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verb
- To analyze a concept or a text; to explain.
- To empty containers that had been packed.
- To unzip, decompress.
- To undergo separation of its features into distinct segments.
- To remove from a package or container, particularly with respect to items that had previously been arranged closely and securely in a pack.
verb
- to supervise the education or training of someone.
- to serve as a guide for someone or something; to lead or direct in a way; to conduct in a course or path.
- to act as a guide.
- to exert control or influence over someone or something.
- to steer or navigate, especially a ship or as a pilot.
noun
- Someone who guides, especially someone hired to show people around a place or an institution and offer information and explanation, or to lead them through dangerous terrain.
- A grooved director for a probe or knife in surgery.
- A sign that guides people; guidepost.
- A blade or channel for directing the flow of water to the buckets in a water wheel.
- A spirit believed to speak through a medium.
- A member of a group marching in formation who sets the pattern of movement or alignment for the rest.
- A document or book that offers information or instruction; guidebook.
- Any marking or object that catches the eye to provide quick reference.
verb
- instruct someone in the fundamentals of a subject
- fix firmly and stably
- confine or restrict to the ground
- place or put on the ground
- bring to the ground
- hit or reach the ground
- throw to the ground in order to stop play and avoid being tackled behind the line of scrimmage
- (baseball) a hit that travels along the playing field.
- cover with a primer; apply a primer to
- connect to a ground
- use as a basis for; found on
noun
- the solid part of the earth's surface
- a rational motive for a belief or action
- the loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface
- a relation that provides the foundation for something
- a position to be won or defended in battle (or as if in battle)
- the part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground
- material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use)
- a relatively homogeneous percept extending back of the figure on which attention is focused
- a connection between an electrical device and a large conducting body, such as the earth (which is taken to be at zero voltage)
- (art) the surface (as a wall or canvas) prepared to take the paint for a painting
- the first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface
verb
- To mould or model by instruction or discipline.
- To provide (a hare) with a form.
- To assume (a certain shape or visible structure).
- To constitute, to compose, to make up.
- To put together or bring into being; assemble.
- To treat (plates) to prepare them for introduction into a storage battery, causing one plate to be composed more or less of spongy lead, and the other of lead peroxide. This was formerly done by repeated slow alternations of the charging current, but later the plates or grids were coated or filled, one with a paste of red lead and the other with litharge, introduced into the cell, and formed by a direct charging current.
- To give (a shape or visible structure) to a thing or person.
- To create (a word) by inflection or derivation.
- To take shape.
noun
- A specific way of performing a movement.
- A quantic.
- A class or year of school pupils (often preceded by an ordinal number to specify the year, as in sixth form).
- Constitution; mode of construction, organization, etc.; system.
- Show without substance; empty, outside appearance; vain, trivial, or conventional ceremony; conventionality; formality.
- A specimen document to be copied or imitated.
- A grouping of words which maintain grammatical context in different usages; the particular shape or structure of a word or part of speech.
- A blank document or template to be filled in by the user.
- Level of performance.
- Regularity, beauty, or elegance.
- The combination of planes included under a general crystallographic symbol. It is not necessarily a closed solid.
- A window or dialogue box.
- Characteristics not involving atomic components.
- A thing that gives shape to other things as in a mold.
- Established method of expression or practice; fixed way of proceeding; conventional or stated scheme; formula.
- The boundary line of a material object. In painting, more generally, the human body.
- A criminal record; loosely, past history (in a given area).
- The inherent nature of an object; that which the mind itself contributes as the condition of knowing; that in which the essence of a thing consists.
- An order of doing things, as in religious ritual.
- The shape or visible structure of a thing or person.
- The den or home of a hare.
- An infraspecific rank.
verb
- To influence, manage, direct, control or tamper with something
- To influence or control someone in order to achieve a specific purpose, especially one that is unknown to the one being manipulated and beneficial to the manipulator; to use
- To move, arrange or operate something using the hands
- To handle and move a body part, either as an examination or for a therapeutic purpose
verb
- To educate or enlighten a person or people to a perceived higher standard of behaviour.
- To bring from a state of savagery to an educated or refined state.
- To introduce or impose the standards of one civilisation upon another civilization, group or person, arguably with the intent of achieving a perceived higher standard of behavior.
noun
verb
- To understand or have a grasp of through experience or study.
- To perceive the truth or factuality of; to be certain of or that.
- To experience.
- To be or become aware or cognizant.
- To be able to play or perform (a song or other piece of music).
- To be acquainted or familiar with; to have encountered.
- To be aware of; to be cognizant of.
- To recognize as the same (as someone or something previously encountered) after an absence or change.
- To have knowledge; to have information, be informed.
noun
verb
- To manage, control, or direct.
- To behave in a particular way when handled (managed, controlled, directed).
- To receive and transfer; to have pass through one's hands; hence, to buy and sell.
- To treat, to deal with (in a specified way).
- To manage, use, or wield with the hands.
- To put up with; to endure (and continue to function).
- To illegally touch the ball with the hand or arm; to commit handball.
- To use the hands.
- To accustom to the hand; to take care of with the hands.
- To deal with (a subject, argument, topic, or theme) in speaking, in writing, or in art.
- To be concerned with; to be an expert in.
- To touch; to feel or hold with the hand(s).
noun
- The part of an object which is (designed to be) held in the hand when used or moved.
- A reference to an object or structure that can be stored in a variable.
- A half-gallon (1.75-liter) bottle of alcohol.
- The smooth, irreducible subcurve of a comb which connects to each of the other components in exactly one point.
- The gross amount of wagering within a given period of time or for a given event at one of more establishments.
- An instrument for effecting a purpose (either literally or figuratively); a tool, or an opportunity or pretext.
- A topological space homeomorphic to a ball but viewed as a product of two lower-dimensional balls.
- A 10 fluid ounce (285 mL) glass of beer.
- A point, an extremity of land.
- The tactile qualities of a fabric, e.g., softness, firmness, elasticity, fineness, resilience, and other qualities perceived by touch.
- A name, nickname or pseudonym.
- A title attached to one's name, such as Doctor or Colonel.
verb
- To have as an assignment or responsibility.
- To make a cover version of (a song that was originally recorded by another artist).
- To defend (mark) a particular player or area.
- To discuss thoroughly; to provide coverage of.
- To set upon all of, so as to completely conceal.
- To be upon all of, so as to completely conceal.
- To provide insurance coverage for.
- To traverse or put behind a certain distance.
- To act as a replacement.
- To deal with or include someone or something.
- To be enough money for.
- To invest (oneself with something); to bring upon (oneself).
- To protect using an aimed firearm and the threat of firing; or to protect using continuous, heaving fire at or in the direction of the enemy so as to force the enemy to remain in cover; or to threaten using an aimed firearm.
- To be over or upon, as to conceal or protect.
- To place something over or upon, as to conceal or protect.
- To extend over a given period of time or range, to occupy, to stretch over a given area.
- To copulate with (said of certain male animals such as dogs and horses).
- To protect or control (a piece or square).
adj
- Of, pertaining to, or consisting of cover versions.
- Of or pertaining to the front cover of a book or magazine.
noun
- The top sheet of a bed.
- A persona maintained by a spy or undercover operative; cover story.
- The front and back of a book, magazine, CD package, etc.
- A cloth or similar material, often fitted, placed over an item such as a car or sofa or food to protect it from dust, rain, insects, etc. when not being used.
- A collection (or family) of subsets of a given set, whose union contains every element of said original set.
- Area or situation which screens a person or thing from view.
- An envelope complete with stamps and postmarks etc.
- A solid object, including terrain, that provides protection from enemy fire.
- The portion of a slate, tile, or shingle that is hidden by the overlap of the course above.
- An insurance contract; coverage by an insurance contract.
- A setting at a restaurant table or formal dinner.
- A new performance or rerecording of a previously recorded song; a cover version; a cover song.
- The distance between reinforcing steel and the exterior of concrete.
- A fielding position on the off side, between point and mid off, about 30° forward of square; a fielder in this position.
- A cover charge.
- In a steam engine, the lap of a slide valve.
- A lid.
- In commercial law, a buyer’s purchase on the open market of goods similar or identical to the goods contracted for after a seller has breached a contract of sale by failure to deliver the goods contracted for.
verb
- To understand (especially in a specified way).
- To accept (zero or more arguments).
- To seize or capture.
- To remove.
- To go.
- To become; to be affected in a specified way.
- To obtain money from, especially by swindling.
- To catch the ball; especially as a wicket-keeper and after the batsman has missed or edged it.
- To receive or accept (something) (especially something given or bestowed, awarded, etc).
- To proceed to fill.
- To participate in.
- To let in (water).
- To move into.
- To catch or get possession of (fish or game).
- To assume (a form).
- To go into, through, or along.
- To apply oneself to the study of.
- To deal with.
- To begin to grow after being grafted or planted; to (literally or figuratively) take root, take hold.
- To capture or win (a piece or trick) in a game.
- To have sex with.
- To accept or be given (rightly or wrongly); assume (especially as if by right).
- To obtain for use by payment or lease.
- To experience or feel.
- To receive or accept (something) as payment or compensation.
- To carry or lead (something or someone).
- To suffer; to endure (a hardship or damage).
- An intensifier.
- To require.
- To fill, to use up (time or space).
- To avail oneself of.
- To escort or conduct (a person).
- To catch or contract (an illness, etc).
- To receive into some relationship.
- To assume or suppose; to reckon; to regard or consider.
- To catch; to engage.
- To grasp or grip.
- To transport or carry; to convey to another place.
- To submit to; to endure (without ill humor, resentment, or physical failure).
- To exact.
- To receive or acquire (property) by law (e.g. as an heir).
- To remove or end by death; to kill.
- To captivate or charm; to gain or secure the interest or affection of.
- To believe, to accept the statements of.
- To cause to change to a specified state or condition.
- To lead (to a place); to serve as a means of reaching.
- To subtract.
- To bind oneself by.
- To undergo; to put oneself into, to be subjected to.
- To partake of (food or drink); to consume.
- To perform (a role).
- To make (a photograph, film, or other reproduction of something).
- To assume and undertake the duties of (a job, an office, etc).
- To write down; to get in, or as if in, writing.
- To come upon or catch (in a particular state or situation).
- To appropriate or transfer into one's own possession, sometimes by physically carrying off.
- To accept and follow (advice, etc).
- To use as a means of transportation.
- To admit (a penis or the penis of) into one’s bodily cavity.
- To obtain or receive regularly by (paid) subscription.
- To conclude or form (a decision or an opinion) in the mind.
- To select or choose; to pick.
- To derive (as a title); to obtain from a source.
- To practice; perform; execute; carry out; do.
- To decline to swing at (a pitched ball); to refrain from hitting at, and allow to pass.
- To get or accept (something) into one's possession.
- To get into one's hands, possession, or control, with or without force.
- To draw, derive, or deduce (a meaning from something).
- To ascertain or determine by measurement, examination or inquiry.
- To receive (medicine) into one's body, e.g. by inhalation or swallowing; to ingest.
- To have the intended effect.
- To regard in a specified way.
- To absorb or be impregnated by (dye, ink, etc); to be susceptible to being treated by (polish, etc).
- To adopt (select) as one's own.
- To consider in a particular way, or to consider as an example.
- To pass (or attempt to pass) through or around.
- To defeat (someone or something) in a fight.
- To adhere or be absorbed properly.
- To have to be used with (a certain grammatical form, etc).
- To have and use one's recourse to.
noun
- A visible (facial) response to something, especially something unexpected; a facial gesture in response to an event.
- An approach, a (distinct) treatment.
- An interpretation or view, opinion or assessment; perspective; a statement expressing such a position.
- A scene recorded (filmed) at one time, without an interruption or break; a recording of such a scene.
- A recording of a musical performance made during an uninterrupted single recording period.
- An instance of successful inoculation/vaccination.
- The or an act of taking.
- A catch of the ball (in cricket, especially one by the wicket-keeper).
- The quantity of copy given to a compositor at one time.
- Money that is taken in, (legal or illegal) proceeds, income; (in particular) profits.
- The or a quantity of fish, game animals or pelts, etc which have been taken at one time; catch.
verb
- To have or gain knowledge of by experience.
- To test someone's patience.
- To put on trial.
- To want
- To prove by experiment; to apply a test to, for the purpose of determining the quality; to examine; to prove; to test.
- To put to test.
- To attempt; to endeavour. Followed by infinitive.
- To lie to in heavy weather under just sufficient sail to head into the wind.
- To receive an imminent attack; to take.
- To attempt to determine (by experiment or effort).
- To work on something with one's best effort and focus.
- To settle; to decide; to determine; specifically, to decide by an appeal to arms.
- To attempt to conceive a child.
- To strain; to subject to excessive tests.
- To taste, sample, etc.
- To make an experiment. Usually followed by a present participle.
noun
verb
- To become trained or conditioned in a pattern of brain behavior.
- To suspend small particles in the current of a fluid.
- To get into or board a railway train.
- To put aboard a railway train.
- To draw along as a current does.
- To set up or propagate a signal, such as an oscillation.
- To encarriage, to conjoin, to link; as in a series of entities, elements, objects or processes.
verb
- Of faculties, senses, etc.: to adapt to or direct towards a particular target.
- To adjust (a musical instrument) so that it produces the correct pitches.
- To attune; to adapt in style of music; to make harmonious.
- to adjust the parameters of singing voice synthesis software such as VOCALOID (in order to achieve certain singing techniques, increase the human quality of the voice, etc.)
- To adjust or modify (esp. a mechanical or electrical device) so that it functions optimally.
- To adjust the frequency on a radio or TV set, so as to receive the desired channel.
- To be impudent towards; to cheek.
- To make more precise, intense, or effective; to put into a proper state or disposition.
- To give a certain tone or character to.
intj
noun
noun
- The action or process of defining.
- The act of defining; determination of the limits.
- A statement expressing the essential nature of something; formulation
- A clear instance conforming to the dictionary or textbook definition.
- A statement which provides a previous declaration with a value or body of a subroutine (in the case of function).
- A statement that establishes the referent of a term or notation.
- The action or power of describing, explaining, or making definite and clear.
- Sharp demarcation of outlines or limits.
- A statement of the meaning of a word or word group or a sign or symbol (dictionary definitions).
- Clarity of visual presentation, distinctness of outline or detail.
- A product of defining.
- Clarity, especially of musical sound in reproduction.
- The degree to which individual muscles are distinct on the body.
verb
- create by training and teaching
- make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc
- prepare for eating by applying heat
- to prepare verbally, either for written or spoken delivery
- arrange by systematic planning and united effort
- educate for a future role or function
- lead up to and soften by sounding the dissonant note in it as a consonant note in the preceding chord
- undergo training or instruction in preparation for a particular role, function, or profession
verb
- develop (a child's or animal's) behavior by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control
- establish a conditioned response
- specify as a condition or requirement in a contract or agreement; make an express demand or provision in an agreement
- put into a better state
- apply conditioner to in order to make smooth and shiny
noun
- a state at a particular time
- an assumption on which rests the validity or effect of something else
- a mode of being or form of existence of a person or thing
- information that should be kept in mind when making a decision
- the state of (good) health (especially in the phrases `in condition' or `in shape' or `out of condition' or `out of shape')
- an illness, disease, or other medical problem
- (usually plural) a statement of what is required as part of an agreement
- the procedure that is varied in order to estimate a variable's effect by comparison with a control condition
noun
verb
- create by training and teaching
- develop (a child's or animal's) behavior by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control
- teach and supervise (someone); act as a trainer or coach (to), as in sports
- undergo training or instruction in preparation for a particular role, function, or profession
- educate for a future role or function
- teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment
- point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards
- exercise in order to prepare for an event or competition
- cause to grow in a certain way by tying and pruning it
- travel by rail or train
- drag loosely along a surface; allow to sweep the ground
noun
- public transport provided by a line of railway cars coupled together and drawn by a locomotive
- a sequentially ordered set of things or events or ideas in which each successive member is related to the preceding
- a procession (of wagons or mules or camels) traveling together in single file
- a series of consequences wrought by an event
- piece of cloth forming the long back section of a gown that is drawn along the floor
- wheelwork consisting of a connected set of rotating gears by which force is transmitted or motion or torque is changed
verb
- develop (a child's or animal's) behavior by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control
- examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition
- make an examination or investigation
- be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something
- lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits
- stop for a moment, as if out of uncertainty or caution
- put a check mark on or near or next to
- slow the growth or development of
- be verified or confirmed; pass inspection
- be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
- block or impede (a player from the opposing team) in ice hockey
- consign for shipment on a vehicle
- hand over something to somebody as for temporary safekeeping
- abandon the intended prey, turn, and pursue an inferior prey
- stop in a chase especially when scent is lost
- mark into squares or draw squares on; draw crossed lines on
- decline to initiate betting
- hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of
- place into check
- write out a check on a bank account
- find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort
- verify by consulting a source or authority
- arrest the motion (of something) abruptly
- make cracks or chinks in
- become fractured; break or crack on the surface only
noun
- a written order directing a bank to pay money
- an appraisal of the state of affairs
- the bill in a restaurant
- the state of inactivity following an interruption
- additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct
- the act of inspecting or verifying
- a mark indicating that something has been noted or completed etc.
- something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
- a mark left after a small piece has been chopped or broken off of something
- a textile pattern of squares or crossed lines (resembling a checkerboard)
- the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess
- obstructing an opponent in ice hockey
- (chess) a direct attack on an opponent's king
verb
- To handle or control (a situation, job).
- To direct or be in charge of.
- To achieve (something) without fuss, or without outside help.
- To manage to say; to say while fighting back embarrassment, laughter, etc.
- To succeed at an attempt in spite of difficulty.
- To train (a horse) in the manège; to exercise in graceful or artful action.
- To handle with skill, wield (a tool, weapon etc.).
noun
verb
- To learn, to grasp; to begin to understand; to realize.
- To acquire (something) accidentally; to catch (a disease).
- To collect and detain (a suspect).
- To lift; to grasp and raise.
- To clean up; to return to an organized state.
- To point out the behaviour, habits, or actions of (a person) in a critical manner; used with on.
- To meet and seduce somebody for romantic purposes, especially in a social situation.
- To receive calls; to function correctly.
- To record; to notch up.
- To promote somebody who was previously passed over.
- To collect an object, especially in passing.
- To answer a telephone.
- To take control (physically) of something.
- To mark, to defend against an opposition player by following them closely.
- To behave in a manner that results in a foul.
- To restart or resume.
- To receive (a radio signal or the like).
- To notice, detect or discern; to pick up on
- To improve, increase, or speed up.
- To reduce the despondency of.
- To pay for.
- To obtain and publish a story, news item, etc.
- To collect a passenger.
verb
- create by training and teaching
- make something new, such as a product or a mental or artistic creation
- work out
- gain through experience
- come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)
- come into existence; take on form or shape
- change the use of and make available or usable
- elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses
- be gradually disclosed or unfolded; become manifest
- grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment
- become technologically advanced
- cause to grow and differentiate in ways conforming to its natural development
- generate gradually
- grow emotionally or mature
- make visible by means of chemical solutions
- superimpose a three-dimensional surface on a plane without stretching, in geometry
- move one's pieces into strategically more advantageous positions
- move into a strategically more advantageous position
- elaborate by the unfolding of a musical idea and by the working out of the rhythmic and harmonic changes in the theme
- happen
- expand in the form of a series
adj
- Deliberate, intentional, done with awareness of what one is doing.
- Alert, awake; with one's mental faculties active.
- Aware of, sensitive to; observing and noticing, or being strongly interested in or concerned about.
- Self-conscious, or aware of wrongdoing, feeling guilty.
- Aware of one's own existence; aware of one's own awareness.
- Known or felt personally, internally by a person.
noun
verb
- expose or make accessible to some action or influence
- make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
- to show, make visible or apparent
- remove all or part of one's clothes to show one's body
- reveal to view as by removing a cover
- put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position
- expose to light, of photographic film
- expose while ridiculing; especially of pretentious or false claims and ideas
- abandon by leaving out in the open air
noun
verb
- To acquire knowledge on a subject with the intention of applying it in practice.
- To endeavor diligently; to be zealous.
- To look at minutely.
- To review materials already learned in order to make sure one does not forget them, usually in preparation for an examination.
- To take a course or courses on a subject.
- To fix the mind closely upon a subject; to dwell upon anything in thought; to muse; to ponder.
noun
- A room in a house intended for reading and writing; traditionally the private room of the male head of household.
- The human face, bearing an expression which the observer finds amusingly typical of a particular emotion or state of mind.
- Mental effort to acquire knowledge or learning.
- Any particular branch of learning that is studied; any object of attentive consideration.
- An endgame problem composed for artistic merit, where one side is to play for a win or for a draw.
- An artwork made in order to practise or demonstrate a subject or technique.
- An academic publication.
- A piece for special practice; an étude.
- The act of studying or examining; examination.
- One who commits a theatrical part to memory.
noun
- an undertaking that you have been assigned to do (as by an instructor)
- a duty that you are assigned to perform (especially in the armed forces)
- the instrument by which a claim or right or interest or property is transferred from one person to another
- the act of distributing something to designated places or persons
- (law) a transfer of property by deed of conveyance
- the act of putting a person into a non-elective position
verb
- To introduce or describe.
- 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 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 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.
- An object made up of several parts.
- 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
verb
- To place a burden, load or responsibility on or in.
- To assign a duty or responsibility to.
- To cause to take on an electric charge.
- To move forward quickly and forcefully, particularly in combat and/or on horseback.
- To assign (a debit) to an account.
- To load equipment with material required for its use, as a firearm with powder, a fire hose with water, a chemical reactor with raw materials.
- To pay on account, as by using a credit card.
- To attack by moving forward quickly in a group.
- To call to account; to challenge.
- To impute or ascribe.
- To replenish energy to (a battery, or a device containing a battery) by use of an electrical device plugged into a power outlet.
- To commit a charging foul.
- To add to or represent on.
- To take a few steps down the pitch towards the bowler as they deliver the ball, either to disrupt the length of the delivery, or to get into a better position to hit the ball.
- To lie on the belly and be still. (A command given by a hunter to a dog)
- To require payment (of) (a price or fee, for goods, services, etc.).
- To ornament with or cause to bear.
- To assume as a bearing.
- To replenish energy.
- To formally accuse (a person) of a crime.
noun
- An instruction.
- Someone or something entrusted to one's care, such as a child to a babysitter or a student to a teacher.
- A measured amount of powder and/or shot in a cartridge.
- A load or burden; cargo.
- A ground attack against a prepared enemy.
- The amount of money levied for a service.
- The scope of someone's responsibility.
- A forceful forward movement.
- An address given at a church service concluding a visitation.
- An official description (by the police or a court) of a crime that somebody may be guilty of.
- A position (of a weapon) fitted for attack.
- A sort of plaster or ointment.
- An electric charge.
- An image displayed on an escutcheon.
- Cannabis.
- An accusation by a person or organization.
- A measured amount of explosive.
- An offensive foul in which the player with the ball moves into a stationary defender.
verb
- To control the actions or behavior of; to keep under control; to restrain.
- To require that a certain preposition, grammatical case, etc. be used with a word; sometimes used synonymously with collocate.
- To exercise a deciding or determining influence on.
- To make and administer the public policy and affairs of; to exercise sovereign authority in.
- To control the speed, flow etc. of; to regulate.
- To have or exercise a determining influence.
- To exercise political authority; to run a government.
noun
verb
- have a firm understanding or knowledge of; be on top of
- be or become completely proficient or skilled in
- get on top of; deal with successfully
- have dominance or the power to defeat over
noun
- an artist of consummate skill
- a person who has general authority over others
- a combatant who is able to defeat rivals
- directs the work of others
- presiding officer of a school
- an original creation (i.e., an audio recording) from which copies can be made
- an officer who is licensed to command a merchant ship
- someone who holds a master's degree from academic institution
- an authority qualified to teach apprentices
- key that secures entrance everywhere
adj
noun
- A concept or creation endeared by its creator.
- Unborn young; a fetus.
- A pet project or responsibility.
- An affectionate term for anything.
- The lastborn of a family; the youngest sibling, irrespective of age.
- A very young human, particularly from conception or birth to a couple of years old or until walking is fully mastered.
- A form of address to a person considered to be attractive.
- One who is new to an identity or community.
- A term of endearment used to refer to or address one's girlfriend, boyfriend or spouse.
- A person's romantic partner.
- Any very young animal, especially a vertebrate; many species have specific names for their babies, such as kittens for the babies of cats, puppies for the babies of dogs, and chicks for the babies of birds. See Category:Baby animals for more.
- A person who is immature, infantile or feeble.
- A person who is new to or inexperienced in something.
verb
- To tend (something) with care; to be overly attentive to (something), fuss over.
- To coddle; to pamper somebody like an infant.
adj
verb
- have a firm understanding or knowledge of; be on top of
- exercise authoritative control or power over
- lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits
- handle and cause to function
- maintain influence over (others or oneself) skillfully, usually to one's advantage
- check or regulate (a scientific experiment) by conducting a parallel experiment or comparing with another standard
- place under restrictions; limit access to by law
- verify by using a duplicate register for comparison
- be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something
noun
- power to direct or determine
- a relation of constraint of one entity (thing or person or group) by another
- (physiology) regulation or maintenance of a function or action or reflex etc
- a standard against which other conditions can be compared in a scientific experiment
- the activity of managing or exerting control over something
- the state that exists when one person or group has power over another
- discipline in personal and social activities
- great skillfulness and knowledge of some subject or activity
- a mechanism that controls the operation of a machine
- a spiritual agency that is assumed to assist the medium during a seance
- the economic policy of controlling or limiting or curbing prices or wages etc.
noun
- power of control, direction or disposal; mastery.
- A directive to a computer program acting as an interpreter of some kind, in order to perform a specific task.
- The right or authority to order, control or dispose of; the right to be obeyed or to compel obedience.
- An order to do something.
- Dominating situation; range or control or oversight; extent of view or outlook.
- A command performance.
- A position of chief authority; a position involving the right or power to order or control.
- A body or troops, or any naval or military force, under the control of a particular officer; by extension, any object or body in someone's charge.
- The degree of control a pitcher has over his pitches.
- The act of commanding; exercise or authority of influence.
verb
- To order, give orders; to compel or direct with authority.
- To require with authority; to demand, order, enjoin.
- to dominate through ability, resources, position etc.; to overlook.
- To hold, to control the use of.
- To exact, compel or secure by influence; to deserve, claim.
- To have or exercise supreme power, control or authority over, especially military; to have under direction or control.
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