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noun
- an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone
- a characteristic property that defines the apparent individual nature of something
- a degree or grade of excellence or worth
- (music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound)
- high social status
adj
noun
- a prominent attribute or aspect of something
- a distinguishing quality; a feature that can be used to identify something
- the integer part (positive or negative) of the representation of a logarithm; in the expression log 643 = 2.808 the characteristic is 2
- any measurable property of a device measured under closely specified conditions
adj
noun
- a prominent attribute or aspect of something
- the characteristic parts of a person's face: eyes and nose and mouth and chin
- the principal (full-length) film in a program at a movie theater
- a special or prominent article in a newspaper or magazine
- (linguistics) a distinctive characteristic of a linguistic unit that serves to distinguish it from other units of the same kind
- an article of merchandise that is displayed or advertised more than other articles
verb
noun
- A distinguishing attribute or quality.
- The details; particulars.
- A remedy for a specific disease or condition.
- Specification
adj
- of a value divided by mass (e.g. specific orbital energy)
- similarly referring to a value divided by any measure which acts to standardize it (e.g. thrust specific fuel consumption, referring to fuel consumption divided by thrust)
- Serving to identify a particular thing (often a disease or condition), with little risk of mistaking something else for it.
- Hyponyms: monospecific, multispecific, oligospecific, paucispecific
- intended for, or applying to, a particular thing.
- limited to a particular antibody or antigen.
- a measure compared with a standard reference value by division, to produce a ratio without unit or dimension (e.g. specific refractive index is a pure number, and is relative to that of air)
- pertaining to a species, as a taxon or taxa at the rank of species.
- special, distinctive or unique.
- being a remedy for a particular disease on a deeper level, rather than just masking the symptoms
- explicit or definite.
verb
- be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait; sometimes in a very positive sense
- mark as different
- calculate a derivative; take the derivative
- become different during development
- evolve so as to lead to a new species or develop in a way most suited to the environment
- become distinct and acquire a different character
verb
- be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait; sometimes in a very positive sense
- attach a tag or label to
- designate as if by a mark
- celebrate by some ceremony or observation
- make or leave a mark on
- to accuse or condemn or openly or formally or brand as disgraceful
- notice or perceive
- mark with a scar
- make small marks into the surface of
- establish as the highest level or best performance
- make underscoring marks
- remove from a list
- put a check mark on or near or next to
- assign a grade or rank to, according to one's evaluation
- insert punctuation marks into
noun
- a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance)
- a distinguishing symbol
- a reference point to shoot at
- a visible indication made on a surface
- the impression created by doing something unusual or extraordinary that people notice and remember
- a symbol of disgrace or infamy
- formerly the basic unit of money in Germany
- a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
- a written or printed symbol (as for punctuation)
- a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
- an indication of damage
- a marking that consists of lines that cross each other
- something that exactly succeeds in achieving its goal
noun
- the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
- a causal agent creating and controlling things in the universe
- the natural physical world including plants and animals and landscapes etc.
- the complex of emotional and intellectual attributes that determine a person's characteristic actions and reactions
- a particular type of thing
noun
- A characteristic or feature that distinguishes something from others.
- An input variable of a function definition, that gets an actual value (argument) at execution time.
- The ratio of the three crystallographic axes which determines the position of any plane.
- A variable that describes some system (material, object, event, etc.) or some aspect thereof.
- The fundamental axial ratio for a given species.
- An actual value given to such a formal parameter.
- A variable of a model that is trained by a machine learning algorithm.
- A value kept constant during an experiment, equation, calculation, or similar, but varied over other versions of the experiment, equation, calculation, etc.
- Any measured quantity of a statistical population that summarises or describes an aspect of the population.
- In the ellipse and hyperbola, a third proportional to any diameter and its conjugate, or in the parabola, to any abscissa and the corresponding ordinate.
noun
- a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing
- a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
- the region above the ground
- a slight wind (usually refreshing)
- the mass of air surrounding the Earth
- once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles), associated with the humour blood
- a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
- medium for radio and television broadcasting
- travel via aircraft
verb
noun
- A distinguishing feature or characteristic.
- The ability to perform a task well; aptitude.
- The children's game of tag.
- A set of changes less than the total possible on seven bells, i.e. less than 5,040.
- An act of borrowing or stealing something.
- The part of a sports field beyond the touchlines or goal-lines.
- The faculty or sense of perception by physical contact.
- A single stroke on a drawing or a picture.
- The broadest part of a plank worked top and but, or of one worked anchor-stock fashion (that is, tapered from the middle to both ends); also, the angles of the stern timbers at the counters.
- The style or technique with which one plays a musical instrument.
- A disposal of the ball during a game, i.e. a kick or a handball.
- An act of touching, especially with the hand or finger.
- The particular or characteristic mode of action, or the resistance of the keys of an instrument to the fingers.
- A little bit; a small amount.
- A relationship of close communication or understanding.
- Form; standard of performance.
verb
- To make intimate physical contact with a person.
- To cause to be briefly in contact with something.
- To deal with in speech or writing; briefly to speak or write (on or upon something).
- To make physical contact with; to bring the hand, finger or other part of the body into contact with.
- To perform, as a tune; to play.
- To be brought, as a sail, so close to the wind that its weather leech shakes.
- To strike; to manipulate; to play on.
- To come into physical contact, or to be in physical contact.
- To come into (involuntary) contact with; to meet or intersect.
- To concern, to have to do with.
- To make physical contact with a thing.
- To lay hands on (someone suffering from scrofula) as a form of cure, as formerly practised by English and French monarchs.
- To mark or delineate with touches; to add a slight stroke to with the pencil or brush.
- To imbue or endow with a specific quality.
- To influence by impulse; to impel forcibly.
- To bring (a sail) so close to the wind that its weather leech shakes.
- To physically disturb; to interfere with, molest, or attempt to harm through contact.
- To try; to prove, as with a touchstone.
- To give royal assent to by touching it with the sceptre.
- To be on the level of; to approach in excellence or quality.
- Of a ship or its passengers: to land, to make a short stop (at).
- To physically affect in specific ways implied by context.
- To consume, or otherwise use.
- To sexually excite with the fingers; to finger or masturbate.
- To keep the ship as near (the wind) as possible.
- To affect emotionally; to bring about tender or painful feelings in.
- To mark (a file or document) as having been modified.
- To obtain money from, usually by borrowing (from a friend).
- To disturb the mental functions of; to make somewhat insane; often followed with "in the head".
- To come close to; to approach.
noun
- a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing
- a particular environment or surrounding influence
- a unit of pressure: the pressure that will support a column of mercury 760 mm high at sea level and 0 degrees centigrade
- the mass of air surrounding the Earth
- the weather or climate at some place
- the envelope of gases surrounding any celestial body
noun
- An attribute or abstract quality associated with an individual, object or concept.
- A script, book, screenplay, or the like that is on the market or has been bought for commercial production as a stage play, movie, or the like.
- Real estate; the business of selling houses.
- The exclusive right of possessing, enjoying and disposing of a thing.
- An editable or read-only parameter associated with an application, component or class.
- Something that is owned.
- A produced stage play, movie, or the like.
- A piece of real estate, such as a parcel of land.
- An attribute or abstract quality which is characteristic of a class of objects.
- A prop, an object used in a dramatic production.
noun
- A set of characteristics by which someone or something can be recognized.
- A descriptive linguistic survey.
- A sketch or account of anything in words; a portraiture or representation in language; an enumeration of the essential qualities of a thing or species.
- The act or practice of recording and describing actual language usage in a given speech community, as opposed to prescription, i.e. laying down norms of language usage.
- A scientific documentation of a taxon for the purpose of introducing it to science.
- The act of describing; a delineation by marks or signs.
noun
- A determining feature; a distinguishing characteristic.
- A restriction; a bound beyond which one may not go.
- The cone of a diagram through which any other cone of that same diagram can factor uniquely.
- Fixed limit.
- The final, utmost, or furthest point; the border or edge.
- The first group of riders to depart in a handicap race.
- A person who is exasperating, intolerable, astounding, etc.
- A value to which a sequence converges. Equivalently, the common value of the upper limit and the lower limit of a sequence: if the upper and lower limits are different, then the sequence has no limit (i.e., does not converge).
- Any of several abstractions of this concept of limit.
verb
- To restrict; not to allow to go beyond a certain bound, to set boundaries.
- To have a limit in a particular set.
adj
adj
- having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
- morally admirable
noun
- that which is pleasing or valuable or useful
- benefit
- moral excellence or admirableness
- a raw material that is sold in large quantities, usually to other businesses for manufacturing or production purposes
adj
- having the normally expected amount
- deserving of esteem and respect
- promoting or enhancing well-being
- agreeable or pleasing
- of moral excellence
- having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
- thorough
- with or in a close or intimate relationship
- financially safe
- most suitable or right for a particular purpose
- resulting favorably
- exerting force or influence
- capable of pleasing
- appealing to the mind
- in excellent physical condition
- tending to promote physical well-being; beneficial to health
- not forged
- not left to spoil
- generally admired
adv
noun
- a distinguishing or individuating characteristic
- a geometric element that has position but no extension
- the precise location of something; a spatially limited location
- a brief version of the essential meaning of something
- an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole
- a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process
- an instant of time
- the object of an activity
- a V shape
- a very small circular shape
- the unit of counting in scoring a game or contest
- a promontory extending out into a large body of water
- a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list
- a style in speech or writing that arrests attention and has a penetrating or convincing quality or effect
- an outstanding characteristic
- sharp end
- any of 32 horizontal directions indicated on the card of a compass
- a linear unit used to measure the size of type; approximately 1/72 inch
- one percent of the total principal of a loan; it is paid at the time the loan is made and is independent of the interest on the loan
- a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations
- a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer
- the dot at the left of a decimal fraction
- the property of a shape that tapers to a sharp tip
- the gun muzzle's direction
- a wall socket
- a contact in the distributor; as the rotor turns its projecting arm contacts them and current flows to the spark plugs
verb
- indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively
- be oriented
- direct into a position for use
- direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
- be a signal for or a symptom of
- sail close to the wind
- mark (Hebrew words) with diacritics
- mark with diacritics
- mark (a psalm text) to indicate the points at which the music changes
- be positionable in a specified manner
- intend (something) to move towards a certain goal
- indicate the presence of (game) by standing and pointing with the muzzle
- give a point to
- repair the joints of bricks
noun
- An attribute; a quality or property; a condition.
- The act of affecting or acting upon.
- The state of being affected, especially: a change in, or alteration of, the emotional state of a person or other animal, caused by a subjective affect (a subjective feeling or emotion), which arises in response to a stimulus which may result from either thought or perception.
- An emotion; a feeling or natural impulse acting upon and swaying the mind.
- A feeling of love or strong attachment.
noun
- a collection of things sharing a common attribute
- a social unit living together
- primary social group; parents and children
- people descended from a common ancestor
- a person having kinship with another or others
- (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more genera
- a loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized criminal activities
- an association of people who share common beliefs or activities
noun
- A set of qualities that make something distinctive or interesting.
- Something said or written which refers to the person, conduct, etc., of some individual, especially something of a disparaging or offensive nature; personal remarks.
- That quality of a law which concerns the condition, state, and capacity of persons
- A celebrity, especially one with a strong media presence.
- A set of non-physical psychological and social qualities that make one person distinct from another.
- An assumed role or manner of behavior.
- Charisma, or qualities that make a person stand out from the crowd.
noun
- A distinguishing feature; characteristic; trait; phene.
- Strength of mind; resolution; independence; individuality; moral strength.
- A complex number representing an element of a finite Abelian group.
- A being involved in the action of a story.
- A person or individual, especially one who is unknown.
- Quality, position, rank, or capacity; quality or conduct with respect to a certain office or duty.
- One of the basic elements making up a text file or string: a code representing a printing character or a control character.
- A complex of traits marking a person, group, breed, or type.
- A written or printed symbol, or letter.
- A unique or extraordinary individual; a person characterized by peculiar or notable traits, especially charisma.
noun
- Specifically, a feature that causes someone or something to stand out as being better; a mark of honour, rank, eminence or excellence; being distinguished.
- That which distinguishes; a single occurrence of a determining factor or feature, the fact of being divided; separation, discrimination.
- The act of distinguishing, discriminating; discrimination.
noun
- a collection of things sharing a common attribute
- a body of students who are taught together
- people having the same social, economic, or educational status
- education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
- a league ranked by quality
- a body of students who graduate together
- (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders
- elegance in dress or behavior
verb
noun
- the way something is with respect to its main attributes
- the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
- the group of people comprising the government of a sovereign state
- a politically organized body of people under a single government
- (chemistry) the three traditional states of matter are solids (fixed shape and volume) and liquids (fixed volume and shaped by the container) and gases (filling the container)
- a state of depression or agitation
- the territory occupied by a nation
verb
noun
- A property, attribute or ability which gives one a superiority or advantage over others; an inherent advantage or privilege; a talent.
- A right, especially when due to one's position or role.
- A hereditary or official right or privilege.
- A right, or power that is exclusive to a monarch etc, especially such a power to make a decision or judgement.
adj
noun
- A particular feature or trait.
- A token in a game representing a unit or character.
- A musical composition which is short in duration.
- A small version of something; a model of reduced scale.
- Greatly diminished size or form; reduced scale.
- Lettering in red; rubric distinction.
- An illustration in an illuminated manuscript.
- The art of painting such highly detailed miniature works.
- A small, highly detailed painting, a portrait miniature.
- A chess game which is concluded with very few moves.
verb
adj
noun
- any attribute or quality considered as having its own existence
- a special situation
- an action
- a special abstraction
- an artifact
- an event
- a vaguely specified concern
- a statement regarded as an object
- an entity that is not named specifically
- a special objective
- a persistent illogical feeling of desire or aversion
- a separate and self-contained entity
noun
- The degree of importance given to something.
- The relative darkness or lightness of a color in (a specific area of) a painting etc.
- The valuable ingredients to be obtained by treating a mass or compound; specifically, the precious metals contained in rock, gravel, etc.
- The relative duration of a musical note.
- That which is valued or highly esteemed, such as one's morals, morality, or belief system.
- The amount (of money or goods or services) that is considered to be a fair equivalent for something else.
- The quality (positive or negative) that renders something desirable or valuable.
- Any definite numerical quantity or other mathematical object, determined by being measured, computed, or otherwise defined.
- Precise meaning; import.
verb
verb
- give the name or identifying characteristics of; refer to by name or some other identifying characteristic property
- recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something
- consider (oneself) as similar to somebody else
- conceive of as united or associated
- identify as in botany or biology, for example
- consider to be equal or the same
noun
- An item's relative importance.
- A goal of a person or an organisation.
- A superior claim to use by virtue of being validly published at an earlier date.
- The quality of being earlier or coming first compared to another thing; the state of being prior.
- right of way; The right to pass (an intersection) before other road users
noun
- A special characteristic or quality; prestige, especially via association.
- A sealed envelope containing an item whose price is being negotiated.
- A commemorative stamped design or inscription on an envelope, other than a cancellation or pre-printed postage.
- A capsule containing a pharmaceutical preparation.
- A hidden location from which one can observe birds while remaining unseen.
verb
verb
- give the name or identifying characteristics of; refer to by name or some other identifying characteristic property
- assign a specified (usually proper) name to
- charge with a function; charge to be
- create and charge with a task or function
- mention and identify by name
- make reference to
- identify as in botany or biology, for example
- give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of
- determine or distinguish the nature of a problem or an illness through a diagnostic analysis
noun
noun
- An individual feature, fact, or other item, considered separately from the whole of which it is a part.
- A part considered trivial enough to ignore.
- A person's name, address and other personal information.
- A narrative which relates minute points; an account which dwells on particulars.
- A selected portion of a painting.
- A part small enough to escape casual notice.
- The small parts that can escape casual notice.
- A temporary unit or assignment.
- A profusion of details.
verb
verb
- To possess inherently (a quality, attribute, power, or capacity); to have and display as an essential characteristic.
- To carry upon one's person, especially visibly; to be equipped with.
- To endeavour to depress the price of, or prices in.
- To wear.
- To carry (offspring in the womb), to be pregnant (with).
- To have or display (a mark or other feature).
- To display (a particular heraldic device) on a shield or coat of arms; to be entitled to wear or use (a heraldic device) as a coat of arms.
- To present or exhibit (a particular outward appearance); to have (a certain look).
- To have (a name, title, or designation).
- To possess or enjoy (recognition, renown, a reputation, etc.); to have (a particular price, value, or worth).
- To have (interest or a specified rate of interest) stipulated in its terms.
- To have (an appendage, organ, etc.) as part of the body; (of a part of the body) to have (an appendage).
- To carry or hold in the mind; to experience, entertain, harbour (an idea, feeling, or emotion).
- To feel and show (respect, reverence, loyalty, etc.) to, towards, or unto a person or thing.
- To have (a relation, correspondence, etc.) to something else.
- To give (written or oral testimony or evidence); (figurative) to provide or constitute (evidence or proof), give witness.
- To have (a certain meaning, intent, or effect).
- To behave or conduct (oneself).
- To possess and use, to exercise (power or influence); to hold (an office, rank, or position).
- To carry or convey, literally or figuratively.
- To support or sustain; to hold up.
- To endure or withstand (hardship, scrutiny, etc.); to tolerate; to be patient (with).
- To admit or be capable of (a meaning); to suffer or sustain without violence, injury, or change.
- To carry on, or maintain; to have.
- To push, thrust, press.
- To take effect; to have influence or force; to be relevant.
- To give birth to (someone or something) (may take the father of the direct object as an indirect object).
- To sustain, or be answerable for (blame, expense, responsibility, etc.).
- To warrant, justify the need for.
- To produce or yield something, such as fruit or crops.
- To afford, to be something to someone, to supply with something.
- Of a weapon, to be aimed at an enemy or other target.
- To be, or head, in a specific direction or azimuth (from somewhere).
noun
- The meat of this animal.
- A state policeman (short for Smokey Bear).
- A portable punching machine.
- An investor who sells commodities, securities, or futures in anticipation of a fall in prices.
- A block covered with coarse matting, used to scour the deck.
- A large, generally omnivorous mammal (a few species are purely carnivorous or herbivorous), related to the dog and raccoon, having shaggy hair, a very small tail, and flat feet; a member of the family Ursidae.
- Something difficult or tiresome; a burden or chore.
- The fifteenth Lenormand card.
- A rough, unmannerly, uncouth person.
- A large, hairy man, especially one who is homosexual.
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noun
- Such a shared attribute or characteristic
- The common people; the commonalty
- A quality that applies to materiel or systems: (a) possessing like and interchangeable parts or characteristics enabling each to be utilized, or operated and maintained in common; (b) having interchangeable repair parts and/or components; (c) applying to consumable items interchangeably equivalent without adjustment.
- The joint possession of a set of attributes or characteristics.
adj
noun
- The presence of unique attributes that make a product indisposable and valuable to its owner.
- The property of sticking or adhering; adhesion.
- Of prices or wages: the tendency to stay the same despite changes in the economy.
- Warmth and humidity, as on a muggy day.
- An overemotional attachment to others; clinging in interpersonal relations; difficulty with ending conversations.
- A research measure that captures the extent to which viewers wish to spend more time looking at or reading a print advertisement.
noun
- An inherently advantageous or excellent quality of something or someone; a favourable point, an advantage.
- A creature embodying divine power, specifically one of the orders of heavenly beings, traditionally ranked above angels and below archangels.
- Accordance with moral principles; conformity of behaviour or thought with the strictures of morality; good moral conduct.
- A particular manifestation of moral excellence in a person; an admirable quality.
- Specifically, each of several qualities held to be particularly important, including the four cardinal virtues, the three theological virtues, or the seven virtues opposed to the seven deadly sins.
- Specifically, moral conduct in sexual behaviour, especially of women; chastity.
- The inherent power or efficacy of something (now only in phrases).
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