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noun
- The main character or force opposing the protagonist in a literary work or drama.
- An opponent or enemy.
- A muscle that acts in opposition to another.
- A chemical that binds to a receptor but does not produce a physiological response, blocking the action of agonist chemicals.
- One who antagonizes or stirs.
noun
- opposition in a work of drama or fiction between characters or forces (especially an opposition that motivates the development of the plot)
- an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals)
- opposition between two simultaneous but incompatible feelings
- a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
- a state of opposition between persons or ideas or interests
- an incompatibility of dates or events
- a disagreement or argument about something important
verb
noun
- In literature, theatre/theater, etc., a character who helps emphasize the traits of the main character and who usually acts as an opponent or antagonist, but can also serve as the sidekick of the protagonist.
- Thin aluminium/aluminum (or, formerly, tin) used for wrapping food.
- A thin, transparent plastic material on which marks are made and projected for the purposes of presentation. See transparency.
- A very thin sheet of metal.
- A thin layer of metal put between a jewel and its setting to make it seem more brilliant.
- A very thin sword with a blunted (or foiled) tip
- Anything that acts by contrast to emphasise the characteristics of something.
- One of the incorrect answers presented in a multiple-choice test.
- A stylized flower or leaf.
- Failure when on the point of attainment; defeat; frustration; miscarriage.
- The track of an animal.
verb
noun
- A struggle or contest; conflict; especially between the protagonist and antagonist in a literary work.
- A contest in ancient Greece, as in athletics or music, in which prizes were awarded.
- A two-player board game played on a hexagonally-tiled board, popular in Victorian times.
- An intellectual conflict or apparent competition of ideas.
noun
- the principal character in a play or movie or novel or poem
- a person distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength
- someone who fights for a cause
- (classical mythology) a being of great strength and courage celebrated for bold exploits; often the offspring of a mortal and a god
- a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States
noun
- A character or part, as in a play; a specific kind or manifestation of individual character, whether in real life, or in literary or dramatic representation; an assumed character.
- The human genitalia; specifically, the penis.
- An individual substance of a rational nature; usually a human being.
- Someone who likes or has an affinity for (a specified thing).
- A shoot or bud of a plant; a polyp or zooid of the compound Hydrozoa, Anthozoa, etc.; also, an individual, in the narrowest sense, among the higher animals.
- A linguistic category used to distinguish between the speaker of an utterance and those to whom or about whom they are speaking. See grammatical person.
- Any sentient or socially intelligent being.
- Any one of the three hypostases of the Holy Trinity: the Father, Son, or Holy Spirit.
- A human of unspecified gender (in terms usually constructed with man or woman).
- The physical body of a being seen as distinct from the mind, character, etc.
- Any individual or formal organization with standing before the courts.
- A worker in a specified function or specialty.
verb
noun
- The main role in a play or film; the lead role.
- The excess above a right angle in the angle between two consecutive cranks, as of a compound engine, on the same shaft.
- A plummet or mass of lead attached to a line, used in sounding depth at sea or (dated) to estimate velocity in knots.
- The advance of the current phase in an alternating circuit beyond that of the electromotive force producing it.
- Information obtained by a detective or police officer that allows him or her to discover further details about a crime or incident.
- Sheets or plates of lead used as a covering for roofs.
- The situation where a runner steps away from a base while waiting for the pitch to be thrown.
- In a steam engine, the width of port opening which is uncovered by the valve, for the admission or release of steam, at the instant when the piston is at end of its stroke.
- An important news story that appears on the front page of a newspaper or at the beginning of a news broadcast
- The announcement by one voice part of a theme to be repeated by the other parts.
- The act of leading or conducting; guidance; direction, course
- The action of a tooth, such as a tooth of a wheel, in impelling another tooth or a pallet.
- bullets; ammunition.
- A thin strip of type metal, used to separate lines of type in printing.
- In a barbershop quartet, the person who sings the melody, usually the second tenor
- The actor who plays the main role; lead actor.
- A lode.
- Information obtained by a news reporter about an issue or subject that allows him or her to discover more details.
- Precedence; advance position; also, the measure of precedence; the state of being ahead in a race; the highest score in a game in an incomplete game.
- A heavy, pliable, inelastic metal element, having a bright, bluish color, but easily tarnished; both malleable and ductile, though with little tenacity. It is easily fusible, forms alloys with other metals, and is an ingredient of solder and type metal. Atomic number 82, symbol Pb (from Latin plumbum).
- A mark or a short passage in one voice part, as of a canon, serving as a cue for the entrance of others.
- An insulated metallic wire for electrical devices and equipment.
- The act or right of playing first in a game or round; the card suit, or piece, so played
- The distance of haul, as from a cutting to an embankment.
- The angle between the line joining the brushes of a continuous-current dynamo and the diameter symmetrical between the poles.
- Vertical space in advance of a row or between rows of text. Also known as leading.
- The person in charge of a project or a work shift etc.
- A rope, leather strap, or similar device with which to lead an animal; a leash
- The player who throws the first two rocks for a team.
- A thin cylinder of graphite used in pencils.
- The course of a rope from end to end.
- The axial distance a screw thread travels in one revolution. It is equal to the pitch times the number of starts.
- A roof covered with lead sheets or terne plates.
- A channel of open water in an ice field.
- Hypothesis that has not been pursued
- Potential opportunity for a sale or transaction, a potential customer.
- A teaser; a lead-in; the start of a newspaper column, telling who, what, when, where, why and how. (Sometimes spelled as lede for this usage to avoid ambiguity.)
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- To guide or conduct, as by accompanying, going before, showing, influencing, directing with authority, etc.; to have precedence or preeminence; to be first or chief; — used in most of the senses of the transitive verb.
- To guide or conduct in a certain course, or to a certain place or end, by making the way known; to show the way, especially by going with or going in advance of, to lead a pupil; to guide somebody somewhere or to bring somebody somewhere by means of instructions.
- To direct; to counsel; to instruct
- To conduct or direct with authority; to have direction or charge of; to command, especially a military or business unit.
- To guide or conduct oneself in, through, or along (a certain course); hence, to proceed in the way of; to follow the path or course of; to pass; to spend. Also, to cause (one) to proceed or follow in (a certain course).
- To go or to be in advance of; to precede; hence, to be foremost or chief among.
- To step off base and move towards the next base.
- To draw or direct by influence, whether good or bad; to prevail on; to induce; to entice; to allure
- To be ahead of others, e.g., in a race.
- Lead climb.
- To produce (with to).
- To guide or conduct with the hand, or by means of some physical contact connection.
- To place leads between the lines of.
- To aim in front of a moving target, in order that the shot may hit the target as it passes.
- To cover, fill, or affect with lead.
- To have the highest interim score in a game.
- To tend or reach in a certain direction, or to a certain place.
- To lead off or out, to go first; to begin.
- To live or experience (a particular way of life).
- To be more advanced in technology or business than others.
- To begin a game, round, or trick, with
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noun
- A character or part played by a performer or actor.
- Designation that denotes an associated set of responsibilities, knowledge, skills, and attitudes
- In the Raku programming language, a code element akin to an interface, used for composition of classes without adding to their inheritance chain.
- The function of a word in a phrase.
- An ancient unit of quantity, 72 sheets of parchment.
- The expected behaviour of an individual in a society.
- The function or position of something.
noun
- A composition, normally in prose, telling a story and intended to be represented by actors impersonating the characters and speaking the dialogue
- Theatrical plays in general
- Such a work for television, radio or the cinema (usually one that is not a comedy)
- A situation in real life that has the characteristics of such a theatrical play
- Rumor, lying or exaggerated reaction to life or online events; melodrama; an angry dispute or scene; a situation made more complicated or worse than it should be; intrigue or spiteful interpersonal maneuvering.
noun
- A literary composition, intended to be represented by actors impersonating the characters and speaking the dialogue.
- A geological formation that contains an accumulation or prospect of hydrocarbons or other resources.
- An instance of watching or listening to digital media.
- The extent to which a part of a mechanism can move freely, as for example lash, backlash, or slack.
- Movement (of a pattern of light etc.)
- An individual's performance in a sport or game.
- A button that, when pressed, causes media to be played.
- Activity for amusement only, especially among the young.
- Similar activity in young animals, as they explore their environment and learn new skills.
- An attempt to move forward, as in a plan or strategy, for example by a business, investor, or political party.
- Sexual activity or sexual role-playing.
- The conduct, or course, of a game.
- A short sequence of action within a game.
- An action carried out when it is one's turn to play.
- A theatrical performance featuring actors.
verb
- To act with levity or thoughtlessness; to trifle; to be careless.
- Contrary to fact, to give an appearance of being.
- To be performed; (or of a film) to be shown.
- To manipulate, deceive, or swindle someone.
- To move to and fro.
- To produce music (or a specified song or musical style) using (a specified musical instrument).
- To compete against, in a game.
- To act; to behave; to practice deception.
- To perform in or at; to give performances in or at.
- To produce music using a musical instrument.
- To move in any manner; especially, to move regularly with alternate or reciprocating motion; to operate.
- To take part in amorous activity; to make love.
- To perform in (a sport); to participate in (a game).
- To kid; to joke; say something for amusement.
- (in the scoring of games and sports) To be the opposing score to.
- To gamble.
- To act as the indicated role, especially in a performance.
- To produce music.
- To act or perform (a play).
- To bring into sportive or wanton action; to exhibit in action; to execute.
- To put in action or motion.
- To keep in play, as a hooked fish in order to land it.
- To use a device to watch or listen to the indicated recording.
- To act in a manner such that one has fun; to engage in activities expressly for the purpose of recreation or entertainment.
adj
- (of an actor or role) being or playing the villain
- usually describes a large person who is fat but has a large frame to carry it
- (used of soil) compact and fine-grained
- darkened by clouds
- permitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter
- of relatively large extent and density
- made of fabric having considerable thickness
- prodigious
- full and loud and deep
- given to excessive indulgence of bodily appetites especially for intoxicating liquors
- of great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious thought
- slow and laborious because of weight
- large and powerful; especially designed for heavy loads or rough work
- dense or inadequately leavened and hence likely to cause distress in the alimentary canal
- sharply inclined
- full of; bearing great weight
- requiring or showing effort
- characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort
- lacking lightness or liveliness
- (of sleep) deep and complete
- in an advanced stage of pregnancy
adj
- of comparatively great physical weight or density
- unusually great in degree or quantity or number
- of the military or industry; using (or being) the heaviest and most powerful armaments or weapons or equipment
- marked by great psychological weight; weighted down especially with sadness or troubles or weariness
- of great intensity or power or force
- (physics, chemistry) being or containing an isotope with greater than average atomic mass or weight
noun
adv
noun
- an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists)
- a powerful effect or influence
- (physics) the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity
- physical energy or intensity
- group of people willing to obey orders
- a unit that is part of some military service
- one possessing or exercising power or influence or authority
- a group of people having the power of effective action
- (of a law) having legal validity
- a putout of a base runner who is required to run; the putout is accomplished by holding the ball while touching the base to which the runner must advance before the runner reaches that base
verb
- to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means
- urge or force (a person) to an action; constrain or motivate
- move with force
- impose urgently, importunately, or inexorably
- squeeze like a wedge into a tight space
- force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically
- do forcibly; exert force
- take by force
noun
- The traits in a work of art which express the ideal or typic character, as influenced by the ethos (character or fundamental values) of a people, rather than realistic or emotional situations or individual character in a narrow sense; opposed to pathos.
- A form of rhetoric in which the writer or speaker invokes their authority, competence or expertise in an attempt to persuade others that their view is correct.
- The character or fundamental values of a person, people, culture, or movement.
verb
- To portray by mimicry or acting; to act the part or character of
- To form or image again in consciousness, as an object of cognition or apprehension (something presentative, which was originally apprehended by direct presentation).
- To portray visually; to delineate
- To act as a representative of (a country, state, district etc.)
- To constitute, to make up, to be an example of.
- To participate as a team member
- To present again, for instance for medical attention.
- To constitute a good example or symbol of a group of people; to acquit oneself well.
- To serve as a sign or symbol of
- To stand or act in the place of; to perform the duties, exercise the rights, or otherwise act on behalf of
- To bring a certain sensation of into the mind; to cause to be known, felt, or apprehended; to present.
- To present again or anew; to present by means of something standing in the place of; to exhibit the counterpart or image of; to typify.
- To portray to another using language; to show; to give one's own impressions and judgement of
- To give an account of; to describe.
noun
- A literary, artistic, or intellectual production.
- The staging of events to appear as real.
- The result of a particular manner of production.
- Sustained effort to overcome obstacles and achieve a result.
- The equipment needed to inject a drug (syringes, needles, swabs etc.)
- Ore before it is dressed.
- A measure of energy expended in moving an object; most commonly, force times distance. No work is done if the object does not move.
- Something produced using the specified material or tool.
- One's employer.
- Something on which effort is expended.
- effort expended on a particular task.
- The place where one is employed.
- A fortification.
- A measure of energy that is usefully extracted from a process.
- labour, occupation, job.
verb
- To embroider with thread.
- To cause to ferment.
- To function correctly; to act as intended; to achieve the goal designed for.
- To shape, form, or improve a material.
- Followed by with. General use, said of either fellow employees or instruments or clients.
- To cause to happen or to occur as a consequence.
- To pull off; to wear, perform, etc. successfully or to advantage.
- Followed by as. Said of one's job title
- To behave in a certain way when handled
- To exhaust, by working.
- Followed by in (or at, etc.) Said of one's workplace (building), or one's department, or one's trade (sphere of business).
- To ferment.
- To set into action.
- Followed by for. Said of a company or individual who employs.
- To use or manipulate to one’s advantage.
- To provoke or excite; to influence.
- To operate in a certain place, area, or speciality.
- To cause to work.
- To effect by gradual degrees;
- To influence.
- To move in an agitated manner.
- To cause (someone) to feel (something); to do unto somebody (something, whether good or bad).
- To do a specific task by employing physical or mental powers.
- To effect by gradual degrees.
- To operate in or through; as, to work the phones.
verb
- describe or portray the character or the qualities or peculiarities of
- prove capable or fit; meet requirements
- pronounce fit or able
- make more specific
- make fit or prepared
- specify as a condition or requirement in a contract or agreement; make an express demand or provision in an agreement
- add a modifier to a constituent
noun
- A person or character who specifically brings about the downfall of another person or character, as an agent of that character's fate or destiny, especially within a narrative.
- An enemy, especially an archenemy.
- The personification of the "fatal flaw" of a dramatic hero in the style of Greek tragedy.
- The principle of retributive justice.
- A punishment or defeat that is deserved and cannot be avoided; (an instance of) retribution.
- Polar opposite, especially of a literary character.
verb
- To resist obstinately; oppose or object strongly.
- To wash (clothes) in lye or suds, or, in later usage, by beating them on stones in running water.
- To overcome or shed (e.g., an impediment or expectation), in pursuit of a goal; to force a way through despite (an obstacle); to resist or proceed against.
- To move or operate in a sharp, jerking, or uneven manner.
- To copulate, as bucks and does.
- To output a voltage that is lower than the input voltage.
- To break up or pulverize, as ores.
- To subject to a mode of punishment which consists of tying the wrists together, passing the arms over the bent knees, and putting a stick across the arms and in the angle formed by the knees.
- To press a reinforcing device (bucking bar) against (the force of a rivet) in order to absorb vibration and increase expansion.
- To fuck.
- To throw (a rider or pack) by bucking.
- To bend; buckle.
- To saw a felled tree into shorter lengths, as for firewood.
- To swell out.
- To soak, steep or boil in lye or suds, as part of the bleaching process.
- To leap upward arching its back, coming down with head low and forelegs stiff, forcefully kicking its hind legs upward, often in an attempt to dislodge or throw a rider or pack.
noun
- The cloth or clothes soaked or washed.
- A wood or metal frame used by automotive customizers and restorers to assist in the shaping of sheet metal bodywork.
- An uncastrated sheep, a ram.
- A rand (currency unit).
- A frame on which firewood is sawed; a sawhorse; a sawbuck.
- Size.
- A male deer, antelope, sheep, goat, rabbit, hare, and sometimes the male of other animals such as the hamster, ferret and shad.
- A euro.
- Synonym of mule (“type of cocktail with ginger ale etc.”)
- One hundred.
- The body of a post mill, particularly in East Anglia. See Wikipedia:Windmill machinery.
- A leather-covered frame used for gymnastic vaulting.
- The beech tree.
- Lye or suds in which cloth is soaked in the operation of bleaching, or in which clothes are washed.
- One million dollars.
- The body of a cart or waggon, especially the front part.
- Belly, breast, chest.
- A young buck; an adventurous, impetuous, dashing, or high-spirited young man.
- Money.
- A dollar (one hundred cents).
symbol
noun
- A weakness of character; a failing.
- A characteristic, positive or negative or both, which subjects a person or thing to increased risk of danger.
- In coal seams, coal rendered worthless by impurities in the seam.
- A mistake or error.
- An illegal serve.
- A lost scent; act of losing the scent.
- Blame; the responsibility for a mistake.
- A fracture in a rock formation causing a discontinuity.
- A minor offense.
- A defect; something that detracts from perfection.
- An abnormal connection in a circuit.
verb
noun
- an actor's portrayal of someone in a play
- an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
- a characteristic property that defines the apparent individual nature of something
- the inherent complex of attributes that determines a persons moral and ethical actions and reactions
- a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities)
- good repute
- a formal recommendation by a former employer to a potential future employer describing the person's qualifications and dependability
- a written symbol that is used to represent speech
- (genetics) an attribute (structural or functional) that is determined by a gene or group of genes
verb
noun
- an actor's portrayal of someone in a play
- something determined in relation to something that includes it
- something less than the whole of a human artifact
- a portion of a natural object
- that which concerns a person with regard to a particular role or situation
- the extended spatial location of something
- the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group
- assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group
- one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole
- a line of scalp that can be seen when sections of hair are combed in opposite directions
- the melody carried by a particular voice or instrument in polyphonic music
- the effort contributed by a person in bringing about a result
- an item that is an instance of some type
adv
verb
verb
- To act against; to thwart or obstruct.
- To use the motions of opposition or counteraction.
- To travel across, often under difficult conditions.
- To lay in a cross direction; to cross.
- To (make a cutting, an incline) across the gradients of a sloped face at safe rate.
- To plane in a direction across the grain of the wood.
- To deny formally.
- To visit all parts of; to explore thoroughly.
- To climb or descend a steep hill at a wide angle (relative to the slope).
- To rotate a gun around a vertical axis to bear upon a military target.
- To pass over and view; to survey carefully.
adj
noun
- In trench warfare, a defensive trench built to prevent enfilade.
- A formal denial of some matter of fact alleged by the opposite party in any stage of the pleadings. The technical words introducing a traverse are absque hoc ("without this", i.e. without what follows).
- Something that thwarts or obstructs.
- The zigzag course or courses made by a ship in passing from one place to another; a compound course.
- A gallery or loft of communication from side to side of a church or other large building.
- A route used in mountaineering, specifically rock climbing, in which the descent occurs by a different route than the ascent.
- A series of points, with angles and distances measured between, traveled around a subject, usually for use as "control" i.e. angular reference system for later surveying work.
- A line lying across a figure or other lines; a transversal.
- A traverse board.
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