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noun
verb
- make a return
- return in kind
- go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
- give back
- go back to a previous state
- go back to something earlier
- bring back to the point of departure
- answer back
- be restored
- pay back
- pass down
- elect again
- be inherited by
- return to a previous position; in mathematics
- give or supply
- submit (a report, etc.) to someone in authority
noun
- document giving the tax collector information about the taxpayer's tax liability
- a coming to or returning home
- the occurrence of a change in direction back in the opposite direction
- getting something back again
- the act of going back to a prior location
- the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
- happening again (especially at regular intervals)
- a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)
- the key on electric typewriters or computer keyboards that causes a carriage return and a line feed
- a reciprocal group action
- a tennis stroke that sends the ball back to the other player
- (American football) the act of running back the ball after a kickoff or punt or interception or fumble
- the act of someone appearing again
verb
noun
- An exchange of two comparable things.
- A financial derivative in which two parties agree to exchange one stream of cashflow against another stream.
- A social meal at a restaurant between two university societies, usually involving drinking and banter; commonly associated with fining and pennying; equivalent to a crewdate at Oxford University.
- Space available in a swap file for use as auxiliary memory.
prep_phrase
- In response; in return.
- One after the other; one at a time; in succession; successively.
- Having a relationship sequentially comparable to one just mentioned; accordingly or similarly, with respect to sequence, precedence, or hierarchy.
- In due order; in proper sequence; in a determined or measured sequence, as a waiting line or queue.
noun
- the act of giving something in return for something received
- chemical process in which one atom or ion or group changes places with another
- a mutual expression of views (especially an unpleasant one)
- the act of changing one thing for another thing
- a workplace that serves as a telecommunications facility where lines from telephones can be connected together to permit communication
- a workplace for buying and selling; open only to members
- (sports) an unbroken sequence of several successive strokes
- reciprocal transfer of equivalent sums of money (especially the currencies of different countries)
- the act of putting one thing or person in the place of another:
- (chess) gaining (or losing) a rook in return for a knight or bishop
- (chess) the capture by both players (usually on consecutive moves) of pieces of equal value
verb
- give to, and receive from, one another
- exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category
- change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence
- hand over one and receive another, approximately equivalent
- put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items
- exchange a penalty for a less severe one
verb
- To return (something) to its original condition.
- To restore or repair (a vehicle, building); to make habitable or usable again.
- To restore (someone) to their former state, reputation, possessions, status etc.
- To vindicate; to restore the reputation or image of (a person, concept etc.).
- To restore to (a criminal etc.) the necessary training and education to allow for a successful reintegration into society; to retrain.
- To return (someone) to good health after illness, addiction, etc.
- To go through such a process; to recover.
adj
adv
- In a reciprocal manner; in return.
- In a direction opposite to the usual or desired direction of movement or progress, physically or figuratively.
- So as to reverse direction and return.
- Away from someone or something; at a distance.
- Away from the front or from an edge.
- In a manner that impedes.
- So as shrink, recede or move aside, or cause to do so.
- To a later point in time. See also put back.
- Towards, into or in the past.
- To or in a previous condition or place.
- Earlier, ago.
- In a direction opposite to that in which someone or something is facing or normally pointing.
verb
- To go in the reverse direction.
- To lay out a second, smaller anchor to provide additional holding power.
- To push or force backwards.
- To adjoin behind; to be at the back of.
- To support.
- To stand still behind another dog which has pointed.
- To brace the yards so that the wind presses on the front of the sail, to slow the ship.
- To change direction contrary to the normal pattern; that is, to shift anticlockwise in the northern hemisphere, or clockwise in the southern hemisphere.
- To make a back for; to furnish with a back.
- To write upon the back of, possibly as an endorsement.
- To sign or endorse (a warrant, issued in another county, to apprehend an offender).
- To draw from behind the back [+accusative = a knife etc.] (as also back out).
- To row backward with (oars).
- To carry an infant on one's back.
noun
- Effort, usually physical.
- The reverse side; the side that is not normally seen.
- The keel and keelson of a ship.
- A large shallow vat; a cistern, tub, or trough, used by brewers, distillers, dyers, picklers, gluemakers, and others, for mixing or cooling wort, holding water, hot glue, etc.
- The part of something that goes last.
- The spine and associated tissues.
- The backrest, the part of a piece of furniture which receives the human back.
- A ferryboat.
- The roof of a horizontal underground passage.
- Large and attractive buttocks.
- The inside margin of a page.
- The edge of a book which is bound.
- In some team sports, a position behind most players on the team.
- A support or resource in reserve.
- The rear of the body, especially the part between the neck and the end of the spine and opposite the chest and belly.
- A non-alcoholic drink (often water or a soft drink), to go with hard liquor or a cocktail.
- Among leather dealers, one of the thickest and stoutest tanned hides.
- Area behind, such as the backyard of a house.
- The side of a blade opposite the side used for cutting.
- The side of any object which is opposite the front or useful side.
- That which is farthest away from the front.
- The part of a piece of clothing which covers the back.
- Upper part of a natural object which is considered to resemble an animal's back.
postp
adj
- Pronounced with the highest part of the body of the tongue toward the back of the mouth, near the soft palate (most often describing a vowel).
- Not current.
- Situated away from the main or most frequented areas.
- At or near the rear.
- Returned or restored to a previous place or condition.
- Moving or operating backward.
- In arrears; overdue.
adj
- Referring to a value returned by a function that is not in its natural range of return values, but rather signals an exception.
- Relating to communication, such as identity verification, via a method other than the primary means of accessing the software.
- Relating to activity outside of a defined telecommunications frequency band.
- Relating to communication on a different channel, or by a different method, from that of the primary communication channel.
verb
- deliver in exchange or recompense
- cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
- be the cause or source of
- transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody
- convey or reveal information
- convey, as of a compliment, regards, attention, etc.; bestow
- organize or be responsible for
- convey or communicate; of a smile, a look, a physical gesture
- give as a present; make a gift of
- cause to happen or be responsible for
- dedicate
- give or supply
- transmit (knowledge or skills)
- bring about
- leave with; give temporarily
- emit or utter
- endure the loss of
- place into the hands or custody of
- give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause
- give (as medicine)
- give or convey physically
- bestow
- bestow, especially officially
- move in order to make room for someone for something
- give food to
- contribute to some cause
- break down, literally or metaphorically
- estimate the duration or outcome of something
- execute and deliver
- afford access to
- present to view
- perform for an audience
- be flexible under stress of physical force
- propose
- accord by verdict
- manifest or show
- offer in good faith
- submit for consideration, judgment, or use
- guide or direct, as by behavior of persuasion
- allow to have or take
- inflict as a punishment
- occur
- consent to engage in sexual intercourse with a man
- proffer (a body part)
noun
verb
- To give (something) in exchange (for).
- To recommend and get recommendations.
- To be traded at a certain price or under certain conditions.
- To engage in trade.
- To mutually exchange (something) (with).
- To give someone a plant and receive a different one in return.
- To have dealings; to be concerned or associated (with).
- To do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood.
noun
- The skilled practice of a practical occupation.
- A particular instance of buying or selling.
- Those who perform a particular kind of skilled work.
- Those engaged in an industry or group of related industries.
- An occupation in the secondary sector, as opposed to an agricultural, professional or military one.
- The business given to a commercial establishment by its customers.
- Buying and selling of goods and services on a market.
- An instance of bartering items in exchange for one another.
- A publication intended for participants in an industry or related group of industries.
- A masculine man available for casual sex with men, often for pay. (Compare rough trade.)
- Steady winds blowing from east to west above and below the equator.
- Refuse or rubbish from a mine.
adj
noun
- The return of part of an amount already paid.
- An iron tool sharpened something like a chisel, and used for dressing and polishing wood.
- A kind of hard freestone used in making pavements.
- The edge of a roll of film, from which no image can be developed.
- A deduction from an amount that is paid; an abatement.
- A piece of wood hafted into a long stick, and serving to beat out mortar.
- A rectangular groove made to hold two pieces (of wood etc) together; a rabbet.
verb
- To deduct or return an amount from a bill or payment
- To beat to obtuseness; to deprive of keenness; to blunt; to turn back the point of, as a lance used for exercise.
- To cut a rebate (or rabbet) in something
- To abate; to withdraw.
- Of a falcon: to return to the hand after bating; see bate².
- To diminish or lessen something
verb
- exchange or give (something) in exchange for
- change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence
- lay aside, abandon, or leave for another
- make a shift in or exchange of
- cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation
- flog with or as if with a flexible rod
- reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)
noun
- control consisting of a mechanical or electrical or electronic device for making or breaking or changing the connections in a circuit
- an event in which one thing is substituted for another
- hairpiece consisting of a tress of false hair; used by women to give shape to a coiffure
- railroad track having two movable rails and necessary connections; used to turn a train from one track to another or to store rolling stock
- a flexible implement used as an instrument of punishment
- a basketball maneuver; two defensive players shift assignments so that each guards the player usually guarded by the other
- the act of changing one thing or position for another
noun
- a compensating equivalent
- the time at which something is supposed to begin
- a horizontal branch from the base of plant that produces new plants from buds at its tips
- a natural consequence of development
- a plate makes an inked impression on a rubber-blanketed cylinder, which in turn transfers it to the paper
- structure where a wall or building narrows abruptly
verb
noun
- a result
- a bodily process occurring due to the effect of some antecedent stimulus or agent
- a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
- the manner in which something is greeted
- a phrase recited or sung by the congregation following a versicle by the priest or minister
- the speech act of continuing a conversational exchange
- the manner in which an electrical or mechanical device responds to an input signal or a range of input signals
verb
verb
- give to, and receive from, one another
- cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
- undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature
- become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence
- lay aside, abandon, or leave for another
- change clothes; put on different clothes
- exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category
- change from one vehicle or transportation line to another
- become deeper in tone
- remove or replace the coverings of
noun
- an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
- a relational difference between states; especially between states before and after some event
- the action of changing something
- the result of alteration or modification
- the balance of money received when the amount you tender is greater than the amount due
- a thing that is different
- a different or fresh set of clothes
- coins of small denomination regarded collectively
- money received in return for its equivalent in a larger denomination or a different currency
- a difference that is usually pleasant
verb
- To refund; to repay; to pay back
- To supply or substitute an equivalent for
- To place again.
- To put in a new or different place.
- To take over the position or role from.
- To take the place of; to be used instead of
- To restore to a former place, position, condition, etc.; to put back
- To demolish (a building) and build an updated form of that building in its place.
verb
- give to, and receive from, one another
- put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items
- cause to change places
- reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)
noun
- a junction of highways on different levels that permits traffic to move from one to another without crossing traffic streams
- mutual interaction; the activity of reciprocating or exchanging (especially information)
- the act of changing one thing for another thing
- reciprocal transfer of equivalent sums of money (especially the currencies of different countries)
noun
- That which is given to make an exchange equal, or to make up for the deficiency of value in one of the things exchanged; compensation; recompense.
- A tyre.
- A torture device used on the feet or legs, such as a Spanish boot.
- The act or process of removing or firing someone (dismissing them from a job or other post).
- The inflated flag leaf sheath of a wheat plant.
- A crust end-piece of a loaf of bread.
- A parking enforcement device used to immobilize a car until it can be towed or a fine is paid; a wheel clamp.
- The act or process of bootstrapping; the starting or re-starting of a computing device.
- An unattractive person, ugly woman.
- The luggage storage compartment of a sedan or saloon car.
- Profit, plunder.
- A hard plastic case for a long firearm, typically moulded to the shape of the gun and intended for use in a vehicle.
- A heavy shoe that covers part of the leg.
- A recently arrived recruit; a rookie.
- A linear amplifier used with CB radio.
- A bootleg recording.
- A bobbled ball.
- A blow with the foot; a kick.
- A flexible cover of rubber or plastic, which may be preformed to a particular shape and used to protect a shaft, lever, switch, or opening from dust, dirt, moisture, etc.
- A rubber bladder on the leading edge of an aircraft’s wing, which is inflated periodically to remove ice buildup; a deicing boot.
- A kind of sports shoe worn by players of certain games such as cricket and football.
- A black person.
verb
- To disconnect forcibly; to eject from an online service, conversation, etc.
- To bootstrap; to start a system, e.g. a computer, by invoking its boot process or bootstrap.
- To apply corporal punishment (compare slippering).
- To vomit.
- To eject; kick out.
- To kick.
- To shoot, to kill by gunfire.
- To start or restart a computer or other electronic system; to bootstrap.
- To put boots on, especially for riding.
- To step on the accelerator of a vehicle for faster acceleration than usual or to drive faster than usual.
noun
- a mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number
- a quantity of no importance; thing (object:), singular, negative pronoun; pronoun, thing, singular; quantifier: negative existential
- a person of no influence
- a secret method of writing
- a message written in a secret code
verb
noun
- a mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number
- a quantity of no importance; thing (object:), singular, negative pronoun; pronoun, thing, singular; quantifier: negative existential
- the point on a scale from which positive or negative numerical quantities can be measured
- the sight setting that will cause a projectile to hit the center of the target with no wind blowing
verb
- adjust (an instrument or device) to zero value
- adjust (as by firing under test conditions) the zero of (a gun)
adj
- indicating the absence of any or all units under consideration
- having no measurable or otherwise determinable value
- indicating an initial point or origin
adj
noun
- a mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number
- a message written in a secret code
- a quantity of no importance; thing (object:), singular, negative pronoun; pronoun, thing, singular; quantifier: negative existential
- a person of no influence
- a secret method of writing
verb
verb
- To exchange for something of equal value.
- To express (a quantity) in alternative units.
- To change (something) from one use, function, or purpose to another.
- To score extra points after (a try) by completing a conversion.
- To appropriate wrongfully or unlawfully; to commit the common law tort of conversion.
- To induce (someone) to adopt a particular religion, faith, ideology or belief (see also sense 11).
- To score a spare.
- To perform the action that an online advertisement is intended to induce; to reach the point of conversion.
- To undergo a conversion of religion, faith or belief (see also sense 3).
- To transform a material or positional advantage into a win.
- To become converted.
- To score (especially a penalty kick).
- To change (one proposition) into another, so that what was the subject of the first becomes the predicate of the second.
- To express (a unit of measurement) in terms of another; to furnish a mathematical formula by which a quantity, expressed in the former unit, may be given in the latter.
- To increase one's individual score, especially from 50 runs (a fifty) to 100 runs (a century), or from a century to a double or triple century.
- To transform or change (something) into another form, substance, state, or product.
noun
verb
- To give; to give back; to deliver.
- To translate into another language.
- To make over as a return.
- To capture and turn over to another country secretly and extrajudicially.
- To convert waste animal tissue into a usable byproduct.
- To cover a wall with a layer of plaster.
- To interpret, give an interpretation or rendition of.
- To have fat drip off meat from cooking.
- To cause to become.
- To pass down.
- To transform (a model) into a display on the screen or other media.
- To pass; to run; said of the passage of a rope through a block, eyelet, etc.
- To yield or give way.
noun
adj
noun
- An act of remitting, returning, or sending back.
- A reduction or cancellation of the penalty for a criminal offence; in particular, the reduction of a prison sentence as a recognition of the prisoner's good behaviour.
- A pardon of a sin; (chiefly historical, also figuratively) the forgiveness of an offence, or relinquishment of a (legal) claim or a debt.
- An abatement or lessening of the manifestations of a disease; a period where the symptoms of a disease are absent.
- A lessening of amount due, as in either money or work, or intensity of a thing.
- A referral of a case back to another (especially a lower or inferior) court of law; a remand, a remittal.
- Reflection or scattering of light by a material; reemission.
verb
verb
prefix
- do the opposite of, reverse (a specified action)
- contrary to or contrasted against traditional norms; unconventional; alternative
- Used to form temporary names of elements (such as unbiunium) whose existence has been predicted, and have not yet been given a trivial name.
- absent; lacking; not; negative
- deprive of, release from, free from, remove from, extract from
- intensifying a verb that already suggests opposition or removal
- not
- Used to form large numbers as the first in the sequence.
verb
- give expression to
- give an exhibition of to an interested audience
- establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment
- provide evidence for
- make visible or noticeable
- show in, or as in, a picture
- indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively
- be or become visible or noticeable
- indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments
- give evidence of, as of records
- take (someone) to their seats, as in theaters or auditoriums
- finish third or better in a horse or dog race
noun
verb
- give expression to
- articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise
- serve as a means for expressing something
- indicate through a symbol, formula, etc.
- manifest the effects of (a gene or genetic trait)
- obtain from a substance, as by mechanical action
- send by rapid transport or special messenger service
noun
- mail that is distributed by a rapid and efficient system
- public transport consisting of a fast train or bus that makes only a few scheduled stops
- rapid transport of goods
adj
adv
noun
noun
verb
- To send or force back; to repel from side to side.
- To return or send back; to repel or drive back; to echo, as sound; to reflect, as light, as light or heat.
- To ring or sound with many echos.
- To rebound or recoil.
- To have a lasting effect.
- To repeatedly return.
- To fuse by reverberated heat.
- To shine or reflect (from a surface, etc.).
adj
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