English words for 'Not systematic; Characterized by trying many different things.'
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noun
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- often improvised or impromptu
- for or concerned with one specific purpose
- (sciences, of a hypothesis) Postulated solely to save a theory from being falsified, without making any new predictions.
- (networking) Independent of previously instated network structure, like routers or access points.
- For a particular purpose.
- Created on the spur of the moment; impromptu.
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- Using unconventional, non-traditional, non-mainstream and often subversive practices to achieve something.
- (military) Relating to, using, or typical of guerrilla warfare, or its principles of small independent or non-official perpetrators.
- (marketing) Relating to, using, or typical of guerrilla marketing.
noun
verb
- To tinker with: to make small adjustments or improvements to (something), especially in an experimental or unskilled manner.
- (figuratively) To manipulate in order to gain something for oneself.
- (slang, usually reflexive) To masturbate.
- To manipulate or toy with (an object), especially in a nervous, restless or aimless manner.
- manipulate, as in a nervous or unconscious manner
adj
- Tending to create things, or having the ability to create; often, excellently, in a novel fashion, or any or all of these.
- (set theory) A type of set of natural numbers, related to mathematical logic.
- (euphemistic, of art) bad, unartistic, busy.
- Designed or executed to deceive or mislead.
- (of a created thing) Original, expressive and imaginative.
- promoting construction or creation
- having the ability or power to create
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- Unconventional, unusual, or unexpected.
- (chemistry, biology) An arbitrary member of a heterogenous-but-interrelated group.
- (pathology) Abnormal, defective with respect to the root.
- Different, distinct, or other with respect to the root.
- External, outside, or from a separate location.
- (chemistry, pharmacology) Synthetic, artificial.
- (immunology) Alloimmunity; (biology, medicine, transplantation) transplantation of cells or tissues from one person to another.
- (biology, medicine) Nonself; nonself but of the same species.
- (linguistics) Alternative, variant in form.
- (ethology) Alloparenting: parenting behaviours between animals who are not parent and child.
- (LGBTQ) Not asexual; attracted to others.
- (chemistry) a diastereomer having the same configuration on four neighboring chiral carbon atoms as carbohydrate allose.
- Changed or modified.
- (chemistry) Isomeric; especially, of amino acids having two chiral centres, the second diastereoisomer to be discovered or synthesized.
- (chemistry, mineralogy) Impure in composition.
- Variety, heterogeneity.
- (genetics) Hybridization of multiple species.
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- (swimming, by extension) The swimming stroke commonly referred to as the front crawl or the Australian crawl.
- (by extension, attributive) Anything done in an improvised or unrestricted way.
- (music) Ellipsis of Latin freestyle, a form of electronic dance music.
- (swimming) A swimming event in which the contestants may choose any stroke.
- (music) A form of rapping in which the emcee makes up lyrics while performing.
- (skiing, by extension) The skiing style commonly referred to as skating.
- (skiing) A cross-country skiing event in which the competitors may choose any style of skiing.
- (wrestling) A style of wrestling in which any non-injurious holds are permitted.
- a race (as in swimming) in which each contestant has a free choice of the style to use
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- Initialism of parallel bars.
- (US, military, aviation) Initialism of patrol bomber.
- (sports, speedrunning) Initialism of personal best.
- (finance) Initialism of prime broker or prime brokerage.
- Initialism of peanut butter.
- (philately) Initialism of plate block.
- a unit of information equal to 1000 terabytes or 10^15 bytes
- a unit of information equal to 1024 tebibytes or 2^50 bytes
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- the act of conducting a controlled test or investigation
- a venture at something new or different
- the testing of an idea
- A test under controlled conditions made to either demonstrate a known truth, examine the validity of a hypothesis, or determine the efficacy or likelihood of something previously untried.
verb
- try something new, as in order to gain experience
- perform in order to get a role
- take a sample of
- put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to
- (intransitive) To undergo a test before being selected; to audition.
- (transitive) To test (something) to see how it works or whether it is suitable.
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- (by extension) To live an unconventional life.
- (by extension) Often followed by with: to spend time companionably; to hang around.
- To move or roam around aimlessly.
- (by extension, usually in present participial form) To be mislaid in a place.
- (by extension) To engage in a relaxing activity in a place; to hang around in.
- (transitive) To hit (someone or something) all over repeatedly; hence, to behave violently towards or mistreat (someone or something).
- To be present at or inhabit a certain place.
- (transitive) To knock back a drink; to finish a drink.
- be around; be alive or active
- strike against forcefully
verb
- To engage in an activity other than what one is known for.
- (Ireland, historical) To make a night-time attack on a tenant farmer not supporting the policies of the Irish National Land League.
- Of a thing: to perform a secondary function substantially different from a supposed primary function.
- (informal) To do a moonlight flit: to secretly leave premises without paying the rent, supposedly at night by the light of the Moon.
- (originally US, informal) To do work for pay (sometimes illegally, secretly, or without paying income tax on the earnings) which is in addition to a main job, often in the evening or at night.
- (transitive, Ireland, historical, passive voice) (Of a tenant farmer) to be attacked for not supporting the policies of the Irish National Land League.
- work a second job, usually after hours
noun
- (countable, informal) Chiefly in to do a moonlight: short for moonlight flit (“an act of secretly leaving premises without paying the rent, supposedly at night by the light of the Moon; hence, any act of escaping at night”).
- (uncountable, also attributive) The light reflected from the Moon, which seems to emanate from it.
- the light of the Moon
noun
- a clever method of doing something (especially something new and different)
- a minor difficulty
- a slight depression or fold in the smoothness of a surface
- (US, dialect) A winkle
- A line or crease in the skin, especially when caused by age or fatigue.
- A twist on something existing; a novel difference.
- A small furrow, ridge or crease in an otherwise smooth surface.
- A fault, imperfection or bug especially in a new system or product; typically, they will need to be ironed out.
verb
- make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface; make a pressed, folded or wrinkled line in; ‘crisp’ is archaic
- make wrinkled or creased
- become wrinkled or crumpled or creased
- gather or contract into wrinkles or folds; pucker
- (transitive) To make wrinkles in; to cause to have wrinkles.
- (intransitive, of skin) To develop irreversibly wrinkles; to age.
- (intransitive) To pucker or become uneven or irregular.
adj
- Not in perfect mental working order; eccentric, peculiar.
- (of a machine, etc.) Not in good working condition; defective, faulty.
- Grouchy, grumpy, irritable; easily upset.
- Synonym of crank (“of a ship: liable to capsize because of poorly stowed cargo or insufficient ballast”).
- easily irritated or annoyed
- (used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail
adj
noun
noun
- One who has, or tends to have, original ideas.
- (theology) Specifically, one who aims to discover how the writers of the Jewish and Christian scriptures intended them to be interpreted, and to interpret them in that way.
- One who aims to discover how the writers of a document intended it to be interpreted, and to interpret it in that way.
- (US politics) Specifically, one who aims to discover how the writers of the Constitution of the United States intended it to be interpreted, and to interpret it in that way.
adj
- (informal) Full of ideas or imaginings.
- Speculative, theoretical, not the result of research.
- (finance) Used to indicate an estimate or a reference amount
- (Maine) Stubborn.
- Of, containing, or being a notion; mental or imaginary.
- (linguistics) Having descriptive value as opposed to a syntactic category.
- not based on fact; existing only in the imagination
- not based on fact or investigation
- indulging in or influenced by fancy
- being of the nature of a notion or concept
noun
noun
- a clever method of doing something (especially something new and different)
- a minor difficulty
- a slight depression or fold in the smoothness of a surface
- (US, dialect) A winkle
- A line or crease in the skin, especially when caused by age or fatigue.
- A twist on something existing; a novel difference.
- A small furrow, ridge or crease in an otherwise smooth surface.
- A fault, imperfection or bug especially in a new system or product; typically, they will need to be ironed out.
verb
- make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface; make a pressed, folded or wrinkled line in; ‘crisp’ is archaic
- make wrinkled or creased
- become wrinkled or crumpled or creased
- gather or contract into wrinkles or folds; pucker
- (transitive) To make wrinkles in; to cause to have wrinkles.
- (intransitive, of skin) To develop irreversibly wrinkles; to age.
- (intransitive) To pucker or become uneven or irregular.
noun
- One who has, or tends to have, original ideas.
- (theology) Specifically, one who aims to discover how the writers of the Jewish and Christian scriptures intended them to be interpreted, and to interpret them in that way.
- One who aims to discover how the writers of a document intended it to be interpreted, and to interpret it in that way.
- (US politics) Specifically, one who aims to discover how the writers of the Constitution of the United States intended it to be interpreted, and to interpret it in that way.
verb
noun
verb
noun
verb
- To tinker with: to make small adjustments or improvements to (something), especially in an experimental or unskilled manner.
- (figuratively) To manipulate in order to gain something for oneself.
- (slang, usually reflexive) To masturbate.
- To manipulate or toy with (an object), especially in a nervous, restless or aimless manner.
- manipulate, as in a nervous or unconscious manner
verb
noun
- (swimming, by extension) The swimming stroke commonly referred to as the front crawl or the Australian crawl.
- (by extension, attributive) Anything done in an improvised or unrestricted way.
- (music) Ellipsis of Latin freestyle, a form of electronic dance music.
- (swimming) A swimming event in which the contestants may choose any stroke.
- (music) A form of rapping in which the emcee makes up lyrics while performing.
- (skiing, by extension) The skiing style commonly referred to as skating.
- (skiing) A cross-country skiing event in which the competitors may choose any style of skiing.
- (wrestling) A style of wrestling in which any non-injurious holds are permitted.
- a race (as in swimming) in which each contestant has a free choice of the style to use
verb
adj
name
noun
- Initialism of parallel bars.
- (US, military, aviation) Initialism of patrol bomber.
- (sports, speedrunning) Initialism of personal best.
- (finance) Initialism of prime broker or prime brokerage.
- Initialism of peanut butter.
- (philately) Initialism of plate block.
- a unit of information equal to 1000 terabytes or 10^15 bytes
- a unit of information equal to 1024 tebibytes or 2^50 bytes
symbol
verb
noun
- the act of conducting a controlled test or investigation
- a venture at something new or different
- the testing of an idea
- A test under controlled conditions made to either demonstrate a known truth, examine the validity of a hypothesis, or determine the efficacy or likelihood of something previously untried.
verb
- try something new, as in order to gain experience
- perform in order to get a role
- take a sample of
- put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to
- (intransitive) To undergo a test before being selected; to audition.
- (transitive) To test (something) to see how it works or whether it is suitable.
verb
- (by extension) To live an unconventional life.
- (by extension) Often followed by with: to spend time companionably; to hang around.
- To move or roam around aimlessly.
- (by extension, usually in present participial form) To be mislaid in a place.
- (by extension) To engage in a relaxing activity in a place; to hang around in.
- (transitive) To hit (someone or something) all over repeatedly; hence, to behave violently towards or mistreat (someone or something).
- To be present at or inhabit a certain place.
- (transitive) To knock back a drink; to finish a drink.
- be around; be alive or active
- strike against forcefully
verb
- To engage in an activity other than what one is known for.
- (Ireland, historical) To make a night-time attack on a tenant farmer not supporting the policies of the Irish National Land League.
- Of a thing: to perform a secondary function substantially different from a supposed primary function.
- (informal) To do a moonlight flit: to secretly leave premises without paying the rent, supposedly at night by the light of the Moon.
- (originally US, informal) To do work for pay (sometimes illegally, secretly, or without paying income tax on the earnings) which is in addition to a main job, often in the evening or at night.
- (transitive, Ireland, historical, passive voice) (Of a tenant farmer) to be attacked for not supporting the policies of the Irish National Land League.
- work a second job, usually after hours
noun
- (countable, informal) Chiefly in to do a moonlight: short for moonlight flit (“an act of secretly leaving premises without paying the rent, supposedly at night by the light of the Moon; hence, any act of escaping at night”).
- (uncountable, also attributive) The light reflected from the Moon, which seems to emanate from it.
- the light of the Moon
adj
- often improvised or impromptu
- for or concerned with one specific purpose
- (sciences, of a hypothesis) Postulated solely to save a theory from being falsified, without making any new predictions.
- (networking) Independent of previously instated network structure, like routers or access points.
- For a particular purpose.
- Created on the spur of the moment; impromptu.
adv
adj
- Using unconventional, non-traditional, non-mainstream and often subversive practices to achieve something.
- (military) Relating to, using, or typical of guerrilla warfare, or its principles of small independent or non-official perpetrators.
- (marketing) Relating to, using, or typical of guerrilla marketing.
noun
adj
- Tending to create things, or having the ability to create; often, excellently, in a novel fashion, or any or all of these.
- (set theory) A type of set of natural numbers, related to mathematical logic.
- (euphemistic, of art) bad, unartistic, busy.
- Designed or executed to deceive or mislead.
- (of a created thing) Original, expressive and imaginative.
- promoting construction or creation
- having the ability or power to create
noun
adj
noun
adj
noun
verb
adj
- Not in perfect mental working order; eccentric, peculiar.
- (of a machine, etc.) Not in good working condition; defective, faulty.
- Grouchy, grumpy, irritable; easily upset.
- Synonym of crank (“of a ship: liable to capsize because of poorly stowed cargo or insufficient ballast”).
- easily irritated or annoyed
- (used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail
adj
noun
adj
- (informal) Full of ideas or imaginings.
- Speculative, theoretical, not the result of research.
- (finance) Used to indicate an estimate or a reference amount
- (Maine) Stubborn.
- Of, containing, or being a notion; mental or imaginary.
- (linguistics) Having descriptive value as opposed to a syntactic category.
- not based on fact; existing only in the imagination
- not based on fact or investigation
- indulging in or influenced by fancy
- being of the nature of a notion or concept