adult
adulting
act one's age
adultly
go astray
adulterately
adultocentrism
grow up
make like
deal with
grown
play doctor
infantilize
kidult
childism
mature
understudy
make
grown-up
adulty
adultomorphism
play around
comport
adultify
rear
nurture
big
bring up
A.
parent
raise
mannish
impose
enforce
set an example
constrain
parenterally
adultcentrist
adultist
loblolly
maturely
cop on
bairnish
rejuvenile
conduct
parentally
unchildlike
cosplay
chillax
age up
adultcentrism
put on
twixter
eat out of someone's hand
tread in someone's steps
grownish
acquit
deport
behave
bear
carry
handle oneself
tread
uncle
ripen
cocker
young
mucky pup
cheeky monkey
play
act one's age, not one's shoe size
grownupness
adulterously
adultlike
social grace
to age
age like a fine wine
big girl
spit the dummy
age out
patrician
adultize
walk
hyperadult
breed
intellectualize
make friendly
well behaved
fuck around
well-behaved
grown
grown-up
adulty
big
mannish
adultcentrist
adultist
bairnish
unchildlike
grownish
adultlike
hyperadult
well behaved
well-behaved
adultly
adulterately
parenterally
maturely
parentally
adulterously
adulting
adultocentrism
kidult
childism
adultomorphism
A.
rejuvenile
adultcentrism
twixter
mucky pup
cheeky monkey
grownupness
social grace
big girl
patrician
adult
act one's age
go astray
grow up
make like
deal with
play doctor
infantilize
mature
understudy
make
play around
comport
adultify
rear
nurture
bring up
parent
raise
impose
enforce
set an example
constrain
loblolly
cop on
conduct
cosplay
chillax
age up
put on
eat out of someone's hand
tread in someone's steps
acquit
deport
behave
bear
carry
handle oneself
tread
uncle
ripen
cocker
young
play
act one's age, not one's shoe size
to age
age like a fine wine
spit the dummy
age out
adultize
walk
breed
intellectualize
make friendly
fuck around
verb
noun
adj
- Containing situations or discussions intended primarily for adults, such as serious crime, illicit drug use, extramarital affairs, etc.
- Containing marijuana, intended for consumption only by adults.
- Fully grown.
- Containing material of an explicit sexual nature; of, or pertaining to, pornography.
- Containing excessive vulgar or profane speech, text or images, intended only for adults.
- Intended for or restricted to adults rather than children due to size, maturity, knowledge level, judgement, etc.
- Containing alcohol, intended for consumption only by adults.
noun
verb
- To behave in a certain way towards.
- To be in charge of, act on, or dispose of.
- To consider, as an example.
- To handle verbally or in some form of artistic expression; to address or discuss as a subject.
- To come to terms with; to overcome any difficulties presented by.
- To take action with respect to (someone or something).
verb
- To make (someone) mature.
- To attain maturity, to become mature or ripe.
- To make (something, e.g. fruit) ripe or mature.
- To proceed toward maturity: full development or completion (either of concrete or of abstract things, e.g. plans, judgments, qualities).
- To proceed toward or become mature or full-grown, either physically or psychologically; to gain experience or wisdom with age.
- To bring (something) to maturity, full development, or completion.
- To reach the date when payment is due.
adj
verb
- To behave, to act.
- To earn, to gain (money, points, membership or status).
- To defecate or urinate.
- To constitute.
- To proceed (in a direction).
- To pay, to cover (an expense); chiefly used after expressions of inability.
- Of water, to flow toward land; to rise.
- To develop into; to prove to be.
- To prepare (food); to cook (food).
- To tend; to contribute; to have effect; with for or against.
- To force to do.
- To move at (a speed).
- To bring about; to effect or produce by means of some action.
- To indicate or suggest to be.
- To enact; to establish.
- To create (the universe), especially (in Christianity) from nothing.
- To form or formulate in the mind.
- To cause to appear to be; to represent as.
- To recognise, identify, spot.
- To take the virginity of.
- To perform a feat.
- To induct into the Mafia or a similar organization (as a made man).
- To gain sufficient audience to warrant its existence.
- To cover neatly with bedclothes.
- To cause to be.
- To build, construct, produce, or originate.
- To cover (a given distance) by travelling.
- To interpret.
- To write or compose.
- To add up to, have a sum of.
- To cause (to do something); to compel (to do something).
- To arrive at a destination, usually at or by a certain time.
- To appoint; to name.
- To bring into success.
- To have sexual intercourse with.
noun
- A person's character or disposition.
- Quantity produced, especially of materials.
- A made basket.
- The camera was of German make.
- A home-made project
- Origin (of a manufactured article); manufacture; production.
- Brand or kind; model.
- Identification or recognition (of identity), especially from police records or evidence.
- Turn to declare the trump for a hand (in bridge), or to shuffle the cards.
- Past, present, or future target of seduction (usually female).
- A software utility for automatically building large applications, or an implementation of this utility.
- The closing of an electrical circuit.
- Mate; a spouse or companion; a match.
- A promotion.
- Manner or style of construction (style of how a thing is made); form.
adj
- Adult; (of a child) older.
- Important or significant.
- Mature, conscientious, principled; generous.
- Popular.
- Large with young; pregnant; swelling; ready to give birth or produce.
- Enthusiastic (about).
- Fat.
- Populous.
- Used as an intensifier, especially of negative-valence nouns
- Of great size, large.
- Operating on a large scale, especially if therefore having undue or sinister influence.
- Well-endowed, possessing large breasts in the case of a woman or a large penis in the case of a man.
- Old, mature. Used to imply that somebody is too old for something, or acting immaturely.
adv
- In a large amount or to a large extent.
- On a large scale, expansively.
- You've got to think big to succeed at Amalgamated Plumbing.
- In a boasting manner.
- Hard.
- In a loud manner.
noun
verb
- look after a child until it is an adult
- summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic
- promote from a lower position or rank
- raise from a lower to a higher position
- cause to come to a sudden stop
- put forward for consideration or discussion
- make reference to
- cause to load (an operating system) and start the initial processes
noun
- adult
- apprentice
- absorbance; absorbancy
- accusative case
- amphibian
- attack
- August
- author
- automobile
- application
- Amos, the book of
- adjutant
- accumulator
- acre; acres
- Angstrom
- ana; anna
- April
- anode
- answer
- artificer
- air branch
- atomic weight
- associate; association
- academy; academician
- age; aged
- airman
- assault, as on a badge
- air
- administration
- admiral
- alfa
- amateur
- aqua
- annus (a year)
- Artillery
- amplitude
- absolute temperature
- address
- acid
- aircraft; airplane
- article
- Atlantic
- arctic
- army
- accommodation
- America; Americanization
- ambassador
- alto
prep
adv
verb
adj
verb
- look after a child until it is an adult
- raise the level or amount of something
- raise from a lower to a higher position
- cause to be heard or known; express or utter
- collect funds for a specific purpose
- cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques
- summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic
- move upwards
- construct, build, or erect
- call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
- create a disturbance, especially by making a great noise
- raise in rank or condition
- increase the level of
- give a promotion to or assign to a higher position
- cause to puff up with a leaven
- bid (one's partner's suit) at a higher level
- bet more than the previous player
- cause to assemble or enlist in the military
- put forward for consideration or discussion
- pronounce (vowels) by bringing the tongue closer to the roof of the mouth
- activate or stir up
- establish radio communications with
- multiply (a number) by itself a specified number of times: 8 is 2 raised to the power 3
- bring (a surface or a design) into relief and cause to project
- invigorate or heighten
- put an end to
- cause to become alive again
noun
verb
- To behave.
- To carry out (something organized)
- To direct, as the leader in the performance of a musical composition.
- To serve as a medium for conveying; to transmit (heat, light, electricity, etc.)
- To lead; to direct; to be in charge of (people or tasks)
- To act as a conductor (as of heat, electricity, etc.); to carry.
noun
verb
- To assume, adopt or affect; to behave in a particular way as a pretense.
- To don (clothing, equipment, or the like).
- To initiate cooking or warming, especially on a stovetop.
- To perform for an audience.
- To organize a performance for an audience.
- To fool, kid, deceive.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see put, on.
- To bet on.
- To play (a recording).
verb
- behave in a certain manner
- have
- maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings)
- cause to be born
- put up with something or somebody unpleasant
- move while holding up or supporting
- bring forth
- take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person
- contain or hold; have within
- bring in
- have on one's person
- have rightfully; of rights, titles, and offices
- support or hold in a certain manner
- be pregnant with
noun
verb
- behave in a certain manner
- move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
- have with oneself; have on one's person
- transmit or serve as the medium for transmission
- serve as a means for expressing something
- bear or be able to bear the weight, pressure,or responsibility of
- support or hold in a certain manner
- contain or hold; have within
- extend to a certain degree
- continue or extend
- be necessarily associated with or result in or involve
- win in an election
- include, as on a list
- have on hand
- include as the content; broadcast or publicize
- propel
- pass on a communication
- have as an inherent or characteristic feature or have as a consequence
- be conveyed over a certain distance
- keep up with financial support
- have or possess something abstract
- be equipped with (a mast or sail)
- win approval or support for
- compensate for a weaker partner or member by one's own performance
- take further or advance
- have on the surface or on the skin
- capture after a fight
- transfer (entries) from one account book to another
- transfer (a number, cipher, or remainder) to the next column or unit's place before or after, in addition or multiplication
- pursue a line of scent or be a bearer
- bear (a crop)
- propel or give impetus to
- drink alcohol without showing ill effects
- be able to feed
- have a certain range
- cover a certain distance or advance beyond
- secure the passage or adoption (of bills and motions)
- be successful in
- sing or play against other voices or parts
- be pregnant with
noun
verb
- To proceed, to behave (in a certain manner).
- To beat or press with the feet.
- To work a lever, treadle, etc., with the foot or the feet.
- To crush grapes with one's feet to make wine
- To step or walk upon.
- To copulate; said of (especially male) birds.
- To step or walk (on or across something); to trample.
- To go through or accomplish by walking, dancing, etc.
- To copulate with.
- To crush under the foot; to trample in contempt or hatred; to subdue.
noun
- A step taken with the foot.
- The grooves carved into the face of a tire, used to give the tire traction.
- The chalaza of a bird's egg; the treadle.
- The grooves on the bottom of a shoe or other footwear, used to give grip or traction.
- A bruise or abrasion produced on the foot or ankle of a horse that interferes, or strikes its feet together.
- The horizontal part of a step in a flight of stairs.
- The top of the banquette, on which soldiers stand to fire over the parapet.
- The act of avian copulation in which the male bird mounts the female by standing on her back.
- A manner of stepping.
- The sound made when someone or something is walking.
verb
intj
noun
- A source of advice, encouragement, or help.
- Used as a fictive kinship title for a close male friend of one's parent or parents.
- The brother or brother-in-law of one’s parent.
- The male cousin of one’s parent.
- Used as a title for the male companion to one's (usually unmarried) parent.
- An affectionate term for a man of an older generation than oneself, especially a friend of one's parents, by means of fictive kin.
- Any middle-aged or elderly man older than the speaker and/or listener.
verb
noun
verb
adj
- Of or belonging to the early part of life.
- Early.
- Youthful; having the look or qualities of a young person.
- In the early part of growth or life; born not long ago.
- At an early stage of existence or development; having recently come into existence.
- Junior (of two related people with the same name).
- advanced in age; (far towards or) at a specified stage of existence or age.
noun
verb
- behave in a certain way
- be at play; be engaged in playful activity; amuse oneself in a way characteristic of children
- participate in games or sport
- act or have an effect in a specified way or with a specific effect or outcome
- play on an instrument
- play a role or part
- replay (as a melody)
- perform music on (a musical instrument)
- pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind
- move or seem to move quickly, lightly, or irregularly
- bet or wager (money)
- engage in recreational activities rather than work; occupy oneself in a diversion
- pretend to be somebody in the framework of a game or playful activity
- emit recorded sound
- perform on a certain location
- put (a card or piece) into play during a game, or act strategically as if in a card game
- engage in an activity as if it were a game rather than take it seriously
- cause to emit recorded audio or video
- manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination
- use to one's advantage
- consider not very seriously
- be received or accepted or interpreted in a specific way
- behave carelessly or indifferently
- cause to move or operate freely within a bounded space
- perform on a stage or theater
- be performed or presented for public viewing
- cause to happen or to occur as a consequence
- discharge or direct or be discharged or directed as if in a continuous stream
- make bets
- stake on the outcome of an issue
- shoot or hit in a particular manner
- use or move
- employ in a game or in a specific position
- contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle
- exhaust by allowing to pull on the line
noun
- a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
- a theatrical performance of a drama
- a preset plan of action in team sports
- a deliberate coordinated movement requiring dexterity and skill
- a state in which action is feasible
- utilization or exercise
- an attempt to get something
- activity by children that is guided more by imagination than by fixed rules
- (in games or plays or other performances) the time during which play proceeds
- the removal of constraints
- a weak and tremulous light
- verbal wit or mockery (often at another's expense but not to be taken seriously)
- movement or space for movement
- gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement
- (game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession
- the act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning (including the payment of a price for a chance to win a prize)
- the act using a sword (or other weapon) vigorously and skillfully
noun
noun
- The ability to fit into polite society and behave properly and with etiquette.
- A skill for dealing with people and society.
verb
- To behave; to pursue a course of life; to conduct oneself.
- To allow a batter to reach base by pitching four balls.
- To push (a vehicle) alongside oneself as one walks.
- To be stirring; to be abroad; to go restlessly about; said of things or persons expected to remain quiet, such as a sleeping person, or the spirit of a dead person.
- To walk off the field, as if given out, after the fielding side appeals and before the umpire has ruled; done as a matter of sportsmanship when the batsman believes he is out.
- To leave, resign.
- To put, keep, or train (a puppy) in a walk, or training area for dogfighting.
- To move a guest to another hotel if their confirmed reservation is not available on day of check-in.
- To operate the left and right throttles of (an aircraft) in alternation.
- To move on the feet by alternately setting each foot (or pair or group of feet, in the case of animals with four or more feet) forward, with at least one foot on the ground at all times. Compare run.
- To traverse by walking (or analogous gradual movement).
- To take for a walk or accompany on a walk.
- Of an object, to go missing or be stolen.
- To travel (a distance) by walking.
- To move something by shifting between two positions, as if it were walking.
- To full; to beat cloth to give it the consistency of felt.
- To "walk free", i.e. to win, or avoid, a criminal court case, particularly when actually guilty.
noun
- A situation where all players fold to the big blind, as their first action (instead of calling or raising), once they get their cards.
- A distance walked.
- A sequence of alternating vertices and edges, where each edge's endpoints are the preceding and following vertices in the sequence.
- Something very easily accomplished; a walk in the park.
- A manner of walking; a person's style of walking.
- An Olympic Games track event requiring that the heel of the leading foot touch the ground before the toe of the trailing foot leaves the ground.
- A trip made by walking.
- An award of first base to a batter following four balls being thrown by the pitcher; known in the rules as a "base on balls".
- In coffee, coconut, and other plantations, the space between them.
- A place for keeping and training puppies for dogfighting.
- An enclosed area in which a gamecock is confined to prepare him for fighting.
- A person's conduct or course in life.
- An area of an estate planted with fruit-bearing trees.
- A path, sidewalk/pavement or other maintained place on which to walk.
verb
- To take care of in infancy and through childhood; to bring up.
- To produce offspring sexually; to bear young.
- To arrange the mating of specific animals.
- To produce or obtain by any natural process.
- To have birth; to be produced, developed or multiplied.
- To yield or result in.
- To ejaculate inside; to attempt to impregnate.
- Of animals, to mate.
- To propagate or grow plants trying to give them certain qualities.
- To give birth to; to be the native place of.
- To educate; to instruct; to bring up
- To keep animals and have them reproduce in a way that improves the next generation’s qualities.
noun
verb
- To treat in an intellectual manner; to discuss or express intellectually.
- To find a seemingly rational explanation for something.
- To endow with intellect; to bestow intellectual qualities upon; to cause to become intellectual.
- To use (excessive) reasoning and rationalization to block out emotional stress and anxiety associated with painful or traumatic experiences.
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