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noun
- reasoning from detailed facts to general principles
- a formal entry into an organization or position or office
- an electrical phenomenon whereby an electromotive force (EMF) is generated in a closed circuit by a change in the flow of current
- stimulation that calls up (draws forth) a particular class of behaviors
- the act of bringing about something (especially at an early time)
- an act that sets in motion some course of events
noun
- reasoning from the general to the particular (or from cause to effect)
- a reduction in the gross amount on which a tax is calculated; reduces taxes by the percentage fixed for the taxpayer's income bracket
- an amount or percentage deducted
- something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied)
- the act of subtracting (removing a part from the whole)
- the act of reducing the selling price of merchandise
noun
noun
- an interpretation of a matter from a particular viewpoint
- something a little different from others of the same type
- a written work (as a novel) that has been recast in a new form
- a written communication in a second language having the same meaning as the written communication in a first language
- a mental representation of the meaning or significance of something
- manual turning of a fetus in the uterus (usually to aid delivery)
verb
- use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments
- judge or regard; look upon; judge
- expect, believe, or suppose
- recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
- imagine or visualize
- focus one's attention on a certain state
- have in mind as a purpose
- decide by pondering, reasoning, or reflecting
- ponder; reflect on, or reason about
- dispose the mind in a certain way
- have or formulate in the mind
- be capable of conscious thought
- bring into a given condition by mental preoccupation
noun
noun
- A statement in general of reasons, causes, grounds, etc., explanatory of some event; a reason of an action to be done.
- A reason, grounds, consideration, motive; a person's sake.
- Authorization as a specific registered user in accessing a system.
- A registry of pecuniary transactions; a written or printed statement of business dealings or debts and credits, and also of other things subjected to a reckoning or review.
- An estimate or estimation; valuation; judgment.
- A bank account.
- Profit; advantage.
- A record of events; a relation or narrative.
- Importance; worth; value; esteem; judgement.
verb
- To give a satisfactory evaluation for financial transactions, money received etc.
- To consider that.
- To give a satisfactory evaluation for (one's actions, behaviour etc.); to answer for.
- To estimate, consider (something to be as described).
- To establish the location for someone.
- To cause the death, capture, or destruction of someone or something (+ for).
- To give a satisfactory reason for; to explain.
noun
- The source of, or reason for, an event or action; that which produces or effects a result.
- Sufficient reason for a state, as of emotion.
- A goal, aim or principle, especially one which transcends purely selfish ends.
- A suit or action in court; any legal process by which a party endeavors to obtain his claim, or what he regards as his right; case; ground of action.
verb
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.
adj
- causing effects, producing results; bringing into being; initiating change (rare except in philosophical and legal expression efficient cause = causative factor or agent)
- expressing the proportion of consumed energy that was successfully used in a process; the ratio of useful output to total input
- making good, thorough, or careful use of resources; not consuming extra. Especially, making good use of time or energy
- effective, efficacious
noun
- A statement of one's motives, or of the causes of some event.
- The concealment of true motivation in some non-threatening way.
- The process or result of rationalizing.
- The simplification of an expression without changing its value.
- A reorganization of a company or organization in order to improve its efficiency.
verb
- To ascribe (something) to a given cause, reason etc.
- To associate ownership or authorship of (something) to someone.
noun
- That which is predicated or affirmed of a subject; a predicate; an accident.
- A semantic item with which a method or other code element may be decorated.
- An object that is considered typical of someone or some function, in particular as an artistic convention.
- A word that qualifies a noun.
- A characteristic or quality of a thing.
- An option or setting belonging to some object.
adj
- Being a primary cause of a situation or action and thus able to be blamed or credited for it.
- Capable of rational conduct and thus morally accountable for one's behavior.
- Able to be trusted; reliable; trustworthy.
- Having the duty of taking care of something; answerable for an act performed or for its consequences; accountable; amenable, especially legally or politically.
- Answerable to (a superior).
- Involving important duties; involving a degree of personal accountability on the part of the person concerned.
- Having good judgment in decision-making.
- In honor shame culture and patronage, the patron of the entity denoted by the prepositional phrase's compliment AKA object, the entity being its client. In this context the patron is usually being described analogously to a rump state that would govern the client, functioning as though it were a complaints department and a disciplinary apparatus by getting involved in any disputes involving the client, e.g. by acid attacking its own client or by taking revenge against the client's accuser.
noun
noun
- A principle, or a point in time, on which subsequent reasonings or events depend.
- One of the four cardinal points, east, west, north, or south.
- A stamp hinge, a folded and gummed paper rectangle for affixing postage stamps in an album.
- The median of the upper or lower half of a batch, sample, or probability distribution.
- A movement that presents itself as rotation when an off-centre fixed point is taken into account.
- A naturally occurring joint resembling such hardware in form or action, as in the shell of a bivalve.
- A jointed or flexible device that allows the pivoting of a door etc.
verb
- To depend on something.
- The breaking off of the distal end of a knapped stone flake whose presumed course across the face of the stone core was truncated prematurely, leaving not a feathered distal end but instead the scar of a nearly perpendicular break.
- To attach by, or equip with a hinge.
- To move or already be positioned in such a fashion that it presents itself as rotation when an off-centre fixed point is taken into account.
verb
- cause to happen or be responsible for
- cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
- be the cause or source of
- transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody
- convey or reveal information
- convey, as of a compliment, regards, attention, etc.; bestow
- organize or be responsible for
- convey or communicate; of a smile, a look, a physical gesture
- give as a present; make a gift of
- dedicate
- give or supply
- transmit (knowledge or skills)
- bring about
- leave with; give temporarily
- emit or utter
- endure the loss of
- place into the hands or custody of
- give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause
- give (as medicine)
- give or convey physically
- bestow
- bestow, especially officially
- move in order to make room for someone for something
- give food to
- contribute to some cause
- break down, literally or metaphorically
- estimate the duration or outcome of something
- execute and deliver
- deliver in exchange or recompense
- afford access to
- present to view
- perform for an audience
- be flexible under stress of physical force
- propose
- accord by verdict
- manifest or show
- offer in good faith
- submit for consideration, judgment, or use
- guide or direct, as by behavior of persuasion
- allow to have or take
- inflict as a punishment
- occur
- consent to engage in sexual intercourse with a man
- proffer (a body part)
noun
noun
- The thought process of considering, of taking multiple or specified factors into account (with of being the main corresponding adposition).
- Importance, claim to notice, regard.
- Something considered as a reason or ground for a (possible) decision.
- The tendency to consider others.
- A payment or other recompense for something done.
- A matter of inducement for something promised; something valuable given as recompense for a promise, which causes the promise to become binding as a contract.
adj
- devoted (sometimes fanatically) to a cause or concept or truth
- accurately placed or thrown
- conforming to definitive criteria
- worthy of being depended on
- not pretended; sincerely felt or expressed
- rightly so called
- determined with reference to the earth's axis rather than the magnetic poles
- having a legally established claim
- in tune; accurate in pitch
- accurately fitted; level
verb
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adj
verb
- cause to happen or be responsible for
- be the cause or source of
- end resistance, as under pressure or force
- give or supply
- give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another
- give in, as to influence or pressure
- move in order to make room for someone for something
- be willing to concede
- be fatally overwhelmed
- bring in
- be flexible under stress of physical force
- cease opposition; stop fighting
- consent reluctantly
noun
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adj
noun
- the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained
- installation from which a military force initiates operations
- lowest support of a structure
- a place that the runner must touch before scoring
- the bottom or lowest part
- (anatomy) the part of an organ nearest its point of attachment
- a lower limit
- a support or foundation
- a phosphoric ester of a nucleoside; the basic structural unit of nucleic acids (DNA or RNA)
- any of various water-soluble compounds capable of turning litmus blue and reacting with an acid to form a salt and water
- the bottom side of a geometric figure from which the altitude can be constructed
- the most important or necessary part of something
- (numeration system) the positive integer that is equivalent to one in the next higher counting place
- the place where you are stationed and from which missions start and end
- (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
- the stock of basic facilities and capital equipment needed for the functioning of a country or area
- the principal ingredient of a mixture
- a flat bottom on which something is intended to sit
- (electronics) the part of a transistor that separates the emitter from the collector
verb
- use as a basis for; found on
- situate as a center of operations
- use (purified cocaine) by burning it and inhaling the fumes
adj
noun
- the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained
- the basis on which something is grounded
- an institution supported by an endowment
- lowest support of a structure
- education or instruction in the fundamentals of a field of knowledge
- a woman's undergarment worn to give shape to the contours of the body
- the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new
noun
- a statement of facts and reasons used to support an argument
- an occurrence of something
- a special set of circumstances
- a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy
- the actual state of things
- a portable container for carrying several objects
- a person requiring professional services
- a person who is subjected to experimental or other observational procedures; someone who is an object of investigation
- a problem requiring investigation
- the quantity contained in a case
- nouns or pronouns or adjectives (often marked by inflection) related in some way to other words in a sentence
- a specific state of mind that is temporary
- a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities)
- a specific size and style of type within a type family
- an enveloping structure or covering enclosing an animal or plant organ or part
- the housing or outer covering of something
- the enclosing frame around a door or window opening
- (printing) the receptacle in which a compositor has his type, which is divided into compartments for the different letters, spaces, or numbers
- bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow
- a glass container used to store and display items in a shop or museum or home
verb
verb
- To give reasons for one’s actions; to make an argument to prove that one is in the right.
- To absolve, and declare to be free of blame or sin.
- To be a good, acceptable reason for; warrant.
- To qualify (oneself) as a surety by taking oath to the ownership of sufficient property.
- To arrange (text) on a page or a computer screen such that the left and right ends of all lines within paragraphs are aligned.
- To provide an acceptable explanation for.
- To prove; to ratify; to confirm.
- To show (a person) to have had a sufficient legal reason for an act that has been made the subject of a charge or accusation.
noun
- the cognitive process of making something seem consistent with or based on reason
- (psychiatry) a defense mechanism by which your true motivation is concealed by explaining your actions and feelings in a way that is not threatening
- (mathematics) the simplification of an expression or equation by eliminating radicals without changing the value of the expression or the roots of the equation
- the organization of a business according to scientific principles of management in order to increase efficiency
- systematic organization; the act of organizing something according to a system or a rationale
noun
- An offshoot of a decision, fact etc.; a consequence or implication, especially one which complicates a situation.
- An arrangement of branches.
- A branching-out, the act or result of developing branches; specifically the divergence of the stem and limbs of a plant into smaller ones, or of similar developments in blood vessels, anatomical structures etc.
adj
- Pertaining to ideas, or to a given idea.
- Not actually present, but considered as present when limits at infinity are included.
- Optimal; being the best possibility.
- Existing only in the mind; conceptual, imaginary.
- Perfect, flawless, having no defects.
- Teaching or relating to the doctrine of idealism.
noun
- A subsemigroup with the property that if any semigroup element outside of it is added to any one of its members, the result must lie outside of it.
- A subring closed under multiplication by its containing ring.
- A non-empty lower set (of a partially ordered set) which is closed under binary suprema (a.k.a. joins).
- A collection of sets, considered small or negligible, such that every subset of each member and the union of any two members are also members of the collection.
- A perfect standard of beauty, intellect etc., or a standard of excellence to aim at.
- A Lie subalgebra (subspace that is closed under the Lie bracket) 𝖍 of a given Lie algebra 𝖌 such that the Lie bracket [𝖌,𝖍] is a subset of 𝖍.
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.
noun
- 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 repair or corrective action.
- 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.
prep
- Underlying, being the reason for or explanation of.
- As a result or consequence of.
- Responsible for, being the creator or controller of.
- After in developmental progress, score, grade, etc.; inferior to.
- After in time.
- In the past, from the viewpoint of.
- Concealed by (something serving as a facade or disguise).
- After in physical progress or distance.
- In support of.
- At or to the back or far side of.
adv
- Behind the scenes in a theatre; backstage.
- At or in the rear or back part of something.
- So as to come after someone or something in position, distance, advancement, ranking, time, etc.
- So as to be still in place after someone or something has departed or ceased to exist.
- In a rearward direction.
- Backward in time or order of succession; past.
adj
noun
noun
- the appropriation (of ideas or words etc) from another source
- the act of accepting with approval; favorable reception
- a legal proceeding that creates a parent-child relation between persons not related by blood; the adopted child is entitled to all privileges belonging to a natural child of the adoptive parents (including the right to inherit)
noun
- An action or statement that causes a strong reaction.
- A cyclone whose central pressure drops at an average rate of at least one millibar per hour for at least 24 hours.
- Events or conditions that have a speedy destructive effect.
- A woman’s breast.
- An act of jumping into water while keeping one's arms and legs tucked into the body, as in a squatting position, to maximize splashing.
- A large amount of money.
- A professional wrestling throw in which an opponent is lifted and then slammed back-first down to the mat.
- A heavy-walled container designed to permit chemical reactions under high pressure.
- A success; the bomb.
- Any explosive charge.
- A long forward pass.
- A failure; an unpopular commercial product.
- A throw into the basket from a considerable distance.
- A high kick that sends the ball relatively straight up so players can get under it before it comes down.
- An explosive device used or intended as a weapon, (especially) one dropped from an aircraft.
- A car in poor condition.
- A very attractive woman.
- A recreational drug ground up, wrapped, and swallowed.
adj
verb
- To attack or annoy in the manner of a bombing.
- To crash.
- To move at high speed.
- To jump into water in a squatting position, with the arms wrapped around the legs.
- To add an excessive amount of chlorine to a pool when it has not been maintained properly.
- To fail dismally.
- To attack using one or more bombs; to bombard.
- To make oneself drunk.
- To cover an area in many graffiti tags.
- To make a smelly mess in a toilet.
noun
- A point of view, or aspect from which a concept, person or thing is regarded.
- A low-alcohol lager.
- A source of illumination.
- A cross-light in a double acrostic or triple acrostic.
- The manner in which the light strikes a picture; that part of a picture which represents those objects upon which the light is supposed to fall; the more illuminated part of a landscape or other scene; opposed to shade.
- A window in architecture, carriage design, or motor car design: either the opening itself or the window pane of glass that fills it, if any.
- A firework made by filling a case with a substance which burns brilliantly with a white or coloured flame.
- A cigarette lighter.
- The series of squares reserved for the answer to a crossword clue.
- Open view; a visible state or condition; public observation; publicity.
- Spiritual or mental illumination; enlightenment, useful information.
- The brightness of the eye or eyes.
- A traffic light, or, by extension, an intersection controlled by one or more that will face a traveler who is receiving instructions.
- A flame or something used to create fire.
- A notable person within a specific field or discipline.
- See lights (“lungs”).
- A stone that is not thrown hard enough.
- Visible electromagnetic radiation. The human eye can typically detect radiation (light) in the wavelength range of about 400 to 750 nanometers. Nearby shorter and longer wavelength ranges, although not visible, are commonly called ultraviolet and infrared light.
- The power of perception by vision.
adv
adj
- Easy to endure or perform.
- Indulging in, or inclined to, levity; lacking dignity or solemnity; frivolous; airy.
- Riding high because of no cargo; by extension, pertaining to a ship which is light.
- Not encumbered; unembarrassed; clear of impediments; hence, active; nimble; swift.
- Having little weight as compared with bulk; of little density or specific gravity.
- Without any piece of equipment attached or attached only to a caboose.
- Not heavily armed; armed with light weapons.
- With low viscosity.
- Easily interrupted by stimulation.
- Not quite sound or normal; somewhat impaired or deranged; dizzy; giddy.
- Pale or whitish in color; highly luminous and more or less deficient in chroma.
- Of short or insufficient weight; weighing less than the legal, standard, or proper amount; clipped or diminished.
- Lightly built; typically designed for speed or small loads.
- Low in fat, calories, alcohol, salt, etc.
- Unimportant, trivial, having little value or significance.
- Served with extra milk or cream.
- Slight, not forceful or intense; small in amount or intensity.
- Having little or relatively little actual weight; not cumbrous or unwieldy.
- Gentle; having little force or momentum.
- Having light; bright; clear; not dark or obscure.
- Not heavy or soggy; spongy; well raised.
- Free from burden or impediment; unencumbered.
verb
- To start (a fire).
- To illuminate; to provide light for when it is dark.
- To become ignited; to take fire.
- To set fire to; to set burning.
- To make (a bonus) available to be collected by hitting a target, and thus light up the feature light corresponding to that bonus to indicate its availability.
- To attend or conduct with a light; to show the way to by means of a light.
- To stop upon (of eyes or a glance); to notice
- To unload a ship, or to jettison material to make it lighter
- To lighten; to ease of a burden; to take off.
- To find by chance.
noun
- a justification for something existing or happening
- your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
- the enclosed land around a house or other building
- a tract of land cleared for some special purposes (recreation or burial etc.)
- dregs consisting of solid particles (especially of coffee) that form a residue
noun
- a justification for something existing or happening
- 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 fact that logically justifies some premise or conclusion
verb
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