English words for 'Abbreviation of cheque.'
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noun
verb
- (transitive) To draw up (a document etc.), to designate (a cheque). [with to ‘a given recipient, payee’]
- (transitive, intransitive) To represent; to make (something) appear to be true.
- (slang, chiefly US, intransitive) To make an (often temporary) home.
- (slang, chiefly US, intransitive) To embrace and kiss passionately.
- (now chiefly US, regional, intransitive) To manage, get along; to do (well, badly etc.).
- (slang, originally US, intransitive, nonstandard, rare) To engage in heavy petting or sexual intercourse.
- (transitive) To discern; to manage to see, hear etc.
- (slang, chiefly US, intransitive) To get along with (someone).
- kiss, embrace, or fondle with sexual passion
- proceed or get along
- imply or suggest
- succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available
- try to establish
- have sexual intercourse with
- write all the required information onto a form
- make out and issue
- detect with the senses
- distinguish by sight or hearing
noun
- (banking, slang) A blank cheque; a fraudulent cheque, such as one issued even though there are insufficient funds to honour it, or one that has been altered without authorization.
- (finance, slang) An accommodation bill (“a bill of exchange endorsed by a reputable third party acting as a guarantor, as a favour and without compensation”).
- A bird of prey of the family Accipitridae.
- (sailing, slang) A spinnaker (“supplementary sail to a mainsail”).
- A bird of the genus Elanus, having thin pointed wings, that preys on rodents and hunts by hovering; also, any bird of related genera in the subfamily Elaninae.
- Some species in the subfamily Perninae.
- (geometry) A polygon resembling the shape of a traditional toy kite (sense 3): a quadrilateral having two pairs of edges of equal length, the edges of each pair touching each other at one end.
- Any bird of the subfamily Milvinae, with long wings and weak legs, feeding mostly on carrion and spending long periods soaring; specifically, the red kite (Milvus milvus) and the black kite (Milvus migrans).
- (figuratively) A rapacious person.
- (astrology) A planetary configuration wherein one planet of a grand trine is in opposition to an additional fourth planet.
- A tethered object which deflects its position in a medium by obtaining lift and drag in reaction with its relative motion in the medium.
- (cycling, slang) A rider who is good at climbs but less good at descents.
- (military aviation, slang) An aeroplane or aircraft.
- (British, dialectal) The brill (Scophthalmus rhombus), a type of flatfish.
- (US, prison slang) A (usually concealed) letter or oral message, especially one passed illegally into, within, or out of a prison.
- (Egyptology) A measure of weight equivalent to ¹⁄₁₀ deben (about 0.32 ounces or 9.1 grams).
- (Northern England, Scotland, dialectal) The stomach; the belly.
- A lightweight toy or other device, traditionally flat and shaped like a triangle with a segment of a circle attached to its base or like a quadrilateral (see sense 9), carried on the wind and tethered and controlled from the ground by one or more lines.
- a bank check that has been fraudulently altered to increase its face value
- any of several small graceful hawks of the family Accipitridae having long pointed wings and feeding on insects and small animals
- a bank check drawn on insufficient funds at another bank in order to take advantage of the float
- plaything consisting of a light frame covered with tissue paper; flown in wind at end of a string
verb
- (ambitransitive, banking, slang) To write or present (a cheque) on an account with insufficient funds, either to defraud or expecting that funds will become available by the time the cheque clears.
- To keep ahead of (an enemy) and repeatedly attack it from a distance, without exposing oneself to danger.
- (transitive, slang) To tamper with a document or record by increasing the quantity of something beyond its proper amount so that the difference may be unlawfully retained; in particular, to alter a medical prescription for this purpose by increasing the number of pills or other items.
- (intransitive, engineering, nautical) To deflect sideways in the water.
- (ambitransitive, rare) To manipulate like a toy kite; also, usually preceded by an inflection of go: to fly a toy kite.
- (ambitransitive, US, slang, by extension) To steal.
- (transitive) To cause (something) to move upwards rapidly like a toy kite; also (chiefly US, figuratively) to cause (something, such as costs) to increase rapidly.
- (ambitransitive) To (cause to) glide in the manner of a kite (“bird”).
- (intransitive, figuratively) To move rapidly; to rush.
- (intransitive) To travel by kite, as when kitesurfing.
- (intransitive, US, prison slang) To pass a (usually concealed) letter or oral message, especially illegally, into, within, or out of a prison.
- To attack (an enemy) or otherwise cause it to give chase, so as to lead it somewhere (like a kite is led on a string), for example into a trap or ambush or away from its comrades or something it was protecting.
- get credit or money by using a bad check
- soar or fly like a kite
- increase the amount (of a check) fraudulently
- fly a kite
verb
- (transitive) To stamp or mark (a cheque) in such a way as to prevent it being cashed, thus requiring it to be deposited into a bank account.
- (transitive) To pass, as objects going in an opposite direction at the same time.
- (transitive) To make the sign of the cross over (something or someone).
- (soccer) To pass the ball from one side of the pitch to the other side.
- (transitive) To contradict (another) or frustrate the plans of.
- (biology) To cross-fertilize or crossbreed.
- (intransitive) To travel in a direction or path that will intersect with that of another.
- (rugby) To score a try.
- (cricket, reciprocally) Of both batsmen, to pass each other when running between the wickets in order to score runs.
- To mark with an X.
- (law) To conduct a cross examination; to question a hostile witness.
- To write lines of text at right angles to and over the top of one another in order to save paper.ᵂ
- (transitive) To go from one side of (something) to the other.
- (reflexive, to cross oneself) To make the sign of the cross over oneself.
- To place across or athwart; to cause to intersect.
- To lay or draw something across, such as a line.
- meet at a point
- fold so as to resemble a cross
- breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties
- trace a line through or across
- to cover or extend over an area or time period
- hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
- meet and pass
- travel across or pass over
adj
- Transverse; lying across the main direction.
- (chiefly British, Ottawa Valley) (of someone) Bad-tempered, angry, annoyed; (of words) tinged with anger.
- (nautical) Of the sea, having two wave systems traveling at oblique angles, due to the wind over shifting direction or the waves of two storm systems meeting.
- Made in an opposite direction, or an inverse relation; mutually inverse; interchanged.
- extending or lying across; in a crosswise direction; at right angles to the long axis
- annoyed and irritable
noun
- A wooden post with a perpendicular beam attached and used (especially in the Roman Empire) to execute criminals (by crucifixion).
- (boxing) A hook thrown over the opponent's punch.
- A pipe-fitting with four branches whose axes usually form a right angle.
- (figurative, from Christ's bearing of the cross) A difficult situation that must be endured.
- The act of going across; the act of passing from one side to the other
- A line across or through another line.
- (Rubik's Cube) Four edge cubies of one side that are in their right places, forming the shape of a cross.
- (surveying) An instrument for laying of offsets perpendicular to the main course.
- (Christianity) Any representation of the crucifix, as in religious architecture, burial markers, jewelry, etc.
- A monument that marks such a place. (Also common in UK or Irish place names such as Charing Cross)
- (biology) An animal or plant produced by crossbreeding or cross-fertilization.
- (Christianity) A hand gesture made in imitation of the shape of the Cross; sign of the cross.
- A place where roads intersect and lead off in four directions; a crossroad (common in UK and Irish place names such as Gerrards Cross).
- (heraldry) Any geometric figure having this or a similar shape, such as a cross of Lorraine or a Maltese cross.
- (Christianity) Alternative letter-case form of Cross (“the Crucifix, the cross on which Christ was crucified”).
- (cartomancy) The thirty-sixth Lenormand card.
- (by extension) A hybrid of any kind.
- (slang) Crossfire.
- A geometrical figure consisting of two straight lines or bars intersecting each other such that at least one of them is bisected by the other.
- (soccer) A pass in which the ball is kicked from a side of the pitch to a position close to the opponent’s goal.
- (genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids
- (genetics) an organism that is the offspring of genetically dissimilar parents or stock; especially offspring produced by breeding plants or animals of different varieties or breeds or species
- a wooden structure consisting of an upright post with a transverse piece
- any affliction that causes great suffering
- a marking that consists of lines that cross each other
prep
noun
- Abbreviation of transaction.
- Abbreviation of transposition.
- Abbreviation of transfer.
- Abbreviation of transportation.
- Abbreviation of trainee.
- Abbreviation of track.
- Abbreviation of trust.
- Abbreviation of trustee.
- (music) Abbreviation of trill.
- Abbreviation of treasurer.
- Abbreviation of trumpeter.
- Abbreviation of trace.
- (music) Abbreviation of treble.
- (medicine) Abbreviation of tinctura (Latin for “tincture”).
- Abbreviation of troop.
- Abbreviation of tragedy.
- Abbreviation of truck.
- Abbreviation of trumpet.
- Abbreviation of transport.
- Abbreviation of train.
- Abbreviation of translator.
- Abbreviation of translation.
adj
verb
noun
- (literal) A signed check of the type used to draw money from a bank account, containing no information as to the amount to be paid with it, so that any amount can be filled in.
- (figurative) A grant of complete authority to spend an unlimited amount of money, or to take other actions without restraint.
- a check that has been signed but with the amount payable left blank
- freedom to do as you see fit
noun
- (British, banking) A small plastic card issued by a bank or similar which is a guarantee of payment of cheques written by the cardholder (up to a specified maximum amount).
- (South Africa, banking) A card issued by a bank or similar which behaves like a credit card but is in fact a type of debit card.
verb
- (transitive) To make payment in respect of (a cheque, banker's draft, etc.).
- (transitive) To confer (bestow) an honour or privilege upon (someone).
- (transitive) To think of highly, to respect highly; to show respect for; to recognise the importance or spiritual value of.
- (transitive) To conform to, abide by, act in accordance with (an agreement, treaty, promise, request, or the like).
- show respect towards
- accept as pay
- bestow honor or rewards upon
noun
- (uncountable) The state of being morally upright, honest, noble, virtuous, and magnanimous; excellence of character; the perception of such a state; favourable reputation; dignity.
- A privilege (which honors the person experiencing it).
- (countable) A token of praise or respect; something that represents praiseworthiness or respect, such as a prize or award given by the state to a citizen.
- (in the plural) The privilege of going first.
- (golf) The right to play one's ball before one's opponent.
- (feudal law) A seigniory or lordship held of the king, on which other lordships and manors depended.
- (countable, card games) In bridge, an ace, king, queen, jack, or ten especially of the trump suit; in some other games, an ace, king, queen or jack.
- A cause of respect and fame; a glory; an excellency; an ornament.
- (heraldry, countable) The center point of the upper half of an armorial escutcheon (compare honour point).
- (uncountable) Recognition of importance or value; respect; veneration (of someone, usually for being morally upright or successful).
- (in the plural) (Courses for) an honours degree: a university qualification of the highest rank.
- (countable, mahjong) a dragon or wind tile.
- a woman's virtue or chastity
- the quality of being honorable and having a good name
- a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction
- the state of being honored
noun
- Abbreviation of account.
- Abbreviation of atmosphere.
- Abbreviation of axis.
- Abbreviation of accommodation.
- Abbreviation of age.
- Abbreviation of aunt.
- Abbreviation of argent.
- Abbreviation of area.
- Abbreviation of altitude; altitude intercept.
- Abbreviation of act; acting.
- Abbreviation of abbreviation.
- Abbreviation of aviation; aviator.
- Abbreviation of annealing.
- Abbreviation of afternoon.
- Abbreviation of audit; auditor.
- Abbreviation of adjutant.
- Abbreviation of adult.
- Abbreviation of answer.
- Abbreviation of attendance.
- Abbreviation of alto.
- Abbreviation of arc.
- Abbreviation of anthracite.
- Abbreviation of anode.
- Abbreviation of assist; assists.
- Abbreviation of adjective.
- Abbreviation of acceleration (in feet per second).
- Abbreviation of activity.
- Abbreviation of amateur.
- Abbreviation of are or ares.
- Abbreviation of ampere.
- Abbreviation of acre; acres; acreage.
- Abbreviation of acronym.
- Abbreviation of apprentice.
adj
- Abbreviation of artery; arterial blood.
- (linguistics, by extension) Abbreviation of transitive.
- Abbreviation of acting.
- Abbreviation of argent.
- Abbreviation of accidental.
- Abbreviation of absent.
- Abbreviation of abundant.
- Abbreviation of ante (“before”).
- Abbreviation of anterior.
- Abbreviation of annus (“a year”).
- Abbreviation of aerial.
- Abbreviation of accepted.
- Abbreviation of alto.
- Abbreviation of anonymous.
- Abbreviation of aqua.
- Abbreviation of available.
- Abbreviation of active.
- Abbreviation of amateur.
- Abbreviation of automatic.
- Abbreviation of absolute.
adv
conj
prep
noun
- A means of payment such as a check or cheque, cash or credit card.
- Anything which is offered, proffered, put forth or bid with the expectation of a response, answer, or reply.
- (nautical) A smaller boat used for transportation between a large ship and the shore.
- Ellipsis of water tender (“firefighting apparatus”).
- (archaic outside certain compounds) Someone who tends or waits on something or someone.
- The inner flight muscle (pectoralis minor) of poultry.
- (rail transport) A railroad car towed behind a steam engine to carry fuel and water.
- Any offer or proposal made for acceptance.
- (diving) A member of a diving team who assists a diver during a dive but does not themselves go underwater.
- (nautical) A naval ship that functions as a mobile base for other ships.
- (law) A formal offer to buy or sell something.
- something that can be used as an official medium of payment
- car attached to a locomotive to carry fuel and water
- a boat for communication between ship and shore
- someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another
- ship that usually provides supplies to other ships
- a formal proposal to buy at a specified price
adj
- Sensible to impression and pain; easily pained.
- Easily bruised or injured; not firm or hard; delicate.
- Fond, loving, gentle, or sweet.
- Physically weak; not able to endure hardship.
- Adapted to excite feeling or sympathy; expressive of the softer passions; pathetic.
- (of food) Soft and easily chewed.
- Apt to give pain; causing grief or pain; delicate.
- Young and inexperienced.
- (nautical) Heeling over too easily when under sail; said of a vessel.
- Sensitive or painful to the touch.
- easy to cut or chew
- given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality
- hurting
- young and immature
- (used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail
- (of plants) not hardy; easily killed by adverse growing condition
- having or displaying warmth or affection
- physically untoughened
adv
verb
noun
- (accounting) A line in a paysheet, corresponding to a single paycheck.
- (civil engineering) The planned limit of an excavation, beyond which a contractor is not paid for any excavation work.
- The minimum salary associated with a pay grade.
- (gambling) A line of symbols on a slot machine (horizontal, vertical or diagonal) that can win a jackpot.
- A criterion score used by an organization that gives grants to determine which applications are good enough to be given money.
noun
- A pair of parallel lines printed on a cheque.
- A voyage across a body of water.
- (Philippines) Ellipsis of pedestrian crossing.
- Opposition; thwarting.
- Cross-breeding.
- (architecture) The volume formed by the intersection of chancel, nave and transepts in a cruciform church; often with a tower or cupola over it.
- An intersection where roads, lines, or tracks cross.
- (graph theory) A pair of intersecting edges.
- Movement into a crossed position.
- The act by which terrain or a road etc. is crossed.
- A place at which a river, railroad, or highway may be crossed.
- (sociolinguistics) The appropriation of a form of language by somebody who is not a member of the group that speaks it.
- (genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids
- a path (often marked) where something (as a street or railroad) can be crossed to get from one side to the other
- a voyage across a body of water (usually across the Atlantic Ocean)
- traveling across
- a shallow area in a stream that can be forded
- a point where two lines (paths or arcs etc.) intersect
- a junction where one street or road crosses another
adj
verb
noun
- (US, finance) A check (draft), requiring a specimen signature and a countersignature; this is usually prepaid and drawn against the bank's own funds, rather than drawn against the signatory's account.
- a letter of credit issued by a bank or express company that is payable on presentation to any correspondent of the issuer
noun
noun
- (banking, slang) A blank cheque; a fraudulent cheque, such as one issued even though there are insufficient funds to honour it, or one that has been altered without authorization.
- (finance, slang) An accommodation bill (“a bill of exchange endorsed by a reputable third party acting as a guarantor, as a favour and without compensation”).
- A bird of prey of the family Accipitridae.
- (sailing, slang) A spinnaker (“supplementary sail to a mainsail”).
- A bird of the genus Elanus, having thin pointed wings, that preys on rodents and hunts by hovering; also, any bird of related genera in the subfamily Elaninae.
- Some species in the subfamily Perninae.
- (geometry) A polygon resembling the shape of a traditional toy kite (sense 3): a quadrilateral having two pairs of edges of equal length, the edges of each pair touching each other at one end.
- Any bird of the subfamily Milvinae, with long wings and weak legs, feeding mostly on carrion and spending long periods soaring; specifically, the red kite (Milvus milvus) and the black kite (Milvus migrans).
- (figuratively) A rapacious person.
- (astrology) A planetary configuration wherein one planet of a grand trine is in opposition to an additional fourth planet.
- A tethered object which deflects its position in a medium by obtaining lift and drag in reaction with its relative motion in the medium.
- (cycling, slang) A rider who is good at climbs but less good at descents.
- (military aviation, slang) An aeroplane or aircraft.
- (British, dialectal) The brill (Scophthalmus rhombus), a type of flatfish.
- (US, prison slang) A (usually concealed) letter or oral message, especially one passed illegally into, within, or out of a prison.
- (Egyptology) A measure of weight equivalent to ¹⁄₁₀ deben (about 0.32 ounces or 9.1 grams).
- (Northern England, Scotland, dialectal) The stomach; the belly.
- A lightweight toy or other device, traditionally flat and shaped like a triangle with a segment of a circle attached to its base or like a quadrilateral (see sense 9), carried on the wind and tethered and controlled from the ground by one or more lines.
- a bank check that has been fraudulently altered to increase its face value
- any of several small graceful hawks of the family Accipitridae having long pointed wings and feeding on insects and small animals
- a bank check drawn on insufficient funds at another bank in order to take advantage of the float
- plaything consisting of a light frame covered with tissue paper; flown in wind at end of a string
verb
- (ambitransitive, banking, slang) To write or present (a cheque) on an account with insufficient funds, either to defraud or expecting that funds will become available by the time the cheque clears.
- To keep ahead of (an enemy) and repeatedly attack it from a distance, without exposing oneself to danger.
- (transitive, slang) To tamper with a document or record by increasing the quantity of something beyond its proper amount so that the difference may be unlawfully retained; in particular, to alter a medical prescription for this purpose by increasing the number of pills or other items.
- (intransitive, engineering, nautical) To deflect sideways in the water.
- (ambitransitive, rare) To manipulate like a toy kite; also, usually preceded by an inflection of go: to fly a toy kite.
- (ambitransitive, US, slang, by extension) To steal.
- (transitive) To cause (something) to move upwards rapidly like a toy kite; also (chiefly US, figuratively) to cause (something, such as costs) to increase rapidly.
- (ambitransitive) To (cause to) glide in the manner of a kite (“bird”).
- (intransitive, figuratively) To move rapidly; to rush.
- (intransitive) To travel by kite, as when kitesurfing.
- (intransitive, US, prison slang) To pass a (usually concealed) letter or oral message, especially illegally, into, within, or out of a prison.
- To attack (an enemy) or otherwise cause it to give chase, so as to lead it somewhere (like a kite is led on a string), for example into a trap or ambush or away from its comrades or something it was protecting.
- get credit or money by using a bad check
- soar or fly like a kite
- increase the amount (of a check) fraudulently
- fly a kite
noun
- Abbreviation of transaction.
- Abbreviation of transposition.
- Abbreviation of transfer.
- Abbreviation of transportation.
- Abbreviation of trainee.
- Abbreviation of track.
- Abbreviation of trust.
- Abbreviation of trustee.
- (music) Abbreviation of trill.
- Abbreviation of treasurer.
- Abbreviation of trumpeter.
- Abbreviation of trace.
- (music) Abbreviation of treble.
- (medicine) Abbreviation of tinctura (Latin for “tincture”).
- Abbreviation of troop.
- Abbreviation of tragedy.
- Abbreviation of truck.
- Abbreviation of trumpet.
- Abbreviation of transport.
- Abbreviation of train.
- Abbreviation of translator.
- Abbreviation of translation.
adj
verb
noun
- (literal) A signed check of the type used to draw money from a bank account, containing no information as to the amount to be paid with it, so that any amount can be filled in.
- (figurative) A grant of complete authority to spend an unlimited amount of money, or to take other actions without restraint.
- a check that has been signed but with the amount payable left blank
- freedom to do as you see fit
noun
- (British, banking) A small plastic card issued by a bank or similar which is a guarantee of payment of cheques written by the cardholder (up to a specified maximum amount).
- (South Africa, banking) A card issued by a bank or similar which behaves like a credit card but is in fact a type of debit card.
noun
- Abbreviation of account.
- Abbreviation of atmosphere.
- Abbreviation of axis.
- Abbreviation of accommodation.
- Abbreviation of age.
- Abbreviation of aunt.
- Abbreviation of argent.
- Abbreviation of area.
- Abbreviation of altitude; altitude intercept.
- Abbreviation of act; acting.
- Abbreviation of abbreviation.
- Abbreviation of aviation; aviator.
- Abbreviation of annealing.
- Abbreviation of afternoon.
- Abbreviation of audit; auditor.
- Abbreviation of adjutant.
- Abbreviation of adult.
- Abbreviation of answer.
- Abbreviation of attendance.
- Abbreviation of alto.
- Abbreviation of arc.
- Abbreviation of anthracite.
- Abbreviation of anode.
- Abbreviation of assist; assists.
- Abbreviation of adjective.
- Abbreviation of acceleration (in feet per second).
- Abbreviation of activity.
- Abbreviation of amateur.
- Abbreviation of are or ares.
- Abbreviation of ampere.
- Abbreviation of acre; acres; acreage.
- Abbreviation of acronym.
- Abbreviation of apprentice.
adj
- Abbreviation of artery; arterial blood.
- (linguistics, by extension) Abbreviation of transitive.
- Abbreviation of acting.
- Abbreviation of argent.
- Abbreviation of accidental.
- Abbreviation of absent.
- Abbreviation of abundant.
- Abbreviation of ante (“before”).
- Abbreviation of anterior.
- Abbreviation of annus (“a year”).
- Abbreviation of aerial.
- Abbreviation of accepted.
- Abbreviation of alto.
- Abbreviation of anonymous.
- Abbreviation of aqua.
- Abbreviation of available.
- Abbreviation of active.
- Abbreviation of amateur.
- Abbreviation of automatic.
- Abbreviation of absolute.
adv
conj
prep
noun
- A means of payment such as a check or cheque, cash or credit card.
- Anything which is offered, proffered, put forth or bid with the expectation of a response, answer, or reply.
- (nautical) A smaller boat used for transportation between a large ship and the shore.
- Ellipsis of water tender (“firefighting apparatus”).
- (archaic outside certain compounds) Someone who tends or waits on something or someone.
- The inner flight muscle (pectoralis minor) of poultry.
- (rail transport) A railroad car towed behind a steam engine to carry fuel and water.
- Any offer or proposal made for acceptance.
- (diving) A member of a diving team who assists a diver during a dive but does not themselves go underwater.
- (nautical) A naval ship that functions as a mobile base for other ships.
- (law) A formal offer to buy or sell something.
- something that can be used as an official medium of payment
- car attached to a locomotive to carry fuel and water
- a boat for communication between ship and shore
- someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another
- ship that usually provides supplies to other ships
- a formal proposal to buy at a specified price
adj
- Sensible to impression and pain; easily pained.
- Easily bruised or injured; not firm or hard; delicate.
- Fond, loving, gentle, or sweet.
- Physically weak; not able to endure hardship.
- Adapted to excite feeling or sympathy; expressive of the softer passions; pathetic.
- (of food) Soft and easily chewed.
- Apt to give pain; causing grief or pain; delicate.
- Young and inexperienced.
- (nautical) Heeling over too easily when under sail; said of a vessel.
- Sensitive or painful to the touch.
- easy to cut or chew
- given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality
- hurting
- young and immature
- (used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail
- (of plants) not hardy; easily killed by adverse growing condition
- having or displaying warmth or affection
- physically untoughened
adv
verb
noun
- (accounting) A line in a paysheet, corresponding to a single paycheck.
- (civil engineering) The planned limit of an excavation, beyond which a contractor is not paid for any excavation work.
- The minimum salary associated with a pay grade.
- (gambling) A line of symbols on a slot machine (horizontal, vertical or diagonal) that can win a jackpot.
- A criterion score used by an organization that gives grants to determine which applications are good enough to be given money.
noun
- A pair of parallel lines printed on a cheque.
- A voyage across a body of water.
- (Philippines) Ellipsis of pedestrian crossing.
- Opposition; thwarting.
- Cross-breeding.
- (architecture) The volume formed by the intersection of chancel, nave and transepts in a cruciform church; often with a tower or cupola over it.
- An intersection where roads, lines, or tracks cross.
- (graph theory) A pair of intersecting edges.
- Movement into a crossed position.
- The act by which terrain or a road etc. is crossed.
- A place at which a river, railroad, or highway may be crossed.
- (sociolinguistics) The appropriation of a form of language by somebody who is not a member of the group that speaks it.
- (genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids
- a path (often marked) where something (as a street or railroad) can be crossed to get from one side to the other
- a voyage across a body of water (usually across the Atlantic Ocean)
- traveling across
- a shallow area in a stream that can be forded
- a point where two lines (paths or arcs etc.) intersect
- a junction where one street or road crosses another
adj
verb
noun
- (US, finance) A check (draft), requiring a specimen signature and a countersignature; this is usually prepaid and drawn against the bank's own funds, rather than drawn against the signatory's account.
- a letter of credit issued by a bank or express company that is payable on presentation to any correspondent of the issuer
verb
- (transitive) To draw up (a document etc.), to designate (a cheque). [with to ‘a given recipient, payee’]
- (transitive, intransitive) To represent; to make (something) appear to be true.
- (slang, chiefly US, intransitive) To make an (often temporary) home.
- (slang, chiefly US, intransitive) To embrace and kiss passionately.
- (now chiefly US, regional, intransitive) To manage, get along; to do (well, badly etc.).
- (slang, originally US, intransitive, nonstandard, rare) To engage in heavy petting or sexual intercourse.
- (transitive) To discern; to manage to see, hear etc.
- (slang, chiefly US, intransitive) To get along with (someone).
- kiss, embrace, or fondle with sexual passion
- proceed or get along
- imply or suggest
- succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available
- try to establish
- have sexual intercourse with
- write all the required information onto a form
- make out and issue
- detect with the senses
- distinguish by sight or hearing
verb
- (transitive) To stamp or mark (a cheque) in such a way as to prevent it being cashed, thus requiring it to be deposited into a bank account.
- (transitive) To pass, as objects going in an opposite direction at the same time.
- (transitive) To make the sign of the cross over (something or someone).
- (soccer) To pass the ball from one side of the pitch to the other side.
- (transitive) To contradict (another) or frustrate the plans of.
- (biology) To cross-fertilize or crossbreed.
- (intransitive) To travel in a direction or path that will intersect with that of another.
- (rugby) To score a try.
- (cricket, reciprocally) Of both batsmen, to pass each other when running between the wickets in order to score runs.
- To mark with an X.
- (law) To conduct a cross examination; to question a hostile witness.
- To write lines of text at right angles to and over the top of one another in order to save paper.ᵂ
- (transitive) To go from one side of (something) to the other.
- (reflexive, to cross oneself) To make the sign of the cross over oneself.
- To place across or athwart; to cause to intersect.
- To lay or draw something across, such as a line.
- meet at a point
- fold so as to resemble a cross
- breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties
- trace a line through or across
- to cover or extend over an area or time period
- hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
- meet and pass
- travel across or pass over
adj
- Transverse; lying across the main direction.
- (chiefly British, Ottawa Valley) (of someone) Bad-tempered, angry, annoyed; (of words) tinged with anger.
- (nautical) Of the sea, having two wave systems traveling at oblique angles, due to the wind over shifting direction or the waves of two storm systems meeting.
- Made in an opposite direction, or an inverse relation; mutually inverse; interchanged.
- extending or lying across; in a crosswise direction; at right angles to the long axis
- annoyed and irritable
noun
- A wooden post with a perpendicular beam attached and used (especially in the Roman Empire) to execute criminals (by crucifixion).
- (boxing) A hook thrown over the opponent's punch.
- A pipe-fitting with four branches whose axes usually form a right angle.
- (figurative, from Christ's bearing of the cross) A difficult situation that must be endured.
- The act of going across; the act of passing from one side to the other
- A line across or through another line.
- (Rubik's Cube) Four edge cubies of one side that are in their right places, forming the shape of a cross.
- (surveying) An instrument for laying of offsets perpendicular to the main course.
- (Christianity) Any representation of the crucifix, as in religious architecture, burial markers, jewelry, etc.
- A monument that marks such a place. (Also common in UK or Irish place names such as Charing Cross)
- (biology) An animal or plant produced by crossbreeding or cross-fertilization.
- (Christianity) A hand gesture made in imitation of the shape of the Cross; sign of the cross.
- A place where roads intersect and lead off in four directions; a crossroad (common in UK and Irish place names such as Gerrards Cross).
- (heraldry) Any geometric figure having this or a similar shape, such as a cross of Lorraine or a Maltese cross.
- (Christianity) Alternative letter-case form of Cross (“the Crucifix, the cross on which Christ was crucified”).
- (cartomancy) The thirty-sixth Lenormand card.
- (by extension) A hybrid of any kind.
- (slang) Crossfire.
- A geometrical figure consisting of two straight lines or bars intersecting each other such that at least one of them is bisected by the other.
- (soccer) A pass in which the ball is kicked from a side of the pitch to a position close to the opponent’s goal.
- (genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids
- (genetics) an organism that is the offspring of genetically dissimilar parents or stock; especially offspring produced by breeding plants or animals of different varieties or breeds or species
- a wooden structure consisting of an upright post with a transverse piece
- any affliction that causes great suffering
- a marking that consists of lines that cross each other
prep
noun
- (banking, slang) A blank cheque; a fraudulent cheque, such as one issued even though there are insufficient funds to honour it, or one that has been altered without authorization.
- (finance, slang) An accommodation bill (“a bill of exchange endorsed by a reputable third party acting as a guarantor, as a favour and without compensation”).
- A bird of prey of the family Accipitridae.
- (sailing, slang) A spinnaker (“supplementary sail to a mainsail”).
- A bird of the genus Elanus, having thin pointed wings, that preys on rodents and hunts by hovering; also, any bird of related genera in the subfamily Elaninae.
- Some species in the subfamily Perninae.
- (geometry) A polygon resembling the shape of a traditional toy kite (sense 3): a quadrilateral having two pairs of edges of equal length, the edges of each pair touching each other at one end.
- Any bird of the subfamily Milvinae, with long wings and weak legs, feeding mostly on carrion and spending long periods soaring; specifically, the red kite (Milvus milvus) and the black kite (Milvus migrans).
- (figuratively) A rapacious person.
- (astrology) A planetary configuration wherein one planet of a grand trine is in opposition to an additional fourth planet.
- A tethered object which deflects its position in a medium by obtaining lift and drag in reaction with its relative motion in the medium.
- (cycling, slang) A rider who is good at climbs but less good at descents.
- (military aviation, slang) An aeroplane or aircraft.
- (British, dialectal) The brill (Scophthalmus rhombus), a type of flatfish.
- (US, prison slang) A (usually concealed) letter or oral message, especially one passed illegally into, within, or out of a prison.
- (Egyptology) A measure of weight equivalent to ¹⁄₁₀ deben (about 0.32 ounces or 9.1 grams).
- (Northern England, Scotland, dialectal) The stomach; the belly.
- A lightweight toy or other device, traditionally flat and shaped like a triangle with a segment of a circle attached to its base or like a quadrilateral (see sense 9), carried on the wind and tethered and controlled from the ground by one or more lines.
- a bank check that has been fraudulently altered to increase its face value
- any of several small graceful hawks of the family Accipitridae having long pointed wings and feeding on insects and small animals
- a bank check drawn on insufficient funds at another bank in order to take advantage of the float
- plaything consisting of a light frame covered with tissue paper; flown in wind at end of a string
verb
- (ambitransitive, banking, slang) To write or present (a cheque) on an account with insufficient funds, either to defraud or expecting that funds will become available by the time the cheque clears.
- To keep ahead of (an enemy) and repeatedly attack it from a distance, without exposing oneself to danger.
- (transitive, slang) To tamper with a document or record by increasing the quantity of something beyond its proper amount so that the difference may be unlawfully retained; in particular, to alter a medical prescription for this purpose by increasing the number of pills or other items.
- (intransitive, engineering, nautical) To deflect sideways in the water.
- (ambitransitive, rare) To manipulate like a toy kite; also, usually preceded by an inflection of go: to fly a toy kite.
- (ambitransitive, US, slang, by extension) To steal.
- (transitive) To cause (something) to move upwards rapidly like a toy kite; also (chiefly US, figuratively) to cause (something, such as costs) to increase rapidly.
- (ambitransitive) To (cause to) glide in the manner of a kite (“bird”).
- (intransitive, figuratively) To move rapidly; to rush.
- (intransitive) To travel by kite, as when kitesurfing.
- (intransitive, US, prison slang) To pass a (usually concealed) letter or oral message, especially illegally, into, within, or out of a prison.
- To attack (an enemy) or otherwise cause it to give chase, so as to lead it somewhere (like a kite is led on a string), for example into a trap or ambush or away from its comrades or something it was protecting.
- get credit or money by using a bad check
- soar or fly like a kite
- increase the amount (of a check) fraudulently
- fly a kite
verb
- (transitive) To make payment in respect of (a cheque, banker's draft, etc.).
- (transitive) To confer (bestow) an honour or privilege upon (someone).
- (transitive) To think of highly, to respect highly; to show respect for; to recognise the importance or spiritual value of.
- (transitive) To conform to, abide by, act in accordance with (an agreement, treaty, promise, request, or the like).
- show respect towards
- accept as pay
- bestow honor or rewards upon
noun
- (uncountable) The state of being morally upright, honest, noble, virtuous, and magnanimous; excellence of character; the perception of such a state; favourable reputation; dignity.
- A privilege (which honors the person experiencing it).
- (countable) A token of praise or respect; something that represents praiseworthiness or respect, such as a prize or award given by the state to a citizen.
- (in the plural) The privilege of going first.
- (golf) The right to play one's ball before one's opponent.
- (feudal law) A seigniory or lordship held of the king, on which other lordships and manors depended.
- (countable, card games) In bridge, an ace, king, queen, jack, or ten especially of the trump suit; in some other games, an ace, king, queen or jack.
- A cause of respect and fame; a glory; an excellency; an ornament.
- (heraldry, countable) The center point of the upper half of an armorial escutcheon (compare honour point).
- (uncountable) Recognition of importance or value; respect; veneration (of someone, usually for being morally upright or successful).
- (in the plural) (Courses for) an honours degree: a university qualification of the highest rank.
- (countable, mahjong) a dragon or wind tile.
- a woman's virtue or chastity
- the quality of being honorable and having a good name
- a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction
- the state of being honored