English words for 'Synonym of progressional.'
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verb
- (transitive) To quicken the natural or ordinary progression or process of.
- (intransitive) Grow; increase.
- (transitive, physics) To cause a change of velocity.
- (transitive, education) To enable a student to finish a course of study in less than normal time.
- (intransitive) To become faster; to begin to move more quickly.
- (transitive) To cause to move faster; to quicken the motion of; to add to the speed of.
- (transitive) To hasten, as the occurrence of an event.
- cause to move faster
- move faster
noun
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adj
prefix
- (no longer productive) Towards; Used to indicate direction, reduction to, increase to, change into, or motion.
- (rare or no longer productive) In, on, at; used to show a state, condition, or manner. Also passing into sense 2.
- (no longer productive) In, into. Also passing into sense 5.
- (no longer productive) Of, from.
- In the direction of, or toward.
- Alternative form of -a (“empty syllable added to songs, poetry, verse and other speech”).
- (no longer productive) Away from.
- (Devon) Used to form the past participle of a verb.
- (no longer productive) Forming words with the sense of wholly, or utterly out.
- (Chester) Used as a prefix to verbs in the sense of remaining in the same condition. Actively doing something.
- (no longer productive) Forming verbs with the sense away, up, on, out.
- (no longer productive) Forming verbs with the sense of intensified action.
- Not, without, opposite of.
noun
- a general course along which something has a tendency to develop
- a line leading to a place or point
- something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action
- the act of setting and holding a course
- a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something
- the act of managing something
- the concentration of attention or energy on something
- the spatial relation between something and the course along which it points or moves
- a message describing how something is to be done
- The work of the director in cinema or theater; the skill of directing a film, play etc.
- A theoretical line (physically or mentally) followed from a point of origin or towards a destination. May be relative (e.g. up, left, outbound, dorsal), geographical (e.g. north), rotational (e.g. clockwise), or with respect to an object or location (e.g. toward Boston).
- A general trend for future action.
- Guidance, instruction.
verb
- (transitive) To advance; to further; to promote the growth of.
- (ambitransitive) To progress through a sequence of stages.
- (transitive) To create.
- (mathematics) To change the form of (an algebraic expression, etc.) by executing certain indicated operations without changing the value.
- (intransitive) To change with a specific direction, progress.
- (transitive) To acquire something usually over a period of time.
- (snooker, pool) To cause a ball to become more open and available to be played on later. Usually by moving it away from the cushion, or by opening a pack.
- (transitive) To bring out images latent in photographic film.
- (chess, transitive) To place one's pieces actively.
- superimpose a three-dimensional surface on a plane without stretching, in geometry
- make visible by means of chemical solutions
- change the use of and make available or usable
- work out
- come into existence; take on form or shape
- cause to grow and differentiate in ways conforming to its natural development
- grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment
- elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses
- grow emotionally or mature
- create by training and teaching
- make something new, such as a product or a mental or artistic creation
- become technologically advanced
- expand in the form of a series
- happen
- be gradually disclosed or unfolded; become manifest
- move one's pieces into strategically more advantageous positions
- gain through experience
- generate gradually
- come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)
- elaborate by the unfolding of a musical idea and by the working out of the rhythmic and harmonic changes in the theme
- move into a strategically more advantageous position
noun
- (figurative) Any process or progression likened to a journey, especially one that involves difficulties or personal development.
- (glassblowing) The total time spent melting and working one piece.
- (collective, colloquial) A group of giraffes.
- (business) The progress of a customer through a system, often a computer system.
- The weight of finished coins delivered at one time to the Master of the Mint.
- A set amount of travelling, seen as a single unit; a discrete trip, a voyage.
- the act of traveling from one place to another
verb
noun
- Progress or movement from one thing to another.
- (always in plural) A published collection of papers presented at an academic conference, or representing the acts of a learned society.
- The act of one who proceeds, or who prosecutes a design or transaction.
- A measure or step taken in a course of business; a transaction.
- An event or happening; something that happens.
- (law) Any legal action, especially one that is not a lawsuit.
- (law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked
verb
adj
- (pathology) not progressing or increasing; or progressing slowly
- lacking activity; lying idle or unused
- lacking in energy or will
- not exerting influence or change
- not in physical motion
- (chemistry) not participating in a chemical reaction; chemically inert
- not engaged in full-time work
- (of e.g. volcanoes) not erupting and not extinct
- (military) not involved in military operations
- not active physically or mentally
- Not functioning or operating; broken down
- (chemistry) Relatively inert.
- Retired from duty or service.
- (physics) Showing no optical activity in polarized light.
- Not active, temporarily or permanently.
- Not engaging in physical activity.
noun
verb
- (transitive) To proceed; to make progress, physically or figuratively.
- (transitive) To see that (a person) is continually supplied with something, or that they can progress or carry on.
- (intransitive) To continue functioning; to maintain.
- continue uninterrupted
- be a regular customer or client of
- suffice for a period between two points
prep
- Along the course of; used in expressions of progress towards the end of something.
- By means of.
- Throughout or across the extent of.
- Throughout the duration of.
- In consequence of; as a result of.
- To or beyond the other side of (an obstacle); past.
- (Canada, US) To (or up to) and including, with all intermediate values; to... inclusive; until the end of.
- So as to progress within (something) or towards the end or limit of (something).
- By way of (an intermediary, agent, medium, etc.).
- (in phrases such as 'go through', 'get through' etc.) Indicating that something has been consumed or used up.
- So as to enter (something), pass within or across, and then leave.
- Amidst or surrounded by (while moving).
- By way of (a physical passage).
- From one side of (an opening) to the other.
adj
- No longer interested; wearied or turned off by experience.
- Without a future; done for.
- (soccer) In possession of the ball beyond the last line of defence but not necessarily the goalkeeper; through on goal.
- Proceeding from origin to destination without the need to change transport vehicle.
- (chiefly US) Finished; complete.
- Along the course of a task etc.; used in expressions of progress towards the end.
- Passing from one side of something to the other.
- (chiefly UK, Commonwealth, Ireland, rare in Canada) (usually followed by "to") Able to progress (to the next stage or a higher level) following success in an exam, sports match, etc.
- (of a route or journey etc.) continuing without requiring stops or changes
- having finished or arrived at completion
adv
- So as to overcome an obstacle and pass beyond it; past.
- From beginning to end, or from the present position to the end.
- So as to pass a stage in a process and proceed to the next stage or level.
- Throughout something; all the way across or into.
- By way of the interior.
- By way of an opening.
- (mostly in the phrase 'get through') So as to connect or reach.
- in diameter
- over the whole distance
- to completion
- from beginning to end
- throughout the entire extent
verb
adj
noun
- (US, slang, derogatory) A person, usually a female, who acts or behaves in a ghetto, unseemly, or indecorous way or manner.
- (cryptography) A mechanism for generating a new unique key for each message by moving forward in a sequence.
- A noisemaker or musical instrument where sound is generated by a board striking against a rotating gear.
- A ratchet wrench.
- A mechanism composed of a ratchet wheel, or ratch and pawl.
- (finance) Ellipsis of full ratchet.
- A pawl, click, or detent for holding or propelling a ratchet wheel, or ratch, etc.
- (by extension) A procedure or regulation that goes in one direction, usually up.
- mechanical device consisting of a toothed wheel or rack engaged with a pawl that permits it to move in only one direction
noun
- (medicine) The progression of a medical condition in an individual.
- The study of all living things, especially their origins, evolution and interrelationships.
- A treatise or similar work that summarizes the known facts of either of the above.
- The study of all natural phenomena: botany, zoology, mineralogy, etc.
- the scientific study of plants or animals (more observational than experimental) usually published in popular magazines rather than in academic journals
noun
- (often attributive) Something that follows as a natural or logical consequence, development, or progression.
- (cricket) The act of a captain forcing the other side to bat again immediately after their first innings.
- Baby formula (breast milk substitute) for slightly older infants.
- an immediate second innings forced on a cricket team scoring a prescribed number of runs fewer than its opponents in the first innings
noun
- Movement or advancement through a series of events, or points in time; development through time.
- gradual improvement or growth or development
- An official journey made by a monarch or other high personage; a state journey, a circuit.
- Specifically, advancement to a higher or more developed state; development, growth.
- Movement onwards, forwards, or towards a specific objective or direction; advance.
- a movement forward
- the act of moving forward (as toward a goal)
verb
verb
- (transitive) To move or progress slowly [with one's way].
- (intransitive) To do a specific task by employing physical or mental powers.
- To force to work.
- (intransitive, figuratively) To influence.
- Said of one's job title [with as].
- General use, said of either fellow employees or instruments or clients [with with].
- (intransitive) To ferment.
- (transitive) To cause to ferment.
- (transitive) To embroider with thread.
- (transitive) To work or operate in, through, or by means of.
- (transitive) To cause to move slowly or with difficulty.
- (ditransitive, poetic) To cause (someone) to feel (something); to do unto somebody (something, whether good or bad).
- (law) To cause to happen or to occur as a consequence.
- (intransitive) To function correctly; to act as intended; to achieve the goal designed for.
- (intransitive) To move in an agitated manner.
- (intransitive) To behave in a certain way when handled
- Said of a company or individual who employs [with for].
- To set into action.
- To exhaust, by working.
- To provoke or excite; to influence.
- To shape, form, or improve a material.
- Said of one's workplace (building), or one's department, or one's trade (sphere of business) [with in or at].
- (slang, transitive) To pull off; to wear, perform, etc. successfully or to advantage.
- (LGBTQ slang, intransitive) To perform with a confident attitude, particularly as a drag queen.
- (intransitive) To move or progress slowly or with difficulty; to proceed with effort.
- (transitive) To work or operate in a certain place, area, or speciality.
- To use or manipulate to one’s advantage.
- provoke or excite
- have an effect or outcome; often the one desired or expected
- prepare for crops
- arrive at a certain condition through repeated motion
- operate in or through
- to mix into a homogeneous mass
- behave in a certain way when handled
- move in an agitated manner
- move into or onto
- proceed towards a goal or along a path or through an activity
- operate in a certain place, area, or specialty
- cause to work
- cause to happen or to occur as a consequence
- use or manipulate to one's advantage
- exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity; work
- find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of
- proceed along a path
- shape, form, or improve a material
- make something, usually for a specific function
- give a workout to
- cause to operate or function
- go sour or spoil
- gratify and charm, usually in order to influence
- perform as expected when applied
- be employed
- have and exert influence or effect
- cause to undergo fermentation
noun
- (mining) Ore before it is dressed.
- Effort expended on a particular task.
- (physics, more generally) A measure of energy that is usefully extracted from a process: applied productively.
- (uncountable, often in combination) The result of a particular manner of production.
- The place where one is employed.
- (LGBTQ slang) The confident attitude of a drag queen.
- Labour, occupation, job.
- (countable) A fortification.
- (slang, plural only) The equipment needed to inject a drug (syringes, needles, swabs etc.)
- Something on which effort is expended.
- (prison slang) Prison gang violence.
- (uncountable, slang, professional wrestling) The staging of events to appear as real.
- Sustained effort to overcome obstacles and achieve a result.
- (uncountable, often in combination) Something produced using the specified material or tool.
- (physics) A measure of energy expended in moving an object; most commonly, force times distance. No work is done if the object does not move.
- (euphemistic) Cosmetic surgery.
- (countable) A literary, artistic, or intellectual production; a creative work.
- (by extension) One's employer.
- the occupation for which you are paid
- a place where work is done
- applying the mind to learning and understanding a subject (especially by reading)
- activity directed toward making or doing something
- a product produced or accomplished through the effort or activity or agency of a person or thing
- (physics) a manifestation of energy; the transfer of energy from one physical system to another expressed as the product of a force and the distance through which it moves a body in the direction of that force
- the total output of a writer or artist (or a substantial part of it)
verb
- (transitive) To bring (something) to maturity, full development, or completion.
- (transitive) To make (someone) mature.
- (intransitive, finance) To reach the date when payment is due.
- (intransitive, of a person) To proceed toward or become mature or full-grown, either physically or psychologically; to gain experience or wisdom with age.
- (transitive) To make (something, e.g. fruit) ripe or mature.
- (intransitive) To proceed toward maturity: full development or completion (either of concrete or of abstract things, e.g. plans, judgments, qualities).
- (intransitive, of food, especially fruit) To attain maturity, to become mature or ripe.
- develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation
- become due for repayment
- cause to ripen or develop fully
- cause to ripen and discharge pus
- grow old or older
- develop and work out fully in one's mind
adj
- Fully developed; grown up in terms of physical appearance, behaviour or thinking; ripe.
- Brought to a state of complete readiness.
- (television, film) Suitable for adults only, due to sexual themes, violence, etc.
- Profound; careful.
- having reached full natural growth or development
- fully developed or matured and ready to be eaten or used
- characteristic of maturity
- fully considered and perfected
- (of birds) having developed feathers or plumage; often used in combination
verb
noun
- A sequence of gradual, successive stages; a systematic progression.
- A passing by small degrees from one tone or shade, as of color, to another.
- (music) A diatonic succession of chords.
- (phonetics) Ablaut.
- The act of gradating or arranging in grades.
- (music) A gradual change within one parameter, or an overlapping of two blocks of sound.
- (countable) A calibration marking.
- Any degree or relative position in an order or series.
- relative position in a graded series
- the act of arranging in grades
- a degree of ablaut
prep
- Indicates transition into another form or substance.
- (colloquial) Attacking or fighting a person.
- (mathematics) Expressing the operation of division, with the denominator given first. Usually with "goes".
- To or towards the inside of.
- Investigating the subject (of).
- Indicates division or the creation of subgroups or sections.
- (colloquial) Interested in or attracted to.
- Against, especially with force or violence.
- To or towards the region of.
- After the start of.
verb
- (intransitive) To progress, to develop; to come along.
- (slang, transitive) To join a job, hobby or other practice.
- (slang) To appear or seem to be a particular.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see come, on.
- (intransitive, of an electric or electronic device, especially a light) To activate; to turn on.
- (intransitive, idiomatic, colloquial, UK) To get one's period, start menstruating.
- (intransitive, idiomatic, with to) To show sexual or relational interest through words or sometimes actions.
- (slang, intransitive, transitive) To begin to feel the effects of a drug; to start causing effects.
- (sports, of a substitute) To enter the playing field.
- (transitive, intransitive) To be broadcast (through a device), or (of a broadcast) to begin playing.
- (intransitive, informal, with adverbial words such as in, by, round, over, up, down) Elaboration of come (in the sense of move towards the speaker or other focus), emphasising motion or progress, or conveying a nuance of familiarity or encouragement.
- (transitive) To encounter, discover; to come upon.
- (intransitive) To appear on a stage or in a performance.
- move towards
- occur or become available
- start running, functioning, or operating
- appear or become visible; make a showing
- develop in a positive way
intj
verb
- (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.
- (transitive) To orchestrate; to carry out.
- (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
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verb
noun
- (pathology) The development of a disease from its causes, or the period of such development.
- Sleeping in a temple or other holy place in order to have oracular dreams or to receive healing.
- (chemistry) A period of little reaction which is followed by more rapid reaction.
- Sitting on eggs for the purpose of hatching young; a brooding on, or keeping warm, to develop the life within, by any process.
- (psychology) One of the four proposed stages of creativity (preparation, incubation, illumination, and verification): the unconscious recombination of thought elements that were stimulated through conscious work at one point in time, resulting in novel ideas at a later point.
- (pathology) the phase in the development of an infection between the time a pathogen enters the body and the time the first symptoms appear
- maintaining something at the most favorable temperature for its development
- sitting on eggs so as to hatch them by the warmth of the body
verb
noun
- (countable) Money paid for a transport ticket.
- (countable, UK, crime, slang) A prostitute's client.
- (countable) A paying passenger, especially in a taxi.
- (uncountable) Supplies for consumption or pleasure.
- (uncountable) Food and drink.
- a paying (taxi) passenger
- an agenda of things to do
- the food and drink that are regularly served or consumed
- the sum charged for riding in a public conveyance
verb
- (transitive) To advance, promote.
- (transitive) To send (a letter, email etc.) on to a third party.
- (transitive, bookbinding) To assemble (a book) by sewing sections, attaching cover boards, and so on.
- (intransitive, Caribbean) To arrive, come.
- send or ship onward from an intermediate post or station in transit
adj
- (figuratively) Moving in the desired direction of progress.
- Situated toward or at the front of something.
- Having the usual order or sequence.
- Prominent, emphasized (or, in combinations, emphasizing).
- Without customary restraint or modesty; bold, cheeky, pert, presumptuous or pushy.
- Advanced beyond the usual degree; advanced for the season; precocious.
- (of troops, guns etc.) Situated toward or near the enemy lines.
- Acting in or pertaining to the direction of travel or movement.
- Acting in or pertaining to the direction in which someone or something is facing.
- (finance, commerce) Expected or scheduled to take place in the future.
- moving forward
- at or near or directed toward the front
- used of temperament or behavior; lacking restraint or modesty
- of the transmission gear causing forward movement in a motor vehicle
adv
- To an earlier point in time. See also bring forward.
- In the direction in which someone or something is facing.
- (nautical) At, near, or towards the bow of a vessel (with the frame of reference within the vessel).
- In the desired or usual direction of movement or progress, physically or figuratively; onwards.
- In the usual order or sequence.
- Into the future.
- So that front and back are in the usual orientation.
- At, near or towards the front of something.
- forward in time or order or degree
- near or toward the bow of a ship or cockpit of a plane
- at or to or toward the front; forward
- toward the future; forward in time
- in a forward direction
noun
- (rugby) One of the eight players (comprising two props, one hooker, two locks, two flankers and one number eight, collectively known as the pack) whose primary task is to gain and maintain possession of the ball (compare back).
- (nautical) The front part of a vessel.
- (ice hockey) An umbrella term for a centre or winger in ice hockey.
- (finance) A direct agreement between two parties to buy or sell an asset at a specific point in the future; distinguished from a futures contract in that the latter is standardized and traded on an exchange.
- (basketball) The small forward or power forward position; two frontcourt positions that are taller than guards but shorter than centers.
- Misspelling of foreword (“preface or introduction”).
- (Internet) An e-mail message that is forwarded to another recipient or recipients; an electronic chain letter.
- the person who plays the position of forward in certain games, such as basketball, soccer, or hockey
- a position on a basketball, soccer, or hockey team
noun
- a process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage)
- act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining
- processing a photosensitive material in order to make an image visible
- a state in which things are improving; the result of developing (as in the early part of a game of chess)
- (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
- a district that has been developed to serve some purpose
- a recent event that has some relevance for the present situation
- (music) the section of a composition or movement (especially in sonata form) where the major musical themes are developed and elaborated
- the act of making some area of land or water more profitable or productive or useful
- (real estate, countable) A project consisting of one or more commercial or residential buildings.
- (music) The process by in which previous material is transformed and restated.
- (uncountable, biology) The process by which a mature multicellular organism or part of an organism is produced by the addition of new cells.
- (photography) The processing of photographic film so as to bring out the images latent in it.
- (real estate, uncountable) The building of such a project.
- (uncountable) The process of developing; growth, directed change.
- (music) The second section of a piece of music in sonata form, in which the original theme is revisited in altered and varying form.
- (uncountable) The application of new ideas to practical problems (cf. research).
- (chess, uncountable) The active placement of the pieces, or the process of achieving it.
- (countable) Something which has developed.
- (mathematics) The expression of a function in the form of a series.
noun
- a process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage)
- (biology) the sequence of events involved in the evolutionary development of a species or taxonomic group of organisms
- A process of gradual change in a given system, subject, product etc., especially from simpler to more complex forms.
- (geometry) The opening out of a curve; now more generally, the gradual transformation of a curve by a change of the conditions generating it.
- (military) A manoeuvre of troops or ships.
- Development; the act or result of developing what was implicit in an idea, argument etc.
- (mathematics, now chiefly historical) The extraction of a root from a given power.
- (biology) The transformation of animals, plants and other living things into different forms (now understood as a change in genetic composition) by the accumulation of changes over successive generations.
- (chemistry) The act or an instance of giving off gas; emission.
- (chiefly dance, sports) A turning movement, especially of the body.
verb
- (transitive, figuratively) To accelerate.
- (intransitive, figuratively) To advance rapidly in time.
- (intransitive, figuratively) To shift one's attention or focus toward a later point in time.
- (transitive) To cause an audio or video tape, digital media stream, etc. to move forward very fast, so that when the device is played, it will start at a later point.
- (intransitive) To be fast-forwarded; to move ahead in this fashion.
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adj
noun
adj
- Defining progress as one-dimensional, so that change is either a progression, a regression, or a neutral step to the side.
- Having all turns occurring at right angles.
- Moving in one direction, in which each step leads to the next.
- Forming a line when plotted on a set of orthogonal axes.
- (computing) Of a keyboard, having keys that are aligned in a perfect grid.
noun
- gradual improvement or growth or development
- the act of moving forward (as toward a goal)
- encouragement of the progress or growth or acceptance of something
- An advance of money or value; payment in advance.
- (law) Property given, usually by a parent to a child, in advance of a future distribution.
- The state of being advanced
- How advanced something is
- The act of advancing; promotion to a higher place or dignity
noun
- The process of or an action or instance of moving upwards or becoming greater.
- An area of terrain that tends upward away from the viewer, such that it conceals the region behind it; a slope.
- (chiefly UK, also Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa) An increase in a quantity, price, etc.
- (UK, Ireland, Australia, rest of Commonwealth, sometimes Canada) Ellipsis of pay rise (“an increase in wage or salary”).
- The amount of material extending from waist to crotch in a pair of trousers or shorts.
- The front of a diaper.
- (informal) A very noticeable visible or audible reaction of a person or group.
- (Sussex) A small hill; used chiefly in place names.
- Alternative form of rice (“twig”).
- The process of or an action or instance of coming to prominence.
- (architecture) The height of an arch or a step.
- a wave that lifts the surface of the water or ground
- a growth in strength or number or importance
- the property possessed by a slope or surface that rises
- the act of changing location in an upward direction
- an increase in cost
- an upward slope or grade (as in a road)
- increase in price or value
- a movement upward; rise above the ground
- the amount a salary is increased
- (theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost
verb
- To develop, to come about or intensify.
- To attain a higher status.
- Of a quantity, price, etc., to increase.
- To become perceptible to the senses (other than sight).
- To move upwards.
- (music) To ascend on a musical scale; to take a higher pitch.
- (figurative) To terminate an official sitting; to adjourn.
- To slope upward.
- To become more and more dignified or forcible; to increase in interest or power; said of style, thought, or discourse.
- To become active, effective or operational, especially in response to an external or internal stimulus.
- To become agitated, opposed, or hostile; to go to war; to take up arms; to rebel.
- To leave one's bed; to get up.
- (of a celestial body) To appear to move upwards from behind the horizon of a planet as a result of the planet's rotation.
- To come; to offer itself.
- To come to mind; to be suggested; to occur.
- (transitive) To go up; to ascend; to climb.
- To become erect; to assume an upright position.
- To grow upward; to attain a certain height.
- (of a river) To have its source (in a particular place).
- To swell or puff up in the process of fermentation; to become light.
- (transitive) To cause to go up or ascend.
- (figurative) To be resurrected.
- rise in rank or status
- come up, of celestial bodies
- rise to one's feet
- go up or advance
- become more extreme
- become heartened or elated
- come into existence; take on form or shape
- move to a better position in life or to a better job
- get up and out of bed
- come to the surface
- take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance
- move upward
- return from the dead
- exert oneself to meet a challenge
- increase in value or to a higher point
- rise up
- increase in volume
verb
- (figurative) To make steady progress.
- (intransitive) To have common borders or frontiers
- (intransitive) To walk with long, regular strides, as a soldier does.
- To go to war; to make military advances.
- (transitive) To cause someone to walk somewhere.
- force to march
- lie adjacent to another or share a boundary
- walk ostentatiously
- cause to march or go at a marching pace
- march in a procession
- march in protest; take part in a demonstration
- walk fast, with regular or measured steps; walk with a stride
noun
- A journey so walked.
- (historical) A region at a frontier governed by a marquess.
- A political rally or parade.
- A formal, rhythmic way of walking, used especially by soldiers, by bands, and in ceremonies.
- Steady forward movement or progression.
- Any song in the genre of music written for marching (see Wikipedia's article on this type of music)
- (euchre) The feat of taking all the tricks of a hand.
- district consisting of the area on either side of a border or boundary of a country or an area
- the act of marching; walking with regular steps (especially in a procession of some kind)
- a procession of people walking together
- a steady advance
- genre of music written for marching
verb
- (transitive) To convey by extension or continuance; to extend.
- To contain; to comprise; have a particular aspect; to show or exhibit
- (transitive) To stock or supply (something); to have in store.
- To succeed in (e.g. a contest); to succeed in; to win.
- To hold the head; said of a horse.
- (transitive) To notionally transfer from one place (such as a country, book, or column) to another.
- (reflexive) To bear (oneself); to behave or conduct.
- (transitive) To adopt (something); take (something) over.
- (slang, transitive) To insult, to diss.
- (transitive) To have on one’s person.
- (Southern US) To physically transport (in the general sense, not necessarily by lifting)
- (intransitive) To have a weapon on one's person; to be armed.
- (Canada, US) To bear a firearm, such as a gun.
- (transitive) To adopt or resolve on, especially in a deliberative assembly
- (transitive) To have, hold, possess or maintain (something).
- (gaming, sports) (transitive or, rarely, intransitive) To be disproportionately responsible for a team's success or for counteracting teammates' underperformance.
- (transitive, nautical) To capture a ship by coming alongside and boarding.
- (transitive, sports) To transport (the ball) whilst maintaining possession.
- To bear or uphold successfully, especially through conflict, for example a leader or principle
- To bear the charges or burden of holding or having, as stocks, merchandise, etc., from one time to another.
- (transitive) To lead or guide.
- To have propulsive power; to propel.
- (hunting) To have earth or frost stick to the feet when running, as a hare.
- To be pregnant (with).
- (intransitive) To be transmitted; to travel.
- (intransitive, cricket) For the ball, having been hit in the air, to reach a fielder without touching the ground (whether or not the fielder catches it).
- (transitive) To lift (something) and take it to another place; to transport (something) by lifting.
- (transitive, arithmetic) In an addition, to transfer the quantity in excess of what is countable in the units in a column to the column immediately to the left in order to be added there.
- pursue a line of scent or be a bearer
- include as the content; broadcast or publicize
- include, as on a list
- support or hold in a certain manner
- have or possess something abstract
- sing or play against other voices or parts
- contain or hold; have within
- transmit or serve as the medium for transmission
- be able to feed
- behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself
- secure the passage or adoption (of bills and motions)
- be pregnant with
- win approval or support for
- propel or give impetus to
- transfer (a number, cipher, or remainder) to the next column or unit's place before or after, in addition or multiplication
- have on the surface or on the skin
- transfer (entries) from one account book to another
- extend to a certain degree
- pass on a communication
- cover a certain distance or advance beyond
- have with oneself; have on one's person
- serve as a means for expressing something
- drink alcohol without showing ill effects
- be successful in
- have as an inherent or characteristic feature or have as a consequence
- be conveyed over a certain distance
- move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
- compensate for a weaker partner or member by one's own performance
- capture after a fight
- be necessarily associated with or result in or involve
- keep up with financial support
- win in an election
- be equipped with (a mast or sail)
- propel
- take further or advance
- have on hand
- continue or extend
- bear or be able to bear the weight, pressure,or responsibility of
- have a certain range
- bear (a crop)
noun
- (computing) The bit or digit that is carried in an addition operation.
- (golf) The distance travelled by the ball when struck, until it hits the ground.
- (finance) Carried interest.
- (UK, dialect) The sky; cloud-drift.
- A tract of land over which boats or goods are carried between two bodies of navigable water; a portage.
- (finance) The benefit or cost of owning an asset over time.
- A manner of transporting or lifting something; the grip or position in which something is carried.
- the act of carrying something
noun
- Increase; growth; progress; advance.
- The act of improving; advancement or growth; a bettering
- The state of being improved; betterment; advance
- Something which is improved
- (Patent Laws): A useful addition to, or modification of, a machine, manufacture, or composition.
- (in the plural) Valuable additions or betterments, for example buildings, clearings, drains, fences, etc., on premises.
- The act of making profitable use or application of anything, or the state of being profitably employed; practical application, for example of a doctrine, principle, or theory, stated in a discourse.
- the act of improving something
- a condition superior to an earlier condition
- a change for the better; progress in development
verb
- (transitive) To develop or give form to (something) according to a plan or process.
- (transitive, computing) To construct (software) by compiling its source code.
- (transitive) To establish a basis for (something).
- (intransitive, computing, of source code) To be converted into software by compilation, usually with minimal human intervention.
- (intransitive) To form by combining materials or parts.
- (intransitive) To develop in magnitude or extent.
- (transitive) To form (something) by combining materials or parts.
- (transitive) To increase or strengthen (something) by adding gradually to.
- bolster or strengthen
- improve the cleansing action of
- develop and grow
- give form to, according to a plan
- order, supervise, or finance the construction of
- form or accumulate steadily
- make by combining materials and parts
- be engaged in building
- build or establish something abstract
- found or ground
noun
- (countable, uncountable) The physique of a human or animal body, or other object; constitution or structure.
- (gaming, slang, countable) A structure, such as a building, statue, pool or forest created by the player.
- (countable) The process or period of constructing a physical object.
- (computing, countable) Any of various versions of a software product as it is being developed for release to users.
- (gaming, slang, countable) A configuration of a character's items or skills created by the player.
- constitution of the human body
- alternative names for the body of a human being
noun
- (figurative) The point in any process or sequence of events where some development becomes inevitable.
- (aviation) The point in an aircraft's flight when there is insufficient fuel to reverse direction and return to the place of origin.
- a line that when crossed permits of no return and typically results in irrevocable commitment
noun
verb
noun
verb
noun
adv
adj
noun
- a general course along which something has a tendency to develop
- a line leading to a place or point
- something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action
- the act of setting and holding a course
- a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something
- the act of managing something
- the concentration of attention or energy on something
- the spatial relation between something and the course along which it points or moves
- a message describing how something is to be done
- The work of the director in cinema or theater; the skill of directing a film, play etc.
- A theoretical line (physically or mentally) followed from a point of origin or towards a destination. May be relative (e.g. up, left, outbound, dorsal), geographical (e.g. north), rotational (e.g. clockwise), or with respect to an object or location (e.g. toward Boston).
- A general trend for future action.
- Guidance, instruction.
noun
- (figurative) Any process or progression likened to a journey, especially one that involves difficulties or personal development.
- (glassblowing) The total time spent melting and working one piece.
- (collective, colloquial) A group of giraffes.
- (business) The progress of a customer through a system, often a computer system.
- The weight of finished coins delivered at one time to the Master of the Mint.
- A set amount of travelling, seen as a single unit; a discrete trip, a voyage.
- the act of traveling from one place to another
verb
noun
- Progress or movement from one thing to another.
- (always in plural) A published collection of papers presented at an academic conference, or representing the acts of a learned society.
- The act of one who proceeds, or who prosecutes a design or transaction.
- A measure or step taken in a course of business; a transaction.
- An event or happening; something that happens.
- (law) Any legal action, especially one that is not a lawsuit.
- (law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked
verb
noun
- (medicine) The progression of a medical condition in an individual.
- The study of all living things, especially their origins, evolution and interrelationships.
- A treatise or similar work that summarizes the known facts of either of the above.
- The study of all natural phenomena: botany, zoology, mineralogy, etc.
- the scientific study of plants or animals (more observational than experimental) usually published in popular magazines rather than in academic journals
noun
- (often attributive) Something that follows as a natural or logical consequence, development, or progression.
- (cricket) The act of a captain forcing the other side to bat again immediately after their first innings.
- Baby formula (breast milk substitute) for slightly older infants.
- an immediate second innings forced on a cricket team scoring a prescribed number of runs fewer than its opponents in the first innings
noun
- Movement or advancement through a series of events, or points in time; development through time.
- gradual improvement or growth or development
- An official journey made by a monarch or other high personage; a state journey, a circuit.
- Specifically, advancement to a higher or more developed state; development, growth.
- Movement onwards, forwards, or towards a specific objective or direction; advance.
- a movement forward
- the act of moving forward (as toward a goal)
verb
verb
noun
- A sequence of gradual, successive stages; a systematic progression.
- A passing by small degrees from one tone or shade, as of color, to another.
- (music) A diatonic succession of chords.
- (phonetics) Ablaut.
- The act of gradating or arranging in grades.
- (music) A gradual change within one parameter, or an overlapping of two blocks of sound.
- (countable) A calibration marking.
- Any degree or relative position in an order or series.
- relative position in a graded series
- the act of arranging in grades
- a degree of ablaut
noun
- (pathology) The development of a disease from its causes, or the period of such development.
- Sleeping in a temple or other holy place in order to have oracular dreams or to receive healing.
- (chemistry) A period of little reaction which is followed by more rapid reaction.
- Sitting on eggs for the purpose of hatching young; a brooding on, or keeping warm, to develop the life within, by any process.
- (psychology) One of the four proposed stages of creativity (preparation, incubation, illumination, and verification): the unconscious recombination of thought elements that were stimulated through conscious work at one point in time, resulting in novel ideas at a later point.
- (pathology) the phase in the development of an infection between the time a pathogen enters the body and the time the first symptoms appear
- maintaining something at the most favorable temperature for its development
- sitting on eggs so as to hatch them by the warmth of the body
noun
- a process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage)
- act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining
- processing a photosensitive material in order to make an image visible
- a state in which things are improving; the result of developing (as in the early part of a game of chess)
- (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
- a district that has been developed to serve some purpose
- a recent event that has some relevance for the present situation
- (music) the section of a composition or movement (especially in sonata form) where the major musical themes are developed and elaborated
- the act of making some area of land or water more profitable or productive or useful
- (real estate, countable) A project consisting of one or more commercial or residential buildings.
- (music) The process by in which previous material is transformed and restated.
- (uncountable, biology) The process by which a mature multicellular organism or part of an organism is produced by the addition of new cells.
- (photography) The processing of photographic film so as to bring out the images latent in it.
- (real estate, uncountable) The building of such a project.
- (uncountable) The process of developing; growth, directed change.
- (music) The second section of a piece of music in sonata form, in which the original theme is revisited in altered and varying form.
- (uncountable) The application of new ideas to practical problems (cf. research).
- (chess, uncountable) The active placement of the pieces, or the process of achieving it.
- (countable) Something which has developed.
- (mathematics) The expression of a function in the form of a series.
noun
- a process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage)
- (biology) the sequence of events involved in the evolutionary development of a species or taxonomic group of organisms
- A process of gradual change in a given system, subject, product etc., especially from simpler to more complex forms.
- (geometry) The opening out of a curve; now more generally, the gradual transformation of a curve by a change of the conditions generating it.
- (military) A manoeuvre of troops or ships.
- Development; the act or result of developing what was implicit in an idea, argument etc.
- (mathematics, now chiefly historical) The extraction of a root from a given power.
- (biology) The transformation of animals, plants and other living things into different forms (now understood as a change in genetic composition) by the accumulation of changes over successive generations.
- (chemistry) The act or an instance of giving off gas; emission.
- (chiefly dance, sports) A turning movement, especially of the body.
noun
verb
noun
- gradual improvement or growth or development
- the act of moving forward (as toward a goal)
- encouragement of the progress or growth or acceptance of something
- An advance of money or value; payment in advance.
- (law) Property given, usually by a parent to a child, in advance of a future distribution.
- The state of being advanced
- How advanced something is
- The act of advancing; promotion to a higher place or dignity
noun
- The process of or an action or instance of moving upwards or becoming greater.
- An area of terrain that tends upward away from the viewer, such that it conceals the region behind it; a slope.
- (chiefly UK, also Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa) An increase in a quantity, price, etc.
- (UK, Ireland, Australia, rest of Commonwealth, sometimes Canada) Ellipsis of pay rise (“an increase in wage or salary”).
- The amount of material extending from waist to crotch in a pair of trousers or shorts.
- The front of a diaper.
- (informal) A very noticeable visible or audible reaction of a person or group.
- (Sussex) A small hill; used chiefly in place names.
- Alternative form of rice (“twig”).
- The process of or an action or instance of coming to prominence.
- (architecture) The height of an arch or a step.
- a wave that lifts the surface of the water or ground
- a growth in strength or number or importance
- the property possessed by a slope or surface that rises
- the act of changing location in an upward direction
- an increase in cost
- an upward slope or grade (as in a road)
- increase in price or value
- a movement upward; rise above the ground
- the amount a salary is increased
- (theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost
verb
- To develop, to come about or intensify.
- To attain a higher status.
- Of a quantity, price, etc., to increase.
- To become perceptible to the senses (other than sight).
- To move upwards.
- (music) To ascend on a musical scale; to take a higher pitch.
- (figurative) To terminate an official sitting; to adjourn.
- To slope upward.
- To become more and more dignified or forcible; to increase in interest or power; said of style, thought, or discourse.
- To become active, effective or operational, especially in response to an external or internal stimulus.
- To become agitated, opposed, or hostile; to go to war; to take up arms; to rebel.
- To leave one's bed; to get up.
- (of a celestial body) To appear to move upwards from behind the horizon of a planet as a result of the planet's rotation.
- To come; to offer itself.
- To come to mind; to be suggested; to occur.
- (transitive) To go up; to ascend; to climb.
- To become erect; to assume an upright position.
- To grow upward; to attain a certain height.
- (of a river) To have its source (in a particular place).
- To swell or puff up in the process of fermentation; to become light.
- (transitive) To cause to go up or ascend.
- (figurative) To be resurrected.
- rise in rank or status
- come up, of celestial bodies
- rise to one's feet
- go up or advance
- become more extreme
- become heartened or elated
- come into existence; take on form or shape
- move to a better position in life or to a better job
- get up and out of bed
- come to the surface
- take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance
- move upward
- return from the dead
- exert oneself to meet a challenge
- increase in value or to a higher point
- rise up
- increase in volume
noun
- Increase; growth; progress; advance.
- The act of improving; advancement or growth; a bettering
- The state of being improved; betterment; advance
- Something which is improved
- (Patent Laws): A useful addition to, or modification of, a machine, manufacture, or composition.
- (in the plural) Valuable additions or betterments, for example buildings, clearings, drains, fences, etc., on premises.
- The act of making profitable use or application of anything, or the state of being profitably employed; practical application, for example of a doctrine, principle, or theory, stated in a discourse.
- the act of improving something
- a condition superior to an earlier condition
- a change for the better; progress in development
noun
- (figurative) The point in any process or sequence of events where some development becomes inevitable.
- (aviation) The point in an aircraft's flight when there is insufficient fuel to reverse direction and return to the place of origin.
- a line that when crossed permits of no return and typically results in irrevocable commitment
verb
- (transitive, figuratively) To accelerate.
- (intransitive, figuratively) To advance rapidly in time.
- (intransitive, figuratively) To shift one's attention or focus toward a later point in time.
- (transitive) To cause an audio or video tape, digital media stream, etc. to move forward very fast, so that when the device is played, it will start at a later point.
- (intransitive) To be fast-forwarded; to move ahead in this fashion.
noun
verb
- (transitive) To quicken the natural or ordinary progression or process of.
- (intransitive) Grow; increase.
- (transitive, physics) To cause a change of velocity.
- (transitive, education) To enable a student to finish a course of study in less than normal time.
- (intransitive) To become faster; to begin to move more quickly.
- (transitive) To cause to move faster; to quicken the motion of; to add to the speed of.
- (transitive) To hasten, as the occurrence of an event.
- cause to move faster
- move faster
verb
- (transitive) To advance; to further; to promote the growth of.
- (ambitransitive) To progress through a sequence of stages.
- (transitive) To create.
- (mathematics) To change the form of (an algebraic expression, etc.) by executing certain indicated operations without changing the value.
- (intransitive) To change with a specific direction, progress.
- (transitive) To acquire something usually over a period of time.
- (snooker, pool) To cause a ball to become more open and available to be played on later. Usually by moving it away from the cushion, or by opening a pack.
- (transitive) To bring out images latent in photographic film.
- (chess, transitive) To place one's pieces actively.
- superimpose a three-dimensional surface on a plane without stretching, in geometry
- make visible by means of chemical solutions
- change the use of and make available or usable
- work out
- come into existence; take on form or shape
- cause to grow and differentiate in ways conforming to its natural development
- grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment
- elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses
- grow emotionally or mature
- create by training and teaching
- make something new, such as a product or a mental or artistic creation
- become technologically advanced
- expand in the form of a series
- happen
- be gradually disclosed or unfolded; become manifest
- move one's pieces into strategically more advantageous positions
- gain through experience
- generate gradually
- come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)
- elaborate by the unfolding of a musical idea and by the working out of the rhythmic and harmonic changes in the theme
- move into a strategically more advantageous position
verb
- (transitive) To proceed; to make progress, physically or figuratively.
- (transitive) To see that (a person) is continually supplied with something, or that they can progress or carry on.
- (intransitive) To continue functioning; to maintain.
- continue uninterrupted
- be a regular customer or client of
- suffice for a period between two points
verb
adj
noun
- (US, slang, derogatory) A person, usually a female, who acts or behaves in a ghetto, unseemly, or indecorous way or manner.
- (cryptography) A mechanism for generating a new unique key for each message by moving forward in a sequence.
- A noisemaker or musical instrument where sound is generated by a board striking against a rotating gear.
- A ratchet wrench.
- A mechanism composed of a ratchet wheel, or ratch and pawl.
- (finance) Ellipsis of full ratchet.
- A pawl, click, or detent for holding or propelling a ratchet wheel, or ratch, etc.
- (by extension) A procedure or regulation that goes in one direction, usually up.
- mechanical device consisting of a toothed wheel or rack engaged with a pawl that permits it to move in only one direction
verb
- (transitive) To move or progress slowly [with one's way].
- (intransitive) To do a specific task by employing physical or mental powers.
- To force to work.
- (intransitive, figuratively) To influence.
- Said of one's job title [with as].
- General use, said of either fellow employees or instruments or clients [with with].
- (intransitive) To ferment.
- (transitive) To cause to ferment.
- (transitive) To embroider with thread.
- (transitive) To work or operate in, through, or by means of.
- (transitive) To cause to move slowly or with difficulty.
- (ditransitive, poetic) To cause (someone) to feel (something); to do unto somebody (something, whether good or bad).
- (law) To cause to happen or to occur as a consequence.
- (intransitive) To function correctly; to act as intended; to achieve the goal designed for.
- (intransitive) To move in an agitated manner.
- (intransitive) To behave in a certain way when handled
- Said of a company or individual who employs [with for].
- To set into action.
- To exhaust, by working.
- To provoke or excite; to influence.
- To shape, form, or improve a material.
- Said of one's workplace (building), or one's department, or one's trade (sphere of business) [with in or at].
- (slang, transitive) To pull off; to wear, perform, etc. successfully or to advantage.
- (LGBTQ slang, intransitive) To perform with a confident attitude, particularly as a drag queen.
- (intransitive) To move or progress slowly or with difficulty; to proceed with effort.
- (transitive) To work or operate in a certain place, area, or speciality.
- To use or manipulate to one’s advantage.
- provoke or excite
- have an effect or outcome; often the one desired or expected
- prepare for crops
- arrive at a certain condition through repeated motion
- operate in or through
- to mix into a homogeneous mass
- behave in a certain way when handled
- move in an agitated manner
- move into or onto
- proceed towards a goal or along a path or through an activity
- operate in a certain place, area, or specialty
- cause to work
- cause to happen or to occur as a consequence
- use or manipulate to one's advantage
- exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity; work
- find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of
- proceed along a path
- shape, form, or improve a material
- make something, usually for a specific function
- give a workout to
- cause to operate or function
- go sour or spoil
- gratify and charm, usually in order to influence
- perform as expected when applied
- be employed
- have and exert influence or effect
- cause to undergo fermentation
noun
- (mining) Ore before it is dressed.
- Effort expended on a particular task.
- (physics, more generally) A measure of energy that is usefully extracted from a process: applied productively.
- (uncountable, often in combination) The result of a particular manner of production.
- The place where one is employed.
- (LGBTQ slang) The confident attitude of a drag queen.
- Labour, occupation, job.
- (countable) A fortification.
- (slang, plural only) The equipment needed to inject a drug (syringes, needles, swabs etc.)
- Something on which effort is expended.
- (prison slang) Prison gang violence.
- (uncountable, slang, professional wrestling) The staging of events to appear as real.
- Sustained effort to overcome obstacles and achieve a result.
- (uncountable, often in combination) Something produced using the specified material or tool.
- (physics) A measure of energy expended in moving an object; most commonly, force times distance. No work is done if the object does not move.
- (euphemistic) Cosmetic surgery.
- (countable) A literary, artistic, or intellectual production; a creative work.
- (by extension) One's employer.
- the occupation for which you are paid
- a place where work is done
- applying the mind to learning and understanding a subject (especially by reading)
- activity directed toward making or doing something
- a product produced or accomplished through the effort or activity or agency of a person or thing
- (physics) a manifestation of energy; the transfer of energy from one physical system to another expressed as the product of a force and the distance through which it moves a body in the direction of that force
- the total output of a writer or artist (or a substantial part of it)
verb
- (transitive) To bring (something) to maturity, full development, or completion.
- (transitive) To make (someone) mature.
- (intransitive, finance) To reach the date when payment is due.
- (intransitive, of a person) To proceed toward or become mature or full-grown, either physically or psychologically; to gain experience or wisdom with age.
- (transitive) To make (something, e.g. fruit) ripe or mature.
- (intransitive) To proceed toward maturity: full development or completion (either of concrete or of abstract things, e.g. plans, judgments, qualities).
- (intransitive, of food, especially fruit) To attain maturity, to become mature or ripe.
- develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation
- become due for repayment
- cause to ripen or develop fully
- cause to ripen and discharge pus
- grow old or older
- develop and work out fully in one's mind
adj
- Fully developed; grown up in terms of physical appearance, behaviour or thinking; ripe.
- Brought to a state of complete readiness.
- (television, film) Suitable for adults only, due to sexual themes, violence, etc.
- Profound; careful.
- having reached full natural growth or development
- fully developed or matured and ready to be eaten or used
- characteristic of maturity
- fully considered and perfected
- (of birds) having developed feathers or plumage; often used in combination
verb
noun
- A sequence of gradual, successive stages; a systematic progression.
- A passing by small degrees from one tone or shade, as of color, to another.
- (music) A diatonic succession of chords.
- (phonetics) Ablaut.
- The act of gradating or arranging in grades.
- (music) A gradual change within one parameter, or an overlapping of two blocks of sound.
- (countable) A calibration marking.
- Any degree or relative position in an order or series.
- relative position in a graded series
- the act of arranging in grades
- a degree of ablaut
verb
- (intransitive) To progress, to develop; to come along.
- (slang, transitive) To join a job, hobby or other practice.
- (slang) To appear or seem to be a particular.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see come, on.
- (intransitive, of an electric or electronic device, especially a light) To activate; to turn on.
- (intransitive, idiomatic, colloquial, UK) To get one's period, start menstruating.
- (intransitive, idiomatic, with to) To show sexual or relational interest through words or sometimes actions.
- (slang, intransitive, transitive) To begin to feel the effects of a drug; to start causing effects.
- (sports, of a substitute) To enter the playing field.
- (transitive, intransitive) To be broadcast (through a device), or (of a broadcast) to begin playing.
- (intransitive, informal, with adverbial words such as in, by, round, over, up, down) Elaboration of come (in the sense of move towards the speaker or other focus), emphasising motion or progress, or conveying a nuance of familiarity or encouragement.
- (transitive) To encounter, discover; to come upon.
- (intransitive) To appear on a stage or in a performance.
- move towards
- occur or become available
- start running, functioning, or operating
- appear or become visible; make a showing
- develop in a positive way
intj
verb
- (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.
- (transitive) To orchestrate; to carry out.
- (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
- (countable) Money paid for a transport ticket.
- (countable, UK, crime, slang) A prostitute's client.
- (countable) A paying passenger, especially in a taxi.
- (uncountable) Supplies for consumption or pleasure.
- (uncountable) Food and drink.
- a paying (taxi) passenger
- an agenda of things to do
- the food and drink that are regularly served or consumed
- the sum charged for riding in a public conveyance
verb
- (transitive) To advance, promote.
- (transitive) To send (a letter, email etc.) on to a third party.
- (transitive, bookbinding) To assemble (a book) by sewing sections, attaching cover boards, and so on.
- (intransitive, Caribbean) To arrive, come.
- send or ship onward from an intermediate post or station in transit
adj
- (figuratively) Moving in the desired direction of progress.
- Situated toward or at the front of something.
- Having the usual order or sequence.
- Prominent, emphasized (or, in combinations, emphasizing).
- Without customary restraint or modesty; bold, cheeky, pert, presumptuous or pushy.
- Advanced beyond the usual degree; advanced for the season; precocious.
- (of troops, guns etc.) Situated toward or near the enemy lines.
- Acting in or pertaining to the direction of travel or movement.
- Acting in or pertaining to the direction in which someone or something is facing.
- (finance, commerce) Expected or scheduled to take place in the future.
- moving forward
- at or near or directed toward the front
- used of temperament or behavior; lacking restraint or modesty
- of the transmission gear causing forward movement in a motor vehicle
adv
- To an earlier point in time. See also bring forward.
- In the direction in which someone or something is facing.
- (nautical) At, near, or towards the bow of a vessel (with the frame of reference within the vessel).
- In the desired or usual direction of movement or progress, physically or figuratively; onwards.
- In the usual order or sequence.
- Into the future.
- So that front and back are in the usual orientation.
- At, near or towards the front of something.
- forward in time or order or degree
- near or toward the bow of a ship or cockpit of a plane
- at or to or toward the front; forward
- toward the future; forward in time
- in a forward direction
noun
- (rugby) One of the eight players (comprising two props, one hooker, two locks, two flankers and one number eight, collectively known as the pack) whose primary task is to gain and maintain possession of the ball (compare back).
- (nautical) The front part of a vessel.
- (ice hockey) An umbrella term for a centre or winger in ice hockey.
- (finance) A direct agreement between two parties to buy or sell an asset at a specific point in the future; distinguished from a futures contract in that the latter is standardized and traded on an exchange.
- (basketball) The small forward or power forward position; two frontcourt positions that are taller than guards but shorter than centers.
- Misspelling of foreword (“preface or introduction”).
- (Internet) An e-mail message that is forwarded to another recipient or recipients; an electronic chain letter.
- the person who plays the position of forward in certain games, such as basketball, soccer, or hockey
- a position on a basketball, soccer, or hockey team
verb
- (transitive, figuratively) To accelerate.
- (intransitive, figuratively) To advance rapidly in time.
- (intransitive, figuratively) To shift one's attention or focus toward a later point in time.
- (transitive) To cause an audio or video tape, digital media stream, etc. to move forward very fast, so that when the device is played, it will start at a later point.
- (intransitive) To be fast-forwarded; to move ahead in this fashion.
noun
verb
- (figurative) To make steady progress.
- (intransitive) To have common borders or frontiers
- (intransitive) To walk with long, regular strides, as a soldier does.
- To go to war; to make military advances.
- (transitive) To cause someone to walk somewhere.
- force to march
- lie adjacent to another or share a boundary
- walk ostentatiously
- cause to march or go at a marching pace
- march in a procession
- march in protest; take part in a demonstration
- walk fast, with regular or measured steps; walk with a stride
noun
- A journey so walked.
- (historical) A region at a frontier governed by a marquess.
- A political rally or parade.
- A formal, rhythmic way of walking, used especially by soldiers, by bands, and in ceremonies.
- Steady forward movement or progression.
- Any song in the genre of music written for marching (see Wikipedia's article on this type of music)
- (euchre) The feat of taking all the tricks of a hand.
- district consisting of the area on either side of a border or boundary of a country or an area
- the act of marching; walking with regular steps (especially in a procession of some kind)
- a procession of people walking together
- a steady advance
- genre of music written for marching
verb
- (transitive) To convey by extension or continuance; to extend.
- To contain; to comprise; have a particular aspect; to show or exhibit
- (transitive) To stock or supply (something); to have in store.
- To succeed in (e.g. a contest); to succeed in; to win.
- To hold the head; said of a horse.
- (transitive) To notionally transfer from one place (such as a country, book, or column) to another.
- (reflexive) To bear (oneself); to behave or conduct.
- (transitive) To adopt (something); take (something) over.
- (slang, transitive) To insult, to diss.
- (transitive) To have on one’s person.
- (Southern US) To physically transport (in the general sense, not necessarily by lifting)
- (intransitive) To have a weapon on one's person; to be armed.
- (Canada, US) To bear a firearm, such as a gun.
- (transitive) To adopt or resolve on, especially in a deliberative assembly
- (transitive) To have, hold, possess or maintain (something).
- (gaming, sports) (transitive or, rarely, intransitive) To be disproportionately responsible for a team's success or for counteracting teammates' underperformance.
- (transitive, nautical) To capture a ship by coming alongside and boarding.
- (transitive, sports) To transport (the ball) whilst maintaining possession.
- To bear or uphold successfully, especially through conflict, for example a leader or principle
- To bear the charges or burden of holding or having, as stocks, merchandise, etc., from one time to another.
- (transitive) To lead or guide.
- To have propulsive power; to propel.
- (hunting) To have earth or frost stick to the feet when running, as a hare.
- To be pregnant (with).
- (intransitive) To be transmitted; to travel.
- (intransitive, cricket) For the ball, having been hit in the air, to reach a fielder without touching the ground (whether or not the fielder catches it).
- (transitive) To lift (something) and take it to another place; to transport (something) by lifting.
- (transitive, arithmetic) In an addition, to transfer the quantity in excess of what is countable in the units in a column to the column immediately to the left in order to be added there.
- pursue a line of scent or be a bearer
- include as the content; broadcast or publicize
- include, as on a list
- support or hold in a certain manner
- have or possess something abstract
- sing or play against other voices or parts
- contain or hold; have within
- transmit or serve as the medium for transmission
- be able to feed
- behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself
- secure the passage or adoption (of bills and motions)
- be pregnant with
- win approval or support for
- propel or give impetus to
- transfer (a number, cipher, or remainder) to the next column or unit's place before or after, in addition or multiplication
- have on the surface or on the skin
- transfer (entries) from one account book to another
- extend to a certain degree
- pass on a communication
- cover a certain distance or advance beyond
- have with oneself; have on one's person
- serve as a means for expressing something
- drink alcohol without showing ill effects
- be successful in
- have as an inherent or characteristic feature or have as a consequence
- be conveyed over a certain distance
- move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
- compensate for a weaker partner or member by one's own performance
- capture after a fight
- be necessarily associated with or result in or involve
- keep up with financial support
- win in an election
- be equipped with (a mast or sail)
- propel
- take further or advance
- have on hand
- continue or extend
- bear or be able to bear the weight, pressure,or responsibility of
- have a certain range
- bear (a crop)
noun
- (computing) The bit or digit that is carried in an addition operation.
- (golf) The distance travelled by the ball when struck, until it hits the ground.
- (finance) Carried interest.
- (UK, dialect) The sky; cloud-drift.
- A tract of land over which boats or goods are carried between two bodies of navigable water; a portage.
- (finance) The benefit or cost of owning an asset over time.
- A manner of transporting or lifting something; the grip or position in which something is carried.
- the act of carrying something
verb
- (transitive) To develop or give form to (something) according to a plan or process.
- (transitive, computing) To construct (software) by compiling its source code.
- (transitive) To establish a basis for (something).
- (intransitive, computing, of source code) To be converted into software by compilation, usually with minimal human intervention.
- (intransitive) To form by combining materials or parts.
- (intransitive) To develop in magnitude or extent.
- (transitive) To form (something) by combining materials or parts.
- (transitive) To increase or strengthen (something) by adding gradually to.
- bolster or strengthen
- improve the cleansing action of
- develop and grow
- give form to, according to a plan
- order, supervise, or finance the construction of
- form or accumulate steadily
- make by combining materials and parts
- be engaged in building
- build or establish something abstract
- found or ground
noun
- (countable, uncountable) The physique of a human or animal body, or other object; constitution or structure.
- (gaming, slang, countable) A structure, such as a building, statue, pool or forest created by the player.
- (countable) The process or period of constructing a physical object.
- (computing, countable) Any of various versions of a software product as it is being developed for release to users.
- (gaming, slang, countable) A configuration of a character's items or skills created by the player.
- constitution of the human body
- alternative names for the body of a human being
adj
- (pathology) not progressing or increasing; or progressing slowly
- lacking activity; lying idle or unused
- lacking in energy or will
- not exerting influence or change
- not in physical motion
- (chemistry) not participating in a chemical reaction; chemically inert
- not engaged in full-time work
- (of e.g. volcanoes) not erupting and not extinct
- (military) not involved in military operations
- not active physically or mentally
- Not functioning or operating; broken down
- (chemistry) Relatively inert.
- Retired from duty or service.
- (physics) Showing no optical activity in polarized light.
- Not active, temporarily or permanently.
- Not engaging in physical activity.
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verb
adj
noun
adj
- Defining progress as one-dimensional, so that change is either a progression, a regression, or a neutral step to the side.
- Having all turns occurring at right angles.
- Moving in one direction, in which each step leads to the next.
- Forming a line when plotted on a set of orthogonal axes.
- (computing) Of a keyboard, having keys that are aligned in a perfect grid.
verb
- (transitive) To advance, promote.
- (transitive) To send (a letter, email etc.) on to a third party.
- (transitive, bookbinding) To assemble (a book) by sewing sections, attaching cover boards, and so on.
- (intransitive, Caribbean) To arrive, come.
- send or ship onward from an intermediate post or station in transit
adj
- (figuratively) Moving in the desired direction of progress.
- Situated toward or at the front of something.
- Having the usual order or sequence.
- Prominent, emphasized (or, in combinations, emphasizing).
- Without customary restraint or modesty; bold, cheeky, pert, presumptuous or pushy.
- Advanced beyond the usual degree; advanced for the season; precocious.
- (of troops, guns etc.) Situated toward or near the enemy lines.
- Acting in or pertaining to the direction of travel or movement.
- Acting in or pertaining to the direction in which someone or something is facing.
- (finance, commerce) Expected or scheduled to take place in the future.
- moving forward
- at or near or directed toward the front
- used of temperament or behavior; lacking restraint or modesty
- of the transmission gear causing forward movement in a motor vehicle
adv
- To an earlier point in time. See also bring forward.
- In the direction in which someone or something is facing.
- (nautical) At, near, or towards the bow of a vessel (with the frame of reference within the vessel).
- In the desired or usual direction of movement or progress, physically or figuratively; onwards.
- In the usual order or sequence.
- Into the future.
- So that front and back are in the usual orientation.
- At, near or towards the front of something.
- forward in time or order or degree
- near or toward the bow of a ship or cockpit of a plane
- at or to or toward the front; forward
- toward the future; forward in time
- in a forward direction
noun
- (rugby) One of the eight players (comprising two props, one hooker, two locks, two flankers and one number eight, collectively known as the pack) whose primary task is to gain and maintain possession of the ball (compare back).
- (nautical) The front part of a vessel.
- (ice hockey) An umbrella term for a centre or winger in ice hockey.
- (finance) A direct agreement between two parties to buy or sell an asset at a specific point in the future; distinguished from a futures contract in that the latter is standardized and traded on an exchange.
- (basketball) The small forward or power forward position; two frontcourt positions that are taller than guards but shorter than centers.
- Misspelling of foreword (“preface or introduction”).
- (Internet) An e-mail message that is forwarded to another recipient or recipients; an electronic chain letter.
- the person who plays the position of forward in certain games, such as basketball, soccer, or hockey
- a position on a basketball, soccer, or hockey team