English words for 'Before a castration.'
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verb
- To castrate or geld.
- To absent oneself from (a class, an appointment, etc.).
- (intransitive) To enter a queue in the wrong place.
- (transitive, cricket) To make the ball spin sideways by running one's fingers down the side of the ball while bowling it.
- (intransitive, slang) To leave abruptly.
- (intransitive) To engage in self-harm by making cuts in one's own skin.
- To perform an incision on, for example with a knife.
- To abridge or shorten a work; to remove a portion of a recording during editing.
- (slang) To wound with a knife.
- To wound or hurt deeply the sensibilities of; to pierce.
- (transitive, film) To edit a film by selecting takes from original footage.
- (intransitive) To change direction suddenly.
- To separate or omit, in a situation where one was previously associated.
- (transitive, social) To ignore as a social rebuff or snub.
- To perform (an elaborate dancing movement etc.).
- (transitive) To exhibit (a figure having some trait).
- To reduce, especially intentionally.
- (ambitransitive) To deliver a stroke with a whip or like instrument to.
- (bodybuilding) To lose body mass, aiming to keep muscle but lose body fat.
- (transitive, cricket) To deflect (a bowled ball) to the off, with a chopping movement of the bat.
- (transitive, computing) To remove (text, a picture, etc.) and place in memory in order to paste at a later time.
- (sports) To drive (a ball) to one side, as by (in billiards or croquet) hitting it fine with another ball, or (in tennis) striking it with the racket inclined.
- (intransitive) To intersect or cross in such a way as to divide in half or nearly so.
- (slang, intransitive) To run or hurry.
- (transitive, slang) To dilute or adulterate something, especially a recreational drug.
- (intransitive, film) To make an abrupt transition from one scene or image to another.
- (transitive, slang) To make, negotiate; to finalise, conclude; to issue.
- (transitive, intransitive) To divide a pack of playing cards into two parts, often followed by placing the two parts back together in the opposite order.
- To form or shape by cutting.
- (intransitive) To admit of incision or severance; to yield to a cutting instrument.
- (transitive) To renounce or give up.
- To interfere, as a horse; to strike one foot against the opposite foot or ankle in using the legs.
- To divide with a knife, scissors, or another sharp instrument.
- (transitive) To stop, disengage, or cease.
- penetrate injuriously
- function as a cutting instrument
- divide a deck of cards at random into two parts to make selection difficult
- form by probing, penetrating, or digging
- fell by sawing; hew
- refuse to acknowledge
- discharge from a group
- allow incision or separation
- record a performance on (a medium)
- hit (a ball) with a spin so that it turns in the opposite direction
- pass directly and often in haste
- stop filming
- intentionally fail to attend
- grow through the gums
- cut and assemble the components of
- lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture
- give the appearance or impression of
- make an incision or separation
- make an abrupt change of image or sound
- cut off the testicles (of male animals such as horses)
- style and tailor in a certain fashion
- form or shape by cutting or incising
- cause to stop operating by disengaging a switch
- have a reducing effect
- separate with or as if with an instrument
- reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
- pass through or across
- cut down on; make a reduction in
- make out and issue
- be able to manage or manage successfully
- turn sharply; change direction abruptly
- weed out unwanted or unnecessary things
- make a recording of
- reap or harvest
- create by duplicating data
- move (one's fist)
- shorten as if by severing the edges or ends of
- cease, stop
- dissolve by breaking down the fat of
- perform or carry out
- have grow through the gums
adj
- (of a gem) Carved into a shape; not raw.
- (bodybuilding) Having muscular definition in which individual groups of muscle fibers stand out among larger muscles.
- (slang, New Zealand, formerly UK) Intoxicated as a result of drugs or alcohol.
- (participial adjective) Having been cut.
- (cricket, of a shot) Played with a horizontal bat to hit the ball backward of point.
- Reduced.
- (informal) Circumcised or having been the subject of female genital mutilation.
- (Australia, New Zealand, slang) Upset, angry; emotionally hurt.
- (used of grass or vegetation) cut down with a hand implement or machine
- (of pages of a book) having the folds of the leaves trimmed or slit
- mixed with water
- separated into parts or laid open or penetrated with a sharp edge or instrument
- (of a male animal) having the testicles removed
- (used of rates or prices) reduced usually sharply
- with parts removed
- made neat and tidy by trimming
- fashioned or shaped by cutting
intj
noun
- (slang, uncountable) That which is used to dilute or adulterate a recreational drug.
- (card games) The act or right of dividing a deck of playing cards.
- (slang) An insult.
- An opening of a living body resulting from cutting; an incision or wound.
- (slang) A hidden, secluded, or secure place.
- An engraved block or plate; the impression from such an engraving.
- (card games) The card obtained by dividing the pack.
- The manner or style in which a garment, other article of clothing, or sail is fashioned.
- A decrease or deletion.
- (archaeology) A truncation, a context that represents a moment in time when other archaeological deposits were removed for the creation of some feature such as a ditch or pit.
- (Internet) A dividing line in a Tumblr post, the content below which is hidden until the reader reveals it.
- A haircut.
- (bodybuilding) A time period when one attempts to lose fat while retaining muscle mass.
- (literal, figurative) The act of cutting.
- Such a wound through human skin.
- A sleeveless vest worn by members of a motorcycle club.
- (fashion) A notch shaved into an eyebrow.
- (fencing) An attack made with a chopping motion of the blade, landing with its edge or point.
- (especially theater, film) A passage omitted or to be omitted from a play, movie script, speech, etc.
- (cricket) A batsman's shot played with a swinging motion of the bat, to hit the ball backward of point.
- (graph theory) The partition of a graph’s vertices into two subgroups.
- A skein of yarn.
- Such a passage dug for a roadway for a paved road or railroad, a canal, a runway, etc.
- A notch, passage, or channel made by cutting or digging; a furrow; a groove.
- (golf) In a stroke play competition, the early elimination of those players who have not then attained a preannounced score, so that the rest of the competition is less pressed for time and more entertaining for spectators.
- A deliberate snub, typically a refusal to return a bow or other acknowledgement of acquaintance.
- A definable part, such as an individual song, of a recording, particularly of commercial records, audio tapes, CDs, etc.
- (literal, figurative) The result of cutting.
- (film) A particular version or edit of a film.
- (sports) In lawn tennis, etc., a slanting stroke causing the ball to spin and bound irregularly; also, the spin thus given to the ball.
- A slab or slice, especially of meat.
- (rail transport) A string of railway cars coupled together, shorter than a train.
- (cricket) Sideways movement of the ball through the air caused by a fast bowler imparting spin to the ball.
- An unkind act; a cruelty.
- A share or portion of profits.
- An artificial channel for marine navigation, as distinguished from a navigable river.
- (petrochemistry) The range of temperatures used to distill a particular mixture of hydrocarbons from crude oil.
- a wound made by cutting
- in baseball; a batter's attempt to hit a pitched ball
- the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage
- a refusal to recognize someone you know
- (sports) a stroke that puts reverse spin on the ball
- a distinct selection of music from a recording or a compact disc
- a remark capable of wounding mentally
- a canal made by erosion or excavation
- a share of the profits
- the act of shortening something by chopping off the ends
- the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge
- the act of cutting something into parts
- a piece of meat that has been cut from an animal carcass
- (film) an immediate transition from one shot to the next
- the style in which a garment is cut
- a step on some scale
- the act of reducing the amount or number
- an unexcused absence from class
- the division of a deck of cards before dealing
- a trench resembling a furrow that was made by erosion or excavation
noun
- The act of depriving of virility, or the state of being so deprived; castration.
- The act of depriving, or state of being deprived, of vigour or effectiveness.
- (medicine) The removal of the penis, testicles, and scrotum of (a male person or animal).
- neutering a male animal by removing the testicles
- loss of power and masculinity
noun
- A castrated man.
- a man who has been castrated and is incapable of reproduction
- (historical) Such a man employed as harem guard or in certain (mainly Eastern) monarchies (e.g. late Roman and Chinese Empires) as court or state officials.
- (in translations of ancient texts) A man who is not inclined to marry and procreate.
- (figurative) One that is ineffectual.
adj
noun
- (music) A male soprano or alto voice produced by castration of the treble singer before puberty, intended to conserve his voice; the singer.
- A male who has been castrated, especially a male whose testicles have been removed before puberty in order to retain his boyish voice.
- a male singer who was castrated before puberty and retains a soprano or alto voice
noun
verb
- (transitive) To remove the testicles of a person or animal.
- (transitive, figurative) To take something from; to render imperfect or ineffectual.
- (transitive, uncommon) To remove the ovaries and/or uterus of an animal.
- remove the testicles of a male animal
- deprive of strength or vigor
- edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate
- remove the ovaries of
adj
- Cruciate.
- Marked by a line drawn crosswise, often denoting cancellation.
- (heraldry) Having a cross placed on it, or (with respect to the arms of a cross) having a bar placed crosswise over (an existing bar) so as to form a cross.
- (slang) Crossfaded.
- Folded.
- placed crosswise
- (of a check) marked for deposit only as indicated by having two lines drawn across it
verb
noun
- the act of executing by a method widespread in the ancient world; the victim's hands and feet are bound or nailed to a cross
- An execution by being nailed or tied to an upright cross and left to hang there until dead.
- the infliction of extremely painful punishment or suffering
- (Christianity, often capitalized) The death of Jesus Christ on the Cross.
- (military, historical, colloquial) The military punishment of being tied to a fixed object, often with the limbs in a stretched position.
- (figuratively) An ordeal, terrible, especially malicious treatment imposed upon someone.
verb
- (transitive) To castrate (a male calf).
- (reflexive) To conduct oneself; to take or pursue a course of action.
- (transitive) To maneuver or manipulate a person or group into a place or course of action.
- (intransitive) To guide the course of a vessel, vehicle, aircraft etc. (by means of a device such as a rudder, paddle, or steering wheel).
- (transitive) To direct a group of animals.
- (transitive) To direct a conversation.
- (intransitive) To be directed and governed; to take a direction, or course; to obey the helm.
- (transitive) To direct or send an object into a specific place
- (transitive) To guide the course of a vessel, vehicle, aircraft etc. (by means of a device such as a rudder, paddle, or steering wheel).
- direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
- be a guiding or motivating force or drive
- direct (oneself) somewhere
noun
verb
- (transitive) To deprive of virile or procreative power; to castrate, to geld.
- (transitive) To deprive of masculine vigor or spirit; to weaken; to render effeminate; to vitiate by unmanly softness.
- (specifically) To remove the entire male genitalia (the testicles, scrotum, and penis) of (a person or animal).
- (transitive, botany) Of a flower: to deprive of the anthers.
- remove the testicles of a male animal
- deprive of strength or vigor
adj
verb
noun
noun
- the act of circumcising performed on males eight days after birth as a Jewish and Muslim religious rite
- the act of circumcising; surgical removal of the foreskin of males
- (modern Judaism, usually specifically) Pharisaic circumcision.
- (chiefly historical or Philippines) Other surgeries involving the incision or partial excision of the foreskin or penile frenulum without total posthetomy.
- The surgical excision of the foreskin and usually all or most of the penile frenulum.
- (often proscribed) The surgical excision of the clitoris; clitoridectomy.
- The surgical excision of the clitoral hood of the clitoris; female circumcision.
adj
- (of an animal) Castrated; having had the reproductive organs removed.
- (now uncommon) Neutral; on neither side; neither one thing nor another.
- (literary) Sexless, nonsexual.
- (grammar) Intransitive.
- (biology) Sexless: having no or imperfectly developed sex organs.
- (grammar) Having a form which is not masculine nor feminine; or having a form which is not of common gender.
- having no or imperfectly developed or nonfunctional sex organs
- neither male nor female (of grammatical gender)
noun
- (grammar) An intransitive verb or state-of-being verb.
- A person who takes no part in a contest; someone remaining neutral.
- The act of neutering (typically an animal)
- (uncommon, sometimes offensive) One who has been neutered; eunuch.
- (grammar) The neuter gender.
- (biology) An organism, either vegetable or animal, which at its maturity has no generative organs, or but imperfectly developed ones, as a plant without stamens or pistils, as the garden Hydrangea; especially, one of the imperfectly developed females of certain social insects, as of the ant and the common honeybee, which perform the labors of the community, and are called workers.
- (grammar) A noun of the neuter gender; any one of those words which have the terminations usually found in neuter words.
- a gender that refers chiefly (but not exclusively) to inanimate objects (neither masculine nor feminine)
verb
- (transitive) To drastically reduce the effectiveness of something.
- (transitive) To make grammatically neuter.
- (transitive) To remove sex organs from an animal to prevent it from having offspring; to castrate or spay, particularly as applied to domestic animals.
- (transitive) To rid of sexuality.
- remove the ovaries of
verb
- To execute (a person) by nailing to a cross.
- (hyperbolic, informal, sports) To thoroughly beat at a sport or game.
- (hyperbolic) To punish or otherwise express extreme anger at, especially as a scapegoat or target of outrage.
- hold within limits and control
- kill by nailing onto a cross
- treat cruelly
- criticize harshly or violently
noun
- The act of depriving of virility, or the state of being so deprived; castration.
- The act of depriving, or state of being deprived, of vigour or effectiveness.
- (medicine) The removal of the penis, testicles, and scrotum of (a male person or animal).
- neutering a male animal by removing the testicles
- loss of power and masculinity
noun
- A castrated man.
- a man who has been castrated and is incapable of reproduction
- (historical) Such a man employed as harem guard or in certain (mainly Eastern) monarchies (e.g. late Roman and Chinese Empires) as court or state officials.
- (in translations of ancient texts) A man who is not inclined to marry and procreate.
- (figurative) One that is ineffectual.
noun
verb
- (transitive) To remove the testicles of a person or animal.
- (transitive, figurative) To take something from; to render imperfect or ineffectual.
- (transitive, uncommon) To remove the ovaries and/or uterus of an animal.
- remove the testicles of a male animal
- deprive of strength or vigor
- edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate
- remove the ovaries of
noun
- the act of executing by a method widespread in the ancient world; the victim's hands and feet are bound or nailed to a cross
- An execution by being nailed or tied to an upright cross and left to hang there until dead.
- the infliction of extremely painful punishment or suffering
- (Christianity, often capitalized) The death of Jesus Christ on the Cross.
- (military, historical, colloquial) The military punishment of being tied to a fixed object, often with the limbs in a stretched position.
- (figuratively) An ordeal, terrible, especially malicious treatment imposed upon someone.
noun
- the act of circumcising performed on males eight days after birth as a Jewish and Muslim religious rite
- the act of circumcising; surgical removal of the foreskin of males
- (modern Judaism, usually specifically) Pharisaic circumcision.
- (chiefly historical or Philippines) Other surgeries involving the incision or partial excision of the foreskin or penile frenulum without total posthetomy.
- The surgical excision of the foreskin and usually all or most of the penile frenulum.
- (often proscribed) The surgical excision of the clitoris; clitoridectomy.
- The surgical excision of the clitoral hood of the clitoris; female circumcision.
verb
- To castrate or geld.
- To absent oneself from (a class, an appointment, etc.).
- (intransitive) To enter a queue in the wrong place.
- (transitive, cricket) To make the ball spin sideways by running one's fingers down the side of the ball while bowling it.
- (intransitive, slang) To leave abruptly.
- (intransitive) To engage in self-harm by making cuts in one's own skin.
- To perform an incision on, for example with a knife.
- To abridge or shorten a work; to remove a portion of a recording during editing.
- (slang) To wound with a knife.
- To wound or hurt deeply the sensibilities of; to pierce.
- (transitive, film) To edit a film by selecting takes from original footage.
- (intransitive) To change direction suddenly.
- To separate or omit, in a situation where one was previously associated.
- (transitive, social) To ignore as a social rebuff or snub.
- To perform (an elaborate dancing movement etc.).
- (transitive) To exhibit (a figure having some trait).
- To reduce, especially intentionally.
- (ambitransitive) To deliver a stroke with a whip or like instrument to.
- (bodybuilding) To lose body mass, aiming to keep muscle but lose body fat.
- (transitive, cricket) To deflect (a bowled ball) to the off, with a chopping movement of the bat.
- (transitive, computing) To remove (text, a picture, etc.) and place in memory in order to paste at a later time.
- (sports) To drive (a ball) to one side, as by (in billiards or croquet) hitting it fine with another ball, or (in tennis) striking it with the racket inclined.
- (intransitive) To intersect or cross in such a way as to divide in half or nearly so.
- (slang, intransitive) To run or hurry.
- (transitive, slang) To dilute or adulterate something, especially a recreational drug.
- (intransitive, film) To make an abrupt transition from one scene or image to another.
- (transitive, slang) To make, negotiate; to finalise, conclude; to issue.
- (transitive, intransitive) To divide a pack of playing cards into two parts, often followed by placing the two parts back together in the opposite order.
- To form or shape by cutting.
- (intransitive) To admit of incision or severance; to yield to a cutting instrument.
- (transitive) To renounce or give up.
- To interfere, as a horse; to strike one foot against the opposite foot or ankle in using the legs.
- To divide with a knife, scissors, or another sharp instrument.
- (transitive) To stop, disengage, or cease.
- penetrate injuriously
- function as a cutting instrument
- divide a deck of cards at random into two parts to make selection difficult
- form by probing, penetrating, or digging
- fell by sawing; hew
- refuse to acknowledge
- discharge from a group
- allow incision or separation
- record a performance on (a medium)
- hit (a ball) with a spin so that it turns in the opposite direction
- pass directly and often in haste
- stop filming
- intentionally fail to attend
- grow through the gums
- cut and assemble the components of
- lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture
- give the appearance or impression of
- make an incision or separation
- make an abrupt change of image or sound
- cut off the testicles (of male animals such as horses)
- style and tailor in a certain fashion
- form or shape by cutting or incising
- cause to stop operating by disengaging a switch
- have a reducing effect
- separate with or as if with an instrument
- reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
- pass through or across
- cut down on; make a reduction in
- make out and issue
- be able to manage or manage successfully
- turn sharply; change direction abruptly
- weed out unwanted or unnecessary things
- make a recording of
- reap or harvest
- create by duplicating data
- move (one's fist)
- shorten as if by severing the edges or ends of
- cease, stop
- dissolve by breaking down the fat of
- perform or carry out
- have grow through the gums
adj
- (of a gem) Carved into a shape; not raw.
- (bodybuilding) Having muscular definition in which individual groups of muscle fibers stand out among larger muscles.
- (slang, New Zealand, formerly UK) Intoxicated as a result of drugs or alcohol.
- (participial adjective) Having been cut.
- (cricket, of a shot) Played with a horizontal bat to hit the ball backward of point.
- Reduced.
- (informal) Circumcised or having been the subject of female genital mutilation.
- (Australia, New Zealand, slang) Upset, angry; emotionally hurt.
- (used of grass or vegetation) cut down with a hand implement or machine
- (of pages of a book) having the folds of the leaves trimmed or slit
- mixed with water
- separated into parts or laid open or penetrated with a sharp edge or instrument
- (of a male animal) having the testicles removed
- (used of rates or prices) reduced usually sharply
- with parts removed
- made neat and tidy by trimming
- fashioned or shaped by cutting
intj
noun
- (slang, uncountable) That which is used to dilute or adulterate a recreational drug.
- (card games) The act or right of dividing a deck of playing cards.
- (slang) An insult.
- An opening of a living body resulting from cutting; an incision or wound.
- (slang) A hidden, secluded, or secure place.
- An engraved block or plate; the impression from such an engraving.
- (card games) The card obtained by dividing the pack.
- The manner or style in which a garment, other article of clothing, or sail is fashioned.
- A decrease or deletion.
- (archaeology) A truncation, a context that represents a moment in time when other archaeological deposits were removed for the creation of some feature such as a ditch or pit.
- (Internet) A dividing line in a Tumblr post, the content below which is hidden until the reader reveals it.
- A haircut.
- (bodybuilding) A time period when one attempts to lose fat while retaining muscle mass.
- (literal, figurative) The act of cutting.
- Such a wound through human skin.
- A sleeveless vest worn by members of a motorcycle club.
- (fashion) A notch shaved into an eyebrow.
- (fencing) An attack made with a chopping motion of the blade, landing with its edge or point.
- (especially theater, film) A passage omitted or to be omitted from a play, movie script, speech, etc.
- (cricket) A batsman's shot played with a swinging motion of the bat, to hit the ball backward of point.
- (graph theory) The partition of a graph’s vertices into two subgroups.
- A skein of yarn.
- Such a passage dug for a roadway for a paved road or railroad, a canal, a runway, etc.
- A notch, passage, or channel made by cutting or digging; a furrow; a groove.
- (golf) In a stroke play competition, the early elimination of those players who have not then attained a preannounced score, so that the rest of the competition is less pressed for time and more entertaining for spectators.
- A deliberate snub, typically a refusal to return a bow or other acknowledgement of acquaintance.
- A definable part, such as an individual song, of a recording, particularly of commercial records, audio tapes, CDs, etc.
- (literal, figurative) The result of cutting.
- (film) A particular version or edit of a film.
- (sports) In lawn tennis, etc., a slanting stroke causing the ball to spin and bound irregularly; also, the spin thus given to the ball.
- A slab or slice, especially of meat.
- (rail transport) A string of railway cars coupled together, shorter than a train.
- (cricket) Sideways movement of the ball through the air caused by a fast bowler imparting spin to the ball.
- An unkind act; a cruelty.
- A share or portion of profits.
- An artificial channel for marine navigation, as distinguished from a navigable river.
- (petrochemistry) The range of temperatures used to distill a particular mixture of hydrocarbons from crude oil.
- a wound made by cutting
- in baseball; a batter's attempt to hit a pitched ball
- the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage
- a refusal to recognize someone you know
- (sports) a stroke that puts reverse spin on the ball
- a distinct selection of music from a recording or a compact disc
- a remark capable of wounding mentally
- a canal made by erosion or excavation
- a share of the profits
- the act of shortening something by chopping off the ends
- the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge
- the act of cutting something into parts
- a piece of meat that has been cut from an animal carcass
- (film) an immediate transition from one shot to the next
- the style in which a garment is cut
- a step on some scale
- the act of reducing the amount or number
- an unexcused absence from class
- the division of a deck of cards before dealing
- a trench resembling a furrow that was made by erosion or excavation
verb
- (transitive) To castrate (a male calf).
- (reflexive) To conduct oneself; to take or pursue a course of action.
- (transitive) To maneuver or manipulate a person or group into a place or course of action.
- (intransitive) To guide the course of a vessel, vehicle, aircraft etc. (by means of a device such as a rudder, paddle, or steering wheel).
- (transitive) To direct a group of animals.
- (transitive) To direct a conversation.
- (intransitive) To be directed and governed; to take a direction, or course; to obey the helm.
- (transitive) To direct or send an object into a specific place
- (transitive) To guide the course of a vessel, vehicle, aircraft etc. (by means of a device such as a rudder, paddle, or steering wheel).
- direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
- be a guiding or motivating force or drive
- direct (oneself) somewhere
noun
verb
- (transitive) To deprive of virile or procreative power; to castrate, to geld.
- (transitive) To deprive of masculine vigor or spirit; to weaken; to render effeminate; to vitiate by unmanly softness.
- (specifically) To remove the entire male genitalia (the testicles, scrotum, and penis) of (a person or animal).
- (transitive, botany) Of a flower: to deprive of the anthers.
- remove the testicles of a male animal
- deprive of strength or vigor
adj
verb
noun
verb
- To execute (a person) by nailing to a cross.
- (hyperbolic, informal, sports) To thoroughly beat at a sport or game.
- (hyperbolic) To punish or otherwise express extreme anger at, especially as a scapegoat or target of outrage.
- hold within limits and control
- kill by nailing onto a cross
- treat cruelly
- criticize harshly or violently
adj
noun
- (music) A male soprano or alto voice produced by castration of the treble singer before puberty, intended to conserve his voice; the singer.
- A male who has been castrated, especially a male whose testicles have been removed before puberty in order to retain his boyish voice.
- a male singer who was castrated before puberty and retains a soprano or alto voice
adj
- Cruciate.
- Marked by a line drawn crosswise, often denoting cancellation.
- (heraldry) Having a cross placed on it, or (with respect to the arms of a cross) having a bar placed crosswise over (an existing bar) so as to form a cross.
- (slang) Crossfaded.
- Folded.
- placed crosswise
- (of a check) marked for deposit only as indicated by having two lines drawn across it
verb
adj
- (of an animal) Castrated; having had the reproductive organs removed.
- (now uncommon) Neutral; on neither side; neither one thing nor another.
- (literary) Sexless, nonsexual.
- (grammar) Intransitive.
- (biology) Sexless: having no or imperfectly developed sex organs.
- (grammar) Having a form which is not masculine nor feminine; or having a form which is not of common gender.
- having no or imperfectly developed or nonfunctional sex organs
- neither male nor female (of grammatical gender)
noun
- (grammar) An intransitive verb or state-of-being verb.
- A person who takes no part in a contest; someone remaining neutral.
- The act of neutering (typically an animal)
- (uncommon, sometimes offensive) One who has been neutered; eunuch.
- (grammar) The neuter gender.
- (biology) An organism, either vegetable or animal, which at its maturity has no generative organs, or but imperfectly developed ones, as a plant without stamens or pistils, as the garden Hydrangea; especially, one of the imperfectly developed females of certain social insects, as of the ant and the common honeybee, which perform the labors of the community, and are called workers.
- (grammar) A noun of the neuter gender; any one of those words which have the terminations usually found in neuter words.
- a gender that refers chiefly (but not exclusively) to inanimate objects (neither masculine nor feminine)
verb
- (transitive) To drastically reduce the effectiveness of something.
- (transitive) To make grammatically neuter.
- (transitive) To remove sex organs from an animal to prevent it from having offspring; to castrate or spay, particularly as applied to domestic animals.
- (transitive) To rid of sexuality.
- remove the ovaries of