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prefix
- Around; about.
- About, regarding, concerning, over.
- By, near, next to, around, close to.
- On, upon, at, to, in contact with something.
- Forming verbs derived from nouns or adjectives, usually with the sense of "to make, become, or cause to be".
- Off, away, over, across
- As an intensifier; i.e. thoroughly, excessively; completely; utterly.
- All around; about; abundantly; all over.
prefix
adj
noun
adj
- preceding all others in time or space or degree
- highest in pitch or chief among parts or voices or instruments or orchestra sections
adv
- before another in time, space, or importance
- before anything else
- the initial time
- prominently forward
noun
- the first or highest in an ordering or series
- the first element in a countable series
- the time at which something is supposed to begin
- the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed at first of the bases in the infield (counting counterclockwise from home plate)
- an honours degree of the highest class
- the lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; used to start a car moving
adj
noun
- The relationship of preceding something in time or order.
- That which precedes something or someone (e.g. prior events, origin, ancestry).
- The length of time by which one event or time period precedes another.
- The relationship between a pronoun and its antecedent.
- A geologic process that explains how and why antecedent rivers can cut through mountain systems instead of going around them.
noun
adv
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
verb
- 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
- draw near
- 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
- 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
noun
prefix
prefix
- around, surrounding
- avoiding or avoidant
- beside, alongside
- near
- abnormal
- resembling
- false
- In isomeric benzene derivatives, having the two substituents in opposite (1,4) positions (compare ortho- and meta-)
- disability sport
- adjacent, next to
- unrecognized, unauthorized, or unsanctioned
- across, through, throughout
- parachute.
- incorrect
- above, over
- between
- beyond
- opposite of, on the far side of
- related or pertaining to
- affecting or concerning lower body
noun
verb
- To occur, fall, or come between, points of time, or events.
- To become involved in a situation, so as to alter or prevent an action.
- To say (something) in the middle of a conversation or discussion between other people, or to respond to a situation involving other people.
- To come between, or to be between, persons or things.
- In a suit to which one has not been made a party, to put forward a defense of one's interest in the subject matter.
- To occur or act as an obstacle or delay.
adj
- Of a period of time: having just gone by; previous.
- Following expressions of time to indicate how long ago something happened; ago.
- Having already happened; in the past; finished.
- Of a tense, expressing action that has already happened or a previously-existing state.
prep
- Beyond in place or quantity
- Any number of minutes after the last hour
- Having recovered or moved on from (a traumatic experience, etc.).
- No longer capable of.
- Passing by, especially without stopping or being delayed.
adv
noun
prep
- Upon; at the time of (and often because of).
- To the account or detriment of; denoting imprecation or invocation, or coming to, falling, or resting upon.
- So as to impact; against.
- Some time during the day of.
- Indicating a means of subsistence.
- Denoting performance or action by contact with the surface, upper part, or outside of anything; hence, by means of; with.
- Dealing with the subject of; about; concerning.
- In the possession of.
- Inside (a vehicle) for the purpose of travelling.
- Indicating the person experiencing an emotion, cold, thirst, hunger, etc.
- Expressing figurative placement or attachment.
- Supported by (the specified part of itself).
- Having identical domain and codomain.
- At or in (a certain region or location).
- Under the influence of (a drug).
- Generated by.
- Regularly taking (a drug).
- Positioned at the upper surface of, touching from above.
- Against; in opposition to.
- Indicating dependence or reliance.
- Covering.
- Engaged in or occupied with (an action or activity).
- Paid for by.
- Toward; for; indicating the object of an emotion.
- At the date of.
- Indicating the target of, or thing affected by, an event or action.
- In addition to; besides; indicating multiplication or succession in a series.
- Indicating a means or medium.
- By virtue of; with the pledge of.
- Because of, or due to.
- Near; adjacent to; alongside.
- Having Vⁿ as domain and V as codomain, for some set V and integer n.
- Without.
- Positioned at or resting against the outer surface of; attached to.
- So as to impart force to.
- Serving as a member of.
- At a given time after the start of something; at.
adj
- Destined, normally in the context of a challenge being accepted; involved, doomed.
- Acting in character.
- Fitted; covering; being worn.
- Acceptable, appropriate.
- Within the half of the field on the same side as the batsman's legs; the left side for a right-handed batsman.
- In the state of being active, functioning or operating.
- Having reached a base as a runner and being positioned there, awaiting further action from a subsequent batter.
- Of a stated part of something, oriented towards the viewer or other specified direction.
- Menstruating.
- Performing according to schedule; taking place.
verb
adv
- Of betting odds, denoting a better-than-even chance. See also odds-on.
- Along, forwards (continuing an action).
- To an operating state.
- In continuation, at length.
- So as to cover or be fitted.
noun
adj
- Of or relating to the sequence of time or to a particular time.
- Of or relating to time as distinguished from space.
- Of limited time, transient, passing, not perpetual, as opposed to eternal.
- Relating to or denoting time or tense.
- Of or situated in the temples of the head or the sides of the skull behind the orbits.
- Of or relating to the material world, as opposed to sacred or clerical.
- Lasting for a short time only.
noun
adv
- So as to follow in time or sequence something previously mentioned.
- In a time, place, rank or sequence closest or following.
- On the first subsequent occasion.
noun
adj
- Nearest in order, succession, or rank; immediately following (or sometimes preceding) in order.
- Nearest in place or position, having nothing similar intervening; adjoining.
- Nearest in relationship. (See also next of kin.)
det
prep
adv
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.
adj
- About, approximately; somewhat more than (an approximated round number).
- Scattered; occasional, infrequent; not forming part of a set or pattern.
- Used or employed for odd jobs.
- Left over or remaining (as a small amount) after counting, payment, etc.
- Numbered with an odd number.
- Without a corresponding mate in a pair or set; unmatched; (of a pair or set) mismatched.
- Not regular or planned.
- Differing from what is usual, ordinary or expected.
- Left over, remaining after the rest have been paired or grouped.
- Peculiar, singular and strange in looks or character; eccentric, bizarre.
- On the left.
- Out of the way, secluded.
- Numerically indivisible by two.
noun
prep
noun
- A roller derby match.
- A fighting competition.
- A bulge or widening in a musical instrument, such as either of the two characteristic bulges of a guitar.
- An assault (a fencing encounter) at which the score is kept.
- A boxing match.
- A period of something, especially one painful or unpleasant.
verb
adj
noun
name
prep
- Approximating
- Typical of
- In the manner of, similarly to
- Such as
- Similar to, reminiscent of
- As if there would be
- Used to ask for a description or opinion of someone or something
adj
conj
noun
- An individual vote showing support for, approval of, or enjoyment of, something posted on the Internet.
- The stroke that equalizes the number of strokes played by the opposing player or side.
- Something that a person likes (prefers).
- Someone similar to a given person, or something similar to a given object; a comparative; a type; a sort.
verb
- To prefer and maintain (an action) as a regular habit or activity.
- To be likely.
- To show support for, or approval of, something posted on the Internet by marking it with a vote.
- To want, desire. See also would like.
- To enjoy, be pleased by; favor; be in favor of.
- To find attractive; to prefer the company of; to have mild romantic feelings for.
- To accept as an input.
adv
particle
noun
- The assignment of something to a period of time that precedes it.
- Growth in which lateral branches develop from a lateral meristem, after the formation of a bud or following a period of dormancy, when the lateral meristem is split from a terminal meristem.
- A construction that consists of placing an element in a syntactic unit before that to which it would logically correspond.
- The anticipation of an objection to an argument.
- A so-called "preconception", i.e. a pre-theoretical notion which can lead to true knowledge of the world.
- The practice of placing information about the ending of a story near the beginning, as a literary device.
verb
- To center (around).
- To move in a circle.
- To circle or revolve around another object or position.
- To place an object (e.g. a satellite) into an orbit around a planet.
- To move around the general vicinity of something.
- To continue to follow and/or engage with someone via social media after breaking up with them.
noun
- A collection of points related by the evolution function of a dynamical system.
- A path for the ball on the outer edge of the playfield, usually connected so that the ball entering in one end will come out of the other.
- The subset of elements of a set X to which a given element can be moved by members of a specified group of transformations that act on X.
- A state of increased excitement, activity, or anger.
- A sphere of influence; an area or extent of activity, interest, or control.
- The path of an electron around an atomic nucleus.
- One complete circuit round an orbited body.
- The state of moving in an orbit.
- The area around the eye of a bird or other animal.
- The bony cavity in the skull of a vertebrate containing the eyeball.
adj
- Behind in time; indicating a time earlier than the true time.
- Lacking spirit; deficient in liveliness or briskness.
- Not happening in a short time; spread over a comparatively long time.
- Of reduced intellectual capacity; not quick to comprehend.
- Not busy; lacking activity.
- Taking a long time to move or go a short distance, or to perform an action; not quick in motion; proceeding at a low speed.
- Not hasty; not tending to hurry; acting with deliberation or caution.
adv
noun
verb
adj
- relating to or occurring in a term or fixed period of time
- of or relating to or situated at the ends of a delivery route
- being or situated at an end
noun
- station where transport vehicles load or unload passengers or goods
- a contact on an electrical device (such as a battery) at which electric current enters or leaves
- either extremity of something that has length
- electronic equipment consisting of a device providing access to a computer; has a keyboard and display
adj
prep
adj
- Weak; faint; feeling a sense of goneness.
- Dead.
- Of an arrow: wide of the mark.
- Used with a genitively constructed duration to indicate for how long a process has been developing, an action has been performed or a state has persisted; pregnant.
- Doomed, done for.
- Away, having left.
- Used up.
- No longer existing, having passed.
- Not fully aware of one's surroundings, often through intoxication or mental decline.
- Entirely given up to; infatuated with; used with on.
noun
- An interval of time between events.
- A decline or fall in standards.
- A common-law rule that if the person to whom property is willed were to die before the testator, then the gift would be ineffective.
- A pause in continuity.
- A marked decrease in air temperature with increasing altitude because the ground is warmer than the surrounding air.
- A fall or apostasy.
- A temporary failure; a slip.
- A termination of a right etc., through disuse or neglect.
- memory lapse
verb
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