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verb
- To come close to; to approach.
- 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 make physical contact with; to bring the hand, finger or other part of the body into contact with.
- 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".
noun
- 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.
- An act of touching, especially with the hand or finger.
- 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.
adj
prep
noun
- The act of running errands.
- That which runs or flows; the quantity of a liquid which flows in a certain time or during a certain operation.
- The discharge from an ulcer or other sore.
- The activity of running as a form of exercise, as a sport, or for any other reason.
- The action of the verb to run.
adj
- Extending by a slender climbing or trailing stem.
- Of a horse, having a running gait; not a trotter or pacer.
- Consecutive (much more commonly expressed by an adverb; see below).
- Continuous; ongoing; keeping along step by step.
- Moving or advancing at a run.
- Present, current.
- Having a continuous design or pattern.
- Discharging snot or mucus.
- Flowing; easy; cursive.
- Discharging pus.
adv
verb
noun
adv
adj
- Physically close.
- So as barely to avoid or pass injury or loss; close; narrow.
- Close to anything followed or imitated; not free, loose, or rambling.
- Within the currently selected segment in a segmented memory architecture.
- Close in time.
- Closely connected or related.
- Close to one's interests, affection, etc.; intimate; dear.
- Approximate, almost.
- On the side nearest to the kerb (the left-hand side if one drives on the left).
prep
verb
- To come or go near, in place or time; to move toward; to advance nearer; to draw nigh.
- To play an approach shot.
- Used intransitively, followed by to: to draw near (to someone or something); to make advances; to approximate or become almost equal.
- To bring (something) near something else; to cause (something) to draw near.
- Of an immovable object or a number of such objects: to be positioned as to (notionally) appear to be moving towards (a place).
- To take approaches to (a place); to move towards (a place) by using covered roads, trenches, or other works.
- To attempt to make (a policy) or solve (a problem).
- To bring up or propose to (someone) an idea, question, request, etc.
- To move toward (someone or something) in place, time, character, or value; to draw nearer to.
noun
- An act of drawing near in place or time; an advancing or coming near.
- An avenue, passage, or way by which a building or place can be approached; an access.
- The way an aircraft comes in to land at an airport.
- An act of coming near in character or value; an approximation.
- The area before the lane in which a bowler may stand or run up before bowling the ball.
- A manner of making (a policy) or solving (a problem, etc.).
- A path taken to reach the climbing area, for example, from a car park, road, etc.
- A specific procedure used for approaching and landing at an airport.
prefix
- In the direction of, or toward.
- Towards; Used to indicate direction, reduction to, increase to, change into, or motion.
- Forming verbs with the sense away, up, on, out.
- Forming verbs with the sense of intensified action.
- In, on, at; used to show a state, condition, or manner. Also passing into sense 2.
- Away from.
- Of, from.
- Used as a prefix to verbs in the sense of remaining in the same condition. Actively doing something.
- In, into. Also passing into sense 5.
- A syllable added by a speaker supposed to be Italian, or used to mimic or mock Italian accents; a pseudo-Italian syllable.
- Forming words with the sense of wholly, or utterly out.
- Not, without, opposite of.
- Used to form the past participle of a verb.
verb
- To approach; to come close to.
- To move (a pawn) directly forward.
- To press or urge forward; to drive.
- To tense the muscles in the abdomen in order to give birth or defecate.
- To burst out of its pot, as a bud or shoot.
- To add (a data item) to the top of a stack.
- To apply a force to (an object) such that it moves away from the person or thing applying the force.
- To strike the cue ball in such a way that it stays in contact with the cue and object ball at the same time (a foul shot).
- To continually attempt to persuade (a person) into a particular course of action.
- To make an all-in bet.
- To continually exert oneself in order to achieve a goal.
- To make a higher bid at an auction.
- To continually promote (a point of view, a product for sale, etc.).
- To continue to attempt to persuade a person into a particular course of action.
- To publish (an update, etc.) by transmitting it to other computers.
noun
- A wager that results in no loss or gain for the bettor as a result of a tie or even score
- A short, directed application of force; an act of pushing.
- A foul shot in which the cue ball is in contact with the cue and the object ball at the same time
- An act of tensing the muscles of the abdomen in order to expel its contents.
- A marching or drill maneuver/manoeuvre performed by moving a formation (especially a company front) forward or toward the audience, usually to accompany a dramatic climax or crescendo in the music.
- An attempt to persuade someone into a particular course of action.
- The addition of a data item to the top of a stack.
- A great effort (to do something).
- The situation where a server sends data to a client without waiting for a request.
verb
- To come towards, to approach.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see come, up.
- To draw near in time.
- To rise (above the horizon).
- To emerge or become known, especially unexpectedly.
- To arrive at the university. (Compare go down, send down.)
- To begin to feel the effects of a recreational drug.
- To appear (before a judge or court).
- To come to attention, present itself; to arrive or appear.
prep
- Towards; in the direction of.
- Due or facing (a certain outcome or fate).
- By the standards of, usually with the implication that those standards are lower than one might otherwise expect; considering.
- Used in various more-or-less idiomatic ways to construe individual verbs, indicating various semantic relationships such as target, purpose, result, etc.; see also the entries for individual phrasal verbs, e.g. ask for, look for, stand for, etc.
- In order to obtain or acquire.
- Intended to cure, remove or counteract; in order to cure, remove or counteract.
- So (that), in order to
- On behalf of.
- Used to introduce a subject within a to-infinitive clause.
- In the role or capacity of; instead of; in place of.
- To be used or treated in a stated way, or with a stated purpose.
- Because of.
- Over (a period of time).
- To be, or as being.
- Used as part of a score to indicate the number of wickets that have fallen.
- Supporting, in favour of.
- In order to help, benefit, gratify, honor etc. (someone or something).
- Introducing the first item(s) in a potential sequence.
- In exchange for; in correspondence or equivalence with.
- In honor of; after.
- Out of; used to indicate a fraction, a ratio
- Indicating something desired or anticipated.
- Despite, in spite of.
- Directed at; intended to belong to.
- Throughout or across (a distance in space).
particle
conj
verb
- draw near
- move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
- become closed
- cease to operate or cause to cease operating
- finish or terminate (meetings, speeches, etc.)
- come to a close
- complete a business deal, negotiation, or an agreement
- be priced or listed when trading stops
- engage at close quarters
- cause a window or an application to disappear on a computer desktop
- change one's body stance so that the forward shoulder and foot are closer to the intended point of impact
- come together, as if in an embrace
- bring together all the elements or parts of
- bar access to
- fill or stop up
- unite or bring into contact or bring together the edges of
- finish a game in baseball by protecting a lead
noun
- the temporal end; the concluding time
- the last section of a communication
- the concluding part of any performance
adj
- at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
- close in relevance or relationship
- not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances
adj
- rigorously attentive; strict and thorough
- marked by fidelity to an original
- (of a contest or contestants) evenly matched
- crowded
- lacking fresh air
- of textiles
- strictly confined or guarded
- confined to specific persons
- fitting closely but comfortably
- used of hair or haircuts
- giving or spending with reluctance
- inclined to secrecy or reticence about divulging information
adv
verb
- To near or come close to something.
- To move slightly.
- To push against gently, especially in order to gain attention or give a signal.
noun
- A gentle push.
- The use of positive reinforcement and indirect suggestions as ways to influence.
- A feature of instant messaging software used to get the attention of another user, as by shaking the conversation window or playing a sound.
- The rotation by one step of a fruit machine reel of the player's choice.
verb
- To draw near to, approach to.
- To constitute the components of a whole.
- To apply cosmetics.
- To compensate (for).
- To make peace, to settle a dispute.
- To resolve or settle an argument, dispute, conflict, or fight (e.g., with someone).
- To make social or romantic advances to; to pay court to.
- To invent, to imagine, to concoct
- To constitute, to compose.
- To prepare (someone) for a theatrical performance by means of costume, cosmetics, etc.
- To put together (a substance, material, garment, medicine, etc.) into a specific form; to assemble.
- To compensate for (a deficiency, defect, etc.); to supply (something missing).
- To invent or fabricate (a story, claim, etc.).
- To apply cosmetics or makeup to (a face, facial feature).
- To compile or draw up (a list, document, etc.).
prep
noun
- One of two (or more) people facing or opposite each other.
- A small horse-drawn carriage for two people sitting facing each other.
- A sofa with seats for two people, so arranged that the occupants are face to face while sitting on opposite sides.
- A person holding a corresponding position in another organisation.
- A date or escort in a social event.
adj
adv
verb
- To move forwards; to approach.
- To raise (someone) in rank or office; to prefer, to promote.
- To make (something) happen at an earlier time or date; to bring forward, to hasten.
- To make progress; to do well, to succeed.
- To move or push (something) forwards, especially forcefully.
- To help the progress of (something); to further.
- To move forward in time; to progress towards completion.
- To raise or increase (a price, rate).
- To provide (money or other value) before it is due, or in expectation of some work; to lend.
- To increase (a number or amount).
- To make a higher bid at an auction.
- To put forward (an idea, argument etc.); to propose.
noun
- A forward move; improvement or progression.
- An opening approach or overture, now especially of an unwelcome or sexual nature.
- An amount of money or credit, especially given as a loan, or paid before it is due; an advancement.
- An addition to the price; rise in price or value.
adj
verb
- To reach; to arrive at.
- To total; to amount to.
- To devote attention to in due course; to come around to.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see come, to.
- To stop a sailing vessel, especially by turning into the wind. See also come about.
- To befall; to happen to; to come upon.
- To seek help from.
- To recover consciousness after fainting etc.
- To regard or specifically pertain to.
prep_phrase
adj
- Coming or directed along the side.
- Expensive to the extent of being paid through a loan.
- Of an indirect ancestral relationship, as opposed to lineal descendency.
- Acting in an indirect way.
- Parallel, along the same vein, side by side.
- Being aside from the main subject, target, or goal.
- Relating to a collateral in the sense of an obligation or security.
- Corresponding; accompanying, concomitant.
- Having the phloem and xylem adjacent.
noun
- Printed materials or content of electronic media used to enhance sales of products (short form of collateral material).
- A security or guarantee (usually an asset) pledged for the repayment of a loan if one cannot procure enough funds to repay.
- A thinner blood vessel providing an alternate route to blood flow in case the main vessel becomes occluded.
- A branch of a bodily part or system of organs.
noun
- The act of approaching or entering; an advance.
- Connection to or communication with a computer program or to the Internet.
- An outburst of an emotion; a paroxysm; a fit of passion.
- Complicity or assent.
- Admission to sexual intercourse.
- A way or means of approaching or entering; an entrance; a passage.
- The right or ability of approaching or entering; admittance; admission; accessibility.
- An onset, attack, or fit of disease; an ague fit.
- The right of a noncustodial parent to visit their child.
- The quality of being easy to approach or enter.
- The process of locating data in memory.
verb
noun
- Movement onwards or forwards or towards a specific objective or direction; advance.
- Specifically, advancement to a higher or more developed state; development, growth.
- An official journey made by a monarch or other high personage; a state journey, a circuit.
- Movement or advancement through a series of events, or points in time; development through time.
- Science has made extraordinary progress in the last fifty years.
verb
verb
noun
- A rod or staff of office, e.g. of a verger.
- The grassy area between the footpath and the street; a tree lawn; a grassed strip running alongside either side of an outback road.
- The stick or wand with which persons were formerly admitted tenants, by holding it in the hand and swearing fealty to the lord. Such tenants were called tenants by the verge.
- An edge or border.
- An old measure of land: a virgate or yardland.
- The spindle of a watch balance, especially one with pallets, as in the old vertical escapement.
- The shaft of a column, or a small ornamental shaft.
- A circumference; a circle; a ring.
- An extreme limit beyond which something specific will happen.
- The eaves or edge of the roof that projects over the gable of a roof.
adj
- Acting or moving oppositely to the desired direction of progress.
- Acting or moving in the direction opposite to the usual direction of movement.
- Of a pawn, further behind than pawns of the same colour on adjacent files and unable to be moved forward safely.
- Further behind the batsman's popping crease than something else.
- Late or behindhand.
- Situated toward or at the rear of something.
- Lacking progressive or enlightened thought; outdated.
- On that part of the field behind the batsman's popping crease.
- Slow to apprehend; having difficulties in learning.
- Reluctant or unable to advance or act.
- Acting or moving in the direction opposite to that in which someone or something is facing.
- Reversed in order or sequence.
- Of a culture, country, practice etc., undeveloped or unsophisticated.
noun
adv
- In a direction opposite to the usual direction of movement.
- In a direction opposite to that in which someone or something is facing or normally pointing.
- At, near or towards the rear of something.
- Oppositely to the desired direction of progress, or from a better to a worse state.
- In a reversed orientation; back to front.
- Toward or into the past;
- By way of reflection; reflexively.
- In a reversed order or sequence.
adj
- Ready to start or go (to); moving in the direction (of).
- That cannot stand alone as a free word.
- Very likely (to), certain to
- Unable to move in certain conditions; e.g. snowbound.
- Obliged (to).
- Constrained by a quantifier.
- Confined or restricted to a certain place; e.g. railbound.
verb
- To surround a territory or other geographical entity; to form the boundary of.
- To be the bound of.
- I bound the splint to my leg.
- To leap, move by jumping.
- The rabbit bounded down the lane.
- To cause to leap.
noun
noun
- approaching a particular destination; a coming closer; a narrowing of a gap
- a rule for limiting or ending debate in a deliberative body
- a Gestalt principle of organization holding that there is an innate tendency to perceive incomplete objects as complete and to close or fill gaps and to perceive asymmetric stimuli as symmetric
- something settled or resolved; the outcome of decision making
- an obstruction in a pipe or tube
- the act of blocking
- termination of operations
verb
verb
- To approach; to come near to; to verge (with on or upon).
- To put a border on something.
- To form a border around; to bound.
- To touch at a border (with on, upon, or with).
- To lie on, or adjacent to, a border of.
noun
- A string that is both a prefix and a suffix of another particular string.
- The outer edge of something.
- A strip of ground in which ornamental plants are grown.
- border morris or border dancing; a vigorous style of traditional English dance originating from villages along the border between England and Wales, performed by a team of dancers usually with their faces disguised with black makeup.
- The line or frontier area separating political or geographical regions.
- A decorative strip around the edge of something.
verb
- To press forward; to advance by pushing.
- To carry excessive sail in the hope of moving faster.
- To press together or collect in numbers
- To push, to press, to shove.
- To approach another ship too closely when it has right of way.
- To fill by pressing or thronging together
- To press by solicitation; to urge; to dun; hence, to treat discourteously or unreasonably.
- To press or drive together, especially into a small space; to cram.
noun
- A group of people congregated or collected into a close body without order.
- A fiddle.
- A group of people united or at least characterised by a common interest.
- The so-called lower orders of people; the populace, vulgar.
- Several things collected or closely pressed together; also, some things adjacent to each other.
noun
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