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nighen
appropinquate
a-
approximate
come up
near
bain
draw near
push
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border
touch
forward
make up
oncoming
for
frontal
come to
toenadering
approach
frontwards
running
forrard
forrad
forwards
frontward
impending
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retral
-way
-ways
near-hand
recure
preparedness
preparation
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draw
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amidship
attain
ingressive
inward
in
bound
find
in-
inwards
up to
vaward
down to
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draw in
preparative
forework
frontally
bias
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within an ace of
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onwards
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preparedly
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propinquent
get to
boun
tee up
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sidelong
preparatorily
handy
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work up
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sideways
seek
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foreglance
prefix
- In the direction of, or toward.
- Towards; Used to indicate direction, reduction to, increase to, change into, or motion.
- Forming verbs with the sense away, up, on, out.
- Forming verbs with the sense of intensified action.
- In, on, at; used to show a state, condition, or manner. Also passing into sense 2.
- Away from.
- Of, from.
- Used as a prefix to verbs in the sense of remaining in the same condition. Actively doing something.
- In, into. Also passing into sense 5.
- A syllable added by a speaker supposed to be Italian, or used to mimic or mock Italian accents; a pseudo-Italian syllable.
- Forming words with the sense of wholly, or utterly out.
- Not, without, opposite of.
- Used to form the past participle of a verb.
verb
- To come towards, to approach.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see come, up.
- To draw near in time.
- To rise (above the horizon).
- To emerge or become known, especially unexpectedly.
- To arrive at the university. (Compare go down, send down.)
- To begin to feel the effects of a recreational drug.
- To appear (before a judge or court).
- To come to attention, present itself; to arrive or appear.
verb
noun
prep
adv
adj
- Physically close.
- So as barely to avoid or pass injury or loss; close; narrow.
- Close to anything followed or imitated; not free, loose, or rambling.
- Within the currently selected segment in a segmented memory architecture.
- Close in time.
- Closely connected or related.
- Close to one's interests, affection, etc.; intimate; dear.
- Approximate, almost.
- On the side nearest to the kerb (the left-hand side if one drives on the left).
verb
- To approach; to come close to.
- To move (a pawn) directly forward.
- To press or urge forward; to drive.
- To tense the muscles in the abdomen in order to give birth or defecate.
- To burst out of its pot, as a bud or shoot.
- To add (a data item) to the top of a stack.
- To apply a force to (an object) such that it moves away from the person or thing applying the force.
- To strike the cue ball in such a way that it stays in contact with the cue and object ball at the same time (a foul shot).
- To continually attempt to persuade (a person) into a particular course of action.
- To make an all-in bet.
- To continually exert oneself in order to achieve a goal.
- To make a higher bid at an auction.
- To continually promote (a point of view, a product for sale, etc.).
- To continue to attempt to persuade a person into a particular course of action.
- To publish (an update, etc.) by transmitting it to other computers.
noun
- A wager that results in no loss or gain for the bettor as a result of a tie or even score
- A short, directed application of force; an act of pushing.
- A foul shot in which the cue ball is in contact with the cue and the object ball at the same time
- An act of tensing the muscles of the abdomen in order to expel its contents.
- A marching or drill maneuver/manoeuvre performed by moving a formation (especially a company front) forward or toward the audience, usually to accompany a dramatic climax or crescendo in the music.
- An attempt to persuade someone into a particular course of action.
- The addition of a data item to the top of a stack.
- A great effort (to do something).
- The situation where a server sends data to a client without waiting for a request.
prefix
verb
- To approach; to come near to; to verge (with on or upon).
- To put a border on something.
- To form a border around; to bound.
- To touch at a border (with on, upon, or with).
- To lie on, or adjacent to, a border of.
noun
- A string that is both a prefix and a suffix of another particular string.
- The outer edge of something.
- A strip of ground in which ornamental plants are grown.
- border morris or border dancing; a vigorous style of traditional English dance originating from villages along the border between England and Wales, performed by a team of dancers usually with their faces disguised with black makeup.
- The line or frontier area separating political or geographical regions.
- A decorative strip around the edge of something.
verb
- To come close to; to approach.
- To make intimate physical contact with a person.
- To cause to be briefly in contact with something.
- To deal with in speech or writing; briefly to speak or write (on or upon something).
- To make physical contact with; to bring the hand, finger or other part of the body into contact with.
- To perform, as a tune; to play.
- To be brought, as a sail, so close to the wind that its weather leech shakes.
- To strike; to manipulate; to play on.
- To come into physical contact, or to be in physical contact.
- To come into (involuntary) contact with; to meet or intersect.
- To concern, to have to do with.
- To make physical contact with a thing.
- To lay hands on (someone suffering from scrofula) as a form of cure, as formerly practised by English and French monarchs.
- To mark or delineate with touches; to add a slight stroke to with the pencil or brush.
- To imbue or endow with a specific quality.
- To influence by impulse; to impel forcibly.
- To bring (a sail) so close to the wind that its weather leech shakes.
- To physically disturb; to interfere with, molest, or attempt to harm through contact.
- To try; to prove, as with a touchstone.
- To give royal assent to by touching it with the sceptre.
- To be on the level of; to approach in excellence or quality.
- Of a ship or its passengers: to land, to make a short stop (at).
- To physically affect in specific ways implied by context.
- To consume, or otherwise use.
- To sexually excite with the fingers; to finger or masturbate.
- To keep the ship as near (the wind) as possible.
- To affect emotionally; to bring about tender or painful feelings in.
- To mark (a file or document) as having been modified.
- To obtain money from, usually by borrowing (from a friend).
- To disturb the mental functions of; to make somewhat insane; often followed with "in the head".
noun
- The ability to perform a task well; aptitude.
- The children's game of tag.
- A set of changes less than the total possible on seven bells, i.e. less than 5,040.
- An act of borrowing or stealing something.
- The part of a sports field beyond the touchlines or goal-lines.
- The faculty or sense of perception by physical contact.
- A distinguishing feature or characteristic.
- A single stroke on a drawing or a picture.
- The broadest part of a plank worked top and but, or of one worked anchor-stock fashion (that is, tapered from the middle to both ends); also, the angles of the stern timbers at the counters.
- The style or technique with which one plays a musical instrument.
- A disposal of the ball during a game, i.e. a kick or a handball.
- An act of touching, especially with the hand or finger.
- The particular or characteristic mode of action, or the resistance of the keys of an instrument to the fingers.
- A little bit; a small amount.
- A relationship of close communication or understanding.
- Form; standard of performance.
adj
- at or near or directed toward the front
- used of temperament or behavior; lacking restraint or modesty
- of the transmission gear causing forward movement in a motor vehicle
adv
- at or to or toward the front; forward
- forward in time or order or degree
- toward the future; forward in time
- in a forward direction
- near or toward the bow of a ship or cockpit of a plane
noun
- the person who plays the position of forward in certain games, such as basketball, soccer, or hockey
- a position on a basketball, soccer, or hockey team
adj
verb
verb
- To draw near to, approach to.
- To constitute the components of a whole.
- To apply cosmetics.
- To compensate (for).
- To make peace, to settle a dispute.
- To resolve or settle an argument, dispute, conflict, or fight (e.g., with someone).
- To make social or romantic advances to; to pay court to.
- To invent, to imagine, to concoct
- To constitute, to compose.
- To prepare (someone) for a theatrical performance by means of costume, cosmetics, etc.
- To put together (a substance, material, garment, medicine, etc.) into a specific form; to assemble.
- To compensate for (a deficiency, defect, etc.); to supply (something missing).
- To invent or fabricate (a story, claim, etc.).
- To apply cosmetics or makeup to (a face, facial feature).
- To compile or draw up (a list, document, etc.).
prep
- Towards; in the direction of.
- Due or facing (a certain outcome or fate).
- By the standards of, usually with the implication that those standards are lower than one might otherwise expect; considering.
- Used in various more-or-less idiomatic ways to construe individual verbs, indicating various semantic relationships such as target, purpose, result, etc.; see also the entries for individual phrasal verbs, e.g. ask for, look for, stand for, etc.
- In order to obtain or acquire.
- Intended to cure, remove or counteract; in order to cure, remove or counteract.
- So (that), in order to
- On behalf of.
- Used to introduce a subject within a to-infinitive clause.
- In the role or capacity of; instead of; in place of.
- To be used or treated in a stated way, or with a stated purpose.
- Because of.
- Over (a period of time).
- To be, or as being.
- Used as part of a score to indicate the number of wickets that have fallen.
- Supporting, in favour of.
- In order to help, benefit, gratify, honor etc. (someone or something).
- Introducing the first item(s) in a potential sequence.
- In exchange for; in correspondence or equivalence with.
- In honor of; after.
- Out of; used to indicate a fraction, a ratio
- Indicating something desired or anticipated.
- Despite, in spite of.
- Directed at; intended to belong to.
- Throughout or across (a distance in space).
conj
particle
adj
- Of, relating to, directed toward, or situated at the front.
- Of or relating to a weather front.
- Parallel to the main axis of the body and at right angles to the sagittal plane.
- Any of the scales of a reptile that lie in the general region of the forehead, more specifically between the eyes and to the anterior of this area.
- Directed against the front or at the main point or issue.
- Of or relating to the forehead or frontal bone.
noun
verb
- To reach; to arrive at.
- To total; to amount to.
- To devote attention to in due course; to come around to.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see come, to.
- To stop a sailing vessel, especially by turning into the wind. See also come about.
- To befall; to happen to; to come upon.
- To seek help from.
- To recover consciousness after fainting etc.
- To regard or specifically pertain to.
noun
verb
- To come or go near, in place or time; to move toward; to advance nearer; to draw nigh.
- To play an approach shot.
- Used intransitively, followed by to: to draw near (to someone or something); to make advances; to approximate or become almost equal.
- To bring (something) near something else; to cause (something) to draw near.
- Of an immovable object or a number of such objects: to be positioned as to (notionally) appear to be moving towards (a place).
- To take approaches to (a place); to move towards (a place) by using covered roads, trenches, or other works.
- To attempt to make (a policy) or solve (a problem).
- To bring up or propose to (someone) an idea, question, request, etc.
- To move toward (someone or something) in place, time, character, or value; to draw nearer to.
noun
- An act of drawing near in place or time; an advancing or coming near.
- An avenue, passage, or way by which a building or place can be approached; an access.
- The way an aircraft comes in to land at an airport.
- An act of coming near in character or value; an approximation.
- The area before the lane in which a bowler may stand or run up before bowling the ball.
- A manner of making (a policy) or solving (a problem, etc.).
- A path taken to reach the climbing area, for example, from a car park, road, etc.
- A specific procedure used for approaching and landing at an airport.
prep
adv
noun
- The act of running errands.
- That which runs or flows; the quantity of a liquid which flows in a certain time or during a certain operation.
- The discharge from an ulcer or other sore.
- The activity of running as a form of exercise, as a sport, or for any other reason.
- The action of the verb to run.
adj
- Extending by a slender climbing or trailing stem.
- Of a horse, having a running gait; not a trotter or pacer.
- Consecutive (much more commonly expressed by an adverb; see below).
- Continuous; ongoing; keeping along step by step.
- Moving or advancing at a run.
- Present, current.
- Having a continuous design or pattern.
- Discharging snot or mucus.
- Flowing; easy; cursive.
- Discharging pus.
noun
noun
- The state of being prepared; readiness.
- The day before the Sabbath or other Jewish feast-day.
- A substance, especially a remedy, that is prepared.
- Devotional exercises introducing an office.
- Any of the objects placed between the strings of a prepared piano.
- The previous introduction, as an integral part of a chord, of a note continued into a succeeding dissonance.
- The act of preparing or getting ready.
- A part of any animal body preserved as a specimen.
verb
- To come to, towards (a particular moment in time); to approach (a time).
- To take (air, smoke etc.) into the lungs; to inhale.
- To provoke or attract (a particular response or reaction).
- To hit (the ball) with the toe of the club so that it is deflected toward the left.
- To take (water) from a well or other source.
- To strike (the cue ball) below the center so as to give it a backward rotation which causes it to take a backward direction on striking another ball.
- To receive (a salary); to withdraw (money) from a bank etc.
- To elicit information from (someone); to induce (a person) to speak on some subject. (Now frequently in passive.)
- To pull out, unsheathe (a sword, firearm etc.).
- To make (wire) by pulling it through an aperture; to stretch (metal) into a wire.
- To move steadily in a particular direction or into a specific position.
- To extract (a tooth).
- To take or be dealt a playing card from the deck. See also draw out.
- To pull (something) in a particular manner or direction.
- To call forth (something) from a person, to elicit.
- To take or be dealt (a card) from the deck; to have (a particular hand) as a result of this.
- To make a shot that lands gently in the house (the circular target) without knocking out other stones.
- To attract (something) by means of a physical force, especially magnetism or gravity; (figurative) to act as an inducement or enticement.
- To produce (a shape, figure, picture etc.) with pencil, crayon, chalk, or other implement.
- To cause (someone) to come to a particular place, condition, or course of action; to attract (a person).
- To conduct (a lottery); to select (the numbers) for a lottery; to win (a prize) in a lottery.
- To depict (something) linguistically; to portray in words.
- To produce a visual representation of (a person or thing) by lines and marks with pencil, pen, paints etc.
- To drag (a person, thing, or part of the body), especially along the ground.
- To move (a part of one's body) in a particular direction.
- To stretch or elongate.
- To deduce or infer (a conclusion); to make (a deduction).
- To draw up, compose (a document).
- To have a draught; to allow air to be passed through in order to allow for combustion.
- To induce (the mind, eyes, attention etc.) to be directed at or focused on something.
- To cause (something); to bring (something) about as a consequence.
- To become contracted; to shrink.
- To pull (a curtain, blinds etc.) open or closed.
- To assume a specific position or attitude.
- To require (a depth of water) for floating.
- To pull back (the string of a bow) in preparation for shooting.
- To pull (one's face, features) out of shape, from emotion etc.
- Of a sail, to fill with wind.
- To select (an item) at random to decide which of a group of people will receive or undergo something; to select (a person) by this process.
- To disembowel (someone); to remove the viscera from (an animal), especially before cooking.
- To end a game in a draw (with neither side winning).
- To steep; to leave (tea) temporarily in water to allow the flavour to increase.
- To run (a bath).
- To produce an image of something by artistic means; to make drawings.
- To pull (a belt or other item) so that it tightens or wraps around something more closely.
- To take (something) from a particular source, especially of information; to derive.
- To pull (a plough, vehicle etc.); to cause (something) to move forwards by pulling it.
- To extract (juice, fluids etc.) from something by pressure, osmosis or similar.
- To play (a short-length ball directed at the leg stump) with an inclined bat so as to deflect the ball between the legs and the wicket.
- To consume (power).
noun
- A dry stream bed that drains surface water only during periods of heavy rain or flooding.
- The act of drawing.
- The act of pulling back the strings in preparation of firing.
- Something that attracts e.g. a crowd.
- Cannabis.
- The spin or twist imparted to a ball etc. by a drawing stroke.
- The procedure by which the result of a lottery is determined.
- A shot that is intended to land gently in the house (the circular target) without knocking out other stones; cf. takeout.
- A bag of cannabis.
- Draft in the sense of the flow through a flue of gasses (smoke) resulting from a combustion process, possibly adjustable with a damper.
- The result of a two-innings match in which at least one side did not complete all their innings before time ran out (as distinguished from a tie).
- A golf shot that (for the right-handed player) curves intentionally to the left. See hook, slice, fade.
- In a commission-based job, an advance on future (potential) commissions given to an employee by the employer.
- A situation in which one or more players has four cards of the same suit or four out of five necessary cards for a straight and requires a further card to make their flush or straight.
- The result of a contest that neither side has won; a tie.
adj
- Going or directed inward, entering.
- Aspectually indicating that an action is about to be entered or is in the process of being entered.
- Being a source or channel through which water enters or once entered an area.
- Uttered by drawing air inward through the mouth or nose.
- Open to entry or examination.
noun
adj
- Ready to start or go (to); moving in the direction (of).
- That cannot stand alone as a free word.
- Very likely (to), certain to
- Unable to move in certain conditions; e.g. snowbound.
- Obliged (to).
- Constrained by a quantifier.
- Confined or restricted to a certain place; e.g. railbound.
verb
- To surround a territory or other geographical entity; to form the boundary of.
- To be the bound of.
- I bound the splint to my leg.
- To leap, move by jumping.
- The rabbit bounded down the lane.
- To cause to leap.
noun
verb
- succeed in reaching; arrive at
- come upon, as if by accident; meet with
- discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of by perception with the eyes
- come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost
- establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study
- come to believe on the basis of emotion, intuitions, or indefinite grounds
- perceive or be contemporaneous with
- get something or somebody for a specific purpose
- make a discovery, make a new finding
- obtain through effort or management
- decide on and make a declaration about
- receive a specified treatment (abstract)
- perceive oneself to be in a certain condition or place
- get or find back; recover the use of
- accept and make use of one's personality, abilities, and situation
noun
prep
- Next to; near; towards; as far as.
- Until.
- Incumbent upon; the obligation of; the duty of.
- Considering all members of an equivalence class the same.
- Within the authority or jurisdiction of.
- Doing; involved in.
- For the option or decision of.
- As much as; no more than.
- Ready for.
- Capable of.
- Willing to participate in.
adj
verb
noun
- Inclination towards something.
- A person's favourite member of a K-pop band.
- A wedge-shaped piece of cloth taken out of a garment (such as the waist of a dress) to diminish its circumference.
- The diagonal line between warp and weft in a woven fabric.
- The difference between the expectation of the sample estimator and the true population value, which reduces the representativeness of the estimator by systematically distorting it.
- In the games of crown green bowls and lawn bowls: a weight added to one side of a bowl so that as it rolls, it will follow a curved rather than a straight path; the oblique line followed by such a bowl; the lopsided shape or structure of such a bowl. In lawn bowls, the curved course is caused only by the shape of the bowl. The use of weights is prohibited.
- A voltage or current applied to an electronic device, such as a transistor electrode, to move its operating point to a desired part of its transfer function.
verb
adj
adv
prep_phrase
adv
adv
verb
noun
- The commencement or initial stages of a business, especially of one which requires great exertion.
- A heavy fall of rain or snow; cloudburst.
- The lower edge of a fire-clay lining piece.
- The setting about of an action; development; progress.
- An attack; an attack or onset of a disease, fit, or episode.
- A mysterious disease or ailment.
- Advent, arrival, approach; onset
verb
prep_phrase
prefix
- By, near, next to, around, close to.
- About, regarding, concerning, over.
- On, upon, at, to, in contact with something.
- Forming verbs derived from nouns or adjectives, usually with the sense of "to make, become, or cause to be".
- Around; about.
- Off, away, over, across
- As an intensifier; i.e. thoroughly, excessively; completely; utterly.
- All around; about; abundantly; all over.
noun
- A method or direction of proceeding.
- A slot available for allocation to a railway train over a given route in between other trains.
- Pathology.
- A sequence of vertices from one vertex to another using the arcs (edges). A path does not visit the same vertex more than once (unless it is a closed path, where only the first and the last vertex are the same).
- A metaphorical course or route; progress.
- A trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians.
- A continuous map f from the unit interval I=[0,1] to a topological space X.
- A course taken.
- A Pagan tradition, for example witchcraft, Wicca, druidism, Heathenry.
- A human-readable specification for a location within a hierarchical or tree-like structure, such as a file system or as part of a URL.
verb
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