feeler gauge
spline
slat
tape measure
tape
julienne
tapeline
type slug
slug
bar
ribbon
hair space
foil
word space
gap
hairlike
capillary
pokey
narrowed
grume
mini band
microcator
line
microlayer
slip
matchstick
strip
microtome
metal plating
cramp iron
fesse
cramp
feather edge
plating
fess
rag
flat solid
length
brass leaf
quad
bacon
sheet
minigap
width
pellet moulding
rod
chain
plurilaminar
leptomorphic
tenuous
fillet
cantle
stripped
spike
squat
subamplicon
bar-shaped
micropachymetry
shim
fivebrane
braid
fine
ribbonlike
bar stock
ribbony
case
delicate
listel
section
microgranule
pseudocontiguous
stave
layer
slice
rivulose
foliated
stick
blick
squamulose
tabular
featheredge
subelongated
magnesium wire
variolitic
circummarginate
deadeye
nugget
brick slip
mesh
extractor
band
ingot
stretch
lamination
hairlike
capillary
pokey
narrowed
plurilaminar
leptomorphic
tenuous
stripped
squat
bar-shaped
fine
ribbonlike
ribbony
delicate
pseudocontiguous
rivulose
foliated
squamulose
tabular
subelongated
variolitic
circummarginate
feeler gauge
spline
slat
tape measure
tape
tapeline
type slug
slug
bar
ribbon
hair space
foil
word space
grume
mini band
microcator
line
microlayer
slip
matchstick
strip
microtome
metal plating
cramp iron
fesse
cramp
feather edge
plating
fess
rag
flat solid
length
brass leaf
quad
bacon
sheet
minigap
width
pellet moulding
rod
chain
fillet
cantle
spike
subamplicon
micropachymetry
shim
fivebrane
braid
bar stock
case
listel
section
microgranule
stave
layer
slice
stick
blick
featheredge
magnesium wire
deadeye
nugget
brick slip
mesh
extractor
band
ingot
stretch
lamination
julienne
gap
noun
- measuring instrument consisting of a narrow strip (cloth or metal) marked in inches or centimeters and used for measuring lengths
- a long thin piece of cloth or paper as used for binding or fastening
- a recording made on magnetic tape
- the finishing line for a foot race
- memory device consisting of a long thin plastic strip coated with iron oxide; used to record audio or video signals or to store computer information
verb
noun
- a strip of type metal used for spacing
- a projectile that is fired from a gun
- a unit of mass equal to the mass that accelerates at 1 foot/sec/sec when acted upon by a force of 1 pound; approximately 14.5939 kilograms
- a counterfeit coin
- an idle slothful person
- an amount of an alcoholic drink (usually liquor) that is poured or gulped
- any of various terrestrial gastropods having an elongated slimy body and no external shell
- (boxing) a blow with the fist
verb
noun
- A solid metal object with uniform (round, square, hexagonal, octagonal or rectangular) cross-section; in the US its smallest dimension is ¹⁄₄ inch or greater, a piece of thinner material being called a strip.
- An establishment offering cosmetic services.
- Premises or a counter serving any type of beverage.
- The space between the tusks and grinders in the upper jaw of a horse, in which the bit is placed.
- A ridge or succession of ridges of sand or other substance, especially a formation extending across the mouth of a river or harbor or off a beach, and which may obstruct navigation. (FM 55-501).
- The central divider between the inner and outer table of a backgammon board, where stones are placed if they are hit.
- A broad shaft, band, or stripe.
- The bar exam, the legal licensing exam.
- A drilling or tamping rod.
- A counter, or simply a cabinet, from which alcoholic drinks are served in a private house or a hotel room.
- An addition to a military medal, on account of a subsequent act.
- A dividing line (physical or notional) in the chamber of a legislature beyond which only members and officials may pass.
- A solid, more or less rigid object of metal or wood with a uniform cross-section smaller than its length.
- A long, narrow drawn or printed rectangle, cuboid or cylinder, especially as used in a bar code or a bar chart.
- A similar sign indicating that the charge on a particle is the negative of its usual value (and that consequently the particle is in fact an antiparticle).
- A non-SI unit of pressure equal to 100,000 pascals, approximately equal to atmospheric pressure at sea level.
- The counter of such premises.
- The sign indicating that the characteristic of a logarithm is negative, conventionally placed above the digit(s) to show that it applies to the characteristic only and not to the mantissa.
- A metasyntactic variable representing an unspecified entity, often the second in a series, following foo.
- The crossbar.
- Any level of achievement regarded as a challenge to be overcome.
- A vertical line across a musical staff dividing written music into sections, typically of equal durational value.
- A linear shoaling landform feature within a body of water.
- An establishment where alcohol and sometimes other refreshments are served.
- Collectively, lawyers or the legal profession; specifically applied to barristers in some countries, but including all lawyers in others.
- One of the ordinaries in heraldry; a diminutive of a fess.
- Any of various lines used as punctuation or diacritics, such as the pipe ⟨|⟩, fraction bar (as in 12), and strikethrough (as in Ⱥ), formerly (obsolete) including oblique marks such as the slash.
- Anything that obstructs, hinders, or prevents; an obstruction; a barrier.
- The part of the crust of a horse's hoof which is bent inwards towards the frog at the heel on each side, and extends into the centre of the sole.
- A city gate, in some British place names.
- An informal establishment selling food to be consumed on the premises.
- A business selling alcoholic drinks for consumption on the premises, or the premises themselves; a public house.
- One of those musical sections.
- A vein or dike crossing a lode.
- A cuboid piece of any solid commodity.
- One of an array of bar-shaped symbols that display the level of something, such as wireless signal strength or battery life remaining.
- A gatehouse of a castle or fortified town.
- A horizontal pole that must be crossed in the high jump and pole vault.
- An official order or pronouncement that prohibits some activity.
- A measure of drugs, typically one ounce.
- The railing surrounding the part of a courtroom in which the judges, lawyers, defendants and witnesses stay.
prep
- Except, other than, besides.
- Denotes the minimum odds offered on other horses not mentioned by name.
verb
noun
- A narrow strip or shred.
- An inked strip of material against which type is pressed to print letters in a typewriter or printer.
- A painted moulding on the side of a ship.
- A bearing similar to the bend, but only one eighth as wide.
- A subheadline presented above its parent headline.
- In ice cream and similar confections, an ingredient (often chocolate, butterscotch, caramel, or fudge) added in a long narrow strip.
- A bandsaw.
- A watchspring.
- A sliver.
- A toolbar that incorporates tabs and menus.
- An awareness ribbon.
- A long, narrow strip of material used for decoration of clothing or the hair or gift wrapping.
verb
noun
- A very thin sheet of metal.
- Thin aluminium/aluminum (or, formerly, tin) used for wrapping food.
- A thin, transparent plastic material on which marks are made and projected for the purposes of presentation. See transparency.
- A thin layer of metal put between a jewel and its setting to make it seem more brilliant.
- A very thin sword with a blunted (or foiled) tip
- Anything that acts by contrast to emphasise the characteristics of something.
- In literature, theatre/theater, etc., a character who helps emphasize the traits of the main character and who usually acts as an opponent or antagonist, but can also serve as the sidekick of the protagonist.
- One of the incorrect answers presented in a multiple-choice test.
- A stylized flower or leaf.
- Failure when on the point of attainment; defeat; frustration; miscarriage.
- The track of an animal.
verb
noun
verb
- To check the size of a gap.
- To leave suddenly.
- To notch, as a sword or knife.
- To make an opening in; to breach.
noun
- A vacancy, deficit, absence, or lack.
- The shortfall between the amount the medical insurer will pay to the service provider and the scheduled fee for the item.
- An opening in anything made by breaking or parting.
- A hiatus, a pause in something which is otherwise continuous.
- An opening allowing passage or entrance.
- An opening that implies a breach or defect.
- (usually written as "the gap") The disparity between the indigenous and non-indigenous communities with regard to life expectancy, education, health, etc.
- An unsequenced region in a sequence alignment.
- The regions between the outfielders.
- A vacant space or time.
- A mountain or hill pass.
- A sheltered area of coast between two cliffs (mostly restricted to place names).
noun
- A long tape or ribbon marked with units for measuring; a tape measure.
- A circle of latitude or of longitude, as represented on a map.
- A sentence of dialogue, especially in a play, movie, or the like.
- A set of positions in a team which play in a similar position on the field; in a traditional team, consisting of three players and acting as one of six such sets in the team.
- A verse (in poetry).
- One fortieth of an inch.
- The goal line.
- An edge of a graph.
- A series of notes forming a certain part (such as the bass or melody) of a greater work.
- An infinitely extending one-dimensional figure that has no curvature; one that has length but not breadth or thickness.
- A maxwell, a unit of magnetic flux.
- The equator.
- A vascular catheter.
- A written or printed row of letters, words, numbers, or other text, especially a row of words extending across a page or column, or a blank in place of such text.
- A particular path taken by a vehicle when driving a bend or corner in the road.
- The position in which the fencers hold their swords.
- a set composed of a spike, a drip chamber, a clamp, a Y-injection site, a three-way stopcock and a catheter.
- A hose or pipe, of any size.
- A letter, a written form of communication.
- A line segment; a continuous finite segment of such a figure.
- A trench or rampart, or the non-physical demarcation of the extent of the territory occupied by specified forces.
- A connected series of public conveyances, as a roadbed or railway track; and hence, an established arrangement for forwarding merchandise, etc.
- A threadlike crease or wrinkle marking the face, hand, or body; hence, a characteristic mark.
- A more-or-less straight sequence of people, objects, etc., either arranged as a queue or column and often waiting to be processed or dealt with, or arranged abreast of one another in a row (and contrasted with a column), as in a military formation.
- The regular infantry of an army, as distinguished from militia, guards, volunteer corps, cavalry, artillery, etc.
- A lie or exaggeration, especially one told to gain another's approval or prevent losing it.
- A tsarist-era Russian unit of measure, approximately equal to one tenth of an English inch, used especially when measuring the calibre of firearms.
- A population of cells derived from a single cell and containing the same genetic makeup.
- The official, stated position (or set of positions) of an individual or group, particularly a political or religious faction.
- Direction, path.
- A group of people born in a certain year (liners).
- Proper relative position or adjustment (of parts, not as to design or proportion, but with reference to smooth working).
- The batter's box.
- A series or succession of ancestors or descendants of a given person; a family or race; compare lineage.
- The exterior limit of a figure or territory: a boundary, contour, or outline; a demarcation.
- That which was measured by a line, such as a field or any piece of land set apart; hence, allotted place of abode.
- Course of conduct, thought, occupation, or policy; method of argument; department of industry, trade, or intellectual activity.
- A rope, cord, string, or thread, of any thickness.
- Any of an ill-defined set of units of length, varying according to the country, discipline, industry, and date of application, commonly with no indication of the intended magnitude
- One of the straight horizontal and parallel prolonged strokes on and between which the notes are placed.
- The wire connecting one telegraphic station with another, a telephone or internet cable between two points: a telephone or network connection.
- One sixteenth of an inch.
- One twelfth of an inch.
- A path through two or more points (compare ‘segment’); a continuous mark, including as made by a pen; any path, curved or straight.
- A clothesline.
- The horizontal path of a ball towards the batsman (see also length).
- Information about or understanding of something. (Mostly restricted to the expressions get a line on, have a line on, and give a line on.)
- Lineament; feature; figure (of one's body).
- A number of shares taken by a jobber.
- A small path-shaped portion or serving of a powdery illegal drug, especially cocaine.
- A group of forwards that play together.
- A set of products or services sold by a business, or by extension, the business itself.
verb
- To reinforce (the back of a book) with glue and glued scrap material such as fabric or paper.
- To mark with a line or lines; to cover with lines.
- To fill or supply (something), as a purse with money.
- To place persons or things along the side of for security or defense; to strengthen by adding; to fortify.
- To place (objects) into a line (usually used with "up"); to form into a line; to align.
- To align (one or more switches) to direct a train onto a particular track.
- To read or repeat line by line.
- To form a line along.
- To track (wild bees) to their nest by following their line of flight.
- To hit a line drive; to hit a line drive which is caught for an out. Compare fly and ground.
- To measure.
- To cover the inner surface of (something), originally especially with linen.
noun
- artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material
- a socially awkward or tactless act
- a minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in speech or writing or in small accidents or memory lapses etc.
- potter's clay that is thinned and used for coating or decorating ceramics
- a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting
- a young and slender person
- a place where a craft can be made fast
- an accidental misstep threatening (or causing) a fall
- a slippery smoothness
- a small sheet of paper
- a woman's sleeveless undergarment
- bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow
- an unexpected slide
- a flight maneuver; aircraft slides sideways in the air
- the act of avoiding capture (especially by cunning)
verb
- move stealthily
- insert inconspicuously or quickly or quietly
- move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner
- fall to a lower standard
- move smoothly and easily
- to make a mistake or be incorrect
- pass on stealthily
- move easily
- cause to move with a smooth or sliding motion
- pass out of one's memory
- move out of position
noun
- artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material
- a relatively long narrow piece of something
- an airfield without normal airport facilities
- a sequence of drawings telling a story in a newspaper or comic book
- thin piece of wood or metal
- a form of erotic entertainment in which a dancer gradually undresses to music
verb
- take away possessions from someone
- get undressed
- remove the surface from
- remove substances from by a percolating liquid
- lay bare
- steal goods; take as spoils
- remove all contents or possession from, or empty completely
- strip the cured leaves from
- remove the thread (of screws)
- remove a constituent from a liquid
- take off or remove
- draw the last milk (of cows)
- remove (someone's or one's own) clothes
noun
- A ragged edge in metalworking.
- A poor, low-ranking kicker.
- A society run by university students for the purpose of charitable fundraising.
- A shabby, beggarly fellow; a ragamuffin.
- A coarse kind of rock, somewhat cellular in texture; ragstone.
- A ragtime song, dance or piece of music.
- A curtain of various kinds.
- A sail, or any piece of canvas.
- Sanitary napkins, pads, or other materials used to absorb menstrual discharge.
- A piece of old cloth, especially one used for cleaning, patching, etc.; a tattered piece of cloth; a shred or tatter.
- A newspaper or magazine, especially one whose journalism is considered to be of poor quality.
- Tattered clothes.
verb
- To dance to ragtime music.
- To play or compose (a piece, melody, etc.) in syncopated time.
- To drive a car or another vehicle in a hard, fast or unsympathetic manner.
- To scold or tell off; to torment; to banter.
- To decorate (a wall, etc.) by applying paint with a rag.
- To become tattered.
- To tease or torment, especially at a university; to bully, to haze.
- To cut or dress roughly, as a grindstone.
- To break (ore) into lumps for sorting.
noun
- A blank metal block used to fill short lines of type.
- A quadriplegic person.
- A skate with four wheels.
- A quadcopter.
- A keyboard command which aligns text with the left or right margin, or centred between them. In combination, as quad left, quad right, or quad centre.
- A kind of round-robin tournament between four players, where each participant plays every other participant once.
- Quadruplex videotape.
- The quadriceps muscle.
- A quadrupel beer.
- A quad bike (from quadricycle)
- The Bible, Book of Mormon, Doctrine and Covenants, and Pearl of Great Price bound in a single volume.
- A quadruplet (infant).
- A quadrangle (quadrangular courtyard).
- A serving of four shots of espresso.
- A quadrilateral.
- A joke used to fill long days of setting type.
- A poster, measuring forty by thirty inches, advertising a cinematic film release.
verb
- To fill spaces in a line of type with quads. Also quad out.
- To twist four individually insulated conductors together as two pairs of twisted wires that are then twisted together.
- To align text with the left or right margin, or centre it.
- to ride a quad bike
adj
noun
- a flat artifact that is thin relative to its length and width
- any broad thin expanse or surface
- paper used for writing or printing
- bed linen consisting of a large rectangular piece of cotton or linen cloth; used in pairs
- (mathematics) an unbounded two-dimensional shape
- newspaper with half-size pages
- (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind
- a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel
verb
noun
noun
- A piece of material measured along its smaller dimension, especially fabric.
- The state of being wide.
- The horizontal distance between a batsman and the ball as it passes him.
- The measurement of the extent of something from side to side.
- The use of all the width of the pitch, from one side to the other.
noun
- A long measuring tape.
- A series of interconnected links of known length, used as a measuring device.
- A series of stores or businesses with the same brand name.
- A number of atoms in a series, which combine to form a molecule.
- A unit of length equal to 22 yards. The length of a Gunter's surveying chain. The length of a cricket pitch. Equal to 20.12 metres, 4 rods, or 100 links.
- That which confines, fetters, or secures; a bond.
- A series of interconnected rings or links usually made of metal.
- Iron links bolted to the side of a vessel to bold the dead-eyes connected with the shrouds; also, the channels.
- A totally ordered set, especially a totally ordered subset of a poset.
- A sequence of linked house purchases, each of which is dependent on the preceding and succeeding purchase (said to be "broken" if a buyer or seller pulls out).
- A livery collar, a chain of office.
- The warp threads of a web.
- A series of interconnected things.
verb
- To link multiple items together.
- To connect as if with a chain, due to dependence, addiction, or other feelings
- To measure a distance using a 66-foot long chain, as in land surveying.
- To relate data items with a chain of pointers.
- To obstruct the mouth of a river etc with a chain.
- To obligate.
- To fasten something with a chain.
- To secure someone with fetters.
- To load and automatically run (a program).
- To be chained to another data item.
noun
- A thin strip of any material, in various technical uses.
- Any scantling smaller than a batten.
- The loins of a horse, beginning at the place where the hinder part of the saddle rests.
- A heavy bead of waterproofing compound or sealant material generally installed at the point where vertical and horizontal surfaces meet.
- A strip or compact piece of meat or fish from which any bones and skin and feathers have been removed.
- A premium cut of meat, especially beef, taken from below the lower back of the animal, considered to be lean and tender; also called tenderloin.
- A thin featureless moulding/molding used as separation between broader decorative mouldings.
- A colored or gilded border.
- The raised moulding around the muzzle of a gun.
- A rounded relief or cut at an edge, especially an inside edge, added for a finished appearance and to break sharp edges.
- An ordinary equal in breadth to one quarter of the chief, to the lowest portion of which it corresponds in position.
- The space between two flutings in a shaft.
- The thread of a screw.
- A fascia; a band of fibres; applied especially to certain bands of white matter in the brain.
verb
adj
noun
- a long, thin sharp-pointed implement (wood or metal)
- a transient variation in voltage or current
- sports equipment consisting of a sharp point on the sole of a shoe worn by athletes
- fruiting spike of a cereal plant especially corn
- (botany) an indeterminate inflorescence bearing sessile flowers on an unbranched axis
- a sharp rise followed by a sharp decline
- a very high narrow heel on women's shoes
- each of the sharp points on the soles of athletic shoes to prevent slipping (or the shoes themselves)
- a sharp-pointed projection along the top of a fence or wall (or a dinosaur)
- any holding device consisting of a rigid, sharp-pointed object
- a large stout nail
verb
adj
- Relatively short or low, and thick or broad.
- Sitting on one's heels; sitting close to the ground; cowering or crouching.
noun
- A specific exercise in weightlifting performed by bending deeply at the knees and then rising (back squat), especially with a barbell resting across the shoulders (barbell back squat).
- A small vein of ore.
- A building occupied without permission, as practiced by a squatter.
- A toilet used by squatting as opposed to sitting; a squat toilet.
- Any of various modes of callisthenic exercises performed by moving the body and bending at least one knee.
- A position assumed by bending deeply at the knees while resting on one's feet.
- A mineral consisting of tin ore and spar.
- The angel shark (genus Squatina).
- A place of concealment in which a hare spends time when inactive, especially during the day; a form.
verb
- To sit close to the ground; to stoop, or lie close to the ground, for example to escape observation.
- To bend deeply at the knees while resting on one's feet.
- To cybersquat.
- To perform one or more callisthenic exercises by moving the body and bending at least one knee.
- To exercise by bending deeply at the knees and then rising, while bearing weight across the shoulders or upper back.
- To occupy or reside in a place without the permission of the owner.
noun
- A thin piece of material, sometimes tapered, used for alignment or support.
- A small library that transparently intercepts and modifies calls to an API, usually for compatibility purposes.
- A kind of shallow plow used in tillage to break the ground and clear it of weeds.
- A small metal device used to pick open a lock.
- A person characterised by both male and female traits, or by ambiguous male-female traits; a hermaphrodite.
- A wedge.
- A transsexual person, especially a trans woman; (loosely) a drag queen or transvestite.
verb
noun
- A tubular sheath made of braided strands of metal placed around a central cable for shielding against electromagnetic interference.
- A weave of three or more strands of fibers, ribbons, cords or hair often for decoration.
- A stranded wire composed of a number of smaller wires twisted together
verb
noun
- A thin layer of harder metal on the surface of an object whose deeper metal is allowed to remain soft.
- An instance of a specific condition or set of symptoms.
- A small fissure which admits water into the workings.
- A box that contains or can contain a number of identical items of manufacture.
- The outer covering or framework of a piece of apparatus such as a computer.
- A section of code representing one of the actions of a conditional switch.
- Grammatical cases and their meanings taken either as a topic in general or within a specific language.
- A legal proceeding, lawsuit.
- A piece of work, specifically defined within a profession.
- An instance or event as a topic of study.
- A box, sheath, or covering generally.
- A specific inflection of a word (particularly a noun, pronoun, or adjective) depending on its function in the sentence.
- A suitcase.
- A shallow tray divided into compartments or "boxes" for holding type, traditionally arranged in sets of two, the "upper case" (containing capitals, small capitals, accented) and "lower case" (small letters, figures, punctuation marks, quadrats, and spaces).
- An actual event, situation, or fact.
- A piece of luggage that can be used to transport an apparatus such as a sewing machine.
- An enclosing frame or casing.
- A cardboard box that holds (usually 24) beer bottles or cans.
- Four of a kind.
- A piece of furniture, constructed partially of transparent glass or plastic, within which items can be displayed.
- The nature of a piece of alphabetic type, whether a “capital” (upper case) or “small” (lower case) letter.
- A unit of liquid measure used to measure sales in the beverage industry, equivalent to 192 fluid ounces.
adj
verb
adj
- Characterized by a fine structure or thin lines.
- Unwell, especially because of having drunk too much alcohol.
- Pleasing to the senses; refined; adapted to please an elegant or cultivated taste.
- Easily damaged or requiring careful handling.
- circa 1660, John Evelyn (author), William Bray (editor), The Diary of John Evelyn, volume I of II (1901), entry for the 19th of August in 1641, page 29
- Light, or softly tinted; said of a colour.
- Of exacting tastes and habits; dainty; fastidious.
- Refined; gentle; scrupulous not to trespass or offend; considerate; said of manners, conduct, or feelings.
- Affected by slight causes; showing slight changes.
- Of weak health; easily sick; unable to endure hardship.
- Highly discriminating or perceptive; refinedly critical; sensitive; exquisite.
- Intended for use with fragile items.
- Slight and shapely; lovely; graceful.
noun
noun
- A thin slice of material prepared as a specimen for research.
- The symbol §, denoting a section of a document.
- An informal taxonomic rank below the order ranks and above the family ranks.
- A piece of residential land; a plot.
- Synonym of square mile, a unit of land area, especially in the contexts of Canadan surveys and (historical) American land grants.
- A sequence of rock layers.
- A class in a school; a group of students in a regularly scheduled meeting with a teacher in a certain school year or semester or school quarter year.
- A right inverse.
- A cross-section perpendicular the longitudinal axis of an aircraft in flight.
- A group of instruments in an orchestra.
- An act or instance of cutting.
- A cutting; a part cut out from the rest of something.
- A cross-section (image that shows an object as if cut along a plane).
- An incision or the act of making an incision.
- A taxonomic rank below the genus (and subgenus if present), but above the species.
- A group of 10-15 soldiers led by a non-commissioned officer and forming part of a platoon.
- A part of a document, especially a major part; often notated with §.
- A part, piece, subdivision of anything.
verb
- To reduce to the degree of thinness required for study with the microscope.
- To perform a cesarean section on (someone).
- To commit (a person, to a hospital, with or without their consent), as for mental health reasons. So called after various sections of legal acts regarding mental health.
- To cut, divide or separate into pieces.
noun
noun
- One of a number of narrow strips of wood, or narrow iron plates, placed edge to edge to form the sides, covering, or lining of a vessel or structure; especially, one of the strips which form the sides of a cask, barrel, pail, etc.
- The initial consonant, consonant cluster, or vowel of a word which rhymes with another word with the same consonant or vowel in stave-rhyme.
- A sign, symbol or sigil, including rune or rune-like characters, used in Icelandic magic.
- One of the bars or rounds of a rack, rungs of a ladder, etc; one of the cylindrical bars of a lantern wheel
- The five horizontal and parallel lines on and between which musical notes are written or pointed; the staff.
- A staff or walking stick.
- A metrical portion; a stanza; a staff.
verb
noun
- A single thickness of some material covering a surface.
- One of the items in a hierarchy.
- A person who lays anything, such as tiles or a wager.
- A (usually) horizontal deposit; a stratum.
- A shoot of a plant, laid underground for growth.
- An item of clothing worn under or over another.
- A mature female bird, insect, etc. that is able to lay eggs.
- A hen kept to lay eggs.
- one in a stack of (initially transparent) drawing surfaces that comprise an image; used to keep elements of an image separate so that they can be modified independently from one another.
verb
noun
- A broad, thin piece of plaster.
- A thin, broad piece cut off.
- A hawk's or falcon's dropping which squirts at an angle other than vertical. (See mute.)
- A piece of pizza, shaped like a sector of a circle.
- A contiguous portion of an array.
- A removable sliding bottom to a galley.
- A snack consisting of pastry with savoury filling.
- That which is thin and broad.
- One of the wedges by which the cradle and the ship are lifted clear of the building blocks to prepare for launching.
- A shot that (for the right-handed player) curves unintentionally to the right. See fade, hook, draw
- A section of image taken of an internal organ using MRI (magnetic resonance imaging), CT (computed tomography), or various forms of x-ray.
- Any of a class of heavy cakes or desserts made in a tray and cut out into squarish slices.
- A salver, platter, or tray.
- An amount of anything.
- A knife with a thin, broad blade for taking up or serving fish; also, a spatula for spreading anything, as paint or ink.
- A plate of iron with a handle, forming a kind of chisel, or a spadelike implement, variously proportioned, and used for various purposes, as for stripping the planking from a vessel's side, for cutting blubber from a whale, or for stirring a fire of coals; a slice bar; a peel; a fire shovel.
adj
verb
- To cut into slices.
- To kick the ball so that it goes in an unintended direction, at too great an angle or too high.
- To hit a shot that slices (travels from left to right for a right-handed player).
- To cut with an edge utilizing a drawing motion.
- To angle the blade so that it goes too deeply into the water when starting to take a stroke.
- To clear (e.g. a fire, or the grate bars of a furnace) by means of a slice bar.
- To hit the ball with a stroke that causes a spin, resulting in the ball swerving or staying low after a bounce.
- To hit the shuttlecock with the racket at an angle, causing it to move sideways and downwards.
noun
- a long thin implement resembling a length of wood
- an implement consisting of a length of wood
- a small thin branch of a tree
- a lever used by a pilot to control the ailerons and elevators of an airplane
- a rectangular quarter pound block of butter or margarine
- informal terms for the leg
- a long implement (usually made of wood) that is shaped so that hockey or polo players can hit a puck or ball
- marijuana leaves rolled into a cigarette for smoking
- threat of a penalty
verb
- put, fix, force, or implant
- stay put (in a certain place)
- stick to firmly
- be or become fixed
- endure
- be a devoted follower or supporter
- be loyal to
- cover and decorate with objects that pierce the surface
- fasten with an adhesive material like glue
- fasten with or as with pins or nails
- fasten into place by fixing an end or point into something
- pierce with a thrust using a pointed instrument
- pierce or penetrate or puncture with something pointed
- come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation
- saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous
- be a mystery or bewildering to
noun
noun
- A small, compact chunk or clump.
- A tidbit of something valuable.
- A small piece of tasty food, a tidbit.
- A type of boot polish.
- A chicken nugget.
- An inexperienced, newly trained fighter pilot.
- A bud from the Cannabis sativa plant, especially one that is potent.
- A partial description gleaned from data mining.
- A person with no arms or legs; a basket case.
noun
- A measure of fineness (particle size) of ground material. A powder that passes through a sieve having 300 openings per linear inch but does not pass 400 openings per linear inch is said to be -300 +400 mesh.
- In mesh analysis: a loop in a electric circuit (to which Kirchhoff's voltage law can be applied).
- The opening or space enclosed by the threads of a net between knot and knot, or the threads enclosing such a space.
- The engagement of the teeth of wheels, or of a wheel and rack.
- A structure made of connected strands of metal, fiber, or other flexible/ductile material, with evenly spaced openings between them.
- A polygon mesh.
verb
noun
- A long strip of material, color, etc, that is different from the surrounding area.
- A strip of material wrapped around things to hold them together.
- A linen collar or ruff worn in the 16th and 17th centuries.
- A belt or strap that is part of a machine.
- In Gothic architecture, the moulding, or suite of mouldings, which encircles the pillars and small shafts.
- A continuous tablet, stripe, or series of ornaments, as of carved foliage, of colour, or of brickwork.
- A part of the electromagnetic spectrum.
- A type of orchestra originally playing janissary music.
- A narrow strip of cloth or other material on clothing, to bind, strengthen, or ornament it.
- Two strips of linen hanging from the neck in front as part of a clerical, legal, or academic dress.
- A ring, such as a wedding ring (wedding band), or a ring put on a bird's leg to identify it.
- A wad of money totaling $1K, held together by a band; (by extension) money
- A marching band.
- A group of aboriginals that has official recognition as an organized unit by the federal government of Canada.
- A strip along the spine of a book where the pages are attached.
- A small group of people living in a simple society, contrasted with tribes, chiefdoms, and states.
- A group of musicians who perform together as an ensemble, usually for a professional recording artist.
- A group of energy levels in a solid state material.
- Any distinguishing line formed by chromatography, electrophoresis etc
- That which serves as the means of union or connection between persons; a tie.
- A group of people loosely united for a common purpose (a band of thieves).
verb
noun
- A segment or length of material.
- The ability to lengthen when pulled.
- An act of stretching.
- A jail or prison term.
- Term of address for a tall person.
- A segment of a journey or route.
- A length of time.
- Extended daylight hours, especially said of the evening in springtime when compared to the shorter winter days.
- The period of the season between the trade deadline and the beginning of the playoffs.
- A stretch limousine.
- The homestretch, the final straight section of the track leading to the finish.
- A jail or prison term of one year's duration.
- A course of thought which diverts from straightforward logic, or requires extraordinary belief or exaggeration.
- A long reach in the direction of the ball with a foot remaining on the base by a first baseman in order to catch the ball sooner.
- A single uninterrupted sitting; a turn.
- A quick pitching delivery used when runners are on base where the pitcher slides his leg instead of lifting it.
verb
- To get more use than expected from a limited resource.
- To make great demands on the capacity or resources of something.
- To lengthen when pulled.
- To lengthen by pulling.
- To pull tight.
- To extend one’s limbs or another part of the body in order to improve the elasticity of one's muscles
- To extend to a limit point
- To sail by the wind under press of canvas.
- To make inaccurate by exaggeration.
- To increase.
- To extend physically, especially from limit point to limit point.
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