English words for 'Harsh or corrosive.'
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adj
- harsh or corrosive in tone
- having the characteristics of an acid
- being sour to the taste
- (music) Denoting a musical genre that is a distortion (as if hallucinogenic) of an existing genre, as in acid house, acid jazz, acid rock.
- Of or pertaining to an acid; acidic.
- (figuratively) Sour-tempered.
- Sour, sharp, or biting to the taste; tart; having the taste of vinegar.
noun
- Any corrosive substance.
- street name for lysergic acid diethylamide
- any of various water-soluble compounds having a sour taste and capable of turning litmus red and reacting with a base to form a salt
- Any compound that can accept a pair of electrons to form a covalent bond; a Lewis acid.
- (uncountable, slang) LSD, lysergic acid diethylamide.
- Any compound that easily donates protons to a base; a Brønsted acid.
- Any compound which yields H+ ions (protons) when dissolved in water; an Arrhenius acid.
- A sour substance.
adj
- harsh or corrosive in tone
- very difficult to accept or bear
- expressive of severe grief or regret
- proceeding from or exhibiting great hostility or animosity
- causing a sharp and acrid taste experience
- marked by strong resentment or cynicism
- causing a sharply painful or stinging sensation; used especially of cold
- Cynical and resentful.
- Harsh, piercing, acerbic or stinging.
- Hateful or hostile.
- Having an acrid taste (usually from a basic substance).
noun
- the taste experience when quinine or coffee is taken into the mouth
- the property of having a harsh unpleasant taste
- English term for a dry sharp-tasting ale with strong flavor of hops (usually on draft)
- (usually in the plural bitters) A liquid or powder, made from bitter herbs, used in mixed drinks or as a tonic.
- A type of beer heavily flavored with hops.
- (nautical) A turn of a cable about the bitts.
- (computing, informal, in combination) A hardware system whose architecture is based around units of the specified number of bits (binary digits).
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- any chemical substance that burns or destroys living tissue
- the envelope of light rays reflected or refracted by a curved surface or object
- (informal, chemistry, uncountable) Caustic soda.
- (mathematics) The envelope of reflected or refracted rays for a given curve.
- (optics, computer graphics) The envelope of reflected or refracted rays of light for a given surface or object.
- Any substance or means which, applied to animal or other organic tissue, burns, corrodes, or destroys it by chemical action; an escharotic.
adj
- harsh or corrosive in tone
- extremely poisonous or injurious; producing venom
- infectious; having the ability to cause disease
- (microbiology) Of a pathogen: replicating within its host cell, then immediately causing it to undergo lysis.
- (figurative) Extremely hostile or malicious; intensely acrimonious.
- (medicine) Of a disease or disease-causing agent: malignant, able to cause damage to the host.
- Of animals, plants, or substances: extremely venomous or poisonous.
adj
noun
- The act of corroding or the condition so produced.
- A substance (such as rust) so formed.
- (physical chemistry) Erosion by chemical action, especially oxidation.
- (by extension) The gradual destruction or undermining of something.
- erosion by chemical action
- a state of deterioration in metals caused by oxidation or chemical action
noun
adj
- spitefully sarcastic
- of a substance, especially a strong acid; capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action
- Having the quality of fretting or vexing.
- Eating away; having the power of gradually wearing, hanging, or destroying the texture or substance of a body; as the corrosive action of an acid.
- Destroying or undermining something gradually.
verb
- (ambitransitive) To corrode or erode.
- (transitive, slang) To be injured or killed by (something such as a firearm or its projectile), especially in the mouth.
- (transitive, slang) To annex.
- (ambitransitive) To consume (something solid or semi-solid, usually food) by putting it into the mouth and swallowing it.
- (intransitive) To consume a meal.
- (transitive, often with up) To destroy, consume, or use up.
- (transitive, informal) To cause (someone) to worry.
- (transitive, informal, of a device) To damage, destroy, or fail to eject a removable part or an inserted object.
- (transitive, slang) To perform oral sex (on a person or body part).
- (stative, slang) To be very good; to rule, to slay.
- (transitive, informal, of a vending machine or similar device) To consume money (or other instruments of value, such as a token) deposited or inserted by a user, while failing to either provide the intended product or service or return the payment.
- (transitive, programming, informal) To consume (an exception, an event, etc.) so that other parts of the program do not receive it.
- (transitive, business) To take the loss in a transaction.
- (copulative, intransitive) To have a particular quality of diet; to be well-fed or underfed (typically as "eat healthy" or "eat good").
- (intransitive, ergative) To be eaten.
- use up (resources or materials)
- cause to deteriorate due to the action of water, air, or an acid
- take in food; used of animals only
- take in solid food
- eat a meal; take a meal
- worry or cause anxiety in a persistent way
noun
adj
- Marked or corroded by rust.
- Lacking recent experience, out of practice, especially with respect to a skill or activity.
- Discolored and rancid; reasty.
- Of the rust color, reddish or reddish-brown.
- (now chiefly historical) Of clothing, especially dark clothing: worn, shabby.
- Affected with the fungal plant disease called rust.
- covered with or consisting of rust
- of the brown color of rust
- impaired in skill by neglect
- ancient
noun
noun
- The quality or state of being coarse
- (countable) Something that is coarse.
- The property of being coarse, roughness or primitiveness, unrefined or unpolished.
- the quality of lacking taste and refinement
- the quality of being composed of relatively large particles
- language or humor that is down-to-earth
- looseness or roughness in texture (as of cloth)
verb
- (intransitive) To have corrosive action; to be subject to corrosion.
- become destroyed by water, air, or a corrosive such as an acid
- (transitive) To eat away bit by bit; to wear away or diminish by gradually separating or destroying small particles of, as by action of a strong acid or a caustic alkali.
- (transitive) To consume; to wear away; to prey upon; to impair.
- cause to deteriorate due to the action of water, air, or an acid
adj
- Resembling or containing flint; hard like flint.
- (geology) Siliceous (including basanite).
- (wine) Having a taste characteristic of certain white wines, especially Chablis, supposed to evoke the sensation of flint striking steel.
- (figuratively) Showing a lack of emotion.
- containing flint
- showing unfeeling resistance to tender feelings
adj
- (mineralogy) Dry and harsh to the touch (e.g., as chalk).
- (set theory) Of a set: such that, considered as a subset of a (usually larger) topological space, it is in a precise sense small or negligible.
- Poor, deficient or inferior in amount, quality or extent
- Having little flesh; lean; thin.
- deficient in amount or quality or extent
verb
adj
- (mineralogy) Dry and harsh to the touch (e.g., as chalk).
- Deficient or inferior in amount, quality or extent
- (set theory) Of a set: such that, considered as a subset of a (usually larger) topological space, it is in a precise sense small or negligible.
- Having little flesh; lean; thin.
- deficient in amount or quality or extent
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verb
noun
- Anything which corrodes, corrupts, or destroys.
- A kind of wild rose; the dog rose.
- A corroding or sloughing ulcer; especially a spreading gangrenous ulcer or collection of ulcers in or about the mouth.
- An obstinate and often incurable disease of a horse's foot, characterized by separation of the horny portion and the development of fungoid growths. Usually resulting from neglected thrush.
- A region of dead plant tissue caused by such a disease.
- (rare, now Cornwall) A crab.
- A worm or grub that destroys plant buds or leaves; cankerworm.
- An avian disease affecting doves, poultry, parrots and birds of prey, caused by Trichomonas gallinae.
- (phytopathology) A plant disease marked by gradual decay.
- a fungal disease of woody plants that causes localized damage to the bark
- a pernicious and malign influence that is hard to get rid of
- an ulceration (especially of the lips or lining of the mouth)
verb
- (transitive) To infect or pollute; to corrupt.
- (transitive) To affect as a canker; to eat away; to corrode; to consume.
- (intransitive) To waste away, grow rusty, or be oxidized, as a mineral.
- (intransitive) To be or become diseased, or as if diseased, with canker; to grow corrupt; to become venomous.
- become infected with a canker
- infect with a canker
verb
- become destroyed by water, air, or a corrosive such as an acid
- become coated with oxide
- cause to deteriorate due to the action of water, air, or an acid
- (intransitive) Of a black cat or its fur, to turn rust-coloured following long periods of exposure to sunlight.
- (intransitive) To oxidize, especially of iron or steel.
- (intransitive) To be affected with the parasitic fungus called rust.
- (transitive) To cause to oxidize.
- (ambitransitive, figuratively) To (cause to) degenerate in idleness; to make or become dull or impaired by inaction.
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- a plant disease that produces a reddish-brown discoloration of leaves and stems; caused by various rust fungi
- a red or brown oxide coating on iron or steel caused by the action of oxygen and moisture
- A strong reddish brown color.
- the formation of reddish-brown ferric oxides on iron by low-temperature oxidation in the presence of water
- any of various fungi causing rust disease in plants
- (philately) Damage caused to stamps and album pages by a fungal infection.
- A similar substance based on another metal.
- The deteriorated state of iron or steel as a result of moisture and oxidation; it consists mostly of iron(III) oxide (ferric oxide) and iron(II) oxide (ferrous oxide).
- A disease of plants caused by a reddish-brown fungus (Pucciniales).
- A reddish-brown color.
adj
- harsh
- keenly and painfully felt; as if caused by a sharp edge or point
- having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
- (of something seen or heard) clearly defined
- (of a musical note) raised in pitch by one chromatic semitone
- dangerously steep
- having or made by a thin edge or sharp point; suitable for cutting or piercing
- having or emitting a high-pitched and sharp tone or tones
- marked by practical hardheaded intelligence
- quick and forceful
- ending in a sharp point
- very sudden and in great amount or degree
- (mathematics, of a statement) Said of as extreme a value as possible.
- Eager or keen in pursuit; impatient for gratification.
- (chess) Tactical; risky.
- (colloquial) Illegal or dishonest.
- Forming a small or tight angle; especially, forming an angle of less than ninety degrees.
- Strongly distinguishing or differentiating; acute.
- (music) Higher in pitch than required.
- Having a strong acrid or acidic taste.
- Observant; alert; acute.
- Quick and alert.
- (colloquial) Stylish, smart or attractive.
- (colloquial) Intelligent.
- Terminating in a point or edge, especially one that can cut or pierce easily; not dull, obtuse, or rounded.
- Steep; precipitous; abrupt.
- (colloquial) Keenly or unduly attentive to one's own interests; shrewd, verging on dishonest.
- Piercing; keen; severe; painful.
- Exact, precise, accurate; keen.
- Composed of hard, angular grains; gritty.
- (music) Raised by one semitone (denoted by the symbol ♯ after the name of the note).
- Offensive, critical, or acrimonious; stern or harsh.
- Sudden, abrupt, intense, rapid.
noun
- a long thin sewing needle with a sharp point
- a musical notation indicating one half step higher than the note named
- (music) The symbol ♯, placed after the name of a note in the key signature or before a note on the staff to indicate that the note is to be played one chromatic semitone higher.
- (in the plural) Fine particles of husk mixed with coarse particle of flour of cereals; middlings.
- (psychiatry, healthcare) A sharp object; any item pointed enough to injure human skin.
- (music) A note that is sharp in a particular key.
- (usually in the plural) Something that is sharp.
- Alternative form of sharpie (“type of fishing boat”).
- (music) A note that is played one chromatic semitone higher than usual; denoted by the name of the note that is followed by the symbol ♯.
- (music) The scale having a particular sharp note as its tonic.
- (medicine) A hypodermic syringe.
- A sewing needle with a very slender point, more pointed than a blunt or a between.
- Part of a stream where the water runs very rapidly.
- A dishonest person; a cheater.
- A sharpie (member of Australian gangs of the 1960s and 1970s).
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- a small open pie with a fruit filling
- a pastry cup with a filling of fruit or custard and no top crust
- a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money
- (slang, derogatory, by extension) Any woman with loose sexual morals.
- A type of small open pie, or piece of pastry, now typically containing jelly (US) / jam (UK) or conserve, or sometimes other fillings (chocolate, custard, egg, butter, historically even meat or other savory fillings).
- (British, slang) A prostitute.
- A melt (block of wax for use in a tart burner).
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adj
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- The degree of roughness, or retention ability of a surface to have applied a liquid such as paint, or glue.
- (computing) One of several small, usually square buttons on a typewriter or computer keyboard, mostly corresponding to text characters.
- (historical) A manual electrical switching device primarily used for the transmission of Morse code.
- (cartomancy) The thirty-third card of the Lenormand deck.
- (architecture) A piece of wood used as a wedge.
- (figurative) The general pitch or tone of a sentence or utterance.
- In musical theory and notation, the tonality centering in a given tone, or the several tones taken collectively, of a given scale, major or minor.
- In musical instruments, one of the valve levers used to select notes, such as a lever opening a hole on a woodwind.
- (biology) A series of logically organized groups of discriminating information which aims to allow the user to correctly identify a taxon.
- In instruments with a keyboard such as an organ or piano, one of the levers, or especially the exposed front end of it, which are depressed to cause a particular sound or note to be produced.
- (print and film) The black ink layer, especially in relation to the three color layers of cyan, magenta, and yellow. See also CMYK.
- (computer graphics, television) A color to be masked or made transparent.
- (Internet) A password restricting access to an IRC channel.
- A guide to the correct answers of a worksheet or test.
- (countable) An object designed to open and close a lock.
- (music) A scale or group of pitches constituting the basis of a musical composition.
- (slang) A kilogram, especially of a recreational drug.
- In musical theory, the total melodic and harmonic relations, which exist between the tones of an ideal scale, major or minor; tonality.
- A crucial step or requirement.
- (databases) In a relational database, a field used as an index into another table (not necessarily unique).
- (masonry) A keystone.
- In musical notation, a sign at the head of a staff indicating the musical key.
- That part of the plastering which is forced through between the laths and holds the rest in place.
- (basketball) The free-throw lane together with the circle surrounding the free-throw line, the free-throw lane having formerly been narrower, giving the area the shape of a skeleton key hole.
- (cryptography) A piece of information (e.g., a password or passphrase) used to encode or decode a message or messages.
- (computing) A value that uniquely identifies an entry in a container.
- Any of various tools comparable to a wrench (spanner) or driver, or, in some cases, also called a wrench or driver.
- An object designed to fit between two other objects (such as a shaft and a wheel) in a mechanism and maintain their relative orientation.
- Alternative form of quay.
- A small guide explaining symbols or terminology, especially the legend on a map or chart.
- (advertising) A modification of an advertisement so as to target a particular group or demographic.
- The lowest note of a scale; keynote.
- (rail transport) A wooden wedge, driven sideways between a bullhead rail and a cast-iron chair, to keep the rail securely in position.
- (Australian rules football) A key position player (a tall forward or defender).
- One of a string of small islands.
- (architecture) The last board of a floor when laid down.
- (botany) An indehiscent, one-seeded fruit furnished with a wing, such as the fruit of the ash and maple; a samara.
- a winged often one-seed indehiscent fruit as of the ash or elm or maple
- any of 24 major or minor diatonic scales that provide the tonal framework for a piece of music
- something crucial for explaining
- a kilogram of a narcotic drug
- a coral reef off the southern coast of Florida
- a lever (as in a keyboard) that actuates a mechanism when depressed
- a list of answers to a test
- pitch of the voice
- a generic term for any device whose possession entitles the holder to a means of access
- (basketball) a space (including the foul line) in front of the basket at each end of a basketball court; usually painted a different color from the rest of the court
- a list of words or phrases that explain symbols or abbreviations
- mechanical device used to wind another device that is driven by a spring (as a clock)
- metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated
- the central building block at the top of an arch or vault
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- To fit (pieces of a mechanical assembly) with a key to maintain the orientation between them.
- To provide an arch with a keystone.
- (advertising, transitive) To modify (an advertisement) so as to target a particular group or demographic.
- To fasten or secure firmly; to fasten or tighten with keys or wedges.
- To link (as one might do with a key or legend).
- To fit (a lock) with a key.
- (computing) (more usually to key in) To enter (information) by typing on a keyboard or keypad.
- To attune to; to set at; to pitch.
- (radio) To operate (the transmitter switch of a two-way radio).
- (telegraphy and radio telegraphy) To depress (a telegraph key).
- (intransitive, biology, chiefly taxonomy) To be identified as a certain taxon when using a key.
- To mark or indicate with a symbol indicating membership in a class.
- To prepare for plastering by adding the key (that part of the plastering which is forced through between the laths and holds the rest in place).
- (colloquial) To vandalize (a car, etc.) by scratching with an implement such as a key.
- Clipping of chromakey.
- vandalize a car by scratching the sides with a key
- identify as in botany or biology, for example
- regulate the musical pitch of
- provide with a key
- harmonize with or adjust to
verb
- To physically corrode or erode (something) gradually.
- To destroy (something) gradually by an ongoing process.
- (specifically) Chiefly followed by at: of a circumstance, incident, etc.: to cause (someone) to feel guilty, troubled, or worried; to bother (see eat away at).
- wear away or erode
- remove soil or rock
noun
- Any corrosive substance used in etching.
- Any substance used to facilitate the fixing of a dye to a fibre; usually a metallic compound which reacts with the dye using chelation.
- A glutinous size used as a ground for gilding, to make the gold leaf adhere.
- a substance used to treat leather or other materials before dyeing; aids in dyeing process
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- Initialism of corrosion penetration rate.
- Initialism of common-pool resource.
- Initialism of cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
- Initialism of calibrated peer review.
- an emergency procedure consisting of external cardiac massage and artificial respiration; the first treatment for a person who has collapsed and has no pulse and has stopped breathing; attempts to restore circulation of the blood and prevent death or brain damage due to lack of oxygen
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- (metallurgy) Of a metal object or surface: lacking any protective coating or surface treatment for the prevention of corrosion.
- Of a room or other place: having acoustic qualities that tend to cause much echoing or reverberation of sound, particularly at high frequencies.
- Of the face or eyes, or a smile: showing happiness or hopefulness; cheerful, lively.
- Of a colour: not muted or pale; bold, brilliant, vivid.
- Of climate or weather: not cloudy or gloomy; fair; also, of a period of time, the sky, etc.: characterized by much sunshine and good weather.
- Of a person: lively, vivacious.
- Of light: brilliant, intense.
- Of a substance: clear, transparent; also, pure, unadulterated; (specifically) of wine: free of suspended particles; not cloudy; fine.
- (music) Of a note: slightly sharp.
- In good spirits; happy, optimistic.
- Of a scent or taste: not bland or mild; bold, sharp, strong.
- Of a musical instrument, sound, or a voice: clearly audible; clear, resounding, and often high-pitched.
- Clearly apparent; conspicuous.
- Having a clear, quick intellect; intelligent.
- Glorious; illustrious.
- Of a place: not dark; well-lit.
- Of a scent or taste: having an agreeable balance of sweet and sour, often with associations of coolness, freshness, and sometimes aromaticity.
- Of an opportunity or outlook: having a reasonable chance of success; favourable, good.
- Of an object, surface, etc.: reflecting much light; having a high lustre; gleaming, shiny.
- Of an object, surface, etc.: having vivid colour(s); colourful.
- Emitting much light; visually dazzling; luminous, lucent, radiant.
- (music) Of a rhythm or tempo: lively, upbeat.
- Of a period of history or time: happy, prosperous, successful.
- Of conversation, writing, etc.: imaginative or sparkling with wit; clever, witty.
- not made dim or less bright
- made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow
- likely to turn out well in the future
- clear and sharp and ringing
- having lots of light either natural or artificial
- splendid
- characterized by quickness and ease in learning
- having strong or striking color
- emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
- characterized by happiness or gladness
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noun
- (chiefly in the plural) Something (especially a product intended for sale) that has vivid colours or a lustrous appearance.
- A person with a naturalistic worldview with no mystical or supernatural elements.
- (painting) An artist's brush used in acrylic and oil painting with a long ferrule and a flat, somewhat tapering bristle head.
verb
- (transitive, figuratively) Often followed by up: to cause (someone or something) to be bright (in various senses); to brighten; specifically, to make (someone or something) energetic, or happy and optimistic.
- (transitive) Often followed by up: to cast light on (someone or something); to brighten, to illuminate.
- (intransitive, also figuratively) Often followed by up: to become bright (in various senses); to brighten.
verb
- (especially of ferroconcrete structures or metal objects) To undergo weathering, aging, or other wear that involves the crumbling of the substrate.
- (ambitransitive) To break into fragments or small pieces.
- (transitive) To reduce, as irregular blocks of stone, to an approximately level surface by hammering.
noun
- (uncountable, especially concerning ferroconcrete structures or metal objects) A process of weathering, aging, or other wear that involves the crumbling of the substrate.
- (countable) A splinter, fragment or chip, especially of stone.
- a fragment broken off from the edge or face of stone or ore and having at least one thin edge
noun
- The impurities in metal.
- (figurative) Worthless or trivial matter.
- (slang) Residual raw opium left in an opium pipe which can be recycled for further sale or use.
- A waste product from working with metal.
- Residue that forms as a scum on the surface of molten metal from oxidation.
- the scum formed by oxidation at the surface of molten metals
- worthless or dangerous material that should be removed
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- The peculiar markings or water of such steel.
- An ornate silk fabric originating from Damascus.
- A damask rose, Rosa × damascena.
- Linen so woven that a pattern is produced by the different directions of the thread, without contrast of colour.
- A grayish-pink color, like that of the damask rose.
- Damascus steel.
- A heavy woolen or worsted stuff with a pattern woven in the same way as the linen damask; made for furniture covering and hangings.
- a table linen made from linen with a damask pattern
- a fabric of linen or cotton or silk or wool with a reversible pattern woven into it
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- harsh or corrosive in tone
- having the characteristics of an acid
- being sour to the taste
- (music) Denoting a musical genre that is a distortion (as if hallucinogenic) of an existing genre, as in acid house, acid jazz, acid rock.
- Of or pertaining to an acid; acidic.
- (figuratively) Sour-tempered.
- Sour, sharp, or biting to the taste; tart; having the taste of vinegar.
noun
- Any corrosive substance.
- street name for lysergic acid diethylamide
- any of various water-soluble compounds having a sour taste and capable of turning litmus red and reacting with a base to form a salt
- Any compound that can accept a pair of electrons to form a covalent bond; a Lewis acid.
- (uncountable, slang) LSD, lysergic acid diethylamide.
- Any compound that easily donates protons to a base; a Brønsted acid.
- Any compound which yields H+ ions (protons) when dissolved in water; an Arrhenius acid.
- A sour substance.
noun
- The act of corroding or the condition so produced.
- A substance (such as rust) so formed.
- (physical chemistry) Erosion by chemical action, especially oxidation.
- (by extension) The gradual destruction or undermining of something.
- erosion by chemical action
- a state of deterioration in metals caused by oxidation or chemical action
noun
adj
- spitefully sarcastic
- of a substance, especially a strong acid; capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action
- Having the quality of fretting or vexing.
- Eating away; having the power of gradually wearing, hanging, or destroying the texture or substance of a body; as the corrosive action of an acid.
- Destroying or undermining something gradually.
noun
- The quality or state of being coarse
- (countable) Something that is coarse.
- The property of being coarse, roughness or primitiveness, unrefined or unpolished.
- the quality of lacking taste and refinement
- the quality of being composed of relatively large particles
- language or humor that is down-to-earth
- looseness or roughness in texture (as of cloth)
noun
- Anything which corrodes, corrupts, or destroys.
- A kind of wild rose; the dog rose.
- A corroding or sloughing ulcer; especially a spreading gangrenous ulcer or collection of ulcers in or about the mouth.
- An obstinate and often incurable disease of a horse's foot, characterized by separation of the horny portion and the development of fungoid growths. Usually resulting from neglected thrush.
- A region of dead plant tissue caused by such a disease.
- (rare, now Cornwall) A crab.
- A worm or grub that destroys plant buds or leaves; cankerworm.
- An avian disease affecting doves, poultry, parrots and birds of prey, caused by Trichomonas gallinae.
- (phytopathology) A plant disease marked by gradual decay.
- a fungal disease of woody plants that causes localized damage to the bark
- a pernicious and malign influence that is hard to get rid of
- an ulceration (especially of the lips or lining of the mouth)
verb
- (transitive) To infect or pollute; to corrupt.
- (transitive) To affect as a canker; to eat away; to corrode; to consume.
- (intransitive) To waste away, grow rusty, or be oxidized, as a mineral.
- (intransitive) To be or become diseased, or as if diseased, with canker; to grow corrupt; to become venomous.
- become infected with a canker
- infect with a canker
noun
- The degree of roughness, or retention ability of a surface to have applied a liquid such as paint, or glue.
- (computing) One of several small, usually square buttons on a typewriter or computer keyboard, mostly corresponding to text characters.
- (historical) A manual electrical switching device primarily used for the transmission of Morse code.
- (cartomancy) The thirty-third card of the Lenormand deck.
- (architecture) A piece of wood used as a wedge.
- (figurative) The general pitch or tone of a sentence or utterance.
- In musical theory and notation, the tonality centering in a given tone, or the several tones taken collectively, of a given scale, major or minor.
- In musical instruments, one of the valve levers used to select notes, such as a lever opening a hole on a woodwind.
- (biology) A series of logically organized groups of discriminating information which aims to allow the user to correctly identify a taxon.
- In instruments with a keyboard such as an organ or piano, one of the levers, or especially the exposed front end of it, which are depressed to cause a particular sound or note to be produced.
- (print and film) The black ink layer, especially in relation to the three color layers of cyan, magenta, and yellow. See also CMYK.
- (computer graphics, television) A color to be masked or made transparent.
- (Internet) A password restricting access to an IRC channel.
- A guide to the correct answers of a worksheet or test.
- (countable) An object designed to open and close a lock.
- (music) A scale or group of pitches constituting the basis of a musical composition.
- (slang) A kilogram, especially of a recreational drug.
- In musical theory, the total melodic and harmonic relations, which exist between the tones of an ideal scale, major or minor; tonality.
- A crucial step or requirement.
- (databases) In a relational database, a field used as an index into another table (not necessarily unique).
- (masonry) A keystone.
- In musical notation, a sign at the head of a staff indicating the musical key.
- That part of the plastering which is forced through between the laths and holds the rest in place.
- (basketball) The free-throw lane together with the circle surrounding the free-throw line, the free-throw lane having formerly been narrower, giving the area the shape of a skeleton key hole.
- (cryptography) A piece of information (e.g., a password or passphrase) used to encode or decode a message or messages.
- (computing) A value that uniquely identifies an entry in a container.
- Any of various tools comparable to a wrench (spanner) or driver, or, in some cases, also called a wrench or driver.
- An object designed to fit between two other objects (such as a shaft and a wheel) in a mechanism and maintain their relative orientation.
- Alternative form of quay.
- A small guide explaining symbols or terminology, especially the legend on a map or chart.
- (advertising) A modification of an advertisement so as to target a particular group or demographic.
- The lowest note of a scale; keynote.
- (rail transport) A wooden wedge, driven sideways between a bullhead rail and a cast-iron chair, to keep the rail securely in position.
- (Australian rules football) A key position player (a tall forward or defender).
- One of a string of small islands.
- (architecture) The last board of a floor when laid down.
- (botany) An indehiscent, one-seeded fruit furnished with a wing, such as the fruit of the ash and maple; a samara.
- a winged often one-seed indehiscent fruit as of the ash or elm or maple
- any of 24 major or minor diatonic scales that provide the tonal framework for a piece of music
- something crucial for explaining
- a kilogram of a narcotic drug
- a coral reef off the southern coast of Florida
- a lever (as in a keyboard) that actuates a mechanism when depressed
- a list of answers to a test
- pitch of the voice
- a generic term for any device whose possession entitles the holder to a means of access
- (basketball) a space (including the foul line) in front of the basket at each end of a basketball court; usually painted a different color from the rest of the court
- a list of words or phrases that explain symbols or abbreviations
- mechanical device used to wind another device that is driven by a spring (as a clock)
- metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated
- the central building block at the top of an arch or vault
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- To fit (pieces of a mechanical assembly) with a key to maintain the orientation between them.
- To provide an arch with a keystone.
- (advertising, transitive) To modify (an advertisement) so as to target a particular group or demographic.
- To fasten or secure firmly; to fasten or tighten with keys or wedges.
- To link (as one might do with a key or legend).
- To fit (a lock) with a key.
- (computing) (more usually to key in) To enter (information) by typing on a keyboard or keypad.
- To attune to; to set at; to pitch.
- (radio) To operate (the transmitter switch of a two-way radio).
- (telegraphy and radio telegraphy) To depress (a telegraph key).
- (intransitive, biology, chiefly taxonomy) To be identified as a certain taxon when using a key.
- To mark or indicate with a symbol indicating membership in a class.
- To prepare for plastering by adding the key (that part of the plastering which is forced through between the laths and holds the rest in place).
- (colloquial) To vandalize (a car, etc.) by scratching with an implement such as a key.
- Clipping of chromakey.
- vandalize a car by scratching the sides with a key
- identify as in botany or biology, for example
- regulate the musical pitch of
- provide with a key
- harmonize with or adjust to
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- Any corrosive substance used in etching.
- Any substance used to facilitate the fixing of a dye to a fibre; usually a metallic compound which reacts with the dye using chelation.
- A glutinous size used as a ground for gilding, to make the gold leaf adhere.
- a substance used to treat leather or other materials before dyeing; aids in dyeing process
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- Initialism of corrosion penetration rate.
- Initialism of common-pool resource.
- Initialism of cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
- Initialism of calibrated peer review.
- an emergency procedure consisting of external cardiac massage and artificial respiration; the first treatment for a person who has collapsed and has no pulse and has stopped breathing; attempts to restore circulation of the blood and prevent death or brain damage due to lack of oxygen
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- The impurities in metal.
- (figurative) Worthless or trivial matter.
- (slang) Residual raw opium left in an opium pipe which can be recycled for further sale or use.
- A waste product from working with metal.
- Residue that forms as a scum on the surface of molten metal from oxidation.
- the scum formed by oxidation at the surface of molten metals
- worthless or dangerous material that should be removed
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- The peculiar markings or water of such steel.
- An ornate silk fabric originating from Damascus.
- A damask rose, Rosa × damascena.
- Linen so woven that a pattern is produced by the different directions of the thread, without contrast of colour.
- A grayish-pink color, like that of the damask rose.
- Damascus steel.
- A heavy woolen or worsted stuff with a pattern woven in the same way as the linen damask; made for furniture covering and hangings.
- a table linen made from linen with a damask pattern
- a fabric of linen or cotton or silk or wool with a reversible pattern woven into it
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- (ambitransitive) To corrode or erode.
- (transitive, slang) To be injured or killed by (something such as a firearm or its projectile), especially in the mouth.
- (transitive, slang) To annex.
- (ambitransitive) To consume (something solid or semi-solid, usually food) by putting it into the mouth and swallowing it.
- (intransitive) To consume a meal.
- (transitive, often with up) To destroy, consume, or use up.
- (transitive, informal) To cause (someone) to worry.
- (transitive, informal, of a device) To damage, destroy, or fail to eject a removable part or an inserted object.
- (transitive, slang) To perform oral sex (on a person or body part).
- (stative, slang) To be very good; to rule, to slay.
- (transitive, informal, of a vending machine or similar device) To consume money (or other instruments of value, such as a token) deposited or inserted by a user, while failing to either provide the intended product or service or return the payment.
- (transitive, programming, informal) To consume (an exception, an event, etc.) so that other parts of the program do not receive it.
- (transitive, business) To take the loss in a transaction.
- (copulative, intransitive) To have a particular quality of diet; to be well-fed or underfed (typically as "eat healthy" or "eat good").
- (intransitive, ergative) To be eaten.
- use up (resources or materials)
- cause to deteriorate due to the action of water, air, or an acid
- take in food; used of animals only
- take in solid food
- eat a meal; take a meal
- worry or cause anxiety in a persistent way
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- (intransitive) To have corrosive action; to be subject to corrosion.
- become destroyed by water, air, or a corrosive such as an acid
- (transitive) To eat away bit by bit; to wear away or diminish by gradually separating or destroying small particles of, as by action of a strong acid or a caustic alkali.
- (transitive) To consume; to wear away; to prey upon; to impair.
- cause to deteriorate due to the action of water, air, or an acid
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- become destroyed by water, air, or a corrosive such as an acid
- become coated with oxide
- cause to deteriorate due to the action of water, air, or an acid
- (intransitive) Of a black cat or its fur, to turn rust-coloured following long periods of exposure to sunlight.
- (intransitive) To oxidize, especially of iron or steel.
- (intransitive) To be affected with the parasitic fungus called rust.
- (transitive) To cause to oxidize.
- (ambitransitive, figuratively) To (cause to) degenerate in idleness; to make or become dull or impaired by inaction.
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- a plant disease that produces a reddish-brown discoloration of leaves and stems; caused by various rust fungi
- a red or brown oxide coating on iron or steel caused by the action of oxygen and moisture
- A strong reddish brown color.
- the formation of reddish-brown ferric oxides on iron by low-temperature oxidation in the presence of water
- any of various fungi causing rust disease in plants
- (philately) Damage caused to stamps and album pages by a fungal infection.
- A similar substance based on another metal.
- The deteriorated state of iron or steel as a result of moisture and oxidation; it consists mostly of iron(III) oxide (ferric oxide) and iron(II) oxide (ferrous oxide).
- A disease of plants caused by a reddish-brown fungus (Pucciniales).
- A reddish-brown color.
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- To physically corrode or erode (something) gradually.
- To destroy (something) gradually by an ongoing process.
- (specifically) Chiefly followed by at: of a circumstance, incident, etc.: to cause (someone) to feel guilty, troubled, or worried; to bother (see eat away at).
- wear away or erode
- remove soil or rock
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- (especially of ferroconcrete structures or metal objects) To undergo weathering, aging, or other wear that involves the crumbling of the substrate.
- (ambitransitive) To break into fragments or small pieces.
- (transitive) To reduce, as irregular blocks of stone, to an approximately level surface by hammering.
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- (uncountable, especially concerning ferroconcrete structures or metal objects) A process of weathering, aging, or other wear that involves the crumbling of the substrate.
- (countable) A splinter, fragment or chip, especially of stone.
- a fragment broken off from the edge or face of stone or ore and having at least one thin edge
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- harsh or corrosive in tone
- having the characteristics of an acid
- being sour to the taste
- (music) Denoting a musical genre that is a distortion (as if hallucinogenic) of an existing genre, as in acid house, acid jazz, acid rock.
- Of or pertaining to an acid; acidic.
- (figuratively) Sour-tempered.
- Sour, sharp, or biting to the taste; tart; having the taste of vinegar.
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- Any corrosive substance.
- street name for lysergic acid diethylamide
- any of various water-soluble compounds having a sour taste and capable of turning litmus red and reacting with a base to form a salt
- Any compound that can accept a pair of electrons to form a covalent bond; a Lewis acid.
- (uncountable, slang) LSD, lysergic acid diethylamide.
- Any compound that easily donates protons to a base; a Brønsted acid.
- Any compound which yields H+ ions (protons) when dissolved in water; an Arrhenius acid.
- A sour substance.
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- harsh or corrosive in tone
- very difficult to accept or bear
- expressive of severe grief or regret
- proceeding from or exhibiting great hostility or animosity
- causing a sharp and acrid taste experience
- marked by strong resentment or cynicism
- causing a sharply painful or stinging sensation; used especially of cold
- Cynical and resentful.
- Harsh, piercing, acerbic or stinging.
- Hateful or hostile.
- Having an acrid taste (usually from a basic substance).
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- the taste experience when quinine or coffee is taken into the mouth
- the property of having a harsh unpleasant taste
- English term for a dry sharp-tasting ale with strong flavor of hops (usually on draft)
- (usually in the plural bitters) A liquid or powder, made from bitter herbs, used in mixed drinks or as a tonic.
- A type of beer heavily flavored with hops.
- (nautical) A turn of a cable about the bitts.
- (computing, informal, in combination) A hardware system whose architecture is based around units of the specified number of bits (binary digits).
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- any chemical substance that burns or destroys living tissue
- the envelope of light rays reflected or refracted by a curved surface or object
- (informal, chemistry, uncountable) Caustic soda.
- (mathematics) The envelope of reflected or refracted rays for a given curve.
- (optics, computer graphics) The envelope of reflected or refracted rays of light for a given surface or object.
- Any substance or means which, applied to animal or other organic tissue, burns, corrodes, or destroys it by chemical action; an escharotic.
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- harsh or corrosive in tone
- extremely poisonous or injurious; producing venom
- infectious; having the ability to cause disease
- (microbiology) Of a pathogen: replicating within its host cell, then immediately causing it to undergo lysis.
- (figurative) Extremely hostile or malicious; intensely acrimonious.
- (medicine) Of a disease or disease-causing agent: malignant, able to cause damage to the host.
- Of animals, plants, or substances: extremely venomous or poisonous.
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- Marked or corroded by rust.
- Lacking recent experience, out of practice, especially with respect to a skill or activity.
- Discolored and rancid; reasty.
- Of the rust color, reddish or reddish-brown.
- (now chiefly historical) Of clothing, especially dark clothing: worn, shabby.
- Affected with the fungal plant disease called rust.
- covered with or consisting of rust
- of the brown color of rust
- impaired in skill by neglect
- ancient
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- Resembling or containing flint; hard like flint.
- (geology) Siliceous (including basanite).
- (wine) Having a taste characteristic of certain white wines, especially Chablis, supposed to evoke the sensation of flint striking steel.
- (figuratively) Showing a lack of emotion.
- containing flint
- showing unfeeling resistance to tender feelings
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- (mineralogy) Dry and harsh to the touch (e.g., as chalk).
- (set theory) Of a set: such that, considered as a subset of a (usually larger) topological space, it is in a precise sense small or negligible.
- Poor, deficient or inferior in amount, quality or extent
- Having little flesh; lean; thin.
- deficient in amount or quality or extent
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- (mineralogy) Dry and harsh to the touch (e.g., as chalk).
- Deficient or inferior in amount, quality or extent
- (set theory) Of a set: such that, considered as a subset of a (usually larger) topological space, it is in a precise sense small or negligible.
- Having little flesh; lean; thin.
- deficient in amount or quality or extent
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- harsh
- keenly and painfully felt; as if caused by a sharp edge or point
- having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
- (of something seen or heard) clearly defined
- (of a musical note) raised in pitch by one chromatic semitone
- dangerously steep
- having or made by a thin edge or sharp point; suitable for cutting or piercing
- having or emitting a high-pitched and sharp tone or tones
- marked by practical hardheaded intelligence
- quick and forceful
- ending in a sharp point
- very sudden and in great amount or degree
- (mathematics, of a statement) Said of as extreme a value as possible.
- Eager or keen in pursuit; impatient for gratification.
- (chess) Tactical; risky.
- (colloquial) Illegal or dishonest.
- Forming a small or tight angle; especially, forming an angle of less than ninety degrees.
- Strongly distinguishing or differentiating; acute.
- (music) Higher in pitch than required.
- Having a strong acrid or acidic taste.
- Observant; alert; acute.
- Quick and alert.
- (colloquial) Stylish, smart or attractive.
- (colloquial) Intelligent.
- Terminating in a point or edge, especially one that can cut or pierce easily; not dull, obtuse, or rounded.
- Steep; precipitous; abrupt.
- (colloquial) Keenly or unduly attentive to one's own interests; shrewd, verging on dishonest.
- Piercing; keen; severe; painful.
- Exact, precise, accurate; keen.
- Composed of hard, angular grains; gritty.
- (music) Raised by one semitone (denoted by the symbol ♯ after the name of the note).
- Offensive, critical, or acrimonious; stern or harsh.
- Sudden, abrupt, intense, rapid.
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- a long thin sewing needle with a sharp point
- a musical notation indicating one half step higher than the note named
- (music) The symbol ♯, placed after the name of a note in the key signature or before a note on the staff to indicate that the note is to be played one chromatic semitone higher.
- (in the plural) Fine particles of husk mixed with coarse particle of flour of cereals; middlings.
- (psychiatry, healthcare) A sharp object; any item pointed enough to injure human skin.
- (music) A note that is sharp in a particular key.
- (usually in the plural) Something that is sharp.
- Alternative form of sharpie (“type of fishing boat”).
- (music) A note that is played one chromatic semitone higher than usual; denoted by the name of the note that is followed by the symbol ♯.
- (music) The scale having a particular sharp note as its tonic.
- (medicine) A hypodermic syringe.
- A sewing needle with a very slender point, more pointed than a blunt or a between.
- Part of a stream where the water runs very rapidly.
- A dishonest person; a cheater.
- A sharpie (member of Australian gangs of the 1960s and 1970s).
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- a small open pie with a fruit filling
- a pastry cup with a filling of fruit or custard and no top crust
- a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money
- (slang, derogatory, by extension) Any woman with loose sexual morals.
- A type of small open pie, or piece of pastry, now typically containing jelly (US) / jam (UK) or conserve, or sometimes other fillings (chocolate, custard, egg, butter, historically even meat or other savory fillings).
- (British, slang) A prostitute.
- A melt (block of wax for use in a tart burner).
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- (metallurgy) Of a metal object or surface: lacking any protective coating or surface treatment for the prevention of corrosion.
- Of a room or other place: having acoustic qualities that tend to cause much echoing or reverberation of sound, particularly at high frequencies.
- Of the face or eyes, or a smile: showing happiness or hopefulness; cheerful, lively.
- Of a colour: not muted or pale; bold, brilliant, vivid.
- Of climate or weather: not cloudy or gloomy; fair; also, of a period of time, the sky, etc.: characterized by much sunshine and good weather.
- Of a person: lively, vivacious.
- Of light: brilliant, intense.
- Of a substance: clear, transparent; also, pure, unadulterated; (specifically) of wine: free of suspended particles; not cloudy; fine.
- (music) Of a note: slightly sharp.
- In good spirits; happy, optimistic.
- Of a scent or taste: not bland or mild; bold, sharp, strong.
- Of a musical instrument, sound, or a voice: clearly audible; clear, resounding, and often high-pitched.
- Clearly apparent; conspicuous.
- Having a clear, quick intellect; intelligent.
- Glorious; illustrious.
- Of a place: not dark; well-lit.
- Of a scent or taste: having an agreeable balance of sweet and sour, often with associations of coolness, freshness, and sometimes aromaticity.
- Of an opportunity or outlook: having a reasonable chance of success; favourable, good.
- Of an object, surface, etc.: reflecting much light; having a high lustre; gleaming, shiny.
- Of an object, surface, etc.: having vivid colour(s); colourful.
- Emitting much light; visually dazzling; luminous, lucent, radiant.
- (music) Of a rhythm or tempo: lively, upbeat.
- Of a period of history or time: happy, prosperous, successful.
- Of conversation, writing, etc.: imaginative or sparkling with wit; clever, witty.
- not made dim or less bright
- made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow
- likely to turn out well in the future
- clear and sharp and ringing
- having lots of light either natural or artificial
- splendid
- characterized by quickness and ease in learning
- having strong or striking color
- emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
- characterized by happiness or gladness
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- (chiefly in the plural) Something (especially a product intended for sale) that has vivid colours or a lustrous appearance.
- A person with a naturalistic worldview with no mystical or supernatural elements.
- (painting) An artist's brush used in acrylic and oil painting with a long ferrule and a flat, somewhat tapering bristle head.
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- (transitive, figuratively) Often followed by up: to cause (someone or something) to be bright (in various senses); to brighten; specifically, to make (someone or something) energetic, or happy and optimistic.
- (transitive) Often followed by up: to cast light on (someone or something); to brighten, to illuminate.
- (intransitive, also figuratively) Often followed by up: to become bright (in various senses); to brighten.