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noun
- A marked change in appearance or character, especially one for the better.
- The alteration of a bacterial cell caused by the transfer of DNA from another, especially if pathogenic.
- The replacement of the variables in an algebraic expression by their values in terms of another set of variables; a mapping of one space onto another or onto itself; a function that changes the position or direction of the axes of a coordinate system.
- The transition from the apartheid era to a multiracial democracy in South Africa.
- The act of transforming or the state of being transformed.
- A rule that systematically converts one syntactic form into another; a sentence derived by such a rule.
adj
- Characterised by or exhibiting a change in form or character.
- Of or relating to the Metamorphic Technique, a form of massage influenced by reflexology.
- Pertaining to metamorphosis.
- Pertaining to metamorphism; having been structurally altered as a result of, or resulting from, exposure to intense heat and/or pressure (at the contact zone between colliding plates, for example).
noun
verb
- change or alter in form, appearance, or nature
- change in outward structure or looks
- subject to a mathematical transformation
- change from one form or medium into another
- convert (one form of energy) to another
- change (a bacterial cell) into a genetically distinct cell by the introduction of DNA from another cell of the same or closely related species
- increase or decrease (an alternating current or voltage)
adj
- Changing in appearance and expression under the influence of the mind.
- Capable of being moved, aroused, or excited; capable of spontaneous movement.
- Pertaining to or by agency of mobile phones.
- Characterized by an extreme degree of fluidity; moving or flowing with great freedom.
- Capable of being moved, especially on wheels.
- Easily moved in feeling, purpose, or direction; excitable; changeable; fickle.
noun
noun
- the act of changing in form or shape or appearance
- a written communication in a second language having the same meaning as the written communication in a first language
- a uniform movement without rotation
- (mathematics) a transformation in which the origin of the coordinate system is moved to another position but the direction of each axis remains the same
- (genetics) the process whereby genetic information coded in messenger RNA directs the formation of a specific protein at a ribosome in the cytoplasm
- rewording something in less technical terminology
- the act of uniform movement
verb
- Of the appearance, form, style, etc., of people and things: to look strangely different; to stand out awkwardly from its surroundings; to be incongruent.
- To knock, shake, or strike sharply, especially causing a quivering or vibrating movement.
- To harm or injure by such action.
- To act in disagreement or opposition, to clash, to be at odds with; to interfere; to dispute, to quarrel.
- To quiver or vibrate due to being shaken or struck.
- To (cause something to) give forth a rudely tremulous or quivering sound; to (cause something to) sound discordantly or harshly.
- To shock or surprise.
- To preserve (food) in a jar.
noun
- A small, approximately cylindrical container, normally made of clay or glass, for holding fruit, preserves, etc., or for ornamental purposes.
- The effect of something contradictory or discordant; a clash.
- A jar and its contents; as much as fills such a container; a jarful.
- A quivering or vibrating movement or sensation resulting from something being shaken or struck.
- A glass of beer or cider, served by the pint.
- An earthenware container, either with two or no handles, for holding oil, water, wine, etc., or used for burial.
- A sense of alarm or dismay.
- A clashing or discordant set of sounds, particularly with a quivering or vibrating quality.
- A pint glass
noun
- A superficially or deceptively attractive appearance.
- A surface shine or luster.
- A brief explanatory note or translation of a foreign, archaic, technical, difficult, complex, or uncommon expression, inserted after the original, in the margin of a document, or between lines of a text.
- An interpretation by a court of specific point within a statute or case law.
- An extensive commentary on some text.
- A glossary; a collection of such notes.
verb
noun
- Any dramatic change from one thing to another
- The process by which rocks are changed into other forms by the application of heat and/or pressure.
- The process by which insects develop through life stages, for example, those of embryo, larva, pupa and imago. The life cycle of the butterfly is one of complete metamorphosis, in which the embryo grows within the egg, hatches into the larval stage caterpillar, enters the pupal stage within its chrysalis, and finally emerges as an adult butterfly imago.
noun
- an impressionistic portrayal of a person
- a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
- an outward appearance
- a clear and telling mental image
- a concavity in a surface produced by pressing
- a symbol that is the result of printing or engraving
- all the copies of a work printed at one time
- (dentistry) an imprint of the teeth and gums in wax or plaster
- the act of pressing one thing on or into the surface of another
verb
- To affect or alter slightly, particularly due to the actual or metaphorical influence of some element or thing.
- To add a small amount of colour; to tint; (by extension) to add a small amount of some other thing.
- To change slightly in shade due to the addition of colour; (by extension) to change slightly in quality due to the addition of some other thing.
noun
noun
- A significant change in circumstance, attitude, perception, or focus of attention.
- The transition area between a singer's vocal registers; the passaggio.
- An interval or intermission between two parts of a performance, for example a theatre show, broadcast, or sports game.
- A place where waves break (that is, where waves pitch or spill forward creating white water).
- A sharp bit or snaffle.
- The number of points scored by one player in one visit to the table.
- An area along a river that features steep banks, bluffs, or gorges (e.g., Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument, US).
- A section of extended repetition of the percussion break to a song, created by a hip-hop DJ as rhythmic dance music.
- A temporary split with a romantic partner.
- The point in the musical scale at which a woodwind instrument is designed to overblow, that is, to move from its lower to its upper register.
- A change, particularly the end of a spell of persistent good or bad weather.
- A keystroke or other signal that causes a program to terminate or suspend execution.
- A scheduled interval of days or weeks between periods of school instruction; a holiday.
- A rest or pause, usually from work.
- The counter-attack.
- A short holiday.
- An instance of breaking something into two or more pieces.
- A physical space that opens up in something or between two things.
- A sudden fall in prices on the stock exchange.
- The beginning (of the morning).
- A game won by the receiving player(s).
- An act of escaping.
- The first shot in a game of billiards.
- The curve imparted to the ball's motion on the green due to slope or grass texture.
- A time for students to talk or play between lessons.
- The separation between lines, paragraphs or pages of a written text.
- The start of a horse race.
- A short section of music, often between verses, in which some performers stop while others continue.
verb
- To go down, in terms of temperature, indicating that the most dangerous part of the illness has passed.
- To become deeper at puberty.
- To terminate the execution of a program before normal completion.
- To become weakened in constitution or faculties; to lose health or strength.
- To interrupt or cease one's work or occupation temporarily; to go on break.
- To make an abrupt or sudden change; to change gait.
- To demote; to reduce the military rank of.
- To counter-attack.
- To burst forth; to make its way; to come into view.
- To open (a safe) without using the correct key, combination, or the like.
- To become audible suddenly.
- To interrupt; to destroy the continuity of; to dissolve or terminate.
- To be crushed, or overwhelmed with sorrow or grief.
- To turn an animal into a beast of burden.
- Of prices on the stock exchange: to fall suddenly.
- To cause the shell of (an egg) to crack, so that the inside (yolk) is accessible.
- To cause (a barrier) to no longer bar.
- To ruin financially.
- To disclose or make known an item of news, a band, etc.
- To change a steady state abruptly.
- To surpass or do better than (a specific number); to do better than (a record), setting a new record.
- To destroy the official character and standing of; to cashier; to dismiss.
- To end the run of (a play).
- To render (a game) unchallenging by altering its rules or exploiting loopholes or weaknesses in them in a way that gives a player an unfair advantage.
- To cause (some feature of a program or piece of software) to stop functioning properly; to cause a regression.
- To destroy the arrangement of; to throw into disorder; to pierce.
- To (attempt to) disengage and flee to; to make a run for.
- To begin or end.
- To suddenly become.
- To win a game (against one's opponent) as receiver.
- To make the first shot; to scatter the balls from the initial neat arrangement.
- To demulsify.
- To end (a connection); to disconnect.
- To destroy the strength, firmness, or consistency of.
- To divide (something, often money) into smaller units.
- To arrive.
- To cause (a person or animal) to lose spirit or will; to crush the spirits of.
- To interrupt (a fall) by inserting something so that the falling object does not (immediately) hit something else beneath.
- To separate into two or more pieces, to fracture or crack, by a process that cannot easily be reversed for reassembly.
- To crack or fracture (bone) under a physical strain.
- To stop, or to cause to stop, functioning properly or altogether.
- To alter in type due to emotion or strain: in men, generally to go up, in women, sometimes to go down; to crack.
- To collapse into surf, after arriving in shallow water.
- To end.
- To remove one of the two men on (a point).
- To suspend the execution of a program during debugging so that the state of the program can be investigated.
- To violate; to fail to adhere to.
- To cause, or allow the occurrence of, a line break.
- To B-boy; to breakdance.
noun
noun
- character, personality (not referring to a person, but pretending to)
- A support rope or cable used to aid in hoisting or lowering.
- An effigy of a man burned on a bonfire on the anniversary of the Gunpowder Plot (5th November).
- Buster, Mack, fella, bud, man.
- A support to secure or steady structures prone to shift their position or be carried away (e.g. the mast of a ship or a suspension bridge).
- A person (see usage notes).
- A man, fellow.
verb
noun
- The external appearance of someone or something.
- 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 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 outer part of the sea, away from the peak of a wave.
- The part of something that faces out; the outer surface.
- The space beyond some limit or boundary.
- The furthest limit, as to number, quantity, extent, etc.
adv
- Outdoors.
- To or in the outdoors or outside; to or in an area that is beyond the scope, limits, or borders of a given place.
- Not in prison.
prep
- Near, but not in.
- Except, apart from.
- Beyond the scope, limits, or borders of.
- On the outside of, not inside (something, such as a building).
verb
adj
- Away from the interior or center of something.
- Originating from, arranged by, or being someone outside an organization, group, etc.
- Of, pertaining to or originating from beyond the outer surface, limit or boundary.
- Extending or going beyond the borders or scope of an organization, group, etc.
- Away (far) from the batter as it crosses home plate.
- Reaching the extreme or farthest limit, as to extent, quantity, etc; maximum.
- 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.
- Of or pertaining to the outer surface, limit or boundary.
- 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.)
- 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.
noun
- Style; fashionable appearance or manner.
- Handouts, freebies, or giveaways, often distributed at conventions; merchandise.
- A loop of draped fabric.
- A low point or depression in land; especially, a place where water collects.
- A small single-person tent, usually foldable into an integral backpack.
- Stolen goods; the booty of a burglar or thief; boodle.
- A large quantity (of something).
verb
- To install (a ceiling fan or light fixture) by means of a long cord running from the ceiling to an outlet, and suspended by hooks or similar.
- To travel on foot carrying a swag (possessions tied in a blanket).
- To droop; to sag.
- To transport stolen goods.
- To (cause to) sway.
- To decorate (something) with loops of draped fabric.
noun
- the outward appearance of a person
- the side that is forward or prominent
- the line along which opposing armies face each other
- the side that is seen or that goes first
- a person used as a cover for some questionable activity
- a sphere of activity involving effort
- (meteorology) the atmospheric phenomenon created at the boundary between two different air masses
- the immediate proximity of someone or something
- the part of something that is nearest to the normal viewer
- a group of people with a common ideology who try together to achieve certain general goals
verb
- be oriented in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point; be opposite to
- confront bodily
adj
noun
- Significant change in or effect on a situation or state.
- The result of a subtraction; sometimes the absolute value of this result.
- A disagreement or argument.
- An addition to a coat of arms to distinguish two people's bearings which would otherwise be the same. See augmentation and cadency.
- A characteristic of something that makes it different from something else.
- The quality of being different.
- The quality or attribute which is added to those of the genus to constitute a species; a differentia.
- The set of elements that are in one set but not another ( scriptstyle A◌̅B).
- A Boolean operation which is true when the two input variables are different but is otherwise false; the XOR operation ( scriptstyle A◌̅B+◌̅AB).
noun
- Apparent likeness; the way which something or someone appears to others.
- The act of appearing or coming into sight; the act of becoming visible to the eye.
- Chiefly used by nurses: the act of defecation by a patient.
- The act of appearing in a particular place, or in society, a company, or any proceedings; a coming before the public in a particular character.
- An instance of someone coming into a court of law to be part of a trial, either in person or represented by an attorney or such like; a court appearance
- A thing seen; a phenomenon; an apparition.
- The way something looks; personal presence
- That which is not substance, essence, hypostasis; the outward reality as opposed to the underlying reality
verb
- Contrary to fact, to give an appearance of being.
- To act with levity or thoughtlessness; to trifle; to be careless.
- To be performed; (or of a film) to be shown.
- To manipulate, deceive, or swindle someone.
- To move to and fro.
- To produce music (or a specified song or musical style) using (a specified musical instrument).
- To compete against, in a game.
- To act; to behave; to practice deception.
- To perform in or at; to give performances in or at.
- To produce music using a musical instrument.
- To move in any manner; especially, to move regularly with alternate or reciprocating motion; to operate.
- To take part in amorous activity; to make love.
- To perform in (a sport); to participate in (a game).
- To kid; to joke; say something for amusement.
- (in the scoring of games and sports) To be the opposing score to.
- To gamble.
- To act as the indicated role, especially in a performance.
- To produce music.
- To act or perform (a play).
- To bring into sportive or wanton action; to exhibit in action; to execute.
- To put in action or motion.
- To keep in play, as a hooked fish in order to land it.
- To use a device to watch or listen to the indicated recording.
- To act in a manner such that one has fun; to engage in activities expressly for the purpose of recreation or entertainment.
noun
- A geological formation that contains an accumulation or prospect of hydrocarbons or other resources.
- An instance of watching or listening to digital media.
- The extent to which a part of a mechanism can move freely, as for example lash, backlash, or slack.
- Movement (of a pattern of light etc.)
- An individual's performance in a sport or game.
- A literary composition, intended to be represented by actors impersonating the characters and speaking the dialogue.
- A button that, when pressed, causes media to be played.
- Activity for amusement only, especially among the young.
- Similar activity in young animals, as they explore their environment and learn new skills.
- An attempt to move forward, as in a plan or strategy, for example by a business, investor, or political party.
- Sexual activity or sexual role-playing.
- The conduct, or course, of a game.
- A short sequence of action within a game.
- An action carried out when it is one's turn to play.
- A theatrical performance featuring actors.
verb
- To behave theatrically so as to give the impression of (a quality, character trait, etc.); to feign.
- To fulfill contractually agreed-to terms.
- To exhibit an expected pattern of behavior; to function; to work.
- To act in accordance with (a contract); to fulfill one’s terms of (a contract).
- To do (something); to execute.
- To do (something) in front of an audience, such as acting or music, often in order to entertain.
- To behave in accordance with, and thereby in turn shape, (a social notion or role).
- To behave in ways that carry meaning in social contexts.
adj
adj
noun
noun
- the impression produced by a person
- a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
- alternative names for the body of a human being
- one of the elements that collectively form a system of numeration
- a model of a bodily form (especially of a person)
- a well-known or notable person
- a combination of points and lines and planes that form a visible palpable shape
- an amount of money expressed numerically
- the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals
- language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense
- a unitary percept having structure and coherence that is the object of attention and that stands out against a ground
- a decorative or artistic work
- a predetermined set of movements in dancing or skating
verb
verb
- To change personalities, such as from being a face (good guy) to heel (bad guy) or vice versa.
- To bring down the feet of a child in the womb, in order to facilitate delivery.
- To magically or divinely attack undead.
- To be nauseated; said of the stomach.
- To change the color of the leaves in the autumn.
- To sour or spoil; to go bad.
- To reach a certain age.
- To sicken; to nauseate.
- Of a player, to go past an opposition player with the ball in one's control.
- To transform into a vampire, werewolf, zombie, etc.
- To position (something) by folding it, or using its folds.
- To rebel; to go against something formerly tolerated.
- To give form to; to shape or mould; to adapt.
- To complete.
- To become (begin to be).
- To change fundamentally; to metamorphose.
- To change (a person) into a vampire, werewolf, zombie, etc.
- To make (money); turn a profit.
- Of a bowler, to make (the ball) move sideways off the pitch when it bounces.
- To navigate through a book or other printed material.
- To change the direction or orientation of, especially by rotation.
- To make acid or sour; to ferment; to curdle.
- Of a body, person, etc, to move around an axis through itself.
- To change one's direction of travel.
- Of a ball, to move sideways off the pitch when it bounces.
- To become giddy; said of the head or brain.
- To undergo the process of turning on a lathe.
- To shape (something) symmetrically by rotating it against a stationary cutting tool, as on a lathe.
- To hinge; to depend.
noun
- A change in temperament or circumstance.
- The fourth communal card in Texas hold 'em.
- A chance to use (something) shared in sequence with others.
- A figure in music, often denoted ~, consisting of the note above the one indicated, the note itself, the note below the one indicated, and the note itself again.
- One's chance to make a move in a game having two or more players.
- A single loop of a coil.
- Character; personality; nature.
- A short skit, act, or routine.
- A fit or a period of giddiness.
- A unit of plane angle measurement based on this movement.
- A sideways movement of the ball when it bounces (caused by rotation in flight).
- A pass behind or through an object.
- An instance of going past an opposition player with the ball in one's control.
- A walk to and fro.
- A spell of work, especially the time allotted to a person in a rota or schedule.
- The profit made by a stockjobber, being the difference between the buying and selling prices.
- A deed done to another; an act of kindness or malice.
- A change of direction or orientation.
- A movement of an object about its own axis in one direction that continues until the object returns to its initial orientation.
- The time required to complete a project.
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