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verb
- change the nature, purpose, or function of something
- change in nature, purpose, or function; undergo a chemical change
- change from one system to another or to a new plan or policy
- change religious beliefs, or adopt a religious belief
- exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category
- cause to adopt a new or different faith
- score an extra point or points after touchdown by kicking the ball through the uprights or advancing the ball into the end zone
- make (someone) agree, understand, or realize the truth or validity of something
- exchange a penalty for a less severe one
noun
noun
- Firmity of purpose, fixity of intent
- One's intention or decision; someone's orders or commands.
- The act of choosing to do something; a person’s conscious intent or volition.
- One's independent faculty of choice; the ability to be able to exercise one's choice or intention.
- A formal declaration of one's intent concerning the disposal of one's property and holdings after death; the legal document stating such wishes.
verb
- To choose or agree to (do something); used to express intention but without any temporal connotations (+ bare infinitive), often in questions and negation.
- To instruct (that something be done) in one's will.
- Used to express the future tense, sometimes with some implication of volition when used in the first person. Compare shall.
- To bequeath (something) to someone in one's will (legal document).
- Expressing a present tense with some conditional or subjective weakening: "will turn out to", "must by inference".
- To exert one's force of will (intention) in order to compel, or attempt to compel, something to happen or someone to do something.
- To be able to, to have the capacity to.
- To habitually do (a given action).
- To wish, desire (something).
adj
- Pertaining to or demonstrating purpose.
- Pertaining to purpose, as reflected in behaviour or mental activity.
- Of a clause or conjunction: expressing purpose.
- Serving a particular purpose; adapted to a given purpose, especially through natural evolution.
- Done or performed with a conscious purpose or intent.
- Possessed of a firm purpose.
adj
noun
- the act of changing from one use or function or purpose to another
- an event that results in a transformation
- a change in the units or form of an expression:
- a successful free throw or try for point after a touchdown
- a spiritual enlightenment causing a person to lead a new life
- (psychiatry) a defense mechanism represses emotional conflicts which are then converted into physical symptoms that have no organic basis
- a change of religion
- interchange of subject and predicate of a proposition
- act of exchanging one type of money or security for another
noun
- the action of changing something
- 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 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
- 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
verb
- To have a given use or purpose; to function for something or to do something.
- To be useful to; to meet the needs of.
- To be a servant or worker; to perform the duties of a servant or employee; to render service.
- To officially deliver (a legal notice, summons etc.).
- To be a servant for; to work for, to be employed by.
- To be a formal servant for (a god or deity); to worship in an official capacity.
- To attractively display something (especially a body part) as part of one's personal appearance.
- To wind spun yarn etc. tightly around (a rope or cable, etc.) so as to protect it from chafing or from the weather.
- To lead off with the first delivery over the net in tennis, volleyball, ping pong, badminton etc.
- To perform (a public obligation).
- To set down (food or drink) on the table to be eaten; to bring (food, drink) to a person.
- To copulate with (of male animals); to cover.
- To present an attractive personal appearance.
- To usefully take the place as, instead of something else.
- To provide crack cocaine (to), usually by selling, dealing, or distributing.
- To work through (a given period of time in prison, a sentence).
- To evoke something (especially a person) with one's personal appearance.
- To be in military service.
- To make legal service upon (a person named in a writ, summons, etc.)
- To work, to operate (a weapon).
- To wait upon (someone) at table; to set food and drink in front of, to help (someone) to food, meals etc.
noun
noun
- Anything used to effect a purpose; any device or contrivance; an agent.
- A person or group of people which influence a larger group; a driving force.
- A self-powered vehicle, especially a locomotive, used for pulling cars along a track.
- A large construction used in warfare, such as a battering ram, catapult etc.
- The part of a car or other vehicle which provides the force for motion, now especially one powered by internal combustion.
- A complex mechanical device which converts energy into useful motion or physical effects.
- A software or hardware system responsible for a specific technical task (usually with qualifying word).
noun
- the trait of sincere and steadfast fixity of purpose
- the act of binding yourself (intellectually or emotionally) to a course of action
- an engagement by contract involving financial obligation
- a message that makes a pledge
- the official act of consigning a person to confinement (as in a prison or mental hospital)
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verb
noun
noun
- A purpose or objective, which makes something meaningful.
- The attitude assumed by a pointer dog when he finds game.
- A focus of conversation or consideration; the main idea.
- A particular moment in an event or occurrence; a juncture.
- Pointedness of speech or writing; a penetrating or decisive quality of expression.
- A tine or snag of an antler.
- Each of the main directions on a compass, usually considered to be 32 in number; a direction.
- A topic of discussion or debate; a proposition.
- A decimal point (now especially when reading decimal fractions aloud).
- A spot to which a straight run is made; hence, a straight run from point to point; a cross-country run.
- A peninsula or promontory.
- The position of the player of each side who stands a short distance in front of the goalkeeper.
- Any projecting extremity of an object.
- A full stop or other terminal punctuation mark.
- A specific location or place, seen as a spatial position.
- The position at the front or vanguard of an advancing force.
- A distinguishing quality or characteristic.
- a unit of measure equal to 1/12 of a pica, or approximately 1/72 of an inch (exactly 1/72 of an inch in the digital era).
- Each of the marks or strokes written above letters, especially in Semitic languages, to indicate vowels, stress etc.
- Either of the two metal surfaces in a distributor which close or open to allow or prevent the flow of current through the ignition coil. There is usually a moving point, pushed by the distributor cam, and a fixed point, and they are built together as a unit.
- An object which has a sharp or tapering tip.
- A unit of measure for rain, equal to 0.254 mm or 0.01 of an inch.
- An operational or public leadership position in a risky endeavor.
- The difference between two points of the compass.
- A railroad switch.
- Something tiny, as a pinprick; a very small mark.
- An electric power socket.
- A movement executed with the sabre or foil.
- A unit of scoring in a game or competition.
- An individual element in a larger whole; a particular detail, thought, or quality.
- An area of contrasting colour on an animal, especially a dog; a marking.
- A short piece of cordage used in reefing sails.
- The act of pointing, as of the foot downward in certain dance positions.
- A dot or mark used to designate certain tones or time. In ancient music, it distinguished or characterized certain tones or styles (points of perfection, of augmentation, etc.). In modern music, it is placed on the right of a note to raise its value, or prolong its time, by one half.
- The sharp tip of an object.
- A string or lace used to tie together certain garments.
- A unit used to express differences in prices of stocks and shares.
- The perpendicular rising of a hawk over the place where its prey has gone into cover.
- A note; a tune.
- A zero-dimensional mathematical object representing a location in one or more dimensions; something considered to have position but no magnitude or direction.
- The position of the pitcher and catcher.
- The gesture of extending the index finger in a direction in order to indicate something.
- A fielding position square of the wicket on the off side, between gully and cover.
- Each of the twelve triangular positions in either table of a backgammon board, on which the stones are played.
- A tenth; formerly also a twelfth.
- One of the several different parts of the escutcheon.
- Lace worked by the needle.
- A unit of bearing equal to one thirty-second of a circle, i.e. 11.25°.
verb
- To give a point to; to sharpen; to cut, forge, grind, or file to an acute end.
- To repair mortar.
- To direct toward an object; to aim.
- To direct the central processing unit to seek information at a certain location in memory.
- To draw attention to something or indicate a direction.
- To face in a particular direction.
- To separate an integer from a decimal with a decimal point.
- To extend the index finger in the direction of something in order to show where it is or to draw attention to it.
- To indicate the presence of game by a fixed and steady look, as certain hunting dogs do.
- To mark with diacritics.
- To direct or encourage (someone) in a particular direction.
- To direct requests sent to a domain name to the IP address corresponding to that domain name.
- To fill up and finish the joints of (a wall), by introducing additional cement or mortar, and bringing it to a smooth surface.
- To indicate a probability of something.
- To cut, as a surface, with a pointed tool.
- To sail close to the wind.
- To approximate to the surface; to head.
adj
adj
- Able to be turned to a different purpose.
- Able to be exchanged for foreign currency.
- Able to be exchanged for a different class of security (usually common stock) under certain set terms.
- Able to be exchanged, one for the other, especially
- Able to be turned to a different religion or belief.
- Able to undergo conversion (i.e., inversion) without falsehood.
- Able to change from a closed to an open frame and back again.
- Able to be exchanged for specie.
noun
- A convertible security: a stock, bond, etc. that can be turned into another (usually common stock) under certain set terms.
- A convertible car: a car with a removable or foldable roof able to convert from a closed to open vehicle and back again.
- A computer able to convert from laptop to tablet and back again.
noun
- the act of changing one thing or position for another
- 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
verb
- change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence
- exchange or give (something) in exchange for
- 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
noun
- the act of changing one thing or position for another
- an event in which something is displaced without rotation
- a qualitative change
- the time period during which you are at work
- the act of moving from one place to another
- (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other
- a crew of workers who work for a specific period of time
- the key on the typewriter keyboard that shifts from lower-case letters to upper-case letters
- a woman's sleeveless undergarment
- a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist
verb
- make a shift in or exchange of
- change place or direction
- move around
- move very slightly
- move from one setting or context to another
- change in quality
- move and exchange for another
- move sideways or in an unsteady way
- move abruptly
- use a shift key on a keyboard
- change phonetically as part of a systematic historical change
- change gears
- lay aside, abandon, or leave for another
noun
- Effect in achieving a goal or aim; purpose, use (now usually in negative constructions).
- An advertising slot or package.
- A press avail.
- A readily available stock of oil.
- Non-binding notice of availability for work.
- Proceeds; profits from business transactions.
verb
- To turn to the advantage of.
- To provide; to make available; to use or take advantage of (an opportunity or available resource).
- To promote; to assist.
- To be of use or advantage; to answer or serve the purpose; to have strength, force, or efficacy sufficient to accomplish the object.
- To be of service to.
suffix
- Indicates a purpose or a user.
- Used to indicate a quantity of something, especially of time.
- Attached to a noun or noun phrase linked to a genitive of, forming a double genitive.
- Used to form the plurals of numerals, letters, some abbreviations and some nouns, usually because the omission of an apostrophe would make the meaning unclear or ambiguous.
- Used to form the plural of nouns that correctly take just an "s" in the plural. See greengrocer’s apostrophe.
- In the absence of a specified object, used to indicate “the house/place/establishment of”.
- Possessive marker, indicating that an object belongs to the noun or noun phrase bearing the marker.
- Used to indicate various other kinds of relationship, such as source or origin, object of an action, subject depicted, etc.
noun
- a rational motive for a belief or action
- an explanation of the cause of some phenomenon
- the capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination
- the state of having good sense and sound judgment
- a justification for something existing or happening
- a fact that logically justifies some premise or conclusion
verb
noun
- the act of changing one thing for another thing
- 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 giving something in return for something received
- 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
adj
- Favoring fundamental change, or change at the root cause of a matter.
- Relating to a radix or mathematical root.
- Thoroughgoing; far-reaching.
- Involving free radicals.
- Excellent; awesome.
- Produced using the root of the tongue.
- Pertaining to a root (of a plant).
- Pertaining to the basic or intrinsic nature of something.
- Of or pertaining to the root of a word.
noun
- A root (of a number or quantity).
- In Celtic languages, refers to the basic, underlying form of an initial consonant which can be further mutated under the Celtic initial consonant mutations.
- A person with radical opinions.
- In logographic writing systems such as the Chinese writing system, the portion of a character (if any) that provides an indication of its meaning, as opposed to phonetic.
- In Semitic languages, any one of the set of consonants (typically three) that make up a root.
- A free radical.
- Given an ideal I in a commutative ring R, another ideal, denoted Rad(I) or √, such that an element x ∈ R is in Rad(I) if, for some positive integer n, xⁿ ∈ I; equivalently, the intersection of all prime ideals containing I.
- The intersection of maximal submodules of a given module.
- A member of the most progressive wing of the Liberal Party; someone favouring social reform (but generally stopping short of socialism).
- Given a ring R, an ideal containing elements of R that share a property considered, in some sense, "not good".
- A group of atoms, joined by covalent bonds, that take part in reactions as a single unit.
- A member of an influential, centrist political party favouring moderate social reform, a republican constitution, and secular politics.
- The product of the distinct prime factors of a given positive integer.
noun
- The meaning, reason, or value of something.
- Perception through the intellect; apprehension; awareness.
- One of two opposite directions in which a vector (especially of motion) may point. See also polarity.
- A natural appreciation or ability.
- The way that a referent is presented.
- A single conventional use of a word; one of the entries for a word in a dictionary.
- Sound practical or moral judgment.
- Any of the manners by which living beings perceive the physical world: for humans sight, smell, hearing, touch, taste.
- referring to the strand of a nucleic acid that directly specifies the product.
- One of two opposite directions of rotation, clockwise versus anti-clockwise.
- Any particular meaning of a word, among its various meanings.
verb
noun
- the act of changing one thing for another thing
- 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)
- reciprocal transfer of equivalent sums of money (especially the currencies of different countries)
verb
noun
- a rational motive for a belief or action
- the solid part of the earth's surface
- the loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface
- a relation that provides the foundation for something
- a position to be won or defended in battle (or as if in battle)
- the part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground
- material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use)
- a relatively homogeneous percept extending back of the figure on which attention is focused
- a connection between an electrical device and a large conducting body, such as the earth (which is taken to be at zero voltage)
- (art) the surface (as a wall or canvas) prepared to take the paint for a painting
- the first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface
verb
- fix firmly and stably
- confine or restrict to the ground
- place or put on the ground
- instruct someone in the fundamentals of a subject
- bring to the ground
- hit or reach the ground
- throw to the ground in order to stop play and avoid being tackled behind the line of scrimmage
- (baseball) a hit that travels along the playing field.
- cover with a primer; apply a primer to
- connect to a ground
- use as a basis for; found on
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