blockhole
soft hand
leg stump
through the gate
backward
middle stump
block
chin music
short leg
square
off stump
baseball swing
cut
deep point
swing
wheelhouse
close the face
beaner
guard
bottom edge
third base
third
deep square leg
leg slip
snick
two-bagger
two-base hit
duster
double
outside edge
two-baser
on
bingle
back foot
on drive
line
willow
bat-pad
bowling
backside throw
silly point
bat
slash bunt
beanball
at-bat
inside edge
off drive
foul tick
batting
open the face
front foot shot
away
single
leg side
push bunt
groove
cordon
horsehide
passed ball
outside
donkey drop
off side
ballfield
biffer
first base
on base
toe-crushing
second base
wicketkeeper
knock
take guard
jack
backstop
pitch
up
sacrifice bunt
edge
square leg
headhunter
frame
stroke
nick
leadoff hitter
face
plunk
lead off
width
seeing eye ball
backlift
backward
square
on
away
outside
toe-crushing
up
blockhole
soft hand
leg stump
middle stump
block
chin music
short leg
off stump
baseball swing
cut
deep point
swing
wheelhouse
beaner
guard
bottom edge
third base
third
deep square leg
leg slip
two-bagger
two-base hit
duster
double
outside edge
two-baser
bingle
back foot
on drive
line
willow
bat-pad
bowling
backside throw
silly point
bat
slash bunt
beanball
at-bat
off drive
foul tick
batting
snick
inside edge
front foot shot
single
leg side
push bunt
groove
cordon
horsehide
passed ball
donkey drop
off side
ballfield
biffer
first base
second base
wicketkeeper
knock
jack
backstop
sacrifice bunt
edge
square leg
headhunter
frame
stroke
nick
leadoff hitter
face
lead off
width
seeing eye ball
backlift
close the face
snick
inside edge
open the face
outside edge
take guard
pitch
plunk
adj
- On that part of the field behind the batsman's popping crease.
- Further behind the batsman's popping crease than something else.
- Acting or moving in the direction opposite to the usual direction of movement.
- Of a pawn, further behind than pawns of the same colour on adjacent files and unable to be moved forward safely.
- Late or behindhand.
- Situated toward or at the rear of something.
- Lacking progressive or enlightened thought; outdated.
- Slow to apprehend; having difficulties in learning.
- Reluctant or unable to advance or act.
- Acting or moving in the direction opposite to that in which someone or something is facing.
- Acting or moving oppositely to the desired direction of progress.
- Reversed in order or sequence.
- Of a culture, country, practice etc., undeveloped or unsophisticated.
adv
- In a direction opposite to the usual direction of movement.
- In a direction opposite to that in which someone or something is facing or normally pointing.
- At, near or towards the rear of something.
- Oppositely to the desired direction of progress, or from a better to a worse state.
- In a reversed orientation; back to front.
- Toward or into the past;
- By way of reflection; reflexively.
- In a reversed order or sequence.
noun
noun
- The position of a player or bat when guarding the wicket.
- A temporary or permanent ban that prevents access to an online account or service, or connection to or from a designated telephone number, IP address, or similar.
- A wig block: a simplified head model upon which wigs are worn.
- A case or frame housing one or more sheaves (pulleys), used with ropes to increase or redirect force, for example as part of lifting gear or a sailing ship's rigging. See also block and tackle.
- A cellblock.
- The popping crease.
- A logical extent or region; a grouping or apportionment of like things treated together as a unit.
- A fixed-length group of bits making up part of a message.
- A logical data storage unit containing one or more physical sectors (see cluster).
- Solitary confinement.
- A section of split logs used as fuel.
- A blockhole.
- A portion of a macromolecule, comprising many units, that has at least one feature not present in adjacent portions.
- Something that prevents something from passing.
- A physical area or extent of something, often rectangular or approximately rectangular.
- A joined group of four (or in some cases nine) postage stamps, forming a roughly square shape.
- An action to interfere with the movement of an opposing player or of the object of play (ball, puck).
- A contiguous range of Unicode code points used to encode characters of a specific type; can be of any size evenly divisible by 16, up to 65,536 (a full plane).
- The perch on which a bird of prey is kept.
- A defensive play by one or more players meant to deflect a spiked ball back to the hitter’s court.
- A substantial, often approximately cuboid, piece of any substance.
- A mould on which hats, bonnets, etc., are shaped.
- A region of code in a program that acts as a single unit, such as a function or loop.
- A contiguous group of urban lots of property, typically several acres in extent, not crossed by public streets.
- A chopping block: a cuboid base for cutting or beheading.
- The distance from one street to another in a city or suburb that is built (approximately) to a grid pattern.
- The human head.
- A shot played by holding the bat vertically in the path of the ball, so that it loses momentum and drops to the ground.
- A discrete group of vines in a vineyard, often distinguished from others by variety, clone, canopy training method, irrigation infrastructure, or some combination thereof.
- Interference or obstruction of cognitive processes.
- A set of sheets (of paper) joined together at one end, forming a cuboid shape.
- A roughly cuboid building.
- A section of a railroad where the block system is used.
verb
- To hit with a block.
- To wait for some condition to become true.
- To specify the positions and movements of the actors for (a section of a play or film).
- To prevent (something or someone) from passing.
- To bar (someone undesirable) from connecting via telephone, instant messaging, etc., or from accessing an online account or service, or similar.
- To play a block shot.
- To stretch or mould (a knitted item, a hat, etc.) into the desired shape.
- To shape or sketch out roughly.
- To fill or obstruct (something) so that it is not possible to pass.
- To impede (an opponent or opponent's play).
- To prevent (something from happening or someone from doing something).
- To bar (a message or communication), or bar connection with (an online account or service, a designated telephone number, IP address, etc.).
noun
- A bouncer aimed near the batsman's chin.
- A fastball thrown near the batter's chin, often to set up a subsequent pitch thrown low and outside.
- Rhythmic singing, usually to nonsense syllables, in a style partly inspired by the instruments used to accompany folk dancing in Irish and Scottish traditions.
adj
- In line with the batsman's popping crease.
- Used in the names of units of area formed by multiplying a unit of length by itself.
- Shaped like a square (the polygon).
- Honest; straightforward; fair.
- Even; tied
- Solid, decent, substantial.
- Having a shape broad for the height, with angular rather than curving outlines.
- Socially conventional; boring.
- Forming right angles in all planes as intended; not racked or leaning.
- Forming right angles with the mast or the keel, and parallel to the horizon; said of the yards of a square-rigged vessel when they are so braced.
- Forming a right angle (90°).
- Satisfied; comfortable with; not experiencing any conflict.
- Hypernyms: rectangular, polygonal
noun
- An L- or T-shaped tool used to place objects or draw lines at right angles.
- A well-defined core of a human body, a flat section from the fundament to the thoracic diaphragm.
- A cell in a grid.
- The product of a number or quantity multiplied by itself; the second power of a number, value, term or expression.
- An open space or park, often in the center of a town, not necessarily square in shape, often containing trees, seating and other features pleasing to the eye.
- A street surrounding a public square or plaza.
- A square piece, part, or surface.
- The front of a woman's dress over the bosom, usually worked or embroidered.
- A dessert cut into rectangular pieces, or a piece of such a dessert.
- A certain number of lines, forming a portion of a column, nearly square; used chiefly in reckoning the prices of advertisements in newspapers.
- A polygon with four sides of equal length and four right angles; an equilateral rectangle; a regular quadrilateral.
- A socially conventional or conservative person; a person who has little or no interest in the latest fads or trends: still sometimes used in modern terminology.
- The central area of a cricket field, with one or more pitches of which only one is used at a time.
- Cigarette.
- The symbol # on a telephone; hash.
- A unit used in measuring roof area equivalent to 100 square feet (9.29 m²) of roof area. The materials for roofing jobs are often billed by the square in the United States.
- A unit of measurement of area, equal to a 10 foot by 10 foot square, i.e. 100 square feet or roughly 9.3 square metres. Used in real estate for the size of a house or its rooms, though progressively being replaced by square metres in metric countries such as Australia.
- The position of planets distant ninety degrees from each other; a quadrate.
- A mortarboard.
- The relation of harmony, or exact agreement; equality; level.
- A vat used for fermentation.
- A body of troops drawn up in a square formation.
adv
verb
- To place at a right angle to the mast or keel.
- Of a value, term, or expression, to multiply by itself; to raise to the second power.
- To form with right angles and straight lines, or flat surfaces.
- To resolve or reconcile; to suit or fit.
- To draw, with a pair of compasses and a straightedge only, a square with the same area as.
- To take a boxing attitude; often with up or off.
- To hold a quartile position respecting.
- To form with four sides and four right angles.
- To rotate the oars so that they are perpendicular to the water.
- To make a short low pass sideways across the pitch
- To compare with, or reduce to, any given measure or standard.
- To tile (completely fill) with squares.
- To adjust so as to align with or place at a right angle to something else; in particular
- To adjust or adapt so as to bring into harmony with something.
- To accord or agree exactly; to be consistent with; to suit; to fit.
noun
- in baseball; a batter's attempt to hit a pitched ball
- a share of the profits
- (film) an immediate transition from one shot to the next
- a trench resembling a furrow that was made by erosion or excavation
- a step on some scale
- a wound made by cutting
- a piece of meat that has been cut from an animal carcass
- a remark capable of wounding mentally
- a distinct selection of music from a recording or a compact disc
- the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage
- the style in which a garment is cut
- a canal made by erosion or excavation
- a refusal to recognize someone you know
- (sports) a stroke that puts reverse spin on the ball
- the division of a deck of cards before dealing
- the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge
- the act of cutting something into parts
- the act of shortening something by chopping off the ends
- the act of reducing the amount or number
- an unexcused absence from class
adj
- separated into parts or laid open or penetrated with a sharp edge or instrument
- fashioned or shaped by cutting
- made neat and tidy by trimming
- (used of grass or vegetation) cut down with a hand implement or machine
- (of pages of a book) having the folds of the leaves trimmed or slit
adj
- with parts removed
- (of a male animal) having the testicles removed
- (used of rates or prices) reduced usually sharply
- mixed with water
verb
- separate with or as if with an instrument
- cut down on; make a reduction in
- turn sharply; change direction abruptly
- make an incision or separation
- discharge from a group
- form by probing, penetrating, or digging
- style and tailor in a certain fashion
- hit (a ball) with a spin so that it turns in the opposite direction
- make out and issue
- cut and assemble the components of
- intentionally fail to attend
- be able to manage or manage successfully
- give the appearance or impression of
- move (one's fist)
- pass directly and often in haste
- pass through or across
- make an abrupt change of image or sound
- stop filming
- make a recording of
- record a performance on (a medium)
- create by duplicating data
- form or shape by cutting or incising
- perform or carry out
- function as a cutting instrument
- allow incision or separation
- divide a deck of cards at random into two parts to make selection difficult
- cause to stop operating by disengaging a switch
- reap or harvest
- fell by sawing; hew
- penetrate injuriously
- refuse to acknowledge
- shorten as if by severing the edges or ends of
- weed out unwanted or unnecessary things
- dissolve by breaking down the fat of
- have a reducing effect
- cease, stop
- reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
- lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture
- have grow through the gums
- grow through the gums
- cut off the testicles (of male animals such as horses)
noun
- in baseball; a batter's attempt to hit a pitched ball
- a state of steady vigorous action that is characteristic of an activity
- mechanical device used as a plaything to support someone swinging back and forth
- a sweeping blow or stroke
- changing location by moving back and forth
- a style of jazz played by big bands popular in the 1930s; flowing rhythms but less complex than later styles of jazz
- a jaunty rhythm in music
- the act of swinging a golf club at a golf ball and (usually) hitting it
- a square dance figure; a pair of dancers join hands and dance around a point between them
verb
- move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting
- move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner
- change direction with a swinging motion; turn
- influence decisively
- make a big sweeping gesture or movement
- hang loosely
- hit or aim at with a sweeping arm movement
- alternate dramatically between high and low values
- live in a lively, modern, and relaxed style
- have a certain musical rhythm
- be a social swinger; socialize a lot
- play with a subtle and intuitively felt sense of rhythm
- engage freely in promiscuous sex, often with the husband or wife of one's friends
noun
- A pitch location which is favourable to the hitter.
- The enclosed structure around the paddlewheel of a steamboat.
- A prehistoric structure from the Iron Age found in Scotland, characteristically including an outer wall within which a circle of stone piers (resembling the spokes of a wheel) form the basis for lintel arches supporting corbelled roofing with a hearth at the hub.
- A building or other structure containing a (large) wheel, such as the water wheel of a mill.
- An enclosed compartment on the deck of a vessel such as a fishing boat, originally housing its helm or steering wheel, from which it may be navigated; on a larger vessel it is the bridge.
- A person's area of authority or expertise.
- The partially enclosed structure above and around a wheel of an automobile, typically partly formed by a portion of a fender panel that has been extended outward beyond the plane of the rest of the panel.
noun
- The position on the popping crease where a batsman makes a mark to align himself with the wicket; see take guard.
- A person who, or thing that, protects or watches over something.
- A state of caution; posture of defence.
- Something worn to protect part of the body, e.g. the shins in cricket.
- Either of two offensive positions between the centre and each of the offensive tackles, whose main responsibilities are to protect the quarterback, and open up "holes" through which offensive players can run.
- A player playing a position named guard.
- A relatively short player, playing farther from the basket than a forward or centre.
- A squad responsible for protecting something.
- A watchchain.
- The aircraft emergency frequency, a radio frequency reserved for emergency communications, typically 121.5MHz for civilian use.
- A part of a machine which blocks access to dangerous parts.
- A panel of a car that encloses the wheel area, especially the front wheels.
- A garda; a police officer.
- The part of a sword that protects the wielder's hand.
- A ground grappling position in which one combatant has their back to the ground while attempting to control the other combatant using their legs.
- A Boolean expression that must evaluate to true for a branch of program execution to continue.
- An employee, normally travelling in the last vehicle of a train, responsible for the safety of the train.
verb
- To fasten by binding; to gird.
- To keep watch over, in order to prevent escape or restrain from acts of violence, or the like.
- To protect the edge of, especially with an ornamental border; hence, to face or ornament with lists, laces, etc.
- To protect from danger; to secure against surprise, attack, or injury; to keep in safety; to defend.
- To watch by way of caution or defense; to be caution; to be in a state or position of defense or safety.
noun
- the base that must be touched third by a base runner in baseball
- one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
- the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed near the third of the bases in the infield (counting counterclockwise from home plate)
- following the second position in an ordering or series
- the musical interval between one note and another three notes away from it
- the third from the lowest forward ratio gear in the gear box of a motor vehicle
adv
adj
noun
- a base hit on which the batter stops safely at second base
- a stand-in for movie stars to perform dangerous stunts
- someone who closely resembles a famous person (especially an actor)
- a quantity that is twice as great as another
- raising the stakes in a card game by a factor of 2
adj
- used of flowers having more than the usual number of petals in crowded or overlapping arrangements
- used of homologous chromosomes associated in pairs in synapsis
adv
verb
- increase twofold
- hit a two-base hit
- bend over or curl up, usually with laughter or pain
- do double duty; serve two purposes or have two functions
- make a demand for (a card or suit)
- make or do or perform again
adj
adj
- Having reached a base as a runner and being positioned there, awaiting further action from a subsequent batter.
- Within the half of the field on the same side as the batsman's legs; the left side for a right-handed batsman.
- Destined, normally in the context of a challenge being accepted; involved, doomed.
- Acting in character.
- Fitted; covering; being worn.
- Acceptable, appropriate.
- In the state of being active, functioning or operating.
- Of a stated part of something, oriented towards the viewer or other specified direction.
- Menstruating.
- Performing according to schedule; taking place.
verb
adv
- Of betting odds, denoting a better-than-even chance. See also odds-on.
- Along, forwards (continuing an action).
- To an operating state.
- In continuation, at length.
- So as to cover or be fitted.
noun
prep
- To the account or detriment of; denoting imprecation or invocation, or coming to, falling, or resting upon.
- So as to impact; against.
- Some time during the day of.
- Indicating a means of subsistence.
- Denoting performance or action by contact with the surface, upper part, or outside of anything; hence, by means of; with.
- Dealing with the subject of; about; concerning.
- In the possession of.
- Inside (a vehicle) for the purpose of travelling.
- Indicating the person experiencing an emotion, cold, thirst, hunger, etc.
- Expressing figurative placement or attachment.
- Supported by (the specified part of itself).
- Having identical domain and codomain.
- At or in (a certain region or location).
- Upon; at the time of (and often because of).
- Under the influence of (a drug).
- Generated by.
- Regularly taking (a drug).
- Positioned at the upper surface of, touching from above.
- Against; in opposition to.
- Indicating dependence or reliance.
- Covering.
- Engaged in or occupied with (an action or activity).
- Paid for by.
- Toward; for; indicating the object of an emotion.
- At the date of.
- Indicating the target of, or thing affected by, an event or action.
- In addition to; besides; indicating multiplication or succession in a series.
- Indicating a means or medium.
- By virtue of; with the pledge of.
- Because of, or due to.
- Near; adjacent to; alongside.
- Having Vⁿ as domain and V as codomain, for some set V and integer n.
- Without.
- Positioned at or resting against the outer surface of; attached to.
- So as to impart force to.
- Serving as a member of.
- At a given time after the start of something; at.
noun
- The horizontal path of a ball towards the batsman (see also length).
- A circle of latitude or of longitude, as represented on a map.
- A sentence of dialogue, especially in a play, movie, or the like.
- A set of positions in a team which play in a similar position on the field; in a traditional team, consisting of three players and acting as one of six such sets in the team.
- A verse (in poetry).
- One fortieth of an inch.
- The goal line.
- An edge of a graph.
- A series of notes forming a certain part (such as the bass or melody) of a greater work.
- An infinitely extending one-dimensional figure that has no curvature; one that has length but not breadth or thickness.
- A maxwell, a unit of magnetic flux.
- The equator.
- A vascular catheter.
- A written or printed row of letters, words, numbers, or other text, especially a row of words extending across a page or column, or a blank in place of such text.
- A particular path taken by a vehicle when driving a bend or corner in the road.
- A long tape or ribbon marked with units for measuring; a tape measure.
- The position in which the fencers hold their swords.
- a set composed of a spike, a drip chamber, a clamp, a Y-injection site, a three-way stopcock and a catheter.
- A hose or pipe, of any size.
- A letter, a written form of communication.
- A line segment; a continuous finite segment of such a figure.
- A trench or rampart, or the non-physical demarcation of the extent of the territory occupied by specified forces.
- A connected series of public conveyances, as a roadbed or railway track; and hence, an established arrangement for forwarding merchandise, etc.
- A threadlike crease or wrinkle marking the face, hand, or body; hence, a characteristic mark.
- A more-or-less straight sequence of people, objects, etc., either arranged as a queue or column and often waiting to be processed or dealt with, or arranged abreast of one another in a row (and contrasted with a column), as in a military formation.
- The regular infantry of an army, as distinguished from militia, guards, volunteer corps, cavalry, artillery, etc.
- A lie or exaggeration, especially one told to gain another's approval or prevent losing it.
- A tsarist-era Russian unit of measure, approximately equal to one tenth of an English inch, used especially when measuring the calibre of firearms.
- A population of cells derived from a single cell and containing the same genetic makeup.
- The official, stated position (or set of positions) of an individual or group, particularly a political or religious faction.
- Direction, path.
- A group of people born in a certain year (liners).
- Proper relative position or adjustment (of parts, not as to design or proportion, but with reference to smooth working).
- The batter's box.
- A series or succession of ancestors or descendants of a given person; a family or race; compare lineage.
- The exterior limit of a figure or territory: a boundary, contour, or outline; a demarcation.
- That which was measured by a line, such as a field or any piece of land set apart; hence, allotted place of abode.
- Course of conduct, thought, occupation, or policy; method of argument; department of industry, trade, or intellectual activity.
- A rope, cord, string, or thread, of any thickness.
- Any of an ill-defined set of units of length, varying according to the country, discipline, industry, and date of application, commonly with no indication of the intended magnitude
- One of the straight horizontal and parallel prolonged strokes on and between which the notes are placed.
- The wire connecting one telegraphic station with another, a telephone or internet cable between two points: a telephone or network connection.
- One sixteenth of an inch.
- One twelfth of an inch.
- A path through two or more points (compare ‘segment’); a continuous mark, including as made by a pen; any path, curved or straight.
- A clothesline.
- Information about or understanding of something. (Mostly restricted to the expressions get a line on, have a line on, and give a line on.)
- Lineament; feature; figure (of one's body).
- A number of shares taken by a jobber.
- A small path-shaped portion or serving of a powdery illegal drug, especially cocaine.
- A group of forwards that play together.
- A set of products or services sold by a business, or by extension, the business itself.
verb
- To reinforce (the back of a book) with glue and glued scrap material such as fabric or paper.
- To mark with a line or lines; to cover with lines.
- To fill or supply (something), as a purse with money.
- To place persons or things along the side of for security or defense; to strengthen by adding; to fortify.
- To place (objects) into a line (usually used with "up"); to form into a line; to align.
- To align (one or more switches) to direct a train onto a particular track.
- To read or repeat line by line.
- To form a line along.
- To track (wild bees) to their nest by following their line of flight.
- To hit a line drive; to hit a line drive which is caught for an out. Compare fly and ground.
- To measure.
- To cover the inner surface of (something), originally especially with linen.
noun
- The action of propelling the ball towards the batsman.
- Candlepin bowling.
- A game played by rolling a ball down an alley and trying to knock over a triangular group of ten pins; ten-pin bowling/five-pin bowling
- A particular style of walking associated with urban street culture.
- Any of several similar games played indoors or outdoors.
- The action of the verb bowl.
- Road bowling.
noun
- A turn at hitting the ball with a bat in a game.
- A part of a brick with one whole end.
- A club made of wood or aluminium used for striking the ball in sports such as baseball, softball and cricket.
- Rate of motion; speed.
- Manner; rate; condition; state of health.
- Any of the flying mammals of the order Chiroptera, usually small and nocturnal, insectivorous or frugivorous.
- A stroke of work.
- A rough walking stick.
- The piece of wood on which the spinner places the coins and then uses for throwing them.
- A sheet of cotton used for filling quilts or comfortables; batting.
- A stroke; a sharp blow.
- Shale or bituminous shale.
- An old woman.
verb
adj
adv
- from a particular thing or place or position (`forth' is obsolete)
- from one's possession
- out of the way (especially away from one's thoughts)
- out of existence
- at a distance in space or time
- indicating continuing action; continuously or steadily
- so as to be removed or gotten rid of
- freely or at will
- in or into a proper place (especially for storage or safekeeping)
- in a different direction
- in reserve; not for immediate use
adj
noun
- The middle of the strike zone in baseball where a pitch is most easily hit.
- A long, narrow channel or depression; e.g., such a slot cut into a hard material to provide a location for an engineering component, a tyre groove, or a geological channel or depression.
- A shaft or excavation.
- A racing line, a path across the racing circuit's surface that a racecar will usually track on. (Note: There may be multiple grooves on any particular circuit or segment of circuit)
- A fixed routine.
- A pronounced, enjoyable rhythm.
verb
adj
- (of a baseball pitch) on the far side of home plate from the batter
- coming from the outside
- originating or belonging beyond some bounds
- functioning outside the boundaries or precincts of an organized unit
- leading to or from the outside
- from or between other countries
- unlikely to occur
- on or toward an outer edge
adj
- relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
- located, suited for, or taking place in the open air
adv
noun
noun
- A batsman's innings.
- An abrupt rapping sound, as from an impact of a hard object against wood.
- A sharp impact.
- A blow or setback.
- Preignition, a type of abnormal combustion occurring in spark ignition engines caused by self-ignition; also, the characteristic knocking sound associated with it.
- Synonym of hunger knock
- A criticism.
verb
noun
- The eleventh batsman to come to the crease in an innings.
- A large California rockfish, the bocaccio, Sebastes paucispinis.
- Mangifera caesia, related to the mango tree.
- Any of the marine fish in the family Carangidae.
- Nothing, jack shit.
- A coarse mediaeval coat of defence, especially one made of leather.
- Each of a series of blocks in a harpsichord or the earlier virginal, communicating the action of the key to the quill; sometime also, a hopper in a modern piano.
- A mechanical device used to raise and (temporarily) support a heavy object, now especially to lift one side of a motor vehicle when (e.g.) changing a tyre.
- Any of various levers for raising or lowering the sinkers which push the loops down on the needles in a knitting machine or stocking frame.
- The lowest court card in a deck of standard playing cards, ranking between the 10 and queen, with an image of a knave or pageboy on it.
- A torch or other light used in hunting to attract or dazzle game at night.
- The related tree Mangifera caesia.
- Money.
- A small, six-pointed playing piece used in the game of jacks.
- A small ship's flag used as a signal or identifying device; a small flag flown at the bow of the vessel.
- A pitcher or other vessel for holding liquid, especially alcoholic drink; a black-jack.
- A sailor.
- A lumberjack.
- A pike, especially when young.
- A sepoy.
- A device for turning a spit; a smokejack or roasting jack.
- A man, a fellow; a typical man; men in general.
- A home run.
- A device used to hold a boot by the heel, to assist in removing the boot.
- A switch for a jack plug, a jackknife switch; (more generally) a socket used to connect a device to a circuit, network etc.
- A small, typically white, ball used as the target ball in bowls; a jack-ball.
- Plant of the genus Emex, also considered synonymous to Rumex, if not then containing two species lesser jack and little jack for Emex spinosa syn. Rumex spinosus, Australian English three-corner jack and prickly jack for Emex australis syn. Rumex hypogaeus.
- Spadix of a plant (also capitalized Jack).
- The edible fruit of the Asian tree (Artocarpus heterophyllus); also the tree itself.
- Plant in the genus Arisaema, also known as Jack-in-the-pulpit, and capitalized Jack.
- A smooth often ovoid large gravel or small cobble in a natural water course.
- A policeman or detective; (Australia) a military policeman.
- A name applied to a hypothetical or typical man.
- A male ass, especially when kept for breeding.
- A jackrabbit.
verb
- To physically raise using a jack.
- To hit (the ball) hard; especially, to hit (the ball) out of the field, producing a home run.
- To raise or increase.
- To increase the potency of an alcoholic beverage similarly to distillation by chilling it to below the freezing point of water, removing the water ice crystals that form, and leaving the still-liquid alcoholic portion.
- To dance by moving the torso forward and backward in a rippling motion.
- To steal something, typically an automobile.
- To jack off, to masturbate.
adj
noun
- The player who stands immediately behind the striking base.
- A catcher; the position of catcher.
- Something serving to bolster or support a cover story etc.
- A thing or a person put in the rear or in the back of something to reinforce, hold, support.
- A wall or fence behind home plate.
- A default arrangement that holds if all else fails.
verb
verb
- To throw (the ball) toward a batter at home plate.
- To fix or set the tone of.
- To play baseball in the position of pitcher.
- To throw away; discard.
- To play a short, high, lofty shot that lands with backspin.
- To set or fix.
- To deliver in a certain tone or style, or with a certain audience in mind.
- To fix or place a tent or temporary habitation; to encamp.
- To attack, or position or assemble for attack.
- To darken; to blacken; to obscure.
- To cover or smear with pitch.
- To throw.
- To promote, advertise, or attempt to sell.
- To assemble or erect (a tent).
- To move so that the front of an aircraft or boat goes alternatively up and down.
- To bounce on the playing surface.
- To settle and build up, without melting.
- To discard for some gain.
- To fix one's choice.
- To set, face, or pave with rubble or undressed stones.
- To produce a note of a given pitch.
- To plunge or fall; especially, to fall forward; to decline or slope.
noun
- A descent; a fall; a thrusting down.
- A measure of the angle of attack of a propeller.
- The angle at which an object sits.
- The standard to which a group of musical instruments are tuned or in which a piece is performed, usually by reference to the frequency to which the musical note A above middle C is tuned.
- In an a cappella group, the singer responsible for singing a note for the other members to tune themselves by.
- An area on a campsite intended for occupation by a single tent, caravan or similar.
- The degree to which a vehicle, especially a ship or aircraft, rotates on such an axis, tilting its bow or nose up or down. Compare with roll, yaw, and heave.
- The field on which cricket, soccer, rugby, gridiron or field hockey is played. (In cricket, the pitch is in the centre of the field; see cricket pitch.) (Not often used in the US or Canada, where "field" is the preferred word.)
- A point or peak; the extreme point of elevation or depression.
- A level or degree, or (by extension), a peak or highest degree.
- The most thrust-out point of a headland or cape.
- The height a bird reaches in flight, especially a bird of prey preparing to swoop down on its prey.
- The distance between evenly spaced objects, e.g. the teeth of a saw or gear, the turns of a screw thread, the centres of holes, or letters in a monospace font.
- The act of pitching a baseball.
- A sticky, gummy substance secreted by trees; sap.
- The point where a declivity begins; hence, the declivity itself; a descending slope; the degree or rate of descent or slope; slant.
- A throw; a toss; a cast, as of something from the hand.
- The field of battle.
- A section of a climb or rock face; specifically, the climbing distance between belays or stances.
- That point of the ground on which the ball pitches or lights when bowled.
- The perceived frequency of a sound or note.
- A dark, extremely viscous material remaining in still after distilling crude oil and tar.
- Pitchstone.
- An effort to sell or promote something.
- The limit of ground set to a miner who receives a share of the ore taken out.
- A vertical cave passage, only negotiable by using rope or ladders.
- The place where a busker performs, a prostitute solicits clients, or an illegal gambling game etc. is set up before the public.
- An area in a market (or similar) allocated to a particular trader.
- A person's or animal's height.
- Prominence; importance.
adv
- Relatively close to the batsman.
- Away from the surface of the Earth or other planet; in opposite direction to the downward pull of gravity.
- Aside or away, so as no longer to be present or in use.
- Towards or at a central place, or any place that is visualised as 'up' by virtue of local features or local convention, or arbitrarily, irrespective of direction or elevation change.
- To or from one's possession or consideration.
- To or at a physically higher or more elevated position.
- Used as an aspect marker to indicate a completed action or state; thoroughly, completely.
- To or in a position of equal advance or equality; not short of, back of, less advanced than, away from, etc.; usually followed by to or with.
- Towards the principal terminus, towards milepost zero.
- In a positive vertical direction.
- North.
- Against the wind or current.
- To a higher level of some quantity or notional quantity, such as price, volume, pitch, happiness, etc.
- Without additional ice.
noun
- The direction opposed to the pull of gravity.
- An up quark.
- An upstairs room of a two story house.
- A positive thing, or a time or situation when things are going well.
verb
- To upload.
- To physically raise or lift.
- To increase the level or amount of.
- To promote.
- To rise to a standing position; hence, by extension, to act suddenly; see also up and.
prep
- From south to north of.
- At (a given place, especially one imagined to be higher or more distant from a central location).
- From the mouth towards the source of (a river or waterway).
- Further along (in any direction).
- Of a man: having sex with.
- Toward the center, source, or main point of reference; toward the end at which something is attached.
- Toward the top of.
adj
- Said of the higher-ranking pair in a two pair.
- Traveling towards a major terminus.
- At university (especially Oxford or Cambridge).
- Aloft.
- Larger; greater in quantity, volume, value etc.
- Functional; working.
- Raised; lifted.
- Above the horizon, in the sky.
- well-known; renowned
- Awake and out of bed.
- Willing; ready.
- Indicating a larger or higher quantity.
- Headed or designated to go upward (as an escalator, stairway, elevator etc.) or toward (as a run-up).
- Finished, to an end
- On or at a physically higher level.
- Chilled and served without ice.
- Erect.
- Ahead; leading; winning.
- Happening; new; of concern. See also what's up, what's up with.
- Facing upwards.
- Well-informed; current.
- In a good mood.
- Built, constructed.
- Fitted or fixed at a high or relatively high position, especially on a wall or ceiling.
- Available to view or use; made public; posted.
- Riding the horse; mounted.
- Standing; upright.
- Next in a sequence.
noun
- A shot where the ball comes off the edge of the bat, often unintentionally.
- A one-dimensional face of a polytope. In particular, the joining line between two vertices of a polygon; the place where two faces of a polyhedron meet.
- Sharpness; readiness or fitness to cut; keenness; intenseness of desire.
- The boundary line of a surface.
- An advantage.
- The thin cutting side of the blade of an instrument, such as an ax, knife, sword, or scythe; that which cuts as an edge does, or wounds deeply, etc.
- The border or part adjacent to the line of division; the beginning or early part (of a period of time)
- The point of data production in an organization (the focus of edge computing), as opposed to the cloud.
- A level of sexual arousal that is maintained just short of reaching the point of inevitability, or climax.
- A sharp terminating border; a margin; a brink; an extreme verge.
- A connected pair of vertices in a graph.
verb
- To trim the margin of a lawn where the grass meets the sidewalk, usually with an electric or gas-powered lawn edger.
- To furnish with an edge, as a tool or weapon; to sharpen.
- To make sharp or keen; to incite; to exasperate; to goad; to urge or egg on.
- To hit the ball with an edge of the bat, causing a fine deflection.
- To delay one's orgasm so as to remain almost at the point of orgasm.
- To move an object slowly and carefully in a particular direction.
- To furnish with an edge; to construct an edging.
- To move slowly and carefully in a particular direction.
- To win by a small margin.
noun
- An inning.
- An independent chunk of data sent over a network.
- An individually scrollable region of a webpage.
- A complete game of snooker, from break-off until all the balls (or as many as necessary to win) have been potted.
- A way of dividing nucleotide sequences into a set of consecutive triplets.
- A context for understanding or interpretation.
- The outer decorated portion of a stamp's image, often repeated on several issues although the inner picture may change.
- A complete lattice in which meets distribute over arbitrary joins.
- A division of time on a multimedia timeline, such as 1/30th or 1/60th of a second.
- The outer circle of a cancellation mark.
- Anything composed of parts fitted and united together; a fabric; a structure.
- A piece of photographic film containing an image.
- A movable structure used for the cultivation or the sheltering of plants.
- A form of knowledge representation in artificial intelligence.
- A set of balls whose results are added together for scoring purposes. Usually two balls, but only one ball in the case of a strike, and three balls in the case of a strike or a spare in the last frame of a game.
- A rigid, generally rectangular mounting for paper, canvas or other flexible material.
- The structural elements of a building or other constructed object.
- The structure of a person's body; the human body.
- The complete set of pins to be knocked down in their starting configuration.
verb
- Of a picture such as a painting or photograph, to place inside a decorative border.
- Of a constructed object such as a building, to put together the structural elements.
- To move.
- To construct by fitting together or uniting various parts; fabricate by union of constituent parts.
- To bring or put into form or order; adjust the parts or elements of; compose; contrive; plan; devise.
- To construct in words so as to establish a context for understanding or interpretation.
- To position visually within a fixed boundary.
- To wash ore with the aid of a frame.
- Conspire to falsely incriminate a presumably innocent person. See frameup.
- To fit, as for a specific end or purpose; make suitable or comfortable; adapt; adjust.
- To hit (the ball) with the frame of the racquet rather than the strings (normally a mishit).
noun
- The action of hitting the ball with the bat; a shot.
- One of a series of beats or movements against a resisting medium, by means of which movement through or upon it is accomplished.
- In Unicode: the formal name of the individual horizontal strikethroughs (as in "A̶").
- A flattering or friendly act, comment, etc., done or made to a person to influence them.
- A masterful or effective action.
- The oblique, slash, or virgule ("/").
- The movement of an oar or paddle through water, either the pull which actually propels the boat, or a single entire cycle of movement including the pull; also, the manner in which such movements are made; a rowing style.
- A beat or throb, as of the heart or pulse.
- An act of striking with a weapon; a blow.
- A single act of striking at the ball with a club; also, at matchplay, a shot deducted from a player's score at a hole as a result of a handicapping system.
- An act causing hurt or death, especially when seen as divine punishment.
- A point awarded to a player in case of interference or obstruction by the opponent.
- A gesture of assurance given as encouragement; specifically (psychoanalysis) in transactional analysis: a (generally positive) reaction expressed to a person which fulfils their desires or needs.
- A line making up a written character; specifically, a Chinese, Japanese, or Korean character.
- A damaging occurrence, especially if sudden; a blow, a calamity.
- A specific combination of movements of the arms and legs which, when repeated, causes the swimmer to advance through the water; also, the manner in which such movements are made; a swimming style.
- A movement of a brush in painting, of a chisel in carving, of a pen, pencil, or such implement in drawing or writing, etc., in one direction; hence, a line or mark made on a surface by such an implement.
- The hitting of a ball with a racket; also, the movement of the racket and arm that produces that impact.
- An act of hitting; a blow, a hit.
- An act, or the sound, of the clapper or hammer of a clock hitting a bell or other striking mechanism; hence, the time when such a strike occurs.
- An act of moving one's hand or an object along a surface in one direction, touching it lightly; a caress.
- A thrust of the penis during sexual intercourse.
- A single movement or thrust of a part (such as a piston) of a machine that moves back and forth; also, the length of this movement.
- A single movement with a tool; also, an impact of a tool on an object.
- The loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted.
- An amount of work; specifically, a large amount of business or work.
- A distinctive expression in a written composition; a touch.
- A powerful or sudden effort by which something is done or produced; also, something accomplished by such an effort; an achievement, a feat.
- The rower who is nearest the stern of the boat, the movement of whose oar sets the rowing rhythm for the other rowers; also, the position in the boat occupied by this rower.
- An individual discharge of lightning, particularly if causing damage.
verb
- To move one's hand or an object (such as a broom or brush) along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly; to caress.
- Chiefly followed by out: to suffer loss of brain function when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted; to have a stroke (noun sense 4).
- Followed by out or through: to draw a line or lines through (text) to indicate that it is deleted; to cancel, to strike or strike out.
- To strike (the water) with one's arms and legs when swimming.
- To swim by making co-ordinated movements with the arms and legs.
- To give assurance to (someone) through encouragement.
- To give a finely fluted surface to (stone) by carving it with a tool.
- To milk (a cow or other animal); especially, to squeeze the teat of (a cow, etc.) to extract the last bit of milk from the udder; to strap (dialectal), to strip.
- Of a rower or a crew: to row at (a rate of a certain number of strokes (“movements of the oar through water”) per minute).
- To draw the horizontal line across the upright part (of the letter t).
- To bring (something) to a certain condition by stroking (sense 1).
- To influence (someone) by convincing or flattering them.
- To act as the stroke (“rower who is nearest the stern of the boat, the movement of whose oar sets the rowing rhythm for the other rowers”) of (a boat or its crew).
- To mark (something) with lines or stripes; to stripe.
- To hit or kick (the ball) with a flowing or smooth motion; also, to score (a goal, a point, etc.) by doing so.
- Of a bell or clock: to chime or sound to indicate (the hour, the time, etc.).
noun
- A small deflection of the ball off the edge of the bat, often going to the wicket-keeper for a catch.
- The point where the wall of the court meets the floor.
- One of the single-stranded DNA segments produced during nick translation.
- Often in the expressions in bad nick and in good nick: condition, state.
- A police station or prison.
verb
- To make a cut at the side of the face.
- To make a nick or notch in; to cut or scratch in a minor way.
- To make ragged or uneven, as by cutting nicks or notches in; to deface, to mar.
- To steal.
- To arrest.
- To make a crosscut or cuts on the underside of (the tail of a horse, in order to make the animal carry it higher).
noun
- The front surface of a bat.
- A person; the self; (reflexively, objectifying) oneself.
- The front part of the head of a human or other animal, featuring the eyes, nose, and mouth, and the surrounding area.
- A headlining wrestler with a persona embodying heroic or virtuous traits and who is regarded as a "good guy", especially one who is handsome and well-conditioned; a baby face.
- The width of a pulley, or the length of a cog from end to end.
- The mouth.
- The side of the card that shows its value (as opposed to the back side, which looks the same on all cards of the deck).
- One's facial expression.
- A distorted facial expression; an expression of displeasure, insult, etc.
- A familiar or well-known person; a member of a particular scene, such as the music or fashion scene.
- The amount expressed on a bill, note, bond, etc., without any interest or discount; face value.
- Shameless confidence; boldness; effrontery.
- Any surface, especially a front or outer one.
- The frontal aspect of something.
- The numbered dial of a clock or watch; the clock face.
- The part of a golf club that hits the ball.
- Public image; outward appearance.
- Presence; sight; front.
- An aspect of the character or nature of someone or something.
- Any of the flat bounding surfaces of a polyhedron; more generally, any of the bounding pieces of a polytope of any dimension.
- The directed force of something.
- Makeup; one's complete facial cosmetic application.
- The head of a lion, shown face-on and cut off immediately behind the ears.
- A typeface.
- A mode of regard, whether favourable or unfavourable; favour or anger.
- Good reputation; standing, in the eyes of others; dignity; prestige. (See lose face, save face).
verb
- To make the surface of (anything) flat or smooth; to dress the face of (a stone, a casting, etc.); especially, in turning, to shape or smooth the flat (transverse) surface of, as distinguished from the cylindrical (axial) surface.
- To have the front in a certain direction.
- To arrange the products in (a store) so that they are tidy and attractive.
- To be presented or confronted with; to have in prospect.
- To deal with (a difficult situation or person); to accept (facts, reality, etc.) even when undesirable.
- To cause (something) to turn or present a face or front, as in a particular direction.
- To have as an opponent.
- To position oneself or itself so as to have one's face closest to (something).
- To have its front closest to, or in the direction of (something else).
- To be the batsman on strike.
- To line near the edge, especially with a different material.
- To cover in front, for ornament, protection, etc.; to put a facing upon.
- To cover with better, or better appearing, material than the mass consists of, for purpose of deception, as the surface of a box of tea, a barrel of sugar, etc.
noun
- The horizontal distance between a batsman and the ball as it passes him.
- The state of being wide.
- The measurement of the extent of something from side to side.
- A piece of material measured along its smaller dimension, especially fabric.
- The use of all the width of the pitch, from one side to the other.
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