English words for 'Ballistic.'
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prefix
noun
- Projectiles.
- A piece used for striking sparks from flint or ferrocerium.
- (countable, uncountable) An artificial metal produced from iron, harder and more elastic than elemental iron; used figuratively as a symbol of hardness.
- (figurative) Extreme hardness or resilience.
- (sewing, dialectal) A sewing needle; a knitting needle; a sharp metal stylus.
- (printing) An engraving plate.
- (uncountable, colors) The gray hue of this metal; steel-gray, or steel blue.
- Bladed or pointed weapons, as swords, javelins, daggers.
- (sewing) Pieces used to strengthen, support, or expand an item of clothing.
- (music, guitar) A type of slide used while playing the steel guitar.
- (sewing) A fringe of beads or decoration of this metal.
- Armor.
- (dialectal) A flat iron.
- A honing steel, a tool used to sharpen or hone metal blades.
- a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard
- knife sharpener consisting of a ridged steel rod
- an alloy of iron with small amounts of carbon; widely used in construction; mechanical properties can be varied over a wide range
adj
verb
- To harden or strengthen; to nerve or make obdurate; to fortify against.
- (dialectal) To press with a flat iron.
- To electroplate an item (particularly an engraving plate) with a layer of iron.
- To sharpen with a honing steel.
- To steelify; to turn iron into steel.
- To edge, cover, or point with steel.
- (literary or poetic) To give (something) the appearance of steel.
- cover, plate, or edge with steel
- get ready for something difficult or unpleasant
noun
- A target for shooting at with a projectile.
- Importance, noteworthiness. (Generally in postmodifier “of mark”.)
- An omen; a symptomatic indicator of something.
- (cooking) A specified level on a scale denoting gas-powered oven temperatures.
- A particular design or make of an item (now usually with following numeral).
- (historical) Similar half-pound units in other measurement systems, chiefly used for gold and silver.
- (product design/engineering) The model number of a device; a device model.
- (sports) The line indicating an athlete's starting-point.
- (historical) A half pound, a former English and Scottish currency equivalent to 13 shillings and fourpence and notionally equivalent to a mark of sterling silver.
- Badge or sign of honour, rank, or official station.
- (informal) The target or intended victim of a swindle, fixed game or con game; a gullible person; a professional wrestling fan who believes matches are legitimate contests rather than scripted or predetermined
- (historical) A former currency of Germany and West Germany.
- A stamp or other indication of provenance, quality etc.
- A visible impression or sign; a blemish, scratch, or stain, whether accidental or intentional.
- (nautical) One of the bits of leather or coloured bunting placed upon a sounding line at intervals of from two to five fathoms. (The unmarked fathoms are called "deeps".)
- (historical) A half pound, a traditional unit of mass equivalent to 226.8 g.
- An official note that is added to a record kept about someone's behavior or performance.
- A stone or post used to indicate position and guide travellers.
- (Commonwealth) A score for finding the correct answer, or other academic achievement; the sum of such points gained as out of a possible total.
- (heading) Attention.
- An indication or sign used for reference or measurement.
- (historical) A common, or area of common land, especially among early Germanic peoples.
- (logic) A characteristic or essential attribute; a differential.
- A sign or brand on a person.
- A score for a sporting achievement.
- A written character or sign.
- Limit or standard of action or fact.
- A characteristic feature.
- (Rugby football, Australian rules football) A catch of the ball directly from a kick of 10 metres or more without having been touched in transit, resulting in a free kick.
- (historical) Other similar currencies notionally equal to a mark of silver or gold.
- a reference point to shoot at
- a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance)
- a written or printed symbol (as for punctuation)
- a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
- a visible indication made on a surface
- formerly the basic unit of money in Germany
- an indication of damage
- the impression created by doing something unusual or extraordinary that people notice and remember
- a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
- a symbol of disgrace or infamy
- something that exactly succeeds in achieving its goal
- a marking that consists of lines that cross each other
- a distinguishing symbol
verb
- (of people) To assign (someone) to a particular category or class.
- To hold (someone) in one's line of sight.
- (imperative, marching) Alternative form of march.
- To create an indication of (a location).
- To be a point in time or space at which something takes place; to accompany or be accompanied by (an event, action, etc.); to coincide with.
- To create (a mark) on a surface.
- (of people) To choose or intend (someone) for a particular end or purpose.
- (sports) To follow a player not in possession of the ball when defending, to prevent them receiving a pass easily.
- (figurative) To have a long-lasting negative impact on (someone or something).
- To indicate (something) in writing or by other symbols.
- (Australian rules football) To catch the ball directly from a kick of 15 metres or more without having been touched in transit, resulting in a free kick.
- (Canada, UK) To indicate the correctness of and give a score to (a school assignment, exam answers, etc.).
- (singing) To sing softly, sometimes an octave lower than usual, in order to protect one's voice during a rehearsal.
- To be typical or characteristic of (something).
- To leave a mark (often an undesirable or unwanted one) on (something).
- (golf) To put a marker in the place of one's ball.
- (dated except in the phrase "mark my words") To focus one's attention on (something or someone); to pay attention to, to take note of.
- To put a mark on (something); to make (something) recognizable by a mark; to label or write on (something).
- (transitive, intransitive) To keep account of; to enumerate and register; to keep score.
- To distinguish (one person or thing from another).
- To be an indication of (something); to show where (something) is located.
- (of things) To identify (someone as a particular type of person or as having a particular role).
- To record that (someone) has a particular status.
- To celebrate or acknowledge (an event) through an action of some kind.
- remove from a list
- notice or perceive
- insert punctuation marks into
- put a check mark on or near or next to
- assign a grade or rank to, according to one's evaluation
- make underscoring marks
- be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait; sometimes in a very positive sense
- mark with a scar
- celebrate by some ceremony or observation
- attach a tag or label to
- to accuse or condemn or openly or formally or brand as disgraceful
- make or leave a mark on
- establish as the highest level or best performance
- make small marks into the surface of
- designate as if by a mark
noun
- A concentrated discharge of projectile weapons.
- An artificial obstruction, such as a dam, in a river designed to increase its depth or to divert its flow.
- (by extension) An overwhelming outburst of words, especially of criticism.
- Type of firework containing a mixture of firework types in one single-ignition package.
- (fencing) A "next hit wins" contest to determine the winner of a bout in case of a tie.
- (military) A heavy curtain of artillery fire directed in front of one's own troops to screen and protect them.
- the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target
- the rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communication (spoken or written)
verb
noun
- The result of launching a projectile or bullet.
- the act of firing a projectile
- a solid missile discharged from a firearm
- (uncountable, athletics) The athletics event of shot put.
- (uncommon) Any injection.
- Someone who shoots (a gun, longbow, etc.); a person reckoned as to their aim.
- A remark or comment, especially one which is critical or insulting.
- (fisheries) A cast of one or more nets.
- (US federal prison system) Written documentation of a behavior infraction.
- (baseball, informal) A home run that scores one, two, or three runs (a four run home run is usually referred to as a grand slam).
- (countable, athletics) The heavy iron ball used for the shot put.
- (fisheries) A place or spot for setting nets.
- A single serving of espresso.
- (sports) The act of launching a ball or similar object toward a goal.
- A measure of alcohol, usually spirits, as taken either from a shot-glass or directly from the bottle, equivalent to about 44 milliliters or 1.5 ounces. ("pony shot"= 30 milliliters; 1 fluid ounce)
- (slang, sports, US) A punch or other physical blow.
- (figurative) An opportunity or attempt.
- (US, Canada, Australia, medicine) A vaccination; an injection for the purpose of vaccination.
- (uncountable, military, historical) Metal or stone balls (or similar), not necessarily small, used as ammunition.
- (photography, film) A single snapshot or an unbroken sequence of photographic film exposures, or the digital equivalent; an unedited sequence of frames.
- A charge to be paid, a scot or shout.
- (uncountable) Small metal balls, or other hard objects of various shapes, used as ammunition, especially in shotgun shells or artillery shells.
- (fisheries) A single draft or catch of fish made.
- (sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand
- a small drink of liquor
- an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect
- an estimate based on little or no information
- the act of putting a liquid into the body by means of a syringe
- an attempt to score in a game
- a consecutive series of pictures that constitutes a unit of action in a film
- an explosive charge used in blasting
- a blow hard enough to cause injury
- an informal photograph; usually made with a small hand-held camera
- the launching of a missile or spacecraft to a specified destination
- informal words for any attempt or effort
- a person who shoots (usually with respect to their ability to shoot)
- a chance to do something
- sports equipment consisting of a heavy metal ball used in the shot put
- throwing the basketball toward the hoop
adj
intj
verb
noun
- a projectile that is fired from a gun
- A projectile, usually of metal, shot from a gun at high speed.
- (baseball) a pitch thrown with maximum velocity
- a high-speed passenger train
- (banking, finance) A large scheduled repayment of the principal of a loan; a balloon payment.
- (chess, uncountable) Ellipsis of bullet chess.
- (slang) One year of prison time.
- A young or little bull; a male calf.
- (Canada, US, horse racing) The best workout time at a track on a given day at a specific distance, traditionally marked by a printer's bullet.
- Ammunition for a sling or slingshot which has been manufactured for such use.
- A rejection letter, as for employment, admission to a school or a competition.
- (slang) An ace (the playing card).
- (fishing) A plumb or sinker.
- Ellipsis of bullet vibrator.
- (attributive) Very fast (speedy).
- (informal) An entire round of unfired ammunition for a firearm, including the projectile, the cartridge casing, the propellant charge, etc.
- (Ireland, particularly Northern Ireland) The heavy projectile thrown in a game of road bowling.
- A notation used on pop music charts to indicate that a song is climbing in the rankings.
- (figuratively) Anything that is projected extremely fast.
- (Australia) A roughly bullet-shaped sweet consisting of a cylinder of liquorice covered in chocolate.
- (typography) A printed symbol in the form of a solid circle ⟨•⟩, often used to mark items in a list.
verb
- (slang, transitive) To fire from a job; to dismiss.
- (transitive, slang, rare) To inflict bullet shots upon.
- (transitive, informal) To make a shot, especially with great speed.
- (intransitive, informal) To speed, like a bullet.
- (transitive, informal) To draw attention to (text) by, or as if by, placing a graphic bullet in front of it.
noun
- a projectile that is fired from a gun
- any of various terrestrial gastropods having an elongated slimy body and no external shell
- (boxing) a blow with the fist
- an amount of an alcoholic drink (usually liquor) that is poured or gulped
- a unit of mass equal to the mass that accelerates at 1 foot/sec/sec when acted upon by a force of 1 pound; approximately 14.5939 kilograms
- a counterfeit coin
- a strip of type metal used for spacing
- an idle slothful person
- A hard blow, usually with the fist.
- A solid block or piece of roughly shaped metal.
- A counterfeit coin, especially one used to steal from vending machines.
- (regional) A stranger picked up as a passenger to enable legal use of high occupancy vehicle lanes.
- (journalism) A title, name or header, a catchline, a short phrase or title to indicate the content of a newspaper or magazine story for editing use.
- (television editing) A black screen used to separate broadcast items.
- (herpetology) An infertile egg of a reptile.
- A motile pseudoplasmodium formed by amoebae working together.
- (web development, SEO) The last part of a clean URL, the displayed resource name, similar to a filename.
- A discrete mass of a material that moves as a unit, usually through another material.
- (US, slang, District of Columbia) A hitchhiking commuter.
- A ship that sails slowly.
- (rail transport) An accessory to a diesel-electric locomotive, used to increase adhesive weight and allow full power to be applied at a lower speed. It has trucks with traction motors, but lacks a prime mover, being powered by electricity from the mother locomotive, and may or may not have a control cab.
- Any of many gastropod mollusks, having no (or only a rudimentary) shell.
- (screenwriting) A block of text at the beginning of a scene that sets up the scene's location, characters, etc.
- A bullet or other projectile fired from a firearm; in modern usage, generally refers to a shotgun slug.
- A shot of a drink, usually alcoholic.
- (physics, rare) The imperial (English) unit of mass that accelerates by 1 foot per second squared (1 ft/s²) when a force of one pound-force (lbf) is exerted on it.
- (letterpress typography) A piece of type metal imprinted by a linotype machine; also a black mark placed in the margin to indicate an error; also said in application to typewriters; type slug.
verb
- be idle; exist in a changeless situation
- strike heavily, especially with the fist or a bat
- (intransitive, of a bullet) To become reduced in diameter, or changed in shape, by passing from a larger to a smaller part of the bore of the barrel.
- (transitive) To load with a slug or slugs.
- To take part in casual carpooling; to form ad hoc, informal carpools for commuting, essentially a variation of ride-share commuting and hitchhiking.
- To drink quickly; to gulp; to down.
- To make sluggish.
- (transitive) To hit very hard, usually with the fist.
noun
- The process of firing ball-like projectiles.
- The act of winding into a ball.
- (poultry) The accumulation of soil on the feet of a bird, a process that eventually leads to infection.
- (beekeeping) An incident when worker bees surround a queen bee, usually leading to her death by suffocation or starvation.
- The measurement on a hydrometer of the amount of sugar in a liquid.
- The act or process of using a wrecking ball.
- The accumulation of material such as snow or mud under the feet of a horse.
- The act of wrapping something up.
- The act of curling up.
- (African-American Vernacular, slang) Synonym of sexual intercourse.
- The act of scouring out a pipe or drain by forcing rocks or similar items through it with high-pressure water.
- The act of forcing a bolus of medicine down the throat of an animal.
- Aggregation into clumps or balls;
- The act of cutting the roots (of a tree) about six inches from the stem, wrapping roots and soil in a sack, then tying the sack with twine.
adj
verb
noun
- A match used in firing guns or blasting.
- (set theory) A small model of (a fragment of) Zermelo-Fraenkel set theory with desirable properties (depending on the context).
- (historical) A small cushion for a woman's hair.
- A quiet or shy person.
- (computing) An input device that is moved over a pad or other flat surface to produce a corresponding movement of a pointer on a graphical display.
- (nautical) A turn or lashing of spun yarn or small stuff, or a metallic clasp or fastening, uniting the point and shank of a hook to prevent its unhooking or straightening out.
- Part of a hind leg of beef, next to the round.
- (computing) A pointer.
- A rodent, typically having a small body, dark fur, and a long tail.
- Any small rodent of the genus Mus.
- (boxing) A facial hematoma or black eye.
- a hand-operated electronic device that controls the coordinates of a cursor on your computer screen as you move it around on a pad; on the bottom of the device is a ball that rolls on the surface of the pad
- person who is quiet or timid
- a swollen bruise caused by a blow to the eye
- any of numerous small rodents typically resembling diminutive rats having pointed snouts and small ears on elongated bodies with slender usually hairless tails
verb
- (intransitive) To hunt or catch mice (the rodents), usually of cats. [from 12th c.]
- (intransitive, computing) To navigate by means of a computer mouse.
- (intransitive) To move cautiously or furtively, in the manner of a mouse (the rodent) (frequently used in the phrasal verb to mouse around).
- (transitive, nautical) To close the mouth of a hook by a careful binding of marline or wire.
- manipulate the mouse of a computer
- to go stealthily or furtively
noun
- A collision of a projectile with the target.
- (Internet) A measured visit to a web site, a request for a single file from a web server.
- Something very successful, such as a song, film, or video game, that receives widespread recognition and acclaim.
- (baseball) The complete play, when the batter reaches base without the benefit of a walk, error, or fielder’s choice.
- (backgammon) A game won after the adversary has removed some of his men. It counts for less than a gammon.
- A premeditated murder done for criminal or political purposes.
- (backgammon) A move that throws one of the opponent's men back to the entering point.
- In the game of Battleship, a correct guess at where one's opponent ship is.
- An attack on a location, person or people.
- (figuratively) A blow; a calamitous or damaging occurrence.
- (computing, Internet) A match found by searching a computer system or search engine
- An approximately correct answer in a test set.
- A blow; a punch; a striking against; the collision of one body against another; the stroke that touches anything.
- (colloquial) A dose of an illegal or addictive drug.
- the act of contacting one thing with another
- a connection made via the internet to another website
- a conspicuous success
- (physics) a brief event in which two or more bodies come together
- a dose of a narcotic drug
- a murder carried out by an underworld syndicate
- (baseball) when a batter strikes a pitched ball into fair territory and arrives safely on base (without an error or a fielder's choice being made by the defense)
verb
- hit with a missile from a weapon
- (backgammon) To take up, or replace by a piece belonging to the opposing player; said of a single unprotected piece on a point.
- (transitive) To affect negatively.
- (transitive, US, slang) To have sex with.
- (figurative, ambitransitive) To affect someone, as if dealing a blow to that person.
- (figuratively) To attack.
- (transitive, slang) To kill a person, usually on the instructions of a third party.
- To guess; to light upon or discover.
- (intransitive, baseball) To come up to bat.
- (intransitive) To meet or reach what was aimed at or desired; to succeed, often by luck.
- (transitive, colloquial) To switch on or switch off (lights).
- (transitive, informal) To reach or achieve.
- (transitive) To activate a button or key by pressing and releasing it.
- (transitive) To administer a blow to, directly or with a weapon or missile.
- (transitive) To come into contact with forcefully and suddenly.
- (transitive, military) To attack, especially amphibiously.
- (transitive, informal) To encounter an obstacle or other difficulty.
- (transitive) To manage to touch (a target) in the right place.
- (transitive, US, slang) To inhale an amount of smoke from a narcotic substance, particularly marijuana.
- (transitive, music, informal) To commence playing.
- (transitive, card games) In blackjack, to deal a card to.
- (transitive, colloquial) To briefly visit.
- (transitive, bodybuilding) To work out.
- (intransitive) To strike against something.
- (transitive, bodybuilding) (of an exercise) to affect, to work a body part.
- (transitive, computing, programming) To use; to connect to.
- reach a destination, either real or abstract
- cause to experience suddenly
- hit against; come into sudden contact with
- hit the intended target or goal
- affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely
- make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target
- deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument
- drive something violently into a location
- cause to move by striking
- kill intentionally and with premeditation
- produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments
- pay unsolicited and usually unwanted sexual attention to
- encounter by chance
- reach a point in time, or a certain state or level
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noun
noun
noun
- A spherical projectile fired from a smoothbore cannon.
- a solid projectile that in former times was fired from a cannon
- (tennis) A served ball that travels with great speed and describes little or no arc in flight.
- (diving) The act of jumping (typically into a swimming pool) with the legs bent and the arms wrapped around the knees to create a large splash, mimicking the flight and shape of a cannonball.
- (slang, figuratively) Something that moves fast, especially a fast train.
- An explosive-filled hollow iron sphere fused through a hole and intended to explode at a calculated distance rather than explode on impact.
verb
verb
- fire a weapon with a loud explosive noise
- appear suddenly or unexpectedly; happen unexpectedly
- cause to burst with a loud, explosive sound
- put or thrust suddenly and forcefully
- burst open with a sharp, explosive sound
- hit or strike
- bulge outward
- release suddenly
- take drugs, especially orally
- drink down entirely
- cause to make a sharp explosive sound
- make a sharp explosive noise
- hit a pop-fly
- (intransitive, vulgar, slang) To ejaculate; to orgasm.
- (transitive, slang) To pawn (something) (to raise money).
- (transitive, slang) To shoot (usually somebody) with a firearm.
- (intransitive, slang) To give birth.
- (intransitive, with in, out, upon, etc.) To enter, or issue forth, with a quick, sudden movement; to move from place to place suddenly; to dart.
- (transitive, computing) To remove (a data item) from the top of a stack.
- (intransitive) To make a pop, or sharp, quick sound.
- (transitive, informal) To perform (a move or stunt) while riding a board or vehicle.
- (transitive, UK, Australia) To place (something) (somewhere); to move or position (something) with a short movement.
- (intransitive, of the ears) To undergo equalization of pressure when the Eustachian tubes open.
- (African-American Vernacular) To sexually penetrate.
- (ergative) To burst (something) with a popping sound.
- (transitive, slang) To arrest.
- (dance) To perform the popping style of dance.
- (intransitive) To stand out; to be distinctive to the senses.
- (music) To pull a string away from the fretboard and release it so that it snaps back.
- (transitive) To hit (something or someone).
- (intransitive, often with over, round, along, in, etc.) To make a short trip or visit.
- (transitive, slang) To swallow or consume (especially a tablet of a drug, sometimes extended to other small items such as sweets or candy).
- (African-American Vernacular, slang) To occur or happen.
adj
noun
- a sharp explosive sound as from a gunshot or drawing a cork
- an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
- a sweet drink containing carbonated water and flavoring
- music of general appeal to teenagers; a bland watered-down version of rock'n'roll with more rhythm and harmony and an emphasis on romantic love
- (colloquial) A lollipop.
- (US, mostly in plural) A small, immature peanut, boiled as a snack.
- (colloquial, in the phrase "a pop") A quantity dispensed; a portion; apiece.
- (Russian Orthodoxy, uncommon) A Russian Orthodox parish priest.
- (physics) The sixth derivative of the position vector with respect to time (after velocity, acceleration, jerk, jounce, crackle), i.e. the rate of change of crackle.
- A bird, the European redwing.
- (computing) The removal of a data item from the top of a stack.
- (countable) A loud, sharp sound, as of a cork coming out of a bottle, especially when the contents are pressurized by fizziness.
- Population.
- (professional wrestling slang) A (usually very) loud audience reaction.
- Something that stands out or is distinctive to the mind or senses.
- Pop music.
- (colloquial) Ellipsis of freeze pop.
- (music) The pulling of a string away from the fretboard and releasing it so that it snaps back.
- (uncountable, regional, Midwestern US, Canada, Inland Northern American, Midlands, Northwestern US, Western Pennsylvania, Northern England) An effervescent or fizzy drink, most frequently nonalcoholic; soda pop.
- (colloquial, endearing) One's father.
- A pop shot: a quick, possibly unaimed, shot with a firearm.
- (countable, regional, Midwestern US, Inland Northern American, Northwestern US, Canada, Western Pennsylvania) A bottle, can, or serving of effervescent or fizzy drink, most frequently nonalcoholic; a soda pop.
adv
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noun
- projectiles to be fired from a gun
- information that can be used to attack or defend a claim or argument or viewpoint
- any nuclear or chemical or biological material that can be used as a weapon of mass destruction
- Articles used in charging firearms and ordnance of all kinds; as powder, balls, shot, shells, percussion caps, rockets, etc.
- (figurative) Arguments and information that can be used against the other party in a conflict.
verb
noun
- The simultaneous firing of a number of missiles or bullets; the projectiles so fired.
- (cricket) A sending of the ball full to the top of the wicket.
- A burst or emission of many things at once.
- (sports) The flight of a ball just before it bounces.
- (sports) A shot in which the ball is played before it hits the ground.
- a tennis return made by hitting the ball before it bounces
- rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms
verb
- (intransitive) To be fired in a volley
- (transitive) To fire a volley of shots
- To sound together
- (sports, intransitive) To make a volley
- (sports, transitive) To hit the ball before it touches the ground
- utter rapidly
- discharge in, or as if in, a volley
- hit before it touches the ground
- be dispersed in a volley
- make a volley
noun
- A deviation from the line of fire, peculiar to obloid projectiles.
- (mining) Of a boring or a driven tunnel: deviation from the intended course.
- Anything driven at random.
- A slightly tapered tool of steel for enlarging or shaping a hole in metal, by being forced or driven into or through it; a broach.
- Driftwood included in flotsam washed up onto the beach.
- The angle which the line of a ship's motion makes with the meridian, in drifting.
- (mining) In a coal mine, a heading driven for exploration or ventilation.
- (cricket) A sideways movement of the ball through the air, when bowled by a spin bowler.
- (mining) A heading driven through a seam of coal.
- (uncountable, film) The situation where a performer gradually and unintentionally moves from their proper location within the scene.
- That which is driven, forced, or urged along.
- A tool used to insert or extract a removable pin made of metal or hardwood, for the purpose of aligning and/or securing two pieces of material together.
- In the New Forest National Park, UK, the bi-annual round-up of wild ponies in order to sell them.
- The distance through which a current flows in a given time.
- (mining) A passage driven or cut between shaft and shaft; a driftway; a small subterranean gallery.
- (architecture) The horizontal thrust or pressure of an arch or vault upon the abutments.
- The place in a deep-waisted vessel where the sheer is raised and the rail is cut off, and usually terminated with a scroll, or driftpiece.
- (mining) A sloping winze or road to the surface, for purposes of haulage.
- (mining) An adit or tunnel driven forward for purposes of exploration or exploitation; generally eventually to a dead end.
- A mass of matter which has been driven or forced onward together in a body, or thrown together in a heap, etc., especially by wind or water.
- The difference between the size of a bolt and the hole into which it is driven, or between the circumference of a hoop and that of the mast on which it is to be driven.
- The tendency of an act, argument, course of conduct, or the like; object aimed at or intended; intention; hence, also, import or meaning of a sentence or discourse; aim.
- Course or direction along which anything is driven; setting.
- The distance between the two blocks of a tackle.
- A place (a ford) along a river where the water is shallow enough to permit crossing to the opposite side.
- The act or motion of drifting; the force which impels or drives; an overpowering influence or impulse.
- A drove or flock, as of cattle, sheep, birds.
- A tool used to pack down the composition contained in a rocket, or like firework.
- A collection of loose earth and rocks, or boulders, which have been distributed over large portions of the earth's surface, especially in latitudes north of forty degrees, by the retreat of continental glaciers, such as that which buries former river valleys and creates young river valleys.
- The distance a vessel is carried off from her desired course by the wind, currents, or other causes.
- Slow, cumulative change.
- (uncountable) Minor deviation of audio or video playback from its correct speed.
- the pervading meaning or tenor
- a process of linguistic change over a period of time
- a general tendency to change (as of opinion)
- a horizontal (or nearly horizontal) passageway in a mine
- the gradual departure from an intended course due to external influences (as a ship or plane)
- a large mass of material that is heaped up by the wind or by water currents
- a force that moves something along
verb
- (intransitive) To accumulate in heaps by the force of wind; to be driven into heaps.
- (transitive) To drive into heaps.
- (transitive) To drive or carry, as currents do a floating body.
- (automotive) To oversteer a vehicle, causing loss of traction, while maintaining control from entry to exit of a corner. See Drifting (motorsport).
- (transitive, engineering) To enlarge or shape, as a hole, with a drift.
- (intransitive) To deviate gently from the intended direction of travel.
- (intransitive) To move haphazardly without any destination.
- (mining, US) To make a drift; to examine a vein or ledge for the purpose of ascertaining the presence of metals or ores; to follow a vein; to prospect.
- (intransitive) To move slowly, especially pushed by currents of water, air, etc.
- move in an unhurried fashion
- live unhurriedly, irresponsibly, or freely
- drive slowly and far afield for grazing
- vary or move from a fixed point or course
- be piled up in banks or heaps by the force of wind or a current
- move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
- be in motion due to some air or water current
- cause to be carried by a current
- wander from a direct course or at random
- be subject to fluctuation
noun
- (military) Initialism of hypervelocity projectile.
- Initialism of harassment and violence program.
- (medicine) Abbreviation of high volume plasma.
- Initialism of harassment and violence prevention.
- (chemical engineering) Abbreviation of high vapo(u)r pressure.
- (food, chemistry) Abbreviation of hydrolyzed vegetable protein.
- (physics) Abbreviation of hadronic vacuum polarization.
- Abbreviation of home visit(ing) program/project.
noun
- The ballistic trajectory of an arrow or other projectile.
- The act of fleeing.
- The act of flying.
- (collective) A collective term for doves or swallows.
- An instance of flying.
- An aerodynamic surface designed to guide such a projectile's trajectory.
- (engineering) The shaped material forming the thread of a screw.
- (cricket) The movement of a spinning ball through the air, with its speed, trajectory and drift.
- The feathers on an arrow or dart used to help it follow an even path.
- A floor which is reached by stairs or escalators.
- A group of canal locks with a short distance between them
- Several sample glasses of a specific wine varietal or other beverage. The pours are smaller than a full glass and the flight will generally include three to five different samples.
- A trip made by an aircraft, particularly one between two cities or countries, which is often planned or reserved in advance.
- (by extension) A comparable sample of beers or other drinks.
- (US, naval) A numbered subclass of a given class of warship, denoting incremental modernizations to the original design.
- An episode of imaginative thinking or dreaming.
- A paper airplane.
- An air force unit.
- A series of stairs between landings.
- (advertising, broadcasting) An advertising campaign of fixed length.
- a formation of aircraft in flight
- a scheduled trip by plane between designated airports
- a flock of flying birds
- the act of escaping physically
- passing above and beyond ordinary bounds
- a stairway (set of steps) between one floor or landing and the next
- an instance of traveling by air
- an air force unit smaller than a squadron
- the path followed by an object moving through space
verb
verb
- hit with a missile from a weapon
- kill by firing a missile
- defeat thoroughly
- (ornithology) To make the initial hole during the process of hatching from an egg.
- (transitive) To get the better of; to defeat by a narrow margin.
- (transitive) To remove the pips from.
- (transitive) To hit with a gunshot.
- (intransitive) To peep, to chirp.
noun
- a mark on a die or on a playing card (shape depending on the suit)
- a disease of poultry
- a radar echo displayed so as to show the position of a reflecting surface
- a minor nonspecific ailment
- a small hard seed found in some fruits
- Any of various respiratory diseases in birds, especially infectious coryza.
- One of a series of very short, electronically produced tones, used, for example, to count down the final few seconds before a given time or to indicate that a caller using a payphone needs to make further payment to continue the call.
- A spot of light or an inverted V indicative of a return of radar waves reflected from an object; a blip.
- (finance, currency trading) The smallest price increment between two currencies in foreign exchange (forex) trading.
- A spot; a speck.
- One of the spots or symbols on a playing card, domino, die, etc.
- (US, colloquial) Something or someone excellent, of high quality.
- A piece of rhizome with a dormant shoot of the lily of the valley plant, used for propagation
- (military, public service) One of the stylised version of the Bath star worn on the shoulder of a uniform to denote rank, e.g. of a soldier or a fireman.
verb
- hit with a missile from a weapon
- kill by firing a missile
- variegate by interweaving weft threads of different colors
- record on photographic film
- send forth suddenly, intensely, swiftly
- move quickly and violently
- throw dice, as in a crap game
- spend frivolously and unwisely
- measure the altitude of by using a sextant
- force or drive (a fluid or gas) into by piercing
- utter fast and forcefully
- run or move very quickly or hastily
- give an injection to
- cause a sharp and sudden pain in
- produce buds, branches, or germinate
- make a film or photograph of something
- throw or propel in a specific direction or towards a specific objective
- emit (as light, flame, or fumes) suddenly and forcefully
- fire a shot; release
- score
- (wrestling) To lunge.
- To protrude; to jut; to project; to extend.
- (transitive, intransitive, analogous) To photograph.
- (intransitive) To move very quickly and suddenly.
- (transitive) To fire (a projectile).
- (professional wrestling) To deviate from kayfabe, either intentionally or accidentally; to actually connect with unchoreographed fighting blows and maneuvers, or speak one's mind (instead of an agreed script).
- To variegate as if by sprinkling or intermingling; to color in spots or patches. (See shot silk on Wikipedia)
- (surfing) To ride a wave.
- (intransitive) To cause a weapon to discharge a projectile.
- (intransitive) To hunt birds, etc. with a gun.
- (carpentry) To plane straight; to fit by planing.
- (aviation) To carry out, or attempt to carry out (an approach to an airport runway).
- To drink (a shot of an alcoholic beverage).
- (transitive, intransitive, colloquial) To inject a drug (such as heroin) intravenously.
- (transitive, slang) To ejaculate.
- To go over or pass quickly through.
- (nautical) To move ahead by force of momentum, as a sailing vessel when the helm is put hard alee.
- (surveying) To measure the distance and direction to (a point).
- (intransitive, usually, as imperative) To begin to speak.
- To germinate; to bud; to sprout.
- (transitive) To hunt on (a piece of land); to kill game in or on.
- (transitive) To fire a projectile at (a person or target).
- (transitive) To tip (something, especially coal) down a chute.
- To grow; to advance.
- (transitive) To penetrate, like a missile; to dart with a piercing sensation.
- (transitive) To push or thrust a bolt quickly; hence, to open a lock.
- To push or thrust forward; to project; to protrude; often with out.
- To send out or forth, especially with a rapid or sudden motion; to cast with the hand; to hurl; to discharge; to emit.
- (transitive) To travel or ride on (breaking waves) rowards the shore.
- To carry out a seismic survey with geophones in an attempt to detect oil.
- (intransitive) To discharge a missile; said of a weapon.
- (informal, ditransitive) To send to someone.
- (transitive) To fire (a weapon that releases a projectile).
- To make the stated score.
- (transitive, intransitive, analogous, film, television) To film.
- (transitive, figurative) To dismiss or do away with.
- (card games) To shoot the moon.
- (gambling) To throw dice.
noun
- the act of shooting at targets
- a new branch
- A rush of water; a rapid.
- An inclined plane, either artificial or natural, down which timber, coal, ore, etc., are caused to slide; a chute.
- A seismic survey carried out with geophones in an attempt to detect oil.
- The emerging stem and embryonic leaves of a new plant.
- (card games) The act of taking all point cards in one hand.
- A hunt or shooting competition.
- The act of shooting; the discharge of a missile; a shot.
- (mining) A vein of ore running in the same general direction as the lode.
- (professional wrestling, slang) An event that is unscripted or legitimate.
- A shoat; a young pig.
- A photography session.
- (weaving) A weft thread shot through the shed by the shuttle; a pick.
intj
noun
- a cluster of small projectiles fired together from a cannon to produce a hail of shot
- any of various juicy fruit of the genus Vitis with green or purple skins; grow in clusters
- any of numerous woody vines of genus Vitis bearing clusters of edible berries
- (pathology) A mangy tumour on a horse's leg.
- (countable, uncountable) A dark purplish-red colour, the colour of many grapes.
- (countable) Any of various fruits or plants with varying resemblances to those of genus Vitis but belonging to other genera; their edibility varies.
- (US, naval slang) A purple-shirted technician responsible for refueling aircraft.
- (uncountable) Clipping of grapeshot.
- (countable) A small, round, smooth-skinned edible fruit, usually purple, red, or green, that grows in bunches on vines of genus Vitis.
- (Internet slang, euphemistic) Filter-avoidance spelling of rape.
- (countable, uncountable) A woody vine of genus Vitis that bears clusters of grapes; a grapevine.
- (African-American Vernacular, slang) A person's head.
adj
verb
- To pick grapes.
- Of livestock, to develop tubercules as a result of tuberculosis.
- To develop a texture with small grape-like clusters of a contaminant or foreign substance.
- (Internet slang, euphemistic) Filter-avoidance spelling of rape.
- (Northern UK) To grope.
- (Hong Kong) To envy (derived from "sour grapes" idiom).
noun
- Any sharp-pointed missile weapon, such as an arrow.
- a small narrow pointed missile that is thrown or shot
- (sometimes figurative) Anything resembling such a missile; something that pierces or wounds like such a weapon.
- Any of various species of hesperiid butterfly.
- A sudden or fast movement.
- (sewing) A fold that is stitched on a garment.
- A small object with a pointed tip at one end and feathers at the other, which is thrown at a target in the game of darts.
- A dace (fish) (Leuciscus leuciscus).
- (Australia, Canada, colloquial) A cigarette.
- A pointed missile weapon, intended to be thrown by the hand; for example, a short lance or javelin.
- (military) A dart-shaped target towed behind an aircraft to train shooters.
- a sudden quick movement
- a tapered tuck made in dressmaking
verb
- (transitive) To throw with a sudden effort or thrust; to hurl or launch.
- (intransitive) To fly or pass swiftly, like a dart; to move rapidly in one direction; to shoot out quickly.
- (transitive) To shoot with a dart, especially a tranquilizer dart.
- (intransitive) To start and run with speed; to shoot rapidly along.
- (transitive) To send forth suddenly or rapidly; to emit; to shoot.
- move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart
- move with sudden speed
- run or move very quickly or hastily
noun
- A metallic tube, as of a gun, from which a projectile is discharged.
- (music) The part of a clarinet which connects the mouthpiece and upper joint, and resembles a barrel.
- (US, specifically New England) A waste receptacle.
- Such a cask of a certain size, holding one-eighth of what a tun holds. (See a diagram comparing cask sizes.)
- The quantity which constitutes a full barrel: the volume or weight this represents varies by local law and custom.
- The ribs and belly of a horse or pony.
- (baseball) A statistic derived from launch angle and exit velocity of a ball hit in play.
- (biology) Any of the dark-staining regions in the somatosensory cortex of rodents, etc., where somatosensory inputs from the contralateral side of the body come in from the thalamus.
- (zoology) The hollow basal part of a feather.
- (television) A ceiling-mounted tube from which lights are suspended.
- (automotive) A venturi (in carburetion).
- (surfing) A wave that breaks with a hollow compartment.
- A solid drum, or a hollow cylinder or case
- (countable) A round (cylindrical) vessel, such as a cask, of greater length than breadth, and bulging in the middle, made of staves bound with hoops, and having flat ends (heads). The word is sometimes applied to a similar cylindrical container made of metal, usually called a drum.
- the quantity that a barrel (of any size) will hold
- a bulging cylindrical shape; hollow with flat ends
- a cylindrical container that holds liquids
- any of various units of capacity
- a tube through which a bullet travels when a gun is fired
verb
- (intransitive) To move quickly or in an uncontrolled manner.
- (poker slang) To bet consecutively on multiple streets.
- (intransitive) To assume the shape of a barrel; specifically, of the image on a computer display, television, etc., to exhibit barrel distortion, where the sides bulge outwards.
- (transitive) To put or to pack in a barrel or barrels.
- put in barrels
noun
- the act of firing a projectile
- killing someone by gunfire
- the act of one who, or that which, shoots
- a district in which people have the right to kill game with firearms
- (uncountable) the sport or activity of firing a gun or other weapon
- (countable) an instance of shooting with a gun or other weapon
- (Philippines, film, television) filming
- a sensation of darting pain
adj
verb
noun
- A cannon bit.
- (xiangqi) A piece which moves horizontally and vertically like a rook but captures another piece by jumping over a different piece in the line of attack.
- (US, slang) A pickpocket.
- Any similar device for shooting material out of a tube.
- (military, chiefly aviation) An autocannon.
- A complete assembly, consisting of an artillery tube and a breech mechanism, firing mechanism or base cap, which is a component of a gun, howitzer or mortar, which may include muzzle appendages.
- (historical) A large muzzle-loading artillery piece.
- (fandom slang) Misspelling of canon.
- (historical) A cylindrical item of plate armor protecting the arm, particularly one of a pair of such cylinders worn with a couter, the upper cannon protecting the upper arm and the lower cannon protecting the forearm.
- (baseball, figuratively, informal) The arm of a player who can throw well.
- (sports, billiards, snooker, pool) A carom.
- (cooking) A rolled and filleted loin of meat.
- (engineering) A hollow cylindrical piece carried by a revolving shaft, on which it may, however, revolve independently.
- A bone of a horse’s leg, between the fetlock joint and the knee or hock.
- (printing, uncountable) Alternative form of canon (“a large size of type”).
- a shot in billiards in which the cue ball contacts one object ball and then the other
- heavy automatic gun fired from an airplane
- (Middle Ages) a cylindrical piece of armor plate to protect the arm
- heavy gun fired from a tank
- a large artillery gun that is usually on wheels
- lower part of the leg extending from the hock to the fetlock in hoofed mammals
verb
adj
noun
- (firearms) Device used with muzzleloaders to push the projectile up against the propellant.
- (slang) An erect penis.
- Ranch or trail foreman, usually the first or second person in charge. The person responsible for getting the work done.
- a rod used to clean the barrel of a firearm
- a rod used to ram the charge into a muzzle-loading firearm
- a harshly demanding overseer
verb
noun
- A mark to be shot at; a target.
- (leather trades) The thickest and stoutest part of tanned oxhides, used for soles of boots, harness, trunks.
- A wooden cask for storing wine, usually containing 126 gallons.
- The end of a firearm opposite to that from which a bullet is fired.
- (Canada, US, Cumbria, Philippines, slang) The buttocks or anus (used as a minced oath in idiomatic expressions; less objectionable than arse/ass).
- (dialectal) The entire ground (range) on which archers' target practice takes place.
- The end of a connecting rod or other like piece, to which the boxing is attached by the strap, cotter, and gib.
- The blunt back part of an axehead or large blade. Also called the poll.
- A push, thrust, or sudden blow, given by the head; a head butt.
- The hut or shelter of the person who attends to the targets in rifle practice.
- (colloquial, Wales) Synonym of butty (“a friend or buddy”).
- (usually as "butt of (a) joke") A person at whom ridicule, jest, or contempt is directed.
- (Northern England) Any of various flatfish such as sole, plaice or turbot
- (lacrosse) The plastic or rubber cap used to cover the open end of a lacrosse stick's shaft in order to reduce injury.
- (slang, metonymic) Body; self.
- (slang) The whole buttocks and pelvic region that includes one's private parts.
- A piece of land left unplowed at the end of a field.
- (mechanical) A joint where the ends of two objects come squarely together without scarfing or chamfering.
- (US) A crust end-piece of a loaf of bread.
- (countable) A limit; a bound; a goal; the extreme bound; the end.
- The shoulder of an animal, especially the portion above the picnic, as a cut of meat.
- (carpentry) A kind of hinge used in hanging doors, etc., so named because it is attached to the inside edge of the door and butts against the casing, instead of on its face, like the strap hinge; also called butt hinge.
- The portion of a half-coupling fastened to the end of a hose.
- A thrust in fencing.
- (shipbuilding) The joint where two planks in a strake meet.
- (English units) An English measure of capacity for liquids, containing 126 wine gallons which is one-half tun.
- (slang) A used cigarette.
- the part of a plant from which the roots spring or the part of a stalk or trunk nearest the roots
- a joint made by fastening ends together without overlapping
- finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking
- the small unused part of something (especially the end of a cigarette that is left after smoking)
- a large cask (especially one holding a volume equivalent to 2 hogsheads or 126 gallons)
- thick end of the handle
- a victim of ridicule or pranks
- the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
- sports equipment consisting of an object set up for a marksman or archer to aim at
verb
- (transitive, intransitive, eastern Canada, parts of the northeastern US) To cut in line (in front of someone).
- (transitive) To strike bluntly, particularly with the head.
- To join at the butt, end, or outward extremity; to terminate; to be bounded; to abut.
- (intransitive) To strike bluntly with the head.
- to strike, thrust or shove against
- lie adjacent to another or share a boundary
- place end to end without overlapping
noun
- The act of firing a projectile, especially from a firearm.
- (military) The act of releasing a member of the armed forces from service.
- (medicine) The act of releasing an inpatient from hospital.
- The process of flowing out.
- (medicine, uncountable) Pus or exudate or mucus (but in modern usage not exclusively blood) from a wound or orifice, usually due to pathological or hormonal changes.
- (hydrology) The volume of water transported by a river in a certain amount of time, usually in units of m³/s (cubic meters per second).
- (electricity) The act of releasing an accumulated charge.
- The process of removing the load borne by something.
- (law) Release from liability, as granted to someone having served in a position of trust, such as to the officers and governors of a corporate body.
- The material thus released.
- The act of accomplishing (an obligation) or repaying a debt etc.; performance.
- the pouring forth of a fluid
- the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)
- the sudden giving off of energy
- the act of discharging a gun
- any of several bodily processes by which substances go out of the body
- a formal written statement of relinquishment
- a substance that is emitted or released
- electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field
- the act of venting
verb
- To send away (a creditor) satisfied by payment; to pay one's debt or obligation to.
- To let fly; to give expression to; to utter.
- (electricity) To release (an accumulated charge).
- To relieve of an office or employment; to send away from service; to dismiss.
- To free of a debt, claim, obligation, responsibility, accusation, etc.; to absolve; to acquit; to forgive; to clear.
- (military) To release (a member of the armed forces) from service.
- To unload a ship or another means of transport.
- (transitive, textiles) To bleach out or to remove or efface, as by a chemical process.
- (medicine) To release (an inpatient) from hospital.
- To operate (any weapon that fires a projectile, such as a shotgun or sling).
- To accomplish or complete, as an obligation.
- To release legally from confinement; to set at liberty.
- To set aside; to annul; to dismiss.
- To give forth; to emit or send out.
- To put forth, or remove, as a charge or burden; to take out, as that with which anything is loaded or filled.
- (logic) To release (an auxiliary assumption) from the list of assumptions used in arguments, and return to the main argument.
- To expel or let go.
- To let fly, as a missile; to shoot.
- remove the charge from
- remove (cargo, people, etc.) from and leave
- release from military service
- complete or carry out
- become empty or void of its content
- free from obligations or duties
- pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
- eliminate (a substance)
- go off or discharge
- cause to go off
- pour forth or release
noun
- An artillery bombardment.
- The removal of the shell from a nut, pea etc.
- (topology) An ordering of the facets of a boundary complex such that the intersection of each facet (other than the first) with the union of all preceding facets is homeomorphic to a ball or sphere. See Shelling (topology)
- (uncountable) Grain from which the husk has been removed.
- Shallow, irregular cracks that appear on the surface of a coating such as plaster or mortar.
- the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target
verb
noun
- a solid projectile that is shot by a musket
- round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games
- an object with a spherical shape
- a lavish dance requiring formal attire
- a spherical object used as a plaything
- a pitch that is not in the strike zone
- one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens
- a more or less rounded anatomical body or mass
- a compact mass
- a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs
- A jacketed non-expanding bullet, typically of military origin.
- (informal) A very enjoyable time.
- (rhythmic gymnastics, countable) An apparatus.
- (slang, countable, uncountable, singular only) One thousand US dollars.
- A competitive event among young African-American and Latin American LGBTQ+ people in which prizes are awarded for drag and similar performances. See ball culture.
- (sports, countable) An object that is the focus of many sports and games, in which it may be thrown, caught, kicked, bounced, rolled, chased, retrieved, hit with an instrument, spun, etc., usually roughly spherical or ovoid but whose size, weight, bounciness, colour, etc. differ according to the game
- A roundish, protuberant portion of some part of the body.
- A formal dance.
- The globe; the earthly sphere.
- (baseball, countable) A pitch that falls outside of the strike zone.
- (in the plural) Courage.
- (mathematics) The set of points in a topological space lying within some open set containing a given point.
- (mathematics) In 3-dimensional Euclidean space, the volume bounded by a sphere.
- (mildly vulgar, slang, usually in the plural) A testicle.
- (cricket, countable) A single delivery by the bowler, six of which make up an over.
- (farriery, historical) A large pill, a form in which medicine was given to horses; a bolus.
- (in the plural) Nonsense.
- (anatomy) The front of the bottom of the foot, just behind the toes.
- (mathematics) The set of points in a metric space of any number of dimensions lying within a given distance (the radius) of a given point.
- (printing, historical) A leather-covered cushion, fastened to a handle called a ballstock; formerly used by printers for inking the form, then superseded by the roller.
- (rhythmic gymnastics, metonymic) An apparatus program with a ball.
- (originally soccer, countable) a kick (or hit in e.g. field hockey) of the ball towards where one or more teammates is expected to be. (Distinguished from a pass by a longer distance travelled or less specific target point.)
- A solid or hollow sphere, or roughly spherical mass.
- (pinball, countable) An opportunity to launch the pinball into play.
- (uncountable) Any sport or game involving a ball; its play, literally or figuratively.
- A quantity of string, thread, etc., wound into a spherical shape.
verb
- form into a ball by winding or rolling
- to live very well
- (ambitransitive) To gather balls which cling to the feet or skis, as of damp snow or clay; to gather into balls.
- (transitive) To form or wind into a ball.
- (transitive, intransitive, US, vulgar) To have sexual intercourse (with).
- (slang) To play basketball.
- (transitive) To punish by affixing a ball and chain.
- (African-American Vernacular) To spend money extravagantly.
- (intransitive) To operate (a vehicle) at high speed (whether balls-out, balls to the wall, or ballin' the jack, each of which comes ultimately from ball via a different route).
- (metalworking) To heat in a furnace and form into balls for rolling.
- (slang, usually in present participle) To be hip or cool.
- (university slang) To reject from a fraternity or sorority. (Ellipsis of blackball).
- (transitive) Of bees: to kill (a wasp) by surrounding it in large numbers so as to raise its body heat.
intj
- (Australian rules football) An appeal by the crowd for holding the ball against a tackled player.
- (sports) An exclamation to inform players on an adjacent playing area that a loose ball from another game has entered their playing area; typically implies that play should be paused until the ball has been retrieved.
noun
- The deflection of a projectile at an angle.
- (accounting) Income minus expenses and depreciation (before tax).
- (UK) A start in a hunt or a race.
- A red herring; something intended to throw people off.
- A control that engages or disengages part of the mechanism on a device without having to turn the device off.
- Something that is done, made, or said informally, on the side, or off-the-cuff.
- Something that is flung or thrown off.
- (sports) A throw taken to resume play, such as after a goal or at the start of a period.
- Something that has been discarded; a castoff.
- A byproduct, spinoff, or incidental creation.
- A race in which a contestant is paid to deliberately lose.
- The act of flinging or throwing something off.
- (by extension) A discount on a debt or invoice due to a problem with the asset being paid for.
verb
noun
- Something that travels high in the air or with great speed; especially (sport), a hard shot.
- A blunt lance head used in jousting.
- (South East England, slang) A very physically attractive woman.
- A long vehicle or craft propelled by a rocket engine; a missile or rocket-propelled spacecraft.
- An engine operating similarly to the pyrotechnic, generating thrust by the expulsion of hot gases; a rocket engine.
- (uncountable) A leaf vegetable of species Eruca sativa or Eruca vesicaria.
- (UK slang, originally military) A severe reprimand; a telling-off.
- A cylindrical projectile that can be fired to a great height through combustion, (specifically) a type of firework of this form, typically exploding with light and colour; a skyrocket.
- (slang) An ace (the playing card).
- Rocket larkspur (Consolida regalis, syn. Delphinium consolida).
- (Scotland, slang) A stupid or crazy person.
- (countable) Any plant of the genus Eruca.
- propels bright light high in the sky, or used to propel a lifesaving line or harpoon
- erect European annual often grown as a salad crop to be harvested when young and tender
- a jet engine containing its own propellant and driven by reaction propulsion
- sends a firework display high into the sky
- any vehicle self-propelled by a rocket engine
verb
- (of a ranged weapon shot) To land or pass wildly off-target.
- (idiomatic, imperative) To go ahead; do as one pleases (used to grant permission for or to give endorsement of a suggestion or proposal, especially when the speaker is not interested in the outcome of the proposal).
- (idiomatic) To become very noisy and excited.
name
noun
- a solid missile discharged from a firearm
- a small rounded mass of a substance
- Compressed byproduct of digestion regurgitated by owls and many other birds of prey, which serves as a waste disposal mechanism for indigestible parts of food, such as fur and bones.
- A lead projectile used as ammunition in rifled air guns.
- A small, compressed, hard chunk of matter.
- (heraldry) A roundel sable (black circular spot).
- One of the short conductive tubes in a Pelletron particle accelerator.
verb
noun
- fire delivered on a target that is not itself used as the point of aim for the weapons
- The aiming and firing of a projectile without relying on a direct line of sight between the weapon and its target, especially at either very close ranges (such as mortar fire) or very far ranges (up to the limits of artillery range); the trajectories involved are steeper.
noun
verb
noun
- Projectiles.
- A piece used for striking sparks from flint or ferrocerium.
- (countable, uncountable) An artificial metal produced from iron, harder and more elastic than elemental iron; used figuratively as a symbol of hardness.
- (figurative) Extreme hardness or resilience.
- (sewing, dialectal) A sewing needle; a knitting needle; a sharp metal stylus.
- (printing) An engraving plate.
- (uncountable, colors) The gray hue of this metal; steel-gray, or steel blue.
- Bladed or pointed weapons, as swords, javelins, daggers.
- (sewing) Pieces used to strengthen, support, or expand an item of clothing.
- (music, guitar) A type of slide used while playing the steel guitar.
- (sewing) A fringe of beads or decoration of this metal.
- Armor.
- (dialectal) A flat iron.
- A honing steel, a tool used to sharpen or hone metal blades.
- a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard
- knife sharpener consisting of a ridged steel rod
- an alloy of iron with small amounts of carbon; widely used in construction; mechanical properties can be varied over a wide range
adj
verb
- To harden or strengthen; to nerve or make obdurate; to fortify against.
- (dialectal) To press with a flat iron.
- To electroplate an item (particularly an engraving plate) with a layer of iron.
- To sharpen with a honing steel.
- To steelify; to turn iron into steel.
- To edge, cover, or point with steel.
- (literary or poetic) To give (something) the appearance of steel.
- cover, plate, or edge with steel
- get ready for something difficult or unpleasant
noun
- A target for shooting at with a projectile.
- Importance, noteworthiness. (Generally in postmodifier “of mark”.)
- An omen; a symptomatic indicator of something.
- (cooking) A specified level on a scale denoting gas-powered oven temperatures.
- A particular design or make of an item (now usually with following numeral).
- (historical) Similar half-pound units in other measurement systems, chiefly used for gold and silver.
- (product design/engineering) The model number of a device; a device model.
- (sports) The line indicating an athlete's starting-point.
- (historical) A half pound, a former English and Scottish currency equivalent to 13 shillings and fourpence and notionally equivalent to a mark of sterling silver.
- Badge or sign of honour, rank, or official station.
- (informal) The target or intended victim of a swindle, fixed game or con game; a gullible person; a professional wrestling fan who believes matches are legitimate contests rather than scripted or predetermined
- (historical) A former currency of Germany and West Germany.
- A stamp or other indication of provenance, quality etc.
- A visible impression or sign; a blemish, scratch, or stain, whether accidental or intentional.
- (nautical) One of the bits of leather or coloured bunting placed upon a sounding line at intervals of from two to five fathoms. (The unmarked fathoms are called "deeps".)
- (historical) A half pound, a traditional unit of mass equivalent to 226.8 g.
- An official note that is added to a record kept about someone's behavior or performance.
- A stone or post used to indicate position and guide travellers.
- (Commonwealth) A score for finding the correct answer, or other academic achievement; the sum of such points gained as out of a possible total.
- (heading) Attention.
- An indication or sign used for reference or measurement.
- (historical) A common, or area of common land, especially among early Germanic peoples.
- (logic) A characteristic or essential attribute; a differential.
- A sign or brand on a person.
- A score for a sporting achievement.
- A written character or sign.
- Limit or standard of action or fact.
- A characteristic feature.
- (Rugby football, Australian rules football) A catch of the ball directly from a kick of 10 metres or more without having been touched in transit, resulting in a free kick.
- (historical) Other similar currencies notionally equal to a mark of silver or gold.
- a reference point to shoot at
- a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance)
- a written or printed symbol (as for punctuation)
- a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
- a visible indication made on a surface
- formerly the basic unit of money in Germany
- an indication of damage
- the impression created by doing something unusual or extraordinary that people notice and remember
- a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
- a symbol of disgrace or infamy
- something that exactly succeeds in achieving its goal
- a marking that consists of lines that cross each other
- a distinguishing symbol
verb
- (of people) To assign (someone) to a particular category or class.
- To hold (someone) in one's line of sight.
- (imperative, marching) Alternative form of march.
- To create an indication of (a location).
- To be a point in time or space at which something takes place; to accompany or be accompanied by (an event, action, etc.); to coincide with.
- To create (a mark) on a surface.
- (of people) To choose or intend (someone) for a particular end or purpose.
- (sports) To follow a player not in possession of the ball when defending, to prevent them receiving a pass easily.
- (figurative) To have a long-lasting negative impact on (someone or something).
- To indicate (something) in writing or by other symbols.
- (Australian rules football) To catch the ball directly from a kick of 15 metres or more without having been touched in transit, resulting in a free kick.
- (Canada, UK) To indicate the correctness of and give a score to (a school assignment, exam answers, etc.).
- (singing) To sing softly, sometimes an octave lower than usual, in order to protect one's voice during a rehearsal.
- To be typical or characteristic of (something).
- To leave a mark (often an undesirable or unwanted one) on (something).
- (golf) To put a marker in the place of one's ball.
- (dated except in the phrase "mark my words") To focus one's attention on (something or someone); to pay attention to, to take note of.
- To put a mark on (something); to make (something) recognizable by a mark; to label or write on (something).
- (transitive, intransitive) To keep account of; to enumerate and register; to keep score.
- To distinguish (one person or thing from another).
- To be an indication of (something); to show where (something) is located.
- (of things) To identify (someone as a particular type of person or as having a particular role).
- To record that (someone) has a particular status.
- To celebrate or acknowledge (an event) through an action of some kind.
- remove from a list
- notice or perceive
- insert punctuation marks into
- put a check mark on or near or next to
- assign a grade or rank to, according to one's evaluation
- make underscoring marks
- be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait; sometimes in a very positive sense
- mark with a scar
- celebrate by some ceremony or observation
- attach a tag or label to
- to accuse or condemn or openly or formally or brand as disgraceful
- make or leave a mark on
- establish as the highest level or best performance
- make small marks into the surface of
- designate as if by a mark
noun
- A concentrated discharge of projectile weapons.
- An artificial obstruction, such as a dam, in a river designed to increase its depth or to divert its flow.
- (by extension) An overwhelming outburst of words, especially of criticism.
- Type of firework containing a mixture of firework types in one single-ignition package.
- (fencing) A "next hit wins" contest to determine the winner of a bout in case of a tie.
- (military) A heavy curtain of artillery fire directed in front of one's own troops to screen and protect them.
- the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target
- the rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communication (spoken or written)
verb
noun
- The result of launching a projectile or bullet.
- the act of firing a projectile
- a solid missile discharged from a firearm
- (uncountable, athletics) The athletics event of shot put.
- (uncommon) Any injection.
- Someone who shoots (a gun, longbow, etc.); a person reckoned as to their aim.
- A remark or comment, especially one which is critical or insulting.
- (fisheries) A cast of one or more nets.
- (US federal prison system) Written documentation of a behavior infraction.
- (baseball, informal) A home run that scores one, two, or three runs (a four run home run is usually referred to as a grand slam).
- (countable, athletics) The heavy iron ball used for the shot put.
- (fisheries) A place or spot for setting nets.
- A single serving of espresso.
- (sports) The act of launching a ball or similar object toward a goal.
- A measure of alcohol, usually spirits, as taken either from a shot-glass or directly from the bottle, equivalent to about 44 milliliters or 1.5 ounces. ("pony shot"= 30 milliliters; 1 fluid ounce)
- (slang, sports, US) A punch or other physical blow.
- (figurative) An opportunity or attempt.
- (US, Canada, Australia, medicine) A vaccination; an injection for the purpose of vaccination.
- (uncountable, military, historical) Metal or stone balls (or similar), not necessarily small, used as ammunition.
- (photography, film) A single snapshot or an unbroken sequence of photographic film exposures, or the digital equivalent; an unedited sequence of frames.
- A charge to be paid, a scot or shout.
- (uncountable) Small metal balls, or other hard objects of various shapes, used as ammunition, especially in shotgun shells or artillery shells.
- (fisheries) A single draft or catch of fish made.
- (sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand
- a small drink of liquor
- an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect
- an estimate based on little or no information
- the act of putting a liquid into the body by means of a syringe
- an attempt to score in a game
- a consecutive series of pictures that constitutes a unit of action in a film
- an explosive charge used in blasting
- a blow hard enough to cause injury
- an informal photograph; usually made with a small hand-held camera
- the launching of a missile or spacecraft to a specified destination
- informal words for any attempt or effort
- a person who shoots (usually with respect to their ability to shoot)
- a chance to do something
- sports equipment consisting of a heavy metal ball used in the shot put
- throwing the basketball toward the hoop
adj
intj
verb
noun
- a projectile that is fired from a gun
- A projectile, usually of metal, shot from a gun at high speed.
- (baseball) a pitch thrown with maximum velocity
- a high-speed passenger train
- (banking, finance) A large scheduled repayment of the principal of a loan; a balloon payment.
- (chess, uncountable) Ellipsis of bullet chess.
- (slang) One year of prison time.
- A young or little bull; a male calf.
- (Canada, US, horse racing) The best workout time at a track on a given day at a specific distance, traditionally marked by a printer's bullet.
- Ammunition for a sling or slingshot which has been manufactured for such use.
- A rejection letter, as for employment, admission to a school or a competition.
- (slang) An ace (the playing card).
- (fishing) A plumb or sinker.
- Ellipsis of bullet vibrator.
- (attributive) Very fast (speedy).
- (informal) An entire round of unfired ammunition for a firearm, including the projectile, the cartridge casing, the propellant charge, etc.
- (Ireland, particularly Northern Ireland) The heavy projectile thrown in a game of road bowling.
- A notation used on pop music charts to indicate that a song is climbing in the rankings.
- (figuratively) Anything that is projected extremely fast.
- (Australia) A roughly bullet-shaped sweet consisting of a cylinder of liquorice covered in chocolate.
- (typography) A printed symbol in the form of a solid circle ⟨•⟩, often used to mark items in a list.
verb
- (slang, transitive) To fire from a job; to dismiss.
- (transitive, slang, rare) To inflict bullet shots upon.
- (transitive, informal) To make a shot, especially with great speed.
- (intransitive, informal) To speed, like a bullet.
- (transitive, informal) To draw attention to (text) by, or as if by, placing a graphic bullet in front of it.
noun
- a projectile that is fired from a gun
- any of various terrestrial gastropods having an elongated slimy body and no external shell
- (boxing) a blow with the fist
- an amount of an alcoholic drink (usually liquor) that is poured or gulped
- a unit of mass equal to the mass that accelerates at 1 foot/sec/sec when acted upon by a force of 1 pound; approximately 14.5939 kilograms
- a counterfeit coin
- a strip of type metal used for spacing
- an idle slothful person
- A hard blow, usually with the fist.
- A solid block or piece of roughly shaped metal.
- A counterfeit coin, especially one used to steal from vending machines.
- (regional) A stranger picked up as a passenger to enable legal use of high occupancy vehicle lanes.
- (journalism) A title, name or header, a catchline, a short phrase or title to indicate the content of a newspaper or magazine story for editing use.
- (television editing) A black screen used to separate broadcast items.
- (herpetology) An infertile egg of a reptile.
- A motile pseudoplasmodium formed by amoebae working together.
- (web development, SEO) The last part of a clean URL, the displayed resource name, similar to a filename.
- A discrete mass of a material that moves as a unit, usually through another material.
- (US, slang, District of Columbia) A hitchhiking commuter.
- A ship that sails slowly.
- (rail transport) An accessory to a diesel-electric locomotive, used to increase adhesive weight and allow full power to be applied at a lower speed. It has trucks with traction motors, but lacks a prime mover, being powered by electricity from the mother locomotive, and may or may not have a control cab.
- Any of many gastropod mollusks, having no (or only a rudimentary) shell.
- (screenwriting) A block of text at the beginning of a scene that sets up the scene's location, characters, etc.
- A bullet or other projectile fired from a firearm; in modern usage, generally refers to a shotgun slug.
- A shot of a drink, usually alcoholic.
- (physics, rare) The imperial (English) unit of mass that accelerates by 1 foot per second squared (1 ft/s²) when a force of one pound-force (lbf) is exerted on it.
- (letterpress typography) A piece of type metal imprinted by a linotype machine; also a black mark placed in the margin to indicate an error; also said in application to typewriters; type slug.
verb
- be idle; exist in a changeless situation
- strike heavily, especially with the fist or a bat
- (intransitive, of a bullet) To become reduced in diameter, or changed in shape, by passing from a larger to a smaller part of the bore of the barrel.
- (transitive) To load with a slug or slugs.
- To take part in casual carpooling; to form ad hoc, informal carpools for commuting, essentially a variation of ride-share commuting and hitchhiking.
- To drink quickly; to gulp; to down.
- To make sluggish.
- (transitive) To hit very hard, usually with the fist.
noun
- The process of firing ball-like projectiles.
- The act of winding into a ball.
- (poultry) The accumulation of soil on the feet of a bird, a process that eventually leads to infection.
- (beekeeping) An incident when worker bees surround a queen bee, usually leading to her death by suffocation or starvation.
- The measurement on a hydrometer of the amount of sugar in a liquid.
- The act or process of using a wrecking ball.
- The accumulation of material such as snow or mud under the feet of a horse.
- The act of wrapping something up.
- The act of curling up.
- (African-American Vernacular, slang) Synonym of sexual intercourse.
- The act of scouring out a pipe or drain by forcing rocks or similar items through it with high-pressure water.
- The act of forcing a bolus of medicine down the throat of an animal.
- Aggregation into clumps or balls;
- The act of cutting the roots (of a tree) about six inches from the stem, wrapping roots and soil in a sack, then tying the sack with twine.
adj
verb
noun
- A match used in firing guns or blasting.
- (set theory) A small model of (a fragment of) Zermelo-Fraenkel set theory with desirable properties (depending on the context).
- (historical) A small cushion for a woman's hair.
- A quiet or shy person.
- (computing) An input device that is moved over a pad or other flat surface to produce a corresponding movement of a pointer on a graphical display.
- (nautical) A turn or lashing of spun yarn or small stuff, or a metallic clasp or fastening, uniting the point and shank of a hook to prevent its unhooking or straightening out.
- Part of a hind leg of beef, next to the round.
- (computing) A pointer.
- A rodent, typically having a small body, dark fur, and a long tail.
- Any small rodent of the genus Mus.
- (boxing) A facial hematoma or black eye.
- a hand-operated electronic device that controls the coordinates of a cursor on your computer screen as you move it around on a pad; on the bottom of the device is a ball that rolls on the surface of the pad
- person who is quiet or timid
- a swollen bruise caused by a blow to the eye
- any of numerous small rodents typically resembling diminutive rats having pointed snouts and small ears on elongated bodies with slender usually hairless tails
verb
- (intransitive) To hunt or catch mice (the rodents), usually of cats. [from 12th c.]
- (intransitive, computing) To navigate by means of a computer mouse.
- (intransitive) To move cautiously or furtively, in the manner of a mouse (the rodent) (frequently used in the phrasal verb to mouse around).
- (transitive, nautical) To close the mouth of a hook by a careful binding of marline or wire.
- manipulate the mouse of a computer
- to go stealthily or furtively
noun
- A collision of a projectile with the target.
- (Internet) A measured visit to a web site, a request for a single file from a web server.
- Something very successful, such as a song, film, or video game, that receives widespread recognition and acclaim.
- (baseball) The complete play, when the batter reaches base without the benefit of a walk, error, or fielder’s choice.
- (backgammon) A game won after the adversary has removed some of his men. It counts for less than a gammon.
- A premeditated murder done for criminal or political purposes.
- (backgammon) A move that throws one of the opponent's men back to the entering point.
- In the game of Battleship, a correct guess at where one's opponent ship is.
- An attack on a location, person or people.
- (figuratively) A blow; a calamitous or damaging occurrence.
- (computing, Internet) A match found by searching a computer system or search engine
- An approximately correct answer in a test set.
- A blow; a punch; a striking against; the collision of one body against another; the stroke that touches anything.
- (colloquial) A dose of an illegal or addictive drug.
- the act of contacting one thing with another
- a connection made via the internet to another website
- a conspicuous success
- (physics) a brief event in which two or more bodies come together
- a dose of a narcotic drug
- a murder carried out by an underworld syndicate
- (baseball) when a batter strikes a pitched ball into fair territory and arrives safely on base (without an error or a fielder's choice being made by the defense)
verb
- hit with a missile from a weapon
- (backgammon) To take up, or replace by a piece belonging to the opposing player; said of a single unprotected piece on a point.
- (transitive) To affect negatively.
- (transitive, US, slang) To have sex with.
- (figurative, ambitransitive) To affect someone, as if dealing a blow to that person.
- (figuratively) To attack.
- (transitive, slang) To kill a person, usually on the instructions of a third party.
- To guess; to light upon or discover.
- (intransitive, baseball) To come up to bat.
- (intransitive) To meet or reach what was aimed at or desired; to succeed, often by luck.
- (transitive, colloquial) To switch on or switch off (lights).
- (transitive, informal) To reach or achieve.
- (transitive) To activate a button or key by pressing and releasing it.
- (transitive) To administer a blow to, directly or with a weapon or missile.
- (transitive) To come into contact with forcefully and suddenly.
- (transitive, military) To attack, especially amphibiously.
- (transitive, informal) To encounter an obstacle or other difficulty.
- (transitive) To manage to touch (a target) in the right place.
- (transitive, US, slang) To inhale an amount of smoke from a narcotic substance, particularly marijuana.
- (transitive, music, informal) To commence playing.
- (transitive, card games) In blackjack, to deal a card to.
- (transitive, colloquial) To briefly visit.
- (transitive, bodybuilding) To work out.
- (intransitive) To strike against something.
- (transitive, bodybuilding) (of an exercise) to affect, to work a body part.
- (transitive, computing, programming) To use; to connect to.
- reach a destination, either real or abstract
- cause to experience suddenly
- hit against; come into sudden contact with
- hit the intended target or goal
- affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely
- make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target
- deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument
- drive something violently into a location
- cause to move by striking
- kill intentionally and with premeditation
- produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments
- pay unsolicited and usually unwanted sexual attention to
- encounter by chance
- reach a point in time, or a certain state or level
adj
pron
noun
noun
noun
- A spherical projectile fired from a smoothbore cannon.
- a solid projectile that in former times was fired from a cannon
- (tennis) A served ball that travels with great speed and describes little or no arc in flight.
- (diving) The act of jumping (typically into a swimming pool) with the legs bent and the arms wrapped around the knees to create a large splash, mimicking the flight and shape of a cannonball.
- (slang, figuratively) Something that moves fast, especially a fast train.
- An explosive-filled hollow iron sphere fused through a hole and intended to explode at a calculated distance rather than explode on impact.
verb
noun
- projectiles to be fired from a gun
- information that can be used to attack or defend a claim or argument or viewpoint
- any nuclear or chemical or biological material that can be used as a weapon of mass destruction
- Articles used in charging firearms and ordnance of all kinds; as powder, balls, shot, shells, percussion caps, rockets, etc.
- (figurative) Arguments and information that can be used against the other party in a conflict.
verb
noun
- The simultaneous firing of a number of missiles or bullets; the projectiles so fired.
- (cricket) A sending of the ball full to the top of the wicket.
- A burst or emission of many things at once.
- (sports) The flight of a ball just before it bounces.
- (sports) A shot in which the ball is played before it hits the ground.
- a tennis return made by hitting the ball before it bounces
- rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms
verb
- (intransitive) To be fired in a volley
- (transitive) To fire a volley of shots
- To sound together
- (sports, intransitive) To make a volley
- (sports, transitive) To hit the ball before it touches the ground
- utter rapidly
- discharge in, or as if in, a volley
- hit before it touches the ground
- be dispersed in a volley
- make a volley
noun
- A deviation from the line of fire, peculiar to obloid projectiles.
- (mining) Of a boring or a driven tunnel: deviation from the intended course.
- Anything driven at random.
- A slightly tapered tool of steel for enlarging or shaping a hole in metal, by being forced or driven into or through it; a broach.
- Driftwood included in flotsam washed up onto the beach.
- The angle which the line of a ship's motion makes with the meridian, in drifting.
- (mining) In a coal mine, a heading driven for exploration or ventilation.
- (cricket) A sideways movement of the ball through the air, when bowled by a spin bowler.
- (mining) A heading driven through a seam of coal.
- (uncountable, film) The situation where a performer gradually and unintentionally moves from their proper location within the scene.
- That which is driven, forced, or urged along.
- A tool used to insert or extract a removable pin made of metal or hardwood, for the purpose of aligning and/or securing two pieces of material together.
- In the New Forest National Park, UK, the bi-annual round-up of wild ponies in order to sell them.
- The distance through which a current flows in a given time.
- (mining) A passage driven or cut between shaft and shaft; a driftway; a small subterranean gallery.
- (architecture) The horizontal thrust or pressure of an arch or vault upon the abutments.
- The place in a deep-waisted vessel where the sheer is raised and the rail is cut off, and usually terminated with a scroll, or driftpiece.
- (mining) A sloping winze or road to the surface, for purposes of haulage.
- (mining) An adit or tunnel driven forward for purposes of exploration or exploitation; generally eventually to a dead end.
- A mass of matter which has been driven or forced onward together in a body, or thrown together in a heap, etc., especially by wind or water.
- The difference between the size of a bolt and the hole into which it is driven, or between the circumference of a hoop and that of the mast on which it is to be driven.
- The tendency of an act, argument, course of conduct, or the like; object aimed at or intended; intention; hence, also, import or meaning of a sentence or discourse; aim.
- Course or direction along which anything is driven; setting.
- The distance between the two blocks of a tackle.
- A place (a ford) along a river where the water is shallow enough to permit crossing to the opposite side.
- The act or motion of drifting; the force which impels or drives; an overpowering influence or impulse.
- A drove or flock, as of cattle, sheep, birds.
- A tool used to pack down the composition contained in a rocket, or like firework.
- A collection of loose earth and rocks, or boulders, which have been distributed over large portions of the earth's surface, especially in latitudes north of forty degrees, by the retreat of continental glaciers, such as that which buries former river valleys and creates young river valleys.
- The distance a vessel is carried off from her desired course by the wind, currents, or other causes.
- Slow, cumulative change.
- (uncountable) Minor deviation of audio or video playback from its correct speed.
- the pervading meaning or tenor
- a process of linguistic change over a period of time
- a general tendency to change (as of opinion)
- a horizontal (or nearly horizontal) passageway in a mine
- the gradual departure from an intended course due to external influences (as a ship or plane)
- a large mass of material that is heaped up by the wind or by water currents
- a force that moves something along
verb
- (intransitive) To accumulate in heaps by the force of wind; to be driven into heaps.
- (transitive) To drive into heaps.
- (transitive) To drive or carry, as currents do a floating body.
- (automotive) To oversteer a vehicle, causing loss of traction, while maintaining control from entry to exit of a corner. See Drifting (motorsport).
- (transitive, engineering) To enlarge or shape, as a hole, with a drift.
- (intransitive) To deviate gently from the intended direction of travel.
- (intransitive) To move haphazardly without any destination.
- (mining, US) To make a drift; to examine a vein or ledge for the purpose of ascertaining the presence of metals or ores; to follow a vein; to prospect.
- (intransitive) To move slowly, especially pushed by currents of water, air, etc.
- move in an unhurried fashion
- live unhurriedly, irresponsibly, or freely
- drive slowly and far afield for grazing
- vary or move from a fixed point or course
- be piled up in banks or heaps by the force of wind or a current
- move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
- be in motion due to some air or water current
- cause to be carried by a current
- wander from a direct course or at random
- be subject to fluctuation
noun
- (military) Initialism of hypervelocity projectile.
- Initialism of harassment and violence program.
- (medicine) Abbreviation of high volume plasma.
- Initialism of harassment and violence prevention.
- (chemical engineering) Abbreviation of high vapo(u)r pressure.
- (food, chemistry) Abbreviation of hydrolyzed vegetable protein.
- (physics) Abbreviation of hadronic vacuum polarization.
- Abbreviation of home visit(ing) program/project.
noun
- The ballistic trajectory of an arrow or other projectile.
- The act of fleeing.
- The act of flying.
- (collective) A collective term for doves or swallows.
- An instance of flying.
- An aerodynamic surface designed to guide such a projectile's trajectory.
- (engineering) The shaped material forming the thread of a screw.
- (cricket) The movement of a spinning ball through the air, with its speed, trajectory and drift.
- The feathers on an arrow or dart used to help it follow an even path.
- A floor which is reached by stairs or escalators.
- A group of canal locks with a short distance between them
- Several sample glasses of a specific wine varietal or other beverage. The pours are smaller than a full glass and the flight will generally include three to five different samples.
- A trip made by an aircraft, particularly one between two cities or countries, which is often planned or reserved in advance.
- (by extension) A comparable sample of beers or other drinks.
- (US, naval) A numbered subclass of a given class of warship, denoting incremental modernizations to the original design.
- An episode of imaginative thinking or dreaming.
- A paper airplane.
- An air force unit.
- A series of stairs between landings.
- (advertising, broadcasting) An advertising campaign of fixed length.
- a formation of aircraft in flight
- a scheduled trip by plane between designated airports
- a flock of flying birds
- the act of escaping physically
- passing above and beyond ordinary bounds
- a stairway (set of steps) between one floor or landing and the next
- an instance of traveling by air
- an air force unit smaller than a squadron
- the path followed by an object moving through space
verb
noun
- a cluster of small projectiles fired together from a cannon to produce a hail of shot
- any of various juicy fruit of the genus Vitis with green or purple skins; grow in clusters
- any of numerous woody vines of genus Vitis bearing clusters of edible berries
- (pathology) A mangy tumour on a horse's leg.
- (countable, uncountable) A dark purplish-red colour, the colour of many grapes.
- (countable) Any of various fruits or plants with varying resemblances to those of genus Vitis but belonging to other genera; their edibility varies.
- (US, naval slang) A purple-shirted technician responsible for refueling aircraft.
- (uncountable) Clipping of grapeshot.
- (countable) A small, round, smooth-skinned edible fruit, usually purple, red, or green, that grows in bunches on vines of genus Vitis.
- (Internet slang, euphemistic) Filter-avoidance spelling of rape.
- (countable, uncountable) A woody vine of genus Vitis that bears clusters of grapes; a grapevine.
- (African-American Vernacular, slang) A person's head.
adj
verb
- To pick grapes.
- Of livestock, to develop tubercules as a result of tuberculosis.
- To develop a texture with small grape-like clusters of a contaminant or foreign substance.
- (Internet slang, euphemistic) Filter-avoidance spelling of rape.
- (Northern UK) To grope.
- (Hong Kong) To envy (derived from "sour grapes" idiom).
noun
- Any sharp-pointed missile weapon, such as an arrow.
- a small narrow pointed missile that is thrown or shot
- (sometimes figurative) Anything resembling such a missile; something that pierces or wounds like such a weapon.
- Any of various species of hesperiid butterfly.
- A sudden or fast movement.
- (sewing) A fold that is stitched on a garment.
- A small object with a pointed tip at one end and feathers at the other, which is thrown at a target in the game of darts.
- A dace (fish) (Leuciscus leuciscus).
- (Australia, Canada, colloquial) A cigarette.
- A pointed missile weapon, intended to be thrown by the hand; for example, a short lance or javelin.
- (military) A dart-shaped target towed behind an aircraft to train shooters.
- a sudden quick movement
- a tapered tuck made in dressmaking
verb
- (transitive) To throw with a sudden effort or thrust; to hurl or launch.
- (intransitive) To fly or pass swiftly, like a dart; to move rapidly in one direction; to shoot out quickly.
- (transitive) To shoot with a dart, especially a tranquilizer dart.
- (intransitive) To start and run with speed; to shoot rapidly along.
- (transitive) To send forth suddenly or rapidly; to emit; to shoot.
- move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart
- move with sudden speed
- run or move very quickly or hastily
noun
- A metallic tube, as of a gun, from which a projectile is discharged.
- (music) The part of a clarinet which connects the mouthpiece and upper joint, and resembles a barrel.
- (US, specifically New England) A waste receptacle.
- Such a cask of a certain size, holding one-eighth of what a tun holds. (See a diagram comparing cask sizes.)
- The quantity which constitutes a full barrel: the volume or weight this represents varies by local law and custom.
- The ribs and belly of a horse or pony.
- (baseball) A statistic derived from launch angle and exit velocity of a ball hit in play.
- (biology) Any of the dark-staining regions in the somatosensory cortex of rodents, etc., where somatosensory inputs from the contralateral side of the body come in from the thalamus.
- (zoology) The hollow basal part of a feather.
- (television) A ceiling-mounted tube from which lights are suspended.
- (automotive) A venturi (in carburetion).
- (surfing) A wave that breaks with a hollow compartment.
- A solid drum, or a hollow cylinder or case
- (countable) A round (cylindrical) vessel, such as a cask, of greater length than breadth, and bulging in the middle, made of staves bound with hoops, and having flat ends (heads). The word is sometimes applied to a similar cylindrical container made of metal, usually called a drum.
- the quantity that a barrel (of any size) will hold
- a bulging cylindrical shape; hollow with flat ends
- a cylindrical container that holds liquids
- any of various units of capacity
- a tube through which a bullet travels when a gun is fired
verb
- (intransitive) To move quickly or in an uncontrolled manner.
- (poker slang) To bet consecutively on multiple streets.
- (intransitive) To assume the shape of a barrel; specifically, of the image on a computer display, television, etc., to exhibit barrel distortion, where the sides bulge outwards.
- (transitive) To put or to pack in a barrel or barrels.
- put in barrels
noun
- the act of firing a projectile
- killing someone by gunfire
- the act of one who, or that which, shoots
- a district in which people have the right to kill game with firearms
- (uncountable) the sport or activity of firing a gun or other weapon
- (countable) an instance of shooting with a gun or other weapon
- (Philippines, film, television) filming
- a sensation of darting pain
adj
verb
noun
- A cannon bit.
- (xiangqi) A piece which moves horizontally and vertically like a rook but captures another piece by jumping over a different piece in the line of attack.
- (US, slang) A pickpocket.
- Any similar device for shooting material out of a tube.
- (military, chiefly aviation) An autocannon.
- A complete assembly, consisting of an artillery tube and a breech mechanism, firing mechanism or base cap, which is a component of a gun, howitzer or mortar, which may include muzzle appendages.
- (historical) A large muzzle-loading artillery piece.
- (fandom slang) Misspelling of canon.
- (historical) A cylindrical item of plate armor protecting the arm, particularly one of a pair of such cylinders worn with a couter, the upper cannon protecting the upper arm and the lower cannon protecting the forearm.
- (baseball, figuratively, informal) The arm of a player who can throw well.
- (sports, billiards, snooker, pool) A carom.
- (cooking) A rolled and filleted loin of meat.
- (engineering) A hollow cylindrical piece carried by a revolving shaft, on which it may, however, revolve independently.
- A bone of a horse’s leg, between the fetlock joint and the knee or hock.
- (printing, uncountable) Alternative form of canon (“a large size of type”).
- a shot in billiards in which the cue ball contacts one object ball and then the other
- heavy automatic gun fired from an airplane
- (Middle Ages) a cylindrical piece of armor plate to protect the arm
- heavy gun fired from a tank
- a large artillery gun that is usually on wheels
- lower part of the leg extending from the hock to the fetlock in hoofed mammals
verb
adj
noun
- (firearms) Device used with muzzleloaders to push the projectile up against the propellant.
- (slang) An erect penis.
- Ranch or trail foreman, usually the first or second person in charge. The person responsible for getting the work done.
- a rod used to clean the barrel of a firearm
- a rod used to ram the charge into a muzzle-loading firearm
- a harshly demanding overseer
verb
noun
- A mark to be shot at; a target.
- (leather trades) The thickest and stoutest part of tanned oxhides, used for soles of boots, harness, trunks.
- A wooden cask for storing wine, usually containing 126 gallons.
- The end of a firearm opposite to that from which a bullet is fired.
- (Canada, US, Cumbria, Philippines, slang) The buttocks or anus (used as a minced oath in idiomatic expressions; less objectionable than arse/ass).
- (dialectal) The entire ground (range) on which archers' target practice takes place.
- The end of a connecting rod or other like piece, to which the boxing is attached by the strap, cotter, and gib.
- The blunt back part of an axehead or large blade. Also called the poll.
- A push, thrust, or sudden blow, given by the head; a head butt.
- The hut or shelter of the person who attends to the targets in rifle practice.
- (colloquial, Wales) Synonym of butty (“a friend or buddy”).
- (usually as "butt of (a) joke") A person at whom ridicule, jest, or contempt is directed.
- (Northern England) Any of various flatfish such as sole, plaice or turbot
- (lacrosse) The plastic or rubber cap used to cover the open end of a lacrosse stick's shaft in order to reduce injury.
- (slang, metonymic) Body; self.
- (slang) The whole buttocks and pelvic region that includes one's private parts.
- A piece of land left unplowed at the end of a field.
- (mechanical) A joint where the ends of two objects come squarely together without scarfing or chamfering.
- (US) A crust end-piece of a loaf of bread.
- (countable) A limit; a bound; a goal; the extreme bound; the end.
- The shoulder of an animal, especially the portion above the picnic, as a cut of meat.
- (carpentry) A kind of hinge used in hanging doors, etc., so named because it is attached to the inside edge of the door and butts against the casing, instead of on its face, like the strap hinge; also called butt hinge.
- The portion of a half-coupling fastened to the end of a hose.
- A thrust in fencing.
- (shipbuilding) The joint where two planks in a strake meet.
- (English units) An English measure of capacity for liquids, containing 126 wine gallons which is one-half tun.
- (slang) A used cigarette.
- the part of a plant from which the roots spring or the part of a stalk or trunk nearest the roots
- a joint made by fastening ends together without overlapping
- finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking
- the small unused part of something (especially the end of a cigarette that is left after smoking)
- a large cask (especially one holding a volume equivalent to 2 hogsheads or 126 gallons)
- thick end of the handle
- a victim of ridicule or pranks
- the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
- sports equipment consisting of an object set up for a marksman or archer to aim at
verb
- (transitive, intransitive, eastern Canada, parts of the northeastern US) To cut in line (in front of someone).
- (transitive) To strike bluntly, particularly with the head.
- To join at the butt, end, or outward extremity; to terminate; to be bounded; to abut.
- (intransitive) To strike bluntly with the head.
- to strike, thrust or shove against
- lie adjacent to another or share a boundary
- place end to end without overlapping
noun
- The act of firing a projectile, especially from a firearm.
- (military) The act of releasing a member of the armed forces from service.
- (medicine) The act of releasing an inpatient from hospital.
- The process of flowing out.
- (medicine, uncountable) Pus or exudate or mucus (but in modern usage not exclusively blood) from a wound or orifice, usually due to pathological or hormonal changes.
- (hydrology) The volume of water transported by a river in a certain amount of time, usually in units of m³/s (cubic meters per second).
- (electricity) The act of releasing an accumulated charge.
- The process of removing the load borne by something.
- (law) Release from liability, as granted to someone having served in a position of trust, such as to the officers and governors of a corporate body.
- The material thus released.
- The act of accomplishing (an obligation) or repaying a debt etc.; performance.
- the pouring forth of a fluid
- the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)
- the sudden giving off of energy
- the act of discharging a gun
- any of several bodily processes by which substances go out of the body
- a formal written statement of relinquishment
- a substance that is emitted or released
- electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field
- the act of venting
verb
- To send away (a creditor) satisfied by payment; to pay one's debt or obligation to.
- To let fly; to give expression to; to utter.
- (electricity) To release (an accumulated charge).
- To relieve of an office or employment; to send away from service; to dismiss.
- To free of a debt, claim, obligation, responsibility, accusation, etc.; to absolve; to acquit; to forgive; to clear.
- (military) To release (a member of the armed forces) from service.
- To unload a ship or another means of transport.
- (transitive, textiles) To bleach out or to remove or efface, as by a chemical process.
- (medicine) To release (an inpatient) from hospital.
- To operate (any weapon that fires a projectile, such as a shotgun or sling).
- To accomplish or complete, as an obligation.
- To release legally from confinement; to set at liberty.
- To set aside; to annul; to dismiss.
- To give forth; to emit or send out.
- To put forth, or remove, as a charge or burden; to take out, as that with which anything is loaded or filled.
- (logic) To release (an auxiliary assumption) from the list of assumptions used in arguments, and return to the main argument.
- To expel or let go.
- To let fly, as a missile; to shoot.
- remove the charge from
- remove (cargo, people, etc.) from and leave
- release from military service
- complete or carry out
- become empty or void of its content
- free from obligations or duties
- pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
- eliminate (a substance)
- go off or discharge
- cause to go off
- pour forth or release
noun
- An artillery bombardment.
- The removal of the shell from a nut, pea etc.
- (topology) An ordering of the facets of a boundary complex such that the intersection of each facet (other than the first) with the union of all preceding facets is homeomorphic to a ball or sphere. See Shelling (topology)
- (uncountable) Grain from which the husk has been removed.
- Shallow, irregular cracks that appear on the surface of a coating such as plaster or mortar.
- the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target
verb
noun
- a solid projectile that is shot by a musket
- round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games
- an object with a spherical shape
- a lavish dance requiring formal attire
- a spherical object used as a plaything
- a pitch that is not in the strike zone
- one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens
- a more or less rounded anatomical body or mass
- a compact mass
- a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs
- A jacketed non-expanding bullet, typically of military origin.
- (informal) A very enjoyable time.
- (rhythmic gymnastics, countable) An apparatus.
- (slang, countable, uncountable, singular only) One thousand US dollars.
- A competitive event among young African-American and Latin American LGBTQ+ people in which prizes are awarded for drag and similar performances. See ball culture.
- (sports, countable) An object that is the focus of many sports and games, in which it may be thrown, caught, kicked, bounced, rolled, chased, retrieved, hit with an instrument, spun, etc., usually roughly spherical or ovoid but whose size, weight, bounciness, colour, etc. differ according to the game
- A roundish, protuberant portion of some part of the body.
- A formal dance.
- The globe; the earthly sphere.
- (baseball, countable) A pitch that falls outside of the strike zone.
- (in the plural) Courage.
- (mathematics) The set of points in a topological space lying within some open set containing a given point.
- (mathematics) In 3-dimensional Euclidean space, the volume bounded by a sphere.
- (mildly vulgar, slang, usually in the plural) A testicle.
- (cricket, countable) A single delivery by the bowler, six of which make up an over.
- (farriery, historical) A large pill, a form in which medicine was given to horses; a bolus.
- (in the plural) Nonsense.
- (anatomy) The front of the bottom of the foot, just behind the toes.
- (mathematics) The set of points in a metric space of any number of dimensions lying within a given distance (the radius) of a given point.
- (printing, historical) A leather-covered cushion, fastened to a handle called a ballstock; formerly used by printers for inking the form, then superseded by the roller.
- (rhythmic gymnastics, metonymic) An apparatus program with a ball.
- (originally soccer, countable) a kick (or hit in e.g. field hockey) of the ball towards where one or more teammates is expected to be. (Distinguished from a pass by a longer distance travelled or less specific target point.)
- A solid or hollow sphere, or roughly spherical mass.
- (pinball, countable) An opportunity to launch the pinball into play.
- (uncountable) Any sport or game involving a ball; its play, literally or figuratively.
- A quantity of string, thread, etc., wound into a spherical shape.
verb
- form into a ball by winding or rolling
- to live very well
- (ambitransitive) To gather balls which cling to the feet or skis, as of damp snow or clay; to gather into balls.
- (transitive) To form or wind into a ball.
- (transitive, intransitive, US, vulgar) To have sexual intercourse (with).
- (slang) To play basketball.
- (transitive) To punish by affixing a ball and chain.
- (African-American Vernacular) To spend money extravagantly.
- (intransitive) To operate (a vehicle) at high speed (whether balls-out, balls to the wall, or ballin' the jack, each of which comes ultimately from ball via a different route).
- (metalworking) To heat in a furnace and form into balls for rolling.
- (slang, usually in present participle) To be hip or cool.
- (university slang) To reject from a fraternity or sorority. (Ellipsis of blackball).
- (transitive) Of bees: to kill (a wasp) by surrounding it in large numbers so as to raise its body heat.
intj
- (Australian rules football) An appeal by the crowd for holding the ball against a tackled player.
- (sports) An exclamation to inform players on an adjacent playing area that a loose ball from another game has entered their playing area; typically implies that play should be paused until the ball has been retrieved.
noun
- The deflection of a projectile at an angle.
- (accounting) Income minus expenses and depreciation (before tax).
- (UK) A start in a hunt or a race.
- A red herring; something intended to throw people off.
- A control that engages or disengages part of the mechanism on a device without having to turn the device off.
- Something that is done, made, or said informally, on the side, or off-the-cuff.
- Something that is flung or thrown off.
- (sports) A throw taken to resume play, such as after a goal or at the start of a period.
- Something that has been discarded; a castoff.
- A byproduct, spinoff, or incidental creation.
- A race in which a contestant is paid to deliberately lose.
- The act of flinging or throwing something off.
- (by extension) A discount on a debt or invoice due to a problem with the asset being paid for.
noun
- a solid missile discharged from a firearm
- a small rounded mass of a substance
- Compressed byproduct of digestion regurgitated by owls and many other birds of prey, which serves as a waste disposal mechanism for indigestible parts of food, such as fur and bones.
- A lead projectile used as ammunition in rifled air guns.
- A small, compressed, hard chunk of matter.
- (heraldry) A roundel sable (black circular spot).
- One of the short conductive tubes in a Pelletron particle accelerator.
verb
noun
- fire delivered on a target that is not itself used as the point of aim for the weapons
- The aiming and firing of a projectile without relying on a direct line of sight between the weapon and its target, especially at either very close ranges (such as mortar fire) or very far ranges (up to the limits of artillery range); the trajectories involved are steeper.
noun
verb
verb
- fire a weapon with a loud explosive noise
- appear suddenly or unexpectedly; happen unexpectedly
- cause to burst with a loud, explosive sound
- put or thrust suddenly and forcefully
- burst open with a sharp, explosive sound
- hit or strike
- bulge outward
- release suddenly
- take drugs, especially orally
- drink down entirely
- cause to make a sharp explosive sound
- make a sharp explosive noise
- hit a pop-fly
- (intransitive, vulgar, slang) To ejaculate; to orgasm.
- (transitive, slang) To pawn (something) (to raise money).
- (transitive, slang) To shoot (usually somebody) with a firearm.
- (intransitive, slang) To give birth.
- (intransitive, with in, out, upon, etc.) To enter, or issue forth, with a quick, sudden movement; to move from place to place suddenly; to dart.
- (transitive, computing) To remove (a data item) from the top of a stack.
- (intransitive) To make a pop, or sharp, quick sound.
- (transitive, informal) To perform (a move or stunt) while riding a board or vehicle.
- (transitive, UK, Australia) To place (something) (somewhere); to move or position (something) with a short movement.
- (intransitive, of the ears) To undergo equalization of pressure when the Eustachian tubes open.
- (African-American Vernacular) To sexually penetrate.
- (ergative) To burst (something) with a popping sound.
- (transitive, slang) To arrest.
- (dance) To perform the popping style of dance.
- (intransitive) To stand out; to be distinctive to the senses.
- (music) To pull a string away from the fretboard and release it so that it snaps back.
- (transitive) To hit (something or someone).
- (intransitive, often with over, round, along, in, etc.) To make a short trip or visit.
- (transitive, slang) To swallow or consume (especially a tablet of a drug, sometimes extended to other small items such as sweets or candy).
- (African-American Vernacular, slang) To occur or happen.
adj
noun
- a sharp explosive sound as from a gunshot or drawing a cork
- an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
- a sweet drink containing carbonated water and flavoring
- music of general appeal to teenagers; a bland watered-down version of rock'n'roll with more rhythm and harmony and an emphasis on romantic love
- (colloquial) A lollipop.
- (US, mostly in plural) A small, immature peanut, boiled as a snack.
- (colloquial, in the phrase "a pop") A quantity dispensed; a portion; apiece.
- (Russian Orthodoxy, uncommon) A Russian Orthodox parish priest.
- (physics) The sixth derivative of the position vector with respect to time (after velocity, acceleration, jerk, jounce, crackle), i.e. the rate of change of crackle.
- A bird, the European redwing.
- (computing) The removal of a data item from the top of a stack.
- (countable) A loud, sharp sound, as of a cork coming out of a bottle, especially when the contents are pressurized by fizziness.
- Population.
- (professional wrestling slang) A (usually very) loud audience reaction.
- Something that stands out or is distinctive to the mind or senses.
- Pop music.
- (colloquial) Ellipsis of freeze pop.
- (music) The pulling of a string away from the fretboard and releasing it so that it snaps back.
- (uncountable, regional, Midwestern US, Canada, Inland Northern American, Midlands, Northwestern US, Western Pennsylvania, Northern England) An effervescent or fizzy drink, most frequently nonalcoholic; soda pop.
- (colloquial, endearing) One's father.
- A pop shot: a quick, possibly unaimed, shot with a firearm.
- (countable, regional, Midwestern US, Inland Northern American, Northwestern US, Canada, Western Pennsylvania) A bottle, can, or serving of effervescent or fizzy drink, most frequently nonalcoholic; a soda pop.
adv
intj
noun
- A collision of a projectile with the target.
- (Internet) A measured visit to a web site, a request for a single file from a web server.
- Something very successful, such as a song, film, or video game, that receives widespread recognition and acclaim.
- (baseball) The complete play, when the batter reaches base without the benefit of a walk, error, or fielder’s choice.
- (backgammon) A game won after the adversary has removed some of his men. It counts for less than a gammon.
- A premeditated murder done for criminal or political purposes.
- (backgammon) A move that throws one of the opponent's men back to the entering point.
- In the game of Battleship, a correct guess at where one's opponent ship is.
- An attack on a location, person or people.
- (figuratively) A blow; a calamitous or damaging occurrence.
- (computing, Internet) A match found by searching a computer system or search engine
- An approximately correct answer in a test set.
- A blow; a punch; a striking against; the collision of one body against another; the stroke that touches anything.
- (colloquial) A dose of an illegal or addictive drug.
- the act of contacting one thing with another
- a connection made via the internet to another website
- a conspicuous success
- (physics) a brief event in which two or more bodies come together
- a dose of a narcotic drug
- a murder carried out by an underworld syndicate
- (baseball) when a batter strikes a pitched ball into fair territory and arrives safely on base (without an error or a fielder's choice being made by the defense)
verb
- hit with a missile from a weapon
- (backgammon) To take up, or replace by a piece belonging to the opposing player; said of a single unprotected piece on a point.
- (transitive) To affect negatively.
- (transitive, US, slang) To have sex with.
- (figurative, ambitransitive) To affect someone, as if dealing a blow to that person.
- (figuratively) To attack.
- (transitive, slang) To kill a person, usually on the instructions of a third party.
- To guess; to light upon or discover.
- (intransitive, baseball) To come up to bat.
- (intransitive) To meet or reach what was aimed at or desired; to succeed, often by luck.
- (transitive, colloquial) To switch on or switch off (lights).
- (transitive, informal) To reach or achieve.
- (transitive) To activate a button or key by pressing and releasing it.
- (transitive) To administer a blow to, directly or with a weapon or missile.
- (transitive) To come into contact with forcefully and suddenly.
- (transitive, military) To attack, especially amphibiously.
- (transitive, informal) To encounter an obstacle or other difficulty.
- (transitive) To manage to touch (a target) in the right place.
- (transitive, US, slang) To inhale an amount of smoke from a narcotic substance, particularly marijuana.
- (transitive, music, informal) To commence playing.
- (transitive, card games) In blackjack, to deal a card to.
- (transitive, colloquial) To briefly visit.
- (transitive, bodybuilding) To work out.
- (intransitive) To strike against something.
- (transitive, bodybuilding) (of an exercise) to affect, to work a body part.
- (transitive, computing, programming) To use; to connect to.
- reach a destination, either real or abstract
- cause to experience suddenly
- hit against; come into sudden contact with
- hit the intended target or goal
- affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely
- make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target
- deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument
- drive something violently into a location
- cause to move by striking
- kill intentionally and with premeditation
- produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments
- pay unsolicited and usually unwanted sexual attention to
- encounter by chance
- reach a point in time, or a certain state or level
adj
pron
verb
- hit with a missile from a weapon
- kill by firing a missile
- defeat thoroughly
- (ornithology) To make the initial hole during the process of hatching from an egg.
- (transitive) To get the better of; to defeat by a narrow margin.
- (transitive) To remove the pips from.
- (transitive) To hit with a gunshot.
- (intransitive) To peep, to chirp.
noun
- a mark on a die or on a playing card (shape depending on the suit)
- a disease of poultry
- a radar echo displayed so as to show the position of a reflecting surface
- a minor nonspecific ailment
- a small hard seed found in some fruits
- Any of various respiratory diseases in birds, especially infectious coryza.
- One of a series of very short, electronically produced tones, used, for example, to count down the final few seconds before a given time or to indicate that a caller using a payphone needs to make further payment to continue the call.
- A spot of light or an inverted V indicative of a return of radar waves reflected from an object; a blip.
- (finance, currency trading) The smallest price increment between two currencies in foreign exchange (forex) trading.
- A spot; a speck.
- One of the spots or symbols on a playing card, domino, die, etc.
- (US, colloquial) Something or someone excellent, of high quality.
- A piece of rhizome with a dormant shoot of the lily of the valley plant, used for propagation
- (military, public service) One of the stylised version of the Bath star worn on the shoulder of a uniform to denote rank, e.g. of a soldier or a fireman.
verb
- hit with a missile from a weapon
- kill by firing a missile
- variegate by interweaving weft threads of different colors
- record on photographic film
- send forth suddenly, intensely, swiftly
- move quickly and violently
- throw dice, as in a crap game
- spend frivolously and unwisely
- measure the altitude of by using a sextant
- force or drive (a fluid or gas) into by piercing
- utter fast and forcefully
- run or move very quickly or hastily
- give an injection to
- cause a sharp and sudden pain in
- produce buds, branches, or germinate
- make a film or photograph of something
- throw or propel in a specific direction or towards a specific objective
- emit (as light, flame, or fumes) suddenly and forcefully
- fire a shot; release
- score
- (wrestling) To lunge.
- To protrude; to jut; to project; to extend.
- (transitive, intransitive, analogous) To photograph.
- (intransitive) To move very quickly and suddenly.
- (transitive) To fire (a projectile).
- (professional wrestling) To deviate from kayfabe, either intentionally or accidentally; to actually connect with unchoreographed fighting blows and maneuvers, or speak one's mind (instead of an agreed script).
- To variegate as if by sprinkling or intermingling; to color in spots or patches. (See shot silk on Wikipedia)
- (surfing) To ride a wave.
- (intransitive) To cause a weapon to discharge a projectile.
- (intransitive) To hunt birds, etc. with a gun.
- (carpentry) To plane straight; to fit by planing.
- (aviation) To carry out, or attempt to carry out (an approach to an airport runway).
- To drink (a shot of an alcoholic beverage).
- (transitive, intransitive, colloquial) To inject a drug (such as heroin) intravenously.
- (transitive, slang) To ejaculate.
- To go over or pass quickly through.
- (nautical) To move ahead by force of momentum, as a sailing vessel when the helm is put hard alee.
- (surveying) To measure the distance and direction to (a point).
- (intransitive, usually, as imperative) To begin to speak.
- To germinate; to bud; to sprout.
- (transitive) To hunt on (a piece of land); to kill game in or on.
- (transitive) To fire a projectile at (a person or target).
- (transitive) To tip (something, especially coal) down a chute.
- To grow; to advance.
- (transitive) To penetrate, like a missile; to dart with a piercing sensation.
- (transitive) To push or thrust a bolt quickly; hence, to open a lock.
- To push or thrust forward; to project; to protrude; often with out.
- To send out or forth, especially with a rapid or sudden motion; to cast with the hand; to hurl; to discharge; to emit.
- (transitive) To travel or ride on (breaking waves) rowards the shore.
- To carry out a seismic survey with geophones in an attempt to detect oil.
- (intransitive) To discharge a missile; said of a weapon.
- (informal, ditransitive) To send to someone.
- (transitive) To fire (a weapon that releases a projectile).
- To make the stated score.
- (transitive, intransitive, analogous, film, television) To film.
- (transitive, figurative) To dismiss or do away with.
- (card games) To shoot the moon.
- (gambling) To throw dice.
noun
- the act of shooting at targets
- a new branch
- A rush of water; a rapid.
- An inclined plane, either artificial or natural, down which timber, coal, ore, etc., are caused to slide; a chute.
- A seismic survey carried out with geophones in an attempt to detect oil.
- The emerging stem and embryonic leaves of a new plant.
- (card games) The act of taking all point cards in one hand.
- A hunt or shooting competition.
- The act of shooting; the discharge of a missile; a shot.
- (mining) A vein of ore running in the same general direction as the lode.
- (professional wrestling, slang) An event that is unscripted or legitimate.
- A shoat; a young pig.
- A photography session.
- (weaving) A weft thread shot through the shed by the shuttle; a pick.
intj
noun
- A cannon bit.
- (xiangqi) A piece which moves horizontally and vertically like a rook but captures another piece by jumping over a different piece in the line of attack.
- (US, slang) A pickpocket.
- Any similar device for shooting material out of a tube.
- (military, chiefly aviation) An autocannon.
- A complete assembly, consisting of an artillery tube and a breech mechanism, firing mechanism or base cap, which is a component of a gun, howitzer or mortar, which may include muzzle appendages.
- (historical) A large muzzle-loading artillery piece.
- (fandom slang) Misspelling of canon.
- (historical) A cylindrical item of plate armor protecting the arm, particularly one of a pair of such cylinders worn with a couter, the upper cannon protecting the upper arm and the lower cannon protecting the forearm.
- (baseball, figuratively, informal) The arm of a player who can throw well.
- (sports, billiards, snooker, pool) A carom.
- (cooking) A rolled and filleted loin of meat.
- (engineering) A hollow cylindrical piece carried by a revolving shaft, on which it may, however, revolve independently.
- A bone of a horse’s leg, between the fetlock joint and the knee or hock.
- (printing, uncountable) Alternative form of canon (“a large size of type”).
- a shot in billiards in which the cue ball contacts one object ball and then the other
- heavy automatic gun fired from an airplane
- (Middle Ages) a cylindrical piece of armor plate to protect the arm
- heavy gun fired from a tank
- a large artillery gun that is usually on wheels
- lower part of the leg extending from the hock to the fetlock in hoofed mammals
verb
adj
verb
noun
- Something that travels high in the air or with great speed; especially (sport), a hard shot.
- A blunt lance head used in jousting.
- (South East England, slang) A very physically attractive woman.
- A long vehicle or craft propelled by a rocket engine; a missile or rocket-propelled spacecraft.
- An engine operating similarly to the pyrotechnic, generating thrust by the expulsion of hot gases; a rocket engine.
- (uncountable) A leaf vegetable of species Eruca sativa or Eruca vesicaria.
- (UK slang, originally military) A severe reprimand; a telling-off.
- A cylindrical projectile that can be fired to a great height through combustion, (specifically) a type of firework of this form, typically exploding with light and colour; a skyrocket.
- (slang) An ace (the playing card).
- Rocket larkspur (Consolida regalis, syn. Delphinium consolida).
- (Scotland, slang) A stupid or crazy person.
- (countable) Any plant of the genus Eruca.
- propels bright light high in the sky, or used to propel a lifesaving line or harpoon
- erect European annual often grown as a salad crop to be harvested when young and tender
- a jet engine containing its own propellant and driven by reaction propulsion
- sends a firework display high into the sky
- any vehicle self-propelled by a rocket engine
verb
- (of a ranged weapon shot) To land or pass wildly off-target.
- (idiomatic, imperative) To go ahead; do as one pleases (used to grant permission for or to give endorsement of a suggestion or proposal, especially when the speaker is not interested in the outcome of the proposal).
- (idiomatic) To become very noisy and excited.