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adj
- determined or decided upon as by an authority
- (usually followed by `to' or `for') on the point of or strongly disposed
- fixed and unmoving
- situated in a particular spot or position
- set down according to a plan
- being below the horizon
- converted to solid form (as concrete)
verb
- put into a certain place or abstract location
- fix conclusively or authoritatively
- decide upon or fix definitely
- establish as the highest level or best performance
- put into a certain state; cause to be in a certain state
- fix in a border
- make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc
- set to a certain position or cause to operate correctly
- locate
- disappear beyond the horizon
- adapt for performance in a different way
- put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground
- apply or start
- become gelatinous
- set in type
- put into a position that will restore a normal state
- insert (a nail or screw below the surface, as into a countersink)
- give a fine, sharp edge to a knife or razor
- urge to attack someone
- estimate
- equip with sails or masts
- get ready for a particular purpose or event
- alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard
- produce fruit
- arrange attractively
noun
- a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used
- (mathematics) an abstract collection of numbers or symbols
- several exercises intended to be done in series
- representation consisting of the scenery and other properties used to identify the location of a dramatic production
- an unofficial association of people or groups
- a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
- the act of putting something in position
- a unit of play in tennis or squash
- the process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying or crystallization
- the descent of a heavenly body below the horizon
- (psychology) being temporarily ready to respond in a particular way
- any electronic equipment that receives or transmits radio or tv signals
verb
- decide with authority
- exercise authority over; as of nations
- be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance
- decide on and make a declaration about
- have an affinity with; of signs of the zodiac
- mark or draw with a ruler
- keep in check
noun
- a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior
- something regarded as a normative example
- prescribed guide for conduct or action
- (linguistics) a rule describing (or prescribing) a linguistic practice
- a basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct
- the duration of a monarch's or government's power
- dominance or power through legal authority
- directions that define the way a game or sport is to be conducted
- any one of a systematic body of regulations defining the way of life of members of a religious order
- a rule or law concerning a natural phenomenon or the function of a complex system
- (mathematics) a standard procedure for solving a class of mathematical problems
- measuring stick consisting of a strip of wood or metal or plastic with a straight edge that is used for drawing straight lines and measuring lengths
noun
- The act of determining, or the state of being determined.
- The act of determining the relations of an object, such as genus and species; the referring of minerals, plants, or animals, to the species to which they belong; classification
- The act of defining a concept or notion by giving its essential constituents.
- A flow, rush, or tendency to a particular part
- The state of decision; a judicial decision, or ending of controversy.
- The addition of a distinguishing feature to a concept or notion, thus limiting its extent.
- Bringing to an end; termination; limit.
- The act, process, or result of any accurate measurement, as of length, volume, weight, intensity, etc.
- Direction or tendency to a certain end; impulsion.
- The quality of mind which reaches definite conclusions; decision of character; resoluteness.
- That which is determined upon; result of deliberation; purpose; conclusion formed; fixed resolution.
noun
- by the sanction or authority of
- a language unit by which a person or thing is known
- a person's reputation
- family based on male descent
- a well-known or notable person
- a defamatory or abusive word or phrase
verb
- assign a specified (usually proper) name to
- give the name or identifying characteristics of; refer to by name or some other identifying characteristic property
- 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
- the act of granting authority to undertake certain functions
- a special group delegated to consider some matter
- a fee for services rendered based on a percentage of an amount received or collected or agreed to be paid (as distinguished from a salary)
- the state of being in good working order and ready for operation
- a group of representatives or delegates
- a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something
- an official document issued by a government and conferring on the recipient the rank of an officer in the armed forces
- the act of committing a crime
- a special assignment that is given to a person or group
verb
noun
- Influence or authority over something.
- A duplicate book, register, or account, kept to correct or check another account or register.
- An interface element that a computer user interacts with, such as a window or a text box (abbreviated Ctrl).
- A control group or control experiment.
- A checkpoint along an audax route.
- A means of monitoring for, and triggering intervention in, activities that are not going according to plan.
- The method and means of governing the performance of any apparatus, machine or system, such as a lever, handle or button.
- Restraint or ability to contain one's movements or emotions, or self-control.
- A security mechanism, policy, or procedure that can counter system attack, reduce risks, and resolve vulnerabilities; a safeguard or countermeasure.
- A spirit that takes possession of a psychic or medium and allows other spirits to communicate with the living.
- A construction in which the understood subject of a given predicate is determined by an expression in context. See control.
- Any of the physical factors determining the climate of a place, such as latitude, distribution of land and water, altitude, exposure, prevailing winds, permanent high- or low-barometric-pressure areas, ocean currents, mountain barriers, soil, and vegetation.
verb
noun
- the act of choosing or selecting
- the person or thing chosen or selected
- the quantity of a crop that is harvested
- the best people or things in a group
- the yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving
- a small thin device (of metal or plastic or ivory) used to pluck a stringed instrument
- a thin sharp implement used for removing unwanted material
- a heavy iron tool with a wooden handle and a curved head that is pointed on both ends
- a basketball maneuver; obstructing an opponent with one's body
verb
- select carefully from a group
- look for and gather
- harass with constant criticism
- provoke
- remove in small bits
- remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits
- pilfer or rob
- pay for something
- pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion
- attack with or as if with a pickaxe of ice or rocky ground, for example
- hit lightly with a picking motion
- eat intermittently; take small bites of
prep
- Indicates an authority according to which something is done.
- Following a passive verb.
- Acted on in units of the specified size or measure. (Sometimes hyperbolically)
- Designates a horse's male parent (sire); cf. out of.
- Indicates the amount of change, difference or discrepancy
- Indicates a means of achieving something: Involving/using the means of.
- Indicates a means of classification or organisation.
- At, with, among
- Indicates the creator of a work: Existing through the authorship etc. of.
- Not later than (the given time); not later than the end of (the given time interval).
- Near or next to.
- Following a noun.
- Following an adjective.
- In the formulae X by X and by Xs, indicates a steady progression, one X after another.
- per; with or in proportion to each.
- Indicates a referenced source: According to.
- Invokes an authority in an oath.
- Used to separate dimensions when describing the size of something.
- From one side of something to the other, passing close by; past.
adj
adv
adj
- Derived from the proper office or officer, or from the proper authority; made or communicated by virtue of authority
- Approved by authority; authorized.
- Discharging an office or function.
- Relating to an office; especially, to a subordinate executive officer or attendant.
- True, real, beyond doubt.
- Of or pertaining to an office or public trust.
- Dubious but recognized by authorities as truth and/or canon.
- Listed in a national pharmacopeia.
- Relating to an ecclesiastical judge appointed by a bishop, chapter, archdeacon, etc., with charge of the spiritual jurisdiction.
- Sanctioned by the pharmacopoeia; appointed to be used in medicine; officinal.
noun
verb
- To determine or judge.
- To decide that, to discover that, to form the opinion that.
- To successfully pass to or shoot the ball into.
- To discover game.
- To discover by study or experiment direct to an object or end.
- To encounter or discover something being searched for; to locate.
- To arrive at, as a conclusion; to determine as true; to establish.
- To attain to; to arrive at; to acquire.
- To encounter or discover by accident; to happen upon.
- Locate on behalf of another
- To gain, as the object of desire or effort.
- To point out.
noun
verb
- Was or were determined to; indicating someone's insistence upon doing something.
- Used as the auxiliary of the simple conditional modality, indicating a state or action that is conditional on another.
- Used to; was or were habitually accustomed to; indicating an action in the past that happened repeatedly or commonly.
- Could naturally have been expected to (given the tendencies of someone's character etc.).
- Without explicit condition, or with loose or vague implied condition, indicating a hypothetical or imagined state or action.
- Used to express the speaker's belief or assumption.
- Used interrogatively to express a polite request; are (you) willing to …?
- Used to form the "anterior future", or "future in the past", indicating a futurity relative to a past time.
- Suggesting conditionality or potentiality in order to express a sense of politeness, tentativeness, indirectness, hesitancy, uncertainty, etc.
- Used to express what the speaker would do in another person's situation, as a means of giving a suggestion or recommendation.
noun
noun
- the collection of rules imposed by authority
- legal document setting forth rules governing a particular kind of activity
- a rule or body of rules of conduct inherent in human nature and essential to or binding upon human society
- a generalization that describes recurring facts or events in nature
- the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do
- the learned profession that is mastered by graduate study in a law school and that is responsible for the judicial system
- the force of policemen and officers
adv
- from a position of superiority or authority
- comparative of `well'; in a better or more excellent manner or more advantageously or attractively or to a greater degree etc.
verb
adj
- (comparative and superlative of `well') wiser or more advantageous and hence advisable
- more than half
noun
- something superior in quality or condition or effect
- someone who bets
- a superior person having claim to precedence
- the superior one of two alternatives
adj
verb
- To govern, rule or control by superior authority or power
- To enjoy a commanding position in some field
- To exert an overwhelming guiding influence over something or someone
- To overlook from a height.
- To precede another node of a directed graph in all paths from the start of the graph to the other node.
adj
noun
noun
- An approval or permission to do something, or that which has been approved.
- A turn at something, or in something (e.g. a game).
- An attempt, a try.
- Power of going or doing; energy; vitality; perseverance.
- The situation where a player cannot play a card which will not carry the aggregate count above thirty-one.
- An act; the working or operation.
- A period of activity.
- Synonym: green light
- A strategic board game, originally from China and today also popular in Japan and Korea, in which two players (black and white) attempt to control the largest area of the board with their counters.
- Synonyms: attempt, bash, shot, stab, try
- The act of going.
adj
verb
- To move through space (especially to or through a place). (May be used of tangible things like people or cars, or intangible things like moods or information.)
- To change (from one value to another) in the meaning of wend.
- To elapse, to pass; to slip away. (Compare go by.)
- To be spent or used up.
- To belong (somewhere).
- To (begin to) date or have sex with (a particular race).
- To make the (specified) sound.
- To fit.
- To urinate or defecate.
- To tend (toward a result).
- To be lost.
- To have (final) authority; to be authoritative.
- I woke up just before the clock went.
- To take (a particular part or share); to participate in to the extent of.
- Let's go halves on this.
- Synonyms: crumble, collapse, disintegrate, give way
- To continuously or habitually be in a state.
- I went at him with a knife.
- To be in general; to be usually; often in comparison to others of the same group.
- To enjoy. (Compare go for.)
- To attend.
- To be sold.
- To survive or get by; to last or persist for a stated length of time.
- Synonyms: become, turn, change into
- To move or travel in order to do something, or to do something while moving.
- To proceed (often in a specified manner, indicating the perceived quality of an event or state).
- To apply oneself; to undertake; to have as one's goal or intention. (Compare be going to.)
- To navigate (to a file or folder on a computer, a site on the internet, a memory, etc).
- To be given, especially to be assigned or allotted.
- To sound; to make a noise.
- To leave; to move away.
- To extend (from one point in time or space to another).
- To turn out, to result; to come to (a certain result).
- To come to (a certain condition or state).
- To start; to begin (an action or process).
- To work (through or over), especially mentally.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:urinate, see also Thesaurus:defecate
- To attack.
- To say (something, aloud or to oneself). (Often used in present tense.)
- To date.
- Yesterday was the second-wettest day on record; you have to go all the way back to 1896 to find a day when more rain fell.
- Synonyms: function, work, operate
- To break down or decay.
- To be accepted.
- We've only gone twenty miles today.
- To be valid.
- To have a certain record.
- To take a turn, especially in a game.
- To make an effort, to subject oneself (to something).
- To be out.
- To resort (to).
- To move (a particular distance, or in a particular fashion).
- To yield or weigh.
- Those babies go five tons apiece.
- To be discarded or disposed of.
- To follow or proceed according to (a course or path).
- To lead (to a place); to give access to.
- To be expressed or composed (a certain way).
- Anything goes around here.
- Why don’t you go with us?
- Let's go this way for a while.
- To end or disappear. (Compare go away.)
- To fight or attack.
- How long can you go without water?
- To offer, bid or bet an amount; to pay.
- To proceed (especially to do something foolish).
- To collapse or give way, to break apart.
- Expressing encouragement or approval.
- To become. (The adjective that follows usually describes a negative state.)
- To move or travel through time (either literally—in a fictional or hypothetical situation in which time travel is possible—or in one's mind or knowledge of the historical record). (See also go back.)
- To contribute to a (specified) end product or result.
- To die.
- To work or function (properly); to move or perform (as required).
- To assume the obligation or function of; to be, to serve as.
- To travel or pass along.
- To be compatible, especially of colors or food and drink.
noun
- the act of controlling or directing according to rule
- an authoritative command
- a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior
- the state of being controlled or governed
- (embryology) the ability of an early embryo to continue normal development after its structure has been somehow damaged or altered
- the act of bringing to uniformity; making regular
adj
noun
- a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration
- an intuitive assumption
- the temporal end; the concluding time
- event whose occurrence ends something
- the proposition arrived at by logical reasoning (such as the proposition that must follow from the major and minor premises of a syllogism)
- the act of ending something
- a final settlement
- the last section of a communication
- the act of making up your mind about something
verb
- To establish or apply by authority.
- To practice a trick or deception (on or upon).
- To arrange in proper order on a table of stone or metal and lock up in a chase for printing; said of columns or pages of type, forms, etc.
- to enforce: compel to behave in a certain way
- To lay on, as the hands, in the religious rites of confirmation and ordination.
- to be an inconvenience (on or upon)
noun
- the act of administering or being in charge of something
- (American football) a play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the opposing team
- the act of running; traveling on foot at a fast pace
- the state of being in operation
- the act of participating in an athletic competition involving running on a track
adj
- (of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
- of advancing the ball by running
- executed or initiated by running
adj
prep
- Within the authority or jurisdiction of.
- Incumbent upon; the obligation of; the duty of.
- Until.
- Considering all members of an equivalence class the same.
- Doing; involved in.
- For the option or decision of.
- As much as; no more than.
- Next to; near; towards; as far as.
- Ready for.
- Capable of.
- Willing to participate in.
adj
noun
- A decision or judgement.
- A short visit, usually for social purposes.
- A whistle or pipe, used by the boatswain and his mate to summon the sailors to duty.
- A cry or shout.
- A reference to, or statement of, an object, course, distance, or other matter of description in a survey or grant requiring or calling for a corresponding object, etc., on the land.
- A lawyer who was called to the bar (became licensed as a lawyer) in a specified year.
- The characteristic cry of a bird or other animal.
- The right to speak at a given time during a debate or other public event; the floor.
- An invitation to take charge of or serve a church as its pastor.
- An instance of calling someone on the telephone.
- Need; necessity.
- The state of being the batsman whose role it is to call (depends on where the ball goes.)
- A statement of a particular state, or rule, made in many games such as bridge, craps, jacks, and so on.
- A telephone conversation; a phone call.
- The act of matching a bet made by a player who has previously bet in the same round of betting.
- A note blown on the horn to encourage the dogs in a hunt.
- A meeting with a client for paid sex; hookup; job.
- A beckoning or summoning.
- A visit by a ship or boat to a port.
- A pipe or other instrument to call birds or animals by imitating their note or cry. A game call.
- A work shift which requires one to be available when requested, i.e. on call.
- The act of jumping to a subprogram, saving the means to return to the original point.
- The act of calling to the other batsman.
verb
- To require, demand.
- To scold.
- To rouse from sleep; to awaken.
- To jump to (another part of a program) to perform some operation, returning to the original point on completion.
- Of a person, to have as one's name; of a thing, to have as its name.
- (of a fielder): To shout to other fielders that he intends to take a catch (thus avoiding collisions).
- To state, or estimate, approximately or loosely; to characterize without strict regard to fact.
- To request, summon, or beckon.
- To cause to be verbally subjected to.
- To state, or invoke a rule, in many games such as bridge, craps, jacks, and so on.
- To come to pass; to afflict.
- To match the current bet amount, in preparation for a raise in the same turn. (Usually, players are forbidden to announce one's play this way.)
- To predict.
- To contact by telephone.
- To pay a (social) visit (often used with "on", "round", or "at"; used by salespeople with "again" to invite customers to come again).
- To name or refer to.
- To cry or shout.
- To equal the same amount that other players are currently betting.
- (of a batsman): To shout directions to the other batsman on whether or not they should take a run.
- To stop at a station or port.
- To claim the existence of some malfeasance; to denounce as.
- To declare (an effort or project) to be a failure.
- To utter in a loud or distinct voice.
- To formally recognise a death: especially to announce and record the time, place and fact of a person’s death.
- To declare in advance.
- To request that one's band play (a particular tune).
- To lay claim to an object or role which is up for grabs.
- To tell in advance which shot one is attempting.
- To demand repayment of a loan.
- To announce the early extinction of a debt by prepayment, usually at a premium.
- To make a decision as a referee or umpire.
adj
- Determined or insistent.
- Homosexual.
- Inaccurately aimed.
- Suffering from the bends.
- Corrupt, dishonest.
- Folded, dented.
- High from both marijuana and alcohol.
- leading a life of crime.
noun
- A predisposition to act or react in a particular way.
- The state of being curved, crooked, or inclined from a straight line; flexure; curvity.
- Tension; force of acting; energy; impetus.
- Particular direction or tendency; flexion; course.
- Such a subunit as a component of a barn's framing, joined to other bents by girts and summer beams.
- Such a subunit as a reinforcement to, or integral part of, a bridge's framing.
- Any of various stiff or reedy grasses.
- A grassy area, grassland.
- The old dried stalks of grasses.
- An inclination or talent.
- A declivity or slope, as of a hill.
noun
- an established or recognized right
- a heading that names a statute or legislative bill; may give a brief summary of the matters it deals with
- the name of a work of art or literary composition etc.
- a general or descriptive heading for a section of a written work
- the status of being a champion
- a legal document signed and sealed and delivered to effect a transfer of property and to show the legal right to possess it
- an identifying appellation signifying status or function: e.g. `Mr.' or `General'
- (usually plural) written material introduced into a movie or TV show to give credits or represent dialogue or explain an action
- an appellation signifying nobility
- an informal right to something
verb
noun
- the act of governing; exercising authority
- a method of tending to or managing the affairs of some group of people (especially the group's business affairs)
- the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something
- the act of administering medication
- the tenure of a president
- the act of meting out justice according to the law
prep_phrase
noun
- the power or right to give orders or make decisions
- (usually plural) persons who exercise (administrative) control over others
- an expert whose views are taken as definitive
- freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities
- an administrative unit of government
- official permission or approval
- an authoritative written work
noun
- The act of commanding; exercise or authority of influence.
- power of control, direction or disposal; mastery.
- A directive to a computer program acting as an interpreter of some kind, in order to perform a specific task.
- The right or authority to order, control or dispose of; the right to be obeyed or to compel obedience.
- An order to do something.
- Dominating situation; range or control or oversight; extent of view or outlook.
- A command performance.
- A position of chief authority; a position involving the right or power to order or control.
- A body or troops, or any naval or military force, under the control of a particular officer; by extension, any object or body in someone's charge.
- The degree of control a pitcher has over his pitches.
verb
- To order, give orders; to compel or direct with authority.
- To require with authority; to demand, order, enjoin.
- to dominate through ability, resources, position etc.; to overlook.
- To hold, to control the use of.
- To exact, compel or secure by influence; to deserve, claim.
- To have or exercise supreme power, control or authority over, especially military; to have under direction or control.
adj
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