stakelike
stake
post
stour
sticklike
paxillose
rodlike
postlike
shaft
lance
nipple
nub
spear
hub
spearlike
staff
propstick
clawmark
puncture
stick
polelike
flick
pin
brandistock
sticky
valet
hurley
spike
lug
transfix
empale
impale
pot
shooting seat
rod-shaped
spectacular mark
ante
musket rest
furket
retreat
stakehole
orange stick
spearpoint
backscratcher
place
birch
shooting stick
sprag
backdown
picket
tee
shanghai
goad stick
installed
withdrawal
atlatl
right
climb-down
dueling tree
pincers
tumbler
toolmark
tipcat
quintain
set
pair of pincers
pointer
slotlike
clawlike
torsade
anchorlike
spokeshave
kennetjie
puncturation
needle
pole
bar
snap shot
impact driver
pell
setting
tooth
wedgy
scratchmark
reposition
wooden leg
arrowhead
close-range
punt
waddy
inlet
bucksaw
swizzler
pestle
speary
dowel
stakelike
sticklike
paxillose
rodlike
postlike
spearlike
polelike
sticky
rod-shaped
slotlike
clawlike
anchorlike
wedgy
close-range
speary
stour
shaft
lance
nipple
nub
spear
hub
staff
propstick
clawmark
flick
pin
brandistock
valet
hurley
lug
shooting seat
spectacular mark
musket rest
furket
retreat
stakehole
orange stick
spearpoint
backscratcher
birch
shooting stick
sprag
backdown
picket
tee
goad stick
withdrawal
atlatl
climb-down
dueling tree
pincers
tumbler
toolmark
tipcat
quintain
pair of pincers
pointer
torsade
spokeshave
kennetjie
puncturation
needle
pole
bar
snap shot
impact driver
pell
setting
tooth
scratchmark
wooden leg
arrowhead
waddy
stake
bucksaw
swizzler
pestle
dowel
stake
post
puncture
stick
spike
transfix
empale
impale
pot
ante
place
shanghai
installed
right
set
reposition
punt
inlet
verb
- mark with a stake
- put at risk
- place a bet on
- tie or fasten to a stake
- kill by piercing with a spear or sharp pole
noun
- (law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something
- a pole or stake set up to mark something (as the start or end of a race track)
- instrument of execution consisting of a vertical post that a victim is tied to for burning
- the money risked on a gamble
- a strong wooden or metal post with a point at one end so it can be driven into the ground
verb
- mark with a stake
- affix in a public place or for public notice
- publicize with, or as if with, a poster
- assign to a post; put into a post
- assign to a station
- display, as of records in sports games
- enter on a public list
- transfer (entries) from one account book to another
- ride Western style and bob up and down in the saddle in rhythm with a horse's trotting gait
- place so as to be noticed
- cause to be directed or transmitted to another place
- mark or expose as infamous
- To post a message on a social media website
noun
- the position where someone (as a guard or sentry) stands or is assigned to stand
- military installation at which a body of troops is stationed
- a job in an organization
- an upright consisting of a piece of timber or metal fixed firmly in an upright position
- any particular collection of letters or packages that is delivered
- a pole or stake set up to mark something (as the start or end of a race track)
- A message on a social media website
- the system whereby messages are transmitted via the post office
- the delivery and collection of letters and packages
noun
- a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon
- a long rod or pole (especially the handle of an implement or the body of a weapon like a spear or arrow)
- a line that forms the length of an arrow pointer
- an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect
- a column of light (as from a beacon)
- the main (mid) section of a long bone
- obscene terms for penis
- a vertical passageway through a building (as for an elevator)
- (architecture) upright consisting of the vertical part of a column
- a long vertical passage sunk into the earth, as for a mine or tunnel
- a revolving rod that transmits power or motion
- the hollow spine of a feather
verb
noun
- A pointing stick.
- The projection of a mammary gland from which, on female mammals, milk is secreted.
- A mechanical device through which liquids or gases can be passed in a regulated manner.
- Any small physical protrusion, such as the lumps on the F and J keys on computer keyboards.
- A perforated segment that fits into part of the breech of a muzzle-loading gun, on which the percussion cap is fixed.
- Any small physical protrusion on an automotive, a machine part or any other part that fits into a groove on another part.
- An internally threaded piece which holds a bicycle spoke in place on the rim.
- A short tube threaded at both ends, used as a connector.
- An artificial nipple (definition 1) used for bottle-feeding infants.
verb
noun
- A stake with a nail in it, used to mark a temporary point.
- A rough protuberance or projecting obstruction.
- A point where many routes meet and traffic is distributed, dispensed, or diverted.
- A goal or mark at which quoits, etc., are thrown.
- A computer networking device connecting several Ethernet ports. See switch.
- The central part, usually cylindrical, of a wheel; the nave.
- A central facility providing a range of related services, such as a medical hub or an educational hub.
- A hardened, engraved steel punch for impressing a device upon a die, used in coining, etc.
- A screw hob.
- A block for scotching a wheel.
- An area in a video game from which individual levels are accessed.
- A male weasel; a buck; a dog; a jack.
noun
- a strong rod or stick with a specialized utilitarian purpose
- personnel who assist their superior in carrying out an assigned task
- the body of teachers and administrators at a school
- building material consisting of plaster and hair; used to cover external surfaces of temporary structure (as at an exposition) or for decoration
- a rod carried as a symbol
- (music) the system of five horizontal lines on which the musical notes are written
verb
verb
- To cut a piece of wood to be the stick member of a cope-and-stick joint.
- To attach with glue or as if by gluing.
- To fix on a pointed instrument; to impale.
- To press (something with a sharp point) into something else.
- To perform (a landing) perfectly.
- To have sexual intercourse with.
- To stab.
- To run or plane (mouldings) in a machine, in contradistinction to working them by hand. Such mouldings are said to be stuck.
- To tolerate, to endure, to stick with.
- To become or remain attached; to adhere.
- To persist.
- Of snow, to remain frozen on landing.
- To propagate plants by cuttings.
- To stand pat: to cease taking any more cards and finalize one's hand.
- To jam; to stop moving.
- To furnish or set with sticks.
- To remain loyal; to remain firm.
- To place, set down (quickly or carelessly).
adj
noun
- A small rectangular block, with a length several times its width, which contains by volume one half of a cup of shortening (butter, margarine or lard).
- A manual transmission, a vehicle equipped with a manual transmission, so called because of the stick-like, i.e. twig-like, control (the gear shift) with which the driver of such a vehicle controls its transmission.
- A cigarette (usually a tobacco cigarette, less often a marijuana cigarette).
- A standard rectangular strip of chewing gum.
- The clarinet.
- Vigor; spirit; effort, energy, intensity.
- Vigorous driving of a car; gas.
- General hitting ability.
- A piece (of furniture, especially if wooden).
- The vertical member of a cope-and-stick joint.
- A long thin implement used to control a ball or puck in sports like hockey, polo, and lacrosse.
- The short whip carried by a jockey.
- A timber board, especially a two by four (inches).
- A handgun.
- The game of pool, or an individual pool game.
- A board as used in board sports, such as a surfboard, snowboard, or skateboard.
- Vehicles, collectively, equipped with manual transmissions.
- The potential accuracy of a hockey stick, implicating also the player using it.
- Corporal punishment; beatings.
- The structure to which a set of bombs in a bomber aircraft are attached and which drops the bombs when it is released. The bombs themselves and, by extension, any load of similar items dropped in quick succession such as paratroopers or containers.
- Use of the stick to control the aircraft.
- A mast or part of a mast of a ship; also, a yard.
- The control column of an aircraft; a joystick. (By convention, a wheel-like control mechanism with a handgrip on opposite sides, similar to the steering wheel of an automobile, can also be called the "stick", although "yoke" or "control wheel" is more commonly seen.)
- The traction of tires on the road surface.
- The amount of fishing line resting on the water surface before a cast; line stick.
- A small, thin branch from a tree or bush; a twig; a branch.
- A thrust with a pointed instrument; a stab.
- The cue used in billiards, pool, snooker, etc.
- A cane or walking stick (usually wooden, metal or plastic) to aid in walking.
- Criticism or ridicule.
- A memory stick.
- A negative stimulus or a punishment. (This sense derives from the metaphor of using a stick, a long piece of wood, to poke or beat a beast of burden to compel it to move forward. Compare carrot.)
- A cudgel or truncheon (usually of wood, metal or plastic), especially one carried by police or guards.
- The long-range driving ability of a golf club.
- Any roughly cylindrical (or rectangular) unit of a substance.
- The pole bearing a small flag that marks the hole.
- A relatively long, thin piece of wood, of any size.
- A bunch of something wrapped around or attached to a stick.
- The potential hitting power of a specific bat.
noun
- A cut that lands with the point, often involving a whip of the foible of the blade to strike at a concealed target.
- A motion picture, movie, film; (in plural, usually preceded by "the") movie theater, cinema.
- A flitch.
- A short, quick movement, especially a brush, sweep, or flip.
- A unit of time, equal to 1/705,600,000 of a second
- The act of pressing a place on a touch screen device.
- A powerful underarm volley shot.
verb
noun
- The spot at the exact centre of the target, originally a literal pin that fastened the target in place.
- A piece of jewellery that is attached to clothing with a pin.
- A cylinder often of wood or metal used to fasten or as a bearing between two parts.
- A simple accessory that can be attached to clothing with a pin or fastener, often round and bearing a design, logo or message, and used for decoration, identification or to show political affiliation, etc.
- Any of the individual connecting elements of a multipole electrical connector.
- The flagstick: the flag-bearing pole which marks the location of a hole
- A peg in musical instruments for increasing or relaxing the tension of the strings.
- A thing of small value; a trifle.
- A size of brewery cask, equal to half a firkin, or eighth of a barrel.
- A pinball machine.
- One of a row of pegs in the side of an ancient drinking cup to mark how much each person should drink.
- The spot at the exact centre of the house (the target area)
- A short shaft, sometimes forming a bolt, a part of which serves as a journal.
- The victory condition of holding the opponent's shoulders on the wrestling mat for a prescribed period of time.
- A needle without an eye (usually) made of drawn-out steel wire with one end sharpened and the other flattened or rounded into a head, used for fastening.
- Either a scenario in which moving a lesser piece to escape from attack would expose a more valuable piece to being taken instead, or one where moving a piece is impossible as it would place the king in check.
- The tenon of a dovetail joint.
- A small cylindrical object which blocks the rotation of a pin-tumbler lock when the incorrect key is inserted.
- A small nail with a head and a sharp point.
- A slender object specially designed for use in a specific game or sport, such as skittles or bowling.
- A leg.
verb
- To attach (an icon, application, message etc.) to another item so that it persists.
- To cause an analog gauge to reach the stop pin at the high end of the range.
- To enclose; to confine; to pen; to pound.
- To fix (an array in memory, a security certificate, etc.) so that it cannot be modified.
- To cause (a piece) to be in a pin.
- To pin down (someone).
- To fasten or attach (something) with a pin.
adj
- Resembling or characteristic of a stick.
- Tending to stay the same; resistant to change.
- Of weather, hot and windless and with high humidity, so that people feel sticky from sweating.
- Able or likely to adhere via the drying of a viscous substance.
- Persistent.
- Potentially difficult to escape from.
- Appearing on all virtual desktops.
- Fixed at the top of the list of topics or threads so as to keep it in view.
- Compelling enough to keep visitors from leaving.
verb
noun
noun
- A kind of goad or stick with an iron point.
- A female performer in professional wrestling, acting as either a manager or personal chaperone; often used to attract and titillate male members of the audience.
- A wooden stand on which to hold clothes and accessories in preparation for dressing.
- A person employed to assist the jockey and trainer at a racecourse.
- A female chaperone who accompanies a man, and is usually not married to him.
- A hotel employee performing such duties for guests.
- A man's personal male attendant, responsible for his clothes and appearance.
- A person employed to clean or park cars.
verb
verb
- pierce with a sharp stake or point
- stand in the way of
- secure with spikes
- bring forth a spike or spikes
- add alcohol to (beverages)
- manifest a sharp increase
noun
- a transient variation in voltage or current
- sports equipment consisting of a sharp point on the sole of a shoe worn by athletes
- fruiting spike of a cereal plant especially corn
- (botany) an indeterminate inflorescence bearing sessile flowers on an unbranched axis
- a sharp rise followed by a sharp decline
- a very high narrow heel on women's shoes
- each of the sharp points on the soles of athletic shoes to prevent slipping (or the shoes themselves)
- a sharp-pointed projection along the top of a fence or wall (or a dinosaur)
- a long, thin sharp-pointed implement (wood or metal)
- any holding device consisting of a rigid, sharp-pointed object
- a large stout nail
noun
- A rod or pole.
- That which is hauled or dragged.
- A wood box used for transporting fruit or vegetables.
- An ear or ear lobe.
- A lugworm.
- A lug nut.
- A device for terminating an electrical conductor to facilitate the mechanical connection; to the conductor it may be crimped to form a cold weld, soldered or have pressure from a screw.
- A lugsail.
- A ridge or other protuberance on the surface of a body to increase traction or provide a hold for holding and moving it.
- A part of something which sticks out, used as a handle or support.
- A pull or drag on a cigarette.
- The leather loop or ear by which a shaft is held up.
- A loop (or protuberance) found on both arms of a hinge, featuring a hole for the axis of the hinge.
- A request for money, as for political purposes.
- A large, clumsy, awkward man; a fool.
- The act of hauling or dragging.
- Anything that moves slowly.
verb
verb
- To apply a plaster cast to a broken limb.
- To put (something) into a pot.
- To secure; gain; win; bag.
- To fade volume in or out by means of a potentiometer.
- To send someone to gaol, expeditiously.
- To drain (e.g. sugar of the molasses) in a perforated cask.
- To preserve by bottling or canning.
- To cause a ball to fall into a pocket.
- To be capable of being potted.
- To shoot with a firearm.
- To catch (a fish, eel, etc) via a pot.
- To seat a person, usually a young child, on a potty or toilet, typically during toilet teaching.
- To score (a drop goal).
noun
- A flat-bottomed vessel (usually metal) used for cooking food.
- A vessel used to hold soil for growing plants, particularly flowers: a flowerpot.
- A glass of beer in Australia whose size varies regionally but is typically around 10 fl oz (285 mL).
- Pothole, sinkhole, vertical cave.
- An iron hat with a broad brim worn as a helmet.
- Marijuana.
- A favorite: a heavily-backed horse.
- A vessel used for brewing or serving drinks: a coffeepot or teapot.
- A pot-shaped trap used for catching lobsters or other seafood: a lobster pot.
- A perforated cask for draining sugar.
- A vessel (usually earthenware) used with a seal for storing food, such as a honeypot.
- A pot-shaped non-conducting (usually ceramic) stand that supports an electrified rail while insulating it from the ground.
- The money available to be won in a hand of poker or a round of other games of chance; (figuratively) any sum of money being used as an enticement.
- A shallow hole used in certain games played with marbles. The marbles placed in it are called potsies.
- A pot-shaped metal or earthenware extension of a flue above the top of a chimney: a chimney pot.
- A plaster cast.
- Any of various traditional units of volume notionally based on the capacity of a pot.
- A crucible: a melting pot.
- Ruin or deterioration.
- A simple electromechanical device used to control resistance or voltage (often to adjust sound volume) in an electronic device by rotating or sliding when manipulated by a human thumb, screwdriver, etc.
noun
- The move of a piece from a threatened position.
- A peaceful, quiet place affording privacy or security.
- The act of reversing direction and receding from a forward position.
- A bugle call or drumbeat signaling the lowering of the flag at sunset, as on a military base.
- A military ceremony to lower the flag.
- A period of retirement, seclusion, or solitude.
- A period of meditation, prayer or study.
- The act of pulling back or withdrawing, as from something dangerous, or unpleasant.
- A signal for a military withdrawal.
- Withdrawal by military force from a dangerous position or from enemy attack.
verb
verb
- To place-kick (a goal).
- To arrange for or to make (a bet).
- To finish second, especially of horses or dogs.
- To sing (a note) with the correct pitch.
- To earn a given spot in a competition.
- To rank at (a certain position, often followed by an ordinal) as in a horse race.
- To remember where and when (an object or person) has been previously encountered.
- To establish a call (connection by telephone or similar).
- To put (an object or person) in a specific location.
- To recruit or match an appropriate person for a job, or a home for an animal for adoption, etc.
noun
- An inhabited area: a village, town, or city.
- Numerically, the column counting a certain quantity.
- A state of mind.
- The position of first, second, or third at the finish, especially the second position.
- An area of the body, especially the skin.
- An open space, particularly a city square, market square, or courtyard.
- The position of a contestant in a competition.
- A location or position in space.
- Reception; effect; implying the making room for.
- The area one occupies, particularly somewhere to sit.
- A role or purpose; a station.
- A street, sometimes but not always surrounding a public place, square, or plaza of the same name.
- The area where one lives: one's home, formerly (chiefly) country estates and farms.
- A particular location in a book or document, particularly the current location of a reader.
- The position as a member of a sports team.
- Ordinal relation; position in the order of proceeding.
- An area to urinate and defecate: an outhouse or lavatory.
- Any area of the earth: a region.
noun
- A walking stick that has a spike at one end, and a handle that unfolds into a simple seat; used as a short-term seat at outdoor events.
- A portable weapon mount used by field shooters, like hunters, snipers and metallic silhouette black-powder rifle shooters, similar to a monopod, bipod or tripod, with one, two or three legs.
- A printer's tool to be struck with a mallet for driving quoins.
noun
- A stake driven into the ground.
- A type of punishment by which an offender had to rest his or her entire body weight on the top of a small stake.
- One of the soldiers or troops placed on a line forward of a position to warn against an enemy advance; or any unit (for example, an aircraft or ship) performing a similar function.
- A protester positioned outside an office, workplace etc. during a strike (usually in plural); also the protest itself.
- The card game piquet.
- A tool in mountaineering that is driven into the snow and used as an anchor or to arrest falls.
- A sentry.
verb
noun
- A usually wooden or plastic peg from which a ball is kicked or hit.
- Something shaped like the letter T.
- The name of the Latin-script letter T.
- A flat area of ground from which players hit their first shots on a golf hole.
- The target area of a curling rink
- A finial resembling an umbrella, crowning a dagoba in Indochinese countries.
- The mark at which players aim in quoits.
- T-shirt.
verb
verb
- To hit with a slingshot.
- To commandeer, hijack, or otherwise (usually wrongfully) appropriate a place or thing.
- To trick a suspect into entering a jurisdiction in which they can be lawfully arrested.
- To press-gang sailors, especially (historical) for shipping or fishing work.
- To force or trick someone to go somewhere or do something against their will or interest, particularly
- To transfer a serviceman against their will.
noun
noun
- a retraction of a previously held position
- the act of taking out money or other capital
- the act of withdrawing
- avoiding emotional involvement
- the act of withdrawing blood, tumors, etc.
- the act of ceasing to participate in an activity
- a method of birth control in which coitus is initiated but the penis is deliberately withdrawn before ejaculation
- formal separation from an alliance or federation
- the termination of drug taking
verb
- put in or restore to an upright position
- make reparations or amends for
- regain an upright or proper position
- make right or correct
noun
- an abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature
- location near or direction toward the right side; i.e. the side to the south when a person or object faces east
- the piece of ground in the outfield on the catcher's right
- those who support political or social or economic conservatism; those who believe that things are better left unchanged
- the hand that is on the right side of the body
- a turn toward the side of the body that is on the south when the person is facing east
- anything in accord with principles of justice
- (frequently plural) the interest possessed by law or custom in some intangible thing
adj
- socially right or correct
- appropriate for a condition or purpose or occasion or a person's character, needs
- in or into a satisfactory condition
- intended for the right hand
- in accord with accepted standards of usage or procedure
- having the axis perpendicular to the base
- (of the side of cloth or clothing) facing or intended to face outward
- (informal) very; used informally as an intensifier
- most suitable or right for a particular purpose
- precisely accurate
adv
- precisely, exactly
- immediately
- completely
- toward or on the right; also used figuratively
- in the right manner; correctly; suitably
- an interjection expressing agreement; Yes, you are indeed correct
- (Southern regional intensive) very; to a great degree
- to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent; Completely or entirely
- in accordance with moral or social standards
- in an accurate manner
adj
noun
- A piece attached to, or forming part of, the hammer of a gunlock, upon which the mainspring acts and in which are the notches for sear point to enter.
- A beverage cup, typically made of stainless steel, that is broad at the top and narrow at the bottom commonly used in India.
- One of a set of levers from which the heddles hang in some looms.
- Something that causes (something else) to tumble.
- A drinking glass that has no stem, foot, or handle — so called because such glasses originally had a pointed or convex base and could not be set down without spilling. This compelled the drinker to finish their measure.
- A rotating device for smoothing and polishing rough objects, placed inside it, on relatively small parts.
- A movable obstruction in a lock, consisting of a lever, latch, wheel, slide, or the like, which must be adjusted to a particular position by a key or other means before the bolt can be thrown in locking or unlocking.
- A variety of the domestic pigeon remarkable for its habit of tumbling, or turning somersaults, during its flight.
- A service that mixes potentially identifiable or 'tainted' cryptocurrency funds with others, so as to obscure the audit trail.
- The pupa of a mosquito.
verb
- put into a position that will restore a normal state
- put into a certain place or abstract location
- fix conclusively or authoritatively
- decide upon or fix definitely
- establish as the highest level or best performance
- put into a certain state; cause to be in a certain state
- fix in a border
- make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc
- set to a certain position or cause to operate correctly
- locate
- disappear beyond the horizon
- adapt for performance in a different way
- put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground
- apply or start
- become gelatinous
- set in type
- insert (a nail or screw below the surface, as into a countersink)
- give a fine, sharp edge to a knife or razor
- urge to attack someone
- estimate
- equip with sails or masts
- get ready for a particular purpose or event
- alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard
- produce fruit
- arrange attractively
adj
- (usually followed by `to' or `for') on the point of or strongly disposed
- fixed and unmoving
- situated in a particular spot or position
- set down according to a plan
- being below the horizon
- determined or decided upon as by an authority
- converted to solid form (as concrete)
noun
- a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used
- (mathematics) an abstract collection of numbers or symbols
- several exercises intended to be done in series
- representation consisting of the scenery and other properties used to identify the location of a dramatic production
- an unofficial association of people or groups
- a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
- the act of putting something in position
- a unit of play in tennis or squash
- the process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying or crystallization
- the descent of a heavenly body below the horizon
- (psychology) being temporarily ready to respond in a particular way
- any electronic equipment that receives or transmits radio or tv signals
noun
- A teacher's pointer, pointing stick, a rod with an arrow.
- Anything that points or is used for pointing.
- A variable that holds the address of a memory location where a value can be stored.
- A needle-like component of a timepiece or measuring device that indicates the time or the current reading of the device.
- A breed of hunting dog, trained to point out game.
- A tip, a bit of advice.
- An icon that indicates the position of the pointing device, such as a mouse.
- Something worth a given number of points.
- Something that gives a point (sharp end) to something.
noun
- Originally, a stick; now specifically, a long and slender piece of metal or (especially) wood, used for various construction or support purposes.
- A telescope used to identify birds, aeroplanes or wildlife.
- Either of the two points on the earth's surface around which it rotates; also, similar points on any other rotating object.
- A construction by which an animal is harnessed to a carriage.
- A gun.
- Either of the states that characterize a bipolar disorder.
- A point of magnetic focus, especially each of the two opposing such points of a magnet (designated north and south).
- A fixed point relative to other points or lines.
- A type of basic fishing rod.
- A long sports implement used for pole-vaulting; now made of glassfiber or carbon fiber, formerly also metal, bamboo and wood have been used.
- Pole position.
- For a meromorphic function f(z), any point a for which f(z)→∞ as z→a.
- A unit of length, equal to a rod (¹⁄₄ chain or 5+¹⁄₂ yards).
- A penis.
- A contact on an electrical device (such as a battery) at which electric current enters or leaves.
verb
- To propel by pushing with poles, to push with a pole.
- To furnish with poles for support.
- To identify something quite precisely using a telescope.
- To convey on poles.
- To stir, as molten glass, with a pole.
- To strike (the ball) very hard.
- To induce piezoelectricity in (a substance) by aligning the dipoles.
noun
- A drilling or tamping rod.
- An establishment offering cosmetic services.
- Premises or a counter serving any type of beverage.
- A solid metal object with uniform (round, square, hexagonal, octagonal or rectangular) cross-section; in the US its smallest dimension is ¹⁄₄ inch or greater, a piece of thinner material being called a strip.
- The space between the tusks and grinders in the upper jaw of a horse, in which the bit is placed.
- A ridge or succession of ridges of sand or other substance, especially a formation extending across the mouth of a river or harbor or off a beach, and which may obstruct navigation. (FM 55-501).
- The central divider between the inner and outer table of a backgammon board, where stones are placed if they are hit.
- A broad shaft, band, or stripe.
- The bar exam, the legal licensing exam.
- A counter, or simply a cabinet, from which alcoholic drinks are served in a private house or a hotel room.
- An addition to a military medal, on account of a subsequent act.
- A dividing line (physical or notional) in the chamber of a legislature beyond which only members and officials may pass.
- A solid, more or less rigid object of metal or wood with a uniform cross-section smaller than its length.
- A long, narrow drawn or printed rectangle, cuboid or cylinder, especially as used in a bar code or a bar chart.
- A similar sign indicating that the charge on a particle is the negative of its usual value (and that consequently the particle is in fact an antiparticle).
- A non-SI unit of pressure equal to 100,000 pascals, approximately equal to atmospheric pressure at sea level.
- The counter of such premises.
- The sign indicating that the characteristic of a logarithm is negative, conventionally placed above the digit(s) to show that it applies to the characteristic only and not to the mantissa.
- A metasyntactic variable representing an unspecified entity, often the second in a series, following foo.
- The crossbar.
- Any level of achievement regarded as a challenge to be overcome.
- A vertical line across a musical staff dividing written music into sections, typically of equal durational value.
- A linear shoaling landform feature within a body of water.
- An establishment where alcohol and sometimes other refreshments are served.
- Collectively, lawyers or the legal profession; specifically applied to barristers in some countries, but including all lawyers in others.
- One of the ordinaries in heraldry; a diminutive of a fess.
- Any of various lines used as punctuation or diacritics, such as the pipe ⟨|⟩, fraction bar (as in 12), and strikethrough (as in Ⱥ), formerly (obsolete) including oblique marks such as the slash.
- Anything that obstructs, hinders, or prevents; an obstruction; a barrier.
- The part of the crust of a horse's hoof which is bent inwards towards the frog at the heel on each side, and extends into the centre of the sole.
- A city gate, in some British place names.
- An informal establishment selling food to be consumed on the premises.
- A business selling alcoholic drinks for consumption on the premises, or the premises themselves; a public house.
- One of those musical sections.
- A vein or dike crossing a lode.
- A cuboid piece of any solid commodity.
- One of an array of bar-shaped symbols that display the level of something, such as wireless signal strength or battery life remaining.
- A gatehouse of a castle or fortified town.
- A horizontal pole that must be crossed in the high jump and pole vault.
- An official order or pronouncement that prohibits some activity.
- A measure of drugs, typically one ounce.
- The railing surrounding the part of a courtroom in which the judges, lawyers, defendants and witnesses stay.
verb
- To obstruct the passage of (someone or something).
- To imprint or paint with bars, to stripe.
- To prohibit.
- To lock or bolt with a bar.
prep
noun
- The act of marking the position of game, as a setter does.
- The mounting of a play, etc., for the stage.
- The direction of a current of wind.
- A piece of metal in which a precious stone or gem is fixed to form a piece of jewelry.
- A piece of vocal or choral music composed for particular words (set to music).
- A level or placement that a knob or control is set to.
- The time, place and circumstance in which something (such as a story or picture) is set; context; scenario.
- The act of setting.
- Hunting with a setter.
- Something set in, or inserted.
adj
noun
- A sharp projection on the blade of a saw or similar implement.
- An irreducible component of a comb that intersects the handle in exactly one point, that point being distinct from the unique point of intersection for any other tooth of the comb.
- A hard, calcareous structure present in the mouth of many vertebrate animals, generally used for eating.
- The rough surface of some kinds of cel or other films that allows better adhesion of artwork.
- A pointed projection from the margin of a leaf.
- A projection on the edge of a gear that meshes with similar projections on adjacent gears, or on the circumference of a cog that engages with a chain.
- Liking, fondness (compare toothsome).
- A projection or point in other parts of the body resembling the tooth of a vertebrate animal.
verb
verb
- To propel a punt or similar craft by means of a pole.
- To kick a bouncing ball far and high.
- To retreat from one's objective; to abandon an effort one still notionally supports.
- To equivocate and delay or put off (answering a question, addressing an issue, etc).
- To make the best choice from a set of non-ideal alternatives.
- To stake against the bank, to back a horse, to gamble or take a chance more generally
- To make a highly speculative investment or other commitment, or take a wild guess.
- To dropkick; to kick something a considerable distance.
- Of a fish, to walk along the seafloor using its fins as limbs.
- To kick a ball dropped from the hands before it hits the ground. (This puts the ball farther from the goal across which the opposing team is attempting to score, so improves the chances of the team punting.)
- To play at basset, baccara, faro, etc.
- To eject; to kick out of a place.
noun
- A pontoon; a narrow shallow boat propelled by a pole.
- A kick made by a player who drops the ball and kicks it before it hits the ground.
- Gambling, as a pastime, especially betting on horseraces or the dogs. E.g anyone up for a punt on Randwick?
- A highly speculative investment or other commitment.
- A wild guess.
- A thin glass rod which is temporarily attached to a larger piece in order to better manipulate the larger piece.
- A bet or wager.
- The act of playing at basset, baccara, faro, etc.
- An indentation in the base of a wine bottle.
- A point in the game of faro.
- The Irish pound, used as the unit of currency of Ireland until it was replaced by the euro in 2002.
noun
noun
- A wooden rod, as one to make short pins from.
- A pin, or block, of wood or metal, fitting into holes in the abutting portions of two pieces, and being partly in one piece and partly in the other, to keep them in their proper relative position.
- A piece of wood or similar material fitted into a surface not suitable for fastening so that other pieces may be fastened to it.
verb
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