stroke
grabble
touch
handfeel
touching
taction
handle
prehension
jab
pat
dig
fingersucking
rub up against
grasper
toucher
fingering
hold someone's hand
haptically
swack
taking hold
grasping
seizing
touchingly
transpalmar
contact
physical contact
nudging
guppy
manal
patting
jazz hands
palm
clap
facepalm
touch oneself
hand job
maniform
laying on
open
percussion
ridgehand
thenad
bras d'honneur
snap
handing
thumbsucking
footlicking
claw
tactus
paddle
embrace
embracing
handgrasp
tactilely
chiroform
paw
embracement
mitt
caress
handish
flapper
fondle
impression
handy
cheirokinesthesia
blow a kiss
tactually
handsy
pick
throw a kiss
two left hands
grab at
pick at
kino
spinner
shine
tip
strike
touchy
reach for
shove
fall
flat
gentle-handed
grab
hand
stroking
palminerved
feel oneself
transpalmar
manal
maniform
chiroform
handish
handsy
touchy
gentle-handed
palminerved
haptically
swack
touchingly
thenad
tactilely
tactually
stroke
touch
handfeel
touching
taction
prehension
jab
dig
fingersucking
grasper
toucher
fingering
taking hold
grasping
seizing
contact
physical contact
nudging
guppy
patting
jazz hands
clap
facepalm
hand job
laying on
percussion
ridgehand
bras d'honneur
snap
handing
thumbsucking
footlicking
tactus
paddle
embrace
embracing
handgrasp
paw
embracement
mitt
flapper
impression
handy
cheirokinesthesia
two left hands
kino
spinner
shove
flat
hand
stroking
caress
grabble
stroke
handle
pat
rub up against
hold someone's hand
palm
facepalm
touch oneself
open
claw
paw
caress
fondle
touch
blow a kiss
pick
throw a kiss
grab at
pick at
shine
tip
strike
reach for
fall
grab
feel oneself
contact
noun
- An act of moving one's hand or an object along a surface in one direction, touching it lightly; a caress.
- One of a series of beats or movements against a resisting medium, by means of which movement through or upon it is accomplished.
- In Unicode: the formal name of the individual horizontal strikethroughs (as in "A̶").
- A flattering or friendly act, comment, etc., done or made to a person to influence them.
- The action of hitting the ball with the bat; a shot.
- A masterful or effective action.
- The oblique, slash, or virgule ("/").
- The movement of an oar or paddle through water, either the pull which actually propels the boat, or a single entire cycle of movement including the pull; also, the manner in which such movements are made; a rowing style.
- A beat or throb, as of the heart or pulse.
- An act of striking with a weapon; a blow.
- A single act of striking at the ball with a club; also, at matchplay, a shot deducted from a player's score at a hole as a result of a handicapping system.
- An act causing hurt or death, especially when seen as divine punishment.
- A point awarded to a player in case of interference or obstruction by the opponent.
- A gesture of assurance given as encouragement; specifically (psychoanalysis) in transactional analysis: a (generally positive) reaction expressed to a person which fulfils their desires or needs.
- A line making up a written character; specifically, a Chinese, Japanese, or Korean character.
- A damaging occurrence, especially if sudden; a blow, a calamity.
- A specific combination of movements of the arms and legs which, when repeated, causes the swimmer to advance through the water; also, the manner in which such movements are made; a swimming style.
- A movement of a brush in painting, of a chisel in carving, of a pen, pencil, or such implement in drawing or writing, etc., in one direction; hence, a line or mark made on a surface by such an implement.
- The hitting of a ball with a racket; also, the movement of the racket and arm that produces that impact.
- An act of hitting; a blow, a hit.
- An act, or the sound, of the clapper or hammer of a clock hitting a bell or other striking mechanism; hence, the time when such a strike occurs.
- A thrust of the penis during sexual intercourse.
- A single movement or thrust of a part (such as a piston) of a machine that moves back and forth; also, the length of this movement.
- A single movement with a tool; also, an impact of a tool on an object.
- The loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted.
- An amount of work; specifically, a large amount of business or work.
- A distinctive expression in a written composition; a touch.
- A powerful or sudden effort by which something is done or produced; also, something accomplished by such an effort; an achievement, a feat.
- The rower who is nearest the stern of the boat, the movement of whose oar sets the rowing rhythm for the other rowers; also, the position in the boat occupied by this rower.
- An individual discharge of lightning, particularly if causing damage.
verb
- To move one's hand or an object (such as a broom or brush) along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly; to caress.
- Chiefly followed by out: to suffer loss of brain function when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted; to have a stroke (noun sense 4).
- Followed by out or through: to draw a line or lines through (text) to indicate that it is deleted; to cancel, to strike or strike out.
- To strike (the water) with one's arms and legs when swimming.
- To swim by making co-ordinated movements with the arms and legs.
- To give assurance to (someone) through encouragement.
- To give a finely fluted surface to (stone) by carving it with a tool.
- To milk (a cow or other animal); especially, to squeeze the teat of (a cow, etc.) to extract the last bit of milk from the udder; to strap (dialectal), to strip.
- Of a rower or a crew: to row at (a rate of a certain number of strokes (“movements of the oar through water”) per minute).
- To draw the horizontal line across the upright part (of the letter t).
- To bring (something) to a certain condition by stroking (sense 1).
- To influence (someone) by convincing or flattering them.
- To act as the stroke (“rower who is nearest the stern of the boat, the movement of whose oar sets the rowing rhythm for the other rowers”) of (a boat or its crew).
- To mark (something) with lines or stripes; to stripe.
- To hit or kick (the ball) with a flowing or smooth motion; also, to score (a goal, a point, etc.) by doing so.
- Of a bell or clock: to chime or sound to indicate (the hour, the time, etc.).
verb
- To touch (someone) with one's hands or fingers, sometimes in a sexual way.
- To attempt to grab; to grasp at (something).
- To catch fish by reaching into the water with one's hand.
- To pull, lift or dig (something) (out of the ground) by searching with one's hands and fingers.
- To utter inarticulate sounds, often quickly and loudly; to say (something) quickly, idly or foolishly.
- To search with one's hands and fingers; to attempt to grasp something.
- To pick (something or someone) up hastily, roughly or clumsily.
noun
- An act of touching, especially with the hand or finger.
- The ability to perform a task well; aptitude.
- The children's game of tag.
- A set of changes less than the total possible on seven bells, i.e. less than 5,040.
- An act of borrowing or stealing something.
- The part of a sports field beyond the touchlines or goal-lines.
- The faculty or sense of perception by physical contact.
- A distinguishing feature or characteristic.
- A single stroke on a drawing or a picture.
- The broadest part of a plank worked top and but, or of one worked anchor-stock fashion (that is, tapered from the middle to both ends); also, the angles of the stern timbers at the counters.
- The style or technique with which one plays a musical instrument.
- A disposal of the ball during a game, i.e. a kick or a handball.
- The particular or characteristic mode of action, or the resistance of the keys of an instrument to the fingers.
- A little bit; a small amount.
- A relationship of close communication or understanding.
- Form; standard of performance.
verb
- To make physical contact with; to bring the hand, finger or other part of the body into contact with.
- To make intimate physical contact with a person.
- To cause to be briefly in contact with something.
- To deal with in speech or writing; briefly to speak or write (on or upon something).
- To perform, as a tune; to play.
- To be brought, as a sail, so close to the wind that its weather leech shakes.
- To strike; to manipulate; to play on.
- To come into physical contact, or to be in physical contact.
- To come into (involuntary) contact with; to meet or intersect.
- To concern, to have to do with.
- To make physical contact with a thing.
- To lay hands on (someone suffering from scrofula) as a form of cure, as formerly practised by English and French monarchs.
- To mark or delineate with touches; to add a slight stroke to with the pencil or brush.
- To imbue or endow with a specific quality.
- To influence by impulse; to impel forcibly.
- To bring (a sail) so close to the wind that its weather leech shakes.
- To physically disturb; to interfere with, molest, or attempt to harm through contact.
- To try; to prove, as with a touchstone.
- To give royal assent to by touching it with the sceptre.
- To be on the level of; to approach in excellence or quality.
- Of a ship or its passengers: to land, to make a short stop (at).
- To physically affect in specific ways implied by context.
- To consume, or otherwise use.
- To sexually excite with the fingers; to finger or masturbate.
- To keep the ship as near (the wind) as possible.
- To affect emotionally; to bring about tender or painful feelings in.
- To mark (a file or document) as having been modified.
- To obtain money from, usually by borrowing (from a friend).
- To disturb the mental functions of; to make somewhat insane; often followed with "in the head".
- To come close to; to approach.
verb
- To touch; to feel or hold with the hand(s).
- To receive and transfer; to have pass through one's hands; hence, to buy and sell.
- To treat, to deal with (in a specified way).
- To manage, use, or wield with the hands.
- To put up with; to endure (and continue to function).
- To illegally touch the ball with the hand or arm; to commit handball.
- To use the hands.
- To accustom to the hand; to take care of with the hands.
- To deal with (a subject, argument, topic, or theme) in speaking, in writing, or in art.
- To behave in a particular way when handled (managed, controlled, directed).
- To be concerned with; to be an expert in.
- To manage, control, or direct.
noun
- The part of an object which is (designed to be) held in the hand when used or moved.
- A reference to an object or structure that can be stored in a variable.
- A half-gallon (1.75-liter) bottle of alcohol.
- The smooth, irreducible subcurve of a comb which connects to each of the other components in exactly one point.
- The gross amount of wagering within a given period of time or for a given event at one of more establishments.
- An instrument for effecting a purpose (either literally or figuratively); a tool, or an opportunity or pretext.
- A topological space homeomorphic to a ball but viewed as a product of two lower-dimensional balls.
- A 10 fluid ounce (285 mL) glass of beer.
- A point, an extremity of land.
- The tactile qualities of a fabric, e.g., softness, firmness, elasticity, fineness, resilience, and other qualities perceived by touch.
- A name, nickname or pseudonym.
- A title attached to one's name, such as Doctor or Colonel.
verb
- To (gently) tap the flat of one's hand on a person or thing.
- To stroke or fondle (an animal).
- To hit lightly and repeatedly with the flat of the hand to make smooth or flat
- To gently rain.
noun
- A flattish lump of soft matter, especially butter or dung.
- The sound of a light slap or tap with a soft flat object, especially of a footstep
- A light tap or slap, especially with the hands
adv
adj
noun
- the act of touching physically
- close interaction
- the state or condition of touching or of being in immediate proximity
- the physical coming together of two or more things
- a person who is in a position to give you special assistance
- a channel for communication between groups
- (electronics) a junction where things (as two electrical conductors) touch or are in physical contact
- a communicative interaction
- a thin curved glass or plastic lens designed to fit over the cornea in order to correct vision or to deliver medication
verb
noun
- A hold across the palm of the hand rather than the fingertips.
- A tube holding paintballs before they are loaded into the gun.
- A tiny freshwater fish, Poecilia reticulata, popular in home aquariums, that usually has a plain body and black or dark blue tail for the females and a more colorful tail for the males.
- Any tiny fish.
verb
- To move something with the palm of the hand.
- To hold or conceal something in the palm of the hand, e.g, for an act of sleight of hand or to steal something.
- To hold something without bending the fingers significantly.
noun
- The inner and somewhat concave part of the human hand that extends from the wrist to the bases of the fingers.
- A metallic disk attached to a strap and worn in the palm of the hand; used to push the needle through the canvas, in sewing sails, etc.
- The broad flattened part of an antler, as of a full-grown fallow deer; so called as resembling the palm of the hand with its protruding fingers.
- Synonym of hand, any of various units of length notionally derived from the breadth of the palm, formalized in England as 4 inches and now chiefly used for the height of horses
- Any of various units of length notionally derived from the length of the palm from the wrist to the base of the fingers.
- The flat inner face of an anchor fluke.
- A branch or leaf of the palm, anciently borne or worn as a symbol of victory or rejoicing.
- Any of various evergreen trees from the family Palmae or Arecaceae, which are mainly found in the tropics.
- Any of 23 awards that can be earned after obtaining the Eagle Scout rank, but generally only before turning 18 years old.
- The corresponding part of the forefoot of a lower mammal.
- Triumph; victory.
noun
- The act of striking the palms of the hands, or any two surfaces, together.
- A single, sudden act or motion; a stroke; a blow.
- A dropping of cow dung (presumably from the sound made as it hits the ground)
- Any loud, sudden, explosive sound made by striking hard surfaces together, or resembling such a sound.
- The nether part of the beak of a hawk.
- The explosive sound of thunder.
- Gonorrhea.
- A slap with the hand, usually in a jovial manner.
verb
- To fornicate, copulate.
- To create or assemble (something) hastily (usually followed by up or together).
- To slap with the hand in a jovial manner.
- To shoot (somebody) with a gun.
- To strike the palms of the hands together, creating a sharp sound.
- To applaud.
- To have sex.
- To bring two surfaces together forcefully, creating a sharp sound.
- To set or put, usually in haste.
verb
- To reveal one's hand.
- To move to a position allowing fluid to flow.
- To bring up, broach.
- To make accessible to customers or clients.
- To bet before any other player has in a particular betting round in a game of poker.
- To spread; to expand into an open or loose position.
- To move to a position preventing electricity from flowing.
- To become open.
- To make something accessible or allow for passage by moving from a shut position.
- To enter upon, begin.
- To turn on; to switch on.
- To make (an open space, etc.) by clearing away an obstacle or obstacles, in order to allow for passage, access, or visibility.
- To begin a side's innings as one of the first two batsmen.
- To make (a bed) ready for a patient by folding back the bedcovers.
- To start (a campaign).
- To begin conducting business.
- To load into memory for viewing or editing.
noun
- Open or unobstructed space; an exposed location.
- Public knowledge or scrutiny; full view.
- The act of something being opened, such as an e-mail message.
- A defect in an electrical circuit preventing current from flowing.
- A sports event in which anybody can compete.
adj
- Not fulfilled.
- Made public, usable with a free licence and without proprietary components.
- Having a free variable.
- Having component words separated by spaces, as opposed to being joined together or hyphenated; for example, time slot as opposed to timeslot or time-slot.
- Public
- Mild (of the weather); free from frost or snow.
- With open access, of open science, or both.
- Candid, ingenuous, not subtle in character.
- Resulting from an incision, puncture or any other process by which the skin no longer protects an internal part of the body.
- In current use; mapped to part of memory.
- Of a note, played without pressing the string against the fingerboard.
- Actively conducting or prepared to conduct business.
- Able to have something pass through or along it.
- not covered, showing what is inside
- To be in a position preventing electricity from flowing.
- Uttered, as a consonant, with the oral passage simply narrowed without closure.
- Source code of a computer program that is not within the text of a macro being generated.
- To be in a position allowing fluid to flow.
- Of a note, played without closing any finger-hole, key or valve.
- Able to be accessed (physically).
- Uttered with a relatively wide opening of the articulating organs; said of vowels.
- That ends in a vowel; not having a coda.
- Not physically drawn together, closed, folded or contracted; extended.
- Receptive.
- Which is part of a predefined collection of subsets of X, that defines a topological space on X.
- Written or sent with the intention that it may made public or referred to at any trial, rather than by way of confidential private negotiation for a settlement.
- Not settled or adjusted; not decided or determined; not closed or withdrawn from consideration.
- Not of a quality to prevent communication, as by closing waterways, blocking roads, etc.; hence, not frosty or inclement; mild; used of the weather or the climate.
- Whose first and last vertices are different.
noun
- The outer side of the hand.
- The detonation of a percussion cap in a firearm.
- The tapping of the body as an aid to medical diagnosis.
- The sound so produced.
- The repeated striking of an object to break or shape it, as in percussion drilling.
- The collision of two bodies in order to produce a sound.
- The section of an orchestra or band containing percussion instruments; such instruments considered as a group; in bands, may be separate from drum kits.
noun
- the act of snapping the fingers; movement of a finger from the tip to the base of the thumb on the same hand
- the act of catching an object with the hands
- a spell of cold weather
- tender green beans without strings that easily snap into sections
- a crisp round cookie flavored with ginger
- the noise produced by the rapid movement of a finger from the tip to the base of the thumb on the same hand
- a sudden sharp noise
- a sudden breaking
- the tendency of a body to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or compressed
- an informal photograph; usually made with a small hand-held camera
- a fastener used on clothing; fastens with a snapping sound
- any undertaking that is easy to do
- (American football) putting the ball in play by passing it (between the legs) to a back
verb
- utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
- separate or cause to separate abruptly
- break suddenly and abruptly, as under tension
- move or strike with a noise
- close with a snapping motion
- make a sharp sound
- move with a snapping sound
- to grasp hastily or eagerly
- put in play with a snap
- cause to make a snapping sound
- lose control of one's emotions
- bring the jaws together
- record on photographic film
verb
- To move with one's fingertips.
- To scratch or to tear at.
- To use the claws to climb.
- To perform a claw catch.
- To use the claws to seize, to grip.
noun
- The pincer (chela) of a crustacean or other arthropod.
- A curved, pointed horny nail on each digit of the foot of a mammal, reptile, or bird.
- A mechanical device resembling a claw, used for gripping or lifting.
- A slender appendage or process, formed like a claw, such as the base of petals of the pink.
- The act of catching a ball overhand.
- A human fingernail, particularly one extending well beyond the fingertip.
- A foot equipped with such.
noun
noun
- A person's hand.
- The use of a paddle to propel a boat; a session of paddling.
- A broad, flat device used in striking the ball, analogous to a racket in tennis.
- A blade of a waterwheel.
- A flap of attached skin that has been cut away from a wound.
- A broad, flat spanking implement.
- A double-bladed version with blades at each end of the shaft is used for kayaking.
- A handheld electrode used for defibrillation or cardioversion.
- In a sluice, a panel that controls the flow of water.
- A paddlewheel.
- A flat limb of an aquatic animal, adapted for swimming.
- A slat of a paddleboat's wheel.
- A meandering walk or dabble through shallow water, especially at the seaside.
- A flat board with a number of holes or indentations, used to carry small alcoholic drinks such as shots.
- A single-bladed version is typically used on canoes and some other small boats.
- A kitchen utensil shaped like a paddle and used for mixing, beating etc.
verb
- To row a boat with less than one's full capacity.
- To toddle.
- To spank with a paddle.
- To propel something through water with a paddle, oar, hands, etc.
- To pat or stroke amorously or gently.
- To tread upon; to trample.
- To walk or dabble playfully in shallow water, especially at the seaside.
- To dog paddle in water.
noun
- The hand.
- A young girl usually between the ages of 15 and 18, especially one not "out" socially.
- A young game bird just able to fly, particularly a wild duck.
- A flipper; a limb of a turtle, which functions as a flipper or paddle when swimming.
- A flapper valve.
- One who or that which flaps.
- Any injury that results in a loose flap of skin on the fingers, making gripping difficult.
- A young woman, especially when unconventional or without decorum or displaying daring freedom or boldness; now particularly associated with the Jazz Age of the 1920s.
noun
- the act of pressing one thing on or into the surface of another
- a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
- an outward appearance
- a clear and telling mental image
- a concavity in a surface produced by pressing
- a symbol that is the result of printing or engraving
- all the copies of a work printed at one time
- (dentistry) an imprint of the teeth and gums in wax or plaster
- an impressionistic portrayal of a person
verb
- To grasp and pull with the fingers or fingernails.
- To recognise the type of ball being bowled by a bowler by studying the position of the hand and arm as the ball is released.
- To take up; especially, to gather from here and there; to collect; to bring together.
- To steal; to pilfer.
- To screen.
- To decide upon, from a set of options; to select.
- To harvest a fruit or vegetable for consumption by removing it from the plant to which it is attached; to harvest an entire plant by removing it from the ground.
- To pull apart or away, especially with the fingers; to pluck.
- To pluck the individual strings of a musical instrument or to play such an instrument.
- To open (a lock) with a wire, lock pick, etc.
- To eat slowly, sparingly, or by morsels; to nibble.
- To remove something from somewhere with a pointed instrument, with the fingers, or with the teeth.
- To seek (a fight or quarrel) where the opportunity arises.
- To separate or open by means of a sharp point or points.
- To do anything fastidiously or carefully, or by attending to small things; to select something with care.
- To intercept a pass from the offense as a defensive player.
noun
- Pasture; feed, for animals.
- A tool used for strumming the strings of a guitar; a plectrum.
- A screen.
- A tool used for digging; a pickaxe.
- The blow that drives the shuttle, used in calculating the speed of a loom (in picks per minute); hence, in describing the fineness of a fabric, a weft thread.
- A comb with long widely spaced teeth, for use with tightly curled hair.
- A pickoff.
- A pointed hammer used for dressing millstones.
- That which would be picked or chosen first; the best.
- An offensive tactic in which a player stands so as to block a defender from reaching a teammate.
- A choice; ability to choose.
- A tool for unlocking a lock without the original key; a lock pick, picklock.
- A good defensive play by an infielder.
- An interception.
- An anchor.
- That which is picked in, as with a pointed pencil, to correct an unevenness in a picture.
noun
- Physical contact with another person, touch.
- A botanical gum produced by various trees and other plants, particularly bloodwood species of eucalypts (Angophora, Corymbia, Eucalyptus), Butea, and Pterocarpus, used in tanning and dyeing and as an astringent in medicine.
- Especially good or sophisticated cinema.
adj
noun
- A kind of dumpling, shaped by "spinning" it in the hands.
- An ornamental hubcap that spins independently of the wheel
- A conical cover at the center of some aircraft propellers.
- A record turntable or CD player.
- A flat target mounted on an axis so that a ball passing through can make it spin around, usually awarding a certain number of points for every revolution it completes.
- A spin bowler.
- The Eurasian nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus).
- A type of lure consisting of wire, a rotating blade, a weighted body, and one or more hooks.
- Primarily in the adult film industry, an actress or prostitute with a tiny frame, usually very thin and small-breasted.
- A device that is spun in games to choose a number or symbol.
- An input control for entering a number, with accompanying arrowed buttons that increase or decrease the value.
- A spinneret.
- The coin thrower in a game of two-up.
- The dolphin Stenella longirostris.
- A spin doctor.
verb
- touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly
- be bright by reflecting or casting light
- emit light; be bright, as of the sun or a light
- be shiny, as if wet
- be distinguished or eminent
- be clear and obvious
- have a complexion with a strong bright color, such as red or pink
- throw or flash the light of (a lamp)
- experience a feeling of well-being or happiness, as from good health or an intense emotion
- make (a surface) shine
noun
verb
- To deflect with one′s fingers, especially one′s fingertips.
- (To cause) to be, or come to be, in a tilted or sloping position; (to cause) to become unbalanced.
- To dump (refuse).
- To provide with a tip; to cover the tip of.
- To cause the contents of a container to be emptied out by tilting it.
- To give a small gratuity to, especially to an employee of someone who provides a service.
- To predict or bet on something having a particular outcome.
- (To cause) to become knocked over, fall down or overturn.
- To give a piece of private information to; to inform (someone) of a clue, secret knowledge, etc.
- To pour a libation or a liquid from a container, particularly from a forty of malt liquor.
- To give, pass.
noun
- Synonym of eartip (“part of earbuds”)
- A thin, boarded brush made of camel's hair, used by gilders in lifting gold leaf.
- A small piece of meat.
- A gratuity; a small amount of money left for a bartender, waiter, taxi driver or other servant as a token of appreciation.
- A recycling centre.
- A piece of advice.
- Rubbish thrown from a quarry.
- The end of a bow of a stringed instrument that is not held.
- A very untidy place.
- A piece of metal, fabric or other material used to cover the top of something for protection, utility or decoration.
- The act of deflecting with one's fingers, especially the fingertips
- An area or a place for dumping something, such as rubbish or refuse, as from a mine; a heap (see tipple); a dump.
- A piece of stiffened lining pasted on the inside of a hat crown.
- An act of tipping up or tilting.
- A kick or phase; one's current habits or behaviour.
- A tram for expeditiously transferring coal.
- A particular arena or sphere of interest; a front.
- The extreme end of something, especially when pointed; e.g. the sharp end of a pencil.
- A piece of private or secret information, especially imparted by someone with expert knowledge about sporting odds, business performance etc.
- A prediction or bet about the outcome of something.
verb
- touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly
- deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon
- have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
- hit against; come into sudden contact with
- make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target
- indicate (a certain time) by striking
- affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely
- stop work in order to press demands
- attain
- produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments
- cause to form (an electric arc) between electrodes of an arc lamp
- find unexpectedly
- produce by ignition or a blow
- remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line
- cause to experience suddenly
- drive something violently into a location
- occupy or take on
- disassemble a temporary structure, such as a tent or a theatrical set
- form by stamping, punching, or printing
- smooth with a strickle
- pierce with force
- hook by a pull on the line
- arrive at after reckoning, deliberating, and weighing
noun
- a group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions
- an attack that is intended to seize or inflict damage on or destroy an objective
- a gentle blow
- a score in tenpins: knocking down all ten with the first ball
- (baseball) a pitch that the batter swings at and misses, or that the batter hits into foul territory, or that the batter does not swing at but the umpire judges to be in the area over home plate and between the batter's knees and shoulders
- a conspicuous success
verb
- touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly
- descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
- move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
- pass suddenly and passively into a state of body or mind
- come under, be classified or included
- fall from clouds
- suffer defeat, failure, or ruin
- die, as in battle or in a hunt
- be captured
- occur at a specified time or place
- decrease in size, extent, or range
- yield to temptation or sin
- lose office or power
- to be given by assignment or distribution
- move in a specified direction
- be due
- lose one's chastity
- to be given by right or inheritance
- come into the possession of
- fall to somebody by assignment or lot; passed
- be inherited by
- slope downward
- lose an upright position suddenly
- drop oneself to a lower or less erect position
- fall or flow in a certain way
- assume a disappointed or sad expression
- be cast down
- come out; issue
- be born, used chiefly of lambs
- begin vigorously
- go as if by falling
- come as if by falling
noun
- the season when the leaves fall from the trees
- a sudden drop from an upright position
- a downward slope or bend
- a lapse into sin; a loss of innocence or of chastity
- a sudden decline in strength or number or importance
- a movement downward
- the act of surrendering (usually under agreed conditions)
- the time of day immediately following sunset
- when a wrestler's shoulders are forced to the mat
- a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity
- a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity
noun
- The palm of the hand, with the adjacent part of the fingers.
- A flat tyre/flat tire.
- A rectangular wooden structure covered with masonite, lauan, or muslin, often produced in standard modules, that is used to build wall surfaces on stage. Flats can be painted and outfitted with doors and/or windows to depict a building or other part of a scene. It's a hard-surfaced alternative to a backcloth orbackdrop.
- An area of level ground (sometimes covered with water).
- A flat-bottomed boat, without keel, and of small draught.
- An early kind of toy soldier having a flat design.
- A large mail piece measuring at least 8 1/2 by 11 inches, such as catalogs, magazines, and unfolded paper enclosed in large envelopes.
- A flat (i.e. plane) mirror
- The flat side of a blade, as opposed to the sharp edge.
- A subset of n-dimensional space that is congruent to a Euclidean space of lower dimension.
- A flat, glossy children's book with few pages.
- A platform on a wheel, upon which emblematic designs etc. are carried in processions.
- A railroad car without a roof, and whose body is a platform without sides; a platform car or flatcar.
- An apartment, usually on one level and usually consisting of more than one room.
- Level ground in general.
- A note played a semitone lower than a natural, denoted by the symbol ♭ placed after the letter representing the note (e.g., B♭) or in front of the note symbol (e.g. ♭♪).
- A type of ladies' shoe with a very low heel.
- Level horse-racing ground, as contrasted with courses incorporating jumps, or the racing done on such ground.
- A wide, shallow container or pallet.
- A straw hat, broad-brimmed and low-crowned.
- A horizontal vein or ore deposit auxiliary to a main vein; also, any horizontal portion of a vein not elsewhere horizontal.
- A cheater's die with the edges shaved to make certain rolls more likely.
- Any of various hesperiid butterflies that spread their wings open when they land.
- A thin, broad brush used in oil and watercolour painting.
- A flat sheet for use on a bed.
- the area in the centre of a racecourse.
- A type of flat-soled running shoe without spikes.
adj
- Having a head at a very obtuse angle to the shaft.
- Unable to emit power; dead.
- Smooth; having no protrusions, indentations or other surface irregularities, or relatively so.
- Lacking acidity without being sweet.
- Not having an inflectional ending or sign, such as a noun used as an adjective, or an adjective as an adverb, without the addition of a formative suffix; or an infinitive without the sign "to".
- Absolute; downright; peremptory.
- Without variation in tone or hue (uniform), and dull (not glossy).
- Without variation in level, quantity, value, tone etc.
- Of fees, fares etc., fixed; unvarying.
- Lowered by one semitone.
- Without spin; spinless.
- Having small or invisible breasts and/or buttocks.
- At a consistently depressed level; consistently lacklustre.
- Flattening at the ends.
- With all or most of its carbon dioxide having come out of solution so that the drink no longer fizzes or contains any bubbles.
- Exact.
- In a horizontal line or plane; not sloping.
- Lacking liveliness or action; depressed; uninteresting; dull and boring.
- Of a note or voice, lower in pitch than it should be.
- Without variations in pitch.
- Deflated, especially because of a puncture.
- Having no variations in height.
- Lacking in depth, substance, or believability; underdeveloped; one-dimensional.
verb
- To make a flat call; to call without raising.
- To fall from the pitch.
- To become flat or flattened; to sink or fall to an even surface.
- To depress in tone, as a musical note; especially, to lower in pitch by half a tone.
- To dash or throw
- To dash, rush
adv
noun
- That which has the appearance of, a human hand.
- A bunch of bananas, a typical retail amount, where individual fruits are fingers.
- Power of performance; means of execution; ability; skill; dexterity.
- Management, domain, control.
- Applause.
- A bundle of tobacco leaves tied together.
- The set of cards held by a player.
- Four inches, a hand's breadth.
- A whole rhizome of ginger.
- Handwriting; style of penmanship.
- An instance of helping.
- A limb of certain animals, such as the foot of a hawk, or any one of the four extremities of a monkey.
- A side; part, camp; direction, either right or left.
- Personal possession; ownership.
- The small part of a gunstock near the lock, which is grasped by the hand in taking aim.
- Promise, word; especially of a betrothal.
- The part of the forelimb below the forearm or wrist in a human, and the corresponding part in many other animals.
- An index or pointer on a dial; such as the hour and minute hands on the face of an analog clock, which are used to indicate the time of day.
- An agent; a servant, or manual laborer; a workman, trained or competent for special service or duty.
- The feel of a fabric; the impression or quality of the fabric as judged qualitatively by the sense of touch.
- A round of a card game.
- A Native American gambling game, involving guessing the whereabouts of bits of ivory or similar, which are passed rapidly from hand to hand.
- A bunch of bananas.
- A person's autograph or signature.
- A performer more or less skilful.
verb
English words for 'An act of moving one's hand or an object along a surface in one direction, touching it lightly; a caress.'
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