English words for 'Alternative form of stabproof.'
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noun
- A device or mechanism which is designed to protect.
- (multiplicity slang) A headmate who primarily fronts, or otherwise protects the system, in situations where the system is at risk of psychological harm.
- A state or other subject under international law, exercising a protectorate over another subject in international law.
- Someone who protects or guards, by assignment or on their own initiative.
- (UK, historical) One having the care of the kingdom during the king's minority; a regent.
- One who prevents interference.
- (Roman Catholicism) A cardinal, from one of the more considerable Roman Catholic nations, who looks after the interests of his people at Rome; also, a cardinal who has the same relation to a college, religious order, etc.
- a person who cares for persons or property
noun
- a protective covering (as for a knife or sword)
- a dress suitable for formal occasions
- an enveloping structure or covering enclosing an animal or plant organ or part
- (zoology) The foreskin of certain animals (for example, dogs and horses).
- (entomology) One of the elytra of an insect.
- (electrical engineering) The insulating outer cover of an electrical cable.
- (botany) The base of a leaf when sheathing or investing a branch or stem, as in grasses.
- (British, informal) A condom.
- (fashion) A tight-fitting dress.
- (by extension) Anything that has a similar shape to a scabbard that is used to hold an object that is longer than it is wide.
- A holster for a sword; a scabbard.
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- make resistant (to harm)
- knead to reach proper lightness
- make or take a proof of, such as a photographic negative, an etching, or typeset
- activate by mixing with water and sometimes sugar or milk
- read for errors
- (transitive, firearms) To test-fire with a load considerably more powerful than the firearm in question's rated maximum chamber pressure, in order to establish the firearm's ability to withstand pressures well in excess of those expected in service without bursting.
- (transitive, intransitive, colloquial) To proofread.
- (transitive, baking) To allow (yeast-containing dough) to rise, especially after it has been shaped
- (transitive) To make resistant, especially to water.
- (transitive, baking) To test the activeness of (yeast).
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- a measure of alcoholic strength expressed as an integer twice the percentage of alcohol present (by volume)
- a formal series of statements showing that if one thing is true something else necessarily follows from it
- (printing) an impression made to check for errors
- the act of validating; finding or testing the truth of something
- a trial photographic print from a negative
- any factual evidence that helps to establish the truth of something
- (countable) An effort, process, or operation designed to establish or discover a fact or truth; an act of testing; a test; a trial.
- (uncountable) The degree of evidence which convinces the mind of any truth or fact, and produces belief; a test by facts or arguments which induce, or tend to induce, certainty of the judgment; conclusive evidence; demonstration.
- The quality or state of having been proved or tried; firmness or hardness which resists impression, or does not yield to force; impenetrability of physical bodies.
- (countable, mathematics) A process for testing the accuracy of an operation performed. Compare prove, transitive verb, 5.
- (countable, printing) A proof sheet; a trial impression, as from type, taken for correction or examination.
- (numismatics) A limited-run high-quality strike of a particular coin, originally as a test run, although nowadays mostly for collectors' sets.
- (countable, logic, mathematics) A sequence of statements consisting of axioms, assumptions, statements already demonstrated in another proof, and statements that logically follow from previous statements in the sequence, and which concludes with a statement that is the object of the proof.
- (US) A measure of the alcohol content of liquor. Originally, in Britain, 100 proof was defined as 57.1% by volume (no longer used). In the US, 100 proof means that the alcohol content is 50% of the total volume of the liquid; thus, perfectly pure absolute alcohol would be 200 proof.
noun
- something serving as a cover or protection
- A protective cover or seal.
- a tight-fitting headdress
- a mechanical or electrical explosive device or a small amount of explosive; can be used to initiate the reaction of a disrupting explosive
- an upper limit on what is allowed
- a top (as for a bottle)
- (dentistry) dental appliance consisting of an artificial crown for a broken or decayed tooth
- the upper part of a column that supports the entablature
- a protective covering that is part of a plant
- a fruiting structure resembling an umbrella or a cone that forms the top of a stalked fleshy fungus such as a mushroom
- (architecture) The uppermost of any assemblage of parts.
- (zoology) The whole top of the head of a bird from the base of the bill to the nape of the neck.
- (nautical) A collar of iron or wood used in joining spars, as the mast and the topmast, the bowsprit and the jib boom; also, a covering of tarred canvas at the end of a rope.
- (finance) Capitalization.
- A caption.
- (colloquial) Clipping of capture; a recording or screenshot.
- An academic mortarboard.
- Something covering the top or end of a thing for protection or ornament.
- (Appalachia) Popcorn.
- A large size of writing paper.
- (slang) A bullet used to shoot someone.
- (geometry) A portion of a spherical or other convex surface.
- A close-fitting hat, either brimless or peaked.
- (informal) A capital letter.
- (electronics) A capacitor.
- The summit of a mountain, etc.
- The top part of a mushroom.
- (toy) A small amount of percussive explosive in a paper strip or plastic cup for use in a toy gun.
- (anatomy) A capillary.
- A crown for covering a tooth.
- A special hat to indicate rank, occupation, etc.
- An artificial upper limit or ceiling.
- (slang) A capsule of a drug.
- (sports) A place on a national team; an international appearance.
- (colloquial) A capitalist.
- (slang, originally African-American Vernacular) A lie or exaggeration.
- A small explosive device used to detonate a larger charge of explosives.
verb
- restrict the number or amount of
- lie at the top of
- To deprive of a cap.
- (transitive, intransitive, video games) To capitulate (cause to capitulate) an opponent.
- (transitive) To lie over or on top of something.
- (transitive) To take a screenshot or to record a copy of a video.
- (transitive, informal) To convert text to uppercase.
- (transitive, figurative) To conclude; to make something even more wonderful at the end.
- (transitive, sports) To select to play for the national team.
- (transitive, video games) To capture an objective, such as a flag or checkpoint.
- (intransitive, slang, originally African-American Vernacular) To lie; to tell a lie.
- (transitive, cricket) To select a player to play for a specified side.
- (transitive) To surpass or outdo.
- (transitive) To cover or seal with a cap.
- (transitive, slang) To shoot (someone) with a firearm.
- (transitive) To set (or reach) an upper limit on something.
- (transitive) To award a cap as a mark of distinction.
noun
- any material used especially to protect something
- the enclosure of something in a package or box
- carrying something in a pack on the back
- Material used to wrap a product for sale etc.; packaging.
- The gathering of birds, animals etc. into a pack.
- (rugby) The forming of players into a scrum.
- (sciences, mathematics) The spatial arrangement of objects, items or constituent parts.
- Special material used to fill containers or vessels for certain chemically related applications.
- A fee charged to cover the costs of packaging.
- The action of putting things together, especially of putting clothes into a suitcase for a journey.
- Material used to fill in the space around something, especially to make a piston etc. watertight or airtight.
- Clipping of meatpacking.
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noun
- a small pad of material that is used to protect surface from an object placed on it
- the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss
- a mass that is densely tangled or interwoven
- a foundation (usually on soft ground) consisting of an extended layer of reinforced concrete
- a thick flat pad used as a floor covering
- sports equipment consisting of a piece of thick padding on the floor for gymnastic sports
- mounting consisting of a border or background for a picture
- A thickly tangled mess.
- A flat piece of coarse material used for wiping one’s feet, or as a decorative or protective floor covering.
- A thin layer of woven, non-woven, or knitted fiber that serves as reinforcement to a material.
- (athletics) A floor pad to protect athletes.
- Alternative spelling of matte (“decorative border around a picture”).
- A small flat piece of material used to protect a surface from anything hot or rough; a coaster.
- Vulgar, obscene, or profane language in Russian and some other Slavic language communities.
- (printing) Clipping of matrix.
- (coppersmithing) An alloy of copper, tin, iron, etc.; white metal.
- A thin surface layer; superficial cover.
- Alternative form of matte (“instrument for producing a dull, lustreless surface”).
- (video games slang, chiefly in the plural) Clipping of material.
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- twist together or entwine into a confusing mass
- change texture so as to become matted and felt-like
- (transitive) To cover, protect or decorate with mats.
- Alternative form of matte (“to produce a dull, lustreless surface on metal”).
- (intransitive) To form a thick, tangled mess; to interweave into, or like, a mat; to entangle.
verb
- cover with a protective sheathing
- plunge or bury (a knife or sword) in flesh
- enclose with a sheath
- (transitive) Of an animal: to draw back or retract (a body part) into the body, such as claws into a paw.
- (transitive) To put (something such as a knife or sword) into a sheath.
- (transitive) To encase (something) with a protective covering.
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- a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury
- payment extorted by gangsters on threat of violence
- kindly endorsement and guidance
- the activity of protecting someone or something
- defense against financial failure; financial independence
- the condition of being protected
- the imposition of duties or quotas on imports in order to protect domestic industry against foreign competition
- A means of keeping or remaining safe.
- (computing) An instance of a security token associated with a resource (such as a file).
- Immunity from harm, obtained by illegal payments, as bribery or extortion.
- The state of being safe.
- A means, such as a condom, of preventing pregnancy or sexually transmitted disease.
- (economics) Restrictions on foreign competitors which limit their ability to compete with domestic producers of goods or services.
- (insurance) Coverage.
- (euphemistic, rare) Synonym of adult protection (“adult incontinence wear”).
- The process of keeping (something or someone) safe.
verb
- protect by covering with a thin sheet of metal
- gleam or glow intermittently
- appear briefly
- emit a brief burst of light
- make known or cause to appear with great speed
- display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously
- run or move very quickly or hastily
- expose or show briefly
- (intransitive, of liquid) To evaporate suddenly. (See flash evaporation.)
- (transitive) To cause to shine briefly or intermittently.
- (metallurgy) To release the pressure from a pressurized vessel.
- (transitive, climbing) To climb (a route) successfully on the first attempt.
- To flash back.
- (transitive) To send by some startling or sudden means.
- (transitive, computing) To write to the memory of (an updatable component such as a BIOS chip or games cartridge).
- (intransitive) To burst out into violence.
- (transitive) To telephone a person, only allowing the phone to ring once, in order to request a call back.
- (ambitransitive, informal) To expose one's intimate body part or undergarment, often momentarily and unintentionally. (Contrast streak.)
- (transitive, glassmaking) To cover with a thin layer, as objects of glass with glass of a different colour.
- (transitive, glassmaking) To expand (blown glass) into a disc.
- (figurative) To break forth like a sudden flood of light; to show a momentary brilliance.
- (intransitive) To be visible briefly.
- To move, or cause to move, suddenly.
- To communicate quickly.
- (transitive) To make visible briefly.
- (juggling) To perform a flash.
- (intransitive) To blink; to shine or illuminate intermittently.
- To flaunt; to display in a showy manner.
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- a bright patch of color used for decoration or identification
- a sudden brilliant understanding
- a sudden intense burst of radiant energy
- a short vivid experience
- a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
- a lamp for providing momentary light to take a photograph
- a short news announcement concerning some on-going news story
- a momentary brightness
- a burst of light used to communicate or illuminate
- a gaudy outward display
- A brief exposure or making visible (of a smile, badge, etc).
- A sudden, short, temporary burst of light.
- (computing, uncountable) Clipping of flash memory.
- (colloquial, US) A flashlight; an electric torch.
- Any of various lycaenid butterflies of the genera Artipe, Deudorix and Rapala.
- Synonym of flashback (“recurrence of the effects of a hallucinogenic drug”).
- (military) A form of military insignia.
- The sudden sensation of being "high" after taking a recreational drug.
- (figurative, uncountable) Pizzazz, razzle-dazzle.
- (linguistics) A language, created by a minority to maintain cultural identity, that cannot be understood by the ruling class.
- (photography) Clipping of camera flash (“a device used to produce a flash of artificial light to help illuminate a scene”).
- (British, Cockney) The strips of bright cloth or buttons worn around the collars of market traders.
- (telecommunications) Ellipsis of hook flash.
- A tattoo flash (example design on paper to give an idea of a possible tattoo).
- The (intentional or unintentional) exposure of an intimate body part or undergarment in public.
- Material left around the edge of a moulded part at the parting line of the mould.
- (figuratively) A sudden and brilliant burst, as of genius or wit.
- (juggling) A pattern where each prop is thrown and caught only once.
- A pool of water, in some areas especially one that is marshy, and/or one formed by subsidence of the ground due to mining. (Compare flush (“marsh; pool”).)
- A very short amount of time.
- (engineering) A reservoir and sluiceway beside a navigable stream, just above a shoal, so that the stream may pour in water as boats pass, and thus bear them over the shoal.
noun
- A removable cover or lining.
- a protective covering that protects an inside surface
- Ellipsis of penny-a-liner.
- A formal no-show sock.
- Someone who fits a lining to something.
- A lining within the cylinder of a steam engine, in which the piston works and between which and the outer shell of the cylinder a space is left to form a steam jacket.
- A pantyliner.
- The pamphlet supplied in the box with an audiovisual tape or disc, etc.
- (marketing, slang) A basic salesperson.
- A slab on which small pieces of marble, tile, etc., are fastened for grinding.
- A large passenger-carrying ship, especially one on a regular route; an ocean liner.
- (baseball) A line drive.
- (South Korean idol fandom) A person born in a certain year (XX liner); a person who belongs to a certain line.
- (in combination) Something with a specified number of lines.
- (nautical) A ship of the line.
- A similar lining for cylinders of internal-combustion engines (see "Further reading").
- a large commercial ship (especially one that carries passengers on a regular schedule)
- (baseball) a hit that flies straight out from the batter
- a piece of cloth that is used as the inside surface of a garment
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- A protective or insulating cover for an object (e.g. a book, hot water tank, bullet.)
- (Jamaica) A bastard child, in particular one whose father is unaware that he is not the child’s biological father.
- A piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse, often waist length to thigh length.
- (military) In ordnance, a strengthening band surrounding and reinforcing the tube in which the charge is fired.
- (slang) A police record.
- A piece of a person's suit, beside trousers and, sometimes, waistcoat; coat (US)
- The tough outer skin of a baked potato.
- (Appalachia) A vest (US); a waistcoat (UK).
- a short coat
- an outer wrapping or casing
- (dentistry) dental appliance consisting of an artificial crown for a broken or decayed tooth
- the tough metal shell casing for certain kinds of ammunition
- the outer skin of a potato
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- An object used for guarding.
- An area of a castle, corresponding to a circuit of the walls.
- (fantasy) An enchantment or spell placed over a designated area or social unit, that prevents any tresspasser from entering; approaching; or even being able to locate said protected premises or demographic.
- The action of a watchman; monitoring, surveillance (usually in phrases keep ward etc.)
- A section or subdivision of a prison.
- An administrative division of a borough, city or council.
- (historical, Scots law) Land tenure through military service.
- A part of a hospital, with beds, where patients reside.
- (fencing) A guarding or defensive motion or position.
- Guardianship, especially of a child or prisoner.
- (UK) A division of a forest.
- A minor looked after by a guardian.
- (Mormonism) A subdivision of the LDS Church, smaller than and part of a stake, but larger than a branch.
- The ridges on the inside of a lock, or the incisions on a key.
- block forming a division of a hospital (or a suite of rooms) shared by patients who need a similar kind of care
- a district into which a city or town is divided for the purpose of administration and elections
- a division of a prison (usually consisting of several cells)
- a person who is under the protection or in the custody of another
verb
- (transitive) To fend off, to repel, to turn aside, as anything mischievous that approaches. (usually followed by off)
- (intransitive) To be vigilant; to keep guard.
- (intransitive) To act on the defensive with a weapon.
- (transitive) To keep in safety, to watch over, to guard.
- (transitive) To defend, to protect.
- watch over or shield from danger or harm; protect
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verb
- (transitive) To attempt to counter the actions or effects of.
- (intransitive) To oppose; to refuse to accept.
- (transitive) To withstand the actions of.
- withstand the force of something
- express opposition through action or words
- resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ
- refuse to comply
- elude, especially in a baffling way
- stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something
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- A cloth that is placed as a protective layer on top of something.
- Any of various overgarments that consist primarily of a large cloth worn over the clothes.
- A decorative cloth placed over the saddlecloth and below the saddle.
- The top of a double layer of canvas coverings that cover the presses used in mining.
- A decorative cloth placed on top of something to give it a more refined appearance.
- A tablecloth that is laid on top of another tablecloth, usually allowing some of the lower tablecloth to show.
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- Alternative spelling of jack-knife.
- (statistics) A resampling method that applies estimators to all subsamples that each omit a single different group (possibly of a single datapoint) of the original sample to provide a sample distribution of the estimate.
- a dive in which the diver bends to touch the ankles before straightening out
- a large knife with one or more folding blades
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verb
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- (slang) To stab, especially with an improvised blade.
- (transitive, sewing) To provide (a button) with a shank (loop forming an eye).
- (shoemaking) To apply the shank to a shoe, during the process of manufacturing it.
- (slang) To remove another's trousers, especially in jest; to depants.
- (intransitive) To fall off, as a leaf, flower, or capsule, on account of disease affecting the supporting footstalk; usually followed by off.
- (transitive, chiefly tennis, soccer, gridiron football) To hit or kick the ball in an unintended direction.
- (transitive, golf) To misstrike the ball with the part of the club head that connects to the shaft.
- hit (a golf ball) with the heel of a club, causing the ball to veer in the wrong direction
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- (ornithology, colloquial) A redshank or greenshank, various species of Old World wading birds in the genus Tringa having distinctly colored legs.
- The center part of a fishhook between the eye and the hook, the 'hook' being the curved part that bends toward the point.
- The metal part on a curb bit that falls below the mouthpiece, which length controls the severity of the leverage action of the bit, and to which the reins of the bridle are attached.
- (shoemaking) A metal strip strengthening the waists of shoes. (Also shankpiece.)
- A protruding part of an object, by which it is or can be attached.
- Flat-nosed pliers, used by opticians for nipping off the edges of pieces of glass to make them round.
- (golf) A poorly played golf shot in which the ball is struck by the part of the club head that connects to the shaft.
- A loop forming an eye to a button.
- (architecture) The space between two channels of the Doric triglyph.
- (slang) An improvised stabbing weapon, originally in prison, possibly from the strips of metal in shoes.
- The part of the leg between the knee and the ankle.
- Meat from that part of an animal.
- The main part or beginning of a period of time.
- The end or remainder, particularly of a period of time.
- (metalworking) A large ladle for molten metal, fitted with long bars for handling it.
- A straight, narrow part of an object, such as a key or an anchor; shaft; stem.
- The handle of a pair of shears, connecting the ride to the neck.
- (shoemaking) The part of the sole beneath the instep connecting the broader front part with the heel.
- the part of the human leg between the knee and the ankle
- cylinder forming the part of a bit by which it is held in the drill
- a poor golf stroke in which the heel of the club hits the ball
- a cut of meat (beef or veal or mutton or lamb) from the upper part of the leg
- the narrow part of the shoe connecting the heel and the wide part of the sole
- cylinder forming the part of a bolt between the thread and the head
- cylinder forming a long narrow part of something
- lower part of the leg extending from the hock to the fetlock in hoofed mammals
noun
- Something that serves as a guard or protection; a defense.
- One who, or that which, defends or protects; defence; protection.
- A safe-conduct or passport, especially in time of war.
- a precautionary measure warding off impending danger or damage or injury etc.
- a document or escort providing safe passage through a region especially in time of war
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- Fit to be sold; marketable.
- Regularly produced or manufactured in large quantities; belonging to wholesale traffic; principal; chief.
- Relating to, or being market of staple for, commodities.
- Established in commerce; occupying the markets; settled.
- necessary or important, especially regarding food or commodities
noun
- A basic or essential supply.
- A wire fastener, made of thin wire, used to secure stacks of paper by penetrating all the sheets and curling around.
- A wire fastener, in any of various sizes, used to secure something else by penetrating and curling.
- One of a set of U-shaped metal rods hammered into a structure, such as a piling or wharf, which serve as a ladder.
- A recurring topic, character, or item.
- A U-shaped wire fastener, made of thick wire, used to attach fence wire or other material to posts or structures.
- Unmanufactured material; raw material.
- a type of two-pronged fastener, usually metal, used for joining, gathering, or binding materials together.
- A small pit.
- (now historical) A town containing merchants who have exclusive right, under royal authority, to purchase or produce certain goods for export; also, the body of such merchants seen as a group.
- (mining) A shaft, smaller and shorter than the principal one, joining different levels.
- (by extension) Place of supply; source.
- The principal commodity produced in a town or region.
- Short fiber, as of cotton, sheep’s wool, or the like, which can be spun into yarn or thread.
- A district granted to an abbey.
- a short U-shaped wire nail
- paper fastener consisting of a short length of U-shaped wire that can fasten papers together
- a natural fiber (raw cotton, wool, hemp, flax) that can be twisted to form yarn
- (usually in the plural) a necessary commodity for which demand is constant
- material suitable for manufacture or use or finishing
noun
- Paper or sheeting that is wrapped around something to protect, contain, or conceal it.
- (Australia, informal) Alternative spelling of rap (“appraisal”).
- A wraparound mortgage.
- (television, radio) A complete news report ready for broadcast, incorporating spoken reporting and other material.
- (automotive) A large sheet of self-adhesive material applied over a vehicle's paintwork for decorative or protective purposes.
- The act of wrapping
- A loose piece of women's clothing that one wraps around the body; a shawl or scarf.
- (entertainment) The completion of all or a major part of a performance.
- (poker slang) A straight draw in which there are more than 8 outs to complete the straight, especially in Omaha hold 'em.
- A type of food consisting of various ingredients wrapped in a tortilla or pancake.
- the covering (usually paper or cellophane) in which something is wrapped
- cloak that is folded or wrapped around a person
- a sandwich in which the filling is rolled up in a soft tortilla
verb
- (transitive) To enclose or coil around an object or organism, as a form of grasping.
- (transitive or intransitive) To (cause to) reset to an original value after passing a maximum.
- (transitive, lines, words, text, etc.) To break a continuous line (of text) onto the next line
- (transitive) To enclose (an object) completely in any flexible, thin material such as fabric or paper.
- (computing, transitive) To make functionality available through a software wrapper.
- (transitive, figurative) To conceal by enveloping or enfolding; to hide.
- (transitive or intransitive, video production) To finish shooting (filming) a video, television show, or movie.
- enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering
- arrange or fold as a cover or protection
- arrange or coil around
- crash into so as to coil around
noun
- (by extension) Something that covers and protects.
- (by extension, historical) A collection or display of weaponry.
- Ceremonial garments, complete with all accessories.
- A splendid display of something.
- (by extension) A broad or full range or complete set.
- (historical) A complete set of armour.
- a complete and impressive array
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- a protective covering that protects an inside surface
- the act of attaching an inside lining (to a garment or curtain etc.)
- providing something with a surface of a different material
- a piece of cloth that is used as the inside surface of a garment
- The material used for such a covering.
- A covering for the inside surface of something.
- The act of attaching such a covering.
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- Something that is wrapped around something else as a cover or protection: a wrapping.
- (derogatory) A startup company that sells technology that it largely does not make.
- (object-oriented programming) A construct, such as a class or module, that serves to mediate access to another.
- An outer garment; a loose robe or dressing gown.
- One who, or that which, wraps.
- the covering (usually paper or cellophane) in which something is wrapped
- cloak that is folded or wrapped around a person
- a loose dressing gown for women
noun
- A weapon designed with the aforementioned specifications intended for slashing or stabbing but too short to be called a sword; a dagger.
- Any blade-like part in a tool or a machine designed for cutting, such as that of a chipper.
- A utensil or a tool designed for cutting, consisting of a flat piece of hard material, usually steel or other metal (the blade), usually sharpened on one edge, attached to a handle. The blade may be pointed for piercing.
- edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle
- a weapon with a handle and blade with a sharp point
- any long thin projection that is transient
verb
- (transitive) To positively ignore, especially in order to denigrate; compare cut.
- (transitive) To cut with a knife.
- (transitive) To betray, especially in the context of a political slate.
- (transitive) To use a knife to injure or kill by stabbing, slashing, or otherwise using the sharp edge of the knife as a weapon.
- (intransitive) To cut through as if with a knife.
- use a knife on
noun
- A device or mechanism which is designed to protect.
- (multiplicity slang) A headmate who primarily fronts, or otherwise protects the system, in situations where the system is at risk of psychological harm.
- A state or other subject under international law, exercising a protectorate over another subject in international law.
- Someone who protects or guards, by assignment or on their own initiative.
- (UK, historical) One having the care of the kingdom during the king's minority; a regent.
- One who prevents interference.
- (Roman Catholicism) A cardinal, from one of the more considerable Roman Catholic nations, who looks after the interests of his people at Rome; also, a cardinal who has the same relation to a college, religious order, etc.
- a person who cares for persons or property
noun
- a protective covering (as for a knife or sword)
- a dress suitable for formal occasions
- an enveloping structure or covering enclosing an animal or plant organ or part
- (zoology) The foreskin of certain animals (for example, dogs and horses).
- (entomology) One of the elytra of an insect.
- (electrical engineering) The insulating outer cover of an electrical cable.
- (botany) The base of a leaf when sheathing or investing a branch or stem, as in grasses.
- (British, informal) A condom.
- (fashion) A tight-fitting dress.
- (by extension) Anything that has a similar shape to a scabbard that is used to hold an object that is longer than it is wide.
- A holster for a sword; a scabbard.
verb
noun
- something serving as a cover or protection
- A protective cover or seal.
- a tight-fitting headdress
- a mechanical or electrical explosive device or a small amount of explosive; can be used to initiate the reaction of a disrupting explosive
- an upper limit on what is allowed
- a top (as for a bottle)
- (dentistry) dental appliance consisting of an artificial crown for a broken or decayed tooth
- the upper part of a column that supports the entablature
- a protective covering that is part of a plant
- a fruiting structure resembling an umbrella or a cone that forms the top of a stalked fleshy fungus such as a mushroom
- (architecture) The uppermost of any assemblage of parts.
- (zoology) The whole top of the head of a bird from the base of the bill to the nape of the neck.
- (nautical) A collar of iron or wood used in joining spars, as the mast and the topmast, the bowsprit and the jib boom; also, a covering of tarred canvas at the end of a rope.
- (finance) Capitalization.
- A caption.
- (colloquial) Clipping of capture; a recording or screenshot.
- An academic mortarboard.
- Something covering the top or end of a thing for protection or ornament.
- (Appalachia) Popcorn.
- A large size of writing paper.
- (slang) A bullet used to shoot someone.
- (geometry) A portion of a spherical or other convex surface.
- A close-fitting hat, either brimless or peaked.
- (informal) A capital letter.
- (electronics) A capacitor.
- The summit of a mountain, etc.
- The top part of a mushroom.
- (toy) A small amount of percussive explosive in a paper strip or plastic cup for use in a toy gun.
- (anatomy) A capillary.
- A crown for covering a tooth.
- A special hat to indicate rank, occupation, etc.
- An artificial upper limit or ceiling.
- (slang) A capsule of a drug.
- (sports) A place on a national team; an international appearance.
- (colloquial) A capitalist.
- (slang, originally African-American Vernacular) A lie or exaggeration.
- A small explosive device used to detonate a larger charge of explosives.
verb
- restrict the number or amount of
- lie at the top of
- To deprive of a cap.
- (transitive, intransitive, video games) To capitulate (cause to capitulate) an opponent.
- (transitive) To lie over or on top of something.
- (transitive) To take a screenshot or to record a copy of a video.
- (transitive, informal) To convert text to uppercase.
- (transitive, figurative) To conclude; to make something even more wonderful at the end.
- (transitive, sports) To select to play for the national team.
- (transitive, video games) To capture an objective, such as a flag or checkpoint.
- (intransitive, slang, originally African-American Vernacular) To lie; to tell a lie.
- (transitive, cricket) To select a player to play for a specified side.
- (transitive) To surpass or outdo.
- (transitive) To cover or seal with a cap.
- (transitive, slang) To shoot (someone) with a firearm.
- (transitive) To set (or reach) an upper limit on something.
- (transitive) To award a cap as a mark of distinction.
noun
- any material used especially to protect something
- the enclosure of something in a package or box
- carrying something in a pack on the back
- Material used to wrap a product for sale etc.; packaging.
- The gathering of birds, animals etc. into a pack.
- (rugby) The forming of players into a scrum.
- (sciences, mathematics) The spatial arrangement of objects, items or constituent parts.
- Special material used to fill containers or vessels for certain chemically related applications.
- A fee charged to cover the costs of packaging.
- The action of putting things together, especially of putting clothes into a suitcase for a journey.
- Material used to fill in the space around something, especially to make a piston etc. watertight or airtight.
- Clipping of meatpacking.
verb
noun
- a small pad of material that is used to protect surface from an object placed on it
- the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss
- a mass that is densely tangled or interwoven
- a foundation (usually on soft ground) consisting of an extended layer of reinforced concrete
- a thick flat pad used as a floor covering
- sports equipment consisting of a piece of thick padding on the floor for gymnastic sports
- mounting consisting of a border or background for a picture
- A thickly tangled mess.
- A flat piece of coarse material used for wiping one’s feet, or as a decorative or protective floor covering.
- A thin layer of woven, non-woven, or knitted fiber that serves as reinforcement to a material.
- (athletics) A floor pad to protect athletes.
- Alternative spelling of matte (“decorative border around a picture”).
- A small flat piece of material used to protect a surface from anything hot or rough; a coaster.
- Vulgar, obscene, or profane language in Russian and some other Slavic language communities.
- (printing) Clipping of matrix.
- (coppersmithing) An alloy of copper, tin, iron, etc.; white metal.
- A thin surface layer; superficial cover.
- Alternative form of matte (“instrument for producing a dull, lustreless surface”).
- (video games slang, chiefly in the plural) Clipping of material.
adj
verb
- twist together or entwine into a confusing mass
- change texture so as to become matted and felt-like
- (transitive) To cover, protect or decorate with mats.
- Alternative form of matte (“to produce a dull, lustreless surface on metal”).
- (intransitive) To form a thick, tangled mess; to interweave into, or like, a mat; to entangle.
noun
- a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury
- payment extorted by gangsters on threat of violence
- kindly endorsement and guidance
- the activity of protecting someone or something
- defense against financial failure; financial independence
- the condition of being protected
- the imposition of duties or quotas on imports in order to protect domestic industry against foreign competition
- A means of keeping or remaining safe.
- (computing) An instance of a security token associated with a resource (such as a file).
- Immunity from harm, obtained by illegal payments, as bribery or extortion.
- The state of being safe.
- A means, such as a condom, of preventing pregnancy or sexually transmitted disease.
- (economics) Restrictions on foreign competitors which limit their ability to compete with domestic producers of goods or services.
- (insurance) Coverage.
- (euphemistic, rare) Synonym of adult protection (“adult incontinence wear”).
- The process of keeping (something or someone) safe.
noun
- A removable cover or lining.
- a protective covering that protects an inside surface
- Ellipsis of penny-a-liner.
- A formal no-show sock.
- Someone who fits a lining to something.
- A lining within the cylinder of a steam engine, in which the piston works and between which and the outer shell of the cylinder a space is left to form a steam jacket.
- A pantyliner.
- The pamphlet supplied in the box with an audiovisual tape or disc, etc.
- (marketing, slang) A basic salesperson.
- A slab on which small pieces of marble, tile, etc., are fastened for grinding.
- A large passenger-carrying ship, especially one on a regular route; an ocean liner.
- (baseball) A line drive.
- (South Korean idol fandom) A person born in a certain year (XX liner); a person who belongs to a certain line.
- (in combination) Something with a specified number of lines.
- (nautical) A ship of the line.
- A similar lining for cylinders of internal-combustion engines (see "Further reading").
- a large commercial ship (especially one that carries passengers on a regular schedule)
- (baseball) a hit that flies straight out from the batter
- a piece of cloth that is used as the inside surface of a garment
verb
noun
verb
noun
- A protective or insulating cover for an object (e.g. a book, hot water tank, bullet.)
- (Jamaica) A bastard child, in particular one whose father is unaware that he is not the child’s biological father.
- A piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse, often waist length to thigh length.
- (military) In ordnance, a strengthening band surrounding and reinforcing the tube in which the charge is fired.
- (slang) A police record.
- A piece of a person's suit, beside trousers and, sometimes, waistcoat; coat (US)
- The tough outer skin of a baked potato.
- (Appalachia) A vest (US); a waistcoat (UK).
- a short coat
- an outer wrapping or casing
- (dentistry) dental appliance consisting of an artificial crown for a broken or decayed tooth
- the tough metal shell casing for certain kinds of ammunition
- the outer skin of a potato
verb
noun
- An object used for guarding.
- An area of a castle, corresponding to a circuit of the walls.
- (fantasy) An enchantment or spell placed over a designated area or social unit, that prevents any tresspasser from entering; approaching; or even being able to locate said protected premises or demographic.
- The action of a watchman; monitoring, surveillance (usually in phrases keep ward etc.)
- A section or subdivision of a prison.
- An administrative division of a borough, city or council.
- (historical, Scots law) Land tenure through military service.
- A part of a hospital, with beds, where patients reside.
- (fencing) A guarding or defensive motion or position.
- Guardianship, especially of a child or prisoner.
- (UK) A division of a forest.
- A minor looked after by a guardian.
- (Mormonism) A subdivision of the LDS Church, smaller than and part of a stake, but larger than a branch.
- The ridges on the inside of a lock, or the incisions on a key.
- block forming a division of a hospital (or a suite of rooms) shared by patients who need a similar kind of care
- a district into which a city or town is divided for the purpose of administration and elections
- a division of a prison (usually consisting of several cells)
- a person who is under the protection or in the custody of another
verb
- (transitive) To fend off, to repel, to turn aside, as anything mischievous that approaches. (usually followed by off)
- (intransitive) To be vigilant; to keep guard.
- (intransitive) To act on the defensive with a weapon.
- (transitive) To keep in safety, to watch over, to guard.
- (transitive) To defend, to protect.
- watch over or shield from danger or harm; protect
noun
verb
- (transitive) To attempt to counter the actions or effects of.
- (intransitive) To oppose; to refuse to accept.
- (transitive) To withstand the actions of.
- withstand the force of something
- express opposition through action or words
- resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ
- refuse to comply
- elude, especially in a baffling way
- stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something
noun
- A cloth that is placed as a protective layer on top of something.
- Any of various overgarments that consist primarily of a large cloth worn over the clothes.
- A decorative cloth placed over the saddlecloth and below the saddle.
- The top of a double layer of canvas coverings that cover the presses used in mining.
- A decorative cloth placed on top of something to give it a more refined appearance.
- A tablecloth that is laid on top of another tablecloth, usually allowing some of the lower tablecloth to show.
noun
adj
noun
verb
noun
- Something that serves as a guard or protection; a defense.
- One who, or that which, defends or protects; defence; protection.
- A safe-conduct or passport, especially in time of war.
- a precautionary measure warding off impending danger or damage or injury etc.
- a document or escort providing safe passage through a region especially in time of war
verb
noun
- Paper or sheeting that is wrapped around something to protect, contain, or conceal it.
- (Australia, informal) Alternative spelling of rap (“appraisal”).
- A wraparound mortgage.
- (television, radio) A complete news report ready for broadcast, incorporating spoken reporting and other material.
- (automotive) A large sheet of self-adhesive material applied over a vehicle's paintwork for decorative or protective purposes.
- The act of wrapping
- A loose piece of women's clothing that one wraps around the body; a shawl or scarf.
- (entertainment) The completion of all or a major part of a performance.
- (poker slang) A straight draw in which there are more than 8 outs to complete the straight, especially in Omaha hold 'em.
- A type of food consisting of various ingredients wrapped in a tortilla or pancake.
- the covering (usually paper or cellophane) in which something is wrapped
- cloak that is folded or wrapped around a person
- a sandwich in which the filling is rolled up in a soft tortilla
verb
- (transitive) To enclose or coil around an object or organism, as a form of grasping.
- (transitive or intransitive) To (cause to) reset to an original value after passing a maximum.
- (transitive, lines, words, text, etc.) To break a continuous line (of text) onto the next line
- (transitive) To enclose (an object) completely in any flexible, thin material such as fabric or paper.
- (computing, transitive) To make functionality available through a software wrapper.
- (transitive, figurative) To conceal by enveloping or enfolding; to hide.
- (transitive or intransitive, video production) To finish shooting (filming) a video, television show, or movie.
- enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering
- arrange or fold as a cover or protection
- arrange or coil around
- crash into so as to coil around
noun
- (by extension) Something that covers and protects.
- (by extension, historical) A collection or display of weaponry.
- Ceremonial garments, complete with all accessories.
- A splendid display of something.
- (by extension) A broad or full range or complete set.
- (historical) A complete set of armour.
- a complete and impressive array
verb
noun
- a protective covering that protects an inside surface
- the act of attaching an inside lining (to a garment or curtain etc.)
- providing something with a surface of a different material
- a piece of cloth that is used as the inside surface of a garment
- The material used for such a covering.
- A covering for the inside surface of something.
- The act of attaching such a covering.
verb
noun
- Something that is wrapped around something else as a cover or protection: a wrapping.
- (derogatory) A startup company that sells technology that it largely does not make.
- (object-oriented programming) A construct, such as a class or module, that serves to mediate access to another.
- An outer garment; a loose robe or dressing gown.
- One who, or that which, wraps.
- the covering (usually paper or cellophane) in which something is wrapped
- cloak that is folded or wrapped around a person
- a loose dressing gown for women
noun
- A weapon designed with the aforementioned specifications intended for slashing or stabbing but too short to be called a sword; a dagger.
- Any blade-like part in a tool or a machine designed for cutting, such as that of a chipper.
- A utensil or a tool designed for cutting, consisting of a flat piece of hard material, usually steel or other metal (the blade), usually sharpened on one edge, attached to a handle. The blade may be pointed for piercing.
- edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle
- a weapon with a handle and blade with a sharp point
- any long thin projection that is transient
verb
- (transitive) To positively ignore, especially in order to denigrate; compare cut.
- (transitive) To cut with a knife.
- (transitive) To betray, especially in the context of a political slate.
- (transitive) To use a knife to injure or kill by stabbing, slashing, or otherwise using the sharp edge of the knife as a weapon.
- (intransitive) To cut through as if with a knife.
- use a knife on
verb
adj
noun
verb
- make resistant (to harm)
- knead to reach proper lightness
- make or take a proof of, such as a photographic negative, an etching, or typeset
- activate by mixing with water and sometimes sugar or milk
- read for errors
- (transitive, firearms) To test-fire with a load considerably more powerful than the firearm in question's rated maximum chamber pressure, in order to establish the firearm's ability to withstand pressures well in excess of those expected in service without bursting.
- (transitive, intransitive, colloquial) To proofread.
- (transitive, baking) To allow (yeast-containing dough) to rise, especially after it has been shaped
- (transitive) To make resistant, especially to water.
- (transitive, baking) To test the activeness of (yeast).
adj
noun
- a measure of alcoholic strength expressed as an integer twice the percentage of alcohol present (by volume)
- a formal series of statements showing that if one thing is true something else necessarily follows from it
- (printing) an impression made to check for errors
- the act of validating; finding or testing the truth of something
- a trial photographic print from a negative
- any factual evidence that helps to establish the truth of something
- (countable) An effort, process, or operation designed to establish or discover a fact or truth; an act of testing; a test; a trial.
- (uncountable) The degree of evidence which convinces the mind of any truth or fact, and produces belief; a test by facts or arguments which induce, or tend to induce, certainty of the judgment; conclusive evidence; demonstration.
- The quality or state of having been proved or tried; firmness or hardness which resists impression, or does not yield to force; impenetrability of physical bodies.
- (countable, mathematics) A process for testing the accuracy of an operation performed. Compare prove, transitive verb, 5.
- (countable, printing) A proof sheet; a trial impression, as from type, taken for correction or examination.
- (numismatics) A limited-run high-quality strike of a particular coin, originally as a test run, although nowadays mostly for collectors' sets.
- (countable, logic, mathematics) A sequence of statements consisting of axioms, assumptions, statements already demonstrated in another proof, and statements that logically follow from previous statements in the sequence, and which concludes with a statement that is the object of the proof.
- (US) A measure of the alcohol content of liquor. Originally, in Britain, 100 proof was defined as 57.1% by volume (no longer used). In the US, 100 proof means that the alcohol content is 50% of the total volume of the liquid; thus, perfectly pure absolute alcohol would be 200 proof.
verb
- cover with a protective sheathing
- plunge or bury (a knife or sword) in flesh
- enclose with a sheath
- (transitive) Of an animal: to draw back or retract (a body part) into the body, such as claws into a paw.
- (transitive) To put (something such as a knife or sword) into a sheath.
- (transitive) To encase (something) with a protective covering.
verb
adj
noun
verb
- protect by covering with a thin sheet of metal
- gleam or glow intermittently
- appear briefly
- emit a brief burst of light
- make known or cause to appear with great speed
- display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously
- run or move very quickly or hastily
- expose or show briefly
- (intransitive, of liquid) To evaporate suddenly. (See flash evaporation.)
- (transitive) To cause to shine briefly or intermittently.
- (metallurgy) To release the pressure from a pressurized vessel.
- (transitive, climbing) To climb (a route) successfully on the first attempt.
- To flash back.
- (transitive) To send by some startling or sudden means.
- (transitive, computing) To write to the memory of (an updatable component such as a BIOS chip or games cartridge).
- (intransitive) To burst out into violence.
- (transitive) To telephone a person, only allowing the phone to ring once, in order to request a call back.
- (ambitransitive, informal) To expose one's intimate body part or undergarment, often momentarily and unintentionally. (Contrast streak.)
- (transitive, glassmaking) To cover with a thin layer, as objects of glass with glass of a different colour.
- (transitive, glassmaking) To expand (blown glass) into a disc.
- (figurative) To break forth like a sudden flood of light; to show a momentary brilliance.
- (intransitive) To be visible briefly.
- To move, or cause to move, suddenly.
- To communicate quickly.
- (transitive) To make visible briefly.
- (juggling) To perform a flash.
- (intransitive) To blink; to shine or illuminate intermittently.
- To flaunt; to display in a showy manner.
adj
noun
- a bright patch of color used for decoration or identification
- a sudden brilliant understanding
- a sudden intense burst of radiant energy
- a short vivid experience
- a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
- a lamp for providing momentary light to take a photograph
- a short news announcement concerning some on-going news story
- a momentary brightness
- a burst of light used to communicate or illuminate
- a gaudy outward display
- A brief exposure or making visible (of a smile, badge, etc).
- A sudden, short, temporary burst of light.
- (computing, uncountable) Clipping of flash memory.
- (colloquial, US) A flashlight; an electric torch.
- Any of various lycaenid butterflies of the genera Artipe, Deudorix and Rapala.
- Synonym of flashback (“recurrence of the effects of a hallucinogenic drug”).
- (military) A form of military insignia.
- The sudden sensation of being "high" after taking a recreational drug.
- (figurative, uncountable) Pizzazz, razzle-dazzle.
- (linguistics) A language, created by a minority to maintain cultural identity, that cannot be understood by the ruling class.
- (photography) Clipping of camera flash (“a device used to produce a flash of artificial light to help illuminate a scene”).
- (British, Cockney) The strips of bright cloth or buttons worn around the collars of market traders.
- (telecommunications) Ellipsis of hook flash.
- A tattoo flash (example design on paper to give an idea of a possible tattoo).
- The (intentional or unintentional) exposure of an intimate body part or undergarment in public.
- Material left around the edge of a moulded part at the parting line of the mould.
- (figuratively) A sudden and brilliant burst, as of genius or wit.
- (juggling) A pattern where each prop is thrown and caught only once.
- A pool of water, in some areas especially one that is marshy, and/or one formed by subsidence of the ground due to mining. (Compare flush (“marsh; pool”).)
- A very short amount of time.
- (engineering) A reservoir and sluiceway beside a navigable stream, just above a shoal, so that the stream may pour in water as boats pass, and thus bear them over the shoal.
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adj
noun
verb
noun
- Alternative spelling of jack-knife.
- (statistics) A resampling method that applies estimators to all subsamples that each omit a single different group (possibly of a single datapoint) of the original sample to provide a sample distribution of the estimate.
- a dive in which the diver bends to touch the ankles before straightening out
- a large knife with one or more folding blades
verb
- (slang) To stab, especially with an improvised blade.
- (transitive, sewing) To provide (a button) with a shank (loop forming an eye).
- (shoemaking) To apply the shank to a shoe, during the process of manufacturing it.
- (slang) To remove another's trousers, especially in jest; to depants.
- (intransitive) To fall off, as a leaf, flower, or capsule, on account of disease affecting the supporting footstalk; usually followed by off.
- (transitive, chiefly tennis, soccer, gridiron football) To hit or kick the ball in an unintended direction.
- (transitive, golf) To misstrike the ball with the part of the club head that connects to the shaft.
- hit (a golf ball) with the heel of a club, causing the ball to veer in the wrong direction
adj
noun
- (ornithology, colloquial) A redshank or greenshank, various species of Old World wading birds in the genus Tringa having distinctly colored legs.
- The center part of a fishhook between the eye and the hook, the 'hook' being the curved part that bends toward the point.
- The metal part on a curb bit that falls below the mouthpiece, which length controls the severity of the leverage action of the bit, and to which the reins of the bridle are attached.
- (shoemaking) A metal strip strengthening the waists of shoes. (Also shankpiece.)
- A protruding part of an object, by which it is or can be attached.
- Flat-nosed pliers, used by opticians for nipping off the edges of pieces of glass to make them round.
- (golf) A poorly played golf shot in which the ball is struck by the part of the club head that connects to the shaft.
- A loop forming an eye to a button.
- (architecture) The space between two channels of the Doric triglyph.
- (slang) An improvised stabbing weapon, originally in prison, possibly from the strips of metal in shoes.
- The part of the leg between the knee and the ankle.
- Meat from that part of an animal.
- The main part or beginning of a period of time.
- The end or remainder, particularly of a period of time.
- (metalworking) A large ladle for molten metal, fitted with long bars for handling it.
- A straight, narrow part of an object, such as a key or an anchor; shaft; stem.
- The handle of a pair of shears, connecting the ride to the neck.
- (shoemaking) The part of the sole beneath the instep connecting the broader front part with the heel.
- the part of the human leg between the knee and the ankle
- cylinder forming the part of a bit by which it is held in the drill
- a poor golf stroke in which the heel of the club hits the ball
- a cut of meat (beef or veal or mutton or lamb) from the upper part of the leg
- the narrow part of the shoe connecting the heel and the wide part of the sole
- cylinder forming the part of a bolt between the thread and the head
- cylinder forming a long narrow part of something
- lower part of the leg extending from the hock to the fetlock in hoofed mammals
verb
adj
- Fit to be sold; marketable.
- Regularly produced or manufactured in large quantities; belonging to wholesale traffic; principal; chief.
- Relating to, or being market of staple for, commodities.
- Established in commerce; occupying the markets; settled.
- necessary or important, especially regarding food or commodities
noun
- A basic or essential supply.
- A wire fastener, made of thin wire, used to secure stacks of paper by penetrating all the sheets and curling around.
- A wire fastener, in any of various sizes, used to secure something else by penetrating and curling.
- One of a set of U-shaped metal rods hammered into a structure, such as a piling or wharf, which serve as a ladder.
- A recurring topic, character, or item.
- A U-shaped wire fastener, made of thick wire, used to attach fence wire or other material to posts or structures.
- Unmanufactured material; raw material.
- a type of two-pronged fastener, usually metal, used for joining, gathering, or binding materials together.
- A small pit.
- (now historical) A town containing merchants who have exclusive right, under royal authority, to purchase or produce certain goods for export; also, the body of such merchants seen as a group.
- (mining) A shaft, smaller and shorter than the principal one, joining different levels.
- (by extension) Place of supply; source.
- The principal commodity produced in a town or region.
- Short fiber, as of cotton, sheep’s wool, or the like, which can be spun into yarn or thread.
- A district granted to an abbey.
- a short U-shaped wire nail
- paper fastener consisting of a short length of U-shaped wire that can fasten papers together
- a natural fiber (raw cotton, wool, hemp, flax) that can be twisted to form yarn
- (usually in the plural) a necessary commodity for which demand is constant
- material suitable for manufacture or use or finishing
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