English words for 'Alternative form of Ulsterisation.'
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- (Ireland) Northern Ireland.
- (politics, economics) A group of countries mainly lying north of the equator, including most of the West and the First World and much of the Second World.
- (UK) The North of England, a cultural region.
- A surname.
- The northern part of any of various other countries or regions.
- A town in Orangeburg County, South Carolina, United States, named after John North.
- A number of townships in the United States, including in Indiana (2), Minnesota, Missouri and Ohio, listed under North Township; most are named named for their location.
- (US) The northern states of the United States.
- (US) The Union during the American Civil War.
- A civil parish in Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada, named for its location.
- North Korea.
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- (UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, of movement) In a circular fashion so as to be moving to the left at the top of the circle and to the right at the bottom (when viewed from the front), in the opposite direction to the hands of an analog clock.
- in the direction opposite to the rotation of the hands of a clock
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- (transitive, obsolete outside Scotland) To separate, divide.
- (usually in the passive) To join, unite; to form links between (now especially of two places in different countries); to pair with.
- (intransitive) To be, or be like, a pair of twins (for example, to dress identically); to be paired or suited.
- (transitive) To be, or be like, a twin to (someone else); to match in some way.
- (intransitive, obsolete outside Scotland) To split, part; to go away, depart.
- (intransitive) To give birth to twins.
- bring two objects, ideas, or people together
- give birth to twins
- grow as twins
- duplicate or match
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- (US) A twin size mattress; or a bed designed for such a mattress.
- Either of two people (or, less commonly, animals) who shared the same uterus at the same time; one who was born at the same birth as a sibling.
- A room in a hotel, guesthouse, etc. with two beds; a twin room.
- Either of two similar or closely related objects, entities etc.
- (aviation) A two-engine aircraft.
- (African-American Vernacular, slang) A friendly term of address, typically for men.
- (crystallography) A twin crystal.
- either of two offspring born at the same time from the same pregnancy
- a duplicate copy
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- (politics, law) England, Scotland and Wales in combination, to the exclusion of Northern Ireland.
- (loosely) The United Kingdom, a kingdom and country in Northern Europe including the island of Great Britain as well as Northern Ireland on the northeastern portion of the island of Ireland.
- (sports) The United Kingdom national team (often inclusive of Northern Ireland).
- A large island (sometimes also including some of the surrounding smaller islands) off the north-west coast of Western Europe, made up of England, Scotland, and Wales.
- (historical) A former kingdom existing on the island of Great Britain from 1707 to 1801, consisting of England, Scotland and Wales; it was in personal union with the Kingdom of Ireland and later merged with it. Official name: Kingdom of Great Britain.
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- (UK, Ireland) A supporter of keeping Northern Ireland under British rule instead of unification with Ireland, usually from a Protestant background.
- (US, Canada, historical) Abbreviation of United Empire Loyalist.
- (US, Canada, historical) A person from the 13 Colonies (of British North America from the eastern seaboard of mainland North America) who was in favor of remaining in the British Empire during the American Revolution.
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- (transitive, chiefly Ireland, Northern England, Scotland, also figurative) To cover (something) by or as if by raking things over it.
- To pick (a lock) with a rake.
- (ambitransitive, figurative) Followed by up: to bring up or uncover (something), as embarrassing information, past misdeeds, etc.
- (military, nautical) To fire upon an enemy vessel from a position in line with its bow or stern, causing one's fire to travel through the length of the enemy vessel for maximum damage.
- (intransitive, chiefly Midlands, Northern England, Scotland) To move swiftly; to proceed rapidly.
- (transitive) To provide (the bow or stern of a watercraft) with a rake (“a slant that causes it to extend beyond the keel”).
- (intransitive, rare) Of a watercraft: to have a rake at its bow or stern.
- (ambitransitive, figurative) To claw at; to scrape, to scratch; followed by away: to erase, to obliterate.
- (intransitive, falconry) Of a bird of prey: to fly after a quarry; also, to fly away from the falconer, to go wide of the quarry being pursued.
- (ambitransitive, figurative) To search through (thoroughly).
- (transitive) Often followed by an adverb or preposition such as away, off, out, etc.: to drag or pull in a certain direction.
- (ambitransitive, also figurative) To move (a beam of light, a glance with the eyes, etc.) across (something) with a long side-to-side motion; specifically (often military) to use a weapon to fire at (something) with a side-to-side motion; to spray with gunfire.
- To act upon with a rake, or as if with a rake.
- (ambitransitive) To incline (something) from a perpendicular direction.
- (transitive, also figurative) Often followed by in: to gather (things which are apart) together, especially quickly.
- Alternative spelling of raik (“(intransitive, Midlands, Northern England, Scotland) to walk; to roam, to wander; of animals (especially sheep): to graze; (transitive, chiefly Scotland) to roam or wander through (somewhere)”)
- sweep the length of
- examine hastily
- level or smooth with a rake
- gather with a rake
- move through with or as if with a rake
- scrape gently
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- (gambling) A tool with a straight edge at the end used by a croupier to move chips or money across a gaming table.
- (British, originally Northern England, Scotland) A series, a succession; specifically (rail transport) a set of coupled rail vehicles, normally coaches or wagons.
- A slant that causes the bow or stern of a watercraft to extend beyond the keel; also, the upper part of the bow or stern that extends beyond the keel.
- (specifically) In full, angle of rake or rake angle: the angle between the edge or face of a tool (especially a cutting tool) and a plane (usually one perpendicular to the object that the tool is being applied to).
- A slant of some other part of a watercraft (such as a funnel or mast) away from the perpendicular, usually towards the stern.
- (Northern England and climbing, also figurative) A course, a path, especially a narrow and steep path or route up a hillside.
- A share of profits, takings, etc., especially if obtained illegally; specifically (gambling) the scaled commission fee taken by a cardroom operating a poker game.
- (Scotland) Rate of progress; pace, speed.
- A divergence from the horizontal or perpendicular; a slant, a slope.
- (geology) The direction of slip during the movement of a fault, measured within the fault plane.
- (roofing) The sloped edge of a roof at or adjacent to the first or last rafter.
- (mining) A fissure or mineral vein of ore traversing the strata vertically, or nearly so.
- (chiefly Ireland, Scotland, slang) A lot, plenty.
- A person (usually a man) who is stylish but habituated to hedonistic and immoral conduct.
- A type of lockpick that has a ridged or notched blade that moves across the pins in a pin tumbler lock, causing them to settle into a shear line.
- (Midlands, Northern England) Alternative spelling of raik (“a course, a way; pastureland over which animals graze; a journey to transport something between two places; a run; also, the quantity of items so transported”).
- The act of raking.
- (agriculture, horticulture) A garden tool with a row of pointed teeth fixed to a long handle, used for collecting debris, grass, etc., for flattening the ground, or for loosening soil; also, a similar wheel-mounted tool drawn by a horse or a tractor.
- (cellular automata) A type of puffer train that leaves behind a stream of spaceships as it moves.
- a dissolute man in fashionable society
- a long-handled tool with a row of teeth at its head; used to move leaves or loosen soil
- degree of deviation from a horizontal plane
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- (loosely) The United Kingdom, a kingdom and country in Northern Europe including the island of Great Britain as well as Northern Ireland on the northeastern portion of the island of Ireland.
- Great Britain, a large island (sometimes also including some of the surrounding smaller islands) off the north-west coast of Western Europe, made up of England, Scotland, and Wales; especially (but not exclusively) during antiquity.
- (in the plural) The British Empire.
- (historical) The British state and its dominions and holdings; the British Empire.
- (in the plural) The British Isles.
- England, Scotland and Wales in combination.
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- (accounting) Initialism of return on investment.
- (engineering) Initialism of radius of influence.
- (imaging) Initialism of region of interest, in digital images, microscopy: in 3-dim-specimen reconstructions by consecutive sectioning.
- (pharmacology) Initialism of route of administration.
- (social service) Initialism of release of information.
- (military, espionage) Initialism of region of interest.
- (corporate finance) the amount, expressed as a percentage, that is earned on a company's total capital calculated by dividing the total capital into earnings before interest, taxes, or dividends are paid
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- (historical, especially) Self-government of the island of Ireland.
- Ellipsis of home rule class.
- The rule or government of an appendant or dependent country or subnational territory, as to some or all local and internal legislation, by means of a governing power vested in the people within the country or territory itself, in contradistinction to a government established by the dominant country.
- self-government in local matters by a city or county that is part of a national government
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- (UK, Ireland) A supporter of keeping Northern Ireland under British rule instead of unification with Ireland, usually from a Protestant background.
- (US, Canada, historical) Abbreviation of United Empire Loyalist.
- (US, Canada, historical) A person from the 13 Colonies (of British North America from the eastern seaboard of mainland North America) who was in favor of remaining in the British Empire during the American Revolution.
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- (historical, especially) Self-government of the island of Ireland.
- Ellipsis of home rule class.
- The rule or government of an appendant or dependent country or subnational territory, as to some or all local and internal legislation, by means of a governing power vested in the people within the country or territory itself, in contradistinction to a government established by the dominant country.
- self-government in local matters by a city or county that is part of a national government
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- (transitive, obsolete outside Scotland) To separate, divide.
- (usually in the passive) To join, unite; to form links between (now especially of two places in different countries); to pair with.
- (intransitive) To be, or be like, a pair of twins (for example, to dress identically); to be paired or suited.
- (transitive) To be, or be like, a twin to (someone else); to match in some way.
- (intransitive, obsolete outside Scotland) To split, part; to go away, depart.
- (intransitive) To give birth to twins.
- bring two objects, ideas, or people together
- give birth to twins
- grow as twins
- duplicate or match
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- (US) A twin size mattress; or a bed designed for such a mattress.
- Either of two people (or, less commonly, animals) who shared the same uterus at the same time; one who was born at the same birth as a sibling.
- A room in a hotel, guesthouse, etc. with two beds; a twin room.
- Either of two similar or closely related objects, entities etc.
- (aviation) A two-engine aircraft.
- (African-American Vernacular, slang) A friendly term of address, typically for men.
- (crystallography) A twin crystal.
- either of two offspring born at the same time from the same pregnancy
- a duplicate copy
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- (transitive, chiefly Ireland, Northern England, Scotland, also figurative) To cover (something) by or as if by raking things over it.
- To pick (a lock) with a rake.
- (ambitransitive, figurative) Followed by up: to bring up or uncover (something), as embarrassing information, past misdeeds, etc.
- (military, nautical) To fire upon an enemy vessel from a position in line with its bow or stern, causing one's fire to travel through the length of the enemy vessel for maximum damage.
- (intransitive, chiefly Midlands, Northern England, Scotland) To move swiftly; to proceed rapidly.
- (transitive) To provide (the bow or stern of a watercraft) with a rake (“a slant that causes it to extend beyond the keel”).
- (intransitive, rare) Of a watercraft: to have a rake at its bow or stern.
- (ambitransitive, figurative) To claw at; to scrape, to scratch; followed by away: to erase, to obliterate.
- (intransitive, falconry) Of a bird of prey: to fly after a quarry; also, to fly away from the falconer, to go wide of the quarry being pursued.
- (ambitransitive, figurative) To search through (thoroughly).
- (transitive) Often followed by an adverb or preposition such as away, off, out, etc.: to drag or pull in a certain direction.
- (ambitransitive, also figurative) To move (a beam of light, a glance with the eyes, etc.) across (something) with a long side-to-side motion; specifically (often military) to use a weapon to fire at (something) with a side-to-side motion; to spray with gunfire.
- To act upon with a rake, or as if with a rake.
- (ambitransitive) To incline (something) from a perpendicular direction.
- (transitive, also figurative) Often followed by in: to gather (things which are apart) together, especially quickly.
- Alternative spelling of raik (“(intransitive, Midlands, Northern England, Scotland) to walk; to roam, to wander; of animals (especially sheep): to graze; (transitive, chiefly Scotland) to roam or wander through (somewhere)”)
- sweep the length of
- examine hastily
- level or smooth with a rake
- gather with a rake
- move through with or as if with a rake
- scrape gently
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- (gambling) A tool with a straight edge at the end used by a croupier to move chips or money across a gaming table.
- (British, originally Northern England, Scotland) A series, a succession; specifically (rail transport) a set of coupled rail vehicles, normally coaches or wagons.
- A slant that causes the bow or stern of a watercraft to extend beyond the keel; also, the upper part of the bow or stern that extends beyond the keel.
- (specifically) In full, angle of rake or rake angle: the angle between the edge or face of a tool (especially a cutting tool) and a plane (usually one perpendicular to the object that the tool is being applied to).
- A slant of some other part of a watercraft (such as a funnel or mast) away from the perpendicular, usually towards the stern.
- (Northern England and climbing, also figurative) A course, a path, especially a narrow and steep path or route up a hillside.
- A share of profits, takings, etc., especially if obtained illegally; specifically (gambling) the scaled commission fee taken by a cardroom operating a poker game.
- (Scotland) Rate of progress; pace, speed.
- A divergence from the horizontal or perpendicular; a slant, a slope.
- (geology) The direction of slip during the movement of a fault, measured within the fault plane.
- (roofing) The sloped edge of a roof at or adjacent to the first or last rafter.
- (mining) A fissure or mineral vein of ore traversing the strata vertically, or nearly so.
- (chiefly Ireland, Scotland, slang) A lot, plenty.
- A person (usually a man) who is stylish but habituated to hedonistic and immoral conduct.
- A type of lockpick that has a ridged or notched blade that moves across the pins in a pin tumbler lock, causing them to settle into a shear line.
- (Midlands, Northern England) Alternative spelling of raik (“a course, a way; pastureland over which animals graze; a journey to transport something between two places; a run; also, the quantity of items so transported”).
- The act of raking.
- (agriculture, horticulture) A garden tool with a row of pointed teeth fixed to a long handle, used for collecting debris, grass, etc., for flattening the ground, or for loosening soil; also, a similar wheel-mounted tool drawn by a horse or a tractor.
- (cellular automata) A type of puffer train that leaves behind a stream of spaceships as it moves.
- a dissolute man in fashionable society
- a long-handled tool with a row of teeth at its head; used to move leaves or loosen soil
- degree of deviation from a horizontal plane
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- (UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, of movement) In a circular fashion so as to be moving to the left at the top of the circle and to the right at the bottom (when viewed from the front), in the opposite direction to the hands of an analog clock.
- in the direction opposite to the rotation of the hands of a clock