English words for 'Second or subsequent orchestration.'
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noun
- (music) Initialism of symphony orchestra.
- (baseball) Initialism of strike out.
- (sports) Initialism of shut out.
- (chemistry) Abbreviation of singlet oxygen.
- Initialism of significant other.
- (sports) Initialism of shootout.
- (logic, computer science) Initialism of second-order logic.
- (politics, parliamentary) Abbreviation of standing order.
name
pron
noun
- (music) major second
- (mathematics) The number three as the second Mersenne prime.
- (computing) Apple M2, a system on a chip designed by Apple which was introduced in 2022.
- (US) (money supply) The amount of cash in circulation plus bank accounts, savings accounts and small deposits.
- a measure of the money supply; M1 plus net time deposits (other than large certificates of deposit)
noun
- the act of arranging a piece of music for an orchestra and assigning parts to the different musical instruments
- an artifact (that is instrumental in accomplishing some end) for accomplishing some end
- the act of providing or using the instruments needed for some implementation
- the instruments called for in a musical score or arrangement for a band or orchestra
- Monitoring gauges for any machine, such as a reactor.
- The arrangement of a musical composition for performance by a number of different instruments; instrumental composition; composition for an orchestra or military band.
- The act of using or adapting as an instrument; a series or combination of instruments.
- (automotive) On a vehicle, dashboard gauges monitoring engine functions and performance, along with other essential functions.
- (by extension, computing) The dynamic analysis of a program's performance and behaviour, usually by injecting profiling code into it.
- The act or manner of playing upon musical instruments; performance.
noun
- the act of arranging a piece of music for an orchestra and assigning parts to the different musical instruments
- an arrangement of a piece of music for performance by an orchestra or band
- an arrangement of events that attempts to achieve a maximum effect
- (uncountable, by extension) The control of diverse elements.
- (countable, music) A composition that has been orchestrated.
- (uncountable, by extension, computing) The automated arrangement, coordination, and management of computer systems, middleware, and services.
- (uncountable, music) The arrangement of music for performance by an orchestra.
noun
verb
- To arrange (a musical work written for a single performer) to be performed by an orchestra; to orchestrate.
- (mathematics) To obtain an entity from (an abstract group or structure).
- To cause to seem real; to make realistic.
- To become aware of or understand a fact or situation.
- (linguistics) To turn (an abstract linguistic object, especially a phoneme) into a speech sound actually used in a language.
- To convert an asset or property into a more easily usable form such as money.
- Chiefly in Baroque music: to play an accompaniment, harmonies, etc., based on (a figured bass).
- Of an asset or property: to generate (a specific amount of money or interest) when invested or sold.
- Followed by on or upon: to acquire money or a profit from the sale of an asset or property.
- To sense (something) strongly or vividly as if real.
- To become aware of, understand, or appreciate (a fact or situation, especially something which has been true for some time).
- To cause (something) to seem real; to make realistic; specifically, to present (something) clearly to the mind, a person, (archaic) oneself, etc., so that it seems real.
- (reflexive) To achieve (one's) potential.
- To acquire (money, a profit, etc.) by selling an asset or property, through trade, etc.; also (followed by on), to make (money or a profit) on an investment, a venture, etc.
- To convert (an asset or property, especially investments such as bonds, shares, etc.) into a more easily usable form such as money, especially by selling the asset or property.
- (chiefly passive voice, slightly formal) To convert (something imaginary or planned, as a goal or idea) into reality; to bring into real existence, to make real.
- To complete (a musical work which is incomplete or not fully notated).
- convert into cash; of goods and property
- be fully aware or cognizant of
- perceive (an idea or situation) mentally
- earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
- expand or complete (a part in a piece of baroque music) by supplying the harmonies indicated in the figured bass
- make real or concrete; give reality or substance to
adj
- a part or voice or instrument or orchestra section lower in pitch than or subordinate to the first
- coming next after the first in position in space or time or degree or magnitude
- Being of the same kind as one that has preceded; another.
- Next to the first in value, power, excellence, dignity, or rank; secondary; subordinate; inferior.
- Number-two; following after the first one with nothing between them. The ordinal number corresponding to the cardinal number two.
verb
- (transitive, music) To accompany by singing as the second performer.
- give support or one's approval to
- transfer an employee to a different, temporary assignment
- (climbing) To climb after a lead climber.
- (transitive) To agree as a second person to (a proposal), usually to reach a necessary quorum of two. (This may come from etymology 1 above.)
- (transitive) To agree as a second person to (a proposal), usually to reach a necessary quorum of two. (See etymology 3 for translations.)
- (transitive) To assist or support; to back.
- To follow in the next place; to succeed.
- (transitive, UK) To transfer temporarily to alternative employment.
noun
- following the first in an ordering or series
- the official attendant of a contestant in a duel or boxing match
- a 60th part of a minute of arc
- the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed near the second of the bases in the infield
- merchandise that has imperfections; usually sold at a reduced price without the brand name
- the gear that has the second lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle
- 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
- a particular point in time
- an indefinitely short time
- a speech seconding a motion
- The place that is next below or after first in a race or contest.
- The agent of a party to an honour dispute whose role was to try to resolve the dispute or to make the necessary arrangements for a duel.
- (usually in the plural) An additional helping of food.
- The second gear of an engine.
- (usually in the plural) A manufactured item that, though still usable, fails to meet quality control standards.
- One who supports or seconds a motion, or the act itself, as required in certain meetings to pass judgement etc.
- A Cub Scout appointed to assist the sixer.
- (informal) A short, indeterminate amount of time.
- One who supports another in a contest or combat, such as a dueller's assistant.
- A unit of time historically and commonly defined as a sixtieth of a minute which the International System of Units more precisely defines as the duration of 9,192,631,770 periods of radiation corresponding to the transition between two hyperfine levels of caesium-133 in a ground state at a temperature of absolute zero and at rest.
- A unit of angle equal to one-sixtieth of a minute of arc or one part in 3600 of a degree.
- Something that is next in rank, quality, precedence, position, status, or authority.
- Something that is number two in a series.
- A chance or attempt to achieve what should have been done the first time, usually indicating success this time around. (See second-guess.)
- (baseball) Second base.
- (music) The interval between two adjacent notes in a diatonic scale (either or both of them may be raised or lowered from the basic scale via any type of accidental).
- (informal) A second-class honours degree.
adv
verb
- (transitive) To orchestrate; to carry out.
- (transitive, medicine) To determine what stage (a disease, etc.) has progressed to
- To demonstrate in a deceptive manner.
- (intransitive, cooking) To work as an unpaid intern in a restaurant.
- (transitive) To produce on a stage, to perform a play.
- (transitive) To place in position to prepare for use.
- (astronautics) To jettison a spent stage of a multistage rocket or other launch vehicle and light the engine(s) of the stage above it.
- (intransitive, Canada, US) To work an internship, usually as a chef or waiter.
- plan, organize, and carry out (an event)
- perform (a play), especially on a stage
noun
- (geology) The succession of rock strata laid down in a single age on the geologic time scale.
- (cooking) An unpaid internship in a restaurant where a cook or chef is exposed to new culinary techniques.
- (by extension) One of the portions of a device (such as a rocket or thermonuclear weapon) which are used or activated in a particular order, one after another.
- A place where anything is publicly exhibited, or a remarkable affair occurs; the scene.
- (theater) A platform; a surface, generally elevated, upon which show performances or other public events are given.
- (electronics) The number of an electronic circuit’s block, such as a filter, an amplifier, etc.
- The place on a microscope where the slide is located for viewing.
- A floor elevated for the convenience of mechanical work, etc.; scaffolding; staging.
- A stagecoach, an enclosed horsedrawn carriage used to carry passengers; the service that such coaches provide; a company that operates such service.
- A platform, often floating, serving as a kind of wharf.
- The notional space within which stereo sounds are positioned, determining where they will appear to come from when played back.
- (metonymic, uncountable, with "the") The profession of an actor.
- (Canada, Quebec) An internship.
- A phase.
- (video games) A level; one of the areas making up the game.
- A floor or storey of a house.
- any distinct time period in a sequence of events
- a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process
- a section or portion of a journey or course
- a large coach-and-four formerly used to carry passengers and mail on regular routes between towns
- the theater as a profession (usually ‘the stage’)
- a small platform on a microscope where the specimen is mounted for examination
- any scene regarded as a setting for exhibiting or doing something
- a large platform on which people can stand and can be seen by an audience
noun
- The first few measures of a musical composition.
- An opportunity, as in a competitive activity.
- The first performance of a show or play by a particular troupe.
- An act or instance of beginning.
- (mathematics) In mathematical morphology, the dilation of the erosion of a set.
- A vacant position, especially in an array.
- An unoccupied employment position.
- A gap permitting passage through.
- The first few moves in a game.
- An act or instance of making or becoming open.
- The initial period when an art exhibition, fashion show, etc. is first opened, especially the first evening.
- A time available in a schedule.
- a vacant or unobstructed space that is man-made
- the first of a series of actions
- an entrance equipped with a hatch; especially a passageway between decks of a ship
- an aperture or hole that opens into a bodily cavity
- the initial part of the introduction
- an open or empty space in or between things
- opportunity especially for employment or promotion
- a recognized sequence of moves at the beginning of a game of chess
- a ceremony accompanying the start of some enterprise
- becoming open or being made open
- a possible alternative
- the first performance (as of a theatrical production)
- the act of opening something
adj
verb
verb
noun
- (music) A melody added to an existing one, especially one added to provide harmony whilst each retains its simultaneous identity; a composition consisting of such contrapuntal melodies.
- Any similar contrasting element in a work of art.
- An opposite point.
- a musical form involving the simultaneous sound of two or more melodies
noun
- the act of arranging and adapting a piece of music
- the thing arranged or agreed to
- an organized structure for arranging or classifying
- the spatial property of the way in which something is placed
- an orderly grouping (of things or persons) considered as a unit; the result of arranging
- a piece of music that has been adapted for performance by a particular set of voices or instruments
- The act of arranging.
- An agreement.
- The manner of being arranged.
- A collection of things that have been arranged.
- (music) An adaptation of a piece of music for other instruments, or in another style.
- A particular way in which items are organized.
- (often in the plural) Preparations for some undertaking.
noun
- the act of arranging and adapting a piece of music
- the act of making a record (especially an audio record)
- (genetics) the organic process whereby the DNA sequence in a gene is copied into mRNA; the process whereby a base sequence of messenger RNA is synthesized on a template of complementary DNA
- something written, especially copied from one medium to another, as a typewritten version of dictation
- a sound or television recording (e.g., from a broadcast to a tape recording)
- (linguistics) A representation of speech sounds as phonetic symbols.
- (music) An adaptation of a composition.
- (genetics) The synthesis of RNA under the direction of DNA.
- (broadcasting) A recorded radio or television programme.
- The act or process of transcribing.
noun
- (music) An instrumental composition in several movements.
- A love song that is sung directly to one's love interest, especially one performed below the window of a loved one in the evening.
- a musical composition in several movements; has no fixed form
- a song characteristically played outside the house of a woman
verb
adj
noun
- (of a musical instrument) the second highest instrument in a family of musical instruments
- a singer whose voice lies in the alto clef
- the pitch range of the lowest female voice
- the lowest female singing voice
- the highest adult male singing voice
- A musical part or section higher than tenor and lower than soprano, formerly the part that performed a countermelody above the tenor or main melody.
- (colloquial, music) An alto saxophone.
- A person or musical instrument that performs the alto part.
noun
- (music) Playing the same part on two instruments, alternately.
- (cricket) The achievement of 1000 runs and 100 wickets taken in a single season.
- (Christianity) A double feast.
- (dominoes) A tile that has the same value (i.e., the same number of pips) on both sides.
- A drink with two portions of alcohol.
- (soccer) Two competitions, usually one league and one cup, won by the same team in a single season.
- (darts) The narrow outermost ring on a dartboard.
- (programming) A double-precision floating-point number.
- (historical) A former French coin worth one-sixth of a sou.
- (rowing) A boat for two scullers.
- (bridge) A call that increases certain scoring points if the last preceding bid becomes the contract.
- A ghostly apparition of a living person; a doppelgänger.
- Synonym of double-quick (“fast marching pace”).
- A bet on two horses in different races in which any winnings from the first race are placed on the horse in the later race.
- A redundant item for which an identical item already exists.
- (music) A secondary instrument with which a musician is skilled.
- A sharp turn, especially a return on one's own tracks.
- A person who resembles and stands in for another person, often for safety purposes
- (darts) A hit on this ring.
- (sports) The feat of scoring twice in one game.
- Twice the number, amount, size, etc.
- (sports, chiefly swimming and track) The feat of winning two events in a single meet or competition.
- (baseball) A two-base hit.
- (historical, Guernsey) A copper coin worth one-eighth of a penny.
- (billiards, snooker) A strike in which the object ball is struck so as to make it rebound against the cushion to an opposite pocket.
- someone who closely resembles a famous person (especially an actor)
- a base hit on which the batter stops safely at second base
- a stand-in for movie stars to perform dangerous stunts
- raising the stakes in a card game by a factor of 2
- a quantity that is twice as great as another
adj
- (music) Of an instrument, sounding an octave lower.
- Of a family relationship, related on both the maternal and paternal sides of a family.
- Folded in two; composed of two layers.
- Having two aspects; ambiguous.
- Of twice the quantity.
- Of flowers, having more than the normal number of petals.
- False, deceitful, or hypocritical.
- Designed for two (people, cars, etc.).
- (music) Of time, twice as fast.
- Made up of two matching or complementary elements.
- Stooping; bent over.
- having more than one decidedly dissimilar aspects or qualities
- twice as great or many
- consisting of or involving two parts or components usually in pairs
- used of homologous chromosomes associated in pairs in synapsis
- having two meanings with intent to deceive
- used of flowers having more than the usual number of petals in crowded or overlapping arrangements
- large enough for two
adv
verb
- (music, intransitive, usually followed by "on") To be capable of performing (upon an additional instrument).
- (intransitive) To serve a second role or have a second purpose. [with as]
- (intransitive) To increase by 100%, to become twice as large in size.
- (theater) To play (both one part and another, in the same play, etc).
- (transitive) To fold over so as to make two folds.
- (radio, informal, of a station) To transmit simultaneously on the same channel as another station, either unintentionally or deliberately, causing interference.
- (military) To unite, as ranks or files, so as to form one from each two.
- (nautical) To sail around (a headland or other point).
- (transitive) To repeat exactly; copy.
- (transitive, sometimes followed by up) To clench (a fist).
- To be the double of; to exceed by twofold; to contain or be worth twice as much as.
- (transitive, often followed by together or up) To join or couple.
- (espionage, intransitive) To operate as a double agent.
- (transitive) To multiply the strength or effect of by two.
- (music) To duplicate (a part) either in unison or at the octave above or below it.
- (ambitransitive, sometimes with "for") To act as substitute for (another theatrical performer in a certain role, etc).
- (card games, intransitive) To double down.
- (bridge) To make a call that will double certain scoring points if the preceding bid becomes the contract.
- (intransitive) To go or march at twice the normal speed.
- (transitive) To multiply by two.
- (baseball) To get a two-base hit.
- (billiards, snooker, pool) To cause (a ball) to rebound from a cushion before entering the pocket.
- (intransitive) To turn sharply, following a winding course.
- hit a two-base hit
- bend over or curl up, usually with laughter or pain
- increase twofold
- do double duty; serve two purposes or have two functions
- make or do or perform again
- make a demand for (a card or suit)
noun
- A recital or a second performance; a repetition.
- (computing) The use of repetition in a computer program, especially in the form of a loop.
- A variation or version.
- (computing) A single repetition of the code within such a repetitive process.
- doing or saying again; a repeated performance
- (computer science) a single execution of a set of instructions that are to be repeated
- (computer science) executing the same set of instructions a given number of times or until a specified result is obtained
noun
- An extended piece of music of sophisticated structure, usually for orchestra.
- (US, informal) A symphony orchestra.
- Harmony in music or colour, or a harmonious combination of elements.
- (music) An instrumental introduction or termination to a vocal composition.
- a long and complex sonata for symphony orchestra
- a large orchestra; can perform symphonies
verb
- (transitive, music) To direct, as the leader in the performance of a musical composition.
- (transitive) To serve as a medium for conveying; to transmit (heat, light, electricity, etc.)
- (transitive) To lead; to direct; to be in charge of (people or tasks)
- (transitive, reflexive) To behave.
- (intransitive) To act as a conductor (as of heat, electricity, etc.); to carry.
- (transitive) To carry out (something organized)
- transmit or serve as the medium for transmission
- take somebody somewhere
- behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself
- lead musicians in the performance of
- lead, as in the performance of a composition
- direct the course of; manage or control
noun
- Skillful guidance or management.
- (of a literary work) Plot.
- (Anglicanism, obsolete outside fixed titles) A priest hired to hold services without secure title; now a chaplain.
- The act or method of controlling or directing.
- Behaviour; the manner of behaving.
- (behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people
- manner of acting or controlling yourself
noun
- orchestral music played at the beginning of an opera or oratorio
- something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows
- a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others
- (often in plural) An approach or proposal made to initiate communication, establish a relationship etc.
- (Scotland) A motion placed before a legislative body, such as the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland.
- (music) A musical introduction to a longer piece of music or a dramatic work (such as a play, an opera, or a motion picture).
- (music) A medley of themes from a larger work, such as an opera or musical, typically played at the beginning but sometimes played at any part of the work or performed as a standalone piece.
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verb
noun
- (music) The score for such a work.
- (music) A theatrical work, combining drama, music, song and sometimes dance.
- (music) The genre of such works, the art of composing operas.
- plural of opus; a collection of work.
- A building designed for the performance of such works; an opera house.
- (by extension) Any showy, melodramatic or unrealistic production resembling an opera.
- A company dedicated to performing such works.
- a building where musical dramas are performed
- a drama set to music; consists of singing with orchestral accompaniment and an orchestral overture and interludes
noun
- (music) Initialism of symphony orchestra.
- (baseball) Initialism of strike out.
- (sports) Initialism of shut out.
- (chemistry) Abbreviation of singlet oxygen.
- Initialism of significant other.
- (sports) Initialism of shootout.
- (logic, computer science) Initialism of second-order logic.
- (politics, parliamentary) Abbreviation of standing order.
name
pron
noun
- (music) major second
- (mathematics) The number three as the second Mersenne prime.
- (computing) Apple M2, a system on a chip designed by Apple which was introduced in 2022.
- (US) (money supply) The amount of cash in circulation plus bank accounts, savings accounts and small deposits.
- a measure of the money supply; M1 plus net time deposits (other than large certificates of deposit)
noun
- the act of arranging a piece of music for an orchestra and assigning parts to the different musical instruments
- an artifact (that is instrumental in accomplishing some end) for accomplishing some end
- the act of providing or using the instruments needed for some implementation
- the instruments called for in a musical score or arrangement for a band or orchestra
- Monitoring gauges for any machine, such as a reactor.
- The arrangement of a musical composition for performance by a number of different instruments; instrumental composition; composition for an orchestra or military band.
- The act of using or adapting as an instrument; a series or combination of instruments.
- (automotive) On a vehicle, dashboard gauges monitoring engine functions and performance, along with other essential functions.
- (by extension, computing) The dynamic analysis of a program's performance and behaviour, usually by injecting profiling code into it.
- The act or manner of playing upon musical instruments; performance.
noun
- the act of arranging a piece of music for an orchestra and assigning parts to the different musical instruments
- an arrangement of a piece of music for performance by an orchestra or band
- an arrangement of events that attempts to achieve a maximum effect
- (uncountable, by extension) The control of diverse elements.
- (countable, music) A composition that has been orchestrated.
- (uncountable, by extension, computing) The automated arrangement, coordination, and management of computer systems, middleware, and services.
- (uncountable, music) The arrangement of music for performance by an orchestra.
noun
noun
- The first few measures of a musical composition.
- An opportunity, as in a competitive activity.
- The first performance of a show or play by a particular troupe.
- An act or instance of beginning.
- (mathematics) In mathematical morphology, the dilation of the erosion of a set.
- A vacant position, especially in an array.
- An unoccupied employment position.
- A gap permitting passage through.
- The first few moves in a game.
- An act or instance of making or becoming open.
- The initial period when an art exhibition, fashion show, etc. is first opened, especially the first evening.
- A time available in a schedule.
- a vacant or unobstructed space that is man-made
- the first of a series of actions
- an entrance equipped with a hatch; especially a passageway between decks of a ship
- an aperture or hole that opens into a bodily cavity
- the initial part of the introduction
- an open or empty space in or between things
- opportunity especially for employment or promotion
- a recognized sequence of moves at the beginning of a game of chess
- a ceremony accompanying the start of some enterprise
- becoming open or being made open
- a possible alternative
- the first performance (as of a theatrical production)
- the act of opening something
adj
verb
noun
- the act of arranging and adapting a piece of music
- the thing arranged or agreed to
- an organized structure for arranging or classifying
- the spatial property of the way in which something is placed
- an orderly grouping (of things or persons) considered as a unit; the result of arranging
- a piece of music that has been adapted for performance by a particular set of voices or instruments
- The act of arranging.
- An agreement.
- The manner of being arranged.
- A collection of things that have been arranged.
- (music) An adaptation of a piece of music for other instruments, or in another style.
- A particular way in which items are organized.
- (often in the plural) Preparations for some undertaking.
noun
- the act of arranging and adapting a piece of music
- the act of making a record (especially an audio record)
- (genetics) the organic process whereby the DNA sequence in a gene is copied into mRNA; the process whereby a base sequence of messenger RNA is synthesized on a template of complementary DNA
- something written, especially copied from one medium to another, as a typewritten version of dictation
- a sound or television recording (e.g., from a broadcast to a tape recording)
- (linguistics) A representation of speech sounds as phonetic symbols.
- (music) An adaptation of a composition.
- (genetics) The synthesis of RNA under the direction of DNA.
- (broadcasting) A recorded radio or television programme.
- The act or process of transcribing.
noun
- (music) An instrumental composition in several movements.
- A love song that is sung directly to one's love interest, especially one performed below the window of a loved one in the evening.
- a musical composition in several movements; has no fixed form
- a song characteristically played outside the house of a woman
verb
noun
- (music) Playing the same part on two instruments, alternately.
- (cricket) The achievement of 1000 runs and 100 wickets taken in a single season.
- (Christianity) A double feast.
- (dominoes) A tile that has the same value (i.e., the same number of pips) on both sides.
- A drink with two portions of alcohol.
- (soccer) Two competitions, usually one league and one cup, won by the same team in a single season.
- (darts) The narrow outermost ring on a dartboard.
- (programming) A double-precision floating-point number.
- (historical) A former French coin worth one-sixth of a sou.
- (rowing) A boat for two scullers.
- (bridge) A call that increases certain scoring points if the last preceding bid becomes the contract.
- A ghostly apparition of a living person; a doppelgänger.
- Synonym of double-quick (“fast marching pace”).
- A bet on two horses in different races in which any winnings from the first race are placed on the horse in the later race.
- A redundant item for which an identical item already exists.
- (music) A secondary instrument with which a musician is skilled.
- A sharp turn, especially a return on one's own tracks.
- A person who resembles and stands in for another person, often for safety purposes
- (darts) A hit on this ring.
- (sports) The feat of scoring twice in one game.
- Twice the number, amount, size, etc.
- (sports, chiefly swimming and track) The feat of winning two events in a single meet or competition.
- (baseball) A two-base hit.
- (historical, Guernsey) A copper coin worth one-eighth of a penny.
- (billiards, snooker) A strike in which the object ball is struck so as to make it rebound against the cushion to an opposite pocket.
- someone who closely resembles a famous person (especially an actor)
- a base hit on which the batter stops safely at second base
- a stand-in for movie stars to perform dangerous stunts
- raising the stakes in a card game by a factor of 2
- a quantity that is twice as great as another
adj
- (music) Of an instrument, sounding an octave lower.
- Of a family relationship, related on both the maternal and paternal sides of a family.
- Folded in two; composed of two layers.
- Having two aspects; ambiguous.
- Of twice the quantity.
- Of flowers, having more than the normal number of petals.
- False, deceitful, or hypocritical.
- Designed for two (people, cars, etc.).
- (music) Of time, twice as fast.
- Made up of two matching or complementary elements.
- Stooping; bent over.
- having more than one decidedly dissimilar aspects or qualities
- twice as great or many
- consisting of or involving two parts or components usually in pairs
- used of homologous chromosomes associated in pairs in synapsis
- having two meanings with intent to deceive
- used of flowers having more than the usual number of petals in crowded or overlapping arrangements
- large enough for two
adv
verb
- (music, intransitive, usually followed by "on") To be capable of performing (upon an additional instrument).
- (intransitive) To serve a second role or have a second purpose. [with as]
- (intransitive) To increase by 100%, to become twice as large in size.
- (theater) To play (both one part and another, in the same play, etc).
- (transitive) To fold over so as to make two folds.
- (radio, informal, of a station) To transmit simultaneously on the same channel as another station, either unintentionally or deliberately, causing interference.
- (military) To unite, as ranks or files, so as to form one from each two.
- (nautical) To sail around (a headland or other point).
- (transitive) To repeat exactly; copy.
- (transitive, sometimes followed by up) To clench (a fist).
- To be the double of; to exceed by twofold; to contain or be worth twice as much as.
- (transitive, often followed by together or up) To join or couple.
- (espionage, intransitive) To operate as a double agent.
- (transitive) To multiply the strength or effect of by two.
- (music) To duplicate (a part) either in unison or at the octave above or below it.
- (ambitransitive, sometimes with "for") To act as substitute for (another theatrical performer in a certain role, etc).
- (card games, intransitive) To double down.
- (bridge) To make a call that will double certain scoring points if the preceding bid becomes the contract.
- (intransitive) To go or march at twice the normal speed.
- (transitive) To multiply by two.
- (baseball) To get a two-base hit.
- (billiards, snooker, pool) To cause (a ball) to rebound from a cushion before entering the pocket.
- (intransitive) To turn sharply, following a winding course.
- hit a two-base hit
- bend over or curl up, usually with laughter or pain
- increase twofold
- do double duty; serve two purposes or have two functions
- make or do or perform again
- make a demand for (a card or suit)
noun
- A recital or a second performance; a repetition.
- (computing) The use of repetition in a computer program, especially in the form of a loop.
- A variation or version.
- (computing) A single repetition of the code within such a repetitive process.
- doing or saying again; a repeated performance
- (computer science) a single execution of a set of instructions that are to be repeated
- (computer science) executing the same set of instructions a given number of times or until a specified result is obtained
noun
- An extended piece of music of sophisticated structure, usually for orchestra.
- (US, informal) A symphony orchestra.
- Harmony in music or colour, or a harmonious combination of elements.
- (music) An instrumental introduction or termination to a vocal composition.
- a long and complex sonata for symphony orchestra
- a large orchestra; can perform symphonies
adj
noun
- (of a musical instrument) the second highest instrument in a family of musical instruments
- a singer whose voice lies in the alto clef
- the pitch range of the lowest female voice
- the lowest female singing voice
- the highest adult male singing voice
- A musical part or section higher than tenor and lower than soprano, formerly the part that performed a countermelody above the tenor or main melody.
- (colloquial, music) An alto saxophone.
- A person or musical instrument that performs the alto part.
noun
- orchestral music played at the beginning of an opera or oratorio
- something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows
- a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others
- (often in plural) An approach or proposal made to initiate communication, establish a relationship etc.
- (Scotland) A motion placed before a legislative body, such as the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland.
- (music) A musical introduction to a longer piece of music or a dramatic work (such as a play, an opera, or a motion picture).
- (music) A medley of themes from a larger work, such as an opera or musical, typically played at the beginning but sometimes played at any part of the work or performed as a standalone piece.
adj
verb
noun
- (music) The score for such a work.
- (music) A theatrical work, combining drama, music, song and sometimes dance.
- (music) The genre of such works, the art of composing operas.
- plural of opus; a collection of work.
- A building designed for the performance of such works; an opera house.
- (by extension) Any showy, melodramatic or unrealistic production resembling an opera.
- A company dedicated to performing such works.
- a building where musical dramas are performed
- a drama set to music; consists of singing with orchestral accompaniment and an orchestral overture and interludes
verb
- To arrange (a musical work written for a single performer) to be performed by an orchestra; to orchestrate.
- (mathematics) To obtain an entity from (an abstract group or structure).
- To cause to seem real; to make realistic.
- To become aware of or understand a fact or situation.
- (linguistics) To turn (an abstract linguistic object, especially a phoneme) into a speech sound actually used in a language.
- To convert an asset or property into a more easily usable form such as money.
- Chiefly in Baroque music: to play an accompaniment, harmonies, etc., based on (a figured bass).
- Of an asset or property: to generate (a specific amount of money or interest) when invested or sold.
- Followed by on or upon: to acquire money or a profit from the sale of an asset or property.
- To sense (something) strongly or vividly as if real.
- To become aware of, understand, or appreciate (a fact or situation, especially something which has been true for some time).
- To cause (something) to seem real; to make realistic; specifically, to present (something) clearly to the mind, a person, (archaic) oneself, etc., so that it seems real.
- (reflexive) To achieve (one's) potential.
- To acquire (money, a profit, etc.) by selling an asset or property, through trade, etc.; also (followed by on), to make (money or a profit) on an investment, a venture, etc.
- To convert (an asset or property, especially investments such as bonds, shares, etc.) into a more easily usable form such as money, especially by selling the asset or property.
- (chiefly passive voice, slightly formal) To convert (something imaginary or planned, as a goal or idea) into reality; to bring into real existence, to make real.
- To complete (a musical work which is incomplete or not fully notated).
- convert into cash; of goods and property
- be fully aware or cognizant of
- perceive (an idea or situation) mentally
- earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
- expand or complete (a part in a piece of baroque music) by supplying the harmonies indicated in the figured bass
- make real or concrete; give reality or substance to
verb
- (transitive) To orchestrate; to carry out.
- (transitive, medicine) To determine what stage (a disease, etc.) has progressed to
- To demonstrate in a deceptive manner.
- (intransitive, cooking) To work as an unpaid intern in a restaurant.
- (transitive) To produce on a stage, to perform a play.
- (transitive) To place in position to prepare for use.
- (astronautics) To jettison a spent stage of a multistage rocket or other launch vehicle and light the engine(s) of the stage above it.
- (intransitive, Canada, US) To work an internship, usually as a chef or waiter.
- plan, organize, and carry out (an event)
- perform (a play), especially on a stage
noun
- (geology) The succession of rock strata laid down in a single age on the geologic time scale.
- (cooking) An unpaid internship in a restaurant where a cook or chef is exposed to new culinary techniques.
- (by extension) One of the portions of a device (such as a rocket or thermonuclear weapon) which are used or activated in a particular order, one after another.
- A place where anything is publicly exhibited, or a remarkable affair occurs; the scene.
- (theater) A platform; a surface, generally elevated, upon which show performances or other public events are given.
- (electronics) The number of an electronic circuit’s block, such as a filter, an amplifier, etc.
- The place on a microscope where the slide is located for viewing.
- A floor elevated for the convenience of mechanical work, etc.; scaffolding; staging.
- A stagecoach, an enclosed horsedrawn carriage used to carry passengers; the service that such coaches provide; a company that operates such service.
- A platform, often floating, serving as a kind of wharf.
- The notional space within which stereo sounds are positioned, determining where they will appear to come from when played back.
- (metonymic, uncountable, with "the") The profession of an actor.
- (Canada, Quebec) An internship.
- A phase.
- (video games) A level; one of the areas making up the game.
- A floor or storey of a house.
- any distinct time period in a sequence of events
- a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process
- a section or portion of a journey or course
- a large coach-and-four formerly used to carry passengers and mail on regular routes between towns
- the theater as a profession (usually ‘the stage’)
- a small platform on a microscope where the specimen is mounted for examination
- any scene regarded as a setting for exhibiting or doing something
- a large platform on which people can stand and can be seen by an audience
verb
noun
- (music) A melody added to an existing one, especially one added to provide harmony whilst each retains its simultaneous identity; a composition consisting of such contrapuntal melodies.
- Any similar contrasting element in a work of art.
- An opposite point.
- a musical form involving the simultaneous sound of two or more melodies
adj
- a part or voice or instrument or orchestra section lower in pitch than or subordinate to the first
- coming next after the first in position in space or time or degree or magnitude
- Being of the same kind as one that has preceded; another.
- Next to the first in value, power, excellence, dignity, or rank; secondary; subordinate; inferior.
- Number-two; following after the first one with nothing between them. The ordinal number corresponding to the cardinal number two.
verb
- (transitive, music) To accompany by singing as the second performer.
- give support or one's approval to
- transfer an employee to a different, temporary assignment
- (climbing) To climb after a lead climber.
- (transitive) To agree as a second person to (a proposal), usually to reach a necessary quorum of two. (This may come from etymology 1 above.)
- (transitive) To agree as a second person to (a proposal), usually to reach a necessary quorum of two. (See etymology 3 for translations.)
- (transitive) To assist or support; to back.
- To follow in the next place; to succeed.
- (transitive, UK) To transfer temporarily to alternative employment.
noun
- following the first in an ordering or series
- the official attendant of a contestant in a duel or boxing match
- a 60th part of a minute of arc
- the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed near the second of the bases in the infield
- merchandise that has imperfections; usually sold at a reduced price without the brand name
- the gear that has the second lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle
- 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
- a particular point in time
- an indefinitely short time
- a speech seconding a motion
- The place that is next below or after first in a race or contest.
- The agent of a party to an honour dispute whose role was to try to resolve the dispute or to make the necessary arrangements for a duel.
- (usually in the plural) An additional helping of food.
- The second gear of an engine.
- (usually in the plural) A manufactured item that, though still usable, fails to meet quality control standards.
- One who supports or seconds a motion, or the act itself, as required in certain meetings to pass judgement etc.
- A Cub Scout appointed to assist the sixer.
- (informal) A short, indeterminate amount of time.
- One who supports another in a contest or combat, such as a dueller's assistant.
- A unit of time historically and commonly defined as a sixtieth of a minute which the International System of Units more precisely defines as the duration of 9,192,631,770 periods of radiation corresponding to the transition between two hyperfine levels of caesium-133 in a ground state at a temperature of absolute zero and at rest.
- A unit of angle equal to one-sixtieth of a minute of arc or one part in 3600 of a degree.
- Something that is next in rank, quality, precedence, position, status, or authority.
- Something that is number two in a series.
- A chance or attempt to achieve what should have been done the first time, usually indicating success this time around. (See second-guess.)
- (baseball) Second base.
- (music) The interval between two adjacent notes in a diatonic scale (either or both of them may be raised or lowered from the basic scale via any type of accidental).
- (informal) A second-class honours degree.
adv
verb
- (transitive, music) To direct, as the leader in the performance of a musical composition.
- (transitive) To serve as a medium for conveying; to transmit (heat, light, electricity, etc.)
- (transitive) To lead; to direct; to be in charge of (people or tasks)
- (transitive, reflexive) To behave.
- (intransitive) To act as a conductor (as of heat, electricity, etc.); to carry.
- (transitive) To carry out (something organized)
- transmit or serve as the medium for transmission
- take somebody somewhere
- behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself
- lead musicians in the performance of
- lead, as in the performance of a composition
- direct the course of; manage or control
noun
- Skillful guidance or management.
- (of a literary work) Plot.
- (Anglicanism, obsolete outside fixed titles) A priest hired to hold services without secure title; now a chaplain.
- The act or method of controlling or directing.
- Behaviour; the manner of behaving.
- (behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people
- manner of acting or controlling yourself
adj
- a part or voice or instrument or orchestra section lower in pitch than or subordinate to the first
- coming next after the first in position in space or time or degree or magnitude
- Being of the same kind as one that has preceded; another.
- Next to the first in value, power, excellence, dignity, or rank; secondary; subordinate; inferior.
- Number-two; following after the first one with nothing between them. The ordinal number corresponding to the cardinal number two.
verb
- (transitive, music) To accompany by singing as the second performer.
- give support or one's approval to
- transfer an employee to a different, temporary assignment
- (climbing) To climb after a lead climber.
- (transitive) To agree as a second person to (a proposal), usually to reach a necessary quorum of two. (This may come from etymology 1 above.)
- (transitive) To agree as a second person to (a proposal), usually to reach a necessary quorum of two. (See etymology 3 for translations.)
- (transitive) To assist or support; to back.
- To follow in the next place; to succeed.
- (transitive, UK) To transfer temporarily to alternative employment.
noun
- following the first in an ordering or series
- the official attendant of a contestant in a duel or boxing match
- a 60th part of a minute of arc
- the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed near the second of the bases in the infield
- merchandise that has imperfections; usually sold at a reduced price without the brand name
- the gear that has the second lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle
- 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
- a particular point in time
- an indefinitely short time
- a speech seconding a motion
- The place that is next below or after first in a race or contest.
- The agent of a party to an honour dispute whose role was to try to resolve the dispute or to make the necessary arrangements for a duel.
- (usually in the plural) An additional helping of food.
- The second gear of an engine.
- (usually in the plural) A manufactured item that, though still usable, fails to meet quality control standards.
- One who supports or seconds a motion, or the act itself, as required in certain meetings to pass judgement etc.
- A Cub Scout appointed to assist the sixer.
- (informal) A short, indeterminate amount of time.
- One who supports another in a contest or combat, such as a dueller's assistant.
- A unit of time historically and commonly defined as a sixtieth of a minute which the International System of Units more precisely defines as the duration of 9,192,631,770 periods of radiation corresponding to the transition between two hyperfine levels of caesium-133 in a ground state at a temperature of absolute zero and at rest.
- A unit of angle equal to one-sixtieth of a minute of arc or one part in 3600 of a degree.
- Something that is next in rank, quality, precedence, position, status, or authority.
- Something that is number two in a series.
- A chance or attempt to achieve what should have been done the first time, usually indicating success this time around. (See second-guess.)
- (baseball) Second base.
- (music) The interval between two adjacent notes in a diatonic scale (either or both of them may be raised or lowered from the basic scale via any type of accidental).
- (informal) A second-class honours degree.
adv
adj
noun
- (of a musical instrument) the second highest instrument in a family of musical instruments
- a singer whose voice lies in the alto clef
- the pitch range of the lowest female voice
- the lowest female singing voice
- the highest adult male singing voice
- A musical part or section higher than tenor and lower than soprano, formerly the part that performed a countermelody above the tenor or main melody.
- (colloquial, music) An alto saxophone.
- A person or musical instrument that performs the alto part.