English words for 'Visiting a park for recreation.'
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noun
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- an area where many people go for recreation, holidays or other purposes
- yard consisting of an outdoor area for children's play
- (figuratively) Any physical or metaphysical space in which a person or organization has free rein to do as they please.
- (outdoors) A large open space for children to play in, usually having dedicated play equipment (such as swings and slides).
- (programming) A sandbox for testing calls to an application programming interface.
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noun
- A place where people go for recreation, especially one with facilities such as lodgings, entertainment, and a relaxing environment.
- Recourse, refuge (something or someone turned to for safety).
- (government) A subdivision of Suriname; a division of the country's districts.
- Alternative spelling of re-sort.
- act of turning to for assistance
- something or someone turned to for assistance or security
- a frequently visited place
- a hotel located in a resort area
verb
- (intransitive) To have recourse (to), now especially from necessity or frustration.
- (transitive, intransitive) Alternative spelling of re-sort (which is the preferred spelling, to avoid needless homography)
- (intransitive) To make one's way, go (to).
- (intransitive) To fall back; to revert.
- move, travel, or proceed toward some place
- have recourse to
name
- A number of parks in various places.
- A suburb of Lower Hutt, Wellington region, New Zealand.
- A suburb in the borough of Newham, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ4285).
- A neighbourhood of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
- A neighbourhood of Washington, D.C., United States.
- A neighbourhood of Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada.
- A suburb of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SK3886).
name
- A park in Columbus, Ohio.
- A park in Boston, Massachusetts.
- A suburban village in Cook County, Illinois; a suburb of Chicago.
- A census-designated place in Franklin Township, Somerset County, New Jersey.
- A borough of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania; a suburb of Pittsburgh.
- A neighborhood of Columbus, Ohio; named after the park.
- A census-designated place in Broward County, Florida.
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- To walk for pleasure; to amble or saunter.
- To move about aimlessly, or on a winding course.
- To follow a winding path or course.
- (often with on, about, or both) To talk or write incessantly, unclearly, or incoherently, with many digressions.
- To lead the life of a vagabond or itinerant; to move about with no fixed place of address.
- continue talking or writing in a desultory manner
- move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
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- A place where one takes a walk for leisurely pleasure, or for exercise, especially a terrace by the seaside.
- A walk taken for pleasure, display, or exercise; a stroll.
- (formal) A prom (dance).
- A dance motion consisting of a walk, done while square dancing.
- a formal ball held for a school class toward the end of the academic year
- a leisurely walk (usually in some public place)
- a public area set aside as a pedestrian walk
- a march of all the guests at the opening of a formal dance
- a square dance figure; couples march counterclockwise in a circle
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- a short excursion (a walk or ride) in the open air
- the opening of a subject to widespread discussion and debate
- the act of supplying fresh air and getting rid of foul air
- (uncountable) Exposure of something to the air, especially fresh or warm air for the purpose of ventilating or drying; (countable) an instance of this.
- (countable) An act of taking an animal (especially a dog or horse) into the open air for exercise.
- (uncountable) Public disclosure or discussion of a subject, or expression of an opinion; (countable) an instance of this.
- (countable) An act of broadcasting a radio or television show; a broadcasting.
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- An open space, especially in a park, where several roads or paths meet.
- A large open space in or in front of a building where people can gather, particularly one joining various paths, as in a rail station or airport terminal, or providing access to and linking the platforms in a railway terminus.
- A large group of people; a crowd.
- The running or flowing together of things; the meeting of things; a confluence.
- An airport terminal.
- a coming together of people
- a wide hallway in a building where people can walk
- a large gathering of people
noun
- Someone who visits a place for a weekend break.
- Someone who takes part in a sport or similar event at weekends.
- An event that takes place over a weekend.
- A place used primarily for weekends away.
- A small liveaboard boat, suitable for short-term accommodation but not a permanent residence.
- Ellipsis of weekender bag.
- a small suitcase to carry clothing and accessories for a weekend trip
- someone who vacations on a weekend
name
- An urban park in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
- A civil parish and ward in the city of Westminster, Greater London (OS grid ref TQ2482).
- A park and northern suburb of Billericay, Basildon borough, Essex (OS grid ref TQ6796).
- An eastern suburb of Blackburn, Lancashire (OS grid ref SD6927).
- A western suburb of Bedford, Bedfordshire (OS grid ref TL0349).
- A small neighbourhood of Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire (OS grid ref SP8213).
- A park and neighbourhood in south Glasgow, Glasgow council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS5862).
- (metonymic) The government of Ontario.
- An urban park, an area and ward in the borough of Brent, Greater London (OS grid ref TQ2583).
- A park and ward in Bournemouth, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, Dorset (OS grid ref SZ1093).
- A southern suburb of Chester, Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire (OS grid ref SJ4165).
- A northern suburb of Northampton, Northamptonshire (OS grid ref SP7562).
- A park and ward in Brighton, Brighton and Hove, East Sussex (OS grid ref TQ3204).
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- A strip of land next to a building, open space, road, etc., with plants on it, intended for exercise or recreation.
- A strip of land on which trees are planted to protect against desertification, soil erosion, etc.
- (chiefly British) An area of agricultural land around an urban area that is protected from large-scale building.
- A belt which is green in colour worn by a person who has achieved a certain (usually intermediate) level of skill in a martial art, especially judo or karate; also, the level of skill represented by this belt.
- A person who has earned the rank of green belt in a martial art.
- A strip of land with plants in a place which is otherwise bare.
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- An open area used for gathering in a city, often having small trees and sitting benches.
- (Canada, US) A strip mall.
- A shopping mall.
- A town's public square.
- a public square with room for pedestrians
- 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
noun
- a piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area
- A tract of land in common ownership; common land.
- The people; the community.
- Mutual good, shared by more than one.
- (law) The right of taking a profit in the land of another, in common either with the owner or with other persons; so called from the community of interest which arises between the claimant of the right and the owner of the soil, or between the claimants and other commoners entitled to the same right.
adj
- belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
- lacking refinement or cultivation or taste
- being or characteristic of or appropriate to everyday language
- of low or inferior quality or value
- to be expected; standard
- commonly encountered
- common to or shared by two or more parties
- of or associated with the great masses of people
- having no special distinction or quality; widely known or commonly encountered; average or ordinary or usual
- (taxonomy) Vernacular, referring to the name of a kind of plant or animal.
- (taxonomy) As part of the vernacular name of a species, usually denoting that it is abundant or widely known.
- Occurring or happening regularly or frequently; usual.
- (law) Arising from use or tradition, as opposed to being created by a legislative body.
- (grammar) Of, pertaining or belonging to the common gender.
- Of a quality: existing among virtually all people; universal.
- Mutual; shared by more than one.
- Simple, ordinary or vulgar.
- (grammar) Of or pertaining to common nouns as opposed to proper nouns.
- Found in large numbers or in a large quantity; usual.
noun
- a piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area
- a class composed of persons lacking clerical or noble rank
- a pasture subject to common use
- (usually singular in construction) A common (common land); especially, a central section of (usually an older) town, designated as a shared area.
- (figuratively) The mutual good of all; the abstract concept of resources shared by more than one, for example air, water, information.
- (usually singular in construction) A public area, especially a dining hall, at a college or university; a similar shared space elsewhere.
- The common people collectively, the third estate, the people not belonging to the nobility or clergy.
- Food in general; rations.
- (chiefly historical) The free burghers/bourgeoisie of a given town, taken collectively.
- plural of common
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- a piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area
- an environmentalist who belongs to the Green Party
- an area of closely cropped grass surrounding the hole on a golf course
- any of various leafy plants or their leaves and stems eaten as vegetables
- green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
- street names for ketamine
- A green light used as a signal.
- (politics, sometimes capitalized) A member of a green party; an environmentalist.
- A grassy plain; a piece of ground covered with verdant herbage.
- Any substance or pigment of a green color.
- (uncountable, slang) Marijuana.
- (snooker) One of the color balls used in snooker, with a value of 3 points.
- The color of grass and leaves; a primary additive color midway between yellow and blue which is evoked by light between roughly 495–570 nm.
- (particle physics) One of the three color charges for quarks.
- (US, slang, uncountable) Money.
- (British) A public patch of land in the middle of a settlement.
- (bowls) The surface upon which bowls is played.
- (chiefly in the plural) Fresh leaves or branches of trees or other plants; wreaths.
- (theater, informal) Ellipsis of green room.
- (golf) A putting green, the part of a golf course near the hole.
adj
- not fully developed or mature; not ripe
- of the color between blue and yellow in the color spectrum; similar to the color of fresh grass
- naive and easily deceived or tricked
- looking pale and unhealthy
- concerned with or supporting or in conformity with the political principles of the Green Party
- Good for the environment
- (politics, sometimes capitalized) Islamist.
- (film, television, historical) Of film: freshly processed by the laboratory and not yet fully physically hardened.
- Having a status (as correct, ready, or safe) denoted or coded by the color green.
- (figurative) Full of life and vigour; fresh and vigorous; new; recent; young.
- (particle physics) Having a color charge of green.
- (figurative, of people) Sickly, unwell.
- (Philippines, informal) Having a sexual connotation; indecent; lewd; risqué; obscene; profane.
- (figurative, of people) Naive or unaware of obvious facts.
- (wine) High or too high in acidity.
- Of freshly cut wood or lumber that has not been dried: containing moisture and therefore relatively more flexible or springy.
- Unripe, said of certain fruits that change color when they ripen.
- (figurative) Environmentally friendly.
- (academia) Subject to or involving a model of open access in which a published article is only available to read for free after an embargo period.
- Being or relating to the green currencies of the European Union.
- (politics, sometimes capitalized) Of a green party, environmentalism-oriented.
- Of a green hue.
- (cricket) Describing a pitch which, even if there is no visible grass, still contains a significant amount of moisture.
- (figurative) Inexperienced.
- (figurative, of people) Overcome with envy.
- (metallurgy) Of or pertaining to a part formed from compacted metal powder which has not yet undergone sintering to improve its strength.
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intj
noun
- a piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area
- a lot where cars are parked
- a gear position that acts as a parking brake
- a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
- a facility in which ball games are played (especially baseball games)
- A tract of ground kept in its natural state, about or adjacent to a residence, such as for the preservation of game, for walking, riding, or the like.
- (Australia, New Zealand, colloquial) A space in which to leave a car; a parking space.
- (UK) An inventory of matériel.
- (automotive) The gear into which one shifts an automatic transmission when one is parking a car or truck. (Denoted with symbol P on a shifter's labeling.)
- A partially enclosed basin in which oysters are grown.
- An area zoned for a particular (industrial or commercial) purpose.
- An open space occupied by or reserved for vehicles, matériel or stores.
- (US) A wide, flat-bottomed valley in a mountainous region.
- A piece of ground in or near a city or town, enclosed and kept for ornament and recreation.
- An enclosed parcel of land stocked with animals for hunting, which one may have by prescription or royal grant.
- An area on which a sporting match is played; (soccer) a pitch.
verb
- maneuver a vehicle into a parking space
- place temporarily
- (transitive, finance) To invest money temporarily in an investment instrument considered to relatively free of risk, especially while awaiting other opportunities.
- (transitive, baseball) To hit a home run; to hit the ball out of the park.
- (intransitive, slang, US) To engage in romantic or sexual activities inside a nonmoving vehicle that was driven to a suitable spot for that purpose.
- (transitive) To bring (something such as a vehicle) to a halt or store in a specified place.
- (Internet) To register a domain name, but make no use of it (See domain parking)
- (transitive) To bring together in a park, or compact body.
- (transitive, informal, figurative) To defer (a matter) until a later date.
- (transitive, oyster culture) To enclose in a park, or partially enclosed basin.
- (transitive, informal, sometimes reflexive) To sit, recline, or put, especially in a manner suggesting an intent to remain for some time.
- (transitive) To enclose in a park, or as in a park.
noun
- A brief recreational trip; a journey out of the usual way.
- (Australia) A field trip.
- (aviation) An occurrence where an aircraft runs off the end or side of a runway or taxiway, usually during takeoff, landing, or taxi.
- A wandering from the main subject: a digression.
- (phonetics) A deviation in pitch, for example in the syllables of enthusiastic speech.
- a journey taken for pleasure
- wandering from the main path of a journey
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noun
- Abbreviation of park (“outdoor recreational space”).
- Abbreviation of pocket.
- (US, military, aviation) Initialism of patrol (“a patrol aircraft, a patroller”).
- Abbreviation of phone (“phone number, within a contacts list”).
- (MLE, slang) A pound (currency unit).
- (UK, television) Initialism of product placement (displayed on screen as an indicator to viewers).
- An academic grade issued by certain educational institutions to indicate that a student passes a class.
- Alternative form of ₱ (Philippine peso)
- (chess) Abbreviation of pawn.
- (slang, New Zealand) Abbreviation of pure (A "pure" form of an illegal drug, especially methamphetamine).
- Abbreviation of park (“gear selection for parking a vehicle”).
- Abbreviation of parking (“space in which to park a vehicle, such as a parking lot”).
- Abbreviation of passenger.
- Abbreviation of pager (“pager number, within a contacts list”).
- (slang, chiefly US) Abbreviation of pure (A "pure" form of an illegal drug, especially heroin).
- (medicine) A P wave on an electrocardiogram.
- a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
- the 16th letter of the Roman alphabet
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- To refer to playgrounds at parks and picnic areas, indoor playplaces, arcades, and family fun centers.
- A specialized area within larger amusement parks featuring slow-moving, gentle rides, playgrounds, and attractions specifically designed for young children and toddlers; including miniature versions of ferris wheels, carousels, and boat rides.
noun
- An open space or park, often in the center of a town, not necessarily square in shape, often containing trees, seating and other features pleasing to the eye.
- (real estate) A unit of measurement of area, equal to a 10 foot by 10 foot square, i.e. 100 square feet or roughly 9.3 square metres. Used in real estate for the size of a house or its rooms, though progressively being replaced by square metres in metric countries such as Australia.
- (geometry) A polygon with four straight sides of equal length and four right angles; an equilateral rectangle; a regular quadrilateral.
- (colloquial, US) Ellipsis of square meal.
- (brewing) A vat used for fermentation.
- (computing) A pattern to be matched that consists of a subpattern repeated, such as "papa" or "wikiwiki".
- (astrology) The position of planets distant ninety degrees from each other; a quadrate.
- (printing) A certain number of lines, forming a portion of a column, nearly square; used chiefly in reckoning the prices of advertisements in newspapers.
- (slang, MLE) A well-defined torso.
- (slang) Cigarette.
- (cricket) The central area of a cricket field, with one or more pitches of which only one is used at a time.
- (mathematics) The product of a number or quantity multiplied by itself; the second power of a number, value, term or expression.
- (often in street names or addresses) A street surrounding a public square or plaza.
- A cell in a grid.
- The relation of harmony, or exact agreement; equality; level.
- A square piece, part, or surface.
- (Canada, US) A dessert cut into rectangular pieces, or a piece of such a dessert.
- (roofing) A unit used in measuring roof area equivalent to 100 square feet (9.29 m²) of roof area. The materials for roofing jobs are often billed by the square in the United States.
- An L- or T-shaped tool used to place objects or draw lines at right angles.
- (British) The symbol # on a telephone; hash.
- The front of a woman's dress over the bosom, usually worked or embroidered.
- (military formation) A body of troops drawn up in a square formation.
- (academia) A mortarboard.
- something approximating the shape of a square
- an open area at the meeting of two or more streets
- a formal and conservative person with old-fashioned views
- (geometry) a plane rectangle with four equal sides and four right angles; a four-sided regular polygon
- any artifact having a shape similar to a plane geometric figure with four equal sides and four right angles
- someone who doesn't understand what is going on
- the product of two equal terms
- a hand tool consisting of two straight arms at right angles; used to construct or test right angles
adj
- (cricket) In line with the batsman's popping crease.
- Used in the names of units of area formed by multiplying a unit of length by itself.
- Honest; straightforward; fair.
- (of box-shaped objects such as buildings or metal frames) Forming right angles in all planes as intended; not racked or leaning.
- (slang, derogatory) Socially conventional; boring.
- Satisfied; comfortable with; not experiencing any conflict.
- Solid, decent, substantial.
- Even; tied
- (automotive) Of an internal combustion engine design, in which the diameter of the piston is similar, roughly, approximately, equal to its stroke distance.
- Forming a right angle (90°).
- (nautical) Forming right angles with the mast or the keel, and parallel to the horizon; said of the yards of a square-rigged vessel when they are so braced.
- Having a shape broad for the height, with angular rather than curving outlines.
- Shaped like a square (the polygon).
- providing abundant nourishment
- rigidly conventional or old-fashioned
- leaving no balance
- without evasion or compromise
- having four equal sides and four right angles or forming a right angle
- characterized by honesty and fairness
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- (soccer) To make a short low pass sideways across the pitch
- To compare with, or reduce to, any given measure or standard.
- (transitive, geometry) To draw, with a pair of compasses and a straightedge only, a square with the same area as.
- (rowing) To rotate the oars so that they are perpendicular to the water.
- (nautical) To place at a right angle to the mast or keel.
- To form with four sides and four right angles.
- (ambitransitive) To resolve or reconcile; to suit or fit.
- To take a boxing attitude; often with up or off.
- To accord or agree exactly; to be consistent with; to suit; to fit.
- To form with right angles and straight lines, or flat surfaces.
- (transitive, geometry) To tile (completely fill) with squares.
- (transitive) To adjust or adapt so as to bring into harmony with something.
- (transitive) To adjust so as to align with or place at a right angle to something else; in particular:
- (astrology) To hold a quartile position respecting.
- (transitive, mathematics) Of a value, term, or expression, to multiply by itself; to raise to the second power.
- cause to match, as of ideas or acts
- make square
- be compatible with
- position so as to be square
- turn the oar, while rowing
- turn the paddle; in canoeing
- raise to the second power
- pay someone and settle a debt
name
- A park and neighbourhood in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
- A housing estate of Blackpool borough, Lancashire (OS grid ref SD3337).
- A suburb in the Metropolitan Borough of St Helens, Merseyside (OS grid ref SJ4993).
- A modern village and civil parish in West Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire, previously in South Northamptonshire district (OS grid ref SP7655).
- A suburb in the borough of Enfield, Greater London (OS grid ref TQ3195).
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- (baseball, of a pitch) Away (far) from the batter as it crosses home plate.
- Of, pertaining to or originating from beyond the outer surface, limit or boundary.
- Reaching the extreme or farthest limit, as to extent, quantity, etc; maximum.
- Extending or going beyond the borders or scope of an organization, group, etc.
- (chiefly UK) Positioned towards the central division of a road: towards the right-hand side if one drives on the left, or left-hand side if one drives on the right.
- (chiefly US) Positioned towards the shoulder of a road: towards the left-hand side if one drives on the left, or right-hand side if one drives on the right.
- Originating from, arranged by, or being someone outside an organization, group, etc.
- (of a person) Not legally married to or related to (e.g. not born in wedlock to), and/or not residing with, a specified other person (parent, child, or partner); (of a marriage, relationship, etc) existing between two such people. (Compare out of wedlock, nonresidential.)
- Away from the interior or center of something.
- Of or pertaining to the outer surface, limit or boundary.
- from or between other countries
- relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
- on or toward an outer edge
- unlikely to occur
- coming from the outside
- originating or belonging beyond some bounds
- functioning outside the boundaries or precincts of an organized unit
- leading to or from the outside
- located, suited for, or taking place in the open air
- (of a baseball pitch) on the far side of home plate from the batter
noun
- The side of a curved road, racetrack etc. that has the longer arc length; the side of a racetrack furthest from the interior of the course or some other point of reference.
- The space beyond some limit or boundary.
- The furthest limit, as to number, quantity, extent, etc.
- (surfing) The outer part of the sea, away from the peak of a wave.
- The part of a road towards the central division: towards the right if one drives on the left, or towards the left if one drives on the right.
- The external appearance of someone or something.
- The part of something that faces out; the outer surface.
- the outer side or surface of something
- the region that is outside of something
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- the part of a golf course bordering the fairway where the grass is not cut short
- The raw material from which faceted or cabochon gems are created.
- A piece inserted in a horseshoe to keep the animal from slipping.
- (cricket) A scuffed and roughened area of the pitch, where the bowler's feet fall, used as a target by spin bowlers because of its unpredictable bounce.
- A quick sketch, similar to a thumbnail but larger and more detailed, used for artistic brainstorming.
- The unmowed part of a golf course.
- A rude fellow; a coarse bully; a rowdy.
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- not perfected
- unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound
- unkind or cruel or uncivil
- causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements
- having or caused by an irregular surface
- unpleasantly stern
- full of hardship or trials
- not quite exact or correct
- ready and able to resort to force or violence
- (of persons or behavior) lacking refinement or finesse
- of the margin of a leaf shape; having the edge cut or fringed or scalloped
- violently agitated and turbulent
- not carefully or expertly made
- not shaped by cutting or trimming
- Violent; not careful or subtle.
- Harsh-tasting.
- (of a place) Having socio-economic problems, hence possibly dangerous.
- Loud and hoarse; offensive to the ear; harsh; grating.
- Not smooth; uneven.
- (of a gem) Not polished; uncut.
- (chiefly UK, Ireland, colloquial, slang) Unwell due to alcohol; hungover.
- Approximate; hasty or careless; not finished.
- Difficult; trying.
- (chiefly UK, Ireland, colloquial, slang) Somewhat ill; sick; in poor condition.
- Crude; unrefined.
- Worn; shabby; weather-beaten.
- Turbulent.
- Of or relating to the rough breathing in the Greek language.
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- prepare in preliminary or sketchy form
- (transitive) To roughen a horse's shoes to keep the animal from slipping.
- To render rough; to roughen.
- (ice hockey) To commit the offense of roughing, i.e. to punch another player.
- To endure primitive conditions.
- (boxing, wrestling, intransitive) To break the rules by being excessively violent.
- To create in an approximate form.
- To break in (a horse, etc.), especially for military purposes.
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- an area where many people go for recreation, holidays or other purposes
- yard consisting of an outdoor area for children's play
- (figuratively) Any physical or metaphysical space in which a person or organization has free rein to do as they please.
- (outdoors) A large open space for children to play in, usually having dedicated play equipment (such as swings and slides).
- (programming) A sandbox for testing calls to an application programming interface.
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- A place where people go for recreation, especially one with facilities such as lodgings, entertainment, and a relaxing environment.
- Recourse, refuge (something or someone turned to for safety).
- (government) A subdivision of Suriname; a division of the country's districts.
- Alternative spelling of re-sort.
- act of turning to for assistance
- something or someone turned to for assistance or security
- a frequently visited place
- a hotel located in a resort area
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- (intransitive) To have recourse (to), now especially from necessity or frustration.
- (transitive, intransitive) Alternative spelling of re-sort (which is the preferred spelling, to avoid needless homography)
- (intransitive) To make one's way, go (to).
- (intransitive) To fall back; to revert.
- move, travel, or proceed toward some place
- have recourse to
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- To walk for pleasure; to amble or saunter.
- To move about aimlessly, or on a winding course.
- To follow a winding path or course.
- (often with on, about, or both) To talk or write incessantly, unclearly, or incoherently, with many digressions.
- To lead the life of a vagabond or itinerant; to move about with no fixed place of address.
- continue talking or writing in a desultory manner
- move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
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- A place where one takes a walk for leisurely pleasure, or for exercise, especially a terrace by the seaside.
- A walk taken for pleasure, display, or exercise; a stroll.
- (formal) A prom (dance).
- A dance motion consisting of a walk, done while square dancing.
- a formal ball held for a school class toward the end of the academic year
- a leisurely walk (usually in some public place)
- a public area set aside as a pedestrian walk
- a march of all the guests at the opening of a formal dance
- a square dance figure; couples march counterclockwise in a circle
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- a short excursion (a walk or ride) in the open air
- the opening of a subject to widespread discussion and debate
- the act of supplying fresh air and getting rid of foul air
- (uncountable) Exposure of something to the air, especially fresh or warm air for the purpose of ventilating or drying; (countable) an instance of this.
- (countable) An act of taking an animal (especially a dog or horse) into the open air for exercise.
- (uncountable) Public disclosure or discussion of a subject, or expression of an opinion; (countable) an instance of this.
- (countable) An act of broadcasting a radio or television show; a broadcasting.
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- An open space, especially in a park, where several roads or paths meet.
- A large open space in or in front of a building where people can gather, particularly one joining various paths, as in a rail station or airport terminal, or providing access to and linking the platforms in a railway terminus.
- A large group of people; a crowd.
- The running or flowing together of things; the meeting of things; a confluence.
- An airport terminal.
- a coming together of people
- a wide hallway in a building where people can walk
- a large gathering of people
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- Someone who visits a place for a weekend break.
- Someone who takes part in a sport or similar event at weekends.
- An event that takes place over a weekend.
- A place used primarily for weekends away.
- A small liveaboard boat, suitable for short-term accommodation but not a permanent residence.
- Ellipsis of weekender bag.
- a small suitcase to carry clothing and accessories for a weekend trip
- someone who vacations on a weekend
noun
- A strip of land next to a building, open space, road, etc., with plants on it, intended for exercise or recreation.
- A strip of land on which trees are planted to protect against desertification, soil erosion, etc.
- (chiefly British) An area of agricultural land around an urban area that is protected from large-scale building.
- A belt which is green in colour worn by a person who has achieved a certain (usually intermediate) level of skill in a martial art, especially judo or karate; also, the level of skill represented by this belt.
- A person who has earned the rank of green belt in a martial art.
- A strip of land with plants in a place which is otherwise bare.
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- An open area used for gathering in a city, often having small trees and sitting benches.
- (Canada, US) A strip mall.
- A shopping mall.
- A town's public square.
- a public square with room for pedestrians
- 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
noun
- a piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area
- A tract of land in common ownership; common land.
- The people; the community.
- Mutual good, shared by more than one.
- (law) The right of taking a profit in the land of another, in common either with the owner or with other persons; so called from the community of interest which arises between the claimant of the right and the owner of the soil, or between the claimants and other commoners entitled to the same right.
adj
- belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
- lacking refinement or cultivation or taste
- being or characteristic of or appropriate to everyday language
- of low or inferior quality or value
- to be expected; standard
- commonly encountered
- common to or shared by two or more parties
- of or associated with the great masses of people
- having no special distinction or quality; widely known or commonly encountered; average or ordinary or usual
- (taxonomy) Vernacular, referring to the name of a kind of plant or animal.
- (taxonomy) As part of the vernacular name of a species, usually denoting that it is abundant or widely known.
- Occurring or happening regularly or frequently; usual.
- (law) Arising from use or tradition, as opposed to being created by a legislative body.
- (grammar) Of, pertaining or belonging to the common gender.
- Of a quality: existing among virtually all people; universal.
- Mutual; shared by more than one.
- Simple, ordinary or vulgar.
- (grammar) Of or pertaining to common nouns as opposed to proper nouns.
- Found in large numbers or in a large quantity; usual.
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- a piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area
- a class composed of persons lacking clerical or noble rank
- a pasture subject to common use
- (usually singular in construction) A common (common land); especially, a central section of (usually an older) town, designated as a shared area.
- (figuratively) The mutual good of all; the abstract concept of resources shared by more than one, for example air, water, information.
- (usually singular in construction) A public area, especially a dining hall, at a college or university; a similar shared space elsewhere.
- The common people collectively, the third estate, the people not belonging to the nobility or clergy.
- Food in general; rations.
- (chiefly historical) The free burghers/bourgeoisie of a given town, taken collectively.
- plural of common
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- a piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area
- an environmentalist who belongs to the Green Party
- an area of closely cropped grass surrounding the hole on a golf course
- any of various leafy plants or their leaves and stems eaten as vegetables
- green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
- street names for ketamine
- A green light used as a signal.
- (politics, sometimes capitalized) A member of a green party; an environmentalist.
- A grassy plain; a piece of ground covered with verdant herbage.
- Any substance or pigment of a green color.
- (uncountable, slang) Marijuana.
- (snooker) One of the color balls used in snooker, with a value of 3 points.
- The color of grass and leaves; a primary additive color midway between yellow and blue which is evoked by light between roughly 495–570 nm.
- (particle physics) One of the three color charges for quarks.
- (US, slang, uncountable) Money.
- (British) A public patch of land in the middle of a settlement.
- (bowls) The surface upon which bowls is played.
- (chiefly in the plural) Fresh leaves or branches of trees or other plants; wreaths.
- (theater, informal) Ellipsis of green room.
- (golf) A putting green, the part of a golf course near the hole.
adj
- not fully developed or mature; not ripe
- of the color between blue and yellow in the color spectrum; similar to the color of fresh grass
- naive and easily deceived or tricked
- looking pale and unhealthy
- concerned with or supporting or in conformity with the political principles of the Green Party
- Good for the environment
- (politics, sometimes capitalized) Islamist.
- (film, television, historical) Of film: freshly processed by the laboratory and not yet fully physically hardened.
- Having a status (as correct, ready, or safe) denoted or coded by the color green.
- (figurative) Full of life and vigour; fresh and vigorous; new; recent; young.
- (particle physics) Having a color charge of green.
- (figurative, of people) Sickly, unwell.
- (Philippines, informal) Having a sexual connotation; indecent; lewd; risqué; obscene; profane.
- (figurative, of people) Naive or unaware of obvious facts.
- (wine) High or too high in acidity.
- Of freshly cut wood or lumber that has not been dried: containing moisture and therefore relatively more flexible or springy.
- Unripe, said of certain fruits that change color when they ripen.
- (figurative) Environmentally friendly.
- (academia) Subject to or involving a model of open access in which a published article is only available to read for free after an embargo period.
- Being or relating to the green currencies of the European Union.
- (politics, sometimes capitalized) Of a green party, environmentalism-oriented.
- Of a green hue.
- (cricket) Describing a pitch which, even if there is no visible grass, still contains a significant amount of moisture.
- (figurative) Inexperienced.
- (figurative, of people) Overcome with envy.
- (metallurgy) Of or pertaining to a part formed from compacted metal powder which has not yet undergone sintering to improve its strength.
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- a piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area
- a lot where cars are parked
- a gear position that acts as a parking brake
- a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
- a facility in which ball games are played (especially baseball games)
- A tract of ground kept in its natural state, about or adjacent to a residence, such as for the preservation of game, for walking, riding, or the like.
- (Australia, New Zealand, colloquial) A space in which to leave a car; a parking space.
- (UK) An inventory of matériel.
- (automotive) The gear into which one shifts an automatic transmission when one is parking a car or truck. (Denoted with symbol P on a shifter's labeling.)
- A partially enclosed basin in which oysters are grown.
- An area zoned for a particular (industrial or commercial) purpose.
- An open space occupied by or reserved for vehicles, matériel or stores.
- (US) A wide, flat-bottomed valley in a mountainous region.
- A piece of ground in or near a city or town, enclosed and kept for ornament and recreation.
- An enclosed parcel of land stocked with animals for hunting, which one may have by prescription or royal grant.
- An area on which a sporting match is played; (soccer) a pitch.
verb
- maneuver a vehicle into a parking space
- place temporarily
- (transitive, finance) To invest money temporarily in an investment instrument considered to relatively free of risk, especially while awaiting other opportunities.
- (transitive, baseball) To hit a home run; to hit the ball out of the park.
- (intransitive, slang, US) To engage in romantic or sexual activities inside a nonmoving vehicle that was driven to a suitable spot for that purpose.
- (transitive) To bring (something such as a vehicle) to a halt or store in a specified place.
- (Internet) To register a domain name, but make no use of it (See domain parking)
- (transitive) To bring together in a park, or compact body.
- (transitive, informal, figurative) To defer (a matter) until a later date.
- (transitive, oyster culture) To enclose in a park, or partially enclosed basin.
- (transitive, informal, sometimes reflexive) To sit, recline, or put, especially in a manner suggesting an intent to remain for some time.
- (transitive) To enclose in a park, or as in a park.
noun
- A brief recreational trip; a journey out of the usual way.
- (Australia) A field trip.
- (aviation) An occurrence where an aircraft runs off the end or side of a runway or taxiway, usually during takeoff, landing, or taxi.
- A wandering from the main subject: a digression.
- (phonetics) A deviation in pitch, for example in the syllables of enthusiastic speech.
- a journey taken for pleasure
- wandering from the main path of a journey
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noun
- Abbreviation of park (“outdoor recreational space”).
- Abbreviation of pocket.
- (US, military, aviation) Initialism of patrol (“a patrol aircraft, a patroller”).
- Abbreviation of phone (“phone number, within a contacts list”).
- (MLE, slang) A pound (currency unit).
- (UK, television) Initialism of product placement (displayed on screen as an indicator to viewers).
- An academic grade issued by certain educational institutions to indicate that a student passes a class.
- Alternative form of ₱ (Philippine peso)
- (chess) Abbreviation of pawn.
- (slang, New Zealand) Abbreviation of pure (A "pure" form of an illegal drug, especially methamphetamine).
- Abbreviation of park (“gear selection for parking a vehicle”).
- Abbreviation of parking (“space in which to park a vehicle, such as a parking lot”).
- Abbreviation of passenger.
- Abbreviation of pager (“pager number, within a contacts list”).
- (slang, chiefly US) Abbreviation of pure (A "pure" form of an illegal drug, especially heroin).
- (medicine) A P wave on an electrocardiogram.
- a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
- the 16th letter of the Roman alphabet
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- To refer to playgrounds at parks and picnic areas, indoor playplaces, arcades, and family fun centers.
- A specialized area within larger amusement parks featuring slow-moving, gentle rides, playgrounds, and attractions specifically designed for young children and toddlers; including miniature versions of ferris wheels, carousels, and boat rides.
noun
- An open space or park, often in the center of a town, not necessarily square in shape, often containing trees, seating and other features pleasing to the eye.
- (real estate) A unit of measurement of area, equal to a 10 foot by 10 foot square, i.e. 100 square feet or roughly 9.3 square metres. Used in real estate for the size of a house or its rooms, though progressively being replaced by square metres in metric countries such as Australia.
- (geometry) A polygon with four straight sides of equal length and four right angles; an equilateral rectangle; a regular quadrilateral.
- (colloquial, US) Ellipsis of square meal.
- (brewing) A vat used for fermentation.
- (computing) A pattern to be matched that consists of a subpattern repeated, such as "papa" or "wikiwiki".
- (astrology) The position of planets distant ninety degrees from each other; a quadrate.
- (printing) A certain number of lines, forming a portion of a column, nearly square; used chiefly in reckoning the prices of advertisements in newspapers.
- (slang, MLE) A well-defined torso.
- (slang) Cigarette.
- (cricket) The central area of a cricket field, with one or more pitches of which only one is used at a time.
- (mathematics) The product of a number or quantity multiplied by itself; the second power of a number, value, term or expression.
- (often in street names or addresses) A street surrounding a public square or plaza.
- A cell in a grid.
- The relation of harmony, or exact agreement; equality; level.
- A square piece, part, or surface.
- (Canada, US) A dessert cut into rectangular pieces, or a piece of such a dessert.
- (roofing) A unit used in measuring roof area equivalent to 100 square feet (9.29 m²) of roof area. The materials for roofing jobs are often billed by the square in the United States.
- An L- or T-shaped tool used to place objects or draw lines at right angles.
- (British) The symbol # on a telephone; hash.
- The front of a woman's dress over the bosom, usually worked or embroidered.
- (military formation) A body of troops drawn up in a square formation.
- (academia) A mortarboard.
- something approximating the shape of a square
- an open area at the meeting of two or more streets
- a formal and conservative person with old-fashioned views
- (geometry) a plane rectangle with four equal sides and four right angles; a four-sided regular polygon
- any artifact having a shape similar to a plane geometric figure with four equal sides and four right angles
- someone who doesn't understand what is going on
- the product of two equal terms
- a hand tool consisting of two straight arms at right angles; used to construct or test right angles
adj
- (cricket) In line with the batsman's popping crease.
- Used in the names of units of area formed by multiplying a unit of length by itself.
- Honest; straightforward; fair.
- (of box-shaped objects such as buildings or metal frames) Forming right angles in all planes as intended; not racked or leaning.
- (slang, derogatory) Socially conventional; boring.
- Satisfied; comfortable with; not experiencing any conflict.
- Solid, decent, substantial.
- Even; tied
- (automotive) Of an internal combustion engine design, in which the diameter of the piston is similar, roughly, approximately, equal to its stroke distance.
- Forming a right angle (90°).
- (nautical) Forming right angles with the mast or the keel, and parallel to the horizon; said of the yards of a square-rigged vessel when they are so braced.
- Having a shape broad for the height, with angular rather than curving outlines.
- Shaped like a square (the polygon).
- providing abundant nourishment
- rigidly conventional or old-fashioned
- leaving no balance
- without evasion or compromise
- having four equal sides and four right angles or forming a right angle
- characterized by honesty and fairness
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- (soccer) To make a short low pass sideways across the pitch
- To compare with, or reduce to, any given measure or standard.
- (transitive, geometry) To draw, with a pair of compasses and a straightedge only, a square with the same area as.
- (rowing) To rotate the oars so that they are perpendicular to the water.
- (nautical) To place at a right angle to the mast or keel.
- To form with four sides and four right angles.
- (ambitransitive) To resolve or reconcile; to suit or fit.
- To take a boxing attitude; often with up or off.
- To accord or agree exactly; to be consistent with; to suit; to fit.
- To form with right angles and straight lines, or flat surfaces.
- (transitive, geometry) To tile (completely fill) with squares.
- (transitive) To adjust or adapt so as to bring into harmony with something.
- (transitive) To adjust so as to align with or place at a right angle to something else; in particular:
- (astrology) To hold a quartile position respecting.
- (transitive, mathematics) Of a value, term, or expression, to multiply by itself; to raise to the second power.
- cause to match, as of ideas or acts
- make square
- be compatible with
- position so as to be square
- turn the oar, while rowing
- turn the paddle; in canoeing
- raise to the second power
- pay someone and settle a debt
noun
- the part of a golf course bordering the fairway where the grass is not cut short
- The raw material from which faceted or cabochon gems are created.
- A piece inserted in a horseshoe to keep the animal from slipping.
- (cricket) A scuffed and roughened area of the pitch, where the bowler's feet fall, used as a target by spin bowlers because of its unpredictable bounce.
- A quick sketch, similar to a thumbnail but larger and more detailed, used for artistic brainstorming.
- The unmowed part of a golf course.
- A rude fellow; a coarse bully; a rowdy.
adj
- not perfected
- unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound
- unkind or cruel or uncivil
- causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements
- having or caused by an irregular surface
- unpleasantly stern
- full of hardship or trials
- not quite exact or correct
- ready and able to resort to force or violence
- (of persons or behavior) lacking refinement or finesse
- of the margin of a leaf shape; having the edge cut or fringed or scalloped
- violently agitated and turbulent
- not carefully or expertly made
- not shaped by cutting or trimming
- Violent; not careful or subtle.
- Harsh-tasting.
- (of a place) Having socio-economic problems, hence possibly dangerous.
- Loud and hoarse; offensive to the ear; harsh; grating.
- Not smooth; uneven.
- (of a gem) Not polished; uncut.
- (chiefly UK, Ireland, colloquial, slang) Unwell due to alcohol; hungover.
- Approximate; hasty or careless; not finished.
- Difficult; trying.
- (chiefly UK, Ireland, colloquial, slang) Somewhat ill; sick; in poor condition.
- Crude; unrefined.
- Worn; shabby; weather-beaten.
- Turbulent.
- Of or relating to the rough breathing in the Greek language.
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- prepare in preliminary or sketchy form
- (transitive) To roughen a horse's shoes to keep the animal from slipping.
- To render rough; to roughen.
- (ice hockey) To commit the offense of roughing, i.e. to punch another player.
- To endure primitive conditions.
- (boxing, wrestling, intransitive) To break the rules by being excessively violent.
- To create in an approximate form.
- To break in (a horse, etc.), especially for military purposes.
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- A place where one takes a walk for leisurely pleasure, or for exercise, especially a terrace by the seaside.
- A walk taken for pleasure, display, or exercise; a stroll.
- (formal) A prom (dance).
- A dance motion consisting of a walk, done while square dancing.
- a formal ball held for a school class toward the end of the academic year
- a leisurely walk (usually in some public place)
- a public area set aside as a pedestrian walk
- a march of all the guests at the opening of a formal dance
- a square dance figure; couples march counterclockwise in a circle
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- (baseball, of a pitch) Away (far) from the batter as it crosses home plate.
- Of, pertaining to or originating from beyond the outer surface, limit or boundary.
- Reaching the extreme or farthest limit, as to extent, quantity, etc; maximum.
- Extending or going beyond the borders or scope of an organization, group, etc.
- (chiefly UK) Positioned towards the central division of a road: towards the right-hand side if one drives on the left, or left-hand side if one drives on the right.
- (chiefly US) Positioned towards the shoulder of a road: towards the left-hand side if one drives on the left, or right-hand side if one drives on the right.
- Originating from, arranged by, or being someone outside an organization, group, etc.
- (of a person) Not legally married to or related to (e.g. not born in wedlock to), and/or not residing with, a specified other person (parent, child, or partner); (of a marriage, relationship, etc) existing between two such people. (Compare out of wedlock, nonresidential.)
- Away from the interior or center of something.
- Of or pertaining to the outer surface, limit or boundary.
- from or between other countries
- relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
- on or toward an outer edge
- unlikely to occur
- coming from the outside
- originating or belonging beyond some bounds
- functioning outside the boundaries or precincts of an organized unit
- leading to or from the outside
- located, suited for, or taking place in the open air
- (of a baseball pitch) on the far side of home plate from the batter
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- The side of a curved road, racetrack etc. that has the longer arc length; the side of a racetrack furthest from the interior of the course or some other point of reference.
- The space beyond some limit or boundary.
- The furthest limit, as to number, quantity, extent, etc.
- (surfing) The outer part of the sea, away from the peak of a wave.
- The part of a road towards the central division: towards the right if one drives on the left, or towards the left if one drives on the right.
- The external appearance of someone or something.
- The part of something that faces out; the outer surface.
- the outer side or surface of something
- the region that is outside of something