English words for 'Alternative form of shipman.'
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adj
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- (nautical) One who is employed in the hold of a vessel.
- A person who temporarily or permanently possesses something.
- A thing that holds.
- (sports) The defending champion.
- a person who holds something
- the person who is in possession of a check or note or bond or document of title that is endorsed to them or to whoever holds it
- a holding device
adj
- Of or relating to a sailor or seaman; nautical.
- relating to or involving ships or shipping or navigation or seamen
- (zoology) Inhabiting the seashore; living coastwise; littoral. (distinguished from marine)
- Bordering on the sea; living near the seacoast; coastal.
- 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
noun
- (nautical) A seaman in a warship.
- (nautical, British) An enlisted seaman not a commissioned officer or warrant officer.
- An evaluation of status, especially of financial status.
- A number, letter, or other mark that refers to the ability of something.
- A quantitative measure of the audience of a television program.
- A position on a scale.
- rank in a military organization
- an appraisal of the value of something
- act of ascertaining or fixing the value or worth of
- standing or position on a scale
verb
noun
- In particular, a member of the crew of a (civilian or military) vessel, as opposed to a captain, admiral, etc.; a mariner; a common seaman.
- A stiff straw hat with a flat, circular brim and a low, flat crown.
- Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genera Neptis, Pseudoneptis and Phaedyma, having white markings on a dark base and commonly flying by gliding.
- A person who sails; one whose occupation is sailing or navigating ships or other waterborne craft.
- A brick, for example in a course of brickwork, that is laid vertically on its shortest end (smallest face), with its widest face facing the outside of the wall.
- A person who sails sailing boats (as opposed to boats powered by other means) as a sport or recreation.
- any member of a ship's crew
- a serviceman in the navy
- a stiff hat made of straw with a flat crown
noun
- (nautical) A sailor on such a vessel.
- (slang, used by the traveller community) A non-traveller.
- A person who produces (e.g., digs, mines, gathers) or sells coal (the fossil fuel type), or transports it from underground, from the soil, or from a seashore.
- (nautical) A vessel carrying a bulk cargo of coal.
- someone who works in a coal mine
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- (nautical) The master of a ship.
- A person who skips, or fails to attend class.
- (South Africa) A short-sleeved (or long-sleeved) tee-shirt, or sweatshirt.
- Agent noun of skip: one who skips.
- (sports) One who jumps rope.
- Any of various butterflies of the families Hesperiidae and its subfamily Megathyminae, having a hairy mothlike body, hooked tips on the antennae, and a darting flight pattern.
- (sports) The captain of a sports team such as football, cricket, rugby or curling.
- A coach, director, or other leader.
- The cheese maggot, the larva of a cheese fly (family Piophilidae), which leaps to escape predators.
- A barn or shed in which to shelter for the night.
- Any of several marine fishes that often leap above water, especially Cololabis saira (Pacific saury) and Sprattus sprattus (European sprat).
- a student who fails to attend classes
- the naval officer in command of a military ship
- an officer who is licensed to command a merchant ship
verb
noun
- (slang) A sailor.
- One who installs lagging.
- A marker used in the game of hopscotch.
- (slang) A member of support staff responsible for contacting lawyers to check how a case is progressing.
- (slang) A police informant.
- (video games, informal) A player who lags (has a poor or slow network connection).
- One who or that which lags behind; a laggard.
- someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind
noun
- Synonym of sailor, particularly on a maritime vessel.
- A merman; the male of the mermaid.
- (US, Navy) An enlisted rate in the United States Navy and United States Coast Guard, ranking below petty officer third class and above seaman apprentice.
- (British, Navy) A person of the lowest rank in the Navy, below able seaman.
- a man who serves as a sailor
noun
- an officer or crew member of a privateer
- a privately owned warship commissioned to prey on the commercial shipping or warships of an enemy nation
- (historical) An officer or any other member of the crew of such a ship; a government-sanctioned pirate.
- (motor racing, chiefly Canada, US, Australia) A private individual entrant into a race or competition who does not have the backing of a large, professional team.
- An advocate or beneficiary of privatization of a government service or activity.
- (historical) A privately owned warship that acted under a letter of marque to attack enemy merchant ships and take possession of their cargo.
- (motor racing, elite championships) A racing team that is not a subsidiary of a large conglomerate, or automotive or vehicle manufacturer.
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noun
- (naval slang) A member of the engineering department on a ship.
- An end of a log remaining after timber has been cut away.
- A strip of copy announcing some late breaking news or item of interest, typically placed in a print advertisement in such a way that it stands out from the ad.
- Any of various limicoline game birds of the genera Gallinago, Lymnocryptes and Coenocorypha in the family Scolopacidae, having a long, slender, nearly straight beak.
- A note or sticker attached to an existing poster to provide further information (e.g. an event is sold out, political criticism, etc.).
- (slang) A cigarette butt.
- A shot fired from a concealed place.
- An animated promotional logo during a television show.
- A fool; a blockhead.
- A bottle of wine measuring 0.1875 liters, one fourth the volume of a standard bottle; a quarter bottle or piccolo.
- (ice hockey slang) A goal.
- A sharp, clever answer; sarcasm.
- Old or New World straight-billed game bird of the sandpiper family; of marshy areas; similar to the woodcocks
- a gunshot from a concealed location
verb
- (intransitive) To hunt snipe.
- (ice hockey slang) To score a goal.
- (intransitive, by extension) To shoot with a sniper rifle.
- (transitive) To nose (a log) to make it drag or slip easily in skidding.
- (intransitive) To make malicious, underhand remarks or attacks.
- (transitive) To watch a timed online auction and place a winning bid against (the current high bidder) at the last possible moment.
- To move the ball quickly in a different direction.
- (transitive) To attach a note or sticker to (an existing poster) to provide further information, political criticism, etc.
- (intransitive) To shoot at individuals from a concealed place.
- hunt or shoot snipe
- aim and shoot with great precision
- attack in speech or writing
noun
- (nautical, plural: crew) A member of a ship's company who is not an officer.
- A group of people (often staff) manning and operating a large facility or piece of equipment such as a factory, ship, boat, airplane, or spacecraft.
- (informal, often derogatory) A close group of friends.
- (slang, hip-hop) A hip-hop or b-boying group.
- A group of people working together on a task.
- (art) The group of workers on a dramatic production who are not part of the cast.
- (sports, rowing, US, uncountable) The sport of competitive rowing.
- (British, dialectal chiefly Scotland, Northern England, East Midlands) A pen for livestock such as chickens or pigs
- (scouting) A group of Rovers.
- (often derogatory) A set of individuals lumped together by the speaker.
- (rowing) A rowing team manning a single shell.
- (plural: crew) A member of the crew of a vessel or plant.
- (art, plural: crew) A worker on a dramatic production who is not part of the cast.
- the men and women who man a vehicle (ship, aircraft, etc.)
- an informal body of friends
- the team of men or women manning a racing shell
- an organized group of workmen
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- (nautical) The captain of a merchant ship; a master mariner.
- An expert at something.
- The original of a document or of a recording.
- (by extension, music) The copyright in a sound recording.
- (Freemasonry) A person holding an office of authority, especially the presiding officer.
- Ellipsis of master key.
- The owner of an animal or slave.
- Someone who employs others.
- Someone who has control over something or someone.
- (law) A parajudicial officer (such as a referee, an auditor, an examiner, or an assessor) specially appointed to help a court with its proceedings.
- A skilled artist.
- A person holding such a degree.
- (nautical, in combination) A vessel having a specified number of masts.
- A tradesman who is qualified to teach apprentices.
- (by extension) A person holding a similar office in other civic societies.
- (engineering, computing) A device that is controlling other devices or is an authoritative source.
- A master's degree; a type of postgraduate degree, usually undertaken after a bachelor degree.
- (film) The primary wide shot of a scene, into which the closeups will be edited later.
- (BDSM) A male dominant.
- a person who has general authority over others
- an original creation (i.e., an audio recording) from which copies can be made
- key that secures entrance everywhere
- someone who holds a master's degree from academic institution
- an authority qualified to teach apprentices
- directs the work of others
- presiding officer of a school
- a combatant who is able to defeat rivals
- an artist of consummate skill
- an officer who is licensed to command a merchant ship
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- (transitive) To become the master of; to subject to one's will, control, or authority; to conquer; to overpower; to subdue.
- (intransitive) To be a master.
- (transitive) To learn to a high degree of proficiency.
- (intransitive, usually with in) To earn a Master's degree.
- (transitive, especially of a musical performance) To make a master copy of.
- have a firm understanding or knowledge of; be on top of
- be or become completely proficient or skilled in
- have dominance or the power to defeat over
- get on top of; deal with successfully
adj
- relating to or involving ships or shipping or navigation or seamen
- native to or inhabiting the sea
- relating to or characteristic of or occurring on or in the sea
- of or relating to the sea
- of or relating to military personnel who serve both on land and at sea (specifically the U.S. Marine Corps)
- Relating to or connected with the sea (in operation, scope, etc.), especially as pertains to shipping, a navy, or naval forces.
- Belonging to or characteristic of the sea; existing or found in the sea; formed or produced by the sea.
- (zoology) Inhabiting the high seas; oceanic; pelagic. (distinguished from maritime or littoral)
- Used or adapted for use at sea.
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noun
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- (nautical) A ship's officer, subordinate to the master on a commercial ship.
- (especially of a non-human animal) A breeding partner.
- (colloquial, British, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, South Africa, sometimes elsewhere in the Commonwealth) Friendly term of address to a stranger, usually male, of similar age.
- A technical assistant in certain trades (e.g. gasfitter's mate, plumber's mate); sometimes an apprentice.
- A suitable companion; a match; an equal.
- (nautical) In naval ranks, a non-commissioned officer or his subordinate (e.g. Boatswain's Mate, Gunner's Mate, Sailmaker's Mate, etc).
- (nautical) A first mate.
- The abovementioned plant; the leaves and shoots used for the tea
- Alternative spelling of maté, an aromatic tea-like drink prepared from the holly yerba maté (Ilex paraguariensis).
- (chess) Clipping of checkmate.
- (colloquial, British, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, South Africa, sometimes elsewhere in the Commonwealth) A friend, usually of the same sex.
- A fellow, comrade, colleague, partner or someone with whom something is shared, e.g. shipmate, classmate.
- The other member of a matched pair of objects.
- informal term for a friend of the same sex
- an exact duplicate
- the partner of an animal (especially a sexual partner)
- a person's partner in marriage
- a chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponent's king
- one of a pair
- the officer below the master on a commercial ship
- South American tea-like drink made from leaves of a South American holly called mate
- a fellow member of a team
- South American holly; leaves used in making a drink like tea
verb
- (transitive, of an animal) To copulate with.
- (intransitive) To match, fit together without space between.
- (intransitive) To come together as companions, comrades, partners, etc.
- (intransitive) To copulate.
- (transitive) To marry; to match (a person).
- (transitive) To introduce (animals) together for the purpose of breeding.
- (transitive, aerospace) To move (a space shuttle orbiter) onto the back of an aircraft that can carry it.
- (intransitive) To pair in order to raise offspring.
- (transitive) To fit (objects) together without space between.
- (transitive) To arrange in matched pairs.
- (chess) Clipping of checkmate.
- bring two objects, ideas, or people together
- place an opponent's king under an attack from which it cannot escape and thus ending the game
- engage in sexual intercourse
noun
- (nautical) A cargo vessel, a ship.
- (baseball) The second half of an inning, the home team's turn at bat.
- (countable, colloquial, by extension) A sexual submissive.
- (heraldry, rare) A trundle or spindle of thread.
- Spirits poured into a glass before adding soda water.
- The bed of a body of water.
- An abyss.
- (particle physics) Ellipsis of bottom quark.
- (often figuratively) The lowest part of a container.
- (uncountable, British, slang) Character, reliability, staying power, dignity, integrity or sound judgment.
- The lowest part of anything.
- (euphemistic) The buttocks or anus.
- The fundamental part; a basic aspect.
- (usually in the plural) Low-lying land near a river with alluvial soil.
- (clothing, often plural) A garment worn to cover the body below the torso.
- (nautical) Certain parts of a vessel, particularly the cargo hold or the portion of the ship that is always underwater.
- The lowest or last position in a rank.
- (now chiefly US) Low-lying land; a valley or hollow.
- (music) The bass or baritone instruments of a band.
- The remotest or innermost part of something.
- A ball or skein of thread; a cocoon.
- (countable, slang, especially LGBTQ slang) A person who has a receptive role or has a preference for that role during intercourse.
- (agriculture) The working portion of a moldboard-style plow.
- the second half of an inning; while the home team is at bat
- low-lying alluvial land near a river
- a cargo ship
- a depression forming the ground under a body of water
- the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
- the lowest part of anything
- the lower side of anything
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verb
- (intransitive, especially LGBTQ slang) To take on the receptive role during intercourse.
- To fall to the lowest point.
- (transitive) To pour spirits into (a glass to be topped up with soda water).
- (mechanics, intransitive) To reach or strike against the bottom of something, so as to impede free action.
- (transitive, chiefly passive voice) To lie on the bottom of; to underlie, to lie beneath.
- (transitive) To reach the bottom of something.
- (transitive) To furnish (something) with a bottom.
- (transitive) To establish or found (something) on or upon.
- strike the ground, as with a ship's bottom
- come to understand
- provide with a bottom or a seat
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adj
- Initialism of Old Style, a term used in English language historical studies to indicate that a date conforms to the Julian calendar instead of the modern Gregorian calendar.
- (screenwriting) Abbreviation of offscreen, indicating a line of dialogue is spoken by someone not visible onscreen.
- Initialism of oversize.
- Initialism of outsize, clothes for large people.
- (film) Initialism of over shoulder.
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- A privateer or pirate in general.
- A Californian market fish (Sebastes rosaceus).
- A French privateer, especially from the port of Saint-Malo.
- The ship of privateers or pirates, especially of French nationality.
- A nocturnal assassin bug of the genus Rasahus, found in the southern USA.
- a pirate along the Barbary Coast
- a swift pirate ship (often operating with official sanction)
noun
- (nautical) A padrone.
- (historical, Roman law) A protector of a dependent, especially a master who had freed a slave but still retained some paternal rights.
- A guardian or intercessor; synonym of patron saint.
- (UK, ecclesiastical) One who has gift and disposition of a benefice.
- A customer, as of a certain store or restaurant.
- An influential, wealthy person who supported an artist, craftsman, a scholar or a noble.
- One who protects or supports; a defender or advocate.
- the proprietor of an inn
- a regular customer
- someone who supports or champions something
noun
- (colloquial) A sailor.
- (slang, baseball) A home run.
- (US) A jackrabbit.
- (card games, originally colloquial) The lowest court card in a deck of standard playing cards, ranking between the 10 and queen, with an image of a knave or pageboy on it.
- (glassblowing) a tool used in manual production of glass objects (like bottles or wine glasses).
- (countable, now chiefly US) A man, a fellow; a typical man; men in general.
- (slang, chiefly US) Money, cash.
- Any of the marine fish in the family Carangidae.
- A pike, especially when young.
- The edible fruit of the Asian tree (Artocarpus heterophyllus); also the tree itself.
- (India, historical, slang) A sepoy.
- (chiefly US) A male ass, especially when kept for breeding.
- (slang) A policeman or detective; (Australia) a military policeman.
- (apparently does not occur standalone for the genus per se) Plant of the genus Emex, also considered synonymous to Rumex, if not then containing two species lesser jack and little jack for Emex spinosa syn. Rumex spinosus, Australian English three-corner jack and prickly jack for Emex australis syn. Rumex hypogaeus.
- A device for turning a spit; a smokejack or roasting jack.
- (games) A small, six-pointed playing piece used in the game of jacks.
- (slang, euphemistic) Nothing, not anything, jack shit.
- Each of a series of blocks in a harpsichord or the earlier virginal, communicating the action of the key to the quill; sometime also, a hopper in a modern piano.
- (US) A torch or other light used in hunting to attract or dazzle game at night.
- A coarse medieval coat of defence, especially one made of leather.
- A large California rockfish, the bocaccio, Sebastes paucispinis.
- (Canada, US, colloquial) A lumberjack.
- A device used to hold a boot by the heel, to assist in removing the boot.
- (colloquial) Plant in the genus Arisaema, also known as Jack-in-the-pulpit, and capitalized Jack.
- (electronics) A switch for a jack plug, a jackknife switch; (more generally) a socket used to connect a device to a circuit, network etc.
- (chiefly capitalized) A name applied to a hypothetical or typical man.
- (Canada, US) A strong alcoholic liquor, especially home-distilled or illicit.
- (colloquial) Spadix of a plant (also capitalized Jack).
- (bowls) A small, typically white, ball used as the target ball in bowls; a jack-ball.
- (nautical) A small ship's flag used as a signal or identifying device; a small flag flown at the bow of the vessel.
- Any of various levers for raising or lowering the sinkers which push the loops down on the needles in a knitting machine or stocking frame.
- Mangifera caesia, related to the mango tree.
- (slang, Appalachians) A smooth often ovoid large gravel or small cobble in a natural water course.
- The related tree Mangifera caesia.
- (now historical, regional) A pitcher or other vessel for holding liquid, especially alcoholic drink; a black-jack.
- A mechanical device used to raise and (temporarily) support a heavy object, now especially to lift one side of a motor vehicle when (e.g.) changing a tyre.
- (cricket, slang) The eleventh batsman to come to the crease in an innings.
- game equipment consisting of one of several small six-pointed metal pieces that are picked up while bouncing a ball in the game of jacks
- a small worthless amount
- small flag indicating a ship's nationality
- male donkey
- any of several fast-swimming predacious fishes of tropical to warm temperate seas
- a small ball at which players aim in lawn bowling
- tool for exerting pressure or lifting
- immense East Indian fruit resembling breadfruit; it contains an edible pulp and nutritious seeds that are commonly roasted
- an electrical device consisting of a connector socket designed for the insertion of a plug
- someone who works with their hands; someone engaged in manual labor
- one of four face cards in a deck bearing a picture of a young prince
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- (colloquial, vulgar) To jack off, to masturbate.
- (transitive, slang, baseball) To hit (the ball) hard; especially, to hit (the ball) out of the field, producing a home run.
- (intransitive or transitive, informal) To jerk or move by jerking; to remove or move (something).
- (Memphis African-American slang) To fight.
- (transitive) To raise or increase.
- (intransitive) To dance by moving the torso forward and backward in a rippling motion.
- (transitive, colloquial) To steal (something), typically an automobile; to rob (someone).
- (transitive) To physically raise using a jack.
- To increase the potency of an alcoholic beverage similarly to distillation by chilling it to below the freezing point of water, removing the water ice crystals that form, and leaving the still-liquid alcoholic portion.
- hunt with a jacklight
- lift with a special device
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- (nautical) One who is employed in the hold of a vessel.
- A person who temporarily or permanently possesses something.
- A thing that holds.
- (sports) The defending champion.
- a person who holds something
- the person who is in possession of a check or note or bond or document of title that is endorsed to them or to whoever holds it
- a holding device
noun
- (nautical) A seaman in a warship.
- (nautical, British) An enlisted seaman not a commissioned officer or warrant officer.
- An evaluation of status, especially of financial status.
- A number, letter, or other mark that refers to the ability of something.
- A quantitative measure of the audience of a television program.
- A position on a scale.
- rank in a military organization
- an appraisal of the value of something
- act of ascertaining or fixing the value or worth of
- standing or position on a scale
verb
noun
- In particular, a member of the crew of a (civilian or military) vessel, as opposed to a captain, admiral, etc.; a mariner; a common seaman.
- A stiff straw hat with a flat, circular brim and a low, flat crown.
- Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genera Neptis, Pseudoneptis and Phaedyma, having white markings on a dark base and commonly flying by gliding.
- A person who sails; one whose occupation is sailing or navigating ships or other waterborne craft.
- A brick, for example in a course of brickwork, that is laid vertically on its shortest end (smallest face), with its widest face facing the outside of the wall.
- A person who sails sailing boats (as opposed to boats powered by other means) as a sport or recreation.
- any member of a ship's crew
- a serviceman in the navy
- a stiff hat made of straw with a flat crown
noun
- (nautical) A sailor on such a vessel.
- (slang, used by the traveller community) A non-traveller.
- A person who produces (e.g., digs, mines, gathers) or sells coal (the fossil fuel type), or transports it from underground, from the soil, or from a seashore.
- (nautical) A vessel carrying a bulk cargo of coal.
- someone who works in a coal mine
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verb
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- (nautical) The master of a ship.
- A person who skips, or fails to attend class.
- (South Africa) A short-sleeved (or long-sleeved) tee-shirt, or sweatshirt.
- Agent noun of skip: one who skips.
- (sports) One who jumps rope.
- Any of various butterflies of the families Hesperiidae and its subfamily Megathyminae, having a hairy mothlike body, hooked tips on the antennae, and a darting flight pattern.
- (sports) The captain of a sports team such as football, cricket, rugby or curling.
- A coach, director, or other leader.
- The cheese maggot, the larva of a cheese fly (family Piophilidae), which leaps to escape predators.
- A barn or shed in which to shelter for the night.
- Any of several marine fishes that often leap above water, especially Cololabis saira (Pacific saury) and Sprattus sprattus (European sprat).
- a student who fails to attend classes
- the naval officer in command of a military ship
- an officer who is licensed to command a merchant ship
verb
noun
- (slang) A sailor.
- One who installs lagging.
- A marker used in the game of hopscotch.
- (slang) A member of support staff responsible for contacting lawyers to check how a case is progressing.
- (slang) A police informant.
- (video games, informal) A player who lags (has a poor or slow network connection).
- One who or that which lags behind; a laggard.
- someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind
noun
- Synonym of sailor, particularly on a maritime vessel.
- A merman; the male of the mermaid.
- (US, Navy) An enlisted rate in the United States Navy and United States Coast Guard, ranking below petty officer third class and above seaman apprentice.
- (British, Navy) A person of the lowest rank in the Navy, below able seaman.
- a man who serves as a sailor
noun
- an officer or crew member of a privateer
- a privately owned warship commissioned to prey on the commercial shipping or warships of an enemy nation
- (historical) An officer or any other member of the crew of such a ship; a government-sanctioned pirate.
- (motor racing, chiefly Canada, US, Australia) A private individual entrant into a race or competition who does not have the backing of a large, professional team.
- An advocate or beneficiary of privatization of a government service or activity.
- (historical) A privately owned warship that acted under a letter of marque to attack enemy merchant ships and take possession of their cargo.
- (motor racing, elite championships) A racing team that is not a subsidiary of a large conglomerate, or automotive or vehicle manufacturer.
verb
noun
- (naval slang) A member of the engineering department on a ship.
- An end of a log remaining after timber has been cut away.
- A strip of copy announcing some late breaking news or item of interest, typically placed in a print advertisement in such a way that it stands out from the ad.
- Any of various limicoline game birds of the genera Gallinago, Lymnocryptes and Coenocorypha in the family Scolopacidae, having a long, slender, nearly straight beak.
- A note or sticker attached to an existing poster to provide further information (e.g. an event is sold out, political criticism, etc.).
- (slang) A cigarette butt.
- A shot fired from a concealed place.
- An animated promotional logo during a television show.
- A fool; a blockhead.
- A bottle of wine measuring 0.1875 liters, one fourth the volume of a standard bottle; a quarter bottle or piccolo.
- (ice hockey slang) A goal.
- A sharp, clever answer; sarcasm.
- Old or New World straight-billed game bird of the sandpiper family; of marshy areas; similar to the woodcocks
- a gunshot from a concealed location
verb
- (intransitive) To hunt snipe.
- (ice hockey slang) To score a goal.
- (intransitive, by extension) To shoot with a sniper rifle.
- (transitive) To nose (a log) to make it drag or slip easily in skidding.
- (intransitive) To make malicious, underhand remarks or attacks.
- (transitive) To watch a timed online auction and place a winning bid against (the current high bidder) at the last possible moment.
- To move the ball quickly in a different direction.
- (transitive) To attach a note or sticker to (an existing poster) to provide further information, political criticism, etc.
- (intransitive) To shoot at individuals from a concealed place.
- hunt or shoot snipe
- aim and shoot with great precision
- attack in speech or writing
noun
- (nautical, plural: crew) A member of a ship's company who is not an officer.
- A group of people (often staff) manning and operating a large facility or piece of equipment such as a factory, ship, boat, airplane, or spacecraft.
- (informal, often derogatory) A close group of friends.
- (slang, hip-hop) A hip-hop or b-boying group.
- A group of people working together on a task.
- (art) The group of workers on a dramatic production who are not part of the cast.
- (sports, rowing, US, uncountable) The sport of competitive rowing.
- (British, dialectal chiefly Scotland, Northern England, East Midlands) A pen for livestock such as chickens or pigs
- (scouting) A group of Rovers.
- (often derogatory) A set of individuals lumped together by the speaker.
- (rowing) A rowing team manning a single shell.
- (plural: crew) A member of the crew of a vessel or plant.
- (art, plural: crew) A worker on a dramatic production who is not part of the cast.
- the men and women who man a vehicle (ship, aircraft, etc.)
- an informal body of friends
- the team of men or women manning a racing shell
- an organized group of workmen
verb
noun
- (nautical) The captain of a merchant ship; a master mariner.
- An expert at something.
- The original of a document or of a recording.
- (by extension, music) The copyright in a sound recording.
- (Freemasonry) A person holding an office of authority, especially the presiding officer.
- Ellipsis of master key.
- The owner of an animal or slave.
- Someone who employs others.
- Someone who has control over something or someone.
- (law) A parajudicial officer (such as a referee, an auditor, an examiner, or an assessor) specially appointed to help a court with its proceedings.
- A skilled artist.
- A person holding such a degree.
- (nautical, in combination) A vessel having a specified number of masts.
- A tradesman who is qualified to teach apprentices.
- (by extension) A person holding a similar office in other civic societies.
- (engineering, computing) A device that is controlling other devices or is an authoritative source.
- A master's degree; a type of postgraduate degree, usually undertaken after a bachelor degree.
- (film) The primary wide shot of a scene, into which the closeups will be edited later.
- (BDSM) A male dominant.
- a person who has general authority over others
- an original creation (i.e., an audio recording) from which copies can be made
- key that secures entrance everywhere
- someone who holds a master's degree from academic institution
- an authority qualified to teach apprentices
- directs the work of others
- presiding officer of a school
- a combatant who is able to defeat rivals
- an artist of consummate skill
- an officer who is licensed to command a merchant ship
adj
verb
- (transitive) To become the master of; to subject to one's will, control, or authority; to conquer; to overpower; to subdue.
- (intransitive) To be a master.
- (transitive) To learn to a high degree of proficiency.
- (intransitive, usually with in) To earn a Master's degree.
- (transitive, especially of a musical performance) To make a master copy of.
- have a firm understanding or knowledge of; be on top of
- be or become completely proficient or skilled in
- have dominance or the power to defeat over
- get on top of; deal with successfully
noun
noun
- (nautical) A ship's officer, subordinate to the master on a commercial ship.
- (especially of a non-human animal) A breeding partner.
- (colloquial, British, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, South Africa, sometimes elsewhere in the Commonwealth) Friendly term of address to a stranger, usually male, of similar age.
- A technical assistant in certain trades (e.g. gasfitter's mate, plumber's mate); sometimes an apprentice.
- A suitable companion; a match; an equal.
- (nautical) In naval ranks, a non-commissioned officer or his subordinate (e.g. Boatswain's Mate, Gunner's Mate, Sailmaker's Mate, etc).
- (nautical) A first mate.
- The abovementioned plant; the leaves and shoots used for the tea
- Alternative spelling of maté, an aromatic tea-like drink prepared from the holly yerba maté (Ilex paraguariensis).
- (chess) Clipping of checkmate.
- (colloquial, British, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, South Africa, sometimes elsewhere in the Commonwealth) A friend, usually of the same sex.
- A fellow, comrade, colleague, partner or someone with whom something is shared, e.g. shipmate, classmate.
- The other member of a matched pair of objects.
- informal term for a friend of the same sex
- an exact duplicate
- the partner of an animal (especially a sexual partner)
- a person's partner in marriage
- a chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponent's king
- one of a pair
- the officer below the master on a commercial ship
- South American tea-like drink made from leaves of a South American holly called mate
- a fellow member of a team
- South American holly; leaves used in making a drink like tea
verb
- (transitive, of an animal) To copulate with.
- (intransitive) To match, fit together without space between.
- (intransitive) To come together as companions, comrades, partners, etc.
- (intransitive) To copulate.
- (transitive) To marry; to match (a person).
- (transitive) To introduce (animals) together for the purpose of breeding.
- (transitive, aerospace) To move (a space shuttle orbiter) onto the back of an aircraft that can carry it.
- (intransitive) To pair in order to raise offspring.
- (transitive) To fit (objects) together without space between.
- (transitive) To arrange in matched pairs.
- (chess) Clipping of checkmate.
- bring two objects, ideas, or people together
- place an opponent's king under an attack from which it cannot escape and thus ending the game
- engage in sexual intercourse
noun
- (nautical) A cargo vessel, a ship.
- (baseball) The second half of an inning, the home team's turn at bat.
- (countable, colloquial, by extension) A sexual submissive.
- (heraldry, rare) A trundle or spindle of thread.
- Spirits poured into a glass before adding soda water.
- The bed of a body of water.
- An abyss.
- (particle physics) Ellipsis of bottom quark.
- (often figuratively) The lowest part of a container.
- (uncountable, British, slang) Character, reliability, staying power, dignity, integrity or sound judgment.
- The lowest part of anything.
- (euphemistic) The buttocks or anus.
- The fundamental part; a basic aspect.
- (usually in the plural) Low-lying land near a river with alluvial soil.
- (clothing, often plural) A garment worn to cover the body below the torso.
- (nautical) Certain parts of a vessel, particularly the cargo hold or the portion of the ship that is always underwater.
- The lowest or last position in a rank.
- (now chiefly US) Low-lying land; a valley or hollow.
- (music) The bass or baritone instruments of a band.
- The remotest or innermost part of something.
- A ball or skein of thread; a cocoon.
- (countable, slang, especially LGBTQ slang) A person who has a receptive role or has a preference for that role during intercourse.
- (agriculture) The working portion of a moldboard-style plow.
- the second half of an inning; while the home team is at bat
- low-lying alluvial land near a river
- a cargo ship
- a depression forming the ground under a body of water
- the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
- the lowest part of anything
- the lower side of anything
adj
verb
- (intransitive, especially LGBTQ slang) To take on the receptive role during intercourse.
- To fall to the lowest point.
- (transitive) To pour spirits into (a glass to be topped up with soda water).
- (mechanics, intransitive) To reach or strike against the bottom of something, so as to impede free action.
- (transitive, chiefly passive voice) To lie on the bottom of; to underlie, to lie beneath.
- (transitive) To reach the bottom of something.
- (transitive) To furnish (something) with a bottom.
- (transitive) To establish or found (something) on or upon.
- strike the ground, as with a ship's bottom
- come to understand
- provide with a bottom or a seat
noun
adj
- Initialism of Old Style, a term used in English language historical studies to indicate that a date conforms to the Julian calendar instead of the modern Gregorian calendar.
- (screenwriting) Abbreviation of offscreen, indicating a line of dialogue is spoken by someone not visible onscreen.
- Initialism of oversize.
- Initialism of outsize, clothes for large people.
- (film) Initialism of over shoulder.
adv
name
noun
- A privateer or pirate in general.
- A Californian market fish (Sebastes rosaceus).
- A French privateer, especially from the port of Saint-Malo.
- The ship of privateers or pirates, especially of French nationality.
- A nocturnal assassin bug of the genus Rasahus, found in the southern USA.
- a pirate along the Barbary Coast
- a swift pirate ship (often operating with official sanction)
noun
- (nautical) A padrone.
- (historical, Roman law) A protector of a dependent, especially a master who had freed a slave but still retained some paternal rights.
- A guardian or intercessor; synonym of patron saint.
- (UK, ecclesiastical) One who has gift and disposition of a benefice.
- A customer, as of a certain store or restaurant.
- An influential, wealthy person who supported an artist, craftsman, a scholar or a noble.
- One who protects or supports; a defender or advocate.
- the proprietor of an inn
- a regular customer
- someone who supports or champions something
noun
- (colloquial) A sailor.
- (slang, baseball) A home run.
- (US) A jackrabbit.
- (card games, originally colloquial) The lowest court card in a deck of standard playing cards, ranking between the 10 and queen, with an image of a knave or pageboy on it.
- (glassblowing) a tool used in manual production of glass objects (like bottles or wine glasses).
- (countable, now chiefly US) A man, a fellow; a typical man; men in general.
- (slang, chiefly US) Money, cash.
- Any of the marine fish in the family Carangidae.
- A pike, especially when young.
- The edible fruit of the Asian tree (Artocarpus heterophyllus); also the tree itself.
- (India, historical, slang) A sepoy.
- (chiefly US) A male ass, especially when kept for breeding.
- (slang) A policeman or detective; (Australia) a military policeman.
- (apparently does not occur standalone for the genus per se) Plant of the genus Emex, also considered synonymous to Rumex, if not then containing two species lesser jack and little jack for Emex spinosa syn. Rumex spinosus, Australian English three-corner jack and prickly jack for Emex australis syn. Rumex hypogaeus.
- A device for turning a spit; a smokejack or roasting jack.
- (games) A small, six-pointed playing piece used in the game of jacks.
- (slang, euphemistic) Nothing, not anything, jack shit.
- Each of a series of blocks in a harpsichord or the earlier virginal, communicating the action of the key to the quill; sometime also, a hopper in a modern piano.
- (US) A torch or other light used in hunting to attract or dazzle game at night.
- A coarse medieval coat of defence, especially one made of leather.
- A large California rockfish, the bocaccio, Sebastes paucispinis.
- (Canada, US, colloquial) A lumberjack.
- A device used to hold a boot by the heel, to assist in removing the boot.
- (colloquial) Plant in the genus Arisaema, also known as Jack-in-the-pulpit, and capitalized Jack.
- (electronics) A switch for a jack plug, a jackknife switch; (more generally) a socket used to connect a device to a circuit, network etc.
- (chiefly capitalized) A name applied to a hypothetical or typical man.
- (Canada, US) A strong alcoholic liquor, especially home-distilled or illicit.
- (colloquial) Spadix of a plant (also capitalized Jack).
- (bowls) A small, typically white, ball used as the target ball in bowls; a jack-ball.
- (nautical) A small ship's flag used as a signal or identifying device; a small flag flown at the bow of the vessel.
- Any of various levers for raising or lowering the sinkers which push the loops down on the needles in a knitting machine or stocking frame.
- Mangifera caesia, related to the mango tree.
- (slang, Appalachians) A smooth often ovoid large gravel or small cobble in a natural water course.
- The related tree Mangifera caesia.
- (now historical, regional) A pitcher or other vessel for holding liquid, especially alcoholic drink; a black-jack.
- A mechanical device used to raise and (temporarily) support a heavy object, now especially to lift one side of a motor vehicle when (e.g.) changing a tyre.
- (cricket, slang) The eleventh batsman to come to the crease in an innings.
- game equipment consisting of one of several small six-pointed metal pieces that are picked up while bouncing a ball in the game of jacks
- a small worthless amount
- small flag indicating a ship's nationality
- male donkey
- any of several fast-swimming predacious fishes of tropical to warm temperate seas
- a small ball at which players aim in lawn bowling
- tool for exerting pressure or lifting
- immense East Indian fruit resembling breadfruit; it contains an edible pulp and nutritious seeds that are commonly roasted
- an electrical device consisting of a connector socket designed for the insertion of a plug
- someone who works with their hands; someone engaged in manual labor
- one of four face cards in a deck bearing a picture of a young prince
adj
verb
- (colloquial, vulgar) To jack off, to masturbate.
- (transitive, slang, baseball) To hit (the ball) hard; especially, to hit (the ball) out of the field, producing a home run.
- (intransitive or transitive, informal) To jerk or move by jerking; to remove or move (something).
- (Memphis African-American slang) To fight.
- (transitive) To raise or increase.
- (intransitive) To dance by moving the torso forward and backward in a rippling motion.
- (transitive, colloquial) To steal (something), typically an automobile; to rob (someone).
- (transitive) To physically raise using a jack.
- To increase the potency of an alcoholic beverage similarly to distillation by chilling it to below the freezing point of water, removing the water ice crystals that form, and leaving the still-liquid alcoholic portion.
- hunt with a jacklight
- lift with a special device
noun
- (nautical, plural: crew) A member of a ship's company who is not an officer.
- A group of people (often staff) manning and operating a large facility or piece of equipment such as a factory, ship, boat, airplane, or spacecraft.
- (informal, often derogatory) A close group of friends.
- (slang, hip-hop) A hip-hop or b-boying group.
- A group of people working together on a task.
- (art) The group of workers on a dramatic production who are not part of the cast.
- (sports, rowing, US, uncountable) The sport of competitive rowing.
- (British, dialectal chiefly Scotland, Northern England, East Midlands) A pen for livestock such as chickens or pigs
- (scouting) A group of Rovers.
- (often derogatory) A set of individuals lumped together by the speaker.
- (rowing) A rowing team manning a single shell.
- (plural: crew) A member of the crew of a vessel or plant.
- (art, plural: crew) A worker on a dramatic production who is not part of the cast.
- the men and women who man a vehicle (ship, aircraft, etc.)
- an informal body of friends
- the team of men or women manning a racing shell
- an organized group of workmen
verb
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adj
- Of or relating to a sailor or seaman; nautical.
- relating to or involving ships or shipping or navigation or seamen
- (zoology) Inhabiting the seashore; living coastwise; littoral. (distinguished from marine)
- Bordering on the sea; living near the seacoast; coastal.
- 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
adj
- relating to or involving ships or shipping or navigation or seamen
- native to or inhabiting the sea
- relating to or characteristic of or occurring on or in the sea
- of or relating to the sea
- of or relating to military personnel who serve both on land and at sea (specifically the U.S. Marine Corps)
- Relating to or connected with the sea (in operation, scope, etc.), especially as pertains to shipping, a navy, or naval forces.
- Belonging to or characteristic of the sea; existing or found in the sea; formed or produced by the sea.
- (zoology) Inhabiting the high seas; oceanic; pelagic. (distinguished from maritime or littoral)
- Used or adapted for use at sea.