English words for 'Alternative form of coastwise.'
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noun
- (UK) A seafront or coastal promenade.
- The foremost side of something or the end that faces the direction it normally moves.
- (meteorology) The interface or transition zone between two airmasses of different density, often resulting in precipitation. Since the temperature distribution is the most important regulator of atmospheric density, a front almost invariably separates airmasses of different temperature.
- (military) The lateral space occupied by an element measured from the extremity of one flank to the extremity of the other flank.
- The side of a building with the main entrance.
- (slang, in the plural) A grill (jewellery worn on front teeth).
- The beginning.
- (military) An area where armies are engaged in conflict, especially the line of contact.
- (military) When a combat situation does not exist or is not assumed, the direction toward which the command is faced.
- (historical) That which covers the foremost part of the head: a front piece of false hair worn by women.
- (military) The direction of the enemy.
- (informal) An act, show, façade, persona: an intentional and false impression of oneself.
- The most conspicuous part.
- A person or institution acting as the public face of some other, covert group.
- A field of activity.
- (historical) A major military subdivision of the Soviet Army.
- (meteorology) the atmospheric phenomenon created at the boundary between two different air masses
- a person used as a cover for some questionable activity
- the line along which opposing armies face each other
- the part of something that is nearest to the normal viewer
- a sphere of activity involving effort
- the side that is seen or that goes first
- a group of people with a common ideology who try together to achieve certain general goals
- the outward appearance of a person
- the side that is forward or prominent
- the immediate proximity of someone or something
adj
- Located at or near the front.
- (comparable, phonetics) Pronounced with the highest part of the body of the tongue toward the front of the mouth, near the hard palate (most often describing a vowel).
- Closest or nearest, of a set of futures contracts which expire at particular times, or of the times they expire; (typically, the front month or front year is the next calendar month or year after the current one).
- relating to or located in the front
intj
verb
- (transitive) To face up to, to meet head-on, to confront.
- (transitive) To lead or be the spokesperson of (a campaign, organisation etc.).
- (transitive, colloquial) To provide money or financial assistance in advance to.
- (transitive, slang) To deceive or attempt to deceive someone with false or disingenuous appearances (on).
- (intransitive, slang) To act as a front (for); to cover (for).
- (ambitransitive, multiplicity) Of an alter in a person with multiplicity (especially in dissociative identity disorder): to be the currently actively presenting member of (a system), in control of the person's body.
- (linguistics, transitive) To move (a word or clause) to the start of a sentence (or series of adjectives, etc).
- (transitive) To appear before.
- (intransitive, slang) To assume false or disingenuous appearances.
- (transitive or intransitive, slang, African-American Vernacular) To act cocky, disrespectful and aggressive; to confront (someone).
- (phonetics, transitive, intransitive) To pronounce with the tongue in a front position.
- (transitive) To face, be opposite to.
- (transitive) To adorn with, at the front; to put on the front.
- be oriented in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point; be opposite to
- confront bodily
verb
- (intransitive, nautical) To sail along a coast.
- (US, Canada, dialect) To slide downhill; to slide on a sled upon snow or ice.
- (intransitive, figurative) To make a minimal effort; to continue to do something in a routine way, without initiative or effort.
- (intransitive) To glide along without adding energy; to allow a vehicle to continue moving forward after disengaging the engine or ceasing to apply motive power.
- move effortlessly; by force of gravity
noun
noun
- (by extension) A coastal landing place.
- (military) An area of hostile territory (especially on a beach) that, when captured, serves for the continuous landing (or movement into position) of further troops and material
- (by extension) An initial success that ensures the possibility of further advances in a project; a foothold.
- an initial accomplishment that opens the way for further developments
- a bridgehead on the enemy's shoreline seized by an amphibious operation
verb
- (intransitive, nautical) To sail in a direction away from shore.
- (intransitive) To be extraordinary and different or to have features and qualities which make someone or something special.
- (intransitive) To persist in opposition or resistance (against something); to refuse to comply (with someone).
- (intransitive) To be obvious or conspicuous, in contrast to the surroundings.
- distinguish oneself
- be stubborn in resolution or resistance
- steer away from shore, of ships
- be highly noticeable
noun
- The shore or beach of the sea or ocean.
- A small brook or rivulet.
- (figurative) An element in a composite whole; a sequence of linked events or facts; a logical thread.
- A string.
- (broadcasting) A series of programmes on a particular theme or linked subject.
- (electronics) A group of wires, usually twisted or braided.
- (British dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) A passage for water; gutter.
- An individual length of any fine, string-like substance.
- A street.
- (informal) Synonym of track.
- (genetics) A nucleotide chain.
- (formal) A specialization of a senior high school track.
- Each of the strings which, twisted together, make up a yarn, rope or cord.
- a very slender natural or synthetic fiber
- a poetic term for a shore (as the area periodically covered and uncovered by the tides)
- line consisting of a complex of fibers or filaments that are twisted together to form a thread or a rope or a cable
- a necklace made by stringing objects together
- a pattern forming a unity within a larger structural whole
verb
- (transitive, nautical) To run aground; to beach.
- (baseball) To cause the third out of an inning to be made, leaving a runner on base.
- (transitive, figuratively) To leave (someone) in a difficult situation; to abandon or desert.
- (transitive) To break a strand of (a rope).
- (transitive, grammar) To leave an element (e.g., an adposition) without its complement adjacent to it.
- (transitive) To form by uniting strands.
- leave stranded or isolated with little hope of rescue
- bring to the ground
- drive (a vessel) ashore
verb
- (transitive, nautical) To leave high and dry on shore.
- (ambitransitive) To seek by request; to make application; to petition; to entreat; to plead.
- (transitive) To file a legal action against someone, generally a non-criminal (civil) action.
- (transitive, falconry, of a hawk) To clean (the beak, etc.).
- institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against
noun
- someone who coasts
- a covering (plate or mat) that protects the surface of a table (i.e., from the condensation on a cold glass or bottle)
- a resident of a coastal area
- (Philippines) A minibus; small bus (especially Toyota Coaster or in general resembling such regardless of brand name)
- A sailor (especially the master or pilot of a vessel) who travels only in coastal waters.
- (Australia, slang) An itinerant person who shirks work but still seeks food and lodging; a loafer, a sundowner.
- (computing, slang) A useless compact disc or DVD, such as one that was burned incorrectly or has become corrupted.
- (Canada, US) Ellipsis of coaster trout (“the brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) in Lake Superior and Maine”).
- (US) A cow from the coastal part of Texas.
- A small, flat or tray-like object on which a bottle, cup, glass, mug, etc., is placed to protect a table surface from drink spills, heat, or water condensation.
- A merchant vessel that stays in coastal waters, especially one that travels between ports of the same country.
- One who succeeds while making only a minimal effort.
- (US, winter sports) A sled or toboggan.
- (US, winter sports) A person who uses a sled or toboggan to slide down a slope covered with ice or snow; a sledder, a tobogganist.
- (US, informal) Ellipsis of rollercoaster.
- A person who originates from or inhabits a coastal area.
adj
- Bordering on the sea; living near the seacoast; coastal.
- Of or relating to a sailor or seaman; nautical.
- (zoology) Inhabiting the seashore; living coastwise; littoral. (distinguished from marine)
- Relating to or connected with the sea or its uses (as navigation, commerce, etc.).
- bordering on or living or characteristic of those near the sea
- relating to or involving ships or shipping or navigation or seamen
verb
- (transitive) To transport to shore by waves.
- (ambitransitive) To clean by sweeping.
- (transitive, usually passive) to overwhelm, to cause to become overly involved in.
- take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own
- force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action
noun
- (UK) A seafront or coastal promenade.
- The foremost side of something or the end that faces the direction it normally moves.
- (meteorology) The interface or transition zone between two airmasses of different density, often resulting in precipitation. Since the temperature distribution is the most important regulator of atmospheric density, a front almost invariably separates airmasses of different temperature.
- (military) The lateral space occupied by an element measured from the extremity of one flank to the extremity of the other flank.
- The side of a building with the main entrance.
- (slang, in the plural) A grill (jewellery worn on front teeth).
- The beginning.
- (military) An area where armies are engaged in conflict, especially the line of contact.
- (military) When a combat situation does not exist or is not assumed, the direction toward which the command is faced.
- (historical) That which covers the foremost part of the head: a front piece of false hair worn by women.
- (military) The direction of the enemy.
- (informal) An act, show, façade, persona: an intentional and false impression of oneself.
- The most conspicuous part.
- A person or institution acting as the public face of some other, covert group.
- A field of activity.
- (historical) A major military subdivision of the Soviet Army.
- (meteorology) the atmospheric phenomenon created at the boundary between two different air masses
- a person used as a cover for some questionable activity
- the line along which opposing armies face each other
- the part of something that is nearest to the normal viewer
- a sphere of activity involving effort
- the side that is seen or that goes first
- a group of people with a common ideology who try together to achieve certain general goals
- the outward appearance of a person
- the side that is forward or prominent
- the immediate proximity of someone or something
adj
- Located at or near the front.
- (comparable, phonetics) Pronounced with the highest part of the body of the tongue toward the front of the mouth, near the hard palate (most often describing a vowel).
- Closest or nearest, of a set of futures contracts which expire at particular times, or of the times they expire; (typically, the front month or front year is the next calendar month or year after the current one).
- relating to or located in the front
intj
verb
- (transitive) To face up to, to meet head-on, to confront.
- (transitive) To lead or be the spokesperson of (a campaign, organisation etc.).
- (transitive, colloquial) To provide money or financial assistance in advance to.
- (transitive, slang) To deceive or attempt to deceive someone with false or disingenuous appearances (on).
- (intransitive, slang) To act as a front (for); to cover (for).
- (ambitransitive, multiplicity) Of an alter in a person with multiplicity (especially in dissociative identity disorder): to be the currently actively presenting member of (a system), in control of the person's body.
- (linguistics, transitive) To move (a word or clause) to the start of a sentence (or series of adjectives, etc).
- (transitive) To appear before.
- (intransitive, slang) To assume false or disingenuous appearances.
- (transitive or intransitive, slang, African-American Vernacular) To act cocky, disrespectful and aggressive; to confront (someone).
- (phonetics, transitive, intransitive) To pronounce with the tongue in a front position.
- (transitive) To face, be opposite to.
- (transitive) To adorn with, at the front; to put on the front.
- be oriented in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point; be opposite to
- confront bodily
noun
- (by extension) A coastal landing place.
- (military) An area of hostile territory (especially on a beach) that, when captured, serves for the continuous landing (or movement into position) of further troops and material
- (by extension) An initial success that ensures the possibility of further advances in a project; a foothold.
- an initial accomplishment that opens the way for further developments
- a bridgehead on the enemy's shoreline seized by an amphibious operation
noun
- The shore or beach of the sea or ocean.
- A small brook or rivulet.
- (figurative) An element in a composite whole; a sequence of linked events or facts; a logical thread.
- A string.
- (broadcasting) A series of programmes on a particular theme or linked subject.
- (electronics) A group of wires, usually twisted or braided.
- (British dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) A passage for water; gutter.
- An individual length of any fine, string-like substance.
- A street.
- (informal) Synonym of track.
- (genetics) A nucleotide chain.
- (formal) A specialization of a senior high school track.
- Each of the strings which, twisted together, make up a yarn, rope or cord.
- a very slender natural or synthetic fiber
- a poetic term for a shore (as the area periodically covered and uncovered by the tides)
- line consisting of a complex of fibers or filaments that are twisted together to form a thread or a rope or a cable
- a necklace made by stringing objects together
- a pattern forming a unity within a larger structural whole
verb
- (transitive, nautical) To run aground; to beach.
- (baseball) To cause the third out of an inning to be made, leaving a runner on base.
- (transitive, figuratively) To leave (someone) in a difficult situation; to abandon or desert.
- (transitive) To break a strand of (a rope).
- (transitive, grammar) To leave an element (e.g., an adposition) without its complement adjacent to it.
- (transitive) To form by uniting strands.
- leave stranded or isolated with little hope of rescue
- bring to the ground
- drive (a vessel) ashore
noun
- someone who coasts
- a covering (plate or mat) that protects the surface of a table (i.e., from the condensation on a cold glass or bottle)
- a resident of a coastal area
- (Philippines) A minibus; small bus (especially Toyota Coaster or in general resembling such regardless of brand name)
- A sailor (especially the master or pilot of a vessel) who travels only in coastal waters.
- (Australia, slang) An itinerant person who shirks work but still seeks food and lodging; a loafer, a sundowner.
- (computing, slang) A useless compact disc or DVD, such as one that was burned incorrectly or has become corrupted.
- (Canada, US) Ellipsis of coaster trout (“the brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) in Lake Superior and Maine”).
- (US) A cow from the coastal part of Texas.
- A small, flat or tray-like object on which a bottle, cup, glass, mug, etc., is placed to protect a table surface from drink spills, heat, or water condensation.
- A merchant vessel that stays in coastal waters, especially one that travels between ports of the same country.
- One who succeeds while making only a minimal effort.
- (US, winter sports) A sled or toboggan.
- (US, winter sports) A person who uses a sled or toboggan to slide down a slope covered with ice or snow; a sledder, a tobogganist.
- (US, informal) Ellipsis of rollercoaster.
- A person who originates from or inhabits a coastal area.
verb
- (intransitive, nautical) To sail along a coast.
- (US, Canada, dialect) To slide downhill; to slide on a sled upon snow or ice.
- (intransitive, figurative) To make a minimal effort; to continue to do something in a routine way, without initiative or effort.
- (intransitive) To glide along without adding energy; to allow a vehicle to continue moving forward after disengaging the engine or ceasing to apply motive power.
- move effortlessly; by force of gravity
noun
verb
- (intransitive, nautical) To sail along a coast.
- (US, Canada, dialect) To slide downhill; to slide on a sled upon snow or ice.
- (intransitive, figurative) To make a minimal effort; to continue to do something in a routine way, without initiative or effort.
- (intransitive) To glide along without adding energy; to allow a vehicle to continue moving forward after disengaging the engine or ceasing to apply motive power.
- move effortlessly; by force of gravity
noun
verb
- (intransitive, nautical) To sail in a direction away from shore.
- (intransitive) To be extraordinary and different or to have features and qualities which make someone or something special.
- (intransitive) To persist in opposition or resistance (against something); to refuse to comply (with someone).
- (intransitive) To be obvious or conspicuous, in contrast to the surroundings.
- distinguish oneself
- be stubborn in resolution or resistance
- steer away from shore, of ships
- be highly noticeable
verb
- (transitive, nautical) To leave high and dry on shore.
- (ambitransitive) To seek by request; to make application; to petition; to entreat; to plead.
- (transitive) To file a legal action against someone, generally a non-criminal (civil) action.
- (transitive, falconry, of a hawk) To clean (the beak, etc.).
- institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against
verb
- (transitive) To transport to shore by waves.
- (ambitransitive) To clean by sweeping.
- (transitive, usually passive) to overwhelm, to cause to become overly involved in.
- take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own
- force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action
noun
- The shore or beach of the sea or ocean.
- A small brook or rivulet.
- (figurative) An element in a composite whole; a sequence of linked events or facts; a logical thread.
- A string.
- (broadcasting) A series of programmes on a particular theme or linked subject.
- (electronics) A group of wires, usually twisted or braided.
- (British dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) A passage for water; gutter.
- An individual length of any fine, string-like substance.
- A street.
- (informal) Synonym of track.
- (genetics) A nucleotide chain.
- (formal) A specialization of a senior high school track.
- Each of the strings which, twisted together, make up a yarn, rope or cord.
- a very slender natural or synthetic fiber
- a poetic term for a shore (as the area periodically covered and uncovered by the tides)
- line consisting of a complex of fibers or filaments that are twisted together to form a thread or a rope or a cable
- a necklace made by stringing objects together
- a pattern forming a unity within a larger structural whole
verb
- (transitive, nautical) To run aground; to beach.
- (baseball) To cause the third out of an inning to be made, leaving a runner on base.
- (transitive, figuratively) To leave (someone) in a difficult situation; to abandon or desert.
- (transitive) To break a strand of (a rope).
- (transitive, grammar) To leave an element (e.g., an adposition) without its complement adjacent to it.
- (transitive) To form by uniting strands.
- leave stranded or isolated with little hope of rescue
- bring to the ground
- drive (a vessel) ashore
adj
- Bordering on the sea; living near the seacoast; coastal.
- Of or relating to a sailor or seaman; nautical.
- (zoology) Inhabiting the seashore; living coastwise; littoral. (distinguished from marine)
- Relating to or connected with the sea or its uses (as navigation, commerce, etc.).
- bordering on or living or characteristic of those near the sea
- relating to or involving ships or shipping or navigation or seamen