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wishful
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ingenuitous
successful
smile
flattering
furthersome
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for
mouthwatering
plummy
built-up
motivational
puff
timesaving
forecount
gain ground
scopulate
know
brisk up
succeed
demotivational
show up
representant
facilitation
show
un-
come from a good place
realizable
promotion
furtherance
ambitious
ambition
pretentious
honorific
kindle
amp
assertion
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foremeaning
accept
design
proceleusmatic
take
aspiration
with a view to
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recognitional
bit of alright
bring home the bacon
scrounge
cadge
purposive
propitiate
appetizing
shnorr
aim
proverse
win
bold
deliver the goods
positive
uphand
move in on
unveiling
desirable
adduction
schnorr
well
uncomplimentary
come through
plus
speculatory
forward-lookingness
purchase
discreditation
foresighted
enlightening
zhoosh
whip up
bias
edifying
quicken
expediential
knowing
come
favorable
pick up
-maxx
stirring
acceptive
inheart
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brisk
cocker up
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adj
- Favouring or promoting progress; advanced.
- Advancing in severity.
- Of or relating to progressive education.
- Liberal.
- Continuous.
- Promoting or favoring progress towards improved conditions or new policies, ideas, or methods.
- Increasing in rate as the taxable amount increases.
- Gradually advancing in extent; increasing.
noun
prep
- Indicating something desired or anticipated.
- Due or facing (a certain outcome or fate).
- By the standards of, usually with the implication that those standards are lower than one might otherwise expect; considering.
- Used in various more-or-less idiomatic ways to construe individual verbs, indicating various semantic relationships such as target, purpose, result, etc.; see also the entries for individual phrasal verbs, e.g. ask for, look for, stand for, etc.
- In order to obtain or acquire.
- Towards; in the direction of.
- Intended to cure, remove or counteract; in order to cure, remove or counteract.
- So (that), in order to
- On behalf of.
- Used to introduce a subject within a to-infinitive clause.
- In the role or capacity of; instead of; in place of.
- To be used or treated in a stated way, or with a stated purpose.
- Because of.
- Over (a period of time).
- To be, or as being.
- Used as part of a score to indicate the number of wickets that have fallen.
- Supporting, in favour of.
- In order to help, benefit, gratify, honor etc. (someone or something).
- Introducing the first item(s) in a potential sequence.
- In exchange for; in correspondence or equivalence with.
- In honor of; after.
- Out of; used to indicate a fraction, a ratio
- Despite, in spite of.
- Directed at; intended to belong to.
- Throughout or across (a distance in space).
conj
particle
adj
- Constructed or enhanced.
- Made of sections or layers, one on top of the other.
- Having buildings, especially having residences and high population density.
- (of an area of land) Having street lights and therefore subject to a 30 mph speed limit.
- Having increased in size, quantity, or intensity over time; accumulated.
- (of an area of land) Having specific traffic signaling and therefore usually subject to a maximum 50 km/h speed limit.
verb
- make proud or conceited
- smoke and exhale strongly
- suck in or take (air)
- breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
- praise extravagantly
- speak in a blustering or scornful manner
- to swell or cause to enlarge
- blow hard and loudly
noun
- a short light gust of air
- a light inflated pastry or puff shell
- exaggerated praise (as for promotional purposes)
- bedding made of two layers of cloth filled with stuffing and stitched together
- a soft spherical object made from fluffy fibers; for applying powder to the skin
- thick cushion used as a seat
- a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke)
- forceful exhalation through the nose or mouth
adj
verb
- To be or become aware or cognizant.
- To perceive the truth or factuality of; to be certain of or that.
- To experience.
- To understand or have a grasp of through experience or study.
- To be able to play or perform (a song or other piece of music).
- To be acquainted or familiar with; to have encountered.
- To be aware of; to be cognizant of.
- To recognize as the same (as someone or something previously encountered) after an absence or change.
- To have knowledge; to have information, be informed.
noun
verb
- To prevail in obtaining an intended objective or accomplishment; to prosper as a result or conclusion of a particular effort.
- To support; to prosper; to promote or give success to.
- To ascend the throne after the removal or death of the occupant.
- To follow something in sequence or time.
- To prosper or attain success and beneficial results in general.
- To descend, as an estate or an heirloom, in the same family; to devolve; (often with to).
- To come in the place of another person, thing, or event; to come next in the usual, natural, or prescribed course of things; to follow; hence, to come next in the possession of anything; (often with to).
- To come after or follow; to be subsequent or consequent; (often with to).
- To replace or supplant someone in order vis-à-vis an office, position, or title.
verb
- be or become visible or noticeable
- 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
- give expression to
- indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively
- 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
prefix
- intensifying a verb that already suggests opposition or removal
- 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
- not
- Used to form large numbers as the first in the sequence.
verb
noun
- Eager or inordinate desire for some object that confers distinction, as preferment, honor, superiority, political power, or fame; desire to distinguish one's self from other people.
- An object of an ardent desire.
- A personal quality similar to motivation, not necessarily tied to a single goal.
- A desire, as in (sense 1), for another person to achieve these things.
noun
- The act of asserting; positive declaration or averment.
- A statement in a program asserting a condition expected to be true at a particular point, used in debugging.
- A statement or declaration which lacks support or evidence.
- Maintenance; vindication
- Something which is asserted; a declaration; a statement asserted.
verb
- make use of or accept for some purpose
- consider or hold as true
- receive willingly something given or offered
- give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to
- react favorably to; consider right and proper
- admit into a group or community
- take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person
- tolerate or accommodate oneself to
- be designed to hold or take
- receive (a report) officially, as from a committee
- be sexually responsive to, used of a female domesticated mammal
verb
- intend or have as a purpose
- make or work out a plan for; devise
- plan something for a specific role or purpose or effect
- create the design for; create or execute in an artistic or highly skilled manner
- make a design of; plan out in systematic, often graphic form
- create designs
- conceive or fashion in the mind; invent
noun
- the act of working out the form of something (as by making a sketch or outline or plan)
- an arrangement scheme
- something intended as a guide for making something else
- a decorative or artistic work
- an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
- a preliminary sketch indicating the plan for something
- the creation of something in the mind
verb
- make use of or accept for some purpose
- carry out
- require (time or space)
- take somebody somewhere
- get into one's hands, take physically
- take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect
- interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression
- take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
- take into one's possession
- travel or go by means of a certain kind of transportation, or a certain route
- pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
- receive willingly something given or offered
- assume, as of positions or roles
- take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
- require as useful, just, or proper
- experience or feel or submit to
- make a film or photograph of something
- remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
- serve oneself to, or consume regularly
- accept or undergo, often unwillingly
- conquer by force
- occupy or take on
- admit into a group or community
- ascertain or determine by measuring, computing or take a reading from a dial
- be a student of a certain subject
- take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs
- head into a specified direction
- point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards
- be seized or affected in a specified way
- have with oneself; have on one's person
- engage for service under a term of contract
- receive or obtain regularly
- buy, select
- to get into a position of having, e.g., safety, comfort
- have sex with; archaic use
- lay claim to; as of an idea
- be designed to hold or take
- be capable of holding or containing
- develop a habit
- proceed along in a vehicle
- obtain by winning
- be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness
noun
verb
- propel or give impetus to
- move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
- have with oneself; have on one's person
- transmit or serve as the medium for transmission
- serve as a means for expressing something
- bear or be able to bear the weight, pressure,or responsibility of
- support or hold in a certain manner
- contain or hold; have within
- extend to a certain degree
- continue or extend
- be necessarily associated with or result in or involve
- win in an election
- include, as on a list
- behave in a certain manner
- have on hand
- include as the content; broadcast or publicize
- propel
- pass on a communication
- have as an inherent or characteristic feature or have as a consequence
- be conveyed over a certain distance
- keep up with financial support
- have or possess something abstract
- be equipped with (a mast or sail)
- win approval or support for
- compensate for a weaker partner or member by one's own performance
- take further or advance
- have on the surface or on the skin
- capture after a fight
- transfer (entries) from one account book to another
- transfer (a number, cipher, or remainder) to the next column or unit's place before or after, in addition or multiplication
- pursue a line of scent or be a bearer
- bear (a crop)
- drink alcohol without showing ill effects
- be able to feed
- have a certain range
- cover a certain distance or advance beyond
- secure the passage or adoption (of bills and motions)
- be successful in
- sing or play against other voices or parts
- be pregnant with
noun
verb
- To direct the intention or purpose; to attempt the accomplishment of a purpose; to try to gain; to endeavor;—followed by at, or by an infinitive
- To point or direct a missile, or a weapon which propels as missile, towards an object or spot with the intent of hitting it
- To direct (something verbal) towards a certain person, thing, or group
- To direct or point (e.g. a weapon), at a particular object; to direct, as a missile, an act, or a proceeding, at, to, or against an object
noun
- Intention or goal
- The ability of someone to aim straight; one's faculty for being able to hit a physical target
- The point intended to be hit, or object intended to be attained or affected.
- The pointing of a weapon, as a gun, a dart, or an arrow, or object, in the line of direction with the object intended to be struck; the line of fire; the direction of anything, such as a spear, a blow, a discourse, a remark, towards a particular point or object, with a view to strike or affect it.
adj
- involving advantage or good
- persuaded of; very sure
- formally laid down or imposed
- impossible to deny or disprove
- greater than zero
- having a positive charge
- marked by excessive confidence
adj
- characterized by or displaying affirmation or acceptance or certainty etc.
- indicating existence or presence of a suspected condition or pathogen
- of or relating to positivism
- reckoned, situated or tending in the direction which naturally or arbitrarily is taken to indicate increase or progress or onward motion
noun
adj
noun
- a deep hole or shaft dug or drilled to obtain water or oil or gas or brine
- a cavity or vessel used to contain liquid
- an abundant source
- an open shaft through the floors of a building (as for a stairway)
- an enclosed compartment in a ship or plane for holding something as e.g. fish or a plane's landing gear or for protecting something as e.g. a ship's pumps
adv
- (often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (`good' is a nonstandard dialectal variant for `well')
- thoroughly or completely; fully; often used as a combining form
- indicating high probability; in all likelihood
- (used for emphasis or as an intensifier) entirely or fully
- to a suitable or appropriate extent or degree
- favorably; with approval
- to a great extent or degree
- with great or especially intimate knowledge
- with prudence or propriety
- with skill or in a pleasing manner
- in a manner affording benefit or advantage
- in financial comfort
- without unusual distress or resentment; with good humor
verb
adj
noun
- Inclination towards something.
- A person's favourite member of a K-pop band.
- A wedge-shaped piece of cloth taken out of a garment (such as the waist of a dress) to diminish its circumference.
- The diagonal line between warp and weft in a woven fabric.
- The difference between the expectation of the sample estimator and the true population value, which reduces the representativeness of the estimator by systematically distorting it.
- In the games of crown green bowls and lawn bowls: a weight added to one side of a bowl so that as it rolls, it will follow a curved rather than a straight path; the oblique line followed by such a bowl; the lopsided shape or structure of such a bowl. In lawn bowls, the curved course is caused only by the shape of the bowl. The use of weights is prohibited.
- A voltage or current applied to an electronic device, such as a transistor electrode, to move its operating point to a desired part of its transfer function.
adv
adj
verb
verb
- To inspire or stimulate.
- To stimulate or assist the fermentation of (an alcoholic beverage, dough, etc.).
- To inspire or stimulate (an action, a feeling, etc.).
- To grow bright; to brighten.
- To take on a state of activity or vigour comparable to life; to be excited or roused.
- To put (someone or something) in a state of activity or vigour comparable to life; to excite, to rouse.
- Of a pregnant woman: to first feel the movements of the foetus, or reach the stage of pregnancy at which this takes place; of a foetus: to begin to move.
- To give life; to make alive.
- To apply quicksilver (mercury) to (something); to combine (something) with quicksilver; to quicksilver.
- To make (something) quicker or faster; to hasten, speed up.
- To come back to life, to receive life.
- To become quicker or faster.
- Of an alcoholic beverage, dough, etc.: to ferment.
- To give life to (someone or something never alive or once dead); to animate, to resurrect, to revive.
noun
adj
- Shrewd or showing clever awareness; discerning.
- The ability to know something without being taught.
- Suggestive of private knowledge or understanding.
- Possessing knowledge or understanding; knowledgeable, intelligent.
- Deliberate, wilful.
- Demonstrating knowledge of what is in fashion; stylish, chic.
prep
noun
verb
- To approach a state of being or accomplishment.
- To do something by chance, without intending to do it.
- To carry through; to succeed in.
- To begin to have an opinion or feeling.
- To take a position relative to something else in a sequence.
- To become butter by being churned.
- Happen.
- To have a certain social background.
- To move from further away to nearer to.
- To move towards the listener.
- To move towards the object that is the focus of the sentence.
- To appear, to manifest itself.
- To be or have been a resident or native.
- To be supplied, or made available; to exist.
- To move towards an unstated agent.
- To move towards the speaker.
- To begin (at a certain location); to radiate or stem (from).
- To move towards the agent or subject of the main clause.
- To achieve orgasm; to cum; to ejaculate.
- To germinate.
- To pretend to be; to behave in the manner of.
- To take a particular approach or point of view in regard to something.
- To arrive.
- To have been brought up by or employed by.
intj
- An exclamation to express annoyance.
- An exclamation to express encouragement, or to precede a request.
prep
noun
verb
- To improve, increase, or speed up.
- To acquire (something) accidentally; to catch (a disease).
- To collect and detain (a suspect).
- To lift; to grasp and raise.
- To clean up; to return to an organized state.
- To point out the behaviour, habits, or actions of (a person) in a critical manner; used with on.
- To meet and seduce somebody for romantic purposes, especially in a social situation.
- To receive calls; to function correctly.
- To record; to notch up.
- To learn, to grasp; to begin to understand; to realize.
- To promote somebody who was previously passed over.
- To collect an object, especially in passing.
- To answer a telephone.
- To take control (physically) of something.
- To mark, to defend against an opposition player by following them closely.
- To behave in a manner that results in a foul.
- To restart or resume.
- To receive (a radio signal or the like).
- To notice, detect or discern; to pick up on
- To reduce the despondency of.
- To pay for.
- To obtain and publish a story, news item, etc.
- To collect a passenger.
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to shave off
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