sail close to the wind
headline
uphelm
point
luff
tourbillon
weather
upwind
aback
quartering
stretch
high wind
hoolie
cuphead
windstrewn
windle
headforemost
laterocollis
run
windwise
between the ears
windward
close-hauled
blow
windy
close-winded
cyclone
skyey
go with the wind
stowce
overhead
windbitten
headward
overwind
headwards
beaner
to
gourd
windful
leeward
on the wind
windswept
windfallen
luff up
foof
wine
bear up
nock
hike
napper
sit out
in the eye of the wind
melon
blast
biscuit
caput
ringsail
nob
nut
swede
scone
noggin
libecchio
shoreward
weather shore
weatherboard
dipsector
sail
inshore
drainage
onshore
weather side
voyage
navigate
windward side
save-all
Anemoi
humphead
beat
beat up
bluster
skyed
sandblast
under sail
round to
headish
change of tack
rap-full
windborne
zephyr
weather
upwind
quartering
windstrewn
windwise
windy
close-winded
skyey
windbitten
headward
windward
windful
windswept
windfallen
shoreward
inshore
onshore
skyed
headish
rap-full
windborne
aback
headforemost
windwise
close-hauled
overhead
headwards
to
leeward
upwind
headline
tourbillon
high wind
hoolie
cuphead
windle
laterocollis
windward
blow
cyclone
stowce
overwind
beaner
gourd
foof
windful
wine
nock
napper
melon
blast
biscuit
caput
ringsail
nob
nut
swede
scone
noggin
libecchio
weather shore
weatherboard
dipsector
drainage
weather side
windward side
save-all
luff
humphead
bluster
sandblast
change of tack
zephyr
leeward
sail close to the wind
uphelm
point
luff
stretch
weather
run
go with the wind
luff up
bear up
hike
sit out
sail
voyage
navigate
beat
beat up
round to
verb
- sail close to the wind
- indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively
- be oriented
- direct into a position for use
- direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
- be a signal for or a symptom of
- mark (Hebrew words) with diacritics
- mark with diacritics
- mark (a psalm text) to indicate the points at which the music changes
- be positionable in a specified manner
- intend (something) to move towards a certain goal
- indicate the presence of (game) by standing and pointing with the muzzle
- give a point to
- repair the joints of bricks
noun
- a geometric element that has position but no extension
- the precise location of something; a spatially limited location
- a brief version of the essential meaning of something
- an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole
- a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process
- an instant of time
- the object of an activity
- a V shape
- a very small circular shape
- the unit of counting in scoring a game or contest
- a promontory extending out into a large body of water
- a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list
- a style in speech or writing that arrests attention and has a penetrating or convincing quality or effect
- an outstanding characteristic
- sharp end
- any of 32 horizontal directions indicated on the card of a compass
- a linear unit used to measure the size of type; approximately 1/72 inch
- one percent of the total principal of a loan; it is paid at the time the loan is made and is independent of the interest on the loan
- a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations
- a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer
- the dot at the left of a decimal fraction
- the property of a shape that tapers to a sharp tip
- a distinguishing or individuating characteristic
- the gun muzzle's direction
- a wall socket
- a contact in the distributor; as the rotor turns its projecting arm contacts them and current flows to the spark plugs
adj
- Coming from aft and to one side; having both a crosswind and tailwind component.
- Coming from a point well abaft the beam, but not directly astern; said of waves or any moving object.
- At right angles, as the cranks of a locomotive, which are in planes forming a right angle with each other.
noun
- The division of a shield containing different coats of arms into four or more compartments.
- A division into four parts.
- One of the different coats of arms arranged upon an escutcheon, denoting the descent of the bearer.
- The practice of docking 15 minutes' pay from a worker who arrived late (even by less than 15 minutes).
- Searching for prey by traversing a space. From hunting for game, where dogs will run parallel to the wind in search of a scent, thereby 'quatering' the field.
- A series of quarters, or small upright posts.
- A point on an arch calculated by measuring one quarter of the height along a line from the peak to the outer edge on the ground.
- The act of providing housing for military personnel, especially when imposed upon the home of a private citizen.
- The method of capital punishment where a criminal is cut into four pieces.
verb
- To sail by the wind under press of canvas.
- To get more use than expected from a limited resource.
- To make great demands on the capacity or resources of something.
- To lengthen when pulled.
- To lengthen by pulling.
- To pull tight.
- To extend one’s limbs or another part of the body in order to improve the elasticity of one's muscles
- To extend to a limit point
- To make inaccurate by exaggeration.
- To increase.
- To extend physically, especially from limit point to limit point.
noun
- The ability to lengthen when pulled.
- An act of stretching.
- A jail or prison term.
- Term of address for a tall person.
- A segment of a journey or route.
- A length of time.
- Extended daylight hours, especially said of the evening in springtime when compared to the shorter winter days.
- The period of the season between the trade deadline and the beginning of the playoffs.
- A stretch limousine.
- The homestretch, the final straight section of the track leading to the finish.
- A jail or prison term of one year's duration.
- A course of thought which diverts from straightforward logic, or requires extraordinary belief or exaggeration.
- A segment or length of material.
- A long reach in the direction of the ball with a foot remaining on the base by a first baseman in order to catch the ball sooner.
- A single uninterrupted sitting; a turn.
- A quick pitching delivery used when runners are on base where the pitcher slides his leg instead of lifting it.
noun
noun
- A windlass
- A reel for winding something into a bundle, such as winding string or yarn into skeins or straw into bundles.
- Bent grass (Agrostis spp.).
- An old English measure of corn, half a bushel.
- Any dried-out grass leaf or stalk in a field
- Also any of several species of grasses that leave such leaves or stalks, such as dog-tail grass, Plantago lanceolata
- The redwing.
verb
adv
verb
- sail before the wind
- 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
- 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
- progress by being changed
- 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
prep_phrase
noun
- A strong wind.
- Synonym of button (“the punchy or suspenseful line of dialogue that concludes a scene”)
- Cocaine.
- An instance of using high-pressure air to empty water from the ballast tanks of a submarine, increasing the submarine's buoyancy and causing it to surface.
- A damaging occurrence.
- Cannabis.
- A mass or display of flowers; a yield.
- An outcrop of quartz from surrounding rock, thought to indicate mineral deposits below.
- A bloom, state of flowering.
- A sudden or forcible act or effort; an assault.
- The act of striking or hitting.
- A blowjob; fellatio.
- A display of anything brilliant or bright.
- Heroin.
- A chance to catch one's breath.
- A cut made to a sheep's fleece by a shearer using hand-shears.
adj
verb
- (used to express displeasure or frustration) Damn.
- To create or shape by blowing; as in to blow bubbles, to blow glass.
- To flatulate or defecate.
- To produce an air current.
- To fail at something; to mess up; to make a mistake.
- To propel by an air current (or, if under water, a water current), usually with the mouth.
- To fellate; to perform oral sex on (usually a man).
- To make flyblown, to defile, especially with fly eggs.
- (of a fly) To lay eggs; to breed.
- To put out of breath; to cause to blow from fatigue.
- To be propelled by an air current.
- To sing.
- To blow from a gun.
- To blossom; to cause to bloom or blossom.
- To make a sound as the result of being blown.
- To clear of contents by forcing air through.
- To cause the sudden destruction of.
- To cause to make sound by blowing, as a musical instrument.
- To direct or move, usually of a person to a particular location.
- To burst or explode; to occur suddenly
- To leave, especially suddenly or in a hurry.
- To suddenly fail destructively.
- To exhale visibly through the spout the seawater which it has taken in while feeding.
- To force a current of air upon with the mouth, or by other means.
- To be very undesirable.
- To leave the Church of Scientology in an unauthorized manner.
- To breathe hard or quick; to pant; to puff.
- To recklessly squander.
- To cause to explode, shatter, or be utterly destroyed.
noun
- A strong wind.
- A weather phenomenon consisting of a system of winds rotating around a center of low atmospheric pressure
- A cyclone separator; the cylindrical vortex tube within such a separator
- Such weather phenomenon occurring in the South Pacific and Indian Ocean
- A low pressure system.
- The more or less violent, small-scale circulations such as tornadoes, waterspouts, and dust devils.
verb
adv
noun
- Data or steps of computation used only to facilitate the computations in the system and not directly related to the actual program code or data being processed.
- Any cost or expenditure (monetary, time, effort or otherwise) incurred in a project or activity, which does not directly contribute to its progress or outcome.
- Wasted money.
- An overhead projector.
- A sheet of transparent material with an image used with an overhead projector; an overhead transparency.
- The expense of a business not directly assigned to goods or services provided.
- The items or classes of expense not directly assigned to goods or services provided.
- The ceiling of any enclosed space below decks in a vessel.
- The system of overhead wires used to power electric transport, such as streetcars, trains, or buses.
- A compartment above the seats for stowing luggage in a passenger aircraft.
- An overhead throw.
- A smash.
adj
adv
adv
particle
- Used to indicate an obligation on the part of, or a directive given to, the subject.
- In order to.
- As above, with the verb implied.
- A particle used for marking the following verb as an infinitive.
prep
- Used to indicate the target or recipient of an action.
- Used to indicate result of action.
- Used to indicate a ratio or comparison; compared to, as against.
- Used to indicate that the preceding term is to be raised to the power of the following value; indicates exponentiation.
- At.
- Used after an adjective to indicate its application.
- Preceding the next hour.
- Indicating destination: In the direction of, so as to arrive at.
- Denotes the end of a range.
- Often used without the hour
- Used to describe what something consists of or contains.
- according to
- Used to indicate a resulting feeling or emotion.
noun
- Head.
- Any of the trailing or climbing vines producing fruit with a hard rind or shell, from the genera Lagenaria and Cucurbita (in Cucurbitaceae).
- A hard-shelled fruit from a plant in Lagenaria or Cucurbita.
- The dried and hardened shell of such fruit, made into a drinking vessel, bowl, spoon, or other objects designed for use or decoration.
- loaded dice.
verb
- To lean out to the windward side of a sailboat in order to counterbalance the effects of the wind on the sails.
- To decline to participate; particularly, to decline to dance.
- To escape a hold while face down by swinging one's legs around into the sitting position.
- To be away from the table in the midst of an ongoing game, thus automatically placing one's forced bets and otherwise folding every hand when it is one's time to act.
- To await the cessation of, without taking part.
prep_phrase
noun
- The head.
- A mass of adipose tissue found in the forehead of all toothed whales, used to focus and modulate vocalizations.
- Genus Benincasa, a winter melon
- Breasts.
- Genus Momordica, a bitter melon
- A light pinkish orange colour, like that of some melon flesh.
- Genus Cucumis, various musk melons, including honeydew, cantaloupes, and horned melon.
- Fruit of such plants.
- The result of heptazine being polymerized with the tri-s-triazine units linked through an amine (NH) link.
- A member of the Green Party, or similar environmental group.
- Genus Citrullus, watermelons and others
adj
noun
- A violent gust of wind.
- An explosion, especially for the purpose of destroying a mass of rock, etc.
- The exhaust steam from an engine, driving a column of air out of a boiler chimney, and thus creating an intense draught through the fire; also, any draught produced by the blast.
- An immature or undifferentiated cell (e.g., lymphoblast, myeloblast).
- A loud, sudden sound.
- A good time; an enjoyable moment.
- A sudden, pernicious effect, as if by a noxious wind, especially on animals and plants; a blight.
- A hit of a recreational drug from a pipe.
- A forcible stream of gas or liquid from an orifice, for example from a bellows, the mouth, etc.
- The continuous blowing to which one charge of ore or metal is subjected in a furnace.
- An explosive charge for blasting.
- A promotional message sent to an entire mailing list.
- A flatulent disease of sheep.
intj
verb
- To curse; to damn.
- To open up a hole in, usually by means of a sudden and imprecise method (such as an explosion).
- To make a loud noise.
- To make an impression on, by making a loud blast or din.
- To shoot; kick the ball in hope of scoring a goal.
- To shatter, as if by an explosion.
- To criticize or reprimand severely; to verbally discipline or punish.
- To shoot, especially with an energy weapon (as opposed to one which fires projectiles).
- To blight or wither.
- To bring destruction or ruin on; to destroy.
- To run a nucleotide sequence (for nucleic acids) or an amino acid sequence (for proteins) through a BLAST (Basic Local Alignment Search Tool).
noun
- The head.
- A small, flat, baked good which is either hard and crisp or else soft but firm; a cookie.
- A puck (hockey puck).
- A form of unglazed earthenware.
- A thin oval wafer of wood or other material inserted into mating slots on pieces of material to be joined to provide gluing surface and strength in shear.
- A cracker.
- A plastic card bearing the codes for authorizing a nuclear attack.
- A handgun, especially a revolver.
- A small, usually soft and flaky bread, generally made with baking soda, which is similar in texture to a scone but which is usually not sweet.
- A light brown colour.
- The "bread" formerly supplied to naval ships, which was made with very little water, kneaded into flat cakes, and slowly baked, and which often became infested with weevils.
noun
- The head.
- A wealthy or influential person; a toff.
- The glans penis, the sensitive bulbous structure at the end of the penis also known as the head of the penis. (Also spelled knob.)
- A jack of the same suit as the card turned up by the dealer. (See also nibs.)
- (vulgar, slang, chiefly UK) The penis; dick. (Also spelled knob.)
- A contemptible person; dick. (Also spelled knob.)
verb
noun
- The head.
- Monthly expense to keep a venture running.
- Any of various hard-shelled seeds or hard, dry fruits from various families of plants.
- A projection on each side of the shank of an anchor, to secure the stock in place.
- An extreme enthusiast.
- A piece of hardware, typically metal and typically hexagonal or square in shape, with a hole through it having internal screw threads, intended to be screwed onto a threaded bolt or other threaded shaft.
- On stringed instruments such as guitars and violins, the small piece at the peghead end of the fingerboard that holds the strings at the proper spacing and, in most cases, the proper height.
- Orgasm, ejaculation; especially release of semen.
- The tumbler of a gunlock.
- Such a fruit that is indehiscent.
- A testicle.
- En, a unit of measurement equal to half of the height of the type in use.
- A crazy person.
- Semen, ejaculate.
- The best possible hand of a certain type, for instance: "nut straight", "nut flush", and "nut full house". Compare nuts (“the best possible hand available”).
- The amount of money necessary to set up some venture; set-up costs.
- A shaped piece of metal, threaded by a wire loop, which is jammed in a crack in the rockface and used to protect a climb. (Originally, machine nuts [sense #2] were used for this purpose.)
- A stash of money owned by an extremely rich investor, sufficient to sustain a high level of consumption if all other money is lost.
intj
verb
noun
noun
verb
- To sail to windward using a series of alternate tacks across the wind.
- simple past tense of beat
- To rob.
- To indicate by beating or drumming.
- To win against; to defeat or overcome; to do or be better than (someone); to excel in a particular, competitive event.
- To sound with more or less rapid alternations of greater and lesser intensity, so as to produce a pulsating effect; said of instruments, tones, or vibrations not perfectly in unison.
- To exercise severely; to perplex; to trouble.
- To make a sound when struck.
- To strike or pound repeatedly, usually in some sort of rhythm.
- To strike (water, foliage etc.) in order to drive out game; to travel through (a forest etc.) for hunting.
- To hit; to strike.
- To tread, as a path.
- To mix food in a rapid fashion. Compare whip.
- To make a succession of strokes on a drum.
- To move with pulsation or throbbing.
- To strike repeatedly; to inflict repeated blows; to knock vigorously or loudly.
- To have sexual intercourse.
- To arrive at a place before someone.
- To persuade the seller to reduce a price.
- To be in agitation or doubt.
adj
- Ugly.
- Having impressively attractive makeup.
- Boring.
- Exhausted.
- Relating to the Beat Generation.
- Dilapidated, beat up.
noun
- A short pause in a play, screenplay, or teleplay, for dramatic or comedic effect.
- A beatnik.
- A pulse on the beat level, the metric level at which pulses are heard as the basic unit. Thus a beat is the basic time unit of a piece.
- The route patrolled by a police officer or a guard.
- The primary focus of a reporter's stories (such as police/courts, education, city government, business etc.).
- A rhythm.
- The rhythm signalled by a conductor or other musician to the members of a group of musicians.
- A pulsation or throb.
- A makeup look; compare beat one's face.
- A stroke; a blow.
- The instrumental portion of a piece of hip-hop music.
- The act of scouring, or ranging over, a tract of land to rouse or drive out game; also, those so engaged, collectively.
- A smart tap on the adversary's blade.
- The interference between two tones of almost equal frequency
- A precinct.
verb
- To sail to windward using a series of alternate tacks across the wind.
- To give a severe beating to; to assault violently with repeated blows.
- To cause, by some other means, injuries comparable to the result of being beaten up.
- To feel badly guilty and accuse oneself over something. (Usually followed by over or about.)
- To repeatedly bomb a military target or targets.
- To get something done (derived from the idea of beating for game).
noun
- A raid.
- A tree planted later than others in a plantation.
- A person who, or thing that, has been beaten up.
- An artificially or disingenuously manufactured alarm or outcry, especially one agitated by or through the media.
- A beating; a hazing.
adj
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