opposite
in front
oppositely
opposition
round about
counterposition
counter
retro-
contrary
adverse
counterside
slew
sidewardly
overside
inverted
upside-down
otherwards
bidirectionally
subjugate
distalward
posteriorward
contraoriented
cross-handed
reverse
counterpush
superiorly
infraposition
down
aside
away
vertically
backwardly
inferiorly
low
posteriorly
distomedially
about turn
antipole
reposition
turn round
astraddle
in situ
antepenultime
let down
get down
strait
anteriorly
lower
tight spot
contradirectional
dire straits
headward
heterodirectional
squeeze
bring down
take down
behind
lowest
base
beat down
mispositioning
horizontally
counterbrace
prepositively
southerly
noncentrally
opposable
side by side
fromward
adjacent
backward
next
contrariwise
distodorsally
bottom
dorsalward
shade
facingly
leftwardly
off
untwist
across
midtemporally
deorsum-
move back and forth
upper
cross-legged
aft-
astraddle of
mid
distolaterally
astoop
aversely
contrary
adverse
overside
inverted
upside-down
subjugate
contraoriented
reverse
opposite
contradirectional
heterodirectional
base
cross-handed
opposable
side by side
fromward
adjacent
backward
next
bottom
dorsalward
upper
mid
opposite
oppositely
round about
counter
sidewardly
otherwards
bidirectionally
distalward
posteriorward
cross-handed
superiorly
down
aside
away
vertically
backwardly
inferiorly
low
posteriorly
distomedially
astraddle
in situ
anteriorly
headward
behind
lowest
horizontally
prepositively
southerly
noncentrally
contrariwise
distodorsally
dorsalward
facingly
leftwardly
across
midtemporally
cross-legged
distolaterally
astoop
aversely
opposition
counterposition
counterside
slew
counterpush
infraposition
antipole
antepenultime
strait
tight spot
dire straits
squeeze
mispositioning
shade
untwist
about turn
reposition
turn round
let down
get down
lower
bring down
take down
beat down
counterbrace
move back and forth
adv
adj
- Facing in the other direction.
- Of leaves and flowers, positioned directly across from each other on a stem.
- Located directly across from something else, or from each other.
- Of either of two complementary or mutually exclusive things.
- Extremely different; inconsistent; contrary; repugnant; antagonistic.
noun
- Something opposite or contrary to something else.
- An opponent.
- A person or thing that is entirely different from or the reverse of someone or something else; used to show contrast between two people or two things.
- An antonym.
- An additive inverse.
prep
noun
- An opposite or contrasting position.
- The difference of quantity or quality between two propositions having the same subject and predicate.
- A political party or movement opposed to the party or government in power.
- In United States intellectual property law, a proceeding in which an interested party seeks to prevent the registration of a trademark or patent.
- The action of opposing or of being in conflict.
- The apparent relative position of two celestial bodies when one is at an angle of 180 degrees from the other as seen from the Earth.
- A position in which the player on the move must yield with his king allowing his opponent to advance with his own king.
adv
verb
adj
noun
- table consisting of a horizontal surface over which business is transacted
- game equipment (as a piece of wood, plastic, or ivory) used for keeping a count or reserving a space in various card or board games
- a calculator that keeps a record of the number of times something happens
- a piece of furniture that stands at the side of a dining room; has shelves and drawers
- a person who counts things
- a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)
- (computer science) a register whose contents go through a regular series of states (usually states indicating consecutive integers)
- a piece of leather forming the back of a shoe or boot
- a return punch (especially by a boxer)
adj
- Opposite, contrary; going in the opposite direction.
- Pertaining to engines, vehicle movement etc. moving in a direction opposite to the usual direction.
- Turned upside down; greatly disturbed.
- In which cDNA synthetization is obtained from an RNA template.
- Reversed.
- To be in the non-default position; to be set for the lesser-used route.
verb
- To transpose the positions of two things.
- To engage reverse thrust on (an engine).
- To cause a mechanism or a vehicle to operate or move in the opposite direction to normal.
- To turn something around so that it faces the opposite direction or runs in the opposite sequence.
- To revoke a law, or to change a decision into its opposite.
- To change totally; to alter to the opposite.
- To place (a set of points) in the reverse position.
- To change the direction of a reaction such that the products become the reactants and vice-versa.
- To move from the normal position to the reverse position.
- To overthrow; to subvert.
- To turn something inside out or upside down.
noun
- The act of going backwards; a reversal.
- A thrust in fencing made with a backward turn of the hand; a backhanded stroke.
- The opposite of something.
- The gear setting of an automobile that makes it travel backwards.
- The tails side of a coin, or the side of a medal or badge that is opposite the obverse.
- A turn or fold made in bandaging, by which the direction of the bandage is changed.
- A piece of misfortune; a setback.
- The side of something facing away from a viewer, or from what is considered the front; the other side.
adv
- From a higher position to a lower one; downwards.
- At or towards any place that is visualised as 'down' by virtue of local features or local convention, or arbitrarily, irrespective of direction or elevation change.
- So as to reduce size, weight or volume.
- From less to greater detail.
- So as to lessen quantity, level or intensity.
- Forward, straight ahead.
- In the direction leading away from the principal terminus, away from milepost zero.
- To the south (as south is at the bottom of typical maps).
- At a lower or further place or position along a set path.
- As a down payment.
- On paper (or in a durable record).
- Get down.
- Into a state of non-operation.
- To a subordinate or less prestigious position or rank.
- Towards the opponent's side (in ball-sports).
- Away from the city (regardless of direction).
- Used with verbs to indicate that the action of the verb was carried to some state of completion, permanence, or success rather than being of indefinite duration.
- From a remoter or higher antiquity.
- So as to secure or compress something to the floor, ground, or other (usually horizontal) surface.
prep
- From one end to another of (in any direction); along.
- From the higher end to the lower of.
- At (a given place that is seen as removed from one's present location or other point of reference).
- From north to south of.
adj
- Sad, unhappy, depressed, feeling low.
- Mechanically failed, collided, shot down, or otherwise suddenly unable to fly.
- Having a lower score than an opponent.
- Sick or ill.
- Negative about; hostile to.
- Comfortable with, accepting of.
- Wounded and unable to move normally, or killed.
- Facing downwards.
- Fallen or felled.
- At a lower level than before.
- Accepted, respected, or loyally participating in the (thug) community.
- Finished (of a task); defeated or dealt with (of an opponent or obstacle); elapsed (of time). Often coupled with to go (remaining).
- Out.
- Thoroughly practiced, learned or memorised; mastered. (Compare down pat.)
- Inoperable; out of order; out of service.
noun
- The pubescence of plants; the hairy crown or envelope of the seeds of certain plants, such as the thistle.
- That which is made of down, as a bed or pillow; that which affords ease and repose, like a bed of down.
- Down payment.
- A hill, especially a chalk hill; rolling grassland
- A tract of poor, sandy, undulating or hilly land near the sea, covered with fine turf which serves chiefly for the grazing of sheep.
- Soft, fluffy immature feathers which grow on young birds. Used as insulating material in duvets, sleeping bags and jackets.
- The soft hair of the face when beginning to appear.
- An act of swallowing an entire drink at once.
- A negative aspect; a downer, a downside.
- A clue whose solution runs vertically in the grid.
- A downstairs room of a two-story house.
- The lightest quark with a charge number of −¹⁄₃.
- A field, especially one used for horse racing.
- A single play, from the time the ball is snapped (the start) to the time the whistle is blown (the end) when the ball is down, or is downed.
verb
- To disparage; to put down.
- To drink or swallow, especially without stopping before the vessel containing the liquid is empty.
- To knock (someone or something) down; to cause to come down; to fell.
- Specifically, to cause (something in the air) to fall to the ground; to bring down (with a missile etc.).
- To render (the ball) dead, typically by touching the ground while in possession.
- To lower; to put (something) down.
- To defeat; to overpower.
- To sink (a ball) into a hole or pocket.
- To cover, ornament, line, or stuff with down.
adv
- in a different direction
- from a particular thing or place or position (`forth' is obsolete)
- from one's possession
- out of the way (especially away from one's thoughts)
- out of existence
- at a distance in space or time
- indicating continuing action; continuously or steadily
- so as to be removed or gotten rid of
- freely or at will
- in or into a proper place (especially for storage or safekeeping)
- in reserve; not for immediate use
adj
adj
adv
adj
- less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
- being at or having a relatively small elevation or upward extension
- used of sounds and voices; low in pitch or frequency
noun
- an air mass of lower pressure; often brings precipitation
- a low level or position or degree
- the lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; used to start a car moving
adj
- very low in volume
- unrefined in character
- of the most contemptible kind
- low or inferior in station or quality
- no longer sufficient
- subdued or brought low in condition or status
- filled with melancholy and despondency
verb
verb
- To put into an opposing position; to reverse.
- To revolve or rotate around a centre.
- To process; to complete work on (something), especially with a view to sending it on in a finished state.
- To turn so as to be facing in the opposite direction.
- To make (a ship, airplane etc.) ready for departure.
- To change one's opinion or attitude (especially when becoming hostile etc.).
verb
- move something or somebody to a lower position
- lower (one's body) as by kneeling
- alight from (a horse)
- pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking
- lower someone's spirits; make downhearted
- put down in writing; of texts, musical compositions, etc.
- take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
noun
- A difficult position.
- The act of bunting in an attempt to score a runner from third.
- An instance of squeezing.
- A close or tight fit.
- The gradual closing of workings by the weight of the overlying strata.
- An illicit alcoholic drink made by squeezing Sterno through cheesecloth, etc., and mixing the result with fruit juice.
- A moulding, cast or other impression of an object, chiefly a design, inscription etc., especially by pressing wet paper onto the surface and peeling off when dry.
- A traversal of a narrow passage.
- A romantic partner.
- A play that forces an opponent to discard a card that gives up one or more tricks.
- A hug or other affectionate grasp.
verb
- To put in a difficult position by presenting two or more choices.
- To attempt to score a runner from third by bunting.
- To remove something with difficulty, or apparent difficulty.
- To embrace closely; to give a tight hug to.
- To oppress with hardships, burdens, or taxes; to harass.
- To apply pressure to from two or more sides at once.
- To fit into a tight place.
adv
- In a rearward direction.
- Behind the scenes in a theatre; backstage.
- At or in the rear or back part of something.
- So as to come after someone or something in position, distance, advancement, ranking, time, etc.
- So as to be still in place after someone or something has departed or ceased to exist.
- Backward in time or order of succession; past.
adj
prep
- As a result or consequence of.
- Responsible for, being the creator or controller of.
- After in developmental progress, score, grade, etc.; inferior to.
- After in time.
- In the past, from the viewpoint of.
- Concealed by (something serving as a facade or disguise).
- After in physical progress or distance.
- In support of.
- Underlying, being the reason for or explanation of.
- At or to the back or far side of.
noun
adj
- Low in place or position.
- Morally reprehensible, immoral; cowardly.
- Not held by honourable service.
- Not considered precious or noble.
- Not classical or correct.
- Alloyed with inferior metal; debased.
noun
- A basic but essential component or ingredient.
- Foundation: a cosmetic cream to make the face appear uniform.
- A topological space, looked at in relation to one of its covering spaces, fibrations, or bundles.
- The smallest kind of cannon.
- A line in a survey which, being accurately determined in length and position, serves as the origin from which to compute the distances and positions of any points or objects connected with it by a system of triangles.
- The forces and relations of production that produce the necessities and amenities of life.
- The name of the controlling terminal of a bipolar transistor (BJT).
- Something from which other things extend; a foundation.
- A safe zone in the children's games of tag and hide-and-go-seek.
- The lowest side of a triangle or other polygon, or the lowest face of a cone, pyramid or other polyhedron laid flat.
- freebase cocaine
- A nucleotide's nucleobase in the context of a DNA or RNA biopolymer.
- The starting point of a logical deduction or thought; basis.
- In hand-to-hand balance, the person who supports the flyer; the person that remains in contact with the ground.
- A group of voters who almost always support a single party's candidates for elected office.
- A substance used as a mordant in dyeing.
- A material that holds paint or other materials together; a binder.
- A number raised to the power of an exponent.
- A supporting, lower or bottom component of a structure or object.
- Any of a class of generally water-soluble compounds, having bitter taste, that turn red litmus blue, and react with acids to form salts.
- The end of a leaf, petal or similar organ where it is attached to its support.
- A kind of skirt (often of velvet or brocade, but sometimes of mail or other armour) which hung from the middle to about the knees, or lower.
- A sequence of elements not jointly stabilized by any nontrivial group element.
- The lowermost part of a column, between the shaft and the pedestal or pavement.
- A morpheme (or morphemes) that serves as a basic foundation on which affixes can be attached.
- Synonym of radix.
- The game of prisoners' bars.
- The lowest third of a shield or escutcheon.
- The lower part of the field. See escutcheon.
- The place where decisions for an organization are made; headquarters.
- A permanent structure for housing military personnel and material.
- One of the four places that a runner can stand without being subject to being tagged out when the ball is in play.
- The set of sets from which a topology is generated.
verb
noun
adj
- Acting or moving in the direction opposite to that in which someone or something is facing.
- Acting or moving in the direction opposite to the usual direction of movement.
- Of a pawn, further behind than pawns of the same colour on adjacent files and unable to be moved forward safely.
- Further behind the batsman's popping crease than something else.
- Late or behindhand.
- Situated toward or at the rear of something.
- Lacking progressive or enlightened thought; outdated.
- On that part of the field behind the batsman's popping crease.
- Slow to apprehend; having difficulties in learning.
- Reluctant or unable to advance or act.
- Acting or moving oppositely to the desired direction of progress.
- Reversed in order or sequence.
- Of a culture, country, practice etc., undeveloped or unsophisticated.
noun
adv
- In a direction opposite to the usual direction of movement.
- In a direction opposite to that in which someone or something is facing or normally pointing.
- At, near or towards the rear of something.
- Oppositely to the desired direction of progress, or from a better to a worse state.
- In a reversed orientation; back to front.
- Toward or into the past;
- By way of reflection; reflexively.
- In a reversed order or sequence.
adj
adj
verb
noun
noun
- a position of relative inferiority
- relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body
- a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color
- protective covering that protects something from direct sunlight
- a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude
- a slight amount or degree of difference
- a mental representation of some haunting experience
- a representation of the effect of shadows in a picture or drawing (as by shading or darker pigment)
- a protective ornamental covering for a lamp, used to screen a light bulb from direct view
verb
prep
- Not positioned upon, or away from a position upon.
- Placed after a number (of products or parts, as if a unit), in commerce or engineering.
- Removed or subtracted from.
- Used to indicate the location or direction of one thing relative to another, implying adjacency or accessibility via.
- Out of the possession of.
- Detached, separated, excluded or disconnected from; away from a position of attachment or connection to.
- Used to express location at sea relative to land or mainland.
- No longer wanting or taking.
adj
- Inoperative, disabled.
- On the side furthest from the kerb (the right-hand side if one drives on the left).
- Inappropriate; untoward.
- Circumstanced.
- Cancelled; not happening.
- Disgusting, repulsive, abhorrent.
- Presently unavailable.
- Started on the way.
- Rancid, rotten, gone bad.
- Less than normal, in temperament or in result.
- The off front wheel came loose.
- Not fitted; not being worn.
- Designating a time when one is not performing to the best of one's abilities.
- In, or towards the half of the field away from the batsman's legs; the right side for a right-handed batsman.
- Far; off to the side.
- Designating a time when one is not strictly attentive to business or affairs, or is absent from a post, and, hence, a time when affairs are not urgent.
verb
noun
adv
- Offstage.
- Used in various other ways specific to individual idiomatic phrases, e.g. bring off, show off, put off, tell off, etc. See the entry for the individual phrase.
- Into a state of non-operation or non-existence.
- So as to remove or separate, or be removed or separated.
- In a direction away from the speaker or other reference point.
prefix
adj
- Occupying a middle position; middle.
- Made with a somewhat elevated position of some certain part of the tongue, in relation to the palate; midway between the high and the low; said of certain vowel sounds, such as, [e o ɛ ɔ].
- Trashy; low-quality.
- Denoting the middle part.
- Of mediocre quality.
- Of marijuana, midgrade.
prep
noun
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