (sense 1).
- (by extension, surveying) A retroreflector (“device which reflects light back to its source with minimal scattering”) which is usually attached to a surveying pole as a target for a total station which emits a light beam at the device and calculates how long it takes to be reflected back in order to measure distance.
- (optics) A transparent block in the shape of a prism (sense 1), typically with triangular ends, used to reflect or refract light.
- a polyhedron with two congruent and parallel faces (the bases) and whose lateral faces are parallelograms
- optical device having a triangular shape and made of glass or quartz; used to deviate a beam or invert an image
noun
- A mental image.
- A way of understanding something, an opinion, a theory.
- Something to look at, such as scenery.
- (Internet) An individual viewing of a web page or a video etc. by a user.
- An intention or prospect.
- (computing, databases) A virtual or logical table composed of the result set of a query in relational databases.
- A picture, drawn or painted; a sketch.
- A point of view.
- (physical) Visual perception.
- (computing, programming) The part of a computer program which is visible to the user and can be interacted with
- An opinion, judgement, imagination, idea or belief.
- A wake.
- The range of vision.
- The act of seeing or looking at something.
- purpose; the phrase ‘with a view to’ means ‘with the intention of’ or ‘for the purpose of’
- a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
- a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty
- the range of the eye
- graphic art consisting of the graphic or photographic representation of a visual percept
- outward appearance
- the act of looking or seeing or observing
- the visual percept of a region
- a message expressing a belief about something; the expression of a belief that is held with confidence but not substantiated by positive knowledge or proof
- the range of interest or activity that can be anticipated
verb
noun
- a vivid mental image
- the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses
- the ability to see; the visual faculty
- a religious or mystical experience of a supernatural appearance
- the perceptual experience of seeing
- (countable) Something imaginary one thinks one sees.
- (uncountable) The sense or ability of sight.
- (uncountable) Pre-recorded film or tape; footage.
- (countable) Something seen; an object perceived visually.
- (countable) A person or thing of extraordinary beauty.
- (countable, by extension) A perceived potential future event or occurrence.
- (uncountable) General aspiration; forward-thinkingness.
- (countable, by extension) Something unreal or imaginary; a creation of fancy.
- (countable) A religious or mystical experience of a supernatural appearance.
- (countable) An ideal or a goal toward which one aspires.
verb
noun
- a clear and telling mental image
- a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
- all the copies of a work printed at one time
- a concavity in a surface produced by pressing
- (dentistry) an imprint of the teeth and gums in wax or plaster
- the act of pressing one thing on or into the surface of another
- a symbol that is the result of printing or engraving
- an impressionistic portrayal of a person
- an outward appearance
- An outward appearance.
- An impersonation, an imitation of the mannerisms of another individual.
- A vague recalling of an event, a belief.
- (painting) The first coat of colour, such as the priming in house-painting etc.
- (printing) set of copies of a publication printed at one time having the same content, layout, pagination, etc.
- (engraving) A print on paper from a wood block, metal plate, etc.
- The overall effect of something, e.g., on a person.
- (philosophy) The vivid perception of something as it is experienced, in contrast to ideas or thoughts drawn from memory or the imagination.
- The indentation or depression made by the pressure of one object on or into another.
- (Internet) A performance metric representing an instance where a post or ad is shown once.
verb
noun
- a clear and telling mental image
- An image; a representation as in the imagination.
- a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
- illustrations used to decorate or explain a text
- a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement
- a graphic or vivid verbal description
- graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface
- a typical example of some state or quality
- a situation treated as an observable object
- a representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide or in digital format
- the visible part of a television transmission
- (programming) A format string in the COBOL programming language.
- (in the plural, informal) ("the pictures") Cinema (as a form of entertainment).
- An attractive sight.
- A figure; a model.
- A representation of anything (as a person, a landscape, a building) upon canvas, paper, or other surface, by drawing, painting, printing, photography, etc.
- A photograph.
- (MLE) A sample of an illegal drug.
- A paragon, a perfect example or specimen (of a category).
- Situation.
- The art of painting; representation by painting.
- A painting.
verb
noun
- an iconic mental representation
- A mental picture of something not real or not present.
- someone who closely resembles a famous person (especially an actor)
- a standard or typical example
- the general impression that something (a person or organization or product) presents to the public
- a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
- language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense
- (mathematics) the set of values of the dependent variable for which a function is defined
- a representation of a person (especially in the form of sculpture)
- (Jungian psychology) a personal facade that one presents to the world
- A statue or idol.
- (computing) A file that contains all information needed to produce a live working copy. (See disk image and image copy.)
- (mathematics) The value a function maps some argument to.
- A file on a computer containing a single frame; an image file.
- A visual or other representation of the external form of something in art.
- (mathematics) The subset of the codomain of a function comprising those elements that are the image of some element of its domain.
- (radio) A form of interference: a weaker "copy" of a strong signal that occurs at a different frequency.
- A characteristic of a person, group or company etc., style, manner of dress, how one is or wishes to be perceived by others.
verb
noun
- one whose prevailing mental imagery is visual
- (music) A video accompanying a song, usually simpler than a typical music video, intended to be a visual representation of the song.
- Someone who visualizes; especially someone whose mental imagery is visual.
- A person in the advertising industry who produces artwork for presentations.
- That which provides a visualization.
noun
- An image or representation of anything formed in the mind.
- A bite-sized sponge cake, with a layer of cream, covered in icing.
- A diamond with a distinctive colour.
- The object of inclination or liking.
- The enthusiasts of such a pursuit.
- Any sport or hobby pursued by a group.
- In the game of jacks, a style of play involving additional actions (contrasted with plainsies).
- Love or amorous attachment.
- An opinion or notion formed without much reflection.
- A whim.
- That which pleases or entertains the taste or caprice without much use or value.
- The imagination.
- a predisposition to like something
- something many people believe that is false
- imagination or fantasy; held by Coleridge to be more casual and superficial than true imagination
verb
- To form a conception of; to portray in the mind.
- (British) Would like; have a desire for.
- (transitive) To breed (animals) as a hobby.
- (British, informal) To be sexually, aesthetically or romantically attracted to.
- To have a fancy for; to like; to be pleased with, particularly on account of external appearance or manners.
- (formal) To appreciate without jealousy or greed.
- imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind
- have a fancy or particular liking or desire for
adj
adv
noun
- a visual representation of something
- an electronic device that represents information in visual form
- exhibiting openly in public view
- something shown to the public
- behavior that makes your feelings public
- something intended to communicate a particular impression
- A device, furniture or marketing-oriented bulk packaging for visual presentation for sales promotion.
- A piece of work to be presented visually.
- (computing) The presentation of information for visual or tactile reception.
- (computing) An electronic screen that shows graphics or text.
- A show or spectacle.
verb
- to show, make visible or apparent
- attract attention by displaying some body part or posing; of animals
- (military) To extend the front of (a column), bringing it into line, deploy.
- (intransitive) To make a display; to act as one making a show or demonstration.
- (transitive) To show conspicuously; to exhibit; to demonstrate; to manifest.
noun
- a visual representation of something
- The outward appearance or representation of a person or thing to the human mind.
- the act of making something publicly available; presenting news or other information by broadcasting or printing it
- formally making a person known to another or to the public
- the activity of formally presenting something (as a prize or reward)
- (obstetrics) position of the fetus in the uterus relative to the birth canal
- a show or display; the act of presenting something to sight or view
- the act of presenting a proposal
- A lecture or speech given in front of an audience.
- (medicine) The symptoms, signs, and other possible indications of disease, trauma, etc., that are exhibited by a patient who has sought, or has otherwise come to, the attention of a physician.
- A dramatic performance.
- A slideshow created on a computer.
- The act or right of offering a clergyman to the bishop or ordinary for institution in a benefice.
- (immunology) The preparation of antigen fragments during the immune response.
- The act of presenting, or something presented.
- Money given as a wedding gift.
- (mathematics) The specification of a group by generators and relators.
- (fencing) Offering one's blade for engagement by the opponent.
- (mainly LGBT) Gender presentation; gender expression.
- An award given to someone on a special occasion.
- (medicine) The position of the foetus in the uterus at birth.
noun
- (figurative) Mental grasp.
- (graphical user interface) A visual component on a window etc. enabling it to be resized and/or moved by dragging with a mouse or finger.
- A medium-sized bag or holdall for one's belongings, made of soft leather, canvas etc., and carried in the hand by two handles, one either side of the opening.
- An apparatus attached to a car (e.g., cable car, funicular car, mine car) for clutching a traction cable.
- (chiefly Southern California slang) A lot of something.
- (figurative) Someone who is helpful, interesting, admirable, or inspiring.
- (uncountable) Ability to resist slippage when pressed in contact with another object or surface.
- (by extension) Ellipsis of pistol grip.
- (dialectal) A small ditch or trench; a channel to carry off water or other liquid; a drain.
- (chiefly Southern California slang) A long time.
- (figurative) Control, power, or mastery over someone or something; a tenacious grasp; a holding fast.
- A device, or a portion of one, that grasps or holds fast to something.
- A place to grip; a handle; the portion of a handle that the hand occupies.
- (figurative) Assistance; help; encouragement.
- A hold or way of holding, particularly with the hand.
- A channel cut through a grass verge, especially for the purpose of draining water away from the highway.
- (film or television production) A person responsible for handling equipment on the set.
- (slang) As much as one can hold in a hand; a handful.
- (archaic except rail transport) A small travelling-bag or gripsack.
- a portable rectangular container for carrying clothes
- the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it
- a flat wire hairpin whose prongs press tightly together; used to hold bobbed hair in place
- an intellectual hold or understanding
- the friction between a body and the surface on which it moves (as between an automobile tire and the road)
- the act of grasping
- worker who moves the camera around while a film or television show is being made
verb
- (transitive) To firmly hold the attention of.
- (transitive or intransitive) To take hold (of), particularly with the hand.
- (dialectal) To trench; to drain.
- (transitive) To figuratively take hold of or grasp.
- (transitive) Of an emotion or situation: to have a strong effect upon.
- hold fast or firmly
- to grip or seize, as in a wrestling match
- to render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe
noun
- a mental representation
- outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
- pretending that something is the case in order to make a good impression
- formal attendance (in court or at a hearing) of a party in an action
- the act of appearing in public view
- the event of coming into sight
- (medicine) Chiefly used by nurses: the act of defecation by a patient.
- The act of appearing or coming into sight; the act of becoming visible to the eye.
- (philosophy, theology) That which is not substance, essence, hypostasis; the outward reality as opposed to the underlying reality
- A thing seen; a phenomenon; an apparition.
- (law) An instance of someone coming into a court of law to be part of a trial, lawsuit or other proceeding, either in person or represented by an attorney or such like; a court appearance
- The act of appearing in a particular place, or in society, a company, or any proceedings; a coming before the public in a particular character.
- The way something looks; personal presence
- Apparent likeness; the way which something or someone appears to others.
noun
- A mental image formed by the action of the imagination as a faculty; something imagined.
- the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses
- the ability to form mental images of things or events
- The image-making power of the mind; the act of mentally creating or reproducing an object not previously perceived; the ability to create such images.
- Creativity; resourcefulness.
- Particularly, construction of false images; fantasizing.
- the ability to deal resourcefully with unusual problems
noun
- One of various graphical representations of a cognitive or psychological profile.
- (parapsychology) Any of various devices used for automatic writing.
- (parapsychology) A photographic image having a supposed supernatural or spiritual origin.
- psychobiography
- Any of various devices that purportedly read a person's thoughts.
- A piece of prose that describes hallucinations or phantoms.
- A photograph, film, or other recorded image that evokes the feeling of a person, time, or place.
verb
noun
- the ability to form mental images of things or events
- Imitation work.
- The work of the imagination or fancy; false ideas; imaginary phantasms.
- Rhetorical decoration in writing or speaking; vivid descriptions presenting or suggesting images of sensible objects; figures in discourse.
- Images in general, or en masse.
- The work of one who makes images or visible representation of objects.
- (figuratively) Unreal show; imitation; appearance.
noun
verb
noun
- An image or reflection.
- Synonym of sun dog (“a bright spot in the sky, usually one of two on the parhelic circle on both sides of the sun (or occasionally above and below it), caused by the refraction of the sun's image through ice crystals”).
- a bright spot on the parhelic circle; caused by diffraction by ice crystals
noun
- An impression on the mind, imagination etc.
- The act of impressing.
- A stamp or seal used to make an impression.
- An impression; an impressed image or copy of something.
- Characteristic; mark of distinction; stamp.
- The act of impressing, or taking by force for the public service; compulsion to serve; also, that which is impressed.
- A heraldic device; an impresa.
- the act of coercing someone into government service
verb
- (transitive) To compel (someone) to serve in a military force.
- (transitive) To seize or confiscate (property) by force.
- (transitive) To produce a vivid impression of (something).
- (intransitive) To make an impression, to be impressive.
- (figurative) To fix deeply in the mind; to present forcibly to the attention, etc.; to imprint; to inculcate.
- (transitive) To mark or stamp (something) using pressure.
- (transitive) To affect (someone) strongly and often favourably.
- To produce (a mark, stamp, image, etc.); to imprint (a mark or figure upon something).
- mark or stamp with or as if with pressure
- impress positively
- have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
- take (someone) against their will for compulsory service, especially on board a ship
- dye (fabric) before it is spun
- reproduce by printing
- produce or try to produce a vivid impression of
noun
- An idea depicted as an entity.
- (mythology) A minor deity or divinity.
- (computing, Unix) A process (a running program) that does not have a controlling terminal.
- A muse, a personified source of inspiration, especially one that also causes anguish.
- (Commonwealth, uncommon) Alternative spelling of demon.
- a person who is part mortal and part god
- an evil supernatural being
noun
- An image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory.
- A conception in the mind of something to be done; a plan for doing something, an intention.
- (music) A musical theme or melodic subject.
- A vague or fanciful notion; a feeling or hunch; an impression.
- A purposeful aim or goal; intent
- (philosophy) An abstract archetype of a given thing, compared to which real-life examples are seen as imperfect approximations; pure essence, as opposed to actual examples.
- More generally, any result of mental activity; a thought, a notion; a way of thinking.
- the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
- a personal view
- an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth
- your intention; what you intend to do
- (music) melodic subject of a musical composition
noun
- A figure, image or idea that substitutes reality.
- A statement; a presentation of opinion or position, or an utterance made to influence the opinions or actions of others
- A theatrical performance.
- (law) The lawyers and staff who argue on behalf of another in court.
- (politics) The ability to elect a representative to speak on one's behalf in government; the role of this representative in government.
- (medicine) An act of representing, i.e. presenting again.
- (mathematics) An action of some algebraic structure (typically a group or algebra, particularly a Lie algebra) on a vector space, such that each element acts by a linear endomorphism.
- The act of representing.
- (by extension, uncountable) The appearance(s) of a particular demographic group in a piece of media, particularly in regards to how such appearances are treated.
- That which represents something else.
- a performance of a play
- the state of serving as an official and authorized delegate or agent
- the act of representing; standing in for someone or some group and speaking with authority in their behalf
- a presentation to the mind in the form of an idea or image
- a creation that is a visual or tangible rendering of someone or something
- a factual statement made by one party in order to induce another party to enter into a contract
- a statement of facts and reasons made in appealing or protesting
- a body of legislators that serve in behalf of some constituency
- the right of being represented by delegates who have a voice in some legislative body
- an activity that stands as an equivalent of something or results in an equivalent
noun
- the visual appearance of something or someone
- the act of throwing a fishing line out over the water by means of a rod and reel
- object formed by a mold
- the actors in a play
- container into which liquid is poured to create a given shape when it hardens
- the act of throwing dice
- the distinctive form in which a thing is made
- a violent throw
- bandage consisting of a firm covering (often made of plaster of Paris) that immobilizes broken bones while they heal
- The casting procedure.
- (firearms) The measurement of the angle of a shotgun stock from a top-view center line, used to align the shotgun to the shooter's eye.
- Visual appearance.
- A small mass of earth "thrown off" or excreted by a worm.
- (art) The collective group of actors performing a play or production together. Contrasted with crew.
- (fishing) An instance of throwing out a fishing line.
- A supportive and immobilising device used to help mend broken bones.
- The form of one's thoughts, mind etc.
- (hawking) The number of hawks (or occasionally other birds) cast off at one time; a pair.
- The mould used to make cast objects.
- The number rolled on a die when it is thrown.
- An object made in a mould.
- An act of throwing.
- Animal and insect remains which have been regurgitated by a bird.
- Something which has been thrown, dispersed etc.
- A squint.
- A chance or attempt at something.
- A group of crabs.
verb
- form by pouring (e.g., wax or hot metal) into a cast or mold
- deposit
- formulate in a particular style or language
- assign the roles of (a movie or a play) to actors
- move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
- choose at random
- eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth
- select to play,sing, or dance a part in a play, movie, musical, opera, or ballet
- put or send forth
- to remove
- throw forcefully
- (nautical) To bring the bows of a sailing ship on to the required tack just as the anchor is weighed by use of the headsail; to bring (a ship) round.
- To turn (the balance or scale); to overbalance; hence, to make preponderate; to decide.
- (of an animal) To throw off (the skin) as a process of growth; to shed the hair or fur of the coat.
- To consider; to turn or revolve in the mind; to plan.
- To deposit (a ballot or voting paper); to formally register (one's vote).
- To throw forward (a fishing line, net etc.) into the sea.
- (botany) To shed leaves or fruit prematurely.
- (transitive) To assign (a role in a play or performance).
- (Wicca) To open a circle in order to begin a spell or meeting of witches.
- (hunting) Of dogs, hunters: to spread out and search for a scent.
- (medicine) To set (a bone etc.) in a cast.
- (dated outside accounting) To add up (a column of figures, accounts etc.); cross-cast refers to adding up a row of figures.
- To throw down or aside.
- (media) To broadcast (video) over the Internet or a local network, especially to one's television.
- (transitive) To describe in an opinionated way. Mostly used with a metaphor involving light.
- (computing) To change a variable type from, for example, integer to real, or integer to text.
- (obsolete except in set phrases) To remove, take off (clothes).
- To twist or warp (of fabric, timber etc.).
- (astrology) To calculate the astrological value of (a horoscope, birth etc.).
- (now somewhat literary) To throw.
- To direct (one's eyes, gaze etc.).
- To perform, bring forth (a magical spell or enchantment).
- To shape (molten metal etc.) by pouring into a mould; to make (an object) in such a way.
- To throw (light etc.) on or upon something, or in a given direction.
- (transitive) To assign a role in a play or performance to (an actor).
- (nautical) To heave the lead and line in order to ascertain the depth of water.
adj
noun
- the visual appearance of something or someone
- 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
- a printed document with spaces in which to write
- 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
- 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
- the visual appearance of something or someone
- the state of (good) health (especially in the phrases ‘in condition’ or ‘in shape’ or ‘out of condition’ or ‘out of shape’)
- any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)
- a concrete representation of an otherwise nebulous concept
- alternative names for the body of a human being
- a perceptual structure
- the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance
- The status or condition of something
- (iron manufacture) A piece which has been roughly forged nearly to the form it will receive when completely forged or fitted.
- A graphical representation of an object's form or its external boundary, outline, or external surface.
- Form; formation.
- (geometry) A geometric figure defined by its surfaces, lines, and angles, existing in 2D or 3D
- Condition of personal health, especially muscular health.
- (iron manufacture) A rolled or hammered piece, such as a bar, beam, angle iron, etc., having a cross section different from merchant bar.
- (gambling) A loaded die.
- (programming) In the Hack programming language, a group of data fields each of which has a name and a data type.
verb
- shape or influence; give direction to
- make something, usually for a specific function
- give shape or form to
- To suit; to be adjusted or conformable.
- (of a country, person, etc) To give influence to.
- To form or manipulate something into a certain shape.
- (Northern England, Scotland, rare) To create or make.
- (transitive) To give something a shape and definition.
noun
- a mental representation of some haunting experience
- a writer who gives the credit of authorship to someone else
- the visible disembodied soul of a dead person
- a suggestion of some quality
- (theater) An understudy.
- (attributive, in names of species) Transparent or translucent.
- (attributive, in names of species) White or pale.
- (cleaning) A faint image that remains after an attempt to remove graffiti.
- (quantum mechanics) An unphysical state in a gauge theory.
- Someone whose identity cannot be established because there are no records of such a person.
- (attributive) Of a cryptid, supernatural or extraterrestrial nature.
- (espionage) A covert (and deniable) agent.
- A disembodied soul; a soul or spirit of a deceased person; a spirit appearing after death.
- (Internet) An unresponsive user on IRC, resulting from the user's client disconnecting without notifying the server.
- (attributive) Perceived or listed but not real.
- A nonexistent person invented to obtain some (typically fraudulent) benefit.
- (writing) Ellipsis of ghostwriter.
- (uncountable, often capitalized) A game in which players take turns to add a letter to a possible word, trying not to complete a word.
- (attributive) Abandoned.
- (computing, linguistics, attributive) A formerly nonexistent character that was at some point mistakenly encoded into a character set standard, which might have since become used opportunistically for some genuine purpose.
- (by extension) Any faint shadowy semblance; an unsubstantial image.
- A dead person whose identity is stolen by another (see ghosting).
- A false image, for example in a photographic print or negative, or on a television screen or radar display, or in a telescope, caused by poor or double reception or reflection (from a lens or screen).
- (countable) Ellipsis of ghost pepper.
- (video games) An opponent in a racing game that follows a previously recorded route, allowing players to compete against previous best times.
- (attributive) Remnant; remains.
- (attributive) Substitute.
- (computing) A copy of a file or record.
verb
- haunt like a ghost; pursue
- move like a ghost
- write for someone else
- (chiefly social media, slang) To stop communicating with (someone) on social media, though text messages, etc., without explanation, especially as a way of ending a relationship; hence, to end a relationship with (someone) by stopping all communication without explanation.
- Synonym of ghostwrite (“to write (a literary work or speech), or produce (an artistic work)), in the place of someone”); also, to carry out (an artistic performance) in the place of someone.
- (Internet) To forcibly disconnect (an IRC user) who is using one's reserved nickname.
- (graphical user interface) To gray out (a visual element) to indicate that it is unavailable.
- To appear suddenly or move like a disembodied soul; specifically (often sports); also (transitive, dated) followed by the dummy subject it: to move easily and quietly without anyone noticing; to slip.
- Of a disembodied soul: to appear (somewhere or to someone) in the form of an apparition; to haunt.
- Followed by for: synonym of ghostwrite (“to write a literary work or speech, or produce an artistic work, in the place of someone”); also, to carry out an artistic performance in the place of someone.
- To imbue (something) with a ghost-like effect or hue.
- To continuously cause (someone or something) trouble; specifically, to continuously be in the thoughts of (someone) in a disturbing manner; to perturb, to trouble.
- (slang) To kill (someone).
- (nautical) Of a sailing vessel: to sail seemingly with very little or no wind.
- (chiefly UK, law enforcement) To transfer (a prisoner) to another prison, usually without first informing the prisoner.
adj
noun
- a mental representation of some haunting experience
- relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body
- protective covering that protects something from direct sunlight
- a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude
- a representation of the effect of shadows in a picture or drawing (as by shading or darker pigment)
- a position of relative inferiority
- a protective ornamental covering for a lamp, used to screen a light bulb from direct view
- a slight amount or degree of difference
- a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color
- (figuratively, in the plural) An aspect that is reminiscent of something.
- (countable) A postage stamp showing an obvious difference in colour/color to the original printing and needing a separate catalogue/catalog entry.
- (uncountable) Darkness where light, particularly sunlight, is blocked.
- (historical) A candle-shade.
- (countable) A cover around or above a light bulb, a lampshade.
- A very small degree of a quantity, or variety of meaning
- (figuratively) A subtle variation in a concept.
- (countable) Something that blocks light, particularly in a window.
- (chiefly literary and fantasy) A ghost or specter; a spirit.
- (countable) A variety of a color, in particular one obtained by adding black (compare tint).
- (uncountable, originally LGBTQ slang) Subtle insults.
verb
- represent the effect of shade or shadow on
- protect from light, heat, or view
- vary slightly
- pass from one quality such as color to another by a slight degree
- cast a shadow over
- (transitive, slang) To throw shade, to subtly insult someone.
- (transitive) To darken, particularly in drawing.
- (intransitive, rare) To shield oneself from light.
- (intransitive, baseball, of a defensive player) To move slightly from one's normal fielding position.
- To win by a narrow margin.
- (intransitive) To vary or approach something slightly, particularly in color.
- (transitive, graphical user interface) To reduce (a window) so that only its title bar is visible.
- (transitive) To shield (someone or something) from light.
- (transitive) To alter slightly.
noun
- a mental representation of some haunting experience
- a ghostly appearing figure
- A ghostly apparition, a phantom. [from 17th c.]
- (figuratively) A threatening mental image; an unpleasant prospect [from 18th c.]
- (entomology) Any of certain species of dragonfly of the genus Boyeria, family Aeshnidae. [from 20th c.]
noun
- a mental representation of some haunting experience
- someone unpleasantly strange or eccentric
- (informal) A ghost or phantom.
- A hobgoblin.
- (informal) A scare or fright.
- (US, slang, medicine) A psychiatrist.
- (slang, gambling) A player who engages in hole carding by attempting to glimpse the dealer's hole card when the dealer checks under an ace or a 10 to see if a blackjack is present.
- (espionage, slang) An undercover agent, spy, or intelligence analyst.
- (philosophy) A metaphysical manifestation; an artificial distinction or construct.
verb
noun
- (figurative) A bleak, depressing state of mind.
- (medicine, slang) The emergency department of a hospital.
- An enclosed area into which gamecocks, dogs, and other animals are brought to fight, or where dogs are trained to kill rats.
- (slang) A mosh pit.
- The grave, underworld or Hell.
- (American football) The center of the line.
- (archaeology) A hole or trench in the ground, excavated according to grid coordinates, so that the provenance of any feature observed and any specimen or artifact revealed may be established by precise measurement.
- (botany) In tracheary elements, a section of the cell wall where the secondary wall is missing, and the primary wall is present. Pits generally occur in pairs and link two cells.
- A mine.
- (trading) A trading pit.
- Formerly, that part of a theatre, on the floor of the house, below the level of the stage and behind the orchestra; now, in England, commonly the part behind the stalls; in the United States, the parquet; also, the occupants of such a part of a theatre.
- (colloquial) An armpit.
- (music) The section of a marching band containing mallet percussion instruments and other large percussion instruments too large to be marched, such as the tam-tam; the front ensemble. Can also refer to the area on the sidelines where these instruments are placed.
- (aviation) A luggage hold.
- (in the plural, with the, slang) Only used in the pits.
- (informal) A pit bull terrier.
- (Northern US) A seed inside a fruit; a stone or pip inside a fruit.
- (countable) A small surface hole or depression, a fossa.
- (informal) An undesirable location, especially an unclean one.
- Short for dish pit
- (Antarctica and UK, military, slang) A bed.
- A hole in the ground.
- (military) The core of an implosion nuclear weapon, consisting of the fissile material and any neutron reflector or tamper bonded to it.
- (gambling) Part of a casino which typically holds tables for blackjack, craps, roulette, and other games.
- The indented mark left by a pustule, as in smallpox.
- On a compact disc or similar recording medium, a tiny sunken area representing part of the encoded data.
- (motor racing) An area at a racetrack used for refueling and repairing the vehicles during a race.
- a surface excavation for extracting stone or slate
- an enclosure in which animals are made to fight
- (auto racing) an area at the side of a racetrack where the race cars are serviced and refueled
- lowered area in front of a stage where an orchestra accompanies the performers
- (commodity exchange) the part of the floor of a commodity exchange where trading in a particular commodity is carried on
- the hard inner (usually woody) layer of the pericarp of some fruits (as peaches or plums or cherries or olives) that contains the seed
- (Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners suffer eternal punishment
- a sizeable hole (usually in the ground)
- a workplace consisting of a coal mine plus all the buildings and equipment connected with it
- a concavity in a surface (especially an anatomical depression)
- a trap in the form of a concealed hole
verb
- (transitive) To make pits in; to mark with little hollows.
- (transitive) To bring (something) into opposition with something else.
- To use the PIT maneuver, especially during a car chase.
- (intransitive, motor racing) To return to the pits during a race for refuelling, tyre changes, repairs etc.
- (transitive) To put (an animal) into a pit for fighting.
- (transitive) To remove the stone from a stone fruit or the shell from a drupe.
- remove the pits from
- mark with a scar
- set into opposition or rivalry
noun
- A given visual reproduction of something.
- Translation between languages, or between forms of a language; a translated text or work.
- (law, chiefly US) Formal deliverance of a verdict.
- An interpretation or performance of an artwork, especially a musical score or musical work.
- (law, chiefly US) The handing-over of someone wanted for justice who has fled a given jurisdiction.
- the act of interpreting something as expressed in an artistic performance
- an explanation of something that is not immediately obvious
- a performance of a musical composition or a dramatic role etc.
- handing over prisoners to the country in which a crime was committed
verb
noun
- (figurative) A perspective that colours one's perception.
- (crystallography) A crystal in which the faces are parallel to the vertical axis.
- (construction) A cutting (“open passage at a level lower than the surrounding terrain, dug for a canal, railway, or road to go through”) or an embankment shaped like a prism (sense 1) or a number of prisms, such that its volume can be easily calculated.
- An object having the shape of a geometrical prism (sense 1).
- (by extension, surveying) A retroreflector (“device which reflects light back to its source with minimal scattering”) which is usually attached to a surveying pole as a target for a total station which emits a light beam at the device and calculates how long it takes to be reflected back in order to measure distance.
- (optics) A transparent block in the shape of a prism (sense 1), typically with triangular ends, used to reflect or refract light.
- a polyhedron with two congruent and parallel faces (the bases) and whose lateral faces are parallelograms
- optical device having a triangular shape and made of glass or quartz; used to deviate a beam or invert an image
verb
- To form a mental picture of.
- (gambling, transitive) To respond to another player's bet with a bet of equal value.
- To come to a realization of having been mistaken or misled.
- To examine something closely, or to utilize something, often as a temporary alternative.
- (used in the imperative) Used to emphasise a proposition.
- (by extension) Chiefly followed by that: to ensure that something happens, especially by personally witnessing it.
- To have an interview with; especially, to make a call upon; to visit.
- (used in the imperative) To reference or to study for further details.
- (transitive) To perceive or detect someone or something with the eyes, or as if by sight.
- To determine by trial or experiment; to find out (if or whether).
- To witness or observe by personal experience.
- (transitive) To wait upon; attend, escort.
- (figuratively) To understand.
- To date frequently.
- To include as one of something's experiences.
- To watch (a movie) at a cinema, or a show on television etc.
- (transitive) To foresee, predict, or prophesy.
- To visit for a medical appointment.
- (ergative) To be the setting or time of.
- match or meet
- perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
- make sense of; assign a meaning to
- observe as if with an eye
- deliberate or decide
- be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something
- perceive or be contemporaneous with
- date regularly; have a steady relationship with
- conduct someone someplace
- find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort
- take charge of or deal with
- perceive (an idea or situation) mentally
- come together
- see and understand, have a good eye
- go to see for professional or business reasons
- deem to be
- imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind
- go to see for a social visit
- undergo or live through a difficult experience
- go to see a place, as for entertainment
- get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally
- observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect
- see or watch
- receive as a specified guest
intj
noun
- The office of a bishop or archbishop.
- Alternative form of cee; the name of the Latin script letter C/c.
- A diocese or archdiocese: a region of a church, generally headed by a bishop or an archbishop.
- A seat; a site; a place where sovereign, autonomous, or autocephalous power is exercised.
- the seat within a bishop's diocese where the bishop's cathedral is located
verb
- To form a mental picture of something; to picture something in the mind.
- form a mental picture of something that is invisible or abstract
- To form a mental picture of (something); to picture (something) in the mind; to envisage.
- To depict (something) in a way which can be seen.
- To perceive something visually.
- (chiefly medicine) To make (a hidden or unclear body part, process, or object) visible by optical methods (such as endoscopy, magnetic resonance imaging, ultrasound, or X-rays), or other techniques.
- To perceive (something) visually; to see.
- make visible
- view the outline of by means of an X-ray
- imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind
verb
adj
noun
verb
- form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
- expect, believe, or suppose
- (transitive) To believe in something created by one's own mind, often something false.
- (transitive, Internet slang, rhetorical, sarcastic) Used to mock an idea by suggesting that it is ridiculous or ill thought through.
- (transitive) To form a mental image of something; to envision or create something in one's mind.
- (transitive) To assume; to suppose.
- (intransitive) To use one's imagination.
- (transitive) To conjecture; to guess.
noun
noun
- An image or representation of anything formed in the mind.
- A bite-sized sponge cake, with a layer of cream, covered in icing.
- A diamond with a distinctive colour.
- The object of inclination or liking.
- The enthusiasts of such a pursuit.
- Any sport or hobby pursued by a group.
- In the game of jacks, a style of play involving additional actions (contrasted with plainsies).
- Love or amorous attachment.
- An opinion or notion formed without much reflection.
- A whim.
- That which pleases or entertains the taste or caprice without much use or value.
- The imagination.
- a predisposition to like something
- something many people believe that is false
- imagination or fantasy; held by Coleridge to be more casual and superficial than true imagination
verb
- To form a conception of; to portray in the mind.
- (British) Would like; have a desire for.
- (transitive) To breed (animals) as a hobby.
- (British, informal) To be sexually, aesthetically or romantically attracted to.
- To have a fancy for; to like; to be pleased with, particularly on account of external appearance or manners.
- (formal) To appreciate without jealousy or greed.
- imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind
- have a fancy or particular liking or desire for
adj
adv
verb
noun
adj
- evoking lifelike images within the mind
- relating to or presented by a graph
- describing nudity or sexual activity in graphic detail
- written or drawn or engraved
- of or relating to the graphic arts
- Drawn, pictorial.
- (geology) Having a texture that resembles writing, commonly created by exsolution, devitrification and immiscibility processes in igneous rocks.
- Explicit, vivid, descriptive, often in relation to depictions of sex or violence.