dab
pick
plunk
pluck
agile
clutchingly
jerkily
jerkingly
jerk
air resistance
twitch
twist
worm
wrestle
pinch off
writhe
squirm
wriggle
edge
tractile
body English
lolloping
pressable
sidlingly
rub
grindingly
bobbing
stagger
flopping
flick
drivingly
pressure
mechanicalness
slip
whid
worrying
dynamic
translation
wreathe
sliding
struttingly
zippingly
catch
yank
microtorque
overpush
coast
tractive
micromotion
scrapingly
slide
tugging
swooping
glide
thrust
jerkless
impetus
swaying
motionable
impulsion
drift
psychokinetic
stroke
push
fidgeting
wrench
judderingly
gently
jogtrot
trundle
pressingly
mechanostimulatory
membrane
drive
pathomechanistically
jouncing
hydrodynamics
passage
passing
snatch
stick-slip
wiggling
nod
hunching
dynamically
wobble
motionally
grind
trail
backlash
perturb
hydrokinetics
kinetic
swivelly
flip
lichtly
slinkingly
overpull
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pressable
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psychokinetic
mechanostimulatory
kinetic
swivelly
clutchingly
jerkily
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sidlingly
grindingly
drivingly
struttingly
zippingly
scrapingly
judderingly
gently
pressingly
pathomechanistically
dynamically
motionally
lichtly
slinkingly
air resistance
body English
lolloping
bobbing
stagger
flopping
pressure
mechanicalness
whid
worrying
dynamic
translation
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microtorque
overpush
coast
micromotion
slide
tugging
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glide
thrust
impetus
swaying
impulsion
drift
push
fidgeting
wrench
trundle
membrane
jouncing
hydrodynamics
passage
passing
stick-slip
wiggling
hunching
wobble
backlash
hydrokinetics
dab
pick
plunk
pluck
jerk
twitch
twist
worm
wrestle
pinch off
writhe
squirm
wriggle
edge
rub
flick
slip
wreathe
catch
yank
stroke
jogtrot
drive
snatch
nod
grind
trail
perturb
wobble
flip
overpull
whid
push
verb
- To press lightly in a repetitive motion with a soft object without rubbing.
- To apply hash oil to a heated surface for the purpose of efficient combustion.
- To strike by a thrust; to hit with a sudden blow or thrust.
- To apply a substance in this way.
- To perform the dab dance move, by moving both arms to one side of the body parallel with your head.
noun
- A small amount of hash oil.
- A soft tap or blow; a blow or peck from a bird's beak; an aimed blow.
- A small amount, a blob of some soft or wet substance.
- One skilful or proficient; an expert; an adept.
- A soft, playful box given in greeting or approval.
- A sand dab, a small flatfish of genus Citharichthys.
- A small flatfish of the family Pleuronectidae, especially Limanda limanda; a flounder.
- A hip hop dance move in which the dancer simultaneously drops the head while raising an arm, briefly resting their face in the elbow, as if sneezing into their elbow.
adv
verb
- pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion
- select carefully from a group
- look for and gather
- harass with constant criticism
- provoke
- remove in small bits
- remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits
- pilfer or rob
- pay for something
- attack with or as if with a pickaxe of ice or rocky ground, for example
- hit lightly with a picking motion
- eat intermittently; take small bites of
noun
- the person or thing chosen or selected
- the quantity of a crop that is harvested
- the best people or things in a group
- the yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving
- a small thin device (of metal or plastic or ivory) used to pluck a stringed instrument
- a thin sharp implement used for removing unwanted material
- a heavy iron tool with a wooden handle and a curved head that is pointed on both ends
- a basketball maneuver; obstructing an opponent with one's body
- the act of choosing or selecting
verb
- to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling)
- cause (an object) to assume a crooked or angular form
- turn in the opposite direction
- form into a spiral shape
- form into twists
- extend in curves and turns
- do the twist
- twist or pull violently or suddenly, especially so as to remove (something) from that to which it is attached or from where it originates
- practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive
- twist suddenly so as to sprain
noun
- an unforeseen development
- an interpretation of a text or action
- any clever maneuver
- the act of rotating rapidly
- a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments
- a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight
- a circular segment of a curve
- a miniature whirlpool or whirlwind resulting when the current of a fluid doubles back on itself
- a jerky pulling movement
- a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair
- social dancing in which couples vigorously twist their hips and arms in time to the music; was popular in the 1960s
- the act of winding or twisting
- turning or twisting around (in place)
verb
noun
- any of numerous relatively small elongated soft-bodied animals especially of the phyla Annelida and Chaetognatha and Nematoda and Nemertea and Platyhelminthes; also many insect larvae
- a person who has a nasty or unethical character undeserving of respect
- a software program capable of reproducing itself that can spread from one computer to the next over a network
- screw thread on a gear with the teeth of a worm wheel or rack
verb
- To move an object slowly and carefully in a particular direction.
- To trim the margin of a lawn where the grass meets the sidewalk, usually with an electric or gas-powered lawn edger.
- To furnish with an edge, as a tool or weapon; to sharpen.
- To make sharp or keen; to incite; to exasperate; to goad; to urge or egg on.
- To hit the ball with an edge of the bat, causing a fine deflection.
- To delay one's orgasm so as to remain almost at the point of orgasm.
- To furnish with an edge; to construct an edging.
- To move slowly and carefully in a particular direction.
- To win by a small margin.
noun
- A one-dimensional face of a polytope. In particular, the joining line between two vertices of a polygon; the place where two faces of a polyhedron meet.
- Sharpness; readiness or fitness to cut; keenness; intenseness of desire.
- The boundary line of a surface.
- An advantage.
- The thin cutting side of the blade of an instrument, such as an ax, knife, sword, or scythe; that which cuts as an edge does, or wounds deeply, etc.
- The border or part adjacent to the line of division; the beginning or early part (of a period of time)
- A shot where the ball comes off the edge of the bat, often unintentionally.
- The point of data production in an organization (the focus of edge computing), as opposed to the cloud.
- A level of sexual arousal that is maintained just short of reaching the point of inevitability, or climax.
- A sharp terminating border; a margin; a brink; an extreme verge.
- A connected pair of vertices in a graph.
verb
- To move (one object) while maintaining contact with another object over some area, with pressure and friction.
- To scour; to burnish; to polish; to brighten; to cleanse; often with up or over.
- To hinder; to cross; to thwart.
- To touch the jack with the bowl.
- To be rubbed against something.
- To rub something against (a second thing).
- To spread a substance thinly over; to smear.
noun
noun
- An unsteady movement of the body in walking or standing as if one were about to fall; a reeling motion.
- The spacing out of various actions over time.
- One who attends a stag night.
- The horizontal positioning of a biplane, triplane, or multiplane's wings in relation to one another.
- Bewilderment; perplexity.
- The difference in circumference between the left and right tires on a racing vehicle. It is used on oval tracks to make the car turn better in the corners.
- A disease of horses and other animals, attended by reeling, unsteady gait or sudden falling.
verb
- To cease to stand firm; to begin to give way; to fail.
- To begin to doubt and waver in purposes; to become less confident or determined; to hesitate.
- To arrange (a series of parts) on each side of a median line alternately, as the spokes of a wheel or the rivets of a boiler seam.
- In standing or walking, to sway from one side to the other as if about to fall; to stand or walk unsteadily; to reel or totter.
- To cause to doubt and waver; to make to hesitate; to make less steady or confident; to shock.
- To arrange similar objects such that each is ahead or above and to one side of the next.
- To schedule in intervals or at different times.
- To cause to reel or totter.
verb
- To move or hit (something) with a short, quick motion.
- To pass by rapidly, so as not to be perceived clearly.
noun
- A motion picture, movie, film; (in plural, usually preceded by "the") movie theater, cinema.
- A flitch.
- A short, quick movement, especially a brush, sweep, or flip.
- A unit of time, equal to 1/705,600,000 of a second
- The act of pressing a place on a touch screen device.
- A cut that lands with the point, often involving a whip of the foible of the blade to strike at a concealed target.
- A powerful underarm volley shot.
verb
- cause to move with a smooth or sliding motion
- move stealthily
- insert inconspicuously or quickly or quietly
- move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner
- fall to a lower standard
- move smoothly and easily
- to make a mistake or be incorrect
- pass on stealthily
- move easily
- pass out of one's memory
- move out of position
noun
- a socially awkward or tactless act
- a minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in speech or writing or in small accidents or memory lapses etc.
- potter's clay that is thinned and used for coating or decorating ceramics
- a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting
- a young and slender person
- a place where a craft can be made fast
- an accidental misstep threatening (or causing) a fall
- a slippery smoothness
- artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material
- a small sheet of paper
- a woman's sleeveless undergarment
- bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow
- an unexpected slide
- a flight maneuver; aircraft slides sideways in the air
- the act of avoiding capture (especially by cunning)
noun
- A moving force.
- A characteristic or manner of an interaction; a behavior.
- The varying loudness or volume of a song or the markings that indicate the loudness.
- A symbol in a musical score that indicates the desired level of volume.
- A verb that indicates continued or progressive action on the part of the subject.
adj
- Happening at runtime instead of being predetermined at compile time.
- Pertaining to dynamics, the branch of mechanics concerned with the effects of forces on the motion of objects.
- Of a verb: not stative, but fientive; indicating continued or progressive action on the part of the subject.
- Able to change and adapt.
- Powerful; energetic.
- Having to do with the volume of sound.
- Changing; active; in motion.
noun
- A motion or compulsion to motion in a straight line without rotation or other deformation.
- A relation between two mathematical figures such as a straight line where the coordinates of each point in one figure is a constant added to the coordinates of a corresponding point in the other figure.
- The conversion of something from one form or medium to another.
- A transfer of a holy relic from one shrine to another.
- The automatic retransmission of a telegraph message.
- A transfer of a disease from one body part to another.
- An ascension to Heaven without death.
- A transfer of a bishop from one diocese to another.
- The conversion of text from one language to another.
- The discipline or study of translating written language (as opposed to interpretation, which concerns itself with spoken language).
- The process whereby a strand of mRNA directs assembly of amino acids into proteins within a ribosome.
- The product or end result of an act of translating, in its various senses.
- A transfer of motion occurring within a gearbox.
verb
- To make a grasping or snatching motion (at).
- To attract and hold (a faculty or organ of sense).
- To grasp mentally: perceive and understand.
- To unpleasantly discover unexpectedly; to unpleasantly surprise (someone doing something).
- To acquire, as though by infection; to take on through sympathy or infection.
- To take or replenish something necessary, such as breath or sleep.
- Of fire, to spread or be conveyed to.
- To be held back or impeded.
- To get pregnant.
- To end a player's innings by catching a hit ball before the first bounce.
- To be the victim of (something unpleasant, painful etc.).
- To entrap or trip up a person; to deceive.
- To reach (someone) with a strike, blow, weapon etc.
- To be hit by something.
- To receive or be affected by (wind, water, fire etc.).
- To have something be held back or impeded.
- To contact a wave in such a way that one can ride it back to shore.
- To travel by means of.
- To become infected by (an illness).
- To reproduce or echo a spirit or idea faithfully.
- To serve well or poorly for catching, especially for catching fish.
- To seize or intercept an object moving through the air (or, sometimes, some other medium).
- To grip (the water) with one's oars at the beginning of the stroke.
- To become pregnant. (Only in past tense or as participle.)
- To charm or entrance.
- To grip or entangle.
- To handle an exception.
- To play (a specific period of time) as the catcher.
- To spread by infection or similar means.
- To take in; to watch or listen to (an entertainment).
- To engage with some mechanism; to stick, to succeed in interacting with something or initiating some process.
- To capture or snare (someone or something which would rather escape).
- To germinate and set down roots.
- To be touched or affected by (something) through exposure.
- To overtake or catch up to; to be in time for.
noun
- The act of noticing, understanding or hearing.
- A crick; a sudden muscle pain during unaccustomed positioning when the muscle is in use.
- A stopping mechanism, especially a clasp which stops something from opening.
- The game of catching a ball.
- A hesitation in voice, caused by strong emotion.
- A find, in particular a boyfriend or girlfriend or prospective spouse.
- A fragment of music or poetry.
- The act of catching a hit ball before it reaches the ground, resulting in an out.
- Passing opportunities seized; snatches.
- The act of catching an object in motion, especially a ball.
- The act of seizing or capturing.
- A type of humorous round in which the voices gradually catch up with one another; usually sung by men and often having bawdy lyrics.
- A slight remembrance; a trace.
- A crop which has germinated and begun to grow.
- The first contact of an oar with the water.
- A concealed difficulty, especially in a deal or negotiation.
- A player in respect of his catching ability; particularly one who catches well.
- A stoppage of breath, resembling a slight cough.
- The refrain; a line or lines of a song which are repeated from verse to verse.
- Something which is captured or caught.
noun
- the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it
- a small flat rectangular piece of glass on which specimens can be mounted for microscopic study
- (geology) the descent of a large mass of earth or rocks or snow etc.
- (music) rapid sliding up or down the musical scale
- plaything consisting of a sloping chute down which children can slide
- a transparency mounted in a frame; viewed with a slide projector
- sloping channel through which things can descend
verb
noun
- a force that moves something along
- the gradual departure from an intended course due to external influences (as a ship or plane)
- a process of linguistic change over a period of time
- a large mass of material that is heaped up by the wind or by water currents
- a general tendency to change (as of opinion)
- the pervading meaning or tenor
- a horizontal (or nearly horizontal) passageway in a mine
verb
- be in motion due to some air or water current
- wander from a direct course or at random
- move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
- vary or move from a fixed point or course
- live unhurriedly, irresponsibly, or freely
- move in an unhurried fashion
- cause to be carried by a current
- drive slowly and far afield for grazing
- be subject to fluctuation
- be piled up in banks or heaps by the force of wind or a current
verb
- touch lightly and repeatedly, as with brushing motions
- strike a ball with a smooth blow
- row at a particular rate
- treat gingerly or carefully
noun
- (sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand
- the maximum movement available to a pivoted or reciprocating piece by a cam
- a sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain
- a light touch
- a light touch with the hands
- (golf) the unit of scoring in golf is the act of hitting the ball with a club
- the oarsman nearest the stern of the shell who sets the pace for the rest of the crew
- anything that happens suddenly or by chance without an apparent cause
- a punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of information
- a mark made on a surface by a pen, pencil, or paintbrush
- any one of the repeated movements of the limbs and body used for locomotion in swimming or rowing
- a single complete movement
noun
- the force used in pushing
- the act of applying force in order to move something away
- enterprising or ambitious drive
- an electrical switch operated by pressing
- an effort to advance
verb
- move with force
- press, drive, or impel (someone) to action or completion of an action
- make publicity for; try to sell (a product)
- strive and make an effort to reach a goal
- press against forcefully without moving
- approach a certain age or speed
- exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for
- sell or promote the sale of (illegal goods such as drugs)
- move strenuously and with effort
- make strenuous pushing movements during birth to expel the baby
noun
noun
- A movement that twists or pulls violently; a tug.
- In screw theory, a screw assembled from force and torque vectors arising from application of Newton's laws to a rigid body.
- An injury caused by a violent twisting or pulling of a limb; strain, sprain.
- A distorting change from the original meaning.
- In coursing, the act of bringing the hare round at less than a right angle, worth half a point in the recognised code of points for judging.
- A hand tool for making rotational adjustments, such as fitting nuts and bolts, or fitting pipes; a spanner.
- An adjustable spanner used by plumbers.
- A violent emotional change caused by separation.
verb
noun
- A motion as of something moving upon little wheels or rollers; a rolling motion.
- A low bed on wheels that can be rolled underneath another bed.
- The sound made by an object being moved on wheels.
- A spool of golden thread.
- A lantern wheel, or one of its bars.
verb
- To move (something or someone), often heavily or clumsily.
- To transport (something or someone) using an object on wheels, especially one that is pushed.
- To roll or revolve; to roll along.
- To move heavily (on wheels).
- To cause (something) to roll or revolve; to roll (something) along.
- To wheel or roll (an object on wheels), especially by pushing, often slowly or heavily.
- To move, often heavily or clumsily.
noun
- A mechanical, thin, flat flexible part that can deform or vibrate when excited by an external force.
- A flexible or semiflexible covering or waterproofing whose primary function is to exclude water.
- A microscopic double layer of lipids and proteins forming the boundary of cells or organelles.
- A piece of parchment forming part of a roll.
verb
- move by being propelled by a force
- operate or control a vehicle
- travel or be transported in a vehicle
- cause someone or something to move by driving
- force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically
- to compel or force or urge relentlessly or exert coercive pressure on, or motivate strongly
- cause to move back by force or influence
- compel somebody to do something, often against his own will or judgment
- push, propel, or press with force
- cause to move rapidly by striking or throwing with force
- strive and make an effort to reach a goal
- move into a desired direction of discourse
- have certain properties when driven
- work as a driver
- urge forward
- proceed along in a vehicle
- strike with a driver, as in teeing off
- hit very hard, as by swinging a bat horizontally
- excavate horizontally
- cause to function by supplying the force or power for or by controlling
- (hunting) search for game
- (hunting) chase from cover into more open ground
noun
- the act of applying force to propel something
- a mechanism by which force or power is transmitted in a machine
- a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
- a road leading up to a private house
- the trait of being highly motivated
- hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver
- the act of driving a herd of animals overland
- a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile)
- a physiological state corresponding to a strong need or desire
- (computer science) a device that writes data onto or reads data from a storage medium
- a wide scenic road planted with trees
- (sports) a hard straight return (as in tennis or squash)
noun
- the motion of one object relative to another
- the act of passing from one state or place to the next
- a section of text; particularly a section of medium length
- a way through or along which someone or something may pass
- the passing of a law by a legislative body
- a journey usually by ship
- a short section of a musical composition
- a path or channel or duct through or along which something may pass
- a bodily reaction of changing from one place or stage to another
- the act of passing something to another person
noun
- the motion of one object relative to another
- (American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
- euphemistic expressions for death
- the end of something
- a bodily reaction of changing from one place or stage to another
- going by something that is moving in order to get in front of it
- success in satisfying a test or requirement
adj
adv
adj
verb
- To move with much difficulty or friction; to grate.
- To shape with the force of friction.
- 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 remove material by rubbing with an abrasive surface.
- To repeat a task a large number of times in a row to achieve a specific goal.
- To operate by turning a crank.
- 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 hang or drag loosely behind; to move with a slow sweeping motion.
- To show a trailer of (a film, TV show etc.); to release or publish a preview of (a report etc.) in advance of the full publication.
- To run or climb like certain plants.
- To be losing, to be behind in a competition.
- To leave (a trail of).
- To carry (a firearm) with the breech near the ground and the upper part inclined forward, the piece being held by the right hand near the middle.
- To transport (livestock) by herding it along a trail.
- To follow behind (someone or something); to tail (someone or something).
- To drag oneself lazily or reluctantly along.
- To travel by following or creating trails.
- To drag (something) behind on the ground.
- To create a trail in.
noun
- A trailer broadcast on television for a forthcoming film or programme.
- The track or indication marking the route followed by something that has passed, such as the footprints of animal on land or the contrail of an airplane in the sky.
- A walk in which all the edges are distinct.
- A route for travel over land, especially a narrow, unpaved pathway for use by hikers, horseback riders, etc.
- A route or circuit generally.
- The horizontal distance from where the wheel touches the ground to where the steering axis intersects the ground.
noun
- The jarring or reflex motion caused in badly fitting machinery by irregularities in velocity or a reverse of motion.
- A sudden backward motion.
- A negative reaction, objection or outcry, especially of a violent or abrupt nature.
- The looseness through which one part of connected machinery, as a wheel, gear, piston, or screw, can be moved without moving the connected parts, or a measurement of the distance moved thereby; either intentional (as allowance) or unintentional (from error or wear).
verb
verb
- move with a flick or light motion
- lightly throw to see which side comes up
- cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation
- look through a book or other written material
- toss with a sharp movement so as to cause to turn over in the air
- cause to move with a flick
- throw or toss with a light motion
- turn upside down, or throw so as to reverse
- react in an excited, delighted, or surprised way
- go mad, go crazy
- reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)
adj
noun
- an acrobatic feat in which the feet roll over the head (either forward or backward) and return
- hot or cold alcoholic mixed drink containing a beaten egg
- a sudden, quick movement
- the act of flipping a coin
- a dive in which the diver somersaults before entering the water
- (sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team
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