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noun
- the condition of having the identity (of a person or object) established
- evidence of identity; something that identifies a person or thing
- the act of designating or identifying something
- the process of recognizing something or someone by remembering
- the attribution to yourself (consciously or unconsciously) of the characteristics of another person (or group of persons)
adj
noun
- A mark or sign of implication.
- Signs on the stave indicating key and tempo, composed of the key signature and the time signature.
- A pattern used for matching the identity of a virus, the parameter types of a method, etc.
- Text (or images, etc.) appended to a user's emails, newsgroup posts, forum posts, etc. as a way of adding a personal touch or including contact details.
- The part of a doctor’s prescription containing directions for the patient.
- A person's name, written by that person, used as identification or to signify approval of accompanying material, such as a legal contract.
- A dish that is characteristic of a particular chef.
- A group of four (or a multiple of four) sheets printed such that, when folded, they become a section of a book.
- A tuple specifying the sign of coefficients in any diagonal form of a quadratic form.
- Data attached to a message that guarantees that the message originated from its claimed source.
- An act of signing one's name; an act of producing a signature.
noun
- An individual object or distinct entity.
- A public assembly or judicial council in a Germanic country.
- A unit or container, usually containing edible goods.
- A problem, dilemma, or complicating factor.
- Corporeal object.
- That which is considered to exist as a separate entity, object, quality or concept.
- A romantic relationship.
- Alternate form of ting.
- One's typical routine, habits, or manner. (Used in possessive constructions.)
- Used after a noun to refer dismissively to the situation surrounding the noun's referent.
- A genuine concept, entity or phenomenon; something that actually exists (often contrary to expectation or belief).
- That which is favoured; personal preference. (Used in possessive constructions.)
- A living being or creature.
- A penis.
- Whatever can be owned.
- Girl; attractive woman.
- Clothes, possessions or equipment.
- That which matters; the crux.
- A romantic couple.
- A word, symbol, sign, or other referent that can be used to refer to any entity.
verb
noun
noun
- Somebody's alternate personality or persona; another self.
- A very close and intimate friend.
- A corporation used by a person to conduct personal business in an attempt to shield himself or herself from personal liability, and which a court may penetrate by "piercing the corporate veil" to impose liability on the person when they commit fraud or injustice.
adj
- That can be perceived individually, not as connected to, or part of, something else.
- Consisting of or permitting only distinct values drawn from a finite, countable set.
- Separate; distinct; individual; non-continuous.
- Having separate electronic components, such as individual diodes, transistors and resistors, as opposed to integrated circuitry.
- Having separate and independent channels of audio, as opposed to multiplexed stereo or quadraphonic, or other multi-channel sound.
- Having each singleton subset open: said of a topological space or a topology.
- Disjunctive; containing a disjunctive or discretive clause.
noun
- Something viewed as a product of human agency or conception rather than an inherent element.
- An object, such as a tool, ornament, or weapon of archaeological or historical interest, especially such an object found at an archaeological excavation.
- Any object in the collection of a museum. May be used sensu stricto only for human-made objects, or may include ones that are not human-made.
- A perceptible distortion that appears in an audio or video file or a digital image as a result of applying a lossy compression or other inexact processing algorithm.
- An appearance or structure in protoplasm due to death, the method of preparation of specimens, or the use of reagents, and not present during life.
- An object made or shaped by some agent or intelligence, not necessarily of direct human origin.
- A finding or structure in an experiment or investigation that is not a true feature of the object under observation, but is a result of external action, the test arrangement, or an experimental error.
- An object made or shaped by human hand or labor.
noun
- The identity element, neutral element.
- A physically large person.
- With regard to Reserve Components of the Armed Forces, denotes a Selected Reserve unit organized, equipped, and trained for mobilization to serve on active duty as a unit or to augment or be augmented by another unit. Headquarters and support functions without wartime missions are not considered units.
- The number one.
- a measure of housing equivalent to the living quarters of one household; an apartment where a group of apartments is contained in one or more multi-storied buildings or a group of dwellings is in one or more single storey buildings, usually arranged around a driveway.
- A standard measure of a quantity.
- A volume of rock or ice of identifiable origin and age range that is defined by the distinctive and dominant, easily mapped and recognizable petrographic, lithologic or paleontologic features (facies) that characterize it.
- A member of a military organization.
- A standard or basic quantity into which an item of supply is divided, issued, or detailed. In this meaning, also called unit of issue.
- A gold coin of the reign of James I, worth twenty shillings.
- In an adjunction, a natural transformation from the identity functor of the domain of the left adjoint functor to the composition of the right adjoint functor with the left adjoint functor.
- Any military element whose structure is prescribed by competent authority, such as a table of organization and equipment; specifically, part of an organization.
- Oneness, singularity, seen as a component of a whole number; a magnitude of one.
- One kilowatt-hour (as recorded on an electricity meter).
- any piece of equipment, such as an appliance, power tool, stereo system, computer, tractor, or machinery.
- An organization title of a subdivision of a group in a task force.
- An organized group comprising people and/or equipment.
- A unit of alcohol.
- An element having an inverse, an invertible element; an associate of the unity.
- An item which may be sold singly.
- A work unit.
- A penis, especially a large one.
adj
verb
- develop into a distinctive entity
- create (as an entity)
- to compose or represent
- give shape or form to
- make something, usually for a specific function
- establish or impress firmly in the mind
- assume a form or shape
noun
- the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
- a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
- a perceptual structure
- any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)
- alternative names for the body of a human being
- the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance
- the visual appearance of something or someone
- a printed document with spaces in which to write
- (biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups
- an arrangement of the elements in a composition or discourse
- a particular mode in which something is manifested
- (physical chemistry) a distinct state of matter in a system; matter that is identical in chemical composition and physical state and separated from other material by the phase boundary
- a body of students who are taught together
- an ability to perform well
- a life-size dummy used to display clothes
- a mold for setting concrete
verb
- develop into a distinctive entity
- move forward by leaps and bounds
- spring back; spring away from an impact
- develop suddenly
- produce or disclose suddenly or unexpectedly
noun
- the season of growth; spring; the beginning of spring
- a metal elastic device that returns to its shape or position when pushed or pulled or pressed
- a natural flow of ground water
- a point at which water issues forth
- the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length
- a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
adj
- Arising from the interaction of separate people or entities.
- Concernaing a process that abnormally takes place outside of its normal system as well as within its normal system.
- Concerning an effect in one entity that is controlled or influenced by a separate entity, such as when one ligand influences the binding of another ligand.
noun
- Oneness; the state or fact of being one undivided entity.
- Any of the three classical rules of drama: unity of action (nothing should be admitted not directly relevant to the development of the plot), unity of place (the scenes should be set in the same place), and unity of time (all the events should be such as might happen within a single day).
- The peculiar characteristics of an estate held by several in joint tenancy.
- The form of consensus in a Quaker meeting for business which signals that a decision has been reached. In order to achieve unity, everyone who does not agree with the decision must explicitly stand aside, possibly being recorded in the minutes as doing so.
- Agreement; harmony.
- A single undivided thing, seen as complete in itself.
- The number 1 or any element of a set or field that behaves under a given operation as the number 1 behaves under multiplication.
noun
- The ability of a person to be regarded as a member of an identity group or category different from their own.
- The act of passing a ball etc. to another player.
- A form of juggling where several people pass props between each other, usually clubs or rings.
- The fact of going past; a movement from one place to another or a change from one state to another.
- Death, dying; the end of something.
- The act of approving a bill etc.
adj
noun
- (existentialism) a loss of personal identity; a feeling of being an anonymous cog in an impersonal social machine
- emotional dissociative disorder in which there is loss of contact with your own personal reality accompanied by feelings of unreality and strangeness
- representing a human being as a physical thing deprived of personal qualities or individuality
noun
- The identity of a thing, as an answer to a question of what.
- Something that is addressed by what, as opposed to a person, addressed by who.
intj
- Indicating a guess or approximation, or a pause to try to recall information.
- An expression of surprise or disbelief.
- What! That’s amazing!
- What did you say? I beg your pardon?
- What do you want? An abrupt, usually unfriendly enquiry as to what a person desires.
pron
- That which; those that; the thing(s) that.
- That; which; who.
- Anything that; all that; whatever.
- Which thing, event, circumstance, etc.: used in asking for the specification of an identity, quantity, quality, etc.
particle
det
- Any ... that; all ... that; whatever.
- Used to form exclamations.
- Which, especially which of an open-ended set of possibilities.
- Emphasises that something is noteworthy or remarkable in quality or degree, in either a good or bad way; may be used in combination with certain other determiners, especially 'a', less often 'some'.
- Which; the ... that.
adv
verb
- recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something
- put into a certain place or abstract location
- place somebody in a particular situation or location
- assign a rank or rating to
- assign a location to
- to arrange for
- take a place in a competition; often followed by an ordinal
- intend (something) to move towards a certain goal
- assign to (a job or a home)
- locate
- estimate
- identify the location or place of
- make an investment
- assign to a station
- finish second or better in a horse or dog race
- sing a note with the correct pitch
noun
- a point located with respect to surface features of some region
- any area set aside for a particular purpose
- an abstract mental location
- a general vicinity
- the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another
- a particular situation
- where you live at a particular time
- a job in an organization
- the particular portion of space occupied by something
- proper or designated social situation
- a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
- the passage that is being read
- proper or appropriate position or location
- a public square with room for pedestrians
- an item on a list or in a sequence
- a blank area
noun
- A thing or person regarded as a part or member of, or attachment to, something else.
- The apparent visual edge of a celestial body.
- A major appendage of human or animal, used for locomotion (such as an arm, leg or wing).
- An elementary piece of the mechanism of a lock.
- The border or upper spreading part of a monopetalous corolla, or of a petal or sepal; blade.
- The part of the bow, from the handle to the tip.
- A branch of a tree.
- The graduated edge of a circle or arc.
verb
adj
- Pertaining to human beings as distinct from things.
- personal values personal desire personal reasons
- Intended for sexual use.
- Relating to an individual, their character, conduct, motives, or private affairs, in an invidious and offensive manner
- Pertaining to the external or bodily appearance; corporeal.
- Done in person; without the intervention of another.
- Denoting a person.
- Denoting ownership.
- Of or pertaining to a particular person; relating to, or affecting, an individual, or each of many individuals; peculiar or proper to private concerns; not public or general
- Dealing with subjects about which one wishes (or people usually wish) to maintain privacy or discretion; not for public view; sensitive, intimate.
noun
noun
- (existentialism) a loss of personal identity; a feeling of being an anonymous cog in an impersonal social machine
- emotional dissociative disorder in which there is loss of contact with your own personal reality accompanied by feelings of unreality and strangeness
- representing a human being as a physical thing deprived of personal qualities or individuality
verb
- recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something
- give the name or identifying characteristics of; refer to by name or some other identifying characteristic property
- consider (oneself) as similar to somebody else
- conceive of as united or associated
- identify as in botany or biology, for example
- consider to be equal or the same
noun
- The difference or character that marks off an individual or collective from the rest of the same kind; selfhood; the sense of who something or someone or oneself is, or the recurring characteristics that enable the recognition of such an individual or group by others or themself.
- An element of an algebraic structure which, when applied to another element under an operation in that structure, yields this second element.
- A well-known or famous person.
- A name or persona—a mask or appearance one presents to the world—by which one is known.
- An equation which always holds true regardless of the choice of input variables.
- Sameness, identicalness; the quality or fact of (several specified things) being the same.
- Any function which maps all elements of its domain to themselves.
noun
- Someone who identifies; a person who establishes the identity of someone or something.
- One who identifies as a particular type or role; one who says and believes that they are a certain thing.
- A formal name used in source code to refer to a variable, function, procedure, package, etc. or in an operating system to refer to a process, user, group, etc.
- A primary key.
- A guidebook that helps determine the specific class of an object (such as a mushroom, herb, fish, bird, drug, or mineral), or its individual identity (such as that of a star).
- Something that identifies or uniquely points to something or someone else.
- A code that distinguishes a particular element from all other elements in a document.
noun
- A person or thing having contradictory properties.
- A claim that two apparently contradictory ideas are true.
- An unanswerable question or difficult puzzle, particularly one which leads to a deeper truth.
- The use of counterintuitive or contradictory statements (paradoxes) in speech or writing.
- An apparently self-contradictory statement, which can only be true if it is false, and vice versa.
- A state in which one is logically compelled to contradict oneself.
- A counterintuitive conclusion or outcome.
- A thing involving contradictory yet interrelated elements that exist simultaneously and persist over time.
- The practice of giving instructions that are opposed to the therapist's actual intent, with the intention that the client will disobey or be unable to obey.
adj
- Having existence independent of the mind.
- Relating to or denoting a medicine or similar substance for use on the outside of the body.
- Situated near or toward the surface of the body.
- For or concerning students registered with and taking the examinations of a university but not resident there.
- Not contained in the main computer.
- Outside of something; on the exterior.
- Not intrinsic or essential.
- Provided by something or someone outside of the entity (object, group, company etc.) considered.
- Using a disk or tape drive rather than the main memory.
- Relating to or connected with foreign nations or institutions.
- Having merely the outward appearance of something.
noun
noun
- Something which is inherently part of a person's existence, such as job, family, a loved one, etc.
- A life sentence; a period of imprisonment that lasts until the convict's death (or, sometimes, parole).
- An opportunity for existence.
- A worthwhile existence.
- The state of organisms preceding their death, characterized by biological processes such as metabolism and reproduction and distinguishing them from inanimate objects; the state of being alive and living.
- The span of time during which an object operates.
- The most lively component or participant.
- A particular phase or period of existence.
- Nature, reality, and the forms that exist in it.
- The period of time during which an object is recognizable.
- Animation; spirit; vivacity.
- A biography.
- One of the player's chances to play, lost when the player's character dies or when certain mistakes are made.
- A chance for the batter (or batting team) to bat again, given as a result of an misplay by a member of the fielding team.
- Social life.
- A particular aspect of existence.
- The status possessed by any of a number of entities, including animals, plants, fungi, bacteria, and sometimes viruses, which have the properties of replication and metabolism.
- The animating principle or force that keeps an inorganic thing or concept metaphorically alive (dynamic, relevant, etc) and makes it a "living document", "living constitution", etc.
- The period during which one (a person, an animal, a plant; a civilization, species; a star; etc) is alive.
- Lifeforms, generally or collectively.
- A period extending from a when a (positive or negative) office, punishment, etc is conferred on someone until that person dies (or, sometimes, reaches retirement age).
- One of a player's chances to play in various children's playground games, lost when a mistake is made, for example being struck by the ball in dodgeball.
- The life insurance industry.
- A life assured under a life assurance policy (equivalent to the policy itself for a single life contract).
- Existence.
- A living individual; the fact of a particular individual being alive. (Chiefly when indicating individuals were lost (died) or saved.)
verb
noun
- The choosing and making that to be one's own which originally was not so; acceptance
- The state of being adopted; the acceptance of a child of other parents as if he or she were one's own child.
- An act of divine grace by which the redeemed in Christ are admitted to the privileges of the sons of God.
- Transfer between an old system to another (usually better) system.
- Ten consecutive wins against an opponent.
- The act of adopting.
- Admission to an institution, for example a hospital, clinic, mental asylum.
noun
- An entity surrounded by other entities that are very different from itself.
- A contiguous area of land, smaller than a continent, totally surrounded by water.
- A roundabout; A traffic circle.
- A bench, counter, etc., that is not connected to a wall or other furniture and which can be used from any side.
- A superstructure on an aircraft carrier's deck.
- A contiguous area of land, smaller than a continent, partially surrounded by water; A peninsula; A half-island.
- A traffic island.
- A phrase from which a wh-word cannot be extracted without yielding invalid grammar.
- An unincorporated area wholly surrounded by one or more incorporated areas.
verb
noun
- A construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished.
- A measure of spatial extent in a particular direction, such as height, width or breadth, or depth.
- A universe or plane of existence.
- The number of independent coordinates needed to specify uniquely the location of a point in a space; also, any of such independent coordinates.
- The number of elements of any basis of a vector space.
- One of the physical properties that are regarded as fundamental measures of a physical quantity, such as mass, length and time.
- A single aspect of a given thing.
- Any of the independent ranges of indices in a multidimensional array.
verb
noun
verb
- To compel (a person or persons) to leave.
- To cause (something) to come out of a machine.
- To forcefully project oneself or another occupant from an aircraft (or, rarely, another type of vehicle), typically using an ejection seat or escape capsule.
- To come out of a machine.
- To compel (a sports player) to leave the field because of inappropriate behaviour.
- To throw out or remove forcefully.
adj
- Belonging to oneself or itself; own.
- Suited or acceptable to the purpose or circumstances; fit, suitable.
- Following the established standards of behavior or manners; correct or decorous.
- Eigen-; designating a function or value which is an eigenfunction or eigenvalue.
- Being strictly part of some other thing (not necessarily explicitly mentioned, but of definitional importance), and not being the thing itself.
- In the strict sense; within the strict definition or core (of a specified place, taxonomic order, idea, etc).
- Used to designate a particular person, place, or thing. Proper nouns are usually written with an initial capital letter.
- Pertaining exclusively to a specific thing or person; particular.
- Excellent, of high quality; such as the specific person or thing should ideally be. (Now often merged with later senses.)
- Attractive, elegant.
- In the very strictest sense of the word.
- Portrayed in natural or usual coloration, as opposed to conventional tinctures.
- Utter, complete.
noun
adv
noun
- The inherent nature of something.
- Paired with quo, in reference to the phrase quid pro quo (“this for that”): something offered in exchange for something else.
- A member of a section of the Democratic-Republican Party between 1805 and 1811, following John Randolph of Roanoke. (From tertium quid.)
- A sovereign or guinea.
- pound sterling (usually only used with a whole number of pounds)
- the act of chewing such tobacco
- dollar, dollars
- A piece of material for chewing, especially chewing tobacco.
- various national currencies typically known by the name "pound"
- euro
verb
noun
- the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another
- someone who takes the place of another person
- an event in which one thing is substituted for another
- a person or thing that takes or can take the place of another
- filling again by supplying what has been used up
- a person who follows next in order
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