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mind one's ps and qs
overbind
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verb
- To follow and observe surreptitiously.
- To hold by the end; said of a timber when it rests upon a wall or other support; with in or into
- To swing with the stern in a certain direction; said of a vessel at anchor.
- To follow or hang to, like a tail; to be attached closely to, as that which can not be evaded.
- To pull or draw by the tail.
adj
noun
- All the last terms of a sequence, from some term on.
- A downy or feathery appendage of certain achens, formed of the permanent elongated style.
- Sexual intercourse.
- Synonym of pigtail (“a short length of twisted electrical wire”)
- A train or company of attendants; a retinue.
- The side of a coin not bearing the head; normally the side on which the monetary value of the coin is indicated; the reverse.
- A portion of an incision, at its beginning or end, which does not go through the whole thickness of the skin, and is more painful than a complete incision; called also tailing.
- The part of a distribution most distant from the mode; as, a long tail.
- A filamentous projection on the tornal section of each hind wing of certain butterflies.
- Limitation of inheritance to certain heirs.
- One of the strips at the end of a bandage formed by splitting the bandage one or more times.
- The feathers attached to the pygostyle of a bird.
- The back, last, lower, or inferior part of anything.
- The penis of a person or animal.
- A tailing.
- The caudal appendage of an animal that is attached to its posterior and near the anus.
- The distal tendon of a muscle.
- The bottom or lower portion of a member or part such as a slate or tile.
- One who surreptitiously follows another.
- The tail-end of an object, e.g. the rear of an aircraft's fuselage, containing the tailfin.
- The part of a note which runs perpendicularly upward or downward from the head; the stem.
- The lower order of batsmen in the batting order, usually specialist bowlers.
- The lower loop of the letters in the Roman alphabet, as in g, q or y.
- The rear structure of an aircraft, the empennage.
- The stern; the back of the kayak.
- The buttocks or backside.
- An object or part of an object resembling a tail in shape, such as the thongs on a cat-o'-nine-tails.
- The visible stream of dust and gases blown from a comet by the solar wind.
- A rope spliced to the strap of a block, by which it may be lashed to anything.
- The latter part of a time period or event, or (collectively) persons or objects represented in this part.
noun
- Carefulness.
- The process by which persons, lands, or effects are seized for debt; process for enforcing the attendance of witnesses or the production of writings.
- A public stage-coach.
- Steady application; industry; careful work involving long-term effort.
- The qualities of a hard worker, including conscientiousness, determination, and perseverance.
verb
- To restrain; withhold; check; stop.
- To live; reside
- To incline forward, aft, or to one side by means of stays.
- To put off; defer; postpone; delay; keep back.
- To brace or support with a stay or stays
- To remain in a particular place, especially for a definite or short period of time; sojourn; abide.
- To stop; detain; keep back; delay; hinder.
- To continue to have a particular quality.
- To change; tack; go about; be in stays, as a ship.
- To hold out, as in a race or contest; last or persevere to the end; to show staying power.
- To hold the attention of.
- To cause to cease; to put an end to.
- To prop; support; sustain; hold up; steady.
- To support from sinking; to sustain with strength; to satisfy in part or for the time.
- To tack; put on the other tack.
adj
- Steep; ascending.
- Difficult to negotiate; not easy to access; sheer.
- Stiff; upright; unbending; reserved; haughty; proud.
- (of a roof) Steeply pitched.
noun
- A guy, rope, or wire supporting or stabilizing a platform, such as a bridge, a pole, such as a tentpole, the mast of a derrick, or other structural element.
- Continuance or a period of time spent in a place; abode for an indefinite time.
- A piece of stiff material, such as plastic or whalebone, used to stiffen a piece of clothing.
- A corset.
- Restraint of passion; prudence; moderation; caution; steadiness; sobriety.
- A fixed state; fixedness; stability; permanence.
- A strong rope or wire supporting a mast, and leading from one masthead down to some other, or other part of the vessel.
- The transverse piece in a chain-cable link.
- A prop; a support.
- A postponement, especially of an execution or other punishment.
- A station or fixed anchorage for vessels.
adv
verb
- To check or restrain.
- To be in command of. (See also head up.)
- To come at the beginning or front of; to commence.
- To form a head.
- To form a head to; to fit or furnish with a head.
- To strike with the head; as in soccer, to head the ball
- To go in front of.
- To get in the front of, so as to hinder or stop; to oppose.
- To move in a specified direction.
- To remove the head from a fish.
- To originate; to spring; to have its course, as a river.
- To cut off the top of; to lop off.
- To set on the head.
noun
- A heavy or habitual user of illicit drugs.
- The end of a hammer, axe, golf club, or similar implement used for striking other objects.
- The end of a pool table opposite the end where the balls have been racked.
- A headdress; a covering for the head.
- A milling head, a part of a milling machine that houses the spindle.
- The end of a rectangular table furthest from the entrance; traditionally considered a seat of honor.
- The uppermost part of a valley.
- The antlers of a deer.
- Mental or emotional aptitude or skill.
- A headache; especially one resulting from intoxication.
- The part of a disk drive responsible for reading and writing data.
- The headstock of a guitar.
- The leafy top part of a tree.
- The top edge of a sail.
- A clump of seeds, leaves or flowers; a capitulum.
- The rounded part of a bone fitting into a depression in another bone to form a ball-and-socket joint.
- The toilet of a ship.
- An ear of wheat, barley, or other small cereal.
- A machine element which reads or writes electromagnetic signals to or from a storage medium.
- Tiles laid at the eaves of a house.
- The end of a nail, screw, bolt, or similar fastener which is opposite the point; usually blunt and relatively wide.
- A drum head, the membrane which is hit to produce sound.
- Headway; progress.
- Mind; one's own thoughts.
- Topic; subject.
- The end of an abscess where pus collects.
- The topmost, foremost, or leading part.
- The glans penis.
- The top part of a lacrosse stick that holds the ball.
- Deposits near the top of a geological succession.
- The source of a river; the end of a lake where a river flows into it.
- The foam that forms on top of beer or other carbonated beverages.
- A headmaster or headmistress.
- Denouement; crisis.
- The end cap of a cylindrically-shaped pressure vessel.
- A person with an extensive knowledge of hip hop.
- The end cap of a cask or other barrel.
- A buildup of fluid pressure, often quantified as pressure head.
- Leader; chief; mastermind.
- Fellatio or cunnilingus; oral sex.
- The cylinder head, a platform above the cylinders in an internal combustion engine, containing the valves and spark plugs.
- An individual person.
- The part of the body of an animal or human which contains the brain, mouth, and main sense organs.
- The bow of a vessel.
- A morpheme that determines the category of a compound or the word that determines the syntactic type of the phrase of which it is a member.
- The sharp end of an arrow, spear, or pointer.
- The difference in elevation between two points in a column of fluid, and the resulting pressure of the fluid at the lower point.
- The population of game.
- The principal melody or theme of a piece.
- A single animal.
- The place of honour, or of command; the most important or foremost position; the front.
- A headland.
- More generally, energy in a mass of fluid divided by its weight.
adj
adj
- rigorously attentive; strict and thorough
- marked by fidelity to an original
- (of a contest or contestants) evenly matched
- crowded
- lacking fresh air
- of textiles
- strictly confined or guarded
- confined to specific persons
- fitting closely but comfortably
- used of hair or haircuts
- giving or spending with reluctance
- inclined to secrecy or reticence about divulging information
noun
- the temporal end; the concluding time
- the last section of a communication
- the concluding part of any performance
verb
- move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
- become closed
- cease to operate or cause to cease operating
- finish or terminate (meetings, speeches, etc.)
- come to a close
- complete a business deal, negotiation, or an agreement
- be priced or listed when trading stops
- engage at close quarters
- cause a window or an application to disappear on a computer desktop
- change one's body stance so that the forward shoulder and foot are closer to the intended point of impact
- come together, as if in an embrace
- draw near
- bring together all the elements or parts of
- bar access to
- fill or stop up
- unite or bring into contact or bring together the edges of
- finish a game in baseball by protecting a lead
adv
adj
verb
- To watch closely.
- A multiservice tactical brevity code requesting configuration of sensors.
- To seek out.
noun
- A dog, especially a pointer, used in shooting to retrieve the dead birds.
- A tout.
- A person who seeks out real estate investment opportunities in exchange for a fee.
- A person who tries to steal someone else's romantic partner
- A radar detector (for detecting police speed traps).
- A hyperextension exercise performed lying on the knees, with one arm and the opposite leg lifted.
adj
verb
- To look at attentively.
- To believe or opine (that).
- To think about seriously.
- To have regard to; to take into view or account; to pay due attention to; to respect.
- To assign some quality to.
- To think about something seriously or carefully: to deliberate.
- To think of doing.
- To take up as an example.
- To debate (or dispose of) a motion.
verb
- observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect
- perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
- perceive (an idea or situation) mentally
- perceive or be contemporaneous with
- imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind
- deem to be
- get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally
- see or watch
- come together
- find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort
- be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something
- go to see for professional or business reasons
- go to see for a social visit
- go to see a place, as for entertainment
- take charge of or deal with
- receive as a specified guest
- date regularly; have a steady relationship with
- see and understand, have a good eye
- deliberate or decide
- observe as if with an eye
- undergo or live through a difficult experience
- conduct someone someplace
- match or meet
- make sense of; assign a meaning to
noun
verb
- To allow to, not to prevent (+ infinitive, but usually without to).
- To give, grant, or assign, as a work, privilege, or contract; often with out.
- Used to introduce a first or third person imperative verb construction.
- To cause (+ bare infinitive).
- To allow the release of (a fluid).
- To allow possession of (a property etc.) in exchange for rent.
- To allow to be or do without interference; to not disturb or meddle with; to leave (someone or something) alone.
noun
verb
- To be vigilant; to keep guard.
- To defend, to protect.
- To fend off, to repel, to turn aside, as anything mischievous that approaches (usually followed by off)
- To act on the defensive with a weapon.
- To keep in safety, to watch over, to guard.
noun
- The ridges on the inside of a lock, or the incisions on a key.
- The action of a watchman; monitoring, surveillance (usually in phrases keep ward etc.)
- An object used for guarding.
- A subdivision of the LDS Church, smaller than and part of a stake, but larger than a branch.
- A part of a hospital, with beds, where patients reside.
- A section or subdivision of a prison.
- An enchantment or spell placed over a designated area or social unit, that prevents any tresspasser from entering; approaching; or even being able to locate said protected premises or demographic.
- A guarding or defensive motion or position.
- Land tenure through military service.
- Guardianship, especially of a child or prisoner.
- A warden; a guard; a guardian or watchman.
- An area of a castle, corresponding to a circuit of the walls.
- An administrative division of a borough, city or council.
- A minor looked after by a guardian.
- A division of a forest.
verb
- to stand too strictly on the demands or conditions of.
- to sail to the mark at a wider angle than is the normal upwind angle, to go beyond the layline
- to stand or insist too much or too long; overstay
- To be neglected and left uncut for too long.
- to have complete or intuitive comprehension of; to understand fully
noun
verb
- To cover or keep in check.
- To set or unset (certain bits, or binary digits, within a value) by means of a bitmask.
- To bewilder; confuse.
- To conceal from view or knowledge; to cover; to hide.
- To conceal or disguise one's autism.
- To prepare tea in a teapot; alternative to brew.
- To disable (an interrupt, etc.) by setting or unsetting the associated bit.
- To cover (the face or something else), in order to conceal the identity or protect against injury; to cover with a mask or visor.
- To conceal; also, to intervene in the line of.
- (brewing) To mix malt with hot water to yield wort.
- To take part as a masker in a masquerade.
- to cover or shield a part of a design or picture in order to prevent reproduction or to safeguard the surface from the colors used when working with an air brush or painting
- To mash.
- To disguise as something else.
- To wear a mask.
- To be infused or steeped.
noun
- The mesh of a net; a net; net-bag.
- A cover, or partial cover, for the face, used for disguise or protection.
- That which disguises; a pretext or subterfuge.
- A person wearing a mask.
- A pattern of bits used in bitwise operations; bitmask.
- A two-color (black and white) bitmap generated from an image, used to create transparency in the image.
- mesh
- The lower lip of the larva of a dragonfly, modified so as to form a prehensile organ.
- In a permanent fortification, a redoubt which protects the caponiere.
- A festive entertainment of dancing or other diversions, where all wear masks; a masquerade.
- Mash.
- The head of a fox, shown face-on and cut off immediately behind the ears.
- A social phenomenon where autistic people learn, practice, and perform certain behaviors and suppress others in order to appear more neurotypical.
- A flat covering used to block off an unwanted portion of a scene or image.
- A grotesque head or face, used to adorn keystones and other prominent parts, to spout water in fountains, and the like.
- A screen for a battery.
verb
- observe with care or pay close attention to
- make mention of
- notice or perceive
- make a written note of
noun
- a brief written record
- a short personal letter
- a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound
- a tone of voice that shows what the speaker is feeling
- a characteristic emotional quality
- a piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank)
- a comment or instruction (usually added)
- high status importance owing to marked superiority
- a promise to pay a specified amount on demand or at a certain time
verb
- observe with care or pay close attention to
- discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of by perception with the eyes
- make mention of
- watch attentively
- show respect towards
- behave as expected during of holidays or rites
- follow with the eyes or the mind
- stick to correctly or closely
- conform one's action or practice to
verb
- give careful consideration to
- consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
- be a student; follow a course of study; be enrolled at an institute of learning
- be a student of a certain subject
- learn by reading books
- think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes
noun
- a detailed critical inspection
- applying the mind to learning and understanding a subject (especially by reading)
- a written document describing the findings of some individual or group
- a state of deep mental absorption
- a room used for reading and writing and studying
- a branch of knowledge
- preliminary drawing for later elaboration
- attentive consideration and meditation
- someone who memorizes quickly and easily (as the lines for a part in a play)
- a composition intended to develop one aspect of the performer's technique
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