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noun
- Public knowledge or scrutiny; full view.
- Open or unobstructed space; an exposed location.
- The act of something being opened, such as an e-mail message.
- A defect in an electrical circuit preventing current from flowing.
- A sports event in which anybody can compete.
adj
- Not fulfilled.
- Made public, usable with a free licence and without proprietary components.
- Having a free variable.
- Having component words separated by spaces, as opposed to being joined together or hyphenated; for example, time slot as opposed to timeslot or time-slot.
- Public
- Mild (of the weather); free from frost or snow.
- With open access, of open science, or both.
- Candid, ingenuous, not subtle in character.
- Resulting from an incision, puncture or any other process by which the skin no longer protects an internal part of the body.
- In current use; mapped to part of memory.
- Of a note, played without pressing the string against the fingerboard.
- Actively conducting or prepared to conduct business.
- Able to have something pass through or along it.
- not covered, showing what is inside
- To be in a position preventing electricity from flowing.
- Uttered, as a consonant, with the oral passage simply narrowed without closure.
- Source code of a computer program that is not within the text of a macro being generated.
- To be in a position allowing fluid to flow.
- Of a note, played without closing any finger-hole, key or valve.
- Able to be accessed (physically).
- Uttered with a relatively wide opening of the articulating organs; said of vowels.
- That ends in a vowel; not having a coda.
- Not physically drawn together, closed, folded or contracted; extended.
- Receptive.
- Which is part of a predefined collection of subsets of X, that defines a topological space on X.
- Written or sent with the intention that it may made public or referred to at any trial, rather than by way of confidential private negotiation for a settlement.
- Not settled or adjusted; not decided or determined; not closed or withdrawn from consideration.
- Not of a quality to prevent communication, as by closing waterways, blocking roads, etc.; hence, not frosty or inclement; mild; used of the weather or the climate.
- Whose first and last vertices are different.
verb
- To move to a position allowing fluid to flow.
- To bring up, broach.
- To make accessible to customers or clients.
- To bet before any other player has in a particular betting round in a game of poker.
- To spread; to expand into an open or loose position.
- To move to a position preventing electricity from flowing.
- To become open.
- To make something accessible or allow for passage by moving from a shut position.
- To enter upon, begin.
- To turn on; to switch on.
- To make (an open space, etc.) by clearing away an obstacle or obstacles, in order to allow for passage, access, or visibility.
- To begin a side's innings as one of the first two batsmen.
- To make (a bed) ready for a patient by folding back the bedcovers.
- To start (a campaign).
- To begin conducting business.
- To reveal one's hand.
- To load into memory for viewing or editing.
noun
- public awareness
- (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation
- any device serving as a source of illumination
- a particular perspective or aspect of a situation
- the quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light
- an illuminated area
- a condition of spiritual awareness; divine illumination
- the visual effect of illumination on objects or scenes as created in pictures
- a person regarded very fondly
- having abundant light or illumination
- mental understanding as an enlightening experience
- merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance
- a visual warning signal
- a device for lighting or igniting fuel or charges or fires
adj
- (used of vowels or syllables) pronounced with little or no stress
- easily assimilated in the alimentary canal; not rich or heavily seasoned
- (used of soil) loose and large-grained in consistency
- (of sound or color) free from anything that dulls or dims
- moving easily and quickly; nimble
- demanding little effort; not burdensome
- weak and likely to lose consciousness
- very thin and insubstantial
- marked by temperance in indulgence
- less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so
- having little importance
- intended primarily as entertainment; not serious or profound
- silly or trivial
- designed for ease of movement or to carry little weight
- having relatively few calories
- (of sleep) easily disturbed
- casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior
adv
adj
- of comparatively little physical weight or density
- (used of color) having a relatively small amount of coloring agent
- of the military or industry; using (or being) relatively small or light arms or equipment
- not great in degree or quantity or number
- psychologically light; especially free from sadness or troubles
- characterized by or emitting light
- of little intensity or power or force
- (physics, chemistry) not having atomic weight greater than average
verb
adj
- Concerning the people; public.
- Liked by many people; generally pleasing, widely admired.
- Common among the general public; generally accepted.
- Pertaining to or deriving from the people or general public.
- Adapted to the means of the common people; cheap.
- Aimed at ordinary people, as opposed to specialists etc.; intended for general consumption.
noun
phrase
noun
- The public exposure of an issue or topic.
- The bodily process of breathing; the inhalation of air to provide oxygen, and the exhalation of spent air to remove carbon dioxide.
- An exchange of views during a discussion.
- The mechanical system used to assist breathing.
- The replacement of stale or noxious air with fresh.
- The mechanical system used to circulate and replace air.
noun
- A public agenda.
- A public agenda on which an item for decision has been placed for which the decision-making body will not entertain commentary, discussion or influence during a certain defined time-frame prior to the decision, in order to give the body "a period of repose" in which to make decisions.
- An agenda on which an item has been placed for which the decision-making body will not entertain discussion or commentary.
noun
- a general interest that leads people to want to know more
- the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
- the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
- a courteous act indicating affection
- the faculty or power of mental concentration
- a motionless erect stance with arms at the sides and feet together; assumed by military personnel during drill or review
adj
noun
- Exposure to public scrutiny.
- A light source that simulates daylight.
- The period of time between sunrise and sunset.
- A clear, open space.
- Emotional or psychological distance between people, or disagreement.
- The intensity distribution of light over the visible spectrum generated by the Sun under various conditions or by other light sources intended to simulate natural daylight.
- The light from the Sun, as opposed to that from any other source.
- Daybreak.
- The gap between the top of a drinking-glass and the level of drink it is filled with.
- The space between platens on a press or similar machinery.
verb
noun
- The location of an event that attracts attention.
- A youth subculture that was popular in Canada and the United States in the 2000s and early 2010s.
- The decorations; furnishings and backgrounds of a stage, representing the place in which the action of a play is set
- A landscape, or part of a landscape; scenery.
- A part of a dramatic work that is set in the same place or time. In the theatre, generally a number of scenes constitute an act.
- An element of fiction writing.
- An exhibition of passionate or strong feeling before others, creating embarrassment or disruption; often, an artificial or affected action, or course of action, done for effect; a theatrical display
- A combination of objects or events in view or happening at a given moment at a particular place.
- A social environment consisting of an informal, vague group of people with a uniting interest; their sphere of activity; a subculture.
- The location, time, circumstances, etc., in which something occurs, or in which the action of a story, play, or the like, is set up
verb
noun
- Concentration of attention.
- The fact of the convergence of light on the photographic medium.
- A point of a conic at which rays reflected from a curve or surface converge.
- The most important word or phrase in a sentence or passage, or the one that imparts information.
- The quality of the convergence of light on the photographic medium.
- A point at which reflected or refracted rays of light converge.
- The exact point of where an earthquake occurs, in three dimensions (underneath the epicentre).
- The status of being the currently active element in a user interface, often indicated by a visual highlight.
- An object used in casting a magic spell.
verb
- To adjust (a lens, an optical instrument) in order to position an image with respect to the focal plane.
- To transfer the input focus to (a visual element), so that it receives subsequent input.
- To direct attention, effort, or energy to a particular audience or task.
- To concentrate one’s attention.
- To concentrate during a task.
- To cause (rays of light, etc) to converge at a single point.
- To aggregate figures of accounts.
noun
- information that has become public
- the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary
- the extended two-dimensional outer boundary of a three-dimensional object
- the outermost level of the land or sea
- a superficial aspect as opposed to the real nature of something
- a device that provides reactive force when in motion relative to the surrounding air; can lift or control a plane in flight
adj
verb
verb
- attract the attention of
- take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
- cause to come into a particular state or condition
- cause to happen or to occur as a consequence
- go or come after and bring or take back
- bring into a different state
- be accompanied by
- advance or set forth in court
- bestow a quality on
- be sold for a certain price
- induce or persuade
verb
- keep in mind for attention or consideration
- recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
- recapture the past; indulge in memories
- show appreciation to
- mention favorably, as in prayer
- mention as by way of greeting or to indicate friendship
- exercise, or have the power of, memory
- call to remembrance; keep alive the memory of someone or something, as in a ceremony
noun
- Prominence; importance.
- A descent; a fall; a thrusting down.
- A measure of the angle of attack of a propeller.
- The angle at which an object sits.
- The standard to which a group of musical instruments are tuned or in which a piece is performed, usually by reference to the frequency to which the musical note A above middle C is tuned.
- In an a cappella group, the singer responsible for singing a note for the other members to tune themselves by.
- An area on a campsite intended for occupation by a single tent, caravan or similar.
- The degree to which a vehicle, especially a ship or aircraft, rotates on such an axis, tilting its bow or nose up or down. Compare with roll, yaw, and heave.
- The field on which cricket, soccer, rugby, gridiron or field hockey is played. (In cricket, the pitch is in the centre of the field; see cricket pitch.) (Not often used in the US or Canada, where "field" is the preferred word.)
- A point or peak; the extreme point of elevation or depression.
- A level or degree, or (by extension), a peak or highest degree.
- The most thrust-out point of a headland or cape.
- The height a bird reaches in flight, especially a bird of prey preparing to swoop down on its prey.
- The distance between evenly spaced objects, e.g. the teeth of a saw or gear, the turns of a screw thread, the centres of holes, or letters in a monospace font.
- The act of pitching a baseball.
- A sticky, gummy substance secreted by trees; sap.
- The point where a declivity begins; hence, the declivity itself; a descending slope; the degree or rate of descent or slope; slant.
- A throw; a toss; a cast, as of something from the hand.
- The field of battle.
- A section of a climb or rock face; specifically, the climbing distance between belays or stances.
- That point of the ground on which the ball pitches or lights when bowled.
- The perceived frequency of a sound or note.
- A dark, extremely viscous material remaining in still after distilling crude oil and tar.
- Pitchstone.
- An effort to sell or promote something.
- The limit of ground set to a miner who receives a share of the ore taken out.
- A vertical cave passage, only negotiable by using rope or ladders.
- The place where a busker performs, a prostitute solicits clients, or an illegal gambling game etc. is set up before the public.
- An area in a market (or similar) allocated to a particular trader.
- A person's or animal's height.
verb
- To fix or set the tone of.
- To play baseball in the position of pitcher.
- To throw away; discard.
- To play a short, high, lofty shot that lands with backspin.
- To set or fix.
- To deliver in a certain tone or style, or with a certain audience in mind.
- To fix or place a tent or temporary habitation; to encamp.
- To attack, or position or assemble for attack.
- To darken; to blacken; to obscure.
- To cover or smear with pitch.
- To throw.
- To promote, advertise, or attempt to sell.
- To assemble or erect (a tent).
- To move so that the front of an aircraft or boat goes alternatively up and down.
- To bounce on the playing surface.
- To settle and build up, without melting.
- To discard for some gain.
- To throw (the ball) toward a batter at home plate.
- To fix one's choice.
- To set, face, or pave with rubble or undressed stones.
- To produce a note of a given pitch.
- To plunge or fall; especially, to fall forward; to decline or slope.
adj
- Of great current interest; provoking current debate or controversy.
- Stolen.
- Not covered by funds on account.
- Used to emphasize the short duration or small quantity of something
- Extremely fast or with great speed.
- Sexually aroused; randy.
- Very good, remarkable, exciting.
- Feeling the sensation of heat, especially to the point of discomfort.
- Feverish.
- Very physically and/or sexually attractive.
- Active, in use or ready for use (like a bullet or a firing range), turned on (like a microphone or camera).
- Sexual or sexy; involving sexual intercourse or sexual excitement.
- Popular; in demand.
- Easily provoked to anger.
- Uncomfortable, difficult to deal with; awkward, dangerous, unpleasant.
- Fresh; just released.
- Having or giving off a high temperature.
- Characterized by police presence or activity.
- Very close to finding or guessing something to be found or guessed.
- Spicy, pungent, piquant, as some chilis and other spices are.
- Loud, producing a strong electric signal for the amplifier.
- Extremely attracted to.
- Electrically charged.
- Radioactive.
- Performing strongly; having repeated successes.
verb
adv
noun
- Publicity.
- understood as a gaseous mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and various trace gases.
- The apparently open space above the ground which this substance fills, (historical) formerly thought to be limited by the firmament but (meteorology) now considered to be surrounded by the near vacuum of outer space.
- understood as a particular local substance with supposed effects on human health.
- A song, especially a solo; an aria.
- A jump in which one becomes airborne.
- A feeling or sense.
- The substance constituting Earth's atmosphere
- A sense of poise, graciousness, or quality.
- Nothing; absence of anything.
- A breeze; a gentle wind.
- A television or radio signal; (by extension) media broadcasts in general.
- An air conditioner or the processed air it produces.
- understood as one of the four elements of the ancient Greeks and Romans.
- Pretension; snobbishness; pretence that one is better than others.
verb
adj
noun
- Public talk, news, gossip, rumour.
- The ability to speak; the faculty of uttering words or articulate sounds and vocalizations to communicate.
- A formal session of speaking, especially a long oral message given publicly by one person.
- Language used orally, rather than in writing.
- An utterance that is quoted; see direct speech, reported speech
- The act of speaking, a certain style of it.
- A dialect, vernacular, or (dated) a language.
verb
noun
- Emphasis or importance in general.
- A special emphasis of a tone, even in the weaker part of the measure.
- The rhythmical accent, which marks phrases and sections of a period.
- A very small gemstone set into a piece of jewellery.
- A manner of pronunciation suggesting that the speaker is from a different region; a foreign accent.
- Emphasis laid on a part of an artistic design or composition; an emphasized detail, in particular a detail in sharp contrast to its surroundings.
- A word; a significant tone or sound.
- A mark used to represent this special emphasis.
- Stress laid on certain syllables of a verse.
- A regularly recurring stress upon the tone to mark the beginning, and, more feebly, the third part of the measure.
- Expressions in general; speech.
- A higher-pitched or stronger (louder or longer) articulation of a particular syllable of a word or phrase in order to distinguish it from the others or to emphasize it.
- Modulation of the voice in speaking; the manner of speaking or pronouncing; a peculiar or characteristic modification of the voice, expressing emotion; tone.
- A prime symbol.
- A mark or character used in writing, in order to indicate the place of the spoken accent, or to indicate the nature or quality of the vowel marked.
- A distinctive manner of producing a sign language, such as someone who does not normally use a certain sign language might have when using it.
- The distinctive manner of pronouncing a language associated with a particular region, social group, etc., whether of a native speaker or a foreign speaker; the phonetic and phonological aspects of a dialect.
verb
noun
- the object upon which interest and attention focuses
- an area that is approximately central within some larger region
- the piece of ground in the outfield directly ahead of the catcher
- a building dedicated to a particular activity
- a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure
- the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
- a cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process
- the middle of a military or naval formation
- (basketball) the person who plays center on a basketball team
- (football) the person who plays center on the line of scrimmage and snaps the ball to the quarterback
- a place where some particular activity is concentrated
- politically moderate persons; centrists
- (ice hockey) the person who plays center on a hockey team
- the sweet central portion of a piece of candy that is enclosed in chocolate or some other covering
- mercantile establishment consisting of a carefully landscaped complex of shops representing leading merchandisers; usually includes restaurants and a convenient parking area; a modern version of the traditional marketplace
- the position on a hockey team of the player who participates in the face off at the beginning of the game
- (American football) the position of the player on the line of scrimmage who puts the ball in play
- a position on a basketball team of the player who participates in the jump that starts the game
verb
adj
adj
noun
- the object upon which interest and attention focuses
- an area that is approximately central within some larger region
- a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure
- a place where some particular activity is concentrated
- the sweet central portion of a piece of candy that is enclosed in chocolate or some other covering
- the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
- a cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process
- a building dedicated to a particular activity
verb
noun
- attention
- that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason
- recall or remembrance
- an opinion formed by judging something
- an important intellectual
- your intention; what you intend to do
- knowledge and intellectual ability
verb
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