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Matterhorn
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say
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kick at the can
sweet spot
avenue
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testerically
incisively
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eke out
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in the way of
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intracuticularly
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noun
- The quality of being able to achieve one's aims through clever, delicate or indirect methods.
- The quality of being done in a clever way that is not obvious or not direct; the quality of being carefully thought out.
- The quality of being able to notice or understand things that are not obvious.
- An instance of being subtle, a subtle thing, especially a subtle argument or distinction.
- The quality of being scarcely noticeable or difficult to discern.
- An ornate medieval illusion dish or table decoration, especially when made from one thing but crafted to look like another.
prep_phrase
noun
verb
- give something useful or necessary to
- present for acceptance or rejection
- agree freely
- put forward for consideration
- offer verbally
- make available for sale
- propose a payment
- produce or introduce on the stage
- present as an act of worship
- mount or put up
- make available; provide
- ask (someone) to marry you
- threaten to do something
noun
- a usually brief attempt
- (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls
- (military) a written leave of absence
- (American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
- the location in a range of mountains of a geological formation that is lower than the surrounding peaks
- any authorization to pass or go somewhere
- a document indicating permission to do something without restrictions
- a flight or run by an aircraft over a target
- a bad or difficult situation or state of affairs
- a difficult juncture
- one complete cycle of operations (as by a computer)
- an automatic advance to the next round in a tournament without playing an opponent
- a permit to enter or leave a military installation
- a complimentary ticket
- (sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team
- success in satisfying a test or requirement
verb
- go across or through
- move past
- make laws, bills, etc. or bring into effect by legislation
- for time to move forward
- place into the hands or custody of
- stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point
- travel past
- come to pass
- go unchallenged; be approved
- use up a period of time in a specific way
- pass over, across, or through
- transmit information
- disappear gradually
- go successfully through a test or a selection process
- be superior or better than some standard
- accept or judge as acceptable
- allow to go without comment or censure
- transfer to another; of rights or property
- pass into a specified state or condition; sink into
- throw (a ball) to another player
- be inherited by
- cause to pass
- grant authorization or clearance for
- pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
- eliminate from the body
adj
noun
- a usually brief attempt
- a long narrow cleft
- a narrow opening
- a long narrow depression in a surface
- a sudden sharp noise
- a chance to do something
- witty remark
- a blemish resulting from a break without complete separation of the parts
- a purified and potent form of cocaine that is smoked rather than snorted; highly addictive
- the act of cracking something
verb
- become fractured; break or crack on the surface only
- make a very sharp explosive sound
- make a sharp sound
- hit forcefully; deal a hard blow, making a cracking noise
- pass through (a barrier)
- break partially but keep its integrity
- break suddenly and abruptly, as under tension
- gain unauthorized access computers with malicious intentions
- suffer a nervous breakdown
- tell spontaneously
- cause to become cracked
- reduce (petroleum) to a simpler compound by cracking
- break into simpler molecules by means of heat
adj
noun
- a usually brief attempt
- a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
- street names for methylenedioxymethamphetamine
- a board game for two players who place counters on a grid; the object is to surround and so capture the opponent's counters
adj
verb
- change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
- follow a procedure or take a course
- move away from a place into another direction
- enter or assume a certain state or condition
- be awarded; be allotted
- have a particular form
- stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point
- follow a certain course
- be abolished or discarded
- be or continue to be in a certain condition
- make a certain noise or sound
- perform as expected when applied
- to be spent or finished
- progress by being changed
- continue to live and avoid dying
- pass, fare, or elapse; of a certain state of affairs or action
- pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
- be in the right place or situation
- be ranked or compare
- begin or set in motion
- have a turn; make one's move in a game
- be contained in
- be sounded, played, or expressed
- blend or harmonize
- lead, extend, or afford access
- be the right size or shape; fit correctly or as desired
- go through in search of something; search through someone's belongings in an unauthorized way
- be spent
- give support (to) or make a choice (of) one out of a group or number
- stop operating or functioning
verb
- To get or effect surreptitiously or artfully.
- To take illegally, or without the owner's permission, something owned by someone else.
- To borrow for a short moment.
- To dispossess
- To convey (something) clandestinely.
- To appropriate without giving credit or acknowledgement.
- To acquire at a low price.
- To withdraw or convey (oneself) clandestinely.
- To advance safely to (another base) during the delivery of a pitch, without the aid of a hit, walk, passed ball, wild pitch, or defensive indifference.
- To draw attention unexpectedly in (an entertainment), especially by being the outstanding performer. Usually used in the phrase steal the show.
- To move silently or secretly.
- take, plagiarize, tell on a joke, use a well-worded expression in one's own parlance or writing
noun
- A piece of merchandise available at a very low, attractive price.
- A stolen base.
- Scoring in an end without the hammer.
- A policy in database systems that a database follows which allows a transaction to be written on nonvolatile storage before its commit occurs.
- A situation in which a defensive player actively takes possession of the ball or puck from the opponent's team.
- The act of stealing.
verb
- To seek to attain.
- To consume another beverage immediately after drinking hard liquor, typically something better tasting or less harsh such as soda or beer; to use a drink as a chaser.
- To follow at speed.
- To hunt.
- To attempt to win by scoring the required number of runs in the final innings.
- To produce enough offense to cause the pitcher to be removed.
- To decorate (metal) by engraving or embossing.
- To cut (the thread of a screw).
- To pursue a vessel in order to destroy, capture or interrogate her.
- To seek the company of (a member of the opposite sex) in an obvious way.
- To place piping or wiring in a groove encased within a wall or floor, or in a hidden space encased by a wall.
- To groove; indent.
- To swing at a pitch outside of the strike zone, typically an outside pitch.
noun
- A series of brief improvised jazz solos by a number of musicians taking turns.
- One or more riders who are ahead of the peloton and trying to join the race or stage leaders.
- The cavity of a mold.
- A division of the floor of a gallery, marked by a figure or otherwise; the spot where a ball falls, and between which and the dedans the adversary must drive the ball in order to gain a point.
- Anything being chased, especially a vessel in time of war.
- Any of the guns that fire directly ahead or astern; either a bow chase or stern chase.
- The occurrence of a second bounce by the ball in certain areas of the court, giving the server the chance, later in the game, to "play off" the chase from the receiving end and possibly win the point.
- A large country estate where game may be shot or hunted.
- A kind of joint by which an overlap joint is changed to a flush joint by means of a gradually deepening rabbet, as at the ends of clinker-built boats.
- A rectangular steel or iron frame into which pages or columns of type are locked for printing or plate-making.
- A groove cut in an object; a slot: the chase for the quarrel on a crossbow.
- A children's game where one player chases another.
- A trench or channel or other encasement structure for encasing (archaically spelled enchasing) drainpipes or wiring; a hollow space in the wall of a building encasing ventilation ducts, chimney flues, wires, cables or plumbing.
- The part of a gun in front of the trunnions.
- The act of one who chases another; a pursuit.
- A hunt; the act of hunting; the pursuit of game.
noun
- the effort contributed by a person in bringing about a result
- something determined in relation to something that includes it
- something less than the whole of a human artifact
- a portion of a natural object
- that which concerns a person with regard to a particular role or situation
- the extended spatial location of something
- the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group
- an actor's portrayal of someone in a play
- assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group
- one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole
- a line of scalp that can be seen when sections of hair are combed in opposite directions
- the melody carried by a particular voice or instrument in polyphonic music
- an item that is an instance of some type
adv
verb
noun
- An attempt.
- A score in rugby league and rugby union, analogous to a touchdown in American football.
- A move that almost solves a chess problem, except that Black has a unique defense.
- An act of tasting or sampling.
- A field goal or extra point
verb
- To attempt; to endeavour. Followed by infinitive.
- To test someone's patience.
- To put on trial.
- To want
- To prove by experiment; to apply a test to, for the purpose of determining the quality; to examine; to prove; to test.
- To put to test.
- To lie to in heavy weather under just sufficient sail to head into the wind.
- To receive an imminent attack; to take.
- To attempt to determine (by experiment or effort).
- To work on something with one's best effort and focus.
- To settle; to decide; to determine; specifically, to decide by an appeal to arms.
- To attempt to conceive a child.
- To strain; to subject to excessive tests.
- To taste, sample, etc.
- To have or gain knowledge of by experience.
- To make an experiment. Usually followed by a present participle.
noun
- An attempt.
- The horizontal or vertical stabilizer of an aircraft.
- A wound made by stabbing.
- An act of stabbing or thrusting with an object.
- Pain inflicted on a person's feelings.
- Criticism.
- A single staccato chord that adds dramatic impact to a composition.
- A bacterial culture made by inoculating a solid medium, such as gelatin, with the puncture of a needle or wire.
verb
- To injure secretly or by malicious falsehood or slander.
- To pierce or to wound (somebody) with a (usually pointed) tool or weapon, especially a knife or dagger.
- To thrust in a stabbing motion.
- To roughen a brick wall with a pick so as to hold plaster.
- To cause a sharp, painful sensation (often used with at).
- To pierce folded sheets, near their back edges, for the passage of thread or wire.
- To recklessly hit with the tip of a (usually pointed) object, such as a weapon or finger (often used with at).
noun
- the effort contributed by a person in bringing about a result
- a voluntary gift (as of money or service or ideas) made to some worthwhile cause
- act of giving in common with others for a common purpose especially to a charity
- an amount of money contributed
- a writing for publication especially one of a collection of writings as an article or story
noun
- the effort contributed by a person in bringing about a result
- assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group
- any of the equal portions into which the capital stock of a corporation is divided and ownership of which is evidenced by a stock certificate
- the allotment of some amount by dividing something
- a sharp steel wedge that cuts loose the top layer of soil
verb
verb
- To make possible or attainable.
- To make a living; earn money for necessities.
- To give what is needed or desired, especially basic needs.
- To furnish (with), cause to be present.
- To appoint to an ecclesiastical benefice before it is vacant. See provisor.
- To establish as a previous condition; to stipulate.
- To act to prepare for something.
noun
- An attempt at something.
- A small watercourse or ephemeral stream. It ranks between a rill and a stream.
- An instance of earning money fast, usually by illegal means, thus a heist, drug deal etc.; mostly used in phrasal verbs: hit a lick, hit licks
- A quick and careless application of anything, as if by a stroke of the tongue.
- The act of licking; a stroke of the tongue.
- A place where animals lick minerals from the ground.
- The amount of some substance obtainable with a single lick.
- A small amount; a whit.
- A short motif.
- A stroke or blow.
- A rate of speed. (Always qualified by good, fair, or a similar adjective.)
- An act of cunnilingus.
verb
noun
- An attempt at something.
- The pointing hand symbol ☞.
- The act of breaking wind; fise.
- A puffball.
- The characteristic signaling rhythm of an individual telegraph or CW operator when sending Morse code.
- A hand with the fingers clenched or curled inward.
- The talons of a bird of prey.
- A person's characteristic handwriting.
- A group of men.
verb
noun
- an attempt to get something
- a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
- a theatrical performance of a drama
- a preset plan of action in team sports
- a deliberate coordinated movement requiring dexterity and skill
- a state in which action is feasible
- utilization or exercise
- activity by children that is guided more by imagination than by fixed rules
- (in games or plays or other performances) the time during which play proceeds
- the removal of constraints
- a weak and tremulous light
- verbal wit or mockery (often at another's expense but not to be taken seriously)
- movement or space for movement
- gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement
- (game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession
- the act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning (including the payment of a price for a chance to win a prize)
- the act using a sword (or other weapon) vigorously and skillfully
verb
- participate in games or sport
- act or have an effect in a specified way or with a specific effect or outcome
- play on an instrument
- play a role or part
- be at play; be engaged in playful activity; amuse oneself in a way characteristic of children
- replay (as a melody)
- perform music on (a musical instrument)
- pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind
- move or seem to move quickly, lightly, or irregularly
- bet or wager (money)
- engage in recreational activities rather than work; occupy oneself in a diversion
- pretend to be somebody in the framework of a game or playful activity
- emit recorded sound
- perform on a certain location
- put (a card or piece) into play during a game, or act strategically as if in a card game
- engage in an activity as if it were a game rather than take it seriously
- behave in a certain way
- cause to emit recorded audio or video
- manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination
- use to one's advantage
- consider not very seriously
- be received or accepted or interpreted in a specific way
- behave carelessly or indifferently
- cause to move or operate freely within a bounded space
- perform on a stage or theater
- be performed or presented for public viewing
- cause to happen or to occur as a consequence
- discharge or direct or be discharged or directed as if in a continuous stream
- make bets
- stake on the outcome of an issue
- shoot or hit in a particular manner
- use or move
- employ in a game or in a specific position
- contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle
- exhaust by allowing to pull on the line
verb
- Of a thing: to attain a certain condition after undergoing some process or treatment to fit or prepare it for use.
- To ornament (a ship) by hoisting the national colours at the peak and mastheads, and setting the jack forward; when "dressed full", the signal flags and pennants are added.
- To prepare (food) for cooking or eating, especially by seasoning it; specifically, to add a dressing or sauce (to food, especially a salad).
- To attire oneself for a particular (especially formal) occasion, or in a fashionable manner.
- To prepare (a set) by installing the props, scenery, etc.
- To attire (oneself or someone) for a particular (especially formal) occasion, or in a fashionable manner.
- To prepare, treat, or curry (animal hide or leather).
- To prepare the surface of (a material, usually lumber or stone).
- Of a sportsperson: to put on the uniform and have the equipment needed to play a sport.
- To prepare (an artificial fly) to be attached to a fish hook.
- To arrange a display of goods in, or to decorate (a shop or shop window).
- To arrange or style (someone's hair).
- To cultivate or tend to (a garden, land, plants, etc.); especially, to add fertilizer or manure to (soil); to fertilize, to manure.
- To fit or prepare (something) for use; to render (something) suitable for an intended purpose; to get ready.
- To put clothes (or, formerly, armour) on (oneself or someone, a doll, a mannequin, etc.); to clothe.
- To remove chaff or impurities from (flour, grain, etc.) by bolting or sifting, winnowing, and other methods.
- To cut up (an animal or its flesh) for food; specifically (hunting), to remove the internal organs (of a game animal) shortly after it has been killed so that the carcass cools more quickly; to field dress.
- To design, make, or prepare costumes (for a play or other performance); also, to present (a production) in a particular costume style.
- To apply a dressing to or otherwise treat (a wound); (obsolete) to give (a wounded person) medical aid.
- To arrange (soldiers or troops) into proper formation; especially, to adjust (soldiers or troops) into straight lines and at a proper distance from each other; to align.
- To put on clothes.
- To allow one's penis to fall to one side or the other within one's trousers.
- To design, make, provide, or select clothes (for someone).
- Of soldiers or troops: to arrange into proper formation; especially, to form into straight lines and at a proper distance from each other.
- To adorn or ornament (something).
- Of an animal carcass: to have a certain quantity or weight after removal of the internal organs and skin; also, to have a certain appearance after being cut up and prepared for cooking.
noun
- The external appearance of something, especially if intended to give a positive impression; garb, guise.
- Apparel or clothing, especially when appropriate for a particular occasion, profession, etc.
- The external covering of an animal (for example, the feathers of a bird) or an object.
- An item of clothing (usually worn by a woman or young girl) which both covers the upper part of the body and includes a skirt below the waist.
- The appearance of an object after it has undergone some process or treatment to fit or prepare it for use; finish.
noun
noun
- A result that one is attempting to achieve.
- A point scored in a game as a result of placing the object into the goal.
- A noun or noun phrase that receives the action of a verb. The subject of a passive verb or the direct object of an active verb. Also called a patient, target, or undergoer.
- The act of placing the object into the goal.
- In many sports, an area into which the players attempt to put an object.
verb
noun
- to have the ability to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
- how something is done or how it happens
- a line leading to a place or point
- the condition of things generally
- a course of conduct
- any artifact consisting of a road or path affording passage from one place to another
- a journey or passage
- space for movement
- the property of distance in general
- doing as one pleases or chooses
- a general category of things; used in the expression `in the way of'
- a portion of something divided into shares
adv
noun
- to have the ability to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
- an administrative unit of government
- a business or organization that provides a particular service, especially the mediation of transactions between two parties
- the state of being in action or exerting power
- the state of serving as an official and authorized delegate or agent
verb
- To try; to assay.
- Suppose, assume; used to mark an example, supposition or hypothesis.
- To tell, either verbally or in writing.
- To indicate in a written form.
- To have a common expression; used in singular passive voice or plural active voice to indicate a rumor or well-known fact.
- To recite.
- To pronounce.
- To bet as a wager on an outcome; by extension, used to express belief in an outcome by the speaker.
- To speak; to express an opinion; to make answer; to reply.
noun
- Tried quality; temper; proof.
- A chance to speak; the right or power to influence or make a decision.
- Essay; trial; attempt.
- Trial by sample; assay; specimen.
- A strainer for milk.
intj
adv
noun
- A difficult task, especially one that the person making the attempt finds more enjoyable because of that difficulty.
- The act of appealing a ruling or decision of a court of administrative agency.
- An antagonization or instigation intended to convince a person to perform an action they otherwise would not.
- A bid to overcome something.
- The act of seeking to remove a judge, arbitrator, or other judicial or semi-judicial figure for reasons of alleged bias or incapacity.
- An act of seeking to have a certain person be declared not legally qualified to vote, made when the person offers their ballot.
- The act of a sentry in halting a person and demanding the countersign, or (by extension) the action of a computer system demanding a password, etc.
- A summons to fight a duel; also, the letter or message conveying the summons.
- An attempt to take possession; a tackle.
- An attempt to have a work of literature restricted or removed from a public library or school curriculum.
- The opening and crying of hounds upon first finding the scent of their game.
- A judge's interest in the result of a case, constituting grounds for them to not be allowed to sit the case (e.g., a conflict of interest).
verb
- To question or demand the countersign from (one who attempts to pass the lines).
- To dare (someone).
- To invite (someone) to take part in a competition.
- To be difficult or challenging for.
- To call something into question or dispute.
- To object to the reception of the vote of, e.g. on the ground that the person is not qualified as a voter.
- To take (a final exam) in order to get credit for a course without taking it.
- To make a formal objection to a juror.
- To dispute (something).
verb
- To bring to a certain condition.
- To care.
- To make a successful ascent of a sport climbing route.
- To excite, delight, or thrill (someone).
- To dispatch an agent or messenger to convey a message or do an errand.
- To pitch.
- To cause to be or to happen; to bring, bring about; (archaic) to visit: (Referring to blessing or reward) To bestow; to grant. (Referring to curse or punishment) To inflict. Sometimes followed by a dependent proposition.
- To make something (such as an object or message) go from one place to another (or to someone).
noun
- An operation in which data is transmitted.
- An icon (usually on a computer screen and labeled with the word "Send") on which one clicks (with a mouse or its equivalent) or taps to transmit an email or other electronic message.
- A messenger, especially one sent to fetch the bride.
- A callout or diss usually aimed at a specific person, often in the form of a diss track.
- A successful ascent of a sport climbing route.
verb
noun
- the ability to make way into or through something
- an attack that penetrates into enemy territory
- clear or deep perception of a situation
- the act of entering into or through something
- the depth to which something penetrates (especially the depth reached by a projectile that hits a target)
- the act (by a man) of inserting his penis into the vagina of a woman
adj
- Skilled at achieving what one wants, especially via unusual methods.
- Mentally quick and resourceful.
- Nimble with hands or body; skillful; adept.
- Showing inventiveness or originality; witty.
- Possessing magical abilities.
- Smart, intelligent, or witty; mentally quick or sharp.
- Quick to understand, learn, and devise or apply ideas; intelligent.
- Fit and healthy; free from fatigue or illness.
verb
- To achieve something positive under difficult conditions.
- To recover forcibly.
- To free or liberate from confinement or other physical restraint.
- To save from any violence, danger or evil.
- To deliver by arms, notably from a siege.
- To remove or withdraw from a state of exposure to evil and sin.
noun
noun
- Any set of conditions that is optimal for obtaining a certain desirable effect or result.
- Any place that is optimal for obtaining a certain desirable effect or result.
- Any of several places on a bat, racquet, etc., with which to hit a ball, resulting in the latter rebounding with some optimal desirable effect, such as minimum vibration or maximum velocity.
- The clitoris, prostate gland, or other center of sexual pleasure.
noun
- A method or means by which something may be accomplished.
- The principal walk or approach to a house which is withdrawn from the road, especially, such approach bordered on each side by trees; any broad passageway thus bordered.
- A broad street, especially one bordered by trees or, in cities laid out in a grid pattern, one that is on a particular side of the city or that runs in a particular direction.
- A way or opening for entrance into a place; a passage by which a place may be reached; a way of approach or of exit.
noun
- The ability to do something.
- Power, strength, force or influence held by a person or group.
- Physical strength or force.
verb
- simple past tense of may Used to indicate permission in past tense.
- Used to indicate conditional or possible actions.
- Even though.
- Used in polite requests for permission
- Used to indicate a desired past action that was not done.
- simple past tense of may Used to indicate possibility in past tense.
- Used to express certainty.
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