English words for 'To deviate from established practices or traditions.'
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- Something new, and contrary to established customs, manners, or rites.
- The act of innovating; the introduction of something new, in customs, rites, etc.
- A change effected by innovating; a change in customs.
- A newly formed shoot, or the annually produced addition to the stems of many mosses.
- the creation of something in the mind
- a creation (a new device or process) resulting from study and experimentation
- the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new
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adj
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- a person who dissents from some established policy
- (Christianity, specifically, historical) Sometimes Dissident: in the kingdom of Poland, the name for Christians not part of the Roman Catholic Church.
- A person who formally opposes the current political structure, the political group in power, the policies of the political group in power, or current laws.
- (Christianity) One who disagrees or dissents; one who separates from the established religion.
- (Northern Ireland) A member of a paramilitary that has continued actions after the Good Friday Agreement or other ceasefire.
adj
- characterized by departure from accepted beliefs or standards
- Of or pertaining to creeds, beliefs, or teachings, especially religious ones, that are different from what a religion (or sect) believes to be orthodox, but (usually) not conflicting with that religion's established beliefs and therefore not heretical.
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adj
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- be at variance with; be out of line with
- (intransitive, figurative) To fall outside of, or part from, some norm; to stray.
- cause to turn away from a previous or expected course
- turn aside; turn away from
- (intransitive) To go off course from; to change course; to change plans.
- (transitive) To cause to diverge.
noun
verb
- To opt out of conventional society.
- withdraw from established society, especially because of disillusion with conventional values
- (intransitive, Of the ground, floor, snow, etc., or figuratively, a worldview or foundation) To cause someone to slip and/or fall down.
- (of sound, electronic signal, etc.) To be lost or momentarily interrupted.
- (transitive, slang) To dismiss, break up with or abandon (someone).
- (intransitive, Of a trapdoor or similar) To give way under someone.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see drop, out.
- (idiomatic) To leave (school, a race, etc.) prematurely and voluntarily.
- leave school or an educational program prematurely
- give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat
adj
noun
- (uncountable, music) A type of rock music, generally soft-style without screaming or aggression, mixed with synthesized music and electronic.
- (countable) An independent publisher.
- (countable) A person who listens to indie music and follows indie fashion.
- (countable) A work released by an independent publisher.
- a pop group not affiliated with a major record company
- an independent film company not associated with an established studio
verb
- To wander from any line prescribed, or from a rule or duty; to depart from what is established by law, duty, custom, or the like; to deviate.
- To drive in the trajectory of another vehicle to stop it, to cut off.
- To climb or move upward by winding or turning.
- To go out of a straight line; to deflect.
- To turn aside or deviate to avoid impact.
- Of a projectile, to travel in a curved line
- (transitive, slang) To go out of one's way to avoid; to snub.
- To bend; to incline; to give way.
- turn sharply; change direction abruptly
noun
noun
- Freedom to deviate deliberately from normally applicable rules or practices (especially in behaviour or speech).
- freedom to deviate deliberately from normally applicable rules or practices (especially in behavior or speech)
- A legal document giving official permission to do something; a permit.
- Ellipsis of driver's license.
- The legal terms under which a person is allowed to use a product, especially software.
- Excessive freedom; lack of due restraint.
- excessive freedom; lack of due restraint
- the act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization
- a legal document giving official permission to do something
verb
noun
- A person who operates outside established norms.
- (humorous) One who would be an in-law except that the marriage-like relationship is unofficial.
- (slang) A prostitute who works alone, without a pimp.
- (history) A criminal who is excluded from normal legal rights; one who can be killed at will without legal penalty.
- A wild or violent animal, such as a horse.
- (humorous) An in-law: a relative by marriage.
- A fugitive from the law.
- someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
verb
adj
noun
- Someone who has opted out of conventional society.
- One who suddenly leaves anything, or the act of doing so.
- Momentary loss of an electronic signal.
- A damaged portion of a tape or disk, causing a brief omission of audio, video, or data.
- (cycling) The slot in the frame that accepts the axles of the wheels.
- Someone who has left an educational institution without completing the course
- A technique for regularizing a neural network by discarding a random subset of its units.
- someone who quits school before graduation
- someone who withdraws from a social group or environment
adj
- Using unconventional, non-traditional, non-mainstream and often subversive practices to achieve something.
- (military) Relating to, using, or typical of guerrilla warfare, or its principles of small independent or non-official perpetrators.
- (marketing) Relating to, using, or typical of guerrilla marketing.
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- Nonstandard; not conforming to rules or expectations.
- Rough (of a surface).
- (grammar, of a word) Not following the regular or expected patterns of inflection in a given language.
- (geometry, of a polygon) Not regular; having sides that are not equal or angles that are not equal.
- Without symmetry, regularity, or uniformity.
- (geometry, of a polyhedron) Whose faces are not all regular polygons (or are not equally inclined to each other).
- lacking continuity or regularity
- contrary to rule or accepted order or general practice
- not occurring at a regular rate or fixed intervals
- (of a surface or shape); not level or flat or symmetrical
- (used of the military) not belonging to or engaged in by regular army forces
- independent in behavior or thought
- deviating from normal expectations; somewhat odd, strange, or abnormal
- (of solids) not having clear dimensions that can be measured; volume must be determined with the principle of liquid displacement
- failing to meet a standard of manufacture due to an imperfection
noun
- One who does not regularly attend a venue.
- A soldier who is not a member of an official military force and who may not use regular army tactics.
- a member of an irregular armed force that fights a stronger force by sabotage and harassment
- merchandise that has imperfections; usually sold at a reduced price without the brand name
verb
- be at variance with; be out of line with
- (intransitive) To deviate (from), be different (from), fail to conform.
- remove oneself from an association with or participation in
- depart for someplace
- wander from a direct or straight course
- go away or leave
- move away from a place into another direction
- (intransitive, figurative) To disappear, vanish; to cease to exist.
- (ambitransitive, aviation) To lose control of an aircraft; to "depart" (sense 5) from controlled flight (with the aircraft as the direct object)
- (intransitive) To set out on a journey.
- (intransitive, euphemistic) To die.
- (transitive) To go away from; to leave.
- (intransitive) To leave.
verb
- be at variance with; be out of line with
- move or draw apart
- extend in a different direction
- have no limits as a mathematical series
- (intransitive, mathematics, of a sequence, series, or function) Not to converge: to have no limit, or no finite limit.
- (intransitive, literally, of a line or path) To separate, to tend into a different direction (from another line or path).
- (intransitive, literally, of lines or paths) To run apart; to separate; to tend into different directions.
- (intransitive, figuratively, of an interest, opinion, or anything else) To become different, to separate (from another line or path).
- (intransitive, figuratively, of interests, opinions, or anything else) To become different; to run apart; to separate; to tend into different directions.
noun
verb
- be at variance with; be out of line with
- become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence
- be subject to change in accordance with a variable
- make something more diverse and varied
- (intransitive) Not to remain constant: to change with time or a similar parameter.
- (intransitive) To be or act different from the usual.
- (of the members of a group, intransitive) To display differences.
- (transitive, music) To embellish; to change fancifully; to present under new aspects, as of form, key, measure, etc. See variation.
- (transitive) To change with time or a similar parameter.
- (transitive) To make of different kinds; to make different from one another; to diversify; to variegate.
- (transitive) To institute a change in, from a current state; to modify.
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- Not conforming to rule or system; deviating from the usual or normal type.
- Of or pertaining to that which is irregular, in particular, behaviour that deviates from norms of social propriety or accepted standards of mental health.
- much greater than the normal
- not normal; not typical or usual or regular or conforming to a norm
- departing from the normal in e.g. intelligence and development
noun
noun
- Someone who does not conform to accepted beliefs, customs or practices.
- A noctuid moth (Lithophane lamda).
- Loosely, a Christian who does not conform to the doctrines of an established church.
- A member of a church separated from the Church of England; a Protestant dissenter.
- someone who refuses to conform to established standards of conduct
adj
adj
- Not conforming to known principles, or established or accepted rules or standards.
- Not correctly deduced.
- Born to unmarried parents.
- Not in accordance with the law.
- (botany) Involving the fertilization of pistils by stamens not of their own length, in heterogonously dimorphic and trimorphic flowers.
- Not sanctioned by marriage.
- Not authorized by good usage; not genuine.
- of marriages and offspring; not recognized as lawful
- contrary to or forbidden by law
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verb
adv
- in a manner differing from the usual or expected
- uniquely or characteristically
- to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
- (degree) Strangely, oddly.
- (evaluative) Such as to be strange or odd.
- (manner) In a strange or perverse manner; strangely.
- (degree, of a place or circumstance) Mostly or solely associated with.
- (degree) To greater degree than is usual.
- (manner) In a manner that is greater than usual.
- (act-related) Acting in strange or perverse way.
- Strongly associated with; in a manner that is peculiar or restricted to some person or place.
noun
- freedom to deviate deliberately from normally applicable rules or practices (especially in behavior or speech)
- excessive freedom; lack of due restraint
- a legal document giving official permission to do something
- UK, Canada, Australia, South Africa, Ireland, New Zealand, Malaysia, and Singapore standard spelling of license.
verb
noun
- (by extension) Someone who does not conform to generally accepted beliefs or practices.
- Someone whose beliefs are contrary to the fundamental tenets of a religion they claim to belong to.
- a person who holds unorthodox opinions in any field (not merely religion)
- a person who holds religious beliefs in conflict with the dogma of the Roman Catholic Church
verb
- (intransitive) To become different.
- (transitive) To castrate, neuter or spay (a dog or other animal).
- (transitive) To tailor clothes to make them fit.
- (transitive) To affect mentally, as by psychotropic drugs or illness.
- (ambitransitive) To change the form or structure of.
- become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence
- cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
- make an alteration to
- insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby
- remove the ovaries of
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noun
- (by extension) One who is unconventional or does not abide by rules.
- (poker slang) A queen and a jack as a starting hand in Texas hold 'em.
- An unbranded range animal.
- (by extension) Anything dishonestly obtained.
- (by extension) One who creates or uses controversial or unconventional ideas or practices.
- (military) A person in the military who became an officer by going to college while on active duty as an enlisted person.
- an unbranded range animal (especially a stray calf); belongs to the first person who puts a brand on it
- someone who exhibits great independence in thought and action
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verb
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- To rebel; to go against something formerly tolerated.
- (transitive, roleplaying games) To magically or divinely repel undead.
- (intransitive) To change the color of the leaves in the autumn.
- To change fundamentally; to metamorphose.
- (transitive, fantasy) To change (a person) into a vampire, werewolf, zombie, etc.
- (by extension) To give form to; to shape or mould; to adapt.
- (intransitive, fantasy) To transform into a vampire, werewolf, zombie, etc.
- (professional wrestling) To change personalities, such as from being a face (good guy) to heel (bad guy) or vice versa.
- To undergo the process of turning on a lathe.
- To be nauseated; said of the stomach.
- (transitive) To shape (something) symmetrically by rotating it against a stationary cutting tool, as on a lathe.
- (ambitransitive) To make or become giddy; said of the head or brain.
- (transitive, usually with over) To complete.
- (transitive, soccer) Of a player, to go past an opposition player with the ball in one's control.
- (intransitive) To change one's direction of travel.
- To sicken; to nauseate.
- (transitive) To direct or impel (something) into a place.
- (transitive) To twist or sprain.
- (obstetrics) To bring down the feet of a child in the womb, in order to facilitate delivery.
- (transitive, cricket) Of a bowler, to make (the ball) move sideways off the pitch when it bounces.
- (intransitive) To sour or spoil; to go bad.
- (intransitive, of a body, person, etc) To move about an axis through itself.
- (transitive, figuratively) To navigate through a book or other printed material.
- (transitive) To position (something) by folding it, or using its folds.
- To hinge; to depend.
- (transitive) To make acid or sour; to ferment; to curdle.
- (reflexive) To change one's course of action; to take a new approach.
- (intransitive, cricket) Of a ball, to move sideways off the pitch when it bounces.
- (copulative) To become (often used with colors, clear sudden changes, weather and ages).
- (transitive, slang, sometimes offensive) To change the sexual orientation or gender of another person, or otherwise awaken a sexual preference.
- (transitive) To make (money); turn a profit.
- (transitive) To change the direction or orientation of, especially by rotation.
- accomplish by rotating
- to break and turn over earth especially with a plow
- to send or let go
- pass to the other side of
- twist suddenly so as to sprain
- to change orientation or direction
- move around an axis or a center
- get by buying and selling
- channel one's attention, interest, thought, or attention toward or away from something
- let (something) fall or spill from a container
- alter the functioning or setting of
- undergo a transformation or a change of position or action
- cause to change or turn into something different;assume new characteristics
- shape by rotating on a lathe or cutting device or a wheel
- cause to move around or rotate
- pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
- become officially one year older
- go sour or spoil
- change to the contrary
- cause to move around a center so as to show another side of
- have recourse to or make an appeal or request for help or information to
- change color
- undergo a change or development
- cause (an object) to assume a crooked or angular form
- cause to move along an axis or into a new direction
- direct at someone
noun
- A fit or a period of giddiness.
- A movement of an object about its own axis in one direction that continues until the object returns to its initial orientation.
- (geometry) A unit of plane angle measurement based on this movement.
- A change in temperament or circumstance.
- A change of direction or orientation.
- A deed done to another; an act of kindness or malice.
- The transition from one period or era to another.
- One's chance to make a move in a game having two or more players.
- A walk to and fro.
- (soccer) An instance of going past an opposition player with the ball in one's control.
- (UK, finance, historical) The profit made by a stockjobber, being the difference between the buying and selling prices.
- A chance to use (something) shared in sequence with others.
- A figure in music, often denoted ~, consisting of the note above the one indicated, the note itself, the note below the one indicated, and the note itself again.
- (rope) A pass behind or through an object.
- A single loop of a coil.
- (poker) The fourth communal card in Texas hold 'em.
- Character; personality; nature.
- A spell of work, especially the time allotted to a person in a rota or schedule.
- (cricket) A sideways movement of the ball when it bounces (caused by rotation in flight).
- The time required to complete a project.
- (circus, theater, especially physical comedy) A short skit, act, or routine.
- a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
- (sports) a division of a game during which one team is on the offensive
- a movement in a new direction
- a short performance that is part of a longer program
- (game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession
- a circular segment of a curve
- the act of turning away or in the opposite direction
- the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
- a favor for someone
- taking a short walk out and back
- an unforeseen development
- turning or twisting around (in place)
verb
noun
- Disagreement with the ideas, doctrines, decrees, etc. of a political party, government or religion.
- An act of disagreeing with, or deviating from, the views and opinions of those holding authority.
- (sports) A violation that arises when disagreement with an official call is expressed in an inappropriate manner such as foul language, rude gestures, or failure to comply.
- (Anglo-American common law) A separate opinion filed in a case by judges who disagree with the outcome of the majority of the court in that case
- the act of protesting; a public (often organized) manifestation of dissent
- (law) the difference of one judge's opinion from that of the majority
- a difference of opinion
noun
- Something new, and contrary to established customs, manners, or rites.
- The act of innovating; the introduction of something new, in customs, rites, etc.
- A change effected by innovating; a change in customs.
- A newly formed shoot, or the annually produced addition to the stems of many mosses.
- the creation of something in the mind
- a creation (a new device or process) resulting from study and experimentation
- the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new
noun
- Freedom to deviate deliberately from normally applicable rules or practices (especially in behaviour or speech).
- freedom to deviate deliberately from normally applicable rules or practices (especially in behavior or speech)
- A legal document giving official permission to do something; a permit.
- Ellipsis of driver's license.
- The legal terms under which a person is allowed to use a product, especially software.
- Excessive freedom; lack of due restraint.
- excessive freedom; lack of due restraint
- the act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization
- a legal document giving official permission to do something
verb
noun
- A person who operates outside established norms.
- (humorous) One who would be an in-law except that the marriage-like relationship is unofficial.
- (slang) A prostitute who works alone, without a pimp.
- (history) A criminal who is excluded from normal legal rights; one who can be killed at will without legal penalty.
- A wild or violent animal, such as a horse.
- (humorous) An in-law: a relative by marriage.
- A fugitive from the law.
- someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
verb
adj
noun
- Someone who has opted out of conventional society.
- One who suddenly leaves anything, or the act of doing so.
- Momentary loss of an electronic signal.
- A damaged portion of a tape or disk, causing a brief omission of audio, video, or data.
- (cycling) The slot in the frame that accepts the axles of the wheels.
- Someone who has left an educational institution without completing the course
- A technique for regularizing a neural network by discarding a random subset of its units.
- someone who quits school before graduation
- someone who withdraws from a social group or environment
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noun
noun
name
noun
- Someone who does not conform to accepted beliefs, customs or practices.
- A noctuid moth (Lithophane lamda).
- Loosely, a Christian who does not conform to the doctrines of an established church.
- A member of a church separated from the Church of England; a Protestant dissenter.
- someone who refuses to conform to established standards of conduct
adj
noun
- freedom to deviate deliberately from normally applicable rules or practices (especially in behavior or speech)
- excessive freedom; lack of due restraint
- a legal document giving official permission to do something
- UK, Canada, Australia, South Africa, Ireland, New Zealand, Malaysia, and Singapore standard spelling of license.
verb
noun
- (by extension) Someone who does not conform to generally accepted beliefs or practices.
- Someone whose beliefs are contrary to the fundamental tenets of a religion they claim to belong to.
- a person who holds unorthodox opinions in any field (not merely religion)
- a person who holds religious beliefs in conflict with the dogma of the Roman Catholic Church
noun
- (by extension) One who is unconventional or does not abide by rules.
- (poker slang) A queen and a jack as a starting hand in Texas hold 'em.
- An unbranded range animal.
- (by extension) Anything dishonestly obtained.
- (by extension) One who creates or uses controversial or unconventional ideas or practices.
- (military) A person in the military who became an officer by going to college while on active duty as an enlisted person.
- an unbranded range animal (especially a stray calf); belongs to the first person who puts a brand on it
- someone who exhibits great independence in thought and action
adj
verb
adj
noun
verb
- To opt out of conventional society.
- withdraw from established society, especially because of disillusion with conventional values
- (intransitive, Of the ground, floor, snow, etc., or figuratively, a worldview or foundation) To cause someone to slip and/or fall down.
- (of sound, electronic signal, etc.) To be lost or momentarily interrupted.
- (transitive, slang) To dismiss, break up with or abandon (someone).
- (intransitive, Of a trapdoor or similar) To give way under someone.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see drop, out.
- (idiomatic) To leave (school, a race, etc.) prematurely and voluntarily.
- leave school or an educational program prematurely
- give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat
verb
- To wander from any line prescribed, or from a rule or duty; to depart from what is established by law, duty, custom, or the like; to deviate.
- To drive in the trajectory of another vehicle to stop it, to cut off.
- To climb or move upward by winding or turning.
- To go out of a straight line; to deflect.
- To turn aside or deviate to avoid impact.
- Of a projectile, to travel in a curved line
- (transitive, slang) To go out of one's way to avoid; to snub.
- To bend; to incline; to give way.
- turn sharply; change direction abruptly
noun
adj
verb
- be at variance with; be out of line with
- (intransitive, figurative) To fall outside of, or part from, some norm; to stray.
- cause to turn away from a previous or expected course
- turn aside; turn away from
- (intransitive) To go off course from; to change course; to change plans.
- (transitive) To cause to diverge.
noun
verb
- be at variance with; be out of line with
- (intransitive) To deviate (from), be different (from), fail to conform.
- remove oneself from an association with or participation in
- depart for someplace
- wander from a direct or straight course
- go away or leave
- move away from a place into another direction
- (intransitive, figurative) To disappear, vanish; to cease to exist.
- (ambitransitive, aviation) To lose control of an aircraft; to "depart" (sense 5) from controlled flight (with the aircraft as the direct object)
- (intransitive) To set out on a journey.
- (intransitive, euphemistic) To die.
- (transitive) To go away from; to leave.
- (intransitive) To leave.
verb
- be at variance with; be out of line with
- move or draw apart
- extend in a different direction
- have no limits as a mathematical series
- (intransitive, mathematics, of a sequence, series, or function) Not to converge: to have no limit, or no finite limit.
- (intransitive, literally, of a line or path) To separate, to tend into a different direction (from another line or path).
- (intransitive, literally, of lines or paths) To run apart; to separate; to tend into different directions.
- (intransitive, figuratively, of an interest, opinion, or anything else) To become different, to separate (from another line or path).
- (intransitive, figuratively, of interests, opinions, or anything else) To become different; to run apart; to separate; to tend into different directions.
noun
verb
- be at variance with; be out of line with
- become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence
- be subject to change in accordance with a variable
- make something more diverse and varied
- (intransitive) Not to remain constant: to change with time or a similar parameter.
- (intransitive) To be or act different from the usual.
- (of the members of a group, intransitive) To display differences.
- (transitive, music) To embellish; to change fancifully; to present under new aspects, as of form, key, measure, etc. See variation.
- (transitive) To change with time or a similar parameter.
- (transitive) To make of different kinds; to make different from one another; to diversify; to variegate.
- (transitive) To institute a change in, from a current state; to modify.
verb
- (intransitive) To become different.
- (transitive) To castrate, neuter or spay (a dog or other animal).
- (transitive) To tailor clothes to make them fit.
- (transitive) To affect mentally, as by psychotropic drugs or illness.
- (ambitransitive) To change the form or structure of.
- become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence
- cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
- make an alteration to
- insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby
- remove the ovaries of
noun
verb
- To rebel; to go against something formerly tolerated.
- (transitive, roleplaying games) To magically or divinely repel undead.
- (intransitive) To change the color of the leaves in the autumn.
- To change fundamentally; to metamorphose.
- (transitive, fantasy) To change (a person) into a vampire, werewolf, zombie, etc.
- (by extension) To give form to; to shape or mould; to adapt.
- (intransitive, fantasy) To transform into a vampire, werewolf, zombie, etc.
- (professional wrestling) To change personalities, such as from being a face (good guy) to heel (bad guy) or vice versa.
- To undergo the process of turning on a lathe.
- To be nauseated; said of the stomach.
- (transitive) To shape (something) symmetrically by rotating it against a stationary cutting tool, as on a lathe.
- (ambitransitive) To make or become giddy; said of the head or brain.
- (transitive, usually with over) To complete.
- (transitive, soccer) Of a player, to go past an opposition player with the ball in one's control.
- (intransitive) To change one's direction of travel.
- To sicken; to nauseate.
- (transitive) To direct or impel (something) into a place.
- (transitive) To twist or sprain.
- (obstetrics) To bring down the feet of a child in the womb, in order to facilitate delivery.
- (transitive, cricket) Of a bowler, to make (the ball) move sideways off the pitch when it bounces.
- (intransitive) To sour or spoil; to go bad.
- (intransitive, of a body, person, etc) To move about an axis through itself.
- (transitive, figuratively) To navigate through a book or other printed material.
- (transitive) To position (something) by folding it, or using its folds.
- To hinge; to depend.
- (transitive) To make acid or sour; to ferment; to curdle.
- (reflexive) To change one's course of action; to take a new approach.
- (intransitive, cricket) Of a ball, to move sideways off the pitch when it bounces.
- (copulative) To become (often used with colors, clear sudden changes, weather and ages).
- (transitive, slang, sometimes offensive) To change the sexual orientation or gender of another person, or otherwise awaken a sexual preference.
- (transitive) To make (money); turn a profit.
- (transitive) To change the direction or orientation of, especially by rotation.
- accomplish by rotating
- to break and turn over earth especially with a plow
- to send or let go
- pass to the other side of
- twist suddenly so as to sprain
- to change orientation or direction
- move around an axis or a center
- get by buying and selling
- channel one's attention, interest, thought, or attention toward or away from something
- let (something) fall or spill from a container
- alter the functioning or setting of
- undergo a transformation or a change of position or action
- cause to change or turn into something different;assume new characteristics
- shape by rotating on a lathe or cutting device or a wheel
- cause to move around or rotate
- pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
- become officially one year older
- go sour or spoil
- change to the contrary
- cause to move around a center so as to show another side of
- have recourse to or make an appeal or request for help or information to
- change color
- undergo a change or development
- cause (an object) to assume a crooked or angular form
- cause to move along an axis or into a new direction
- direct at someone
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- A fit or a period of giddiness.
- A movement of an object about its own axis in one direction that continues until the object returns to its initial orientation.
- (geometry) A unit of plane angle measurement based on this movement.
- A change in temperament or circumstance.
- A change of direction or orientation.
- A deed done to another; an act of kindness or malice.
- The transition from one period or era to another.
- One's chance to make a move in a game having two or more players.
- A walk to and fro.
- (soccer) An instance of going past an opposition player with the ball in one's control.
- (UK, finance, historical) The profit made by a stockjobber, being the difference between the buying and selling prices.
- A chance to use (something) shared in sequence with others.
- A figure in music, often denoted ~, consisting of the note above the one indicated, the note itself, the note below the one indicated, and the note itself again.
- (rope) A pass behind or through an object.
- A single loop of a coil.
- (poker) The fourth communal card in Texas hold 'em.
- Character; personality; nature.
- A spell of work, especially the time allotted to a person in a rota or schedule.
- (cricket) A sideways movement of the ball when it bounces (caused by rotation in flight).
- The time required to complete a project.
- (circus, theater, especially physical comedy) A short skit, act, or routine.
- a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
- (sports) a division of a game during which one team is on the offensive
- a movement in a new direction
- a short performance that is part of a longer program
- (game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession
- a circular segment of a curve
- the act of turning away or in the opposite direction
- the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
- a favor for someone
- taking a short walk out and back
- an unforeseen development
- turning or twisting around (in place)
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noun
- Disagreement with the ideas, doctrines, decrees, etc. of a political party, government or religion.
- An act of disagreeing with, or deviating from, the views and opinions of those holding authority.
- (sports) A violation that arises when disagreement with an official call is expressed in an inappropriate manner such as foul language, rude gestures, or failure to comply.
- (Anglo-American common law) A separate opinion filed in a case by judges who disagree with the outcome of the majority of the court in that case
- the act of protesting; a public (often organized) manifestation of dissent
- (law) the difference of one judge's opinion from that of the majority
- a difference of opinion
adv
- in a manner differing from the usual or expected
- uniquely or characteristically
- to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
- (degree) Strangely, oddly.
- (evaluative) Such as to be strange or odd.
- (manner) In a strange or perverse manner; strangely.
- (degree, of a place or circumstance) Mostly or solely associated with.
- (degree) To greater degree than is usual.
- (manner) In a manner that is greater than usual.
- (act-related) Acting in strange or perverse way.
- Strongly associated with; in a manner that is peculiar or restricted to some person or place.
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- a person who dissents from some established policy
- (Christianity, specifically, historical) Sometimes Dissident: in the kingdom of Poland, the name for Christians not part of the Roman Catholic Church.
- A person who formally opposes the current political structure, the political group in power, the policies of the political group in power, or current laws.
- (Christianity) One who disagrees or dissents; one who separates from the established religion.
- (Northern Ireland) A member of a paramilitary that has continued actions after the Good Friday Agreement or other ceasefire.
adj
- characterized by departure from accepted beliefs or standards
- Of or pertaining to creeds, beliefs, or teachings, especially religious ones, that are different from what a religion (or sect) believes to be orthodox, but (usually) not conflicting with that religion's established beliefs and therefore not heretical.
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- be at variance with; be out of line with
- (intransitive, figurative) To fall outside of, or part from, some norm; to stray.
- cause to turn away from a previous or expected course
- turn aside; turn away from
- (intransitive) To go off course from; to change course; to change plans.
- (transitive) To cause to diverge.
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- (uncountable, music) A type of rock music, generally soft-style without screaming or aggression, mixed with synthesized music and electronic.
- (countable) An independent publisher.
- (countable) A person who listens to indie music and follows indie fashion.
- (countable) A work released by an independent publisher.
- a pop group not affiliated with a major record company
- an independent film company not associated with an established studio
adj
- Using unconventional, non-traditional, non-mainstream and often subversive practices to achieve something.
- (military) Relating to, using, or typical of guerrilla warfare, or its principles of small independent or non-official perpetrators.
- (marketing) Relating to, using, or typical of guerrilla marketing.
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- Nonstandard; not conforming to rules or expectations.
- Rough (of a surface).
- (grammar, of a word) Not following the regular or expected patterns of inflection in a given language.
- (geometry, of a polygon) Not regular; having sides that are not equal or angles that are not equal.
- Without symmetry, regularity, or uniformity.
- (geometry, of a polyhedron) Whose faces are not all regular polygons (or are not equally inclined to each other).
- lacking continuity or regularity
- contrary to rule or accepted order or general practice
- not occurring at a regular rate or fixed intervals
- (of a surface or shape); not level or flat or symmetrical
- (used of the military) not belonging to or engaged in by regular army forces
- independent in behavior or thought
- deviating from normal expectations; somewhat odd, strange, or abnormal
- (of solids) not having clear dimensions that can be measured; volume must be determined with the principle of liquid displacement
- failing to meet a standard of manufacture due to an imperfection
noun
- One who does not regularly attend a venue.
- A soldier who is not a member of an official military force and who may not use regular army tactics.
- a member of an irregular armed force that fights a stronger force by sabotage and harassment
- merchandise that has imperfections; usually sold at a reduced price without the brand name
adj
- Not conforming to rule or system; deviating from the usual or normal type.
- Of or pertaining to that which is irregular, in particular, behaviour that deviates from norms of social propriety or accepted standards of mental health.
- much greater than the normal
- not normal; not typical or usual or regular or conforming to a norm
- departing from the normal in e.g. intelligence and development
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adj
- Not conforming to known principles, or established or accepted rules or standards.
- Not correctly deduced.
- Born to unmarried parents.
- Not in accordance with the law.
- (botany) Involving the fertilization of pistils by stamens not of their own length, in heterogonously dimorphic and trimorphic flowers.
- Not sanctioned by marriage.
- Not authorized by good usage; not genuine.
- of marriages and offspring; not recognized as lawful
- contrary to or forbidden by law
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- Someone who does not conform to accepted beliefs, customs or practices.
- A noctuid moth (Lithophane lamda).
- Loosely, a Christian who does not conform to the doctrines of an established church.
- A member of a church separated from the Church of England; a Protestant dissenter.
- someone who refuses to conform to established standards of conduct