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adv
verb
- To spot; to catch sight of.
- To act as a spy.
- To search narrowly; to scrutinize.
- To explore; to see; to view; inspect and examine secretly, as a country.
noun
- A defensive player assigned to cover an offensive backfield player man-to-man when they are expected to engage in a running play, but the offensive player does not run with the ball immediately.
- A person who secretly watches and examines the actions of other individuals or organizations and gathers information on them (usually to gain an advantage).
verb
- To recognise, identify, spot.
- To earn, to gain (money, points, membership or status).
- To defecate or urinate.
- To constitute.
- To proceed (in a direction).
- To pay, to cover (an expense); chiefly used after expressions of inability.
- Of water, to flow toward land; to rise.
- To develop into; to prove to be.
- To prepare (food); to cook (food).
- To tend; to contribute; to have effect; with for or against.
- To force to do.
- To move at (a speed).
- To bring about; to effect or produce by means of some action.
- To indicate or suggest to be.
- To enact; to establish.
- To create (the universe), especially (in Christianity) from nothing.
- To form or formulate in the mind.
- To cause to appear to be; to represent as.
- To take the virginity of.
- To perform a feat.
- To induct into the Mafia or a similar organization (as a made man).
- To gain sufficient audience to warrant its existence.
- To cover neatly with bedclothes.
- To cause to be.
- To build, construct, produce, or originate.
- To behave, to act.
- To cover (a given distance) by travelling.
- To interpret.
- To write or compose.
- To add up to, have a sum of.
- To cause (to do something); to compel (to do something).
- To arrive at a destination, usually at or by a certain time.
- To appoint; to name.
- To bring into success.
- To have sexual intercourse with.
noun
- A person's character or disposition.
- Quantity produced, especially of materials.
- A made basket.
- The camera was of German make.
- A home-made project
- Origin (of a manufactured article); manufacture; production.
- Brand or kind; model.
- Identification or recognition (of identity), especially from police records or evidence.
- Turn to declare the trump for a hand (in bridge), or to shuffle the cards.
- Past, present, or future target of seduction (usually female).
- A software utility for automatically building large applications, or an implementation of this utility.
- The closing of an electrical circuit.
- Mate; a spouse or companion; a match.
- A promotion.
- Manner or style of construction (style of how a thing is made); form.
verb
- make a spot or mark onto
- mark with a spot or spots so as to allow easy recognition
- catch sight of
- detect with the senses
- mar or impair with a flaw
- become spotted
noun
- a point located with respect to surface features of some region
- a short section or illustration (as between radio or tv programs or in a magazine) that is often used for advertising
- an outstanding characteristic
- a blemish made by dirt
- a small contrasting part of something
- a section of an entertainment that is assigned to a specific performer or performance
- a business establishment for entertainment
- a slight attack of illness
- a small piece or quantity of something
- a mark on a die or on a playing card (shape depending on the suit)
- a lamp that produces a strong beam of light to illuminate a restricted area; used to focus attention of a stage performer
- a playing card with a specified number of pips on it to indicate its value
- an act that brings discredit to the person who does it
noun
noun
verb
- occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere
- have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
- be identical to; be someone or something
- have an existence, be extant
- happen, occur, take place
- be identical or equivalent to
- form or compose
- work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function
- represent, as of a character on stage
- spend or use time
- have life, be alive
- to remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted -- used only in infinitive form
- be priced at
noun
- A spot; a speck.
- A piece of rhizome with a dormant shoot of the lily of the valley plant, used for propagation
- A spot of light or an inverted V indicative of a return of radar waves reflected from an object; a blip.
- The smallest price increment between two currencies in foreign exchange (forex) trading.
- One of the stylised version of the Bath star worn on the shoulder of a uniform to denote rank, e.g. of a soldier or a fireman.
- Something or someone excellent, of high quality.
- One of the spots or symbols on a playing card, domino, die, etc.
- One of a series of very short, electronically produced tones, used, for example, to count down the final few seconds before a given time or to indicate that a caller using a payphone needs to make further payment to continue the call.
- Any of various respiratory diseases in birds, especially infectious coryza.
verb
noun
- A region in a specified position with respect to something.
- A man who prefers not to engage in anal sex during same-sex sexual activity.
- One surface of a sheet of paper (used instead of "page", which can mean one or both surfaces.)
- A sports team.
- One possible aspect of a concept, person, or thing.
- A flat surface of a three-dimensional object; a face.
- One set of competitors in a game.
- A recorded piece of music; a record, especially in jazz.
- A dish that accompanies the main course; a side dish.
- A group of morris dancers who perform together.
- A group having a particular allegiance in a conflict or competition.
- The batters faced in an inning by a particular pitcher.
- A line of descent traced through a particular parent, as distinguished from that traced through another.
- One half (left or right, top or bottom, front or back, etc.) of something or someone.
- A written monologue or part of a scene to be read by an actor at an audition.
- The portion of the human torso usually covered by the arms when they are not raised; the areas on the left and right between the belly or chest and the back.
- Sidespin; english
- A bounding straight edge of a two-dimensional shape.
verb
- To clear, tidy or sort.
- To work (a timber or rib) to a certain thickness by trimming the sides.
- To furnish with a siding.
- To ally oneself, be in an alliance, usually with "with" or rarely "in with"
- To lean on one side.
- To provide with, as a side or accompaniment.
adv
adj
verb
- To place something somewhere.
- To convey coal in the mine, as for example from the working to the tramway.
- To play a card or a hand in the game called put.
- To bring or set into a certain relation, state or condition.
- To express something in a certain manner.
- To set before one for judgment, acceptance, or rejection; to bring to the attention.
- To attach or attribute; to assign.
- To exercise a put option.
- To throw a heavy iron ball, as a sport. (See shot put. Do not confuse with putt.)
- To steer; to direct one's course; to go.
noun
noun
- A determination of location.
- fettlings (mixture used to line a furnace)
- A prearrangement of the outcome of a supposedly competitive process, such as a sporting event, a game, an election, a trial, or a bid.
- A repair or corrective action.
- A difficult situation; a quandary or dilemma; a predicament.
- A single dose of an addictive drug administered to a drug user.
verb
- To focus or determine (oneself, on a concept); to fixate.
- To make (a contest, vote, or gamble) unfair; to privilege one contestant or a particular group of contestants, usually before the contest begins; to arrange immunity for defendants by tampering with the justice system via bribery or extortion.
- To attach; to affix; to hold in place or at a particular time.
- To surgically render an animal, especially a pet, infertile.
- To render (a photographic impression) permanent by treating with such applications as will make it insensitive to the action of light.
- To become fixed; to settle or remain permanently; to cease from wandering; to rest.
- To take revenge on, to best; to serve justice on an assumed miscreant.
- To convert into a stable or available form.
- To become firm, so as to resist volatilization; to cease to flow or be fluid; to congeal; to become hard and malleable, as a metallic substance.
- To prevent enemy pawns from advancing by directly opposing the most advanced one with one of one's own pawns so as to threaten to capture any advancing backward pawns.
- To mend, to repair.
- To prepare (food or drink).
- To map a (point or subset) to itself.
verb
- To place (something) at an angle.
- To present or argue something in a particular way or from a particular viewpoint.
- To change direction rapidly.
- To try to catch fish with a hook and line.
- To attempt to subtly persuade someone to offer a desired thing.
- To hamper (oneself or one's opponent) by leaving the cue ball in the jaws of a pocket such that the surround of the pocket (the "angle") blocks the path from cue ball to object ball.
noun
- A figure formed by two rays which start from a common point (a plane angle) or by three planes that intersect (a solid angle).
- A change in direction.
- A projecting or sharp corner; an angular fragment.
- Any of the four cardinal points of an astrological chart: the Ascendant, the Midheaven, the Descendant and the Imum Coeli.
- A fishhook; tackle for catching fish, consisting of a line, hook, and bait, with or without a rod.
- A corner where two walls intersect.
- A storyline between two wrestlers, providing the background for and approach to a feud.
- Any of various hesperiid butterflies.
- The focus of a news story.
- The measure of such a figure. In the case of a plane angle, this is the ratio (or proportional to the ratio) of the arc length to the radius of a section of a circle cut by the two rays, centered at their common point. In the case of a solid angle, this is the ratio of the surface area to the square of the radius of the section of a sphere.
- An ulterior motive; a scheme or means of benefitting from a situation, usually hidden, often immoral
- A viewpoint; a way of looking at something.
verb
- settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground
- bring to an end; settle conclusively
- settle conclusively; come to terms
- take up residence and become established
- come to terms
- go under
- become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style
- become resolved, fixed, established, or quiet
- establish or develop as a residence
- come to rest
- arrange or fix in the desired order
- accept despite lack of complete satisfaction
- end a legal dispute by arriving at a settlement
- dispose of; make a financial settlement
- become clear by the sinking of particles
- cause to become clear by forming a sediment (of liquids)
- sink down or precipitate
- fix firmly
- get one's revenge for a wrong or an injury
- make final; put the last touches on; put into final form
- form a community
- come as if by falling
noun
noun
verb
- To locate (a play, etc.); to assign a backdrop to, geographically or temporally.
- To devise and assign (work) to.
- To have a certain direction of motion; to flow; to move on; to tend.
- To arrange with dishes and cutlery, to set the table.
- To direct (the ball) to a teammate for an attack.
- To place or fix in a setting.
- To extend and bring into position; to spread.
- To place plants or shoots in the ground; to plant.
- To prepare (a stage or film set).
- To lower into place and fix solidly, as the blocks of cut stone in a structure.
- To defeat a contract.
- To become fixed or rigid; to be fastened.
- To put (something) down, to rest.
- To produce after pollination.
- To render stiff or solid; especially, to convert into curd; to curdle.
- To acknowledge a dancing partner by facing him or her and moving first to one side and then to the other, while she or he does the opposite.
- To give a pitch to, as a tune; to start by fixing the keynote.
- To reduce from a dislocated or fractured state.
- To put in order in a particular manner; to prepare.
- To punch (a nail) into wood so that its head is below the surface.
- To hunt game with the aid of a setter.
- To sit (be in a seated position).
- To arrange (type).
- To be fixed for growth; to strike root; to begin to germinate or form.
- To introduce or describe.
- To solidify.
- To rest or lie somewhere, on something, etc.; to occupy a certain place.
- To apply oneself; to undertake earnestly.
- Of a heavenly body, to disappear below the horizon of a planet, etc, as the latter rotates.
- Of a dog, to indicate the position of game.
- To fit (someone) up in a situation.
- To put in a specified condition or state; to cause to be.
- To adjust.
- To compile, to make (a puzzle or challenge).
- To suit; to become.
- To establish as a rule; to furnish; to prescribe; to assign.
- To determine or settle.
- To fit music to words.
- To adorn with something infixed or affixed; to stud; to variegate with objects placed here and there.
- To start (a fire).
- To divide a class group in a subject according to ability
- To attach or affix (something) to something else, or in or upon a certain place.
noun
- A punch for setting nails in wood.
- The full number of eggs set under a hen.
- The initial or basic formation of dancers.
- A device for receiving broadcast radio waves (or, more recently, broadcast data); a radio or television.
- A young oyster when first attached.
- The act of directing the ball to a teammate for an attack.
- The setting of the sun or other luminary; (by extension) the close of the day.
- The scenery for a film or play.
- Set theory.
- the general locations and area where a movie’s, a film’s, or a video’s scenery is arranged to be filmed also including places for actors, assorted crew, director, producers which are typically not filmed.
- A complete series of games, forming part of a match.
- A group of repetitions of a single exercise performed one after the other without rest.
- The amount the teeth of a saw protrude to the side in order to create the kerf.
- A rudimentary fruit.
- An object made up of several parts.
- General movement; direction; drift; tendency.
- A piece placed temporarily upon the head of a pile when the latter cannot otherwise be reached by the weight, or hammer.
- The camber of a curved roofing tile.
- A drum kit, a drum set.
- A class group in a subject where pupils are divided by ability.
- A bias of mind; an attitude or pattern of behaviour.
- A collection of zero or more objects, possibly infinite in size, and disregarding any order or repetition of the objects which may be contained within it.
- A musical performance by a band, disc jockey, etc., consisting of several musical pieces.
- Three of a kind, especially if two cards are in one's hand and the third is on the board. Compare trips (“three of a kind, especially with two cards on the board and one in one's hand”).
- A young plant fit for setting out; a slip; shoot.
- A small tuber or bulb used instead of seed, particularly onion sets and potato sets.
- Collectively, the crop of young oysters in any locality.
- A series or group of something. (Note the similar meaning in Etymology 4, Noun)
- A group of people, usually meeting socially.
- The manner, state, or quality of setting or fitting; fit.
- The pattern of a tartan, etc.
- A collection of various objects for a particular purpose.
- A permanent change of shape caused by excessive strain, as from compression, tension, bending, twisting, etc.
- A matching collection of similar things. (Note the similar meaning in Etymology 2, Noun.)
- A complete series of points, forming part of a match.
adj
noun
- the precise location of something; a spatially limited location
- a geometric element that has position but no extension
- a brief version of the essential meaning of something
- an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole
- a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process
- an instant of time
- the object of an activity
- a V shape
- a very small circular shape
- the unit of counting in scoring a game or contest
- a promontory extending out into a large body of water
- a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list
- a style in speech or writing that arrests attention and has a penetrating or convincing quality or effect
- an outstanding characteristic
- sharp end
- any of 32 horizontal directions indicated on the card of a compass
- a linear unit used to measure the size of type; approximately 1/72 inch
- one percent of the total principal of a loan; it is paid at the time the loan is made and is independent of the interest on the loan
- a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations
- a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer
- the dot at the left of a decimal fraction
- the property of a shape that tapers to a sharp tip
- a distinguishing or individuating characteristic
- the gun muzzle's direction
- a wall socket
- a contact in the distributor; as the rotor turns its projecting arm contacts them and current flows to the spark plugs
verb
- be positionable in a specified manner
- indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively
- be oriented
- direct into a position for use
- direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
- be a signal for or a symptom of
- sail close to the wind
- mark (Hebrew words) with diacritics
- mark with diacritics
- mark (a psalm text) to indicate the points at which the music changes
- intend (something) to move towards a certain goal
- indicate the presence of (game) by standing and pointing with the muzzle
- give a point to
- repair the joints of bricks
verb
- be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
- be lying, be prostrate; be in a horizontal position
- originate (in)
- be and remain in a particular state or condition
- tell an untruth; pretend with intent to deceive
- have a place in relation to something else
- assume a reclining position
noun
noun
- A speck or spot.
- Food served or eaten as a repast.
- The coarse-ground edible part of various grains often used to feed animals; flour or a coarser blend than flour.
- A part; a fragment; a portion.
- Coordinate term: flour
- A break taken by a police officer in order to eat.
- Food that is prepared and eaten, usually at a specific time, and usually in a comparatively large quantity (as opposed to a snack).
verb
verb
- To turn on an exact spot.
- To shift a political candidate's messaging during a general election to reflect plans and values more moderate than those advocated during the primary.
- To change the direction of a business, usually in response to changes in the market.
noun
- An element of a set to be sorted that is chosen as a midpoint, so as to divide the other elements into two groups to be dealt with recursively.
- Any of a row of captioned elements used to navigate to subpages, rather like tabs.
- A quarterback.
- The officer or soldier who simply turns in his place while the company or line moves around him in wheeling.
- Something or someone having a paramount significance in a certain situation.
- A circle runner.
- A shift during a general election in a political candidate's messaging to reflect plans and values more moderate than those advocated during the primary.
- A player with responsibility for co-ordinating their team in a particular jam.
- An element of a matrix that is used as a focus for row operations, such as dividing the row by the pivot, or adding multiples of the row to other rows making all other values in the pivot column 0.
- A pivot table.
- A thing on which something turns; specifically a metal pointed pin or short shaft in machinery, such as the end of an axle or spindle.
- Act of turning on one foot.
noun
noun
- the position where a thing or person stands
- a support or foundation
- a growth of similar plants (usually trees) in a particular area
- a small table for holding articles of various kinds
- a support for displaying ot holding various articles
- an interruption of normal activity
- a mental position from which things are viewed
- a booth where articles are displayed for sale
- a stop made by a touring musical or theatrical group to give a performance
- tiered seats consisting of a structure (often made of wood) where people can sit to watch an event (game or parade)
- a platform where a (brass) band can play in the open air
- a defensive effort
verb
- be standing; be upright
- be in some specified state or condition
- occupy a place or location, also metaphorically
- hold one's ground; maintain a position; be steadfast or upright
- put up with something or somebody unpleasant
- have or maintain a position or stand on an issue
- remain inactive or immobile
- be in effect; be or remain in force
- be tall; have a height of; copula
- put into an upright position
- withstand the force of something
- be available for stud services
verb
verb
adj
noun
- Specifically, a cremation niche; a columbarium.
- Any position of opportunity for which one is well-suited, such as a particular market in business.
- A cavity, hollow, or recess, generally within the thickness of a wall, for a statue, bust, or other erect ornament.
- Any similar position, literal or figurative.
- A function within an ecological system to which an organism is especially suited.
- An arrow woven into a prayer rug pointing in the direction of qibla.
noun
- The place where anything is fixed; situation; local position
- The posture or position of a thing.
- A computer installation, particularly one associated with an intranet or internet service or telecommunications.
- A part of the body which has been operated on.
- A place fitted or chosen for any certain permanent use or occupation
- A category together with a choice of Grothendieck topology.
- Region of a protein, a piece of DNA or RNA where chemical reactions take place.
- A website.
verb
verb
- be located or situated somewhere
- be in a position in which one's upper body is largely upright and supported by one's backside
- be around, often idly or without specific purpose
- take a seat
- be in session
- assume a posture as for artistic purposes
- sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
- work or act as a baby-sitter
- show to a seat; assign a seat for
- serve in a specific professional capacity
noun
- proper or appropriate position or location
- a point located with respect to surface features of some region
- any area set aside for a particular purpose
- an abstract mental location
- a general vicinity
- the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another
- a particular situation
- where you live at a particular time
- a job in an organization
- the particular portion of space occupied by something
- proper or designated social situation
- a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
- the passage that is being read
- a public square with room for pedestrians
- an item on a list or in a sequence
- a blank area
verb
- place somebody in a particular situation or location
- put into a certain place or abstract location
- assign a rank or rating to
- assign a location to
- to arrange for
- take a place in a competition; often followed by an ordinal
- intend (something) to move towards a certain goal
- recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something
- assign to (a job or a home)
- locate
- estimate
- identify the location or place of
- make an investment
- assign to a station
- finish second or better in a horse or dog race
- sing a note with the correct pitch
verb
- To position (something), to align relative to a given position.
- He came out of the station and took some time to orientate himself.
- To arrange in order; to dispose or place (a body) so as to show its relation to other bodies, or the relation of its parts among themselves.
- To determine one's position relative to the surroundings; to orient (oneself).
- To face a given direction.
verb
- To push into a snug position; to place somewhere safe or somewhat hidden.
- To sew folds; to make a tuck or tucks in.
- To pull or gather up (an item of fabric).
- To keep the thumb in position while moving the rest of the hand over it to continue playing keys that are outside the thumb.
- To eat; to consume.
- To conceal one’s penis and testicles, as with a gaff or by fastening them down with adhesive tape.
- To curl into a ball; to fold up and hold one's legs.
- To full, as cloth.
- To fit neatly.
noun
- The act of keeping the thumb in position while moving the rest of the hand over it to continue playing keys that are outside the thumb.
- The beat of a drum.
- A fold in fabric that has been stitched in place from end to end, as to reduce the overall dimension of the fabric piece.
- A plastic surgery technique to remove excess skin.
- An act of tucking; a pleat or fold.
- A curled position.
- A curled position, with the shins held towards the body.
- The afterpart of a ship, immediately under the stern or counter, where the ends of the bottom planks are collected and terminate by the tuck-rail.
noun
- A location or position.
- A temporary posting of a person to a particular workplace to enable them to gain work experience.
- The zodiacal region of the sky in which the sun, moon, or a planet appears at the time and place of a person's birth.
- The act of matching a person with a job
- The act of placing or putting in place; the act of locating or positioning; the state of being placed.
noun
- A place to stand; a position, a site, a station.
- One's opinion or point of view.
- The manner, pose, or posture in which one stands.
- A place for buses or taxis to await passengers; a bus stop, a taxi rank.
- A foothold or ledge on which to set up a belay.
- A place where a fair or market is held; a location where a street trader can carry on business.
verb
adj
noun
- Fabric applied to a garment edge on the underside.
- A powdered substance, such as charcoal or bituminous coal, applied to the face of a mould, or mixed with the sand that forms it, to give a fine smooth surface to the casting.
- The movement of soldiers by turning on their heels to the right, left, or about.
- The most external portion of exterior siding.
- The collar and cuffs of a military coat, commonly of a different colour from the rest of the coat.
verb
- To establish the location for someone.
- To give a satisfactory evaluation for financial transactions, money received etc.
- To consider that.
- To give a satisfactory evaluation for (one's actions, behaviour etc.); to answer for.
- To estimate, consider (something to be as described).
- To cause the death, capture, or destruction of someone or something (+ for).
- To give a satisfactory reason for; to explain.
noun
- A statement in general of reasons, causes, grounds, etc., explanatory of some event; a reason of an action to be done.
- A reason, grounds, consideration, motive; a person's sake.
- Authorization as a specific registered user in accessing a system.
- A registry of pecuniary transactions; a written or printed statement of business dealings or debts and credits, and also of other things subjected to a reckoning or review.
- An estimate or estimation; valuation; judgment.
- A bank account.
- Profit; advantage.
- A record of events; a relation or narrative.
- Importance; worth; value; esteem; judgement.
adj
noun
- The spot at the exact centre of the target, originally a literal pin that fastened the target in place.
- The spot at the exact centre of the house (the target area)
- A piece of jewellery that is attached to clothing with a pin.
- A cylinder often of wood or metal used to fasten or as a bearing between two parts.
- A simple accessory that can be attached to clothing with a pin or fastener, often round and bearing a design, logo or message, and used for decoration, identification or to show political affiliation, etc.
- Any of the individual connecting elements of a multipole electrical connector.
- The flagstick: the flag-bearing pole which marks the location of a hole
- A peg in musical instruments for increasing or relaxing the tension of the strings.
- A thing of small value; a trifle.
- A size of brewery cask, equal to half a firkin, or eighth of a barrel.
- A pinball machine.
- One of a row of pegs in the side of an ancient drinking cup to mark how much each person should drink.
- A short shaft, sometimes forming a bolt, a part of which serves as a journal.
- The victory condition of holding the opponent's shoulders on the wrestling mat for a prescribed period of time.
- A needle without an eye (usually) made of drawn-out steel wire with one end sharpened and the other flattened or rounded into a head, used for fastening.
- Either a scenario in which moving a lesser piece to escape from attack would expose a more valuable piece to being taken instead, or one where moving a piece is impossible as it would place the king in check.
- The tenon of a dovetail joint.
- A small cylindrical object which blocks the rotation of a pin-tumbler lock when the incorrect key is inserted.
- A small nail with a head and a sharp point.
- A slender object specially designed for use in a specific game or sport, such as skittles or bowling.
- A leg.
verb
- To attach (an icon, application, message etc.) to another item so that it persists.
- To cause an analog gauge to reach the stop pin at the high end of the range.
- To enclose; to confine; to pen; to pound.
- To fix (an array in memory, a security certificate, etc.) so that it cannot be modified.
- To cause (a piece) to be in a pin.
- To pin down (someone).
- To fasten or attach (something) with a pin.
verb
- place into check
- examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition
- make an examination or investigation
- be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something
- lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits
- stop for a moment, as if out of uncertainty or caution
- put a check mark on or near or next to
- slow the growth or development of
- be verified or confirmed; pass inspection
- be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
- block or impede (a player from the opposing team) in ice hockey
- develop (a child's or animal's) behavior by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control
- consign for shipment on a vehicle
- hand over something to somebody as for temporary safekeeping
- abandon the intended prey, turn, and pursue an inferior prey
- stop in a chase especially when scent is lost
- mark into squares or draw squares on; draw crossed lines on
- decline to initiate betting
- hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of
- write out a check on a bank account
- find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort
- verify by consulting a source or authority
- arrest the motion (of something) abruptly
- make cracks or chinks in
- become fractured; break or crack on the surface only
noun
- a written order directing a bank to pay money
- an appraisal of the state of affairs
- the bill in a restaurant
- the state of inactivity following an interruption
- additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct
- the act of inspecting or verifying
- a mark indicating that something has been noted or completed etc.
- something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
- a mark left after a small piece has been chopped or broken off of something
- a textile pattern of squares or crossed lines (resembling a checkerboard)
- the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess
- obstructing an opponent in ice hockey
- (chess) a direct attack on an opponent's king
noun
- The place in which something is situated; a location.
- A position of employment; a post.
- The combination of circumstances at a given moment; a state of affairs.
- Position or status with regard to conditions and circumstances.
- An outfit, garment, or look.
- A difficult or unpleasant set of circumstances; a problem.
- An individual movie theater.
- The way in which something is positioned vis-à-vis its surroundings.
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