banding
band
stripe
spangle
diamante
sequin
border
fringe
surmounting
inlay
philatory
wash
poufy
glitter
bullioned
lining
gilt
coat
semigloss
gilding
overcloth
tegument
bodypaint
overpainting
frill
ruffle
passementerie
trimming
flounce
trim
furbelow
pinkwash
dust cap
inlaid
print
emblazon
comet tail
traceried
sash
emballage
particolored buckeye
dripped out
Cyprus
perse
runner
enamelwork
gild the lily
paint the lily
blotchwork
laminate
wearable
flesh tunnel
wear
habiliment
vesture
decorativeness
tinsel
article of clothing
clothing
velveted
brooch
antique satin
whitish
belly chain
off-white
oblong
embroidering
board
key
twiddle
cap
luminised
fretted
outsert
color story
splashy
paisleyed
ribbon
plate
steel
floating screed
coat of paint
cartouche
schlager
engraving
seersucker
tinselly
lace
graffiti
graffito
bar
cloque
push-up
streak
stamp
carnelian
polychrome
poufy
bullioned
inlaid
traceried
dripped out
velveted
whitish
off-white
luminised
fretted
splashy
paisleyed
tinselly
push-up
banding
band
stripe
spangle
diamante
sequin
border
surmounting
inlay
philatory
wash
glitter
lining
gilt
semigloss
gilding
overcloth
tegument
bodypaint
overpainting
frill
ruffle
passementerie
trimming
flounce
trim
furbelow
dust cap
print
comet tail
sash
emballage
particolored buckeye
Cyprus
perse
runner
enamelwork
blotchwork
wearable
flesh tunnel
wear
habiliment
vesture
decorativeness
article of clothing
clothing
brooch
antique satin
belly chain
oblong
embroidering
board
key
twiddle
cap
outsert
color story
ribbon
plate
steel
floating screed
coat of paint
cartouche
schlager
engraving
seersucker
tinsel
graffiti
graffito
bar
cloque
streak
stamp
carnelian
polychrome
fringe
coat
pinkwash
emblazon
gild the lily
paint the lily
laminate
tinsel
lace
noun
- an adornment consisting of a strip of a contrasting color or material
- a thin flat strip of flexible material that is worn around the body or one of the limbs (especially to decorate the body)
- an unofficial association of people or groups
- instrumentalists not including string players
- a stripe or stripes of contrasting color
- a group of musicians playing popular music for dancing
- a range of frequencies between two limits
- a cord-like tissue connecting two larger parts of an anatomical structure
- jewelry consisting of a circlet of precious metal (often set with jewels) worn on the finger
- a driving belt in machinery
- a thin flat strip or loop of flexible material that goes around or over something else, typically to hold it together or as a decoration
- a strip of material attached to the leg of a bird to identify it (as in studies of bird migration)
- a restraint put around something to hold it together
verb
noun
- an adornment consisting of a strip of a contrasting color or material
- a narrow marking of a different color or texture from the background
- a piece of braid, usually on the sleeve, indicating military rank or length of service
- V-shaped sleeve badge indicating military rank and service
- a kind or category
verb
noun
- A decorative strip around the edge of something.
- A string that is both a prefix and a suffix of another particular string.
- The outer edge of something.
- A strip of ground in which ornamental plants are grown.
- border morris or border dancing; a vigorous style of traditional English dance originating from villages along the border between England and Wales, performed by a team of dancers usually with their faces disguised with black makeup.
- The line or frontier area separating political or geographical regions.
verb
verb
noun
- the outside boundary or surface of something
- a part of the city far removed from the center
- one of the light or dark bands produced by the interference and diffraction of light
- a social group holding marginal or extreme views
- a border of hair that is cut short and hangs across the forehead
- an ornamental border consisting of short lengths of hanging threads or tassels
noun
- A thin coat of paint or metal laid on anything for beauty or preservation.
- The upper surface of a member or material when given a slope to shed water; hence, a structure or receptacle shaped so as to receive and carry off water.
- A lighting fixture that can cast a wide beam of light to evenly fill an area with light, as opposed to a spotlight.
- The process or an instance of washing or being washed by water or other liquid.
- The backward current or disturbed water caused by the action of oars, or of a steamer's screw or paddles, etc.
- A liquid used for washing.
- A shallow body of water.
- In distilling, the fermented wort before the spirit is extracted.
- A lotion or other liquid with medicinal or hygienic properties.
- A fictitious kind of sale of stock or other securities between parties of one interest, or by a broker who is both buyer and seller, and who minds his own interest rather than that of his clients.
- The blade of an oar.
- A piece of ground washed by the action of water, or sometimes covered and sometimes left dry; the shallowest part of a river, or arm of the sea; also, a bog; a marsh.
- A mixture of dunder, molasses, water, and scummings, used in the West Indies for distillation.
- A smooth and translucent painting created using a paintbrush holding a large amount of solvent and a small amount of paint.
- Ground washed away to the sea or a river.
- The turbulence left in the air by a moving airplane.
- Waste liquid, the refuse of food, the collection from washed dishes, etc., from a kitchen, often used as food for pigs; pigwash.
- The quantity of clothes washed at a time.
- A lighting effect that fills a scene with a chosen colour.
- Ten strikes, or bushels, of oysters.
- The breaking of waves on the shore; the onwards rush of shallow water towards a beach.
- In arid and semi-arid regions, the normally dry bed of an intermittent or ephemeral stream; an arroyo or wadi.
- A situation in which losses and gains or advantages and disadvantages are equivalent; a situation in which there is no net change.
- The bow wave or wake of a moving ship, or the vortex from its screws.
verb
- To cover with water or any liquid; to wet; to fall on and moisten.
- To be cogent, convincing; to withstand critique.
- To bear without injury the operation of being washed.
- To overlay with a thin coat of metal.
- To cause dephosphorization of (molten pig iron) by adding substances containing iron oxide, and sometimes manganese oxide.
- To be eroded or carried away by the action of water.
- To move with a lapping or swashing sound; to lap or splash.
- To separate valuable material (such as gold) from worthless material by the action of flowing water.
- To move or erode by the force of water in motion.
- To clean oneself with water.
- To cover with a thin or watery coat of colour; to tint lightly and thinly.
- To pass (a gas or gaseous mixture) through or over a liquid for the purpose of purifying it, especially by removing soluble constituents.
- To clean with water.
- To be wasted or worn away by the action of water, as by a running or overflowing stream, or by the dashing of the sea; said of road, a beach, etc.
verb
noun
- Canvas painted with thick tar and secured round a mast or bowsprit to prevent water running down the sides into the hold (now made of rubber or leather).
- A covering of material, such as paint.ᵂᵖ
- A coat of arms.ᵂᵖ
- An outer garment covering the upper torso and arms.ᵂᵖ
- The habit or vesture of an order of men, indicating the order or office; cloth.
- A coat card.
- The fur or feathers covering an animal's skin.ᵂᵖ
noun
- A decorative cloth placed on top of something to give it a more refined appearance.
- A cloth that is placed as a protective layer on top of something.
- The top of a double layer of canvas coverings that cover the presses used in mining.
- A decorative cloth placed over the saddlecloth and below the saddle.
- Any of various overgarments that consist primarily of a large cloth worn over the clothes.
- A tablecloth that is laid on top of another tablecloth, usually allowing some of the lower tablecloth to show.
noun
verb
noun
- a decoration or adornment typically on the edge of a garment
- a state of arrangement or appearance
- attitude of an aircraft in flight when allowed to take its own orientation
- cutting down to the desired size or shape
adj
- thin and fit
- characterized by order and neatness; free from disorder
- neat and smart in appearance
- severely simple in line or design
verb
- remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size
- decorate, as with ornaments
- cut down on; make a reduction in
- balance in flight by regulating the control surfaces
- be in equilibrium during a flight
- decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods
- cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of
- cut closely
- adjust (sails on a ship) so that the wind is optimally used
noun
- a fabric with a dyed pattern pressed onto it (usually by engraved rollers)
- the text appearing in a book, newspaper, or other printed publication
- a picture or design printed from an engraving
- a visible indication made on a surface
- availability in printed form
- a copy of a movie on film (especially a particular version of it)
- a printed picture produced from a photographic negative
verb
noun
- A piece of cloth designed to be worn around the waist.
- A draggable vertical or horizontal bar used to adjust the relative sizes of two adjacent windows.
- The opening part (casement) of a window usually containing the glass panes, hinged to the jamb, or sliding up and down as in a sash window.
- The rectangular frame in which the saw is strained and by which it is carried up and down with a reciprocating motion; the gate.
- A window-like part of a fume hood which can be moved up and down in order to create a barrier between chemicals and people.
- A decorative length of cloth worn over the shoulder to the opposite hip, often for ceremonial or other formal occasions.
verb
noun
name
noun
- A strip of fabric used to decorate or protect a table or dressing table.
- Somebody who controls or manages (e.g. a system).
- A player who runs for a batsman who is too injured to run; he is dressed exactly as the injured batsman, and carries a bat.
- Anyone sent on an errand or with communications, especially for a bank (or, historically, a foot soldier responsible for carrying messages during war).
- A short sling with a carabiner on either end, used to link the climbing rope to a bolt or other protection such as a nut or friend.
- An automobile; a working or driveable automobile.
- A competitor in a poker tournament.
- A person or vessel who runs blockades or engages in smuggling. (Especially used in combination, e.g. gunrunner).
- Part of a shoe that is stitched to the bottom of the upper so it can be glued to the sole.
- A speedrunner.
- A long, narrow carpet for a high traffic area such as a hall or stairs.
- An employee of a sports agent who tries to recruit possible player clients for the agent.
- A quick escape away from a scene.
- A type of soft-soled shoe originally intended for runners.
- A rope to increase the power of a tackle.
- A person who moves, on foot, at a fast pace, especially an athlete.
- Any entrant, person or animal (especially a horse), for a race or any competition; a candidate for an election.
- An idea or plan that has potential to be adopted or put into operation.
- A part of a cigarette that is burning unevenly.
- A baserunner.
- One who runs away; a deserter or escapee.
- The blade of an ice skate.
- The channel or strip on which a drawer is opened and closed.
- Part of a mechanism which allows something to be pulled out for maintenance.
- The curved base of a rocking chair.
- In saddlery, a loop of metal through which a rein is passed.
- In molding, a channel cut in a mold.
- The rotating-stone of a grinding-mill.
- The movable piece to which the ribs of an umbrella are attached.
- A tool in which lenses are fastened for polishing.
- A long stolon sent out by a plant (such as strawberry), in order to root new plantlets, or a plant that propagates by using such runners.
- A running gag
- A part of an apparatus that moves quickly.
- A smooth strip on which a sledge runs.
- A leaping food fish (Elagatis pinnulatis) of Florida and the West Indies; the skipjack, shoemaker, or yellowtail.
- A restaurant employee responsible for taking food from the kitchens to the tables.
- A person hired by a gambling establishment to locate potential customers and bring them in.
- A person (from one or the other team) who runs out onto the field during the game to take verbal instructions from the coach to the players. A runner mustn't interfere with play, and may have to wear an identifying shirt to make clear his or her purpose on the field.
noun
- a flat piece of material designed for a special purpose
- a committee having supervisory powers
- a stout length of sawn timber; made in a wide variety of sizes and used for many purposes
- food or meals in general
- a vertical surface on which information can be displayed to public view
- a table at which meals are served
- electrical device consisting of a flat insulated surface that contains switches and dials and meters for controlling other electrical devices
- a printed circuit that can be inserted into expansion slots in a computer to increase the computer's capabilities
- a flat portable surface (usually rectangular) designed for board games
verb
noun
- A color to be masked or made transparent.
- The general pitch or tone of a sentence or utterance.
- A piece of wood used as a wedge.
- A piece of information (e.g., a password or passphrase) used to encode or decode a message or messages.
- A modification of an advertisement so as to target a particular group or demographic.
- One of several small, usually square buttons on a typewriter or computer keyboard, mostly corresponding to text characters.
- A scale or group of pitches constituting the basis of a musical composition.
- A series of logically organized groups of discriminating information which aims to allow the user to correctly identify a taxon.
- The degree of roughness, or retention ability of a surface to have applied a liquid such as paint, or glue.
- One of a string of small islands.
- A crucial step or requirement.
- A password restricting access to an IRC channel.
- In instruments with a keyboard such as an organ or piano, one of the levers, or especially the exposed front end of it, which are depressed to cause a particular sound or note to be produced.
- In musical notation, a sign at the head of a staff indicating the musical key.
- A value that uniquely identifies an entry in a container.
- A keystone.
- The last board of a floor when laid down.
- The lowest note of a scale; keynote.
- A wooden support for a rail on the bullhead rail system.
- In musical theory, the total melodic and harmonic relations, which exist between the tones of an ideal scale, major or minor; tonality.
- An indehiscent, one-seeded fruit furnished with a wing, such as the fruit of the ash and maple; a samara.
- In musical instruments, one of the valve levers used to select notes, such as a lever opening a hole on a woodwind.
- A guide to the correct answers of a worksheet or test.
- The thirty-third card of the Lenormand deck.
- A guide explaining the symbols or terminology of a map or chart; a legend.
- That part of the plastering which is forced through between the laths and holds the rest in place.
- In musical theory and notation, the tonality centering in a given tone, or the several tones taken collectively, of a given scale, major or minor.
- A manual electrical switching device primarily used for the transmission of Morse code.
- The black ink layer, especially in relation to the three color layers of cyan, magenta, and yellow. See also CMYK.
- The free-throw lane together with the circle surrounding the free-throw line, the free-throw lane having formerly been narrower, giving the area the shape of a skeleton key hole.
- An object designed to open and close a lock.
- In a relational database, a field used as an index into another table (not necessarily unique).
- An object designed to fit between two other objects (such as a shaft and a wheel) in a mechanism and maintain their relative orientation.
adj
verb
- To be identified as a certain taxon when using a key.
- (more usually to key in) To enter (information) by typing on a keyboard or keypad.
- To fasten or secure firmly; to fasten or tighten with keys or wedges.
- To link (as one might do with a key or legend).
- To depress (a telegraph key).
- To prepare for plastering by adding the key (that part of the plastering which is forced through between the laths and holds the rest in place).
- To attune to; to set at; to pitch.
- To vandalize (a car, etc.) by scratching with an implement such as a key.
- To operate (the transmitter switch of a two-way radio).
- To modify (an advertisement) so as to target a particular group or demographic.
- To fit (pieces of a mechanical assembly) with a key to maintain the orientation between them.
- To mark or indicate with a symbol indicating membership in a class.
- To fit (a lock) with a key.
noun
- Something covering the top or end of a thing for protection or ornament.
- An uppercase or capital letter.
- A recording or screenshot.
- Anyone have a cap of the games last night?
- The top part of a mushroom.
- A place on a national team; an international appearance.
- An academic mortarboard.
- A special hat to indicate rank, occupation, etc.
- A small amount of percussive explosive in a paper strip or plastic cup for use in a toy gun.
- A lie or exaggeration.
- The uppermost of any assemblage of parts.
- The whole top of the head of a bird from the base of the bill to the nape of the neck.
- The summit of a mountain, etc.
- A large size of writing paper.
- A crown for covering a tooth.
- A capitalist.
- An artificial upper limit or ceiling.
- capillary
- Capitalization.
- A protective cover or seal.
- A capacitor.
- A capsule of a drug.
- A close-fitting hat, either brimless or peaked.
- A collar of iron or wood used in joining spars, as the mast and the topmast, the bowsprit and the jib boom; also, a covering of tarred canvas at the end of a rope.
- A small explosive device used to detonate a larger charge of explosives.
- A bullet used to shoot someone.
- A portion of a spherical or other convex surface.
verb
- To set an upper limit on something.
- To award a cap as a mark of distinction.
- To lie over or on top of something.
- To convert text to uppercase.
- To make something even more wonderful at the end.
- To lie; to tell a lie.
- To select to play for the national team.
- To take a screenshot or to record a copy of a video.
- To select a player to play for a specified side.
- To cover or seal with a cap.
- To surpass or outdo.
- To shoot (someone) with a firearm.
- To deprive of a cap.
noun
- A long, narrow strip of material used for decoration of clothing or the hair or gift wrapping.
- An inked strip of material against which type is pressed to print letters in a typewriter or printer.
- A painted moulding on the side of a ship.
- A bearing similar to the bend, but only one eighth as wide.
- A subheadline presented above its parent headline.
- A narrow strip or shred.
- In ice cream and similar confections, an ingredient (often chocolate, butterscotch, caramel, or fudge) added in a long narrow strip.
- A bandsaw.
- A watchspring.
- A sliver.
- A toolbar that incorporates tabs and menus.
- An awareness ribbon.
verb
noun
- An engraved surface used to transfer an image to paper.
- A slightly curved but almost flat dish from which food is served or eaten.
- A flat electrode such as can be found in an accumulator battery, or in an electrolysis tank.
- One of the thin parts of the brisket of an animal.
- A horizontal framing member at the top or bottom of a group of vertical studs.
- Plate armor.
- An illustration in a book, either black and white, or colour, usually on a page of paper of different quality from the text pages.
- A very light steel horseshoe for racehorses.
- Any flat piece of material such as coated glass or plastic.
- A vehicle license plate.
- The ability of a travel agent to issue tickets on behalf of a particular airline.
- A record, usually vinyl.
- A course at a meal.
- A weighted disk, usually of metal, with a hole in the center for use with a barbell, dumbbell, or exercise machine.
- A shaped and fitted surface, usually ceramic or metal that fits into the mouth and in which teeth are implanted; a dental plate.
- Home plate.
- The contents of such a dish.
- Precious metal, especially silver.
- A foot, from "plates of meat".
- A taxi permit, especially of a metal disc.
- A layer of a material on the surface of something, usually qualified by the type of the material; plating
- A tectonic plate.
- An image or copy.
- Any of various larger scales found in some reptiles.
- A flat object of uniform thickness.
- A prize given to the winner in a contest.
- The fine nap (as of beaver, musquash, etc.) on a hat whose body is made from inferior material.
- trauma plate.
- An agenda of tasks, problems, or responsibilities
- A material covered with such a layer.
- The anode of a vacuum tube.
- A roundel of silver or argent.
- Such dishes collectively.
- A VIN plate, particularly with regard to the car's year of manufacture.
- Skins for fur linings of garments, sewn together and roughly shaped, but not finally cut or fitted.
verb
- To place the various elements of a meal on the diner's plate prior to serving.
- To arm or defend with metal plates.
- To beat into thin plates.
- To specify which airline a ticket will be issued on behalf of.
- to categorise stamps based on their position on the original sheet, in order to reconstruct an entire sheet.
- (particularly with early British stamps) to identify the printing plate used.
- To cover the surface material of an object with a thin coat of another material, usually a metal.
- To score a run.
noun
- A fringe of beads or decoration of this metal.
- Extreme hardness or resilience.
- Varieties of this metal.
- The gray hue of this metal; steel-gray, or steel blue.
- A honing steel, a tool used to sharpen or hone metal blades.
- An artificial metal produced from iron, harder and more elastic than elemental iron; used figuratively as a symbol of hardness.
- Armor.
- An engraving plate
- Pieces used to strengthen, support, or expand an item of clothing.
- A type of slide used while playing the steel guitar.
- Projectiles.
- Bladed or pointed weapons, as swords, javelins, daggers.
- A sewing needle; a knitting needle; a sharp metal stylus.
- A piece used for striking sparks from flint.
- A flat iron.
verb
- To cause to resemble steel in appearance.
- To steelify; to turn iron into steel.
- To edge, cover, or point with steel.
- To sharpen with a honing steel.
- To harden or strengthen; to nerve or make obdurate; to fortify against.
- To press with a flat iron.
- To electroplate an item, particularly an engraving plate, with a layer of iron.
adj
noun
- An ornamental figure, often on an oval shield.
- A paper cartridge.
- A wooden case filled with balls, to be shot from a cannon.
- A gunner's bag for ammunition.
- A military pass for a soldier on furlough.
- An oval figure containing the characters of an important personal name, such as that of royal or divine people.
verb
- To adorn with narrow strips or braids of some decorative material.
- To beat; to lash; to make stripes on.
- To interweave items.
- To interweave the spokes of a bicycle wheel.
- To add alcohol, poison, a drug or anything else potentially harmful to (food or drink).
- To fasten (something) with laces.
noun
noun
- a narrow marking of a different color or texture from the background
- a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter
- a counter where you can obtain food or drink
- a rigid piece of metal or wood; usually used as a fastening or obstruction or weapon
- musical notation for a repeating pattern of musical beats
- an obstruction (usually metal) placed at the top of a goal
- the act of preventing
- (meteorology) a unit of pressure equal to a million dynes per square centimeter
- a submerged (or partly submerged) ridge in a river or along a shore
- the body of individuals qualified to practice law in a particular jurisdiction
- a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax)
- a horizontal rod that serves as a support for gymnasts as they perform exercises
- a heating element in an electric fire
- (law) a railing that encloses the part of the courtroom where the judges and lawyers sit and the case is tried
verb
adj
verb
noun
noun
- A small piece of paper bearing a design on one side and adhesive on the other, used to decorate letters or craft work.
- An act of stamping the foot, paw or hoof.
- A device for stamping designs.
- A single dose of lysergic acid diethylamide.
- A small piece of paper, with a design and a face value, used to prepay postage or other dues such as tax or licence fees.
- Cast; form; character; distinguishing mark or sign; evidence.
- A tattoo.
- A kind of heavy pestle, raised by water or steam power, for crushing ores.
- An indentation, imprint, or mark made by stamping.
verb
- To move (the foot or feet) quickly and heavily, once or repeatedly.
- To strike, beat, or press forcibly with the bottom of the foot, or by thrusting the foot downward.
- To mark; to impress.
- To step quickly and heavily, once or repeatedly.
- To apply postage stamps to.
- To mark by pressing quickly and heavily.
- To give an official marking to, generally by impressing or imprinting a design or symbol.
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