back to square one
blind
back to the drawing board
initially
at first
upturned
dead-end
ab initio
in
obturation
moribund
into
hamate
uncinate
starting gate
postcessation
holdover
originally
period
napoo
loop
self-closing
launch pad
get-go
cuspated
front
jetsam
postflop
tag end
on the verge of
afterword
derelictly
embryo
flopperoo
nefastous
endinglessness
destination
cooked
semiclosed
final nail in the coffin
near miss
beginning of the end
restart
abort
postcollapse
finished
endspeech
Jesus nut
perdition
abrupt
necrolatrous
aground
around
ab ovo
traditionally
in the toilet
A to Z
attempted
brokeback
flyer
moribundly
close
behind
jump-start
heelpiece
acuminose
demise
half-finished
da capo
from the off
curtains
out-and-back
dead in the water
no-win
desition
stall
end off
onset
epilogue
in vain
terminative
terminate
turkey
beginningless
post-apocalyptic
fiasco
closure
discontinuance
exordium
oncoming
realised
cuttie
the sun sets on something
completed
deathblow
terminating
realized
accomplished
back to square one
blind
upturned
moribund
hamate
uncinate
postcessation
napoo
self-closing
cuspated
postflop
nefastous
cooked
semiclosed
postcollapse
finished
abrupt
necrolatrous
aground
attempted
brokeback
acuminose
half-finished
out-and-back
dead in the water
no-win
terminative
beginningless
post-apocalyptic
realised
completed
terminating
realized
accomplished
back to square one
back to the drawing board
initially
at first
ab initio
in
originally
derelictly
ab ovo
traditionally
A to Z
moribundly
behind
da capo
in vain
obturation
starting gate
holdover
period
loop
launch pad
get-go
front
jetsam
tag end
afterword
embryo
flopperoo
endinglessness
destination
final nail in the coffin
near miss
beginning of the end
restart
endspeech
Jesus nut
perdition
flyer
close
jump-start
heelpiece
demise
curtains
desition
onset
turkey
fiasco
closure
discontinuance
exordium
oncoming
cuttie
deathblow
dead-end
abort
stall
end off
epilogue
terminate
adj
- Closed at one end; having a dead end; exitless.
- Using blinded study design, wherein information is purposely limited to prevent bias.
- Abortive; failing to produce flowers or fruit.
- Having no openings for light or passage; both dark and exitless.
- Uncircumcised
- Unintelligible or illegible.
- Smallest or slightest.
- Unable to see, due to physiological or neurological factors.
- Failing to see, acknowledge, perceive.
- Without any prior knowledge.
- Of a place, having little or no visibility.
- Unconditional; without regard to evidence, logic, reality, accidental mistakes, extenuating circumstances, etc.
verb
- To make temporarily or permanently blind.
- To darken; to obscure to the eye or understanding; to conceal.
- To cover with a thin coating of sand and fine gravel, for example a road newly paved, in order that the joints between the stones may be filled.
adv
- Without looking at the cards dealt.
- Absolutely, totally.
- Without seeing; unseeingly.
- As a pastry case only, without any filling.
noun
- A player who is forced to pay such a bet.
- Any device intended to conceal or hide.
- A destination sign mounted on a public transport vehicle displaying the route destination, number, name and/or via points, etc.
- Something to mislead the eye or the understanding, or to conceal some covert deed or design; a subterfuge.
- No score.
- The blindside.
- A forced bet: the small blind or the big blind.
- A hiding place.
- A movable covering for a window to keep out light, made of cloth or of narrow slats that can block light or allow it to pass.
- A blindage.
adv
adv
adv
- After the beginning of something.
- The show still didn't become interesting 20 minutes in.
- Denotes a gathering of people assembled for the stated activity, sometimes, though not always, suggesting a protest.
- Towards the speaker or other reference point.
- At or towards the interior of a defined space, such as a building or room.
- So as to be enclosed or surrounded by something.
prep
- Within the bounds or limits of.
- During (a period of time).
- Into.
- Indicates, connotatively, a place-like form of someone's (or something's) personality, as his, her or its psychic and physical characteristics.
- Used to indicate a language, script, tone, etc. of a text, speech, etc.
- Characterized by.
- In replacing the faucet washers, he felt he was making his contribution to the environment.
- Surrounded by; among; amidst.
- Denoting a state of the subject.
- Less water gets in your boots this way.
- In the form of, in the denomination of.
- Indicating an order or arrangement.
- Contained by.
- Part of; a member of; out of; from among.
- Within (a certain elapsed time); by the end of.
- At the end of (a period of time).
- Wearing (an item of clothing).
- Used to indicate limit, qualification, condition, or circumstance.
- Pertaining to; with regard to.
adj
- In fashion; popular.
- Falling or remaining within the bounds of the playing area.
- (Britain, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand) Burning; ablaze.
- Having familiarity or involvement with somebody.
- Inserted or fitted into something.
- With privilege or possession; used to denote a holding, possession, or seisin
- Incoming.
- Located indoors, especially at home or at one's office or place of work.
- Having been collected or received.
- Of the tide, at or near its highest level.
- Currently batting.
- He is very in with the Joneses.
- Having a favourable position, such as a position of influence or expected gain, in relation to another person.
- Furled or stowed.
- Located inside something.
noun
prep
- After the start of.
- Interested in or attracted to.
- Against, especially with force or violence.
- Investigating the subject (of).
- Expressing the operation of division, with the denominator given first. Usually with "goes".
- To or towards the inside of.
- Indicates transition into another form or substance.
- To or towards the region of.
- Indicates division or the creation of subgroups or sections.
noun
- A decisive end to something; a stop.
- A length of time.
- The punctuation mark “.” (indicating the ending of a sentence or marking an abbreviation).
- One or more additional intervals to decide a tied game, an overtime period.
- A complete sentence, especially one expressing a single thought or making a balanced, rhythmic whole.
- A period of time in history seen as a single coherent entity; an epoch, era.
- The length of time during which the same characteristics of a periodic phenomenon recur, such as the repetition of a wave or the rotation of a planet.
- An end or conclusion; the final point of a process etc.
- A section of an artist's, writer's (etc.) career distinguished by a given quality, preoccupation etc.
- A geochronologic unit of millions to tens of millions of years; a subdivision of an era, and subdivided into epochs.
- Each of the divisions into which a school day is split, allocated to a given subject or activity.
- Each of the intervals, typically three, of which a game is divided.
- A Drosophila gene, the gene product of which is involved in regulation of the circadian rhythm.
- The length of an interval over which a periodic function, periodic sequence or repeating decimal repeats; often the least such length.
- Female menstruation; an episode of this.
- A row in the periodic table of the elements.
- Two phrases (an antecedent and a consequent phrase).
intj
adj
noun
- The opening so formed.
- A complete circuit for an electric current.
- A quasigroup with an identity element.
- A ring road or beltway.
- A loop-shaped intrauterine device.
- A small, narrow opening; a loophole.
- A flexible region in a protein's secondary structure.
- A place at a terminus where trains or trams can turn round and go back the other way without having to reverse; a balloon loop, turning loop, or reversing loop.
- An aerobatic maneuver in which an aircraft flies a circular path in a vertical plane.
- An endless strip of tape or film allowing continuous repetition.
- A length of thread, line or rope that is doubled over to make an opening.
- An edge that begins and ends on the same vertex.
- A shape produced by a curve that bends around and crosses itself.
- A programmed sequence of instructions that is repeated until or while a particular condition is satisfied.
- A path that starts and ends at the same point.
- A bus or rail route, walking route, etc. that starts and ends at the same point.
verb
- To move in a loop.
- To move something in a loop.
- To place in a loop.
- To join electrical components to complete a circuit.
- To fly an aircraft in a loop.
- To duplicate the route of a pipeline.
- To form something into a loop.
- To create an error in a computer program so that it runs in an endless loop and the computer freezes up.
- To fasten or encircle something with a loop.
- To form a loop.
adj
- Closing automatically after having been opened.
- In the form of (for example) {{#tag:syntaxhighlight|
- |lang={{#switch:html|js=javascript|py=python|#default={{#ifeq:html||text|html}}}}|style=|inline=inline}} or {{#tag:syntaxhighlight|
- |lang={{#switch:html|js=javascript|py=python|#default={{#ifeq:html||text|html}}}}|style=|inline=inline}}, without containing any content, as opposed to (for example) {{#tag:syntaxhighlight|text|lang={{#switch:html|js=javascript|py=python|#default={{#ifeq:html||text|html}}}}|style=|inline=inline}}, which is composed of an opening ({{#tag:syntaxhighlight||lang={{#switch:html|js=javascript|py=python|#default={{#ifeq:html||text|html}}}}|style=|inline=inline}}) and a closing ({{#tag:syntaxhighlight||lang={{#switch:html|js=javascript|py=python|#default={{#ifeq:html||text|html}}}}|style=|inline=inline}}) tag.
noun
noun
- The beginning.
- An area where armies are engaged in conflict, especially the line of contact.
- A major military subdivision of the Soviet Army.
- A grill (jewellery worn on front teeth).
- The foremost side of something or the end that faces the direction it normally moves.
- A seafront or coastal promenade.
- A person or institution acting as the public face of some other, covert group.
- A field of activity.
- The lateral space occupied by an element measured from the extremity of one flank to the extremity of the other flank.
- An act, show, façade, persona: an intentional and false impression of oneself.
- The most conspicuous part.
- That which covers the foremost part of the head: a front piece of false hair worn by women.
- The side of a building with the main entrance.
- When a combat situation does not exist or is not assumed, the direction toward which the command is faced.
- The direction of the enemy.
- The interface or transition zone between two airmasses of different density, often resulting in precipitation. Since the temperature distribution is the most important regulator of atmospheric density, a front almost invariably separates airmasses of different temperature.
adj
- Closest or nearest, of a set of futures contracts which expire at particular times, or of the times they expire; (typically, the front month or front year is the next calender month or year after the current one).
- Located at or near the front.
- Pronounced with the highest part of the body of the tongue toward the front of the mouth, near the hard palate (most often describing a vowel).
verb
- To face up to, to meet head-on, to confront.
- To provide money or financial assistance in advance to.
- To deceive or attempt to deceive someone with false or disingenuous appearances (on).
- To appear before.
- To move (a word or clause) to the start of a sentence (or series of adjectives, etc).
- To pronounce with the tongue in a front position.
- To adorn with, at the front; to put on the front.
- To assume false or disingenuous appearances.
- Of an alter in dissociative identity disorder: to be the currently actively presenting member of (a system), in control of the patient's body.
- To act as a front (for); to cover (for).
- To lead or be the spokesperson of (a campaign, organisation etc.).
- To face, be opposite to.
adj
prep_phrase
noun
- The beginning; the first stage of anything.
- A rudimentary plant contained in the seed.
- In the reproductive cycle, the stage after the fertilization of the egg that precedes the development into a fetus.
- In viviparous animals, the young animal's earliest stages in the mother's body
- In humans, usually the cell growth up to the end of the seventh week in the mother's body
- An organism in the earlier stages of development before it emerges from the egg, or before metamorphosis.
adj
- Done in, defeated, hopeless.
- Of food, that has been prepared by cooking.
- Done in, exhausted, pooped.
- Of a person: crazy, insane.
- Corrupted by conversion through a text format, requiring uncooking to be properly listenable.
- inebriated: drunk, high, stoned; or hungover.
- Partially or wholly fabricated, falsified.
adj
verb
- To end prematurely; to stop in the preliminary stages; to turn back.
- To cause a premature termination of (a fetus); to end a pregnancy before term.
- To abandon a mission at any point after the beginning of the mission and prior to its completion.
- To terminate a mission involving a missile or rocket; to destroy a missile or rocket prematurely.
- To miscarry; to bring forth (non-living) offspring prematurely.
- To become checked in normal development, so as either to remain rudimentary or shrink away wholly; to cease organic growth before maturation; to become sterile.
- To stop or fail at something in the preliminary stages.
- To terminate a process prior to completion.
- To cause an organism to develop minimally; to cause rudimentary development to happen; to prevent maturation.
noun
noun
adj
- Suddenly terminating, as if cut off; truncate.
- Without notice to prepare the mind for the event; sudden; hasty; unceremonious.
- Curt in manner.
- Having sudden transitions from one subject or state to another; unconnected; disjointed.
- Extremely steep or craggy as if broken up; precipitous.
verb
noun
adj
prep
- Following the perimeter of a specified area and returning to the starting point.
- Forming a circle or closed curve containing (something).
- At or to various places within.
- Centred upon; surrounding.
- Near; in the vicinity of.
- Following a path which curves near an object, with the object on the inside of the curve.
adj
adv
- Used with verbs to indicate repeated or continuous action, or in numerous locations or with numerous people.
- So as to partially or completely rotate; so as to face in the opposite direction.
- From place to place.
- From one state or condition to an opposite or very different one; with a metaphorical change in direction; bringing about awareness or agreement.
- Nearly; approximately; about.
- So as to surround or be near.
- So as to form a circle or trace a circular path, or approximation thereof.
- Used with certain verbs to suggest unproductive activity.
prep_phrase
noun
- A false start
- A person who is lifted and/or thrown by another person or persons.
- That which flies, as a bird or insect.
- A machine that flies.
- A leaflet, often for advertising.
- The part of a spinning machine that twists the thread as it takes it to and winds it on the bobbin
- A leap or jump.
- A risky investment or other venture.
- A fast-moving person or thing.
- An arch that connects a flying buttress into the structure it supports.
- A stray shot away from the group on a target.
- A person who travels by airplane.
- A standard rectangular step of a staircase (as opposed to a winder).
- A female kangaroo; a roo; a doe; a jill.
verb
noun
- An end or conclusion.
- The common staircase in a tenement.
- A cathedral close.
- The interest which one may have in a piece of ground, even though it is not enclosed
- The point at the end of a sales pitch when the consumer is asked to buy.
- The conclusion of a strain of music; cadence.
- A very narrow alley between two buildings, often overhung by one of the buildings above the ground floor.
- A grapple in wrestling.
- The manner of shutting; the union of parts; junction.
- The time when checkin staff will no longer accept passengers for a flight.
- A double bar marking the end.
- A street that ends in a dead end.
adj
- Adhering strictly to a standard or original; exact.
- Marked, evident.
- Intimate; well-loved.
- Strictly confined; carefully guarded.
- Accurate; careful; precise; also, attentive; undeviating; strict.
- Almost, but not quite (getting to an answer or goal); near
- Oppressive; without motion or ventilation; causing a feeling of lassitude.
- At a little distance; near.
- Of a corporation or other business entity, closely held.
- Hot, humid, with no wind.
- Articulated with the tongue body relatively close to the hard palate.
- Narrow; confined.
- Short.
- Nearly equal; almost evenly balanced.
verb
- To move to a position allowing electricity to flow.
- To have a vector sum of 0; that is, to form a closed polygon.
- To move to a position preventing fluid from flowing.
- To cancel or reverse (a trading position).
- To make (e.g. a gap) smaller.
- To make a sale.
- To move so that an opening is closed.
- To grapple; to engage in close combat.
- To make the final outs, usually three, of a game.
- To terminate an application, window, file or database connection, etc.
- To come or gather around; to enclose; to encompass; to confine.
- To come to an end.
- To put an end to; to conclude; to complete; to finish; to consummate.
- To obstruct (an opening).
- To do the tasks (putting things away, locking doors, etc.) required to prepare a store or other establishment to shut down for the night.
- To turn off; to switch off.
adv
- So as to be still in place after someone or something has departed or ceased to exist.
- 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.
- In a rearward direction.
- Backward in time or order of succession; past.
adj
noun
- In the Eton College field game, any of a group of players consisting of two "shorts" (who try to kick the ball over the bully) and a "long" (who defends the goal).
- The rear, back-end.
- The buttocks, bottom, butt.
- A one-point score.
- The catcher.
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
verb
noun
- The end of something, in a negative sense; downfall.
- Death.
- The conveyance or transfer of an estate, either in fee for life or for years, most commonly the latter.
- Transmission by formal act or conveyance to an heir or successor; transference; especially, the transfer or transmission of the crown or royal authority to a successor.
verb
prep_phrase
verb
- To come to a standstill.
- To put (an animal, etc.) in a stall.
- To fatten.
- To cause to exceed the critical angle of attack, resulting in loss of lift.
- To forestall; to anticipate.
- To stop suddenly.
- To place in an office with the customary formalities; to install.
- To employ delaying tactics; to stall for time.
- To keep close; to keep secret.
- To cause to stop making progress; to hinder; to slow down; to delay or forestall.
- To plunge into mire or snow so as not to be able to get on; to set; to fix.
- To cause the engine of a manual-transmission car or truck to stop by going too slowly for the selected gear.
- To exceed the critical angle of attack, resulting in loss of lift.
- To employ delaying tactics against.
noun
- A church office that entitles the incumbent to the use of a church stall.
- A sheath to protect the finger.
- A compartment for a single animal in a stable or cattle shed.
- Loss of lift due to an airfoil's critical angle of attack being exceeded, normally occurring due to low airspeed.
- An Heathen altar, typically an indoor one, as contrasted with a more substantial outdoor harrow.
- A seat in a theatre close to and (about) level with the stage; traditionally, a seat with arms, or otherwise partly enclosed, as distinguished from the benches, sofas, etc.
- A small open-fronted shop, for example in a market, food court, etc.
- A stable; a place for cattle.
- A bench or table on which small articles of merchandise are exposed for sale.
- A seat in a church, especially one next to the chancel or choir, reserved for church officials and dignitaries.
- The space left by excavation between pillars.
- A very small room used for a shower or a toilet.
- A parking stall; a space for a vehicle in a parking lot or parkade.
- An action that is intended to cause, or actually causes, delay.
verb
noun
adj
verb
- To conclude.
- Of a mode of transport, to end its journey; or, of a railway line, to reach its terminus.
- To end, conclude, or cease; to come to an end.
- To end the employment contract of an employee; to fire, lay off.
- To set or be a limit or boundary to.
- To kill someone or something.
- To issue or result.
- To end something, especially when left in an incomplete state.
adj
noun
- A failure.
- The flesh or meat of this bird eaten as food.
- A bird in the genus Meleagris with a fan-shaped tail and wattled neck, especially the wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo, now domesticated).
- With a distinguishing word: a bird resembling the Meleagris gallopavo (for example, the brush turkey or bush turkey (Alectura lathami), and the water turkey (Anhinga anhinga)).
- A patient feigning symptoms; a person faking illness or injury; a malingerer.
- An act of throwing three strikes in a row.
- A foolish or inept person.
noun
- The act of shutting; a closing.
- An event or occurrence that signifies an ending.
- A device to facilitate temporary and repeatable opening and closing.
- An abstraction that represents a function within an environment, a context consisting of the variables that are both bound at a particular time during the execution of the program and that are within the function's scope.
- That which closes or shuts; that by which separate parts are fastened or closed.
- The smallest set that both includes a given subset and possesses some given property.
- A method of ending a parliamentary debate and securing an immediate vote upon a measure before a legislative body.
- The process whereby the reader of a comic book infers the sequence of events by looking at the picture panels.
- The phenomenon by which a group maintains its resources by the exclusion of others from their group based on varied criteria. ᵂᵖ
- The act of shutting or closing something permanently or temporarily.
- The smallest closed set which contains the given set.
- A feeling of completeness; the experience of an emotional conclusion, usually to a difficult period.
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