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verb
- To pass from the more general or important to the specific or less important matters to be considered.
- To move toward the south, or to the southward.
- To fall in pitch; to pass from a higher to a lower tone.
- to proceed by generation or by transmission; to happen by inheritance.
- To go down upon or along; to pass from a higher to a lower part of
- to be derived (from)
- To pass from a higher to a lower place; to move downwards; to come or go down in any way, for example by falling, flowing, walking, climbing etc.
- To enter mentally; to retire.
- To come down, as from a source, original, or stock
- To come down to a lower, less fortunate, humbler, less virtuous, or worse, state or rank; to lower or abase oneself
- To make an attack, or incursion, as if from a vantage ground; to come suddenly and with violence.
- And on the suitors let thy wrath descend.
noun
- Anything secondary or of lesser importance.
- One who occupies a subordinate or auxiliary place; a delegate deputy.
- A radar return generated by the response of an aircraft's transponder to an interrogation signal broadcast by a radar installation, containing additional encoded identification and situational data not available from a simple primary return.
- The defensive backs.
- An inductive coil or loop that is magnetically powered by a primary in a transformer or similar.
- Any flight feather attached to the ulna (forearm) of a bird.
- A satellite.
- An act of issuing more stock by an already publicly traded corporation.
- The second stage of a multistage thermonuclear weapon, which generates a fusion explosion when imploded as an indirect result of the fission explosion of the primary, and which, in a few extremely large weapons, itself implodes a fusion tertiary.
- A secondary circle.
- A secondary school.
adj
- Of less than primary importance.
- Produced by alteration or deposition subsequent to the formation of the original rock mass.
- Derived from a parent compound by replacement of two atoms of hydrogen by organic radicals
- Developed by pressure or other causes.
- Dependent or consequent upon another disease, or occurring in the second stage of a disease.
- Related to secondary education, i.e. schooling between the ages of (approximately) 11 and 18.
- Originating from a deputy or delegated person or body
- Representing a reversion to an ancestral state.
- Formed by mixing primary colors.
- Next in order to the first or primary; of second place in origin, rank, etc.
- Pertaining to the second joint of the wing of a bird.
- Relating to the manufacture of goods from raw materials.
noun
- Emphasis or importance in general.
- A special emphasis of a tone, even in the weaker part of the measure.
- The rhythmical accent, which marks phrases and sections of a period.
- A very small gemstone set into a piece of jewellery.
- A manner of pronunciation suggesting that the speaker is from a different region; a foreign accent.
- Emphasis laid on a part of an artistic design or composition; an emphasized detail, in particular a detail in sharp contrast to its surroundings.
- A word; a significant tone or sound.
- A mark used to represent this special emphasis.
- Stress laid on certain syllables of a verse.
- A regularly recurring stress upon the tone to mark the beginning, and, more feebly, the third part of the measure.
- Expressions in general; speech.
- A higher-pitched or stronger (louder or longer) articulation of a particular syllable of a word or phrase in order to distinguish it from the others or to emphasize it.
- Modulation of the voice in speaking; the manner of speaking or pronouncing; a peculiar or characteristic modification of the voice, expressing emotion; tone.
- A prime symbol.
- A mark or character used in writing, in order to indicate the place of the spoken accent, or to indicate the nature or quality of the vowel marked.
- A distinctive manner of producing a sign language, such as someone who does not normally use a certain sign language might have when using it.
- The distinctive manner of pronouncing a language associated with a particular region, social group, etc., whether of a native speaker or a foreign speaker; the phonetic and phonological aspects of a dialect.
verb
noun
- reasoning from the general to the particular (or from cause to effect)
- a reduction in the gross amount on which a tax is calculated; reduces taxes by the percentage fixed for the taxpayer's income bracket
- an amount or percentage deducted
- something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied)
- the act of subtracting (removing a part from the whole)
- the act of reducing the selling price of merchandise
adj
- Relating to a particular topic or subject.
- Relating to a topic or subject of current interest.
- Arranged according to topic or theme; thematic.
- Applied to a localized part of the body.
- Local to a particular place
- Applied externally (to the surface of the skin or eye).
noun
- A joke dealing with current events or topical subjects.
- A postage stamp depicting a particular theme or subject (such as birds or trains), potentially sought out by topical stamp collectors.
- A substance, especially a medication, applied externally (to the surface of the skin or eye).
- A topical anaesthetic.
adj
- of or relating to a practical subject that is organized according to scientific principles
- of or relating to technique or proficiency in a practical skill
- characterizing or showing skill in or specialized knowledge of applied arts and sciences
- relating to or concerned with machinery or tools
- according to strict interpretation of the law or set of rules
adj
- of or relating to or requiring special knowledge to be understood
- resulting from or dependent on market factors rather than fundamental economic considerations
noun
noun
- the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
- preoccupation especially with one's attitudes and ethical or ideological values
- the quality or state of being inward or internal
- preoccupation with what concerns human inner nature (especially ethical or ideological values)
noun
- the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
- the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists
- the idea that is intended
- material of a particular kind or constitution
- considerable capital (wealth or income)
- content communicating a message; what something is about
- the property of holding together and retaining its shape
- a particular kind or species of matter with uniform properties
noun
- the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
- the locus of feelings and intuitions
- the hollow muscular organ located behind the sternum and between the lungs; its rhythmic contractions move the blood through the body
- the courage to carry on
- an area that is approximately central within some larger region
- an inclination or tendency of a certain kind
- a plane figure with rounded sides curving inward at the top and intersecting at the bottom; conventionally used on playing cards and valentines
- a firm rather dry variety meat (usually beef or veal)
- a positive feeling of liking
- a playing card in the major suit that has one or more red hearts on it
noun
- the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
- any substance possessing to a high degree the predominant properties of a plant or drug or other natural product from which it is extracted
- the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work
- a toiletry that emits and diffuses a fragrant odor
noun
- the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
- an area that is approximately central within some larger region
- a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure
- a place where some particular activity is concentrated
- the sweet central portion of a piece of candy that is enclosed in chocolate or some other covering
- the object upon which interest and attention focuses
- a cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process
- a building dedicated to a particular activity
verb
noun
- the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
- an area that is approximately central within some larger region
- the piece of ground in the outfield directly ahead of the catcher
- a building dedicated to a particular activity
- a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure
- the object upon which interest and attention focuses
- a cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process
- the middle of a military or naval formation
- (basketball) the person who plays center on a basketball team
- (football) the person who plays center on the line of scrimmage and snaps the ball to the quarterback
- a place where some particular activity is concentrated
- politically moderate persons; centrists
- (ice hockey) the person who plays center on a hockey team
- the sweet central portion of a piece of candy that is enclosed in chocolate or some other covering
- mercantile establishment consisting of a carefully landscaped complex of shops representing leading merchandisers; usually includes restaurants and a convenient parking area; a modern version of the traditional marketplace
- the position on a hockey team of the player who participates in the face off at the beginning of the game
- (American football) the position of the player on the line of scrimmage who puts the ball in play
- a position on a basketball team of the player who participates in the jump that starts the game
adj
verb
adj
noun
- the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
- the fatty network of connective tissue that fills the cavities of bones
- any of various squash plants grown for their elongated fruit with smooth dark green skin and whitish flesh
- very tender and very nutritious tissue from marrowbones
- large elongated squash with creamy to deep green skins
noun
- the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
- a small group of indispensable persons or things
- the center of an object
- the central part of the Earth
- a cylindrical sample of soil or rock obtained with a hollow drill
- the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work
- (computer science) a tiny ferrite toroid formerly used in a random access memory to store one bit of data; now superseded by semiconductor memories
- the chamber of a nuclear reactor containing the fissile material where the reaction takes place
- a bar of magnetic material (as soft iron) that passes through a coil and serves to increase the inductance of the coil
verb
verb
- To reference or to study for further details.
- Used to emphasise a proposition.
- To date frequently.
- To be the setting or time of.
- To ensure that something happens, especially while witnessing it.
- To come to a realization of having been mistaken or misled.
- To foresee, predict, or prophesy.
- To visit for a medical appointment.
- To examine something closely, or to utilize something, often as a temporary alternative.
- To watch (a movie) at a cinema, or a show on television etc.
- To understand.
- To witness or observe by personal experience.
- To form a mental picture of.
- To perceive or detect someone or something with the eyes, or as if by sight.
- To wait upon; attend, escort.
- To respond to another player's bet with a bet of equal value.
- To determine by trial or experiment; to find out (if or whether).
- To include as one of something's experiences.
- To have an interview with; especially, to make a call upon; to visit.
intj
noun
noun
- Relative importance.
- A bulge: something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from a form.
- The state of being prominent: widely known or eminent.
- Autonomous height; relative height or prime factor; a concept used in the categorization of hills and mountains.
- A gaseous projection, often loop-shaped, springing from the surface of the Sun or a star.
adj
- Having a relevance to the matter at hand: pertinent, relevant.
- Directed negatively at a person or topic.
- That has a named, but otherwise arbitrary, point (called the basepoint) that remains unchanged during subsequent discussion and is kept track of during all operations.
- Sharp, barbed; not dull.
- In animals, having a coat pattern with points, that is, darkening of the extremities.
adj
- Particular, specific, rather than general.
- Made of concrete, a building material.
- Being or applying to actual things, not abstract qualities or categories.
- Real, actual, tangible.
- United by coalescence of separate particles, or liquid, into one mass or solid.
verb
- To solidify: to change from being abstract to being concrete (actual, real).
- To cover with or encase in concrete (building material).
noun
- An extract of herbal materials that has a semi-solid consistency, especially when such materials are partly aromatic.
- Specifically, a building material created by mixing cement, water, and aggregate such as gravel and sand.
- Sugar boiled down from cane juice to a solid mass.
- A dessert of frozen custard with various toppings.
- A term designating both a quality and the subject in which it exists; a concrete term.
adj
- essential or central; of great importance or relevance.
- Pertaining to, made by, or prepared for an instrument, especially a musical instrument (rather than the human voice).
- Applied to a case expressing means or agency, generally indicated in English by by or with with the objective.
- Serving as an instrument, medium, means, or agency.
noun
adj
- (informal) small and of little importance
- (of children and animals) young, immature
- (of a voice) faint
- lowercase
- small in a way that arouses feelings (of tenderness or its opposite depending on the context)
adj
- limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
- (quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with `a') at least some
- low in stature; not tall; describing something or someone with a stature less than normal
adv
noun
noun
adj
verb
noun
- Position or situation with regard to seeing; that position which enables one to look in a particular direction; position in relation to the points of the compass.
- One's appearance or expression.
- A grammatical quality of a verb which determines the relationship of the speaker to the internal temporal flow of the event which the verb describes, or whether the speaker views the event from outside as a whole, or from within as it is unfolding.
- In aspect-oriented programming, a feature or component that can be applied to parts of a program independent of any inheritance hierarchy.
- The way something appears when viewed from a certain direction or perspective.
- The way something appears when considered from a certain point of view.
- The relative position of heavenly bodies as they appear to an observer on earth; the angular relationship between points in a horoscope.
- Any specific feature, part, or element of something.
- The personified manifestation of a deity that represents one or more of its characteristics or functions.
- The visual indication of a colour light (or mechanical) signal as displayed to the driver. With colour light signals this would be red, yellow or green.
- Prospect; outlook.
- A phase or a partial, but significant view or description of something.
adj
- Important or significant.
- Mature, conscientious, principled; generous.
- Popular.
- Large with young; pregnant; swelling; ready to give birth or produce.
- Enthusiastic (about).
- Fat.
- Adult; (of a child) older.
- Populous.
- Used as an intensifier, especially of negative-valence nouns
- Of great size, large.
- Operating on a large scale, especially if therefore having undue or sinister influence.
- Well-endowed, possessing large breasts in the case of a woman or a large penis in the case of a man.
- Old, mature. Used to imply that somebody is too old for something, or acting immaturely.
adv
- In a large amount or to a large extent.
- On a large scale, expansively.
- You've got to think big to succeed at Amalgamated Plumbing.
- In a boasting manner.
- Hard.
- In a loud manner.
noun
noun
- A critical subject or situation with concealed or unpredictable implications.
- A piece of exercise device consisting of a pivoting tube attached to the ground to which a barbell can be fitted to lift it off the ground.
- A mine that is placed on land and designed to explode when stepped upon or touched.
verb
- To present as less important, noticeable or prominent.
- To accompany as an undertone.
- To say or speak in an undertone.
noun
- A pale colour, or one seen underneath another colour.
- A low state of the physical faculties.
- An implicit message perceived subtly alongside, but not detracting noticeably from, the explicit message conveyed in or by a book, film, verbal dialogue or similar (contrast with overtone); an undercurrent.
- An auditory tone of low pitch or volume.
prep
- Concerning; with regard to; on account of; on the subject of; to affect.
- In or near, as in mental faculties or (literally) in the possession of; under the control of; at one's command; in one's makeup.
- In a circle around; all round; on every side of; on the outside of.
- Within or in the immediate neighborhood of; in contiguity or proximity to; near, as to place.
- Over or upon different parts of; through or over in various directions; here and there in; to and fro in; throughout.
- See about to.
- On one's person; nearby the person.
- Have you much hay about? = Have you much in the process of making?
- Concerned with; engaged in; intent on.
adj
- Moving around; astir.
- In existence; being in evidence; apparent.
- Near; in the vicinity or neighbourhood.
adv
- To the opposite tack: see go about.
- Indicating unproductive or unstructured activity.
- Near; in the vicinity.
- From one place or position to another in succession; indicating repeated movement or activity.
- Nearly; approximately; with close correspondence in quality, manner, degree, quantity, or time; almost.
- On all sides; around.
- Here and there; around; in one place and another; up and down.
- To a reversed order; half round; facing in the opposite direction; from a contrary point of view.
verb
- To consider in a particular way, or to consider as an example.
- To accept (zero or more arguments).
- To seize or capture.
- To remove.
- To go.
- To become; to be affected in a specified way.
- To obtain money from, especially by swindling.
- To catch the ball; especially as a wicket-keeper and after the batsman has missed or edged it.
- To receive or accept (something) (especially something given or bestowed, awarded, etc).
- To proceed to fill.
- To participate in.
- To let in (water).
- To move into.
- To catch or get possession of (fish or game).
- To assume (a form).
- To go into, through, or along.
- To apply oneself to the study of.
- To deal with.
- To begin to grow after being grafted or planted; to (literally or figuratively) take root, take hold.
- To capture or win (a piece or trick) in a game.
- To have sex with.
- To accept or be given (rightly or wrongly); assume (especially as if by right).
- To obtain for use by payment or lease.
- To experience or feel.
- To receive or accept (something) as payment or compensation.
- To carry or lead (something or someone).
- To suffer; to endure (a hardship or damage).
- An intensifier.
- To require.
- To fill, to use up (time or space).
- To avail oneself of.
- To escort or conduct (a person).
- To catch or contract (an illness, etc).
- To receive into some relationship.
- To assume or suppose; to reckon; to regard or consider.
- To catch; to engage.
- To grasp or grip.
- To transport or carry; to convey to another place.
- To submit to; to endure (without ill humor, resentment, or physical failure).
- To exact.
- To receive or acquire (property) by law (e.g. as an heir).
- To remove or end by death; to kill.
- To captivate or charm; to gain or secure the interest or affection of.
- To believe, to accept the statements of.
- To cause to change to a specified state or condition.
- To lead (to a place); to serve as a means of reaching.
- To subtract.
- To bind oneself by.
- To undergo; to put oneself into, to be subjected to.
- To partake of (food or drink); to consume.
- To perform (a role).
- To make (a photograph, film, or other reproduction of something).
- To assume and undertake the duties of (a job, an office, etc).
- To write down; to get in, or as if in, writing.
- To come upon or catch (in a particular state or situation).
- To appropriate or transfer into one's own possession, sometimes by physically carrying off.
- To accept and follow (advice, etc).
- To use as a means of transportation.
- To admit (a penis or the penis of) into one’s bodily cavity.
- To obtain or receive regularly by (paid) subscription.
- To conclude or form (a decision or an opinion) in the mind.
- To select or choose; to pick.
- To derive (as a title); to obtain from a source.
- To practice; perform; execute; carry out; do.
- To decline to swing at (a pitched ball); to refrain from hitting at, and allow to pass.
- To get or accept (something) into one's possession.
- To get into one's hands, possession, or control, with or without force.
- To draw, derive, or deduce (a meaning from something).
- To ascertain or determine by measurement, examination or inquiry.
- To receive (medicine) into one's body, e.g. by inhalation or swallowing; to ingest.
- To have the intended effect.
- To regard in a specified way.
- To absorb or be impregnated by (dye, ink, etc); to be susceptible to being treated by (polish, etc).
- To adopt (select) as one's own.
- To pass (or attempt to pass) through or around.
- To defeat (someone or something) in a fight.
- To adhere or be absorbed properly.
- To have to be used with (a certain grammatical form, etc).
- To understand (especially in a specified way).
- To have and use one's recourse to.
noun
- A visible (facial) response to something, especially something unexpected; a facial gesture in response to an event.
- An approach, a (distinct) treatment.
- An interpretation or view, opinion or assessment; perspective; a statement expressing such a position.
- A scene recorded (filmed) at one time, without an interruption or break; a recording of such a scene.
- A recording of a musical performance made during an uninterrupted single recording period.
- An instance of successful inoculation/vaccination.
- The or an act of taking.
- A catch of the ball (in cricket, especially one by the wicket-keeper).
- The quantity of copy given to a compositor at one time.
- Money that is taken in, (legal or illegal) proceeds, income; (in particular) profits.
- The or a quantity of fish, game animals or pelts, etc which have been taken at one time; catch.
noun
- Importance or influence.
- viscosity rating.
- An object used to make something heavier.
- Pressure; burden.
- An object, such as a weight plate or barbell, used for strength training.
- The relative thickness of a drawn rule or painted brushstroke, line weight.
- The resistance against which a machine acts, as opposed to the power which moves it.
- One pound of drugs, especially cannabis.
- The force on an object due to the gravitational attraction between it and the Earth (or whatever astronomical object it is primarily influenced by).
- The smallest cardinality of a base.
- A variable which multiplies a value for ease of statistical manipulation.
- Mass (net weight, troy weight, carat weight, etc.).
- The boldness of a font; the relative thickness of its strokes.
- Synonym of mass (in general circumstances)
- The thickness and opacity of paint.
- Shipments of (often illegal) drugs.
- Weight class
- Mass (atomic weight, molecular weight, etc.) (in restricted circumstances)
- A standardized block of metal used in a balance to measure the mass of another object.
- The illusion of mass.
verb
- To give a certain amount of force to a throw, kick, hit, etc.
- To load (fabrics) with barite, etc. to increase the weight.
- To load, burden or oppress someone.
- To bias something; to slant.
- To assign weights to individual statistics.
- To handicap a horse with a specified weight.
- To add weight to something; to make something heavier.
verb
- To lower the status or importance of
- To inflect into a form that cannot be used in independent declarative clauses.
- To strip of rank; demote.
- To demote; to give a lower position within a hierarchy.
- To lower or remove an official ranking or accreditation.
- To lower or remove achievements and skill level.
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