snag
drag
shake out
crizzle
engrave
inscribe
scratch
grave
scrub
swab
drape
dag
frazzle
flash
asperity
chamfer
distain
bark
scarp
grind
buff out
nap
saw-like
scarify
undraw
graze
chafing gear
understitch
pink
needlework
needlecraft
coldwork
smear
pack
shred
tuck
fair
scorch
nubby
tweedy
grate
side tool
engraving
daub
on the bias
rough-hew
homespun
drop cloth
slubbed
nubbly
flatten out
scuff
imbue
wimble
reel
cast
pirn
bias
lay open
illinition
scribe
binding
point
dust
undrape
fang
starch
saw
underbear
egg-crating
take down
pull down
dismantle
tuck up
rabbet
hack
surface
sized
strike
cut to pieces
flock
level
rase
tip off
edging
break up
sandpaper
tear down
key
bevel
raze
saw-like
nubby
tweedy
homespun
slubbed
nubbly
bias
sized
swab
drape
asperity
chafing gear
needlework
needlecraft
coldwork
pack
side tool
engraving
drop cloth
reel
pirn
dag
shred
illinition
binding
egg-crating
edging
key
snag
drag
shake out
crizzle
engrave
inscribe
scratch
grave
scrub
dag
frazzle
flash
chamfer
distain
bark
scarp
grind
buff out
nap
scarify
undraw
graze
understitch
pink
smear
shred
tuck
fair
scorch
grate
daub
rough-hew
coldwork
flatten out
scuff
imbue
wimble
cast
lay open
scribe
point
dust
undrape
fang
starch
saw
underbear
take down
pull down
dismantle
tuck up
rabbet
hack
surface
strike
cut to pieces
flock
level
rase
tip off
break up
sandpaper
tear down
bevel
raze
verb
- To catch or tear (e.g. fabric) upon a rough surface or projection.
- To obtain or pick up.
- To damage or sink (a vessel) by collision; said of a tree or branch fixed to the bottom of a navigable body of water and partially submerged or rising to just beneath the surface.
- To cut the snags or branches from, as the stem of a tree; to hew roughly.
- To fish by means of dragging a large hook or hooks on a line, intending to impale the body (rather than the mouth) of the target.
noun
- A stump or base of a branch that has been lopped off; a short branch, or a sharp or rough branch.
- A sausage.
- A tooth projecting beyond the others; a broken or decayed tooth.
- A goal.
- A misnaged, an opponent to Chassidic Judaism (more likely modern, for cultural reasons).
- A problem or difficulty with something.
- A dead tree that remains standing.
- A tree, or a branch of a tree, fixed in the bottom of a river or other navigable water, and rising nearly or quite to the surface, by which boats are sometimes pierced and sunk.
- Any sharp protuberant part of an object, which may catch, scratch, or tear other objects brought into contact with it.
- A pulled thread or yarn, as in cloth.
- One of the secondary branches of an antler.
verb
- To unintentionally rub or scrape on a surface.
- To act or proceed slowly or without enthusiasm; to be reluctant.
- To roast, say negative things about, or call attention to the flaws of (someone).
- To move onward heavily, laboriously, or slowly; to advance with weary effort; to go on lingeringly.
- To pull along a surface or through a medium, sometimes with difficulty.
- To hit or kick off target.
- To break (land) by drawing a drag or harrow over it; to harrow.
- To play at a slower tempo than one is supposed to or than the other musicians one is playing with, or to inadvertently gradually decrease tempo while one is playing.
- To perform as a drag queen or drag king.
- To operate a pointing device by moving it with a button held down; to move, copy, etc. (an item) in this way.
- To draw along (something burdensome); hence, to pass in pain or with difficulty.
- To search for something, as a lost object or body, by dragging something along the bottom of a body of water.
- To serve as a clog or hindrance; to hold back.
- To search exhaustively, as if with a dragnet.
- To fish with a dragnet.
noun
- A men's party attended in women's clothing.
- A long open horse-drawn carriage with transverse or side seats.
- A heavy harrow for breaking up ground.
- A skid or shoe for retarding the motion of a carriage wheel.
- The bottom part of a sand casting mold.
- A double drum-stroke played at twice the speed of the context in which it is placed.
- Someone or something that is annoying or frustrating, or disappointing; an obstacle to progress or enjoyment.
- A device for guiding wood to the saw.
- A prison sentence of three months.
- A device dragged along the bottom of a body of water in search of something, e.g. a dead body, or in fishing.
- A puff on a cigarette or joint.
- The last position in a line of hikers.
- A systematic search for someone over a wide area, especially by the authorities; a dragnet.
- Motion affected with slowness and difficulty, as if clogged.
- The scent-path left by dragging a fox, or some other substance such as aniseed, for training hounds to follow scents.
- Anything towed in the water to retard a ship's progress, or to keep her head up to the wind; especially, a canvas bag with a hooped mouth (drag sail), so used.
- Street, as in 'main drag'.
- A steel instrument for completing the dressing of soft stone.
- A push somewhat under the centre of the cue ball, causing it to follow the object ball a short way.
- Any force acting in opposition to the motion of an object.
- A large amount of backspin on the cue ball, causing the cue ball to slow down.
- Witch house music.
- A kind of sledge for conveying heavy objects; also, a kind of low car or handcart.
- The bottom part of a flask or mould, the upper part being the cope.
- The difference between the speed of a screw steamer under sail and that of the screw when the ship outruns the screw; or between the propulsive effects of the different floats of a paddle wheel.
- A mailcoach.
- Resistance of a fluid to something moving through it.
- Any type of clothing or costume associated with a particular occupation or subculture.
- Men's clothing worn by women for the purpose of entertainment.
- A pulled load.
- Women's clothing worn by men for the purpose of entertainment.
verb
- carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface
- register formally as a participant or member
- draw within a figure so as to touch in as many places as possible
- write, engrave, or print as a lasting record
- mark with one's signature
- convert ordinary language into code
- address, (a work of literature) in a style less formal than a dedication
verb
- carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface
- cause friction
- cut the surface of; wear away the surface of
- scrape or rub as if to relieve itching
- postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled
- remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line
- gather (money or other resources) together over time
noun
- an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off
- a depression scratched or carved into a surface
- informal terms for money
- a competitor who has withdrawn from competition
- a line indicating the location of the start of a race or a game
- dry mash for poultry
- a harsh noise made by scraping
- poor handwriting
- (golf) a handicap of zero strokes
- an indication of damage
verb
- carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface
- shape (a material like stone or wood) by whittling away at it
adj
- dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises
- causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm
- of great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious thought
noun
verb
- To rub anything hard, especially with a wet brush; to scour
- To eliminate or to correct data from a set of records to bring it inline with other similar datasets
- To maneuver the play position on a media editing system by using a scroll bar or touch-based interface.
- To move a recording tape back and forth with a scrubbing motion to produce a scratching sound, or to do so by a similar use of a control on an editing system.
- To rub hard; to wash with rubbing; usually, to rub with a wet brush, or with something coarse or rough, for the purpose of cleaning or brightening
- To be diligent and penurious
- To call off a scheduled event; to cancel.
noun
- One of the common livestock of a region of no particular breed or not of pure breed, especially when inferior in size, etc. Often used to refer to male animals unsuited for breeding.
- One not on the first team of players; a substitute.
- An instance of scrubbing.
- A thicket or jungle, often specified by the name of the prevailing plant
- Any medical uniform consisting of a short-sleeved shirt and pants (trousers).
- One who scrubs.
- One who labors hard and lives meanly; a mean fellow.
- A cancellation.
- A worn-out brush.
- One who is incompetent or unable to complete easy tasks.
- An exfoliant for the body.
- Clothing worn while performing surgery.
- Vegetation of inferior quality, though sometimes thick and impenetrable, growing in poor soil or in sand; also, brush.
adj
noun
- A small piece of soft, absorbent material, such as gauze, used to clean wounds, apply medicine, or take samples of body fluids. Often attached to a stick or wire to aid access.
- A sailor; a swabby.
- A naval officer's epaulet.
- A mop, especially on a ship.
- A piece of material used for cleaning or sampling other items like musical instruments or guns.
- A sample taken with a swab (piece of absorbent material).
verb
verb
- To cut or slash the edge of a garment into dags
- To be misty; to drizzle.
- To shear the hindquarters of a sheep in order to remove dags or prevent their formation.
- To skewer food, for roasting over a fire
noun
- A hanging end or shred, in particular a long pointed strip of cloth at the edge of a piece of clothing, or one of a row of decorative strips of cloth that may ornament a tent, booth or fairground.
- A dangling lock of sheep’s wool matted with dung.
- A skewer.
- A misty shower; dew.
- A spit, a sharpened rod used for roasting food over a fire.
- The unbranched antler of a young deer.
- One who dresses unfashionably or without apparent care about appearance; someone who is not cool; a dweeb or nerd.
- A directed acyclic graph; an ordered pair (V,E) such that E is a subset of some partial ordering relation on V.
intj
verb
- To expose one's intimate body part or piece of clothing, often momentarily. (Contrast streak.)
- To blink; to shine or illuminate intermittently.
- To flaunt; to display in a showy manner.
- To cover with a thin layer, as objects of glass with glass of a different colour.
- To burst out into violence.
- To send by some startling or sudden means.
- To release the pressure from a pressurized vessel.
- To evaporate suddenly. (See flash evaporation.)
- To expand (blown glass) into a disc.
- To move, or cause to move, suddenly.
- To telephone a person, only allowing the phone to ring once, in order to request a call back.
- To write to the memory of (an updatable component such as a BIOS chip or games cartridge).
- To cause to shine briefly or intermittently.
- To perform a flash.
- To be visible briefly.
- To climb (a route) successfully on the first attempt.
- To make visible briefly.
- To break forth like a sudden flood of light; to show a momentary brilliance.
- To communicate quickly.
noun
- A language, created by a minority to maintain cultural identity, that cannot be understood by the ruling class.
- The strips of bright cloth or buttons worn around the collars of market traders.
- A pool.
- Pizzazz, razzle-dazzle.
- Material left around the edge of a moulded part at the parting line of the mould.
- A sudden, short, temporary burst of light.
- The (intentional or unintentional) exposure of an intimate body part or undergarment in public.
- Any of various lycaenid butterflies of the genera Artipe, Deudorix and Rapala.
- A reservoir and sluiceway beside a navigable stream, just above a shoal, so that the stream may pour in water as boats pass, and thus bear them over the shoal.
- A brief exposure or making visible (of a smile, badge, etc).
- A form of military insignia.
- A pattern where each prop is thrown and caught only once.
- A flashlight; an electric torch.
- The sudden sensation of being "high" after taking a recreational drug.
- A very short amount of time.
- A tattoo flash (example design on paper to give an idea of a possible tattoo).
- A sudden and brilliant burst, as of genius or wit.
adj
noun
- The quality of having a rough or uneven surface.
- The quality of being harsh or severe in the way one speaks or behaves toward people.
- An area that protrudes from a surface.
- A section of a fault line with high friction, such that there is no movement along this part of the fault except during an earthquake.
- The quality of being difficult or unpleasant to experience.
- Something that is harsh and difficult to endure.
verb
- To abrade or rub off any outer covering from.
- To make a clamor; to make importunate outcries.
- To speak sharply.
- To make a short, loud, explosive noise with the vocal organs (said of animals, especially dogs).
- To strip the bark from; to peel.
- To cover or inclose with bark, or as with bark.
- To girdle.
noun
- The crust formed on barbecued meat that has had a rub applied to it.
- The exterior covering of the trunk and branches of a tree.
- Peruvian bark or Jesuit's bark, the bark of the cinchona from which quinine is produced.
- A vessel, typically with three (or more) masts, with the foremasts (or fore- and mainmasts) square-rigged, and mizzenmast schooner-rigged.
- The short, loud, explosive sound uttered by a dog, a fox, and some other animals.
- An abrupt loud vocal utterance.
- The envelopment or outer covering of anything.
- A sailing vessel or boat of any kind.
- Hard candy made in flat sheets, for instance out of chocolate, peanut butter, toffee or peppermint.
verb
- To remove material by rubbing with an abrasive surface.
- To instill through repetitive teaching.
- To oppress, hold down or weaken.
- To produce mechanically and repetitively as if by turning a crank.
- To become ground, pulverized, or polished by friction.
- To move with much difficulty or friction; to grate.
- To repeat a task a large number of times in a row to achieve a specific goal.
- To operate by turning a crank.
- To shape with the force of friction.
- To rotate the hips erotically.
- To reduce to smaller pieces by crushing with lateral motion.
- To annoy or irritate (a person); to grind one's gears.
- To eat.
- To slide the flat portion of a skateboard or snowboard across an obstacle such as a railing.
- To dance in a sexually suggestive way with both partners in very close proximity, often pressed against each other.
- To work or study hard; to hustle or drudge.
noun
- The act of reducing to powder, or of sharpening, by friction.
- A traditional communal pilot whale hunt in the Faroe Islands.
- A specific degree of pulverization of coffee beans.
- A tedious and laborious task.
- Something that has been reduced to powder, something that has been ground.
- A grinding trick on a skateboard or snowboard.
- Hustle; hard work.
verb
- To form or raise a soft or fuzzy surface on (fabric or leather).
- To have a nap; to sleep for a short period of time, especially during the day.
- To be off one's guard.
- To cover (something) with a sauce. (usually in the passive)
noun
- A card game in which players take tricks; properly Napoleon.
- A soft or fuzzy surface, generally on fabric or leather.
- A cup, bowl.
- A bid to take five tricks in the card game Napoleon.
- The common direction, on some kinds of fabric, of the hairs making up the pile.
- A short period of sleep, especially one during the day.
- A type of bet in British horse racing, based on the experts' best tips.
verb
- To break up, loosen, or roughen the surface of a field or road or a hard surface.
- To harrow the feelings.
- To remove thatch (build-up of organic matter on the soil) from a lawn, to dethatch.
- To scratch, etch, burn, or cut designs into one's skin as a form of body modification.
- To damage the testa (seed coat) of a seed by cutting, scraping, chemicals, hot water, or fire to allow permeation of water and faster germination.
- To make scratches or cuts on.
verb
- To rub or touch lightly the surface of (a thing) in passing.
- To cause a slight wound to; to scratch.
- To feed or supply (cattle, sheep, etc.) with grass; to furnish pasture for.
- To eat small amounts of food periodically throughout the day, rather than at fixed mealtimes, often not in response to hunger.
- To yield grass for grazing.
- To feed on; to eat (growing herbage); to eat grass from (a pasture)
- To tend (cattle, etc.) while grazing.
- To shoplift by consuming food or drink items before reaching the checkout.
noun
verb
- To decorate a piece of clothing or fabric by adding holes or by scalloping the fringe.
- To become pink in color, to redden.
- Of a motor car, to emit a high "pinking" noise, usually as a result of ill-set ignition timing for the fuel used (in a spark ignition engine).
- Of a musical instrument, to sound a very high-pitched, short note.
- To turn (a topaz or other gemstone) pink by the application of heat.
- To turn (something) pink.
- To prick with a sword.
- To wound by irony, criticism, or ridicule.
adj
- Having a colour between red and white; pale red.
- Having conjunctivitis.
- Relating to women or girls.
- Of a fox-hunter's jacket: scarlet.
- Relating to homosexuals as a group within society.
noun
- The common minnow, Phoxinus phoxinus.
- Hunting pink; scarlet, as worn by hunters.
- A young Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar, before it becomes a smolt; a parr.
- One of the colour balls used in snooker, coloured pink, with a value of 6 points.
- An unlettered and uncultured, but relatively prosperous, member of the middle classes; compare Babbitt, bourgeoisie.
- Any of various lake pigments or dyes in yellow, yellowish green, or brown shades made with plant coloring and a metallic oxide base.
- Any of various flowers in the genus Dianthus, sometimes called carnations.
- The colour of this flower, between red and white; pale red.
- The vagina or vulva.
verb
- To rub (a body part, etc.) across a surface.
- (of a substance, etc.) To make a surface dirty by covering it.
- To attempt to remove (a substance) from a surface by rubbing.
- To cover (a surface with a layer of some substance) by rubbing.
- To damage someone's reputation by slandering, misrepresenting, or otherwise making false accusations about them, their statements, or their actions.
- To become messy or not clear by being spread.
- To spread (a substance, especially one that colours or is dirty) across a surface by rubbing.
- To make something dirty.
- To cause (something) to be messy or not clear by rubbing and spreading it.
- To cause (something) to be a particular colour by covering with a substance.
- To climb without using footholds, using the friction from the shoe to stay on the wall.
- To write or draw (something) by spreading a substance on a surface.
noun
- A Pap smear (screening test for cervical cancer).
- A false or unsupported, malicious statement intended to injure a person's reputation.
- Any of various forms of distortion that make a signal harder to see or hear.
- A mark made by smearing.
- A rough glissando in jazz music.
- A maneuver in which the shoe is placed onto the holdless rock, and the friction from the shoe keeps it in contact
- A preparation to be examined under a microscope, made by spreading a thin layer of a substance (such as blood, bacterial culture) on a slide.
noun
- a sheet or blanket (either dry or wet) to wrap around the body for its therapeutic effect
- a large indefinite quantity
- a complete collection of similar things
- a convenient package or parcel (as of cigarettes or film)
- an association of criminals
- an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose
- a group of hunting animals
- a cream that cleanses and tones the skin
- a bundle (especially one carried on the back)
verb
- arrange in a container
- fill to capacity
- compress into a wad
- carry, as on one's back
- set up a committee or legislative body with one's own supporters so as to influence the outcome
- have with oneself; have on one's person
- press tightly together or cram
- hike with a backpack
- press down tightly
- seal with packing
- have the property of being packable or of compacting easily
- load with a pack
- treat the body or any part of it by wrapping it, as with blankets or sheets, and applying compresses to it, or stuffing it to provide cover, containment, or therapy, or to absorb blood
verb
- To cut or tear (something) into long, narrow pieces or strips.
- To become separated into small portions.
- To reduce body weight due to fat and water before a competition.
- To cut through (snow, water, etc.) swiftly with one's snowboard, surfboard, etc.; (by extension) to move or ride along (a road, track, etc.) aggressively and rapidly.
- To reduce (something) by a large percentage; to slash.
- To separate (something) into small portions.
- Chiefly in rock and heavy metal: to play (a musical instrument (especially a guitar) or a piece of music) very fast.
- To cut (fruit peel, a vegetable, etc.) into thin strips that curl.
- To convincingly defeat (someone); to thrash, to trounce.
- To travel swiftly using a snowboard, surfboard, or vehicle.
- To destroy (a document) by cutting or tearing into strips or small pieces that cannot easily be read, especially using a shredder.
noun
- A long, narrow piece (especially of fabric) cut or torn off; a strip; specifically, a piece of cloth or clothing.
- A thin strip of fruit peel, a vegetable, etc., cut so that it curls.
- A thin strand or wisp, as of a cloud, mist, etc.
- A fragment of something; a particle; a piece; also, a very small amount.
- A shard or sherd (“a piece of broken glass or pottery”).
adj
verb
- To pull or gather up (an item of fabric).
- To sew folds; to make a tuck or tucks in.
- To push into a snug position; to place somewhere safe or somewhat hidden.
- To keep the thumb in position while moving the rest of the hand over it to continue playing keys that are outside the thumb.
- To eat; to consume.
- To conceal one’s penis and testicles, as with a gaff or by fastening them down with adhesive tape.
- To curl into a ball; to fold up and hold one's legs.
- To full, as cloth.
- To fit neatly.
noun
- The act of keeping the thumb in position while moving the rest of the hand over it to continue playing keys that are outside the thumb.
- The beat of a drum.
- A fold in fabric that has been stitched in place from end to end, as to reduce the overall dimension of the fabric piece.
- A plastic surgery technique to remove excess skin.
- An act of tucking; a pleat or fold.
- A curled position.
- A curled position, with the shins held towards the body.
- The afterpart of a ship, immediately under the stern or counter, where the ends of the bottom planks are collected and terminate by the tuck-rail.
verb
- To smoothen or even a surface (especially a connection or junction on a surface).
- To make an animation smooth, removing any jerkiness.
- To bring into perfect alignment (especially about rivet holes when connecting structural members).
- To construct or design with the aim of producing a smooth outline or reducing air drag or water resistance.
adj
- Favorable to a ship's course.
- Unblemished (figuratively or literally); clean and pure; innocent.
- Light in color, pale, particularly with regard to skin tone but also referring to blond hair.
- Just, equitable.
- Without sudden change of direction or curvature; smooth; flowing; said of the figure of a vessel, and of surfaces, water lines, and other lines.
- Not a no ball.
- Of a coin or die, having equal chance of landing on any side, unbiased.
- Between the baselines.
- Free from obstacles or hindrances; unobstructed; unencumbered; open; direct; said of a road, passage, etc.
- Adequate, reasonable, or decent, but not excellent.
- Not overcast; cloudless; clear; pleasant; propitious; said of the sky, weather, or wind, etc.
- Taken direct from an opponent's foot, without the ball touching the ground or another player.
adv
noun
- A fair woman; a sweetheart.
- A travelling amusement park (called a funfair in British English and a (travelling) carnival in US English).
- An event for public entertainment and trade, a market.
- A community gathering to celebrate and exhibit local achievements.
- An event for professionals in a trade to learn of new products and do business, a trade fair.
- Something which is fair (in various senses of the adjective).
verb
- To burn the surface of something so as to discolour it
- To wither, parch or destroy something by heat or fire, especially to make land or buildings unusable to an enemy
- To move at high speed (so as to leave scorch marks on the ground, physically or figuratively).
- To burn; to destroy by, or as by, fire.
- To attack with bitter sarcasm or virulence.
- (To cause) to become scorched or singed
noun
noun
- A kind of spool, turning on an axis, on which yarn, threads, lines, or the like, are wound.
- A device consisting of radial arms with horizontal stats, connected with a harvesting machine, for holding the stalks of grain in position to be cut by the knives.
- A lively dance originating in Scotland; also, the music of this dance; often called a Scottish (or Scotch) reel.
- A short compilation of sample film work used as a demonstrative resume in the entertainment industry.
- A shaky or unsteady gait.
verb
- To walk shakily or unsteadily; to stagger; move as if drunk or not in control of oneself.
- To wind on a reel.
- To produce a mechanical insect-like song, as in grass warblers.
- To unwind, to bring or acquire something by spinning or winding something else.
- To make or cause to reel.
- To spin or revolve repeatedly.
- To have a whirling sensation; to be giddy.
- To be in shock.
- To back off, step away, or sway backwards unsteadily and suddenly.
verb
- To twist or warp (of fabric, timber etc.).
- To heave the lead and line in order to ascertain the depth of water.
- To consider; to turn or revolve in the mind; to plan.
- To bring the bows of a sailing ship on to the required tack just as the anchor is weighed by use of the headsail; to bring (a ship) round.
- Of dogs, hunters: to spread out and search for a scent.
- To throw forward (a fishing line, net etc.) into the sea.
- To throw off (the skin) as a process of growth; to shed the hair or fur of the coat.
- To turn (the balance or scale); to overbalance; hence, to make preponderate; to decide.
- To throw.
- To throw down or aside.
- To deposit (a ballot or voting paper); to formally register (one's vote).
- To calculate the astrological value of (a horoscope, birth etc.).
- To throw (light etc.) on or upon something, or in a given direction.
- To open a circle in order to begin a spell or meeting of witches.
- To broadcast (video) over the Internet or a local network, especially to one's television.
- To remove, take off (clothes).
- To direct (one's eyes, gaze etc.).
- To shape (molten metal etc.) by pouring into a mould; to make (an object) in such a way.
- To perform, bring forth (a magical spell or enchantment).
- To set (a bone etc.) in a cast.
- To assign (a role in a play or performance).
- To assign a role in a play or performance to (an actor).
- To change a variable type from, for example, integer to real, or integer to text.
adj
noun
- Visual appearance.
- An object made in a mould.
- A supportive and immobilising device used to help mend broken bones.
- A squint.
- Animal and insect remains which have been regurgitated by a bird.
- The form of one's thoughts, mind etc.
- The collective group of actors performing a play or production together. Contrasted with crew.
- A small mass of earth "thrown off" or excreted by a worm.
- The number of hawks (or occasionally other birds) cast off at one time; a pair.
- Something which has been thrown, dispersed etc.
- The casting procedure.
- The mould used to make cast objects.
- A group of crabs.
- An instance of throwing out a fishing line.
- An act of throwing.
adj
adv
noun
- A person's favourite member of a K-pop band.
- A wedge-shaped piece of cloth taken out of a garment (such as the waist of a dress) to diminish its circumference.
- The diagonal line between warp and weft in a woven fabric.
- Inclination towards something.
- The difference between the expectation of the sample estimator and the true population value, which reduces the representativeness of the estimator by systematically distorting it.
- In the games of crown green bowls and lawn bowls: a weight added to one side of a bowl so that as it rolls, it will follow a curved rather than a straight path; the oblique line followed by such a bowl; the lopsided shape or structure of such a bowl. In lawn bowls, the curved course is caused only by the shape of the bowl. The use of weights is prohibited.
- A voltage or current applied to an electronic device, such as a transistor electrode, to move its operating point to a desired part of its transfer function.
verb
verb
- To cut (something) in order to fit it closely to an irregular surface, as a baseboard to a floor which is out of level, a board to the curves of a moulding, etc.
- To write, engrave, or mark upon; to inscribe.
- To write or draw with a scribe.
- To record, as a scribe.
- To score or mark with compasses or a scribing iron.
- To write.
noun
- A person who writes books or documents by hand as a profession.ᵂ
- A journalist.
- A very sharp, steel drawing implement used in engraving and etching, a scriber.
- Someone who writes; a draughtsperson; a writer for another; especially, an official or public writer; an amanuensis, secretary, notary, or copyist.
noun
- strip sewn over or along an edge for reinforcement or decoration
- the capacity to attract and hold something
- the act of applying a bandage
- one of a pair of mechanical devices that are attached to a ski and that will grip a ski boot; the bindings should release in case of a fall
- the protective covering on the front, back, and spine of a book
adj
verb
- To cut, as a surface, with a pointed tool.
- To give a point to; to sharpen; to cut, forge, grind, or file to an acute end.
- To repair mortar.
- To direct toward an object; to aim.
- To direct the central processing unit to seek information at a certain location in memory.
- To draw attention to something or indicate a direction.
- To face in a particular direction.
- To separate an integer from a decimal with a decimal point.
- To extend the index finger in the direction of something in order to show where it is or to draw attention to it.
- To indicate the presence of game by a fixed and steady look, as certain hunting dogs do.
- To mark with diacritics.
- To direct or encourage (someone) in a particular direction.
- To direct requests sent to a domain name to the IP address corresponding to that domain name.
- To fill up and finish the joints of (a wall), by introducing additional cement or mortar, and bringing it to a smooth surface.
- To indicate a probability of something.
- To sail close to the wind.
- To approximate to the surface; to head.
noun
- The attitude assumed by a pointer dog when he finds game.
- A focus of conversation or consideration; the main idea.
- A particular moment in an event or occurrence; a juncture.
- Pointedness of speech or writing; a penetrating or decisive quality of expression.
- A tine or snag of an antler.
- Each of the main directions on a compass, usually considered to be 32 in number; a direction.
- A topic of discussion or debate; a proposition.
- A decimal point (now especially when reading decimal fractions aloud).
- A spot to which a straight run is made; hence, a straight run from point to point; a cross-country run.
- A peninsula or promontory.
- The position of the player of each side who stands a short distance in front of the goalkeeper.
- Any projecting extremity of an object.
- A full stop or other terminal punctuation mark.
- A specific location or place, seen as a spatial position.
- The position at the front or vanguard of an advancing force.
- A distinguishing quality or characteristic.
- a unit of measure equal to 1/12 of a pica, or approximately 1/72 of an inch (exactly 1/72 of an inch in the digital era).
- Each of the marks or strokes written above letters, especially in Semitic languages, to indicate vowels, stress etc.
- A purpose or objective, which makes something meaningful.
- Either of the two metal surfaces in a distributor which close or open to allow or prevent the flow of current through the ignition coil. There is usually a moving point, pushed by the distributor cam, and a fixed point, and they are built together as a unit.
- An object which has a sharp or tapering tip.
- A unit of measure for rain, equal to 0.254 mm or 0.01 of an inch.
- An operational or public leadership position in a risky endeavor.
- The difference between two points of the compass.
- A railroad switch.
- Something tiny, as a pinprick; a very small mark.
- An electric power socket.
- A movement executed with the sabre or foil.
- A unit of scoring in a game or competition.
- An individual element in a larger whole; a particular detail, thought, or quality.
- An area of contrasting colour on an animal, especially a dog; a marking.
- A short piece of cordage used in reefing sails.
- The act of pointing, as of the foot downward in certain dance positions.
- A dot or mark used to designate certain tones or time. In ancient music, it distinguished or characterized certain tones or styles (points of perfection, of augmentation, etc.). In modern music, it is placed on the right of a note to raise its value, or prolong its time, by one half.
- The sharp tip of an object.
- A string or lace used to tie together certain garments.
- A unit used to express differences in prices of stocks and shares.
- The perpendicular rising of a hawk over the place where its prey has gone into cover.
- A note; a tune.
- A zero-dimensional mathematical object representing a location in one or more dimensions; something considered to have position but no magnitude or direction.
- The position of the pitcher and catcher.
- The gesture of extending the index finger in a direction in order to indicate something.
- A fielding position square of the wicket on the off side, between gully and cover.
- Each of the twelve triangular positions in either table of a backgammon board, on which the stones are played.
- A tenth; formerly also a twelfth.
- One of the several different parts of the escutcheon.
- Lace worked by the needle.
- A unit of bearing equal to one thirty-second of a circle, i.e. 11.25°.
verb
- To enable to catch or tear; to furnish with fangs.
- To supply (a pump) with the water necessary for it to operate.
- To receive or adopt into spiritual relation, as in baptism; be godfather or godmother to.
- To strike or attack with the fangs.
- To drive, ride, etc. at high speed or recklessly.
noun
- That which is seized or carried off; booty; spoils; stolen goods.
- Any projection, catch, shoot, or other thing by which hold is taken; a prehensile part or organ.
- A channel cut in the rock, or a pipe of wood, used for conveying air.
- A grasping; capture; the act or power of seizing; hold.
- The coil or bend of a rope; (by extension) a noose; a trap.
- a long, pointed canine tooth used for biting and tearing flesh
- a long pointed tooth for injecting venom
- Catches on which the coal mining cage rests while cars are being moved on and off.
- The valve of a pump box.
verb
noun
- Fortitude.
- Carbohydrates, as with grain and potato based foods.
- A stiff, formal manner; formality.
- Any of various starch-like substances used as a laundry stiffener
- A widely diffused vegetable substance, found especially in seeds, bulbs and tubers, as extracted (e.g. from potatoes, corn, rice, etc.) in the form of a white, glistening, granular or powdery substance, without taste or smell, and giving a very peculiar creaking sound when rubbed between the fingers. It is used as a food, in the production of commercial grape sugar, for stiffening linen in laundries, in making paste, etc.
adj
verb
- To push the fabric at the bottom of a garment into itself or under another garment (especially trousers, skirt, dress etc.)
- To pull the blankets or duvet up over (someone in bed); to put (someone) to bed.
- To pull the blankets or duvet up over oneself in bed.
- to bring one's legs and abdomen together while lying face-up on the floor; to perform a tuck-up
- To protect one's face by covering it with the gloves
verb
- To chop or cut down in a rough manner.
- To ride a horse at a regular pace; to ride on a road (as opposed to riding cross-country etc.).
- To use as a hack; to let out for hire.
- To kick (a player) on the shins.
- To swing at a pitched ball.
- To use frequently and indiscriminately, so as to render trite and commonplace.
- To cheat by using unauthorized modifications.
- To work with something on an intimately technical level.
- To strike an opponent with one's hockey stick, typically on the leg but occasionally and more seriously on the back, arm, head, etc.
- To hack into; to gain unauthorized access to (a computer system, e.g., a website, or network) by manipulating code.
- To make a flailing attempt to hit the puck with a hockey stick.
- To withstand or put up with a difficult situation.
- To gain unauthorised access to a computer or online account belonging to (a person or organisation).
- To strike in a frantic movement.
- To play hackeysack.
- To lay (bricks) on a rack to dry.
- To drive a hackney cab.
- To apply a trick, shortcut, skill, or novelty method to something to increase productivity, efficiency or ease.
- To keep (young hawks) in a state of partial freedom, before they are trained.
- To cough noisily.
- To make a quick code change to patch a computer program, often one that, while being effective, is inelegant or makes the program harder to maintain.
- To accomplish a difficult programming task.
- To strike lightly as part of tapotement massage.
noun
- A person who frequently canvasses for votes, either directly or by appearing to continuously act with the ulterior motive of furthering their political career.
- An expedient, temporary solution, such as a small patch or change to code, meant to be replaced with a more elegant solution at a later date; a workaround.
- A try, an attempt.
- The foothold traditionally cut into the ice from which the person who throws the rock pushes off for delivery.
- A trick, shortcut, skill, or novelty method to increase productivity, efficiency, or ease.
- A video game or any computer software that has been altered from its original state.
- A hacking blow.
- An improvised device or solution to a problem.
- A hacking; a catch in speaking; a short, broken cough.
- A taxicab (hackney cab) driver.
- A hearse.
- A small ball usually made of woven cotton or suede and filled with rice, sand or some other filler, for use in hackeysack.
- A dry cough.
- A vehicle let for hire; originally, a hackney coach, now typically a taxicab.
- A kick on the shins in football of any type.
- A tool for chopping.
- A horse for hire, especially one which is old and tired.
- The act of striking an opponent with one's hockey stick, typically on the leg but occasionally and more seriously on the back, arm, head, etc.
- A board which the falcon's food is placed on; used by extension for the state of partial freedom in which they are kept before being trained.
- A gouge or notch made by such a blow.
- Time check, as for example upon synchronization of wristwatches.
- A computer programmer who makes quick but inelegant changes to computer code to solve problems or add features.
- A computer programmer, particularly a veteran or someone not immediately expected to be capable of programming.
- A swing of the bat at a pitched ball by the batter, particularly a choppy, ungraceful one that misses the ball such as at a fastball.
- One who is professionally successful despite producing mediocre work. (Usually applied to persons in a creative field.)
- A talented writer-for-hire, paid to put others' thoughts into felicitous language.
- An interesting technical achievement, particularly in computer programming.
- A food-rack for cattle.
- Someone who is available for hire; hireling, mercenary.
- An untalented writer.
- A rack used to dry something, such as bricks, fish, or cheese.
- An airplane of poor quality or in poor condition.
- An illegal attempt to gain access to a computer network.
- A grating in a mill race.
- Confinement of an officer to their stateroom as a punishment.
- A person, often a journalist, hired to do routine work.
- A political agitator.
verb
- To cut off (a mortar joint, etc.) even with the face of the wall, or inward at a slight angle.
- To hit.
- To give, as a blow; to impel, as with a blow; to give a force to; to dash; to cast.
- To create an impression.
- To affect by a sudden impression or impulse.
- To sound by percussion, with blows, or as if with blows.
- To haul down or lower (a flag, mast, etc.)
- To make a sudden impression upon, as if by a blow; to affect with some strong emotion.
- To balance (a ledger or account).
- To dismantle and take away (a theater set; a tent; etc.).
- To hit upon, or light upon, suddenly.
- To cause or produce by a stroke, or suddenly, as by a stroke.
- To become attached to something; said of the spat of oysters.
- To stroke or pass lightly; to wave.
- To act suddenly, especially in a violent or criminal way.
- To impress, seem or appear (to).
- To capitulate; to signal a surrender by hauling down the colours.
- To level (a measure of grain, salt, etc.) with a straight instrument, scraping off what is above the level of the top.
- To impinge upon.
- To discover a source of something, often a buried raw material such as ore (especially gold) or crude oil.
- To pass with a quick or strong effect; to dart; to penetrate.
- To touch; to act by appulse.
- To manufacture, as by stamping.
- To make and ratify.
- To deliver a quick blow or thrust; to give blows.
- To cause to sound by one or more beats; to indicate or notify by audible strokes. Of a clock, to announce (an hour of the day), usually by one or more sounds.
- To cause to ignite by friction.
- To delete or cross out; to scratch or eliminate.
- To set off on a walk or trip.
- To score a goal.
- To thrust in; to cause to enter or penetrate.
- To punish; to afflict; to smite.
- To carry out a violent or illegal action.
- To unfasten, to loosen (chains, bonds, etc.).
- To stop working as a protest to achieve better working conditions.
noun
- A nibble on the bait by a fish.
- In an option contract, the price at which the holder buys or sells if they choose to exercise the option.
- The strike plate of a door.
- A cancellation postmark.
- An iron pale or standard in a gate or fence.
- The primary face of a hammer, opposite the peen.
- An instrument with a straight edge for levelling a measure of grain, salt, etc., scraping off what is above the level of the top; a strickle.
- A status resulting from a batter swinging and missing a pitch, or not swinging at a pitch when the ball goes in the strike zone, or hitting a foul ball that is not caught.
- The status of being the batsman that the bowler is bowling at.
- The act of knocking down all ten pins in on the first roll of a frame.
- An old English measure of corn equal to the bushel.
- A blow or application of physical force against something.
- A work stoppage (or otherwise concerted stoppage of an activity) as a form of protest.
- The compass direction of the line of intersection between a rock layer and the surface of the Earth.
- The discovery of a source of something.
- A puddler's stirrer.
verb
- To coat a surface with dense fibers or particles; especially, to create a dense arrangement of fibers with a desired nap.
- To cover a Christmas tree with artificial snow.
- To treat a pool with chemicals to remove suspended particles.
- To congregate in or head towards a place in large numbers.
noun
- A large number of animals associated together in a group; commonly used of sheep, but (dated) also used for goats, farmed animals, and a wide variety of animals.
- Very fine sifted woollen refuse, especially that from shearing the nap of cloths, formerly used as a coating for wallpaper to give it a velvety or clothlike appearance; also, the dust of vegetable fibre used for a similar purpose.
- A large number of people.
- A number of birds together in a group, such as those gathered together for the purpose of migration.
- Those served by a particular pastor or shepherd.herd/flock
- Coarse tufts of wool or cotton used in bedding.
- A religious congregation.
- A lock of wool or hair.
verb
- tear down so as to make flat with the ground
- aim at
- make level or straight
- direct into a position for use
- talk frankly with; lay it on the line
- become level or even
adj
- having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
- not showing abrupt variations
- being on a precise horizontal plane
- oriented at right angles to the plumb
- of the score in a contest
noun
- a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
- a relative position or degree of value in a graded group
- a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process
- height above ground
- indicator that establishes the horizontal when a bubble is centered in a tube of liquid
- a flat surface at right angles to a plumb line
- an abstract place usually conceived as having depth
- a structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale
verb
- To cut or take to pieces for scrap.
- To end a (usually romantic or sexual) relationship with each other.
- Of a conversation, to cease to be understandable because of a bad connection; of a signal, to deteriorate.
- To dissolve; to part.
- To break or separate into pieces.
- Become disorganised
- Of a school, to close for the holidays at the end of term.
- be or cause to be overcome with laughter
- To end a (usually romantic or sexual) relationship.
- To stop a fight; to separate people who are fighting.
- To break or separate into pieces; to disintegrate or come apart.
- To upset greatly; to cause great emotional disturbance or unhappiness.
noun
- The degree of roughness, or retention ability of a surface to have applied a liquid such as paint, or glue.
- The general pitch or tone of a sentence or utterance.
- A piece of wood used as a wedge.
- A piece of information (e.g., a password or passphrase) used to encode or decode a message or messages.
- A modification of an advertisement so as to target a particular group or demographic.
- One of several small, usually square buttons on a typewriter or computer keyboard, mostly corresponding to text characters.
- A scale or group of pitches constituting the basis of a musical composition.
- A series of logically organized groups of discriminating information which aims to allow the user to correctly identify a taxon.
- One of a string of small islands.
- A crucial step or requirement.
- A password restricting access to an IRC channel.
- In instruments with a keyboard such as an organ or piano, one of the levers, or especially the exposed front end of it, which are depressed to cause a particular sound or note to be produced.
- In musical notation, a sign at the head of a staff indicating the musical key.
- A value that uniquely identifies an entry in a container.
- A keystone.
- The last board of a floor when laid down.
- The lowest note of a scale; keynote.
- A wooden support for a rail on the bullhead rail system.
- In musical theory, the total melodic and harmonic relations, which exist between the tones of an ideal scale, major or minor; tonality.
- An indehiscent, one-seeded fruit furnished with a wing, such as the fruit of the ash and maple; a samara.
- In musical instruments, one of the valve levers used to select notes, such as a lever opening a hole on a woodwind.
- A guide to the correct answers of a worksheet or test.
- The thirty-third card of the Lenormand deck.
- A guide explaining the symbols or terminology of a map or chart; a legend.
- That part of the plastering which is forced through between the laths and holds the rest in place.
- In musical theory and notation, the tonality centering in a given tone, or the several tones taken collectively, of a given scale, major or minor.
- A manual electrical switching device primarily used for the transmission of Morse code.
- The black ink layer, especially in relation to the three color layers of cyan, magenta, and yellow. See also CMYK.
- The free-throw lane together with the circle surrounding the free-throw line, the free-throw lane having formerly been narrower, giving the area the shape of a skeleton key hole.
- A color to be masked or made transparent.
- An object designed to open and close a lock.
- In a relational database, a field used as an index into another table (not necessarily unique).
- An object designed to fit between two other objects (such as a shaft and a wheel) in a mechanism and maintain their relative orientation.
verb
- To be identified as a certain taxon when using a key.
- (more usually to key in) To enter (information) by typing on a keyboard or keypad.
- To fasten or secure firmly; to fasten or tighten with keys or wedges.
- To link (as one might do with a key or legend).
- To depress (a telegraph key).
- To prepare for plastering by adding the key (that part of the plastering which is forced through between the laths and holds the rest in place).
- To attune to; to set at; to pitch.
- To vandalize (a car, etc.) by scratching with an implement such as a key.
- To operate (the transmitter switch of a two-way radio).
- To modify (an advertisement) so as to target a particular group or demographic.
- To fit (pieces of a mechanical assembly) with a key to maintain the orientation between them.
- To mark or indicate with a symbol indicating membership in a class.
- To fit (a lock) with a key.
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verb
noun
- A die used for cheating, having some sides slightly rounded instead of flat.
- An instrument consisting of two rules or arms, jointed together at one end, and opening to any angle, for adjusting the surfaces of work to the same or a given inclination; a bevel square.
- An edge that is canted, one that is not a 90-degree angle; a chamfer.
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