English words for 'Alternative form of fair-haired.'
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noun
- (slang) A ponytail hairstyle.
- a contraption built like a mount, strong enough to support one's weight
- (Australia, New South Wales, Victoria, Western Australia) A serving of 140 millilitres of beer (formerly 5 fl oz); a quarter pint.
- (Cockney rhyming slang) Crap; rubbish, nonsense.
- (endearing) A horse of any size.
- (regional) A small serving of an alcoholic beverage, especially beer.
- (slang) A chorus girl of small stature.
- (preceded by definite article) A dance from the 1960s in which the dancer mimics the high-stepping prance of a pony.
- (automotive, slang) One horsepower.
- (UK, slang) Twenty-five pounds (money).
- (slang, derogatory, video games) Ellipsis of Sony pony.
- A small horse; specifically, any of several small breeds of horse under 14.2 hands at the withers.
- (US, slang) A translation used as a study aid; loosely, a crib, a cheat-sheet.
- a range horse of the western United States
- any of various breeds of small gentle horses usually less than five feet high at the shoulder
- a small glass adequate to hold a single swallow of whiskey
- an informal term for a racehorse
- a literal translation used in studying a foreign language (often used illicitly)
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verb
adj
- (of hair) Fixed in a certain style.
- Intent, determined (to do something).
- Rigid, solidified.
- Fixed in one’s opinion.
- Fixed in position.
- Ready, prepared.
- Prearranged.
- determined or decided upon as by an authority
- situated in a particular spot or position
- set down according to a plan
- fixed and unmoving
- converted to solid form (as concrete)
- (usually followed by ‘to’ or ‘for’) on the point of or strongly disposed
- being below the horizon
noun
- The full number of eggs set under a hen.
- The pattern of a tartan, etc.
- The amount by which the teeth of a saw protrude to the side in order to create the kerf.
- A collection of various objects for a particular purpose.
- (horticulture) A small tuber or bulb used instead of seed, particularly onion sets and potato sets.
- A rudimentary fruit.
- (engineering) A permanent change of shape caused by excessive strain, as from compression, tension, bending, twisting, etc.
- A matching collection of similar things. (Note the similar meaning in Etymology 2, Noun.)
- (music) A musical performance by a band, disc jockey, etc., consisting of several musical pieces.
- (volleyball) A complete series of points, forming part of a match.
- (exercise) A group of repetitions of a single exercise performed one after the other without rest.
- A young plant fit for setting out; a slip; shoot.
- A device for receiving broadcast radio waves (or, more recently, broadcast data); a radio or television.
- (tennis) A complete series of games, forming part of a match.
- A group of people, usually meeting socially or connected through some shared interest, activity, attribute, etc.
- A young oyster when first attached.
- The scenery for a film or play.
- (poker, slang) Three of a kind, especially if two cards are in one's hand and the third is on the board. Compare trips (“three of a kind, especially with two cards on the board and one in one's hand”).
- The setting of the sun or other luminary; (by extension) the close of the day.
- (music) A drum kit, a drum set.
- (piledriving) A piece placed temporarily upon the head of a pile when the latter cannot otherwise be reached by the weight, or hammer.
- An object made up of several parts.
- A tool for dressing forged iron.
- A punch for setting nails in wood.
- (volleyball) The act of directing the ball to a teammate for an attack.
- Collectively, the crop of young oysters in any locality.
- (UK, education) A class group in a subject where pupils are divided by ability.
- (literally and figuratively) General movement; direction; drift; tendency.
- Alternative form of sett (“piece of quarried stone”).
- A bias of mind; an attitude or pattern of behaviour.
- Alternative form of sett (“a hole made and lived in by a badger”).
- (dance) The initial or basic formation of dancers.
- (colloquial) The manner, state, or quality of setting or fitting; fit.
- (in plural, “sets”, mathematics, informal) Set theory.
- (set theory) A collection of zero or more objects, possibly infinite in size, and disregarding any order or repetition of the objects which may be contained within it.
- the general locations and area where a movie’s, a film’s, or a video’s scenery is arranged to be filmed also including places for actors, assorted crew, director, producers which are typically not filmed.
- A series or group of something. (Note the similar meaning in Etymology 4, Noun)
- The camber of a curved roofing tile.
- Alternative form of sett (“pattern of threads and yarns”).
- an unofficial association of people or groups
- a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used
- several exercises intended to be done in series
- (mathematics) an abstract collection of numbers or symbols
- (psychology) being temporarily ready to respond in a particular way
- a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
- the process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying or crystallization
- the act of putting something in position
- the descent of a heavenly body below the horizon
- a unit of play in tennis or squash
- any electronic equipment that receives or transmits radio or tv signals
- representation consisting of the scenery and other properties used to identify the location of a dramatic production
verb
- (transitive, volleyball) To direct (the ball) to a teammate for an attack.
- (transitive) To render stiff or solid; especially, to convert into curd; to curdle.
- (intransitive, country dancing) To acknowledge a dancing partner by facing him or her and moving first to one side and then to the other, while she or he does the opposite.
- (transitive) To put in a specified condition or state; to cause to be.
- (transitive, bridge) To defeat a contract.
- To establish as a rule; to furnish; to prescribe; to assign.
- (transitive) To punch (a nail) into wood so that its head is below the surface.
- (transitive) To introduce or describe.
- (transitive) To put (something) down, to rest.
- To become fixed or rigid; to be fastened.
- (UK, education) To divide a class group in a subject according to ability
- (intransitive, of fruit) To be fixed for growth; to strike root; to begin to germinate or form.
- (ambitransitive) To fit music to words.
- To reduce from a dislocated or fractured state.
- (transitive) To compile, to make (a puzzle or challenge).
- (transitive) To arrange (type).
- (ambitransitive) To place plants or shoots in the ground; to plant.
- To put in order in a particular manner; to prepare.
- (transitive) To locate (a play, etc.); to assign a backdrop to, geographically or temporally.
- (transitive) To adjust.
- To extend and bring into position; to spread.
- (transitive) To prepare (a stage or film set).
- (transitive) To arrange with dishes and cutlery, to set the table.
- To cause (a domestic fowl) to sit on eggs to brood.
- (intransitive, now dialectal) To sit or lie (easily etc.) on the stomach; to be digested in a certain manner.
- (intransitive) To solidify.
- (transitive) To attach or affix (something) to something else, or in or upon a certain place.
- (transitive) To start (a fire).
- To give a pitch to, as a tune; to start by fixing the keynote.
- (intransitive, Southern US, Midwestern US, dialects) To rest or lie somewhere, on something, etc.; to occupy a certain place.
- To apply oneself; to undertake earnestly.
- (transitive) To fit (someone) up in a situation.
- (transitive) To determine or settle.
- (transitive) To devise and assign (work) to.
- To have a certain direction of motion; to flow; to move on; to tend.
- (intransitive, Southern US, Midwestern US, dialects) To sit (be in a seated position).
- To hunt game with the aid of a setter.
- (intransitive) Of a heavenly body, to disappear below the horizon of a planet, etc, as the latter rotates.
- To adorn with something infixed or affixed; to stud; to variegate with objects placed here and there.
- (masonry) To lower into place and fix solidly, as the blocks of cut stone in a structure.
- (transitive, botany) To produce after pollination.
- (hunting, ambitransitive) Of a dog, to indicate the position of game.
- To place or fix in a setting.
- (Scotland) To suit; to become.
- urge to attack someone
- put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground
- equip with sails or masts
- set in type
- arrange attractively
- alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard
- put into a certain state; cause to be in a certain state
- fix conclusively or authoritatively
- become gelatinous
- disappear beyond the horizon
- set to a certain position or cause to operate correctly
- give a fine, sharp edge to a knife or razor
- insert (a nail or screw below the surface, as into a countersink)
- put into a certain place or abstract location
- produce fruit
- make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc
- put into a position that will restore a normal state
- get ready for a particular purpose or event
- locate
- adapt for performance in a different way
- decide upon or fix definitely
- establish as the highest level or best performance
- fix in a border
- apply or start
- estimate
noun
noun
- (rare) A ponytail hairstyle.
- (botany) Any of various simple vascular plants, of the order Equisetales, that have hollow stems and produce spores.
- Any waterfall, the descending water of which maintains contact with bedrock most of the time.
- (anatomy) cauda equina, a bundle of nerve fibers.
- (military) A Turkish standard denoting rank.
- (literal) A tail of a horse.
- (botany) A mare's tail, a water plant in genus Hippuris.
- perennial rushlike flowerless herbs with jointed hollow stems and narrow toothlike leaves that spread by creeping rhizomes; tend to become weedy; common in Northern Hemisphere; some in Africa and South America
noun
- the style in which hair has been cut
- The style into which the hair is cut.
- the act of cutting the hair
- The act of cutting of the hair, often done professionally by a barber, hair stylist, or beautician.
- (law, business) A partial loss, financially: thus, in a bankruptcy proceeding, the proportional reduction in the debt that will be paid to each creditor (based on an evaluation of the total debt owed and the total assets of the debtor); among investors, the negative return on investment from a losing proposition.
- (finance) The difference between the value of a loan and the value of its collateral.
verb
adj
- (of hair or skin) Somewhat fair or light-colored.
- In reasonable health and spirits, but not great.
- Of reasonable fairness; even-handed or equitable, but probably not as good as one wants.
- (dialect) Pertaining to fairies.
- Used as a mile intensifier
- (of weather) Mostly mild and clement.
- Of moderate quality, size, etc.
- (used of hair or skin) pale or light-colored
- not excessive or extreme
noun
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adj
noun
- a hair style in which the front hair is swept up from the forehead
- A pattern for silk, with leaves and flowers in pink, blue, and gold.
- (UK, military, slang, historical) A member of the 56th (West Essex) Regiment of Foot, an infantry regiment in the British Army, active from 1755 to 1881.
- A women's hairstyle in which the hair is swept upwards from the face and worn high over the forehead.
- A men's hairstyle of the 1950s.
- A crimson or pink colour.
- A corsage with low square neck.
verb
noun
- An instance of having one's hair blow-dried and styled.
- (geology) A sandy depression in a sand dune ecosystem caused by the removal of sediments by wind.
- (carpentry, woodworking) The damage done to the exit side of a drilled hole or sawn edge when no sacrificial backerboard is used during the drilling or sawing: the drill bit's or sawblade's exit on the far side causes chips of wood to be broken from the edge.
- (Australia) An extreme and unexpected increase in costs, such as in government estimates for a project.
- An unsightly flap of skin caused by an ear piercing that is too large.
- The cleaning of the flues of a boiler from scale, etc., by a blast of steam.
- An act of defecation in which an incontinent person, usually an infant or toddler, produces a large amount of excrement that causes their diaper to overflow and leak.
- A sudden release of oil and gas from a well.
- (slang, chiefly sports) A contest that is decidedly one-sided; an overwhelming victory.
- (slang) A large or extravagant meal.
- Synonym of blowout sale.
- (Philippines) a party (such as a birthday party)
- The blurring of a tattoo due to ink penetrating too far into the skin and dispersing.
- A sudden puncturing of a pneumatic tyre/tire.
- (slang) An argument; an altercation.
- (slang) A social function, especially one with large quantities of food.
- Synonym of taper fade.
- an easy victory
- a gay festivity
- a sudden malfunction of a part or apparatus
adj
- Seeming as if hair-covered or as if consisting of hair.
- (informal) Causing anxiety or fright; terrifying, scary.
- (informal) Difficult, complex, intricate, or intimidating.
- (of a person) Having a lot of body hair.
- (uncommon) Long-haired.
- (of an animal) Having a lot of fur.
- (of a human body part other than the head) Having hair growing from it.
- having or covered with hair
- hazardous and frightening
verb
- (transitive) To style (the hair) up on the head, instead of letting it hang down.
- (transitive) To place in a high location.
- Synonym of frame up (“falsely pin a crime on”).
- (US, Canada, transitive, sports, idiomatic) To score; to accumulate scoring. Ellipsis of to put up on the scoreboard.
- (transitive, idiomatic) To house; to shelter; to take in.
- (transitive, food and drink, idiomatic) To can (food) domestically; to preserve (meat, fruit or vegetables) by sterilizing and storing in a bottle, jar or can.
- (transitive, idiomatic) To present, especially in "put up a fight".
- (transitive, African-American Vernacular, slang) To kill (someone).
- (transitive) To endure; to put up with; to tolerate.
- (transitive) To build a structure.
- (transitive) To make available; to offer.
- (transitive, printing, historical) To set (matter) in capital letters; to switch text from lowercase to capital letters.
- (transitive, African-American Vernacular, slang) To compliment or respect (someone); to number (someone) among some greats.
- (transitive, idiomatic) To store away.
- (transitive) To hang; to mount.
- (hunting, transitive) To cause (wild game) to break cover.
- (transitive) To provide funds in advance.
- (transitive, idiomatic, used with "to") To cajole or dare (someone) to do (something).
- propose as a candidate for some honor
- put up with something or somebody unpleasant
- place so as to be noticed
- make available for sale at an auction
- mount or put up
- provide
- provide someone with accommodation
- construct, build, or erect
- preserve in a can or tin
adj
adj
- covered with fine whitish hairs or down
- showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair
- ancient
- White or grey with age.
- (botany) Covered with short, dense, greyish white hairs.
- White, whitish, or greyish-white.
- (zoology) Of a pale silvery grey.
- (figurative) Old or old-fashioned; trite.
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adj
- (in combination) Having hair of a specified color.
- (of hardware) Having been headed: having had a head formed (by deformation such as die-stamping).
- (in combination) Having a head or brain with specified characteristics.
- (in combination) Heading in a certain direction.
- Of a sheet of paper: having the sender's name, address, etc. preprinted at the top.
- having a heading or caption
- of leafy vegetables; having formed into a head
- having a head of a specified kind or anything that serves as a head; often used in combination
- having a heading or course in a certain direction
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noun
- (often attributive) A deliberately messy, shaggy hairstyle.
- Coarse shredded tobacco.
- (West Country) Friend; mate; buddy.
- (slang, vulgar) An act of sex.
- Any of several species of sea birds in the family Phalacrocoracidae (cormorant family), especially a common shag or European shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis), found on European and African coasts.
- (slang, vulgar) A casual sexual partner.
- (dance, sometimes capitalized) A swing dance.
- Matted material; rough massed hair, fibres etc.
- A type of rough carpet pile.
- (Northwestern Ontario) A fundraising dance in honour of a couple engaged to be married.
- a fabric with long coarse nap
- a lively dance step consisting of hopping on each foot in turn
- slang for sexual intercourse
- a strong coarse tobacco that has been shredded
- a matted tangle of hair or fiber
adj
verb
- To chase after; especially, to chase after and return (a ball) hit usually out of play.
- (transitive) To make hairy or shaggy; to roughen.
- (UK, Ireland, Australia, intransitive, slang, vulgar) To have sex.
- (India, transitive, slang, vulgar) To masturbate.
- (dance, uncommon) To perform the dance called the shag.
- (UK, Ireland, Australia, transitive, slang, vulgar) To have sex with.
- (intransitive) To shake, wiggle around.
- dance the shag
verb
- To arrange or style (someone's hair).
- (agriculture, horticulture) To cultivate or tend to (a garden, land, plants, etc.); especially, to add fertilizer or manure to (soil); to fertilize, to manure.
- To apply a dressing to or otherwise treat (a wound); (obsolete) to give (a wounded person) medical aid.
- (slang) Ellipsis of cross-dress.
- (also reflexive and figuratively) To put clothes (or, formerly, armour) on (oneself or someone, a doll, a mannequin, etc.); to clothe.
- (especially of ores) To prepare by any of many types of physical processing (e.g., breaking, crushing, sorting, sieving, controlled burning or heating).
- To prepare, treat, or curry (animal hide or leather).
- To put on clothes.
- To design, make, provide, or select clothes (for someone).
- (also figuratively) To adorn or ornament (something).
- (butchering) Of an animal carcass: to have a certain quantity or weight after removal of the internal organs and skin; also, to have a certain appearance after being cut up and prepared for cooking.
- (specifically) To attire (oneself or someone) for a particular (especially formal) occasion, or in a fashionable manner.
- (fishing) To prepare (an artificial fly) to be attached to a fish hook.
- To arrange a display of goods in, or to decorate (a shop or shop window).
- (euphemistic, chiefly in the tailoring context) To allow one's penis to fall to one side or the other within one's trousers.
- To fit or prepare (something) for use; to render (something) suitable for an intended purpose; to get ready.
- To prepare (a set) by installing the props, scenery, etc.
- (military, sometimes imperative as a drill command) Of soldiers or troops: to arrange into proper formation; especially, to form into straight lines and at a proper distance from each other.
- To prepare the surface of (a material, such as lumber or stone; a grindstone or grinding wheel).
- (sports) Of a sportsperson: to put on the uniform and have the equipment needed to play a sport.
- (butchering) To cut up (an animal or its flesh) for food.
- (cooking) To prepare (food) for cooking or eating, especially by seasoning it; specifically, to add a dressing or sauce (to food, especially a salad).
- (historical or England, regional) To remove chaff or impurities from (flour, grain, etc.) by bolting or sifting, winnowing, and other methods.
- (nautical) To ornament (a ship) by hoisting the national colours at the peak and mastheads, and setting the jack forward; when "dressed full", the signal flags and pennants are added.
- To design, make, or prepare costumes (for a play or other performance); also, to present (a production) in a particular costume style.
- (military) To arrange (soldiers or troops) into proper formation; especially, to adjust (soldiers or troops) into straight lines and at a proper distance from each other; to align.
- Of a thing: to attain a certain condition after undergoing some process or treatment to fit or prepare it for use.
- (specifically) To attire oneself for a particular (especially formal) occasion, or in a fashionable manner.
- cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of
- give a neat appearance to
- arrange attractively
- cut down rough-hewn (lumber) to standard thickness and width
- convert into leather
- provide with clothes or put clothes on
- dress or groom with elaborate care
- arrange in ranks
- decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods
- kill and prepare for market or consumption
- put a dressing on
- dress in a certain manner
- put on clothes
- apply a bandage or medication to
- provide with decoration
- put a finish on
noun
- (figuratively) The external appearance of something, especially if intended to give a positive impression; garb, guise.
- The appearance of an object after it has undergone some process or treatment to fit or prepare it for use; finish.
- (film, television, theater) Ellipsis of dress rehearsal.
- Apparel or clothing, especially when appropriate for a particular occasion, profession, etc.
- (archaic outside of India) An item of outer clothing or set of such clothes (worn by people of all sexes) which is generally decorative and appropriate for a particular occasion, profession, etc.
- The external covering of an animal (for example, the feathers of a bird) or an object.
- (by extension, India) Any item of clothing, or an outfit.
- (clothing) An item of clothing (usually worn by a woman or young girl) which both covers the upper part of the body and includes a skirt below the waist.
- clothing in general
- a one-piece garment for a woman; has skirt and bodice
- clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion
adj
noun
- (slang) A ponytail hairstyle.
- a contraption built like a mount, strong enough to support one's weight
- (Australia, New South Wales, Victoria, Western Australia) A serving of 140 millilitres of beer (formerly 5 fl oz); a quarter pint.
- (Cockney rhyming slang) Crap; rubbish, nonsense.
- (endearing) A horse of any size.
- (regional) A small serving of an alcoholic beverage, especially beer.
- (slang) A chorus girl of small stature.
- (preceded by definite article) A dance from the 1960s in which the dancer mimics the high-stepping prance of a pony.
- (automotive, slang) One horsepower.
- (UK, slang) Twenty-five pounds (money).
- (slang, derogatory, video games) Ellipsis of Sony pony.
- A small horse; specifically, any of several small breeds of horse under 14.2 hands at the withers.
- (US, slang) A translation used as a study aid; loosely, a crib, a cheat-sheet.
- a range horse of the western United States
- any of various breeds of small gentle horses usually less than five feet high at the shoulder
- a small glass adequate to hold a single swallow of whiskey
- an informal term for a racehorse
- a literal translation used in studying a foreign language (often used illicitly)
adj
verb
noun
noun
- (rare) A ponytail hairstyle.
- (botany) Any of various simple vascular plants, of the order Equisetales, that have hollow stems and produce spores.
- Any waterfall, the descending water of which maintains contact with bedrock most of the time.
- (anatomy) cauda equina, a bundle of nerve fibers.
- (military) A Turkish standard denoting rank.
- (literal) A tail of a horse.
- (botany) A mare's tail, a water plant in genus Hippuris.
- perennial rushlike flowerless herbs with jointed hollow stems and narrow toothlike leaves that spread by creeping rhizomes; tend to become weedy; common in Northern Hemisphere; some in Africa and South America
noun
- the style in which hair has been cut
- The style into which the hair is cut.
- the act of cutting the hair
- The act of cutting of the hair, often done professionally by a barber, hair stylist, or beautician.
- (law, business) A partial loss, financially: thus, in a bankruptcy proceeding, the proportional reduction in the debt that will be paid to each creditor (based on an evaluation of the total debt owed and the total assets of the debtor); among investors, the negative return on investment from a losing proposition.
- (finance) The difference between the value of a loan and the value of its collateral.
verb
noun
- a hair style in which the front hair is swept up from the forehead
- A pattern for silk, with leaves and flowers in pink, blue, and gold.
- (UK, military, slang, historical) A member of the 56th (West Essex) Regiment of Foot, an infantry regiment in the British Army, active from 1755 to 1881.
- A women's hairstyle in which the hair is swept upwards from the face and worn high over the forehead.
- A men's hairstyle of the 1950s.
- A crimson or pink colour.
- A corsage with low square neck.
verb
noun
- An instance of having one's hair blow-dried and styled.
- (geology) A sandy depression in a sand dune ecosystem caused by the removal of sediments by wind.
- (carpentry, woodworking) The damage done to the exit side of a drilled hole or sawn edge when no sacrificial backerboard is used during the drilling or sawing: the drill bit's or sawblade's exit on the far side causes chips of wood to be broken from the edge.
- (Australia) An extreme and unexpected increase in costs, such as in government estimates for a project.
- An unsightly flap of skin caused by an ear piercing that is too large.
- The cleaning of the flues of a boiler from scale, etc., by a blast of steam.
- An act of defecation in which an incontinent person, usually an infant or toddler, produces a large amount of excrement that causes their diaper to overflow and leak.
- A sudden release of oil and gas from a well.
- (slang, chiefly sports) A contest that is decidedly one-sided; an overwhelming victory.
- (slang) A large or extravagant meal.
- Synonym of blowout sale.
- (Philippines) a party (such as a birthday party)
- The blurring of a tattoo due to ink penetrating too far into the skin and dispersing.
- A sudden puncturing of a pneumatic tyre/tire.
- (slang) An argument; an altercation.
- (slang) A social function, especially one with large quantities of food.
- Synonym of taper fade.
- an easy victory
- a gay festivity
- a sudden malfunction of a part or apparatus
noun
- (often attributive) A deliberately messy, shaggy hairstyle.
- Coarse shredded tobacco.
- (West Country) Friend; mate; buddy.
- (slang, vulgar) An act of sex.
- Any of several species of sea birds in the family Phalacrocoracidae (cormorant family), especially a common shag or European shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis), found on European and African coasts.
- (slang, vulgar) A casual sexual partner.
- (dance, sometimes capitalized) A swing dance.
- Matted material; rough massed hair, fibres etc.
- A type of rough carpet pile.
- (Northwestern Ontario) A fundraising dance in honour of a couple engaged to be married.
- a fabric with long coarse nap
- a lively dance step consisting of hopping on each foot in turn
- slang for sexual intercourse
- a strong coarse tobacco that has been shredded
- a matted tangle of hair or fiber
adj
verb
- To chase after; especially, to chase after and return (a ball) hit usually out of play.
- (transitive) To make hairy or shaggy; to roughen.
- (UK, Ireland, Australia, intransitive, slang, vulgar) To have sex.
- (India, transitive, slang, vulgar) To masturbate.
- (dance, uncommon) To perform the dance called the shag.
- (UK, Ireland, Australia, transitive, slang, vulgar) To have sex with.
- (intransitive) To shake, wiggle around.
- dance the shag
verb
- (transitive) To style (the hair) up on the head, instead of letting it hang down.
- (transitive) To place in a high location.
- Synonym of frame up (“falsely pin a crime on”).
- (US, Canada, transitive, sports, idiomatic) To score; to accumulate scoring. Ellipsis of to put up on the scoreboard.
- (transitive, idiomatic) To house; to shelter; to take in.
- (transitive, food and drink, idiomatic) To can (food) domestically; to preserve (meat, fruit or vegetables) by sterilizing and storing in a bottle, jar or can.
- (transitive, idiomatic) To present, especially in "put up a fight".
- (transitive, African-American Vernacular, slang) To kill (someone).
- (transitive) To endure; to put up with; to tolerate.
- (transitive) To build a structure.
- (transitive) To make available; to offer.
- (transitive, printing, historical) To set (matter) in capital letters; to switch text from lowercase to capital letters.
- (transitive, African-American Vernacular, slang) To compliment or respect (someone); to number (someone) among some greats.
- (transitive, idiomatic) To store away.
- (transitive) To hang; to mount.
- (hunting, transitive) To cause (wild game) to break cover.
- (transitive) To provide funds in advance.
- (transitive, idiomatic, used with "to") To cajole or dare (someone) to do (something).
- propose as a candidate for some honor
- put up with something or somebody unpleasant
- place so as to be noticed
- make available for sale at an auction
- mount or put up
- provide
- provide someone with accommodation
- construct, build, or erect
- preserve in a can or tin
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verb
- To arrange or style (someone's hair).
- (agriculture, horticulture) To cultivate or tend to (a garden, land, plants, etc.); especially, to add fertilizer or manure to (soil); to fertilize, to manure.
- To apply a dressing to or otherwise treat (a wound); (obsolete) to give (a wounded person) medical aid.
- (slang) Ellipsis of cross-dress.
- (also reflexive and figuratively) To put clothes (or, formerly, armour) on (oneself or someone, a doll, a mannequin, etc.); to clothe.
- (especially of ores) To prepare by any of many types of physical processing (e.g., breaking, crushing, sorting, sieving, controlled burning or heating).
- To prepare, treat, or curry (animal hide or leather).
- To put on clothes.
- To design, make, provide, or select clothes (for someone).
- (also figuratively) To adorn or ornament (something).
- (butchering) Of an animal carcass: to have a certain quantity or weight after removal of the internal organs and skin; also, to have a certain appearance after being cut up and prepared for cooking.
- (specifically) To attire (oneself or someone) for a particular (especially formal) occasion, or in a fashionable manner.
- (fishing) To prepare (an artificial fly) to be attached to a fish hook.
- To arrange a display of goods in, or to decorate (a shop or shop window).
- (euphemistic, chiefly in the tailoring context) To allow one's penis to fall to one side or the other within one's trousers.
- To fit or prepare (something) for use; to render (something) suitable for an intended purpose; to get ready.
- To prepare (a set) by installing the props, scenery, etc.
- (military, sometimes imperative as a drill command) Of soldiers or troops: to arrange into proper formation; especially, to form into straight lines and at a proper distance from each other.
- To prepare the surface of (a material, such as lumber or stone; a grindstone or grinding wheel).
- (sports) Of a sportsperson: to put on the uniform and have the equipment needed to play a sport.
- (butchering) To cut up (an animal or its flesh) for food.
- (cooking) To prepare (food) for cooking or eating, especially by seasoning it; specifically, to add a dressing or sauce (to food, especially a salad).
- (historical or England, regional) To remove chaff or impurities from (flour, grain, etc.) by bolting or sifting, winnowing, and other methods.
- (nautical) To ornament (a ship) by hoisting the national colours at the peak and mastheads, and setting the jack forward; when "dressed full", the signal flags and pennants are added.
- To design, make, or prepare costumes (for a play or other performance); also, to present (a production) in a particular costume style.
- (military) To arrange (soldiers or troops) into proper formation; especially, to adjust (soldiers or troops) into straight lines and at a proper distance from each other; to align.
- Of a thing: to attain a certain condition after undergoing some process or treatment to fit or prepare it for use.
- (specifically) To attire oneself for a particular (especially formal) occasion, or in a fashionable manner.
- cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of
- give a neat appearance to
- arrange attractively
- cut down rough-hewn (lumber) to standard thickness and width
- convert into leather
- provide with clothes or put clothes on
- dress or groom with elaborate care
- arrange in ranks
- decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods
- kill and prepare for market or consumption
- put a dressing on
- dress in a certain manner
- put on clothes
- apply a bandage or medication to
- provide with decoration
- put a finish on
noun
- (figuratively) The external appearance of something, especially if intended to give a positive impression; garb, guise.
- The appearance of an object after it has undergone some process or treatment to fit or prepare it for use; finish.
- (film, television, theater) Ellipsis of dress rehearsal.
- Apparel or clothing, especially when appropriate for a particular occasion, profession, etc.
- (archaic outside of India) An item of outer clothing or set of such clothes (worn by people of all sexes) which is generally decorative and appropriate for a particular occasion, profession, etc.
- The external covering of an animal (for example, the feathers of a bird) or an object.
- (by extension, India) Any item of clothing, or an outfit.
- (clothing) An item of clothing (usually worn by a woman or young girl) which both covers the upper part of the body and includes a skirt below the waist.
- clothing in general
- a one-piece garment for a woman; has skirt and bodice
- clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion
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adj
- (of hair) Fixed in a certain style.
- Intent, determined (to do something).
- Rigid, solidified.
- Fixed in one’s opinion.
- Fixed in position.
- Ready, prepared.
- Prearranged.
- determined or decided upon as by an authority
- situated in a particular spot or position
- set down according to a plan
- fixed and unmoving
- converted to solid form (as concrete)
- (usually followed by ‘to’ or ‘for’) on the point of or strongly disposed
- being below the horizon
noun
- The full number of eggs set under a hen.
- The pattern of a tartan, etc.
- The amount by which the teeth of a saw protrude to the side in order to create the kerf.
- A collection of various objects for a particular purpose.
- (horticulture) A small tuber or bulb used instead of seed, particularly onion sets and potato sets.
- A rudimentary fruit.
- (engineering) A permanent change of shape caused by excessive strain, as from compression, tension, bending, twisting, etc.
- A matching collection of similar things. (Note the similar meaning in Etymology 2, Noun.)
- (music) A musical performance by a band, disc jockey, etc., consisting of several musical pieces.
- (volleyball) A complete series of points, forming part of a match.
- (exercise) A group of repetitions of a single exercise performed one after the other without rest.
- A young plant fit for setting out; a slip; shoot.
- A device for receiving broadcast radio waves (or, more recently, broadcast data); a radio or television.
- (tennis) A complete series of games, forming part of a match.
- A group of people, usually meeting socially or connected through some shared interest, activity, attribute, etc.
- A young oyster when first attached.
- The scenery for a film or play.
- (poker, slang) Three of a kind, especially if two cards are in one's hand and the third is on the board. Compare trips (“three of a kind, especially with two cards on the board and one in one's hand”).
- The setting of the sun or other luminary; (by extension) the close of the day.
- (music) A drum kit, a drum set.
- (piledriving) A piece placed temporarily upon the head of a pile when the latter cannot otherwise be reached by the weight, or hammer.
- An object made up of several parts.
- A tool for dressing forged iron.
- A punch for setting nails in wood.
- (volleyball) The act of directing the ball to a teammate for an attack.
- Collectively, the crop of young oysters in any locality.
- (UK, education) A class group in a subject where pupils are divided by ability.
- (literally and figuratively) General movement; direction; drift; tendency.
- Alternative form of sett (“piece of quarried stone”).
- A bias of mind; an attitude or pattern of behaviour.
- Alternative form of sett (“a hole made and lived in by a badger”).
- (dance) The initial or basic formation of dancers.
- (colloquial) The manner, state, or quality of setting or fitting; fit.
- (in plural, “sets”, mathematics, informal) Set theory.
- (set theory) A collection of zero or more objects, possibly infinite in size, and disregarding any order or repetition of the objects which may be contained within it.
- the general locations and area where a movie’s, a film’s, or a video’s scenery is arranged to be filmed also including places for actors, assorted crew, director, producers which are typically not filmed.
- A series or group of something. (Note the similar meaning in Etymology 4, Noun)
- The camber of a curved roofing tile.
- Alternative form of sett (“pattern of threads and yarns”).
- an unofficial association of people or groups
- a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used
- several exercises intended to be done in series
- (mathematics) an abstract collection of numbers or symbols
- (psychology) being temporarily ready to respond in a particular way
- a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
- the process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying or crystallization
- the act of putting something in position
- the descent of a heavenly body below the horizon
- a unit of play in tennis or squash
- any electronic equipment that receives or transmits radio or tv signals
- representation consisting of the scenery and other properties used to identify the location of a dramatic production
verb
- (transitive, volleyball) To direct (the ball) to a teammate for an attack.
- (transitive) To render stiff or solid; especially, to convert into curd; to curdle.
- (intransitive, country dancing) To acknowledge a dancing partner by facing him or her and moving first to one side and then to the other, while she or he does the opposite.
- (transitive) To put in a specified condition or state; to cause to be.
- (transitive, bridge) To defeat a contract.
- To establish as a rule; to furnish; to prescribe; to assign.
- (transitive) To punch (a nail) into wood so that its head is below the surface.
- (transitive) To introduce or describe.
- (transitive) To put (something) down, to rest.
- To become fixed or rigid; to be fastened.
- (UK, education) To divide a class group in a subject according to ability
- (intransitive, of fruit) To be fixed for growth; to strike root; to begin to germinate or form.
- (ambitransitive) To fit music to words.
- To reduce from a dislocated or fractured state.
- (transitive) To compile, to make (a puzzle or challenge).
- (transitive) To arrange (type).
- (ambitransitive) To place plants or shoots in the ground; to plant.
- To put in order in a particular manner; to prepare.
- (transitive) To locate (a play, etc.); to assign a backdrop to, geographically or temporally.
- (transitive) To adjust.
- To extend and bring into position; to spread.
- (transitive) To prepare (a stage or film set).
- (transitive) To arrange with dishes and cutlery, to set the table.
- To cause (a domestic fowl) to sit on eggs to brood.
- (intransitive, now dialectal) To sit or lie (easily etc.) on the stomach; to be digested in a certain manner.
- (intransitive) To solidify.
- (transitive) To attach or affix (something) to something else, or in or upon a certain place.
- (transitive) To start (a fire).
- To give a pitch to, as a tune; to start by fixing the keynote.
- (intransitive, Southern US, Midwestern US, dialects) To rest or lie somewhere, on something, etc.; to occupy a certain place.
- To apply oneself; to undertake earnestly.
- (transitive) To fit (someone) up in a situation.
- (transitive) To determine or settle.
- (transitive) To devise and assign (work) to.
- To have a certain direction of motion; to flow; to move on; to tend.
- (intransitive, Southern US, Midwestern US, dialects) To sit (be in a seated position).
- To hunt game with the aid of a setter.
- (intransitive) Of a heavenly body, to disappear below the horizon of a planet, etc, as the latter rotates.
- To adorn with something infixed or affixed; to stud; to variegate with objects placed here and there.
- (masonry) To lower into place and fix solidly, as the blocks of cut stone in a structure.
- (transitive, botany) To produce after pollination.
- (hunting, ambitransitive) Of a dog, to indicate the position of game.
- To place or fix in a setting.
- (Scotland) To suit; to become.
- urge to attack someone
- put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground
- equip with sails or masts
- set in type
- arrange attractively
- alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard
- put into a certain state; cause to be in a certain state
- fix conclusively or authoritatively
- become gelatinous
- disappear beyond the horizon
- set to a certain position or cause to operate correctly
- give a fine, sharp edge to a knife or razor
- insert (a nail or screw below the surface, as into a countersink)
- put into a certain place or abstract location
- produce fruit
- make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc
- put into a position that will restore a normal state
- get ready for a particular purpose or event
- locate
- adapt for performance in a different way
- decide upon or fix definitely
- establish as the highest level or best performance
- fix in a border
- apply or start
- estimate
adj
- (of hair or skin) Somewhat fair or light-colored.
- In reasonable health and spirits, but not great.
- Of reasonable fairness; even-handed or equitable, but probably not as good as one wants.
- (dialect) Pertaining to fairies.
- Used as a mile intensifier
- (of weather) Mostly mild and clement.
- Of moderate quality, size, etc.
- (used of hair or skin) pale or light-colored
- not excessive or extreme
noun
adj
- Seeming as if hair-covered or as if consisting of hair.
- (informal) Causing anxiety or fright; terrifying, scary.
- (informal) Difficult, complex, intricate, or intimidating.
- (of a person) Having a lot of body hair.
- (uncommon) Long-haired.
- (of an animal) Having a lot of fur.
- (of a human body part other than the head) Having hair growing from it.
- having or covered with hair
- hazardous and frightening
adj
- covered with fine whitish hairs or down
- showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair
- ancient
- White or grey with age.
- (botany) Covered with short, dense, greyish white hairs.
- White, whitish, or greyish-white.
- (zoology) Of a pale silvery grey.
- (figurative) Old or old-fashioned; trite.
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adj
- (in combination) Having hair of a specified color.
- (of hardware) Having been headed: having had a head formed (by deformation such as die-stamping).
- (in combination) Having a head or brain with specified characteristics.
- (in combination) Heading in a certain direction.
- Of a sheet of paper: having the sender's name, address, etc. preprinted at the top.
- having a heading or caption
- of leafy vegetables; having formed into a head
- having a head of a specified kind or anything that serves as a head; often used in combination
- having a heading or course in a certain direction