fit
shank
breadthwise
prehensile
citizen
divider
wall
exterior
length
deathlock
capsule
enfolding
untight
iterable
widthwise
overmold
clasping
overlier
adhesionally
dovetail
sleeve
clad
anchorage
tightly
inside
pad
interior
trailer
shell
infolding
separator
lapper
foldover
wrapping
segment
asprawl
swedge
beclip
section
inclosed
socket
in
fill
spacing
stretch
ligature
flattening
lap
chungus
intrastructural
tangling
spheno-
hang
filling
spatial arrangement
bundle
tying
tylote
mate
squarelike
stickiness
interobjective
biternately
fold
extensible
bind
bandage
strip
fenestrule
overlap
extensile
ductilely
squeezedness
snaggle
storage
strewing
slitty
slack
item
obvolve
flatting
foldable
fusoid-ventricose
pen up
voidage
fid
fraction
force
tieback
flap
ambient
hangy-downs
fragment
set
concentrate
hunk
penetrability
prehensile
untight
clad
foldover
asprawl
inclosed
intrastructural
squarelike
interobjective
biternately
extensible
extensile
slitty
fusoid-ventricose
breadthwise
widthwise
adhesionally
tightly
in
ductilely
fit
shank
citizen
divider
wall
exterior
length
deathlock
capsule
enfolding
iterable
overmold
clasping
overlier
sleeve
anchorage
inside
pad
interior
trailer
shell
infolding
separator
lapper
wrapping
segment
section
socket
fill
spacing
stretch
ligature
flattening
lap
chungus
tangling
hang
filling
spatial arrangement
bundle
tying
tylote
stickiness
fold
strip
fenestrule
overlap
squeezedness
snaggle
storage
strewing
slack
item
flatting
foldable
voidage
fid
fraction
tieback
flap
ambient
hangy-downs
fragment
set
concentrate
hunk
penetrability
dovetail
swedge
beclip
mate
bind
bandage
obvolve
fold
pen up
force
noun
- The part of an object upon which anything fits tightly.
- Conformity of elements one to another.
- The quality of a partnership's combined holding of cards in a suit, particularly of trump.
- An outfit, a set of clothing.
- A sudden burst (of an activity).
- A sudden and vigorous appearance of a symptom over a short period of time.
- The degree to which something fits.
- Goodness of fit.
- Measure of how well a particular commercial execution captures the character or values of a brand.
- A seizure or convulsion.
- A sudden outburst of emotion.
adj
- Suitable, proper.
- Adapted to a purpose or environment.
- Sexually attractive; good-looking; fanciable.
- In good shape; physically well.
- Prepared; ready.
verb
- To be proper or becoming.
- To be suitable for.
- To conform to in size and shape.
- To be in harmony.
- To suffer a fit.
- To have sufficient space available at some location to be able to be there.
- To tailor; to change to the appropriate size.
- To be of the right size and shape
- To be in agreement with.
- To adjust.
- To attach, especially when requiring exact positioning or sizing.
- To make conform in size and shape.
- To equip or supply.
- To make ready.
noun
- A protruding part of an object, by which it is or can be attached.
- The center part of a fishhook between the eye and the hook, the 'hook' being the curved part that bends toward the point.
- A poorly played golf shot in which the ball is struck by the part of the club head that connects to the shaft.
- A redshank or greenshank, various species of Old World wading birds in the genus Tringa having distinctly colored legs.
- A large ladle for molten metal, fitted with long bars for handling it.
- The main part or beginning of a period of time.
- Meat from that part of an animal.
- The handle of a pair of shears, connecting the ride to the neck.
- An improvised stabbing weapon.
- The space between two channels of the Doric triglyph.
- The part of the sole beneath the instep connecting the broader front part with the heel.
- The end or remainder, particularly of a period of time.
- A loop forming an eye to a button.
- The metal part on a curb bit that falls below the mouthpiece, which length controls the severity of the leverage action of the bit, and to which the reins of the bridle are attached.
- A straight, narrow part of an object, such as a key or an anchor; shaft; stem.
- The part of the leg between the knee and the ankle.
- Flat-nosed pliers, used by opticians for nipping off the edges of pieces of glass to make them round.
adj
verb
- To hit or kick the ball in an unintended direction.
- To misstrike the ball with the part of the club head that connects to the shaft.
- To fall off, as a leaf, flower, or capsule, on account of disease affecting the supporting footstalk; usually followed by off.
- To remove another's trousers, especially in jest; to depants.
- To provide (a button) with a shank (loop forming an eye).
- To apply the shank to a shoe, during the process of manufacturing it.
- To stab, especially with an improvised blade.
noun
- An object.
- A resident of a city or town, especially one with legally-recognized rights or duties.
- A term of address among French citizens during the French Revolution or towards its supporters elsewhere; (later, dated) a term of address among socialists and communists.
- I am a Roman citizen.
- An inhabitant or occupant: a member of any place.
- A legally-recognized member of a state, with associated rights and obligations; a person considered in terms of this role.
- A resident of the heavenly city or (later) of the kingdom of God: a Christian; a good Christian.
- A civilian, as opposed to a police officer, soldier, or member of some other specialized (usually state) group.
noun
- A physical object for dividing up a space.
- A piece of card placed in a ring binder to separate groups of documents.
- An electronic device for separating a signal, frequency, etc., into two or more parts.
- One who or that which divides or separates.
- A device resembling a drawing compass and used to transfer measurements of length.
- The median (US) or central reservation (UK) of a highway or other road where traffic in opposite directions are kept separated.
noun
- a layer of material that encloses space
- an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
- anything that suggests a wall in structure or function or effect
- (anatomy) a layer (a lining or membrane) that encloses a structure
- a difficult or awkward situation
- a vertical (or almost vertical) smooth rock face (as of a cave or mountain)
- a masonry fence (as around an estate or garden)
- an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes
verb
noun
- Part of something that is long; a physical piece of something.
- The number of cards held in a particular suit.
- duration.
- A unit of script length, comprising 42 lines.
- The distance measured along the longest dimension of an object.
- The length of a horse, used to indicate the distance between horses at the end of a race.
- Distance between the two ends of a line segment.
- The distance down the pitch that the ball bounces on its way to the batsman.
- Total extent.
noun
- A similarly tight hold on something nonphysical.
- A close struggle between two opponents in which each tries to kill the other.
- A certain wrestling move that traps the opponent's leg.
- A struggle to destroy a force or principle to which one is opposed, or between two mutually incompatible principles.
- Rigor mortis, or a physical grip that is similarly inflexible and unyielding.
noun
- a structure that encloses a body part
- a small container
- a pill in the form of a small rounded gelatinous container with medicine inside
- a dry dehiscent seed vessel or the spore-containing structure of e.g. mosses
- a shortened version of a written work
- a spacecraft designed to transport people and support human life in outer space
- a pilot's seat in an airplane that can be forcibly ejected in the case of an emergency; then the pilot descends by parachute
verb
noun
- That into which something is anchored or fastened.
- The set of anchors belonging to a ship.
- Something on which one may depend for security; ground of trust.
- The retreat of a hermit, or anchorite.
- A harbor, river, or offshore area that can accommodate a ship at anchor, either for quarantine, queuing, or discharge.
- The act of anchoring, or the condition of lying at anchor.
- The surgical fixation of prolapsed organs.
- A fee charged for anchoring.
noun
adv
adj
adj
noun
- a flat mass of soft material used for protection, stuffing, or comfort
- a number of sheets of paper fastened together along one edge
- the large floating leaf of an aquatic plant (as the water lily)
- a block of absorbent material saturated with ink; used to transfer ink evenly to a rubber stamp
- a platform from which rockets or space craft are launched
- temporary living quarters
- the fleshy cushion-like underside of an animal's foot or of a human's finger
verb
noun
- Part of an object which extends some distance beyond the main body of the object.
- A short blank segment of film at the end of a reel, for convenient insertion of the film in a projector.
- A furnished vehicle towed behind another, and used as a dwelling when stationary; a caravan; a camper.
- The last part of a packet, often containing a check sequence.
- The final record of a list of data items, often identified by a key field with an otherwise invalid value that sorts last alphabetically (e.g., “ZZZZZ”) or numerically (“99999”); especially common in the context of punched cards, where the final card is called a trailer card.
- A prefabricated home that could be towed to a new destination but is typically permanently left in an area designated for such homes.
- A preview of a film, video game or TV show.
- An unpowered wheeled vehicle, not a caravan or camper, that is towed behind another, and used to carry equipment, etc, that cannot be carried in the leading vehicle.
- Someone who or something that trails.
verb
noun
- a rigid covering that envelops an object
- ammunition consisting of a cylindrical metal casing containing an explosive charge and a projectile; fired from a large gun
- the material that forms the hard outer covering of many animals
- hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles
- the hard usually fibrous outer layer of some fruits especially nuts
- the exterior covering of a bird's egg
- a very light narrow racing boat
- the housing or outer covering of something
- a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners)
- the hard largely calcareous covering of a mollusc or a brachiopod
verb
noun
noun
- One who wraps or folds.
- A competitor who is one lap behind another, in the same race, and hence physically in front.
- A mechanism that overlaps material to make it thicker; a lapping cylinder or lapping machine.
- One who laps liquid, who takes liquid in with the tongue.
- A headsail that overlaps the mast.
- Something (especially a race) that has a stated number of laps.
verb
noun
- one of several parts or pieces that fit with others to constitute a whole object
- a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical)
- a very thin slice (of tissue or mineral or other substance) for examination under a microscope
- a distinct region or subdivision of a territorial or political area or community or group of people
- a small team of policemen working as part of a police platoon
- one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole
- a land unit equal to 1 square mile
- (geometry) the area created by a plane cutting through a solid
- a small class of students who are part of a larger course but are taught separately
- a division of an orchestra containing all instruments of the same class
- a small army unit usually having a special function
- a specialized division of a large organization
- a segment of a citrus fruit
- the cutting of or into body tissues or organs (especially by a surgeon as part of an operation)
verb
adv
- So as to be enclosed or surrounded by something.
- After the beginning of something.
- The show still didn't become interesting 20 minutes in.
- Denotes a gathering of people assembled for the stated activity, sometimes, though not always, suggesting a protest.
- Towards the speaker or other reference point.
- At or towards the interior of a defined space, such as a building or room.
prep
- Within the bounds or limits of.
- During (a period of time).
- Into.
- Indicates, connotatively, a place-like form of someone's (or something's) personality, as his, her or its psychic and physical characteristics.
- Used to indicate a language, script, tone, etc. of a text, speech, etc.
- Characterized by.
- In replacing the faucet washers, he felt he was making his contribution to the environment.
- Surrounded by; among; amidst.
- Denoting a state of the subject.
- Less water gets in your boots this way.
- In the form of, in the denomination of.
- Indicating an order or arrangement.
- Contained by.
- Part of; a member of; out of; from among.
- Within (a certain elapsed time); by the end of.
- At the end of (a period of time).
- Wearing (an item of clothing).
- Used to indicate limit, qualification, condition, or circumstance.
- Pertaining to; with regard to.
adj
- In fashion; popular.
- Falling or remaining within the bounds of the playing area.
- (Britain, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand) Burning; ablaze.
- Having familiarity or involvement with somebody.
- Inserted or fitted into something.
- With privilege or possession; used to denote a holding, possession, or seisin
- Incoming.
- Located indoors, especially at home or at one's office or place of work.
- Having been collected or received.
- Of the tide, at or near its highest level.
- Currently batting.
- He is very in with the Joneses.
- Having a favourable position, such as a position of influence or expected gain, in relation to another person.
- Furled or stowed.
- Located inside something.
noun
noun
verb
noun
- A segment or length of material.
- The ability to lengthen when pulled.
- An act of stretching.
- A jail or prison term.
- Term of address for a tall person.
- A segment of a journey or route.
- A length of time.
- Extended daylight hours, especially said of the evening in springtime when compared to the shorter winter days.
- The period of the season between the trade deadline and the beginning of the playoffs.
- A stretch limousine.
- The homestretch, the final straight section of the track leading to the finish.
- A jail or prison term of one year's duration.
- A course of thought which diverts from straightforward logic, or requires extraordinary belief or exaggeration.
- A long reach in the direction of the ball with a foot remaining on the base by a first baseman in order to catch the ball sooner.
- A single uninterrupted sitting; a turn.
- A quick pitching delivery used when runners are on base where the pitcher slides his leg instead of lifting it.
verb
- To get more use than expected from a limited resource.
- To make great demands on the capacity or resources of something.
- To lengthen when pulled.
- To lengthen by pulling.
- To pull tight.
- To extend one’s limbs or another part of the body in order to improve the elasticity of one's muscles
- To extend to a limit point
- To sail by the wind under press of canvas.
- To make inaccurate by exaggeration.
- To increase.
- To extend physically, especially from limit point to limit point.
noun
- the act of tying or binding things together
- (music) a group of notes connected by a slur
- character consisting of two or more letters combined into one
- a metal band used to attach a reed to the mouthpiece of a clarinet or saxophone
- thread used by surgeons to bind a vessel (as to constrict the flow of blood)
- something used to tie or bind
noun
- That part of any substance or fixture which extends over, or lies upon, or by the side of, a part of another.
- A piece of brass, lead, or other soft metal, used to hold a cutting or polishing powder in cutting glass, gems, etc. or in polishing cutlery, etc. It is usually in the form of a wheel or disk that revolves on a vertical axis.
- The state or condition of being in part extended over or by the side of something else; or the extent of the overlapping.
- The amount by which a slide valve at its half stroke overlaps a port in the seat, being equal to the distance the valve must move from its mid stroke position in order to begin to open the port. Used alone, lap refers to outside lap (see below).
- The loose part of a coat; the lower part of a garment that plays loosely; a skirt; an apron.
- The traversal of one length of the pool, or (less commonly) one length and back again.
- In card playing and other games, the points won in excess of the number necessary to complete a game;—so called when they are counted in the score of the following game.
- One circuit around a race track.
- An edge; a border; a hem, as of cloth.
- A component that overlaps or covers any portion of itself or of an adjacent component.
- The taking of liquid into the mouth with the tongue.
- A sheet, layer, or bat, of cotton fiber prepared for the carding machine.
- The act or process of lapping.
- The part of the clothing that lies on the knees or thighs when one sits down; that part of the person thus covered.
- a place of rearing and fostering
- The upper legs of a seated person.
verb
- to envelop, enfold
- To enfold; to hold as in one's lap; to cherish.
- to wind around
- To be turned or folded; to lie partly on or over something; to overlap.
- To polish, e.g., a surface, until smooth.
- To cut or polish with a lap, as glass, gems, cutlery, etc.
- To take (liquid) into the mouth with the tongue; to lick up with a quick motion of the tongue.
- To overtake a straggler in a race by completing one more whole lap than the straggler.
- To wash against a surface with a splashing sound; to swash.
- To fold; to bend and lay over or on something.
- To rest or recline in a lap, or as in a lap.
- to wrap around, enwrap, wrap up
- To place or lay (one thing) so as to overlap another.
noun
noun
- The way in which something hangs.
- A mass of hanging material.
- A slackening of motion.
- A grip, understanding.
- He got the hang of it after only two demonstrations.
- A hangout.
- A person that someone hangs out with.
- Cheap processed ham (cured pork), often made specially for sandwiches.
- An instance of ceasing to respond to input.
- A sharp or steep declivity or slope.
- The smallest amount of concern or consideration; a damn.
verb
- To decorate (something) with hanging objects.
- To kill (someone) by suspension from the neck, usually as a form of execution or suicide.
- To float, as if suspended.
- To attach or cause to stick (a charge or accusation, etc.).
- To loiter; to hang around; to spend time idly.
- To throw a hittable off-speed pitch.
- To remain persistently in one's thoughts.
- To be or remain suspended.
- To veer in one direction.
- To exhibit (an object) by hanging.
- To apply (wallpaper or drywall to a wall).
- To prevent from reaching a decision, especially by refusing to join in a verdict that must be unanimous.
- To rebound unexpectedly or unusually slowly, due to backward spin on the ball or imperfections of the ground.
- To cause (a piece) to become vulnerable to capture.
- To hold or bear in a suspended or inclined manner or position instead of erect.
- To be vulnerable to capture.
- To be executed by suspension by one's neck from a gallows, a tree, or other raised bar, attached by a rope tied into a noose.
- To stop responding to manual input devices such as the keyboard and mouse.
- To cause (something) to be suspended, as from a hook, hanger, hinges, or the like.
- (used in maledictions) To damn.
- To cause (a program or computer) to stop responding.
noun
- any material that fills a space or container
- flow into something (as a container)
- a food mixture used to fill pastry or sandwiches etc.
- the yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving
- (dentistry) a dental appliance consisting of any of various substances (as metal or plastic) inserted into a prepared cavity in a tooth
- the act of filling something
noun
- A group of objects held together by wrapping or tying.
- A sequence of two or more words that occur in language with high frequency but are not idiomatic; a chunk, cluster, or lexical bundle.
- A package wrapped or tied up for carrying.
- A large amount, especially of money.
- A quantity of paper equal to two reams (1000 sheets).
- A cluster of closely bound muscle or nerve fibres.
- A court bundle, the assemblage of documentation prepared for, and referred to during, a court case.
- A group of products or services sold together as a unit.
- Topological space composed of a base space and fibers projected to the base space.
- A directory containing related resources such as source code; application bundle.
verb
- To dress someone warmly.
- To hustle; to dispatch something or someone quickly.
- To tie or wrap together into a bundle.
- To dress warmly. Usually bundle up
- To hurry.
- To prepare for departure; to set off in a hurry or without ceremony; used with away, off, out.
- To sell hardware and software as a single product.
- Synonym of dogpile: to form a pile of people upon a victim.
- To hastily or clumsily push, put, carry or otherwise send something into a particular place.
verb
- To fit (objects) together without space between.
- To arrange in matched pairs.
- To copulate with.
- To match, fit together without space between.
- To introduce (animals) together for the purpose of breeding.
- To match oneself against; to oppose as equal; to compete with.
- To move (a space shuttle orbiter) onto the back of an aircraft that can carry it.
- To come together as companions, comrades, partners, etc.
- To copulate.
- To marry; to match (a person).
- To pair in order to raise offspring.
noun
- Friendly term of address to a stranger, usually male, of similar age.
- A technical assistant in certain trades (e.g. gasfitter's mate, plumber's mate); sometimes an apprentice.
- A breeding partner.
- In naval ranks, a non-commissioned officer or his subordinate (e.g. Boatswain's Mate, Gunner's Mate, Sailmaker's Mate, etc).
- The other member of a matched pair of objects.
- A ship's officer, subordinate to the master on a commercial ship.
- A suitable companion; a match; an equal.
- A first mate.
- A friend, usually of the same sex.
- A fellow, comrade, colleague, partner or someone with whom something is shared, e.g. shipmate, classmate.
- The abovementioned plant; the leaves and shoots used for the tea
noun
- The property of sticking or adhering; adhesion.
- The presence of unique attributes that make a product indisposable and valuable to its owner.
- Of prices or wages: the tendency to stay the same despite changes in the economy.
- Warmth and humidity, as on a muggy day.
- An overemotional attachment to others; clinging in interpersonal relations; difficulty with ending conversations.
- A research measure that captures the extent to which viewers wish to spend more time looking at or reading a print advertisement.
adj
noun
- That which is folded together, or which enfolds or envelops; embrace.
- A group of sheep or goats.
- A section of source code that can be collapsed out of view in an editor to aid readability.
- Home, family.
- A church congregation, a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church; the Christian church as a whole, the flock of Christ.
- An act of folding.
- The division between the part of a web page visible in a web browser window without scrolling; usually the fold.
- A bend or crease.
- Any correct move in origami.
- A pen or enclosure for sheep or other domestic animals.
- The division between the top and bottom halves of a broadsheet: headlines above the fold will be readable in a newsstand display; usually the fold.
- In functional programming, any of a family of higher-order functions that process a data structure recursively to build up a value.
- A group of people with shared ideas or goals or who live or work together.
- The bending or curving of one or a stack of originally flat and planar surfaces, such as sedimentary strata, as a result of plastic (i.e. permanent) deformation.
verb
- To stir gently, with a folding action.
- To fall over; to be crushed.
- To make the proper arrangement (in a thin material) by bending.
- To give way on a point or in an argument.
- To enclose within folded arms (see also enfold).
- To become folded; to form folds.
- To withdraw from betting.
- To withdraw or quit in general.
- To double or lay together, as the arms or the hands.
- To cover or wrap up; to conceal.
- To bend (any thin material, such as paper) over so that it comes in contact with itself.
- To confine animals in a fold.
- Of a company, to cease to trade.
verb
- wrap around with something so as to cover or enclose
- stick to firmly
- create social or emotional ties
- make fast; tie or secure, with or as if with a rope
- secure with or as if with ropes
- bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted
- provide with a binding
- fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord
- form a chemical bond with
- cause to be constipated
noun
noun
- a relatively long narrow piece of something
- artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material
- an airfield without normal airport facilities
- a sequence of drawings telling a story in a newspaper or comic book
- thin piece of wood or metal
- a form of erotic entertainment in which a dancer gradually undresses to music
verb
- take away possessions from someone
- get undressed
- remove the surface from
- remove substances from by a percolating liquid
- lay bare
- steal goods; take as spoils
- remove all contents or possession from, or empty completely
- strip the cured leaves from
- remove the thread (of screws)
- remove a constituent from a liquid
- take off or remove
- draw the last milk (of cows)
- remove (someone's or one's own) clothes
noun
- Something that overlaps or is overlapped
- a situation in the game where an attacking line has more players in it than the defensive line coming to meet it. The attacking side may exploit the overlap by using their superior numbers to break the opposition's defensive line. If attackers outnumber defenders by more than one player this is often termed a two man overlap or three man overlap, etc. If the attacking side fails to break through usually due to poor execution, they are said to waste an overlap.
- The payment of a spouse's or other dependant's annuity benefits concurrently with the member's benefits, on death of the member during the guarantee period.
verb
adj
noun
- The part of anything that hangs loose, having no strain upon it.
- Unconditional listening attention given by client to patient.
- A temporary speed restriction where track maintenance or engineering work is being carried out at a particular place.
- A tidal marsh or shallow that periodically fills and drains.
- Small coal; coal dust.
- A valley, or small, shallow dell.
adv
verb
adj
noun
- A distinct physical object.
- A question on a test, which may include its answers.
- Two people who are having a romantic or sexual relationship with each other.
- A line of text having a legal or other meaning; a separate particular in an account.
- An object that can be picked up for later use.
- A short article in a newspaper.
- A matter for discussion in an agenda.
verb
adv
noun
- A flat part of something, a flattening.
- An instance of a musical note being flatter than intended.
- The process of applying a coating of flatting paint.
- The process of forming metal into sheets by passing it between rollers.
- A method of preserving gilding unburnished, by touching with size.
- The practice of living, with others, in a flat.
- A type of paint that dries with a flat (matt) finish; a coating of such paint.
- The process of causing something to become flat; the process of flattening something.
- The process of becoming flat.
noun
- A small thick piece of anything.
- A square bar of wood or iron, with a shoulder at one end, to support the weight of the topmast (on a ship).
- A plug of oakum for the vent of a gun.
- The penis.
- A wooden or metal bar or pin, used to support or steady anything.
- A pointed tool without any sharp edges, used in weaving or knotwork to tighten and form up weaves or complex knots; used in sailing ships to open the strands of a rope before splicing. Compare marlinespike.
verb
verb
- squeeze like a wedge into a tight space
- 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
- force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically
- do forcibly; exert force
- take by force
noun
- 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
- an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists)
- 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
noun
- any broad thin and limber covering attached at one edge; hangs loose or projects freely
- an excited state of agitation
- the motion made by flapping up and down
- a movable piece of tissue partly connected to the body
- a movable airfoil that is part of an aircraft wing; used to increase lift or drag
verb
noun
- A part broken off; a small, detached portion; an imperfect part, either physically or not
- An incomplete portion of code.
- A sentence not containing a subject or a predicate.
- A portion of a URL referring to a subordinate resource or anchor (such as a specific point on a web page), introduced by the # sign.
verb
noun
- An object made up of several parts.
- A punch for setting nails in wood.
- The full number of eggs set under a hen.
- The initial or basic formation of dancers.
- A device for receiving broadcast radio waves (or, more recently, broadcast data); a radio or television.
- A young oyster when first attached.
- The act of directing the ball to a teammate for an attack.
- The setting of the sun or other luminary; (by extension) the close of the day.
- The scenery for a film or play.
- Set theory.
- the general locations and area where a movie’s, a film’s, or a video’s scenery is arranged to be filmed also including places for actors, assorted crew, director, producers which are typically not filmed.
- A complete series of games, forming part of a match.
- A group of repetitions of a single exercise performed one after the other without rest.
- The amount the teeth of a saw protrude to the side in order to create the kerf.
- A rudimentary fruit.
- General movement; direction; drift; tendency.
- A piece placed temporarily upon the head of a pile when the latter cannot otherwise be reached by the weight, or hammer.
- The camber of a curved roofing tile.
- A drum kit, a drum set.
- A class group in a subject where pupils are divided by ability.
- A bias of mind; an attitude or pattern of behaviour.
- A collection of zero or more objects, possibly infinite in size, and disregarding any order or repetition of the objects which may be contained within it.
- A musical performance by a band, disc jockey, etc., consisting of several musical pieces.
- Three of a kind, especially if two cards are in one's hand and the third is on the board. Compare trips (“three of a kind, especially with two cards on the board and one in one's hand”).
- A young plant fit for setting out; a slip; shoot.
- A small tuber or bulb used instead of seed, particularly onion sets and potato sets.
- Collectively, the crop of young oysters in any locality.
- A series or group of something. (Note the similar meaning in Etymology 4, Noun)
- A group of people, usually meeting socially.
- The manner, state, or quality of setting or fitting; fit.
- The pattern of a tartan, etc.
- A collection of various objects for a particular purpose.
- A permanent change of shape caused by excessive strain, as from compression, tension, bending, twisting, etc.
- A matching collection of similar things. (Note the similar meaning in Etymology 2, Noun.)
- A complete series of points, forming part of a match.
adj
- Fixed in one’s opinion.
- Fixed in a certain style.
- Ready, prepared.
- Rigid, solidified.
- Prearranged.
- Fixed in position.
- Intent, determined (to do something).
verb
- To devise and assign (work) to.
- To have a certain direction of motion; to flow; to move on; to tend.
- To arrange with dishes and cutlery, to set the table.
- To direct (the ball) to a teammate for an attack.
- To place or fix in a setting.
- To extend and bring into position; to spread.
- To place plants or shoots in the ground; to plant.
- To prepare (a stage or film set).
- To lower into place and fix solidly, as the blocks of cut stone in a structure.
- To defeat a contract.
- To become fixed or rigid; to be fastened.
- To put (something) down, to rest.
- To produce after pollination.
- To render stiff or solid; especially, to convert into curd; to curdle.
- To acknowledge a dancing partner by facing him or her and moving first to one side and then to the other, while she or he does the opposite.
- To give a pitch to, as a tune; to start by fixing the keynote.
- To reduce from a dislocated or fractured state.
- To put in order in a particular manner; to prepare.
- To punch (a nail) into wood so that its head is below the surface.
- To hunt game with the aid of a setter.
- To sit (be in a seated position).
- To arrange (type).
- To be fixed for growth; to strike root; to begin to germinate or form.
- To introduce or describe.
- To solidify.
- To rest or lie somewhere, on something, etc.; to occupy a certain place.
- To apply oneself; to undertake earnestly.
- Of a heavenly body, to disappear below the horizon of a planet, etc, as the latter rotates.
- Of a dog, to indicate the position of game.
- To fit (someone) up in a situation.
- To put in a specified condition or state; to cause to be.
- To adjust.
- To compile, to make (a puzzle or challenge).
- To suit; to become.
- To establish as a rule; to furnish; to prescribe; to assign.
- To determine or settle.
- To fit music to words.
- To adorn with something infixed or affixed; to stud; to variegate with objects placed here and there.
- To start (a fire).
- To divide a class group in a subject according to ability
- To locate (a play, etc.); to assign a backdrop to, geographically or temporally.
- To attach or affix (something) to something else, or in or upon a certain place.
noun
- A large or dense piece of something.
- A honyock.
- A goal or base in children's games.
- An attractive man, especially one who is muscular.
- A record of differences between almost contiguous portions of two files (or other sources of information). Differences that are widely separated by areas which are identical in both files would not be part of a single hunk. Differences that are separated by small regions which are identical in both files may comprise a single hunk. Patches are made up of hunks.
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