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verb
- To make improvements or repairs.
- To furnish with dung; manure; fatten with manure; fertilise.
- To benefit; gain.
- To thrive; fatten; prosper; improve.
- To flatter; congratulate oneself; anticipate.
- To satisfy; indulge; gratify.
- To do good to (someone); benefit; cause to improve or gain.
- To make good; turn to good; improve.
noun
- The forces or behaviours that are the enemy of evil. Usually consists of helping others and general benevolence.
- The abstract instantiation of goodness; that which possesses desirable qualities, promotes success, welfare, or happiness, is serviceable, fit, excellent, kind, benevolent, etc.
- An item of merchandise.
- A result that is positive in the view of the speaker.
intj
adv
adj
- Useful for a particular purpose; functional.
- True, valid, of explanatory strength.
- Beneficial; worthwhile.
- Satisfied or at ease; not requiring more.
- Able to be depended on for the discharge of obligations incurred; of unimpaired credit; used with for.
- Reasonable in amount.
- Accepting of, OK with
- Valid, of worth, capable of being honoured.
- Being satisfying; meeting dietary requirements.
- Of food or other perishable products, still fit for use; not yet expired, stale, rotten, etc.
- Effective.
- Favourable.
- Unblemished; honourable.
- Very, extremely. See good and.
- Large in amount or size.
- Full; entire; at least as much as.
- Ready
- Healthful.
- Acting in the interest of what is beneficial, ethical, or moral.
- Well-behaved (especially of children or animals).
- Adequate; sufficient; not fallacious.
- Having a particularly pleasant taste.
- Pleasant; enjoyable.
- Competent or talented.
- Holy (especially when capitalized) .
noun
noun
- The act of altering for the better, or correcting what is erroneous or faulty; correction; improvement.
- An intentional change in the spelling of a scientific name, which is usually not allowed.
- Alteration by editorial criticism, as of a text so as to give a better reading; removal of errors or corruptions from a document.
noun
- the disadvantage that results from losing something
- something that is lost
- gradual decline in amount or activity
- the act of losing someone or something
- the experience of losing a loved one
- the amount by which the cost of a business exceeds its revenue
- military personnel lost by death or capture
- euphemistic expressions for death
noun
verb
- To put into a new and improved form or condition; to restore to a former good state, or bring from bad to good; to change from worse to better
- To form again or in a new configuration.
- to reform a profligate man; to reform corrupt manners or morals; to reform a criminal
- To return to a good state; to amend or correct one's own character or habits
proverb
- Commenting that a seemingly unfortunate or unfavourable situation or change may be beneficial later or in the long run.
- The way God guides us in and through our lives may seem illogical and beyond our understanding, but at the end it ultimately leads us to what our hearts truly desire.
- Expressing confidence that a conundrum has a solution despite it not being apparent.
noun
- An improvement
- An upward grade or slope.
- An improved component or replacement item, usually applied to technology
verb
- To improve in condition or status.
- To improve, usually applied to technology, generally by complete replacement of one or more components
- To replace with something better.
- To improve the equipment or furnishings of or services rendered to
- To replace a program with a later version of itself, a version having a higher version number or marketed under a more recent product name.
adv
noun
noun
noun
- a damage or loss
- any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.; the condition of an injury
- psychological suffering
- feelings of mental or physical pain
- the act of damaging something or someone
verb
- be the source of pain
- give trouble or pain to
- cause emotional anguish or make miserable
- cause damage or affect negatively
- hurt the feelings of
- feel physical pain
- be in pain
adj
noun
prep_phrase
noun
verb
- progress by being changed
- change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
- cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
- move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion
- change residence, affiliation, or place of employment
- follow a procedure or take a course
- be in a state of action
- go or proceed from one point to another
- perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
- have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
- give an incentive for action
- arouse sympathy or compassion in
- dispose of by selling
- live one's life in a specified environment
- have a turn; make one's move in a game
- propose formally; in a debate or parliamentary meeting
noun
verb
- progress by being changed
- move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
- flee; take to one's heels; cut and run
- stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point
- direct or control; projects, businesses, etc.
- have a particular form
- move along, of liquids
- perform as expected when applied
- change or be different within limits
- run, stand, or compete for an office or a position
- cause to emit recorded audio or video
- move about freely and without restraint, or act as if running around in an uncontrolled way
- have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined
- be operating, running or functioning
- change from one state to another
- cause to perform
- be affected by; be subjected to
- continue to exist
- occur persistently
- carry out a process or program, as on a computer or a machine
- include as the content; broadcast or publicize
- conduct to completion
- pass over, across, or through
- cause something to pass or lead somewhere
- make without a miss
- deal in illegally, such as arms or liquor
- cause an animal to move fast
- be diffused
- sail before the wind
- cover by running; run a certain distance
- extend or continue for a certain period of time
- set animals loose to graze
- keep company
- run with the ball; in such sports as football
- travel rapidly, by any (unspecified) means
- travel a route regularly
- pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
- compete in a race
- reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating
- come unraveled or undone as if by snagging
- become undone
noun
- a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely
- the act of testing something
- a race run on foot
- an unbroken series of events
- (American football) a play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the opposing team
- a regular trip
- the act of running; traveling on foot at a fast pace
- the continuous period of time during which something (a machine or a factory) operates or continues in operation
- unrestricted freedom to use
- the production achieved during a continuous period of operation (of a machine or factory etc.)
- a small stream
- a race between candidates for elective office
- a row of unravelled stitches
- the pouring forth of a fluid
- an unbroken chronological sequence
- a short trip
verb
- progress by being changed
- change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
- follow a procedure or take a course
- move away from a place into another direction
- enter or assume a certain state or condition
- be awarded; be allotted
- have a particular form
- stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point
- follow a certain course
- be abolished or discarded
- be or continue to be in a certain condition
- make a certain noise or sound
- perform as expected when applied
- to be spent or finished
- continue to live and avoid dying
- pass, fare, or elapse; of a certain state of affairs or action
- pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
- be in the right place or situation
- be ranked or compare
- begin or set in motion
- have a turn; make one's move in a game
- be contained in
- be sounded, played, or expressed
- blend or harmonize
- lead, extend, or afford access
- be the right size or shape; fit correctly or as desired
- go through in search of something; search through someone's belongings in an unauthorized way
- be spent
- give support (to) or make a choice (of) one out of a group or number
- stop operating or functioning
noun
- a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
- street names for methylenedioxymethamphetamine
- a usually brief attempt
- a board game for two players who place counters on a grid; the object is to surround and so capture the opponent's counters
adj
noun
- the result of alteration or modification
- 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 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
- 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
- give to, and receive from, one another
- change from one vehicle or transportation line to another
- become deeper in tone
- remove or replace the coverings of
noun
- The act of making good or compensating for loss or injury.
- A process of compensation for losses.
- The movement of rotation which usually occurs in childbirth after the head has been delivered, and which causes the latter to point towards the side to which it was directed at the beginning of labour.
- That which is offered or given in return for what has been lost, injured, or destroyed; compensation.
- A return or restoration to a previous condition or position.
noun
- Net positive difference that results from economic development intervention. The extent to which an activity (and associated outputs, outcomes and impacts) is larger in scale, at a higher quality, takes place quicker, takes place at a different location, or takes place at all as a result of intervention. Additionality measures the net result, taking account of deadweight, leakage, displacement, substitution and economic multipliers.
- The property of being additional.
noun
- Something which is improved
- Increase; growth; progress; advance.
- The act of improving; advancement or growth; a bettering
- Valuable additions or betterments, for example buildings, clearings, drains, fences, etc., on premises.
- A useful addition to, or modification of, a machine, manufacture, or composition.
- The state of being improved; betterment; advance
- The act of making profitable use or application of anything, or the state of being profitably employed; practical application, for example of a doctrine, principle, or theory, stated in a discourse.
noun
- recovery or preservation from loss or danger
- the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail)
- the event of giving birth
- your characteristic style or manner of expressing yourself orally
- the voluntary transfer of something (title or possession) from one party to another
- the act of throwing a baseball or softball by the pitcher towards home plate, which initiates play by giving the batter a chance to hit it
- the act of delivering a child
noun
- Reason to expect improvement or success; potential.
- A transaction between two persons whereby the first person undertakes in the future to render some service or gift to the second person or devotes something valuable now and here to his use.
- A placeholder object representing the eventual result of an asynchronous operation.
- an oath or affirmation; a vow
verb
noun
- Gain or loss from an investment.
- The act of relinquishing control to the calling procedure.
- An answer.
- A return value: the data passed back from a called procedure.
- A return pipe, returning fluid to a boiler or other central plant (compare with flow pipe, which carries liquid away from a central plant).
- The act of catching a ball after a punt and running it back towards the opposing team.
- A return ticket.
- An item that is returned, e.g. due to a defect, or the act of returning it.
- An account, or formal report, of an action performed, of a duty discharged, of facts or statistics, etc.; especially, in the plural, a set of tabulated statistics prepared for general information.
- The continuation in a different direction, most often at a right angle, of a building, face of a building, or any member, such as a moulding; applied to the shorter in contradistinction to the longer.
- A report of income submitted to a government for purposes of specifying exact tax payment amounts; a tax return.
- A throw from a fielder to the wicket-keeper or to another fielder at the wicket.
- A carriage return character.
- The act of returning.
- A short perpendicular extension of a desk, usually slightly lower.
verb
- To elect according to the official report of the election officers.
- To recur; to come again.
- To throw a ball back to the wicket-keeper (or a fielder at that position) from somewhere in the field.
- To come or go back (to a place or person).
- To give in requital or recompense; to requite.
- To give something back to its original holder or owner.
- To report, or bring back and make known.
- To go back in thought, narration, or argument.
- To place or put back something where it had been.
- To bat the ball back over the net in response to a serve.
- To play a card as a result of another player's lead.
- To pass (data) back to the calling procedure.
- To say in reply; to respond.
- To take back something to a vendor for a complete or partial refund.
- To relinquish control to the calling procedure.
noun
- A positive or favourable outcome for someone.
- That which results; the conclusion or end to which any course or condition of things leads, or which is obtained by any process or operation; consequence or effect.
- The final product, beneficial or tangible effect(s) achieved by effort.
- The final score in a game.
- The decision or determination of a council or deliberative assembly; a resolve; a decree.
intj
verb
noun
- A repair or corrective action.
- fettlings (mixture used to line a furnace)
- A prearrangement of the outcome of a supposedly competitive process, such as a sporting event, a game, an election, a trial, or a bid.
- A determination of location.
- A difficult situation; a quandary or dilemma; a predicament.
- A single dose of an addictive drug administered to a drug user.
verb
- To focus or determine (oneself, on a concept); to fixate.
- To make (a contest, vote, or gamble) unfair; to privilege one contestant or a particular group of contestants, usually before the contest begins; to arrange immunity for defendants by tampering with the justice system via bribery or extortion.
- To attach; to affix; to hold in place or at a particular time.
- To surgically render an animal, especially a pet, infertile.
- To render (a photographic impression) permanent by treating with such applications as will make it insensitive to the action of light.
- To become fixed; to settle or remain permanently; to cease from wandering; to rest.
- To take revenge on, to best; to serve justice on an assumed miscreant.
- To convert into a stable or available form.
- To become firm, so as to resist volatilization; to cease to flow or be fluid; to congeal; to become hard and malleable, as a metallic substance.
- To prevent enemy pawns from advancing by directly opposing the most advanced one with one of one's own pawns so as to threaten to capture any advancing backward pawns.
- To mend, to repair.
- To prepare (food or drink).
- To map a (point or subset) to itself.
verb
- To improve after decline.
- To become firm; stabilise.
- To make firm or strong; fix securely.
- To make compact or resistant to pressure; solidify.
- To shorten (of betting odds).
- To select (a higher education institution) as one's preferred choice, so as to enrol automatically if one's grades match the conditional offer.
adj
- Durable, rigid (material state)
- Fixed (in opinion).
- Insistent upon something, not accepting dissent.
- Steadfast, secure, solid (in position)
noun
noun
- A careful attention to the probable effects of an act, in order that failure or harm may be avoided.
- A formal warning given as an alternative to prosecution in minor cases.
- Security; guaranty; bail.
- A yellow card.
- Prudence when faced with, or when expecting to face, danger; care taken in order to avoid risk or harm.
verb
noun
- A sudden negative change, such as loss, damage, weakening, consumption or diminution, especially one produced by an external force, event or action
- A type of maize/corn with a relatively soft outer hull, and a soft type of starch that shrinks at maturity to leave an indentation in the surface of the kernel.
- A slot or a wire in a reed
- A minor impact or effect made upon something.
- A tooth, as of a card, a gear wheel, etc.
- A shallow deformation in the surface of an object, produced by an impact.
verb
verb
- have a reducing effect
- separate with or as if with an instrument
- cut down on; make a reduction in
- turn sharply; change direction abruptly
- make an incision or separation
- discharge from a group
- form by probing, penetrating, or digging
- style and tailor in a certain fashion
- hit (a ball) with a spin so that it turns in the opposite direction
- make out and issue
- cut and assemble the components of
- intentionally fail to attend
- be able to manage or manage successfully
- give the appearance or impression of
- move (one's fist)
- pass directly and often in haste
- pass through or across
- make an abrupt change of image or sound
- stop filming
- make a recording of
- record a performance on (a medium)
- create by duplicating data
- form or shape by cutting or incising
- perform or carry out
- function as a cutting instrument
- allow incision or separation
- divide a deck of cards at random into two parts to make selection difficult
- cause to stop operating by disengaging a switch
- reap or harvest
- fell by sawing; hew
- penetrate injuriously
- refuse to acknowledge
- shorten as if by severing the edges or ends of
- weed out unwanted or unnecessary things
- dissolve by breaking down the fat of
- cease, stop
- reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
- lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture
- have grow through the gums
- grow through the gums
- cut off the testicles (of male animals such as horses)
noun
- a share of the profits
- (film) an immediate transition from one shot to the next
- a trench resembling a furrow that was made by erosion or excavation
- a step on some scale
- a wound made by cutting
- a piece of meat that has been cut from an animal carcass
- a remark capable of wounding mentally
- a distinct selection of music from a recording or a compact disc
- the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage
- the style in which a garment is cut
- a canal made by erosion or excavation
- a refusal to recognize someone you know
- in baseball; a batter's attempt to hit a pitched ball
- (sports) a stroke that puts reverse spin on the ball
- the division of a deck of cards before dealing
- the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge
- the act of cutting something into parts
- the act of shortening something by chopping off the ends
- the act of reducing the amount or number
- an unexcused absence from class
adj
- with parts removed
- (of a male animal) having the testicles removed
- (used of rates or prices) reduced usually sharply
- mixed with water
adj
verb
- cause the failure or ruin of
- terminate or end
- become separated into pieces or fragments
- render inoperable or ineffective
- ruin completely
- destroy the integrity of; usually by force; cause to separate into pieces or fragments
- act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises
- move away or escape suddenly
- scatter or part
- force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up
- prevent completion
- enter someone's (virtual or real) property in an unauthorized manner, usually with the intent to steal or commit a violent act
- make submissive, obedient, or useful
- fail to agree with; be in violation of; as of rules or patterns
- surpass in excellence
- make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
- come into being
- stop operating or functioning
- interrupt a continued activity
- make a rupture in the ranks of the enemy or one's own by quitting or fleeing
- curl over and fall apart in surf or foam, of waves
- lessen in force or effect
- be broken in
- come to an end
- vary or interrupt a uniformity or continuity
- cause to give up a habit
- give up
- come forth or begin from a state of latency
- happen or take place
- invalidate by judicial action
- discontinue an association or relation; go different ways
- assign to a lower position; reduce in rank
- reduce to bankruptcy
- change directions suddenly
- emerge from the surface of a body of water
- break down, literally or metaphorically
- do a break dance
- exchange for smaller units of money
- destroy the completeness of a set of related items
- make the opening shot that scatters the balls
- separate from a clinch, in boxing
- go to pieces
- break a piece from a whole
- become punctured or penetrated
- pierce or penetrate
- be released or become known; of news
- cease an action temporarily
- interrupt the flow of current in
- undergo breaking
- find a flaw in
- find the solution or key to
- change suddenly from one tone quality or register to another
- happen
- become fractured; break or crack on the surface only
- crack; of the male voice in puberty
- fall sharply
- fracture a bone of
- diminish or discontinue abruptly
- weaken or destroy in spirit or body
noun
- some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity
- an unexpected piece of good luck
- (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other
- a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions)
- a pause from doing something (as work)
- the act of breaking something
- a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
- breaking of hard tissue such as bone
- the occurrence of breaking
- an abrupt change in the tone or register of the voice (as at puberty or due to emotion)
- the opening shot that scatters the balls in billiards or pool
- (tennis) a score consisting of winning a game when your opponent was serving
- an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity
- a sudden dash
- any frame in which a bowler fails to make a strike or spare
- an escape from jail
verb
- To adjust or adapt to a change, often a harm or deprivation.
- To do (something good) after (something bad) happens
- To make up for; to do something in place of something else; to correct, satisfy; to reach an agreement such that the scales are literally or (metaphorically) balanced; to equalize or make even.
- To pay or reward someone in exchange for work done or some other consideration.
verb
- hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of
- render unsuitable for passage
- stop from happening or developing
- interfere with or prevent the reception of signals
- run on a block system
- interrupt the normal function of by means of anesthesia
- shut out from view or get in the way so as to hide from sight
- stamp or emboss a title or design on a book with a block
- obstruct
- block passage through
- support, secure, or raise with a block
- impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball)
- be unable to remember
- shape by using a block
- shape into a block or blocks
- prohibit the conversion or use of (assets)
noun
- a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides)
- a rectangular area in a city surrounded by streets and usually containing several buildings
- a three-dimensional shape with six square or rectangular sides
- a number or quantity of related things dealt with as a unit
- housing in a large building that is divided into separate units
- (computer science) a sector or group of sectors that function as the smallest data unit permitted
- an inability to remember or think of something you normally can do; often caused by emotional tension
- a simple machine consisting of a wheel with a groove in which a rope can run to change the direction or point of application of a force applied to the rope
- a metal casting containing the cylinders and cooling ducts of an engine
- an obstruction in a pipe or tube
- a platform from which an auctioneer sells
- the act of obstructing or deflecting someone's movements
verb
- To suffer the loss of something by wrongdoing or non-compliance
- To fail to keep an obligation.
- To lose a contest, game, match, or other form of competition by voluntary withdrawal, by failing to attend or participate, or by violation of the rules
- To be guilty of a misdeed; to be criminal; to transgress.
adj
noun
- Something deposited and redeemable by a sportive fine as part of a game.
- A penalty for or consequence of a misdemeanor.
- A thing forfeited; that which is taken from somebody in requital of a misdeed committed; that which is lost, or the right to which is alienated, by a crime, breach of contract, etc.
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