describe
trace
draw
delineate
line
mark
draw on
nock
score
face
float
drawing
graffiti
rule
line up
gridiron
write
niello
contour
shine
smooth
smoothen
stroke
seam
polish
bemark
prick
check
chequer
checker
frottage
square
ceil
rubbing
marking
wrinkle
crinkle
dapple
scrunch up
eggcrate
ruckle
crease
dress
convexity
scrunch
crisp
project
thickness
cross
outline
heaviness
deboss
smooth over
daub
scratch
interline
pitted
bechalked
smear
diacritize
paint
ruled surface
border
bespot
twill
tabulate
edge
cropmark
rusticate
crisscross
scrabble
macadamize
demarcate
delimitate
overmark
delimit
ground
rub up
rusticated
egg crating
lineate
frost
polygonal
notate
graph paper
lap
broadline
touch
fair
tip off
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square
ceil
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verb
- make a mark or lines on a surface
- follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something
- to go back over again
- pursue or chase relentlessly
- discover traces of
- make one's course or travel along a path; travel or pass over, around, or along
- copy by following the lines of the original drawing on a transparent sheet placed upon it; make a tracing of
- read with difficulty
noun
- a just detectable amount
- an indication that something has been present
- a suggestion of some quality
- a drawing created by superimposing a semitransparent sheet of paper on the original image and copying on it the lines of the original image
- either of two lines that connect a horse's harness to a wagon or other vehicle or to a whiffletree
- a visible mark (as a footprint) left by the passage of person or animal or vehicle
verb
- make a mark or lines on a surface
- represent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk, etc. on a surface
- cause to move by pulling
- get or derive
- make, formulate, or derive in the mind
- bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover
- take liquid out of a container or well
- give a description of
- select or take in from a given group or region
- elicit responses, such as objections, criticism, applause, etc.
- suck in or take (air)
- move or go steadily or gradually
- remove (a commodity) from (a supply source)
- choose at random
- earn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher
- bring or lead someone to a certain action or condition
- to obtain a liquid from somewhere
- write a legal document or paper
- engage in drawing
- move or pull so as to cover or uncover something
- allow a draft
- require a specified depth for floating
- pull (a person) apart with four horses tied to his extremities, so as to execute him
- cause to move in a certain direction by exerting a force upon, either physically or in an abstract sense
- take in, also metaphorically
- direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes
- thread on or as if on a string
- stretch back a bowstring (on an archer's bow)
- pass over, across, or through
- finish a game with an equal number of points, goals, etc.
- shrink
- reduce the diameter of (a wire or metal rod) by pulling it through a die
- steep; pass through a strainer
- remove the entrails of
- flatten, stretch, or mold metal or glass, by rolling or by pulling it through a die or by stretching
- cause to localize at one point
noun
- a gully that is shallower than a ravine
- an entertainer who attracts large audiences
- the finish of a contest in which the score is tied and the winner is undecided
- anything (straws or pebbles etc.) taken or chosen at random
- a playing card or cards dealt or taken from the pack
- a golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer
- (American football) the quarterback moves back as if to pass and then hands the ball to the fullback who is running toward the line of scrimmage
- poker in which a player can discard cards and receive substitutes from the dealer
- the act of drawing or hauling something
verb
- make a mark or lines on a surface
- mark with lines
- be in line with; form a line along
- cover the interior of
- fill plentifully
- reinforce with fabric
noun
- a formation of people or things one beside another
- a mark that is long relative to its width
- a formation of people or things one behind another
- a length (straight or curved) without breadth or thickness; the trace of a moving point
- text consisting of a row of words written across a page or computer screen
- a single frequency (or very narrow band) of radiation in a spectrum
- a fortified position (especially one marking the most forward position of troops)
- a course of reasoning aimed at demonstrating a truth or falsehood; the methodical process of logical reasoning
- a conductor for transmitting electrical or optical signals or electric power
- a connected series of events or actions or developments
- a spatial location defined by a real or imaginary unidimensional extent
- a slight depression or fold in the smoothness of a surface
- a pipe used to transport liquids or gases
- the road consisting of railroad track and roadbed
- a telephone connection
- acting in conformity
- the hereditary derivation of an individual
- something (as a cord or rope) that is long and thin and flexible
- the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
- in games or sports; a mark indicating positions or bounds of the playing area
- (often plural) a means of communication or access
- a particular kind of product or merchandise
- a commercial organization serving as a common carrier
- space for one line of print (one column wide and 1/14 inch deep) used to measure advertising
- the maximum credit that a customer is allowed
- a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
- persuasive but insincere talk that is usually intended to deceive or impress
- a short personal letter
- a conceptual separation or distinction
- mechanical system in a factory whereby an article is conveyed through sites at which successive operations are performed on it
verb
- To create (a mark) on a surface.
- To put a mark on (something); to make (something) recognizable by a mark; to label or write on (something).
- To choose or intend (someone) for a particular end or purpose.
- To identify (someone as a particular type of person or as having a particular role).
- To focus one's attention on (something or someone); to pay attention to, to take note of.
- To catch the ball directly from a kick of 15 metres or more without having been touched in transit, resulting in a free kick.
- To have a long-lasting negative impact on (someone or something).
- To leave a mark (often an undesirable or unwanted one) on (something).
- To indicate (something) in writing or by other symbols.
- To be a point in time or space at which something takes place; to accompany or be accompanied by (an event, action, etc.); to coincide with.
- To hold (someone) in one's line of sight.
- To celebrate or acknowledge (an event) through an action of some kind.
- To indicate the correctness of and give a score to (a school assignment, exam answers, etc.).
- To record that (someone) has a particular status.
- To put a marker in the place of one's ball.
- To sing softly, sometimes an octave lower than usual, in order to protect one's voice during a rehearsal.
- To create an indication of (a location).
- To keep account of; to enumerate and register; to keep score.
- To assign (someone) to a particular category or class.
- To be an indication of (something); to show where (something) is located.
- To follow a player not in possession of the ball when defending, to prevent them receiving a pass easily.
- To be typical or characteristic of (something).
- To distinguish (one person or thing from another).
noun
- A particular design or make of an item (now usually with following numeral).
- A score for a sporting achievement.
- A stamp or other indication of provenance, quality etc.
- A stone or post used to indicate position and guide travellers.
- A half pound, a traditional unit of mass equivalent to 226.8 g.
- A common, or area of common land, especially among early Germanic peoples.
- Importance, noteworthiness. (Generally in postmodifier “of mark”.)
- A catch of the ball directly from a kick of 10 metres or more without having been touched in transit, resulting in a free kick.
- A visible impression or sign; a blemish, scratch, or stain, whether accidental or intentional.
- A sign or brand on a person.
- A target for shooting at with a projectile.
- Other similar currencies notionally equal to a mark of silver or gold.
- The model number of a device; a device model.
- A specified level on a scale denoting gas-powered oven temperatures.
- An omen; a symptomatic indicator of something.
- A characteristic or essential attribute; a differential.
- An official note that is added to a record kept about someone's behavior or performance.
- The target or intended victim of a swindle, fixed game or con game.
- One of the bits of leather or coloured bunting placed upon a sounding line at intervals of from two to five fathoms. (The unmarked fathoms are called "deeps".)
- An indication or sign used for reference or measurement.
- Attention.
- Badge or sign of honour, rank, or official station.
- A characteristic feature.
- A written character or sign.
- A half pound, a former English and Scottish currency equivalent to 13 shillings and fourpence and notionally equivalent to a mark of sterling silver.
- The line indicating an athlete's starting-point.
- Similar half-pound units in other measurement systems, chiefly used for gold and silver.
- A score for finding the correct answer, or other academic achievement; the sum of such points gained as out of a possible total.
- Limit or standard of action or fact.
- A former currency of Germany and West Germany.
verb
- To sketch or mark with pencil, crayon, etc., on a given surface.
- To appeal to, make a demand of, rely on; to utilize or make use of, as a source.
- To put on (a garment)
- To advance, continue; to move or pass slowly or continuously, as under a pulling force.
- To approach, come nearer, as evening.
- The reporter drew heavily on interviews with former members of the secretive group.
verb
- make small marks into the surface of
- gain points in a game
- make underscoring marks
- write a musical score for
- induce to have sex
- get a certain number or letter indicating quality or performance
- assign a grade or rank to, according to one's evaluation
noun
- a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance)
- a written form of a musical composition; parts for different instruments appear on separate staves on large pages
- a number that expresses the accomplishment of a team or an individual in a game or contest
- a set of twenty members
- grounds
- the facts about an actual situation
- an amount due (as at a restaurant or bar)
- a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally)
- a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation
- the act of scoring in a game or sport
- a seduction culminating in sexual intercourse
verb
- To make the surface of (anything) flat or smooth; to dress the face of (a stone, a casting, etc.); especially, in turning, to shape or smooth the flat (transverse) surface of, as distinguished from the cylindrical (axial) surface.
- To have the front in a certain direction.
- To arrange the products in (a store) so that they are tidy and attractive.
- To be presented or confronted with; to have in prospect.
- To deal with (a difficult situation or person); to accept (facts, reality, etc.) even when undesirable.
- To cause (something) to turn or present a face or front, as in a particular direction.
- To have as an opponent.
- To position oneself or itself so as to have one's face closest to (something).
- To have its front closest to, or in the direction of (something else).
- To be the batsman on strike.
- To line near the edge, especially with a different material.
- To cover in front, for ornament, protection, etc.; to put a facing upon.
- To cover with better, or better appearing, material than the mass consists of, for purpose of deception, as the surface of a box of tea, a barrel of sugar, etc.
noun
- A person; the self; (reflexively, objectifying) oneself.
- The front part of the head of a human or other animal, featuring the eyes, nose, and mouth, and the surrounding area.
- A headlining wrestler with a persona embodying heroic or virtuous traits and who is regarded as a "good guy", especially one who is handsome and well-conditioned; a baby face.
- The width of a pulley, or the length of a cog from end to end.
- The mouth.
- The side of the card that shows its value (as opposed to the back side, which looks the same on all cards of the deck).
- One's facial expression.
- A distorted facial expression; an expression of displeasure, insult, etc.
- A familiar or well-known person; a member of a particular scene, such as the music or fashion scene.
- The front surface of a bat.
- The amount expressed on a bill, note, bond, etc., without any interest or discount; face value.
- Shameless confidence; boldness; effrontery.
- Any surface, especially a front or outer one.
- The frontal aspect of something.
- The numbered dial of a clock or watch; the clock face.
- The part of a golf club that hits the ball.
- Public image; outward appearance.
- Presence; sight; front.
- An aspect of the character or nature of someone or something.
- Any of the flat bounding surfaces of a polyhedron; more generally, any of the bounding pieces of a polytope of any dimension.
- The directed force of something.
- Makeup; one's complete facial cosmetic application.
- The head of a lion, shown face-on and cut off immediately behind the ears.
- A typeface.
- A mode of regard, whether favourable or unfavourable; favour or anger.
- Good reputation; standing, in the eyes of others; dignity; prestige. (See lose face, save face).
verb
- make the surface of level or smooth
- be in motion due to some air or water current
- be afloat either on or below a liquid surface and not sink to the bottom
- set afloat
- circulate or discuss tentatively; test the waters with
- move lightly, as if suspended
- put into the water
- allow (currencies) to fluctuate
- convert from a fixed point notation to a floating point notation
noun
- the time interval between the deposit of a check in a bank and its payment
- the number of shares outstanding and available for trading by the public
- a drink with ice cream floating in it
- an elaborate display mounted on a platform carried by a truck (or pulled by a truck) in a procession or parade
- a hand tool with a flat face used for smoothing and finishing the surface of plaster or cement or stucco
- something that floats on the surface of water
- an air-filled sac near the spinal column in many fishes that helps maintain buoyancy
noun
- a representation of forms or objects on a surface by means of lines
- an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper
- the creation of artistic pictures or diagrams
- players buy (or are given) chances and prizes are distributed by casting lots
- act of getting or draining something such as electricity or a liquid from a source
- the act of moving a load by drawing or pulling
verb
- To mark (paper or the like) with rules (lines).
- To establish or settle by, or as by, a rule; to fix by universal or general consent, or by common practice.
- To regulate, be in charge of, make decisions for, reign over.
- To decide judicially.
- To excel.
noun
- A straight line (continuous mark, as made by a pen or the like), especially one lying across a paper as a guide for writing.
- A determinate method prescribed for performing any operation and producing a certain result.
- A regulating principle.
- A ruler; device for measuring, a straightedge, a measure.
- A normal condition or state of affairs.
- A regulation, law, guideline.
- An order regulating the practice of the courts, or an order made between parties to an action or a suit.
- The act of ruling; administration of law; government; empire; authority; control.
verb
- To mark or cover with lines; to crisscross.
- To purchase land so that the remaining adjacent sections are smaller than the minimum area purchasable as freehold, thus excluding potential freeholders.
noun
- An openwork frame on which vessels are placed for examination, cleaning, and repairs.
- American and Canadian football, particularly when used to distinguish from other codes of football.
- A raised framework from which lighting is suspended.
- The field on which American football is played.
- An iron rack or grate used for broiling meat and fish over coals.
- An instrument of torture on which people were secured before being burned by fire.
- Any object resembling the rack or grate.
verb
- mark or trace words or symbols on a surface
- produce a literary work
- communicate or express by writing
- communicate (with) in writing
- write music
- record data on a computer
- write or name the letters that comprise the conventionally accepted form of (a word or part of a word)
- create code, write a computer program
verb
- To mark with contour lines.
- To form a more or less curved boundary or border upon.
- To practise the makeup technique of contouring.
noun
- a speech sound which behaves as a single segment, but which makes an internal transition from one quality, place, or manner to another.
- A line on a map or chart delineating those points which have the same altitude or other plotted quantity: a contour line or isopleth.
- An outline, boundary or border, usually of curved shape.
- A general description giving the most important points.
verb
- make (a surface) shine
- be bright by reflecting or casting light
- emit light; be bright, as of the sun or a light
- be shiny, as if wet
- be distinguished or eminent
- be clear and obvious
- have a complexion with a strong bright color, such as red or pink
- throw or flash the light of (a lamp)
- touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly
- experience a feeling of well-being or happiness, as from good health or an intense emotion
noun
noun
- a mark made on a surface by a pen, pencil, or paintbrush
- (sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand
- the maximum movement available to a pivoted or reciprocating piece by a cam
- a sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain
- a light touch
- a light touch with the hands
- (golf) the unit of scoring in golf is the act of hitting the ball with a club
- the oarsman nearest the stern of the shell who sets the pace for the rest of the crew
- anything that happens suddenly or by chance without an apparent cause
- a punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of information
- any one of the repeated movements of the limbs and body used for locomotion in swimming or rowing
- a single complete movement
verb
verb
- To mark with a seam or line; to scar.
- Of a bowler, to make the ball move thus.
- To put together with a seam.
- To crack open along a seam.
- Of the ball, to move sideways after bouncing on the seam.
- To make the appearance of a seam in, as in knitting a stocking; hence, to knit with a certain stitch, like that in such knitting.
noun
- The stitched equatorial seam of a cricket ball; the sideways movement of a ball when it bounces on the seam.
- A line of junction; a joint.
- A thin stratum, especially of an economically viable material such as coal or mineral.
- An old English measure of grain, containing eight bushels.
- A suture.
- A line or depression left by a cut or wound; a scar; a cicatrix.
- A folded-back and stitched piece of fabric; especially, the stitching that joins two or more pieces of fabric.
- A joint formed by mating two separate sections of materials.
- An old English measure of glass, containing twenty-four weys of five pounds, or 120 pounds.
verb
- To mark the surface of (something) with pricks or dots; especially, to trace a ship’s course on (a chart).
- To fix by the point; to attach or hang by puncturing.
- To aim at a point or mark.
- To incite, stimulate, goad.
- To shoot without killing.
- To make acidic or pungent.
- To drive a nail into (a horse's foot), so as to cause lameness.
- To affect with sharp pain; to sting, as with remorse.
- To become sharp or acid; to turn sour, as wine.
- To pierce or puncture slightly.
- To make or become sharp; to erect into a point; to raise, as something pointed; said especially of the ears of an animal, such as a horse or dog; and usually followed by up.
- To form by piercing or puncturing.
- Usually in the form prick out: to plant (seeds or seedlings) in holes made in soil at regular intervals.
noun
- An indentation or small mark made with a pointed object.
- A small pointed object.
- The experience or feeling of being pierced or punctured by a small, sharp object.
- The footprint of a hare.
- The penis.
- Someone (especially a man or boy) who is unpleasant, rude or annoying.
- A small roll of yarn or tobacco.
- A feeling of remorse.
- A small hole or perforation, caused by piercing.
verb
- mark into squares or draw squares on; draw crossed lines on
- examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition
- make an examination or investigation
- be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something
- lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits
- stop for a moment, as if out of uncertainty or caution
- put a check mark on or near or next to
- slow the growth or development of
- be verified or confirmed; pass inspection
- be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
- block or impede (a player from the opposing team) in ice hockey
- develop (a child's or animal's) behavior by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control
- consign for shipment on a vehicle
- hand over something to somebody as for temporary safekeeping
- abandon the intended prey, turn, and pursue an inferior prey
- stop in a chase especially when scent is lost
- decline to initiate betting
- hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of
- place into check
- write out a check on a bank account
- find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort
- verify by consulting a source or authority
- arrest the motion (of something) abruptly
- make cracks or chinks in
- become fractured; break or crack on the surface only
noun
- a written order directing a bank to pay money
- an appraisal of the state of affairs
- the bill in a restaurant
- the state of inactivity following an interruption
- additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct
- the act of inspecting or verifying
- a mark indicating that something has been noted or completed etc.
- something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
- a mark left after a small piece has been chopped or broken off of something
- a textile pattern of squares or crossed lines (resembling a checkerboard)
- the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess
- obstructing an opponent in ice hockey
- (chess) a direct attack on an opponent's king
verb
- To form with right angles and straight lines, or flat surfaces.
- To place at a right angle to the mast or keel.
- Of a value, term, or expression, to multiply by itself; to raise to the second power.
- To resolve or reconcile; to suit or fit.
- To draw, with a pair of compasses and a straightedge only, a square with the same area as.
- To take a boxing attitude; often with up or off.
- To hold a quartile position respecting.
- To form with four sides and four right angles.
- To rotate the oars so that they are perpendicular to the water.
- To make a short low pass sideways across the pitch
- To compare with, or reduce to, any given measure or standard.
- To tile (completely fill) with squares.
- To adjust so as to align with or place at a right angle to something else; in particular
- To adjust or adapt so as to bring into harmony with something.
- To accord or agree exactly; to be consistent with; to suit; to fit.
noun
- An L- or T-shaped tool used to place objects or draw lines at right angles.
- A well-defined core of a human body, a flat section from the fundament to the thoracic diaphragm.
- A cell in a grid.
- The product of a number or quantity multiplied by itself; the second power of a number, value, term or expression.
- An open space or park, often in the center of a town, not necessarily square in shape, often containing trees, seating and other features pleasing to the eye.
- A street surrounding a public square or plaza.
- A square piece, part, or surface.
- The front of a woman's dress over the bosom, usually worked or embroidered.
- A dessert cut into rectangular pieces, or a piece of such a dessert.
- A certain number of lines, forming a portion of a column, nearly square; used chiefly in reckoning the prices of advertisements in newspapers.
- A polygon with four sides of equal length and four right angles; an equilateral rectangle; a regular quadrilateral.
- A socially conventional or conservative person; a person who has little or no interest in the latest fads or trends: still sometimes used in modern terminology.
- The central area of a cricket field, with one or more pitches of which only one is used at a time.
- Cigarette.
- The symbol # on a telephone; hash.
- A unit used in measuring roof area equivalent to 100 square feet (9.29 m²) of roof area. The materials for roofing jobs are often billed by the square in the United States.
- A unit of measurement of area, equal to a 10 foot by 10 foot square, i.e. 100 square feet or roughly 9.3 square metres. Used in real estate for the size of a house or its rooms, though progressively being replaced by square metres in metric countries such as Australia.
- The position of planets distant ninety degrees from each other; a quadrate.
- A mortarboard.
- The relation of harmony, or exact agreement; equality; level.
- A vat used for fermentation.
- A body of troops drawn up in a square formation.
adj
- Used in the names of units of area formed by multiplying a unit of length by itself.
- Shaped like a square (the polygon).
- Honest; straightforward; fair.
- Even; tied
- Solid, decent, substantial.
- Having a shape broad for the height, with angular rather than curving outlines.
- Socially conventional; boring.
- Forming right angles in all planes as intended; not racked or leaning.
- Forming right angles with the mast or the keel, and parallel to the horizon; said of the yards of a square-rigged vessel when they are so braced.
- Forming a right angle (90°).
- In line with the batsman's popping crease.
- Satisfied; comfortable with; not experiencing any conflict.
- Hypernyms: rectangular, polygonal
adv
verb
- To prepare the surface of (a material, usually lumber or stone).
- To ornament (a ship) by hoisting the national colours at the peak and mastheads, and setting the jack forward; when "dressed full", the signal flags and pennants are added.
- To prepare (food) for cooking or eating, especially by seasoning it; specifically, to add a dressing or sauce (to food, especially a salad).
- To attire oneself for a particular (especially formal) occasion, or in a fashionable manner.
- To prepare (a set) by installing the props, scenery, etc.
- To attire (oneself or someone) for a particular (especially formal) occasion, or in a fashionable manner.
- To prepare, treat, or curry (animal hide or leather).
- Of a sportsperson: to put on the uniform and have the equipment needed to play a sport.
- To prepare (an artificial fly) to be attached to a fish hook.
- Of a thing: to attain a certain condition after undergoing some process or treatment to fit or prepare it for use.
- To arrange a display of goods in, or to decorate (a shop or shop window).
- To arrange or style (someone's hair).
- To cultivate or tend to (a garden, land, plants, etc.); especially, to add fertilizer or manure to (soil); to fertilize, to manure.
- To fit or prepare (something) for use; to render (something) suitable for an intended purpose; to get ready.
- To put clothes (or, formerly, armour) on (oneself or someone, a doll, a mannequin, etc.); to clothe.
- To remove chaff or impurities from (flour, grain, etc.) by bolting or sifting, winnowing, and other methods.
- To cut up (an animal or its flesh) for food; specifically (hunting), to remove the internal organs (of a game animal) shortly after it has been killed so that the carcass cools more quickly; to field dress.
- To design, make, or prepare costumes (for a play or other performance); also, to present (a production) in a particular costume style.
- To apply a dressing to or otherwise treat (a wound); (obsolete) to give (a wounded person) medical aid.
- To arrange (soldiers or troops) into proper formation; especially, to adjust (soldiers or troops) into straight lines and at a proper distance from each other; to align.
- To put on clothes.
- To allow one's penis to fall to one side or the other within one's trousers.
- To design, make, provide, or select clothes (for someone).
- Of soldiers or troops: to arrange into proper formation; especially, to form into straight lines and at a proper distance from each other.
- To adorn or ornament (something).
- Of an animal carcass: to have a certain quantity or weight after removal of the internal organs and skin; also, to have a certain appearance after being cut up and prepared for cooking.
noun
- The external appearance of something, especially if intended to give a positive impression; garb, guise.
- Apparel or clothing, especially when appropriate for a particular occasion, profession, etc.
- The external covering of an animal (for example, the feathers of a bird) or an object.
- An item of clothing (usually worn by a woman or young girl) which both covers the upper part of the body and includes a skirt below the waist.
- The appearance of an object after it has undergone some process or treatment to fit or prepare it for use; finish.
verb
- To draw straight lines from a fixed point through every point of any body or figure, and let these fall upon a surface so as to form the points of a new figure.
- To extend beyond a surface.
- To speak or sing in such a way that one can be heard from a large distance away.
- To make plans for; to forecast.
- To assume qualities or mindsets in others based on one's own personality.
- To present (oneself), to convey a certain impression, usually in a good way.
- To change the projection (or coordinate system) of spatial data with another projection.
- (of a neuron or group of neurons) to have axon(s) extending to and therefore able to influence a remote location
- To cast (an image or shadow) upon a surface; to throw or cast forward; to shoot forth.
- To extend (a protrusion or appendage) outward.
noun
verb
- To lay or draw something across, such as a line.
- Of both batsmen, to pass each other when running between the wickets in order to score runs.
- To go from one side of (something) to the other.
- To travel in a direction or path that will intersect with that of another.
- To make the sign of the cross over oneself.
- To conduct a cross examination; to question a hostile witness.
- To write lines of text at right angles to and over the top of one another in order to save paper.ᵂ
- To cross-fertilize or crossbreed.
- To contradict (another) or frustrate the plans of.
- To pass, as objects going in an opposite direction at the same time.
- To stamp or mark (a cheque) in such a way as to prevent it being cashed, thus requiring it to be deposited into a bank account.
- To place across or athwart; to cause to intersect.
- To mark with an X.
- To score a try.
- To make the sign of the cross over (something or someone).
- To pass the ball from one side of the pitch to the other side.
adj
- Bad-tempered, angry, annoyed.
- Made in an opposite direction, or an inverse relation; mutually inverse; interchanged.
- Of the sea, having two wave systems traveling at oblique angles, due to the wind over shifting direction or the waves of two storm systems meeting.
- Transverse; lying across the main direction.
prep
noun
- A difficult situation that must be endured.
- A place where roads intersect and lead off in four directions; a crossroad (common in UK and Irish place names such as Gerrards Cross).
- A hybrid of any kind.
- A monument that marks such a place. (Also common in UK or Irish place names such as Charing Cross)
- An instrument for laying of offsets perpendicular to the main course.
- A geometrical figure consisting of two straight lines or bars intersecting each other such that at least one of them is bisected by the other.
- Usually with the: the cross on which Christ was crucified.
- The act of going across; the act of passing from one side to the other
- A modified representation of the crucifixion stake, worn as jewellery or displayed as a symbol of religious devotion.
- A wooden post with a perpendicular beam attached and used (especially in the Roman Empire) to execute criminals (by crucifixion).
- The thirty-sixth Lenormand card.
- A hand gesture made in imitation of the shape of the Cross.
- Four edge cubies of one side that are in their right places, forming the shape of a cross.
- A pipe-fitting with four branches whose axes usually form a right angle.
- Any geometric figure having this or a similar shape, such as a cross of Lorraine or a Maltese cross.
- A hook thrown over the opponent's punch.
- A pass in which the ball is kicked from a side of the pitch to a position close to the opponent’s goal.
- crossfire.
- An animal or plant produced by crossbreeding or cross-fertilization.
- A line drawn across or through another line.
noun
- A line marking the boundary of an object figure.
- The outer shape of an object or figure.
- A prose telling of a story intended to be turned into a screenplay; generally longer and more detailed than a treatment.
- A sketch or drawing in which objects are delineated in contours without shading.
- A general description of some subject.
- A preliminary plan for a project.
- A statement summarizing the important points of a text.
- A setline or trotline.
verb
verb
- To mark a surface with a sharp object, thereby leaving a scratch (noun).
- To rub a surface with a sharp object, especially by a living creature to remove itching with nails, claws, etc.
- to get such scratches
- To produce a distinctive sound on a turntable by moving a vinyl record back and forth while manipulating the crossfader (see also scratching).
- To irritate someone's skin with one's unshaven beard when kissing.
- To rub the skin with rough material causing a sensation of irritation; to cause itching.
- To commit a foul in pool, as where the cue ball is put into a pocket or jumps off the table.
- To write or draw hastily or awkwardly; scrawl.
- To cross out, strike out, strike through some text on a page.
- To dig or excavate with the claws.
- To dig or scrape (a person's skin) with claws or fingernails in self-defense or with the intention to injure.
- To announce one's non-participation in a race or sports event part of a larger sports meeting that they were previously signed up for, usually in lieu of another event at the same meeting.
- Hence, to remove, ignore, or delete.
adj
- Hastily assembled, arranged or constructed, from whatever materials are to hand, with little or no preparation
- For or consisting of preliminary or tentative, incomplete, etc. work.
- Relating to a scratchpad, a data structure or recording medium attached to a machine for testing or temporary use.
- (of a player) Of a standard high enough to play without a handicap, i.e. to compete without the benefit of a variation in scoring based on ability.
noun
- An act of scratching the skin to alleviate an itch or irritation.
- Money.
- A feed, usually a mixture of a few common grains, given to chickens.
- A horse withdrawn from a race prior to the start.
- Minute, but tender and troublesome, excoriations, covered with scabs, upon the heels of horses which have been used where it is very wet or muddy.
- A scratch wig.
- A genre of Virgin Islander music, better known as fungi.
- A technical error of touching or surpassing the starting mark prior to the official start signal in the sporting events of long jump, discus, hammer throw, shot put, and similar. Originally the starting mark was a scratch on the ground but is now a board or precisely indicated mark.
- A starting line (originally and simply, a line scratched in the ground), as in boxing.
- Scrawled or illegible handwriting; chicken scratch.
- The last riders to depart in a handicap race.
- A disruption, mark or shallow cut on a surface made by scratching.
- A foul in pool, as where the cue ball is put into a pocket or jumps off the table.
- An injury.
verb
- To cover (a surface with a layer of some substance) by rubbing.
- To damage someone's reputation by slandering, misrepresenting, or otherwise making false accusations about them, their statements, or their actions.
- To become messy or not clear by being spread.
- To spread (a substance, especially one that colours or is dirty) across a surface by rubbing.
- To make something dirty.
- To cause (something) to be messy or not clear by rubbing and spreading it.
- To cause (something) to be a particular colour by covering with a substance.
- To climb without using footholds, using the friction from the shoe to stay on the wall.
- To rub (a body part, etc.) across a surface.
- To write or draw (something) by spreading a substance on a surface.
- (of a substance, etc.) To make a surface dirty by covering it.
- To attempt to remove (a substance) from a surface by rubbing.
noun
- A Pap smear (screening test for cervical cancer).
- A false or unsupported, malicious statement intended to injure a person's reputation.
- Any of various forms of distortion that make a signal harder to see or hear.
- A mark made by smearing.
- A rough glissando in jazz music.
- A maneuver in which the shoe is placed onto the holdless rock, and the friction from the shoe keeps it in contact
- A preparation to be examined under a microscope, made by spreading a thin layer of a substance (such as blood, bacterial culture) on a slide.
verb
- To create (an image) with paints.
- To direct a radar beam toward.
- To apply with a brush in order to treat some body part.
- To apply paint to.
- To apply in the manner that paint is applied.
- To draw an element in a graphical user interface.
- To depict or portray.
- To practise the art of painting pictures.
- To color one's face by way of beautifying it.
- To cover (something) with spots of colour, like paint.
noun
- Graphics drawn using an input device, not scanned or generated.
- A set of containers or blocks of paint of different colors/colours, used for painting pictures.
- The free-throw lane, construed with the.
- A substance that is applied as a liquid or paste, and dries into a solid coating that protects or adds color/colour to an object or surface to which it has been applied.
- Paintballs.
- Tattoo work.
- The appearance of an object on a radar screen.
- Makeup.
- A face card (king, queen, or jack).
noun
- the boundary of a surface
- a line determining the limits of an area
- a sharp side formed by the intersection of two surfaces of an object
- the attribute of urgency in tone of voice
- a slight competitive advantage
- the outside limit of an object or area or surface; a place farthest away from the center of something
verb
noun
- (art) the surface (as a wall or canvas) prepared to take the paint for a painting
- the solid part of the earth's surface
- a rational motive for a belief or action
- the loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface
- a relation that provides the foundation for something
- a position to be won or defended in battle (or as if in battle)
- the part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground
- material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use)
- a relatively homogeneous percept extending back of the figure on which attention is focused
- a connection between an electrical device and a large conducting body, such as the earth (which is taken to be at zero voltage)
- the first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface
verb
- fix firmly and stably
- confine or restrict to the ground
- place or put on the ground
- instruct someone in the fundamentals of a subject
- bring to the ground
- hit or reach the ground
- throw to the ground in order to stop play and avoid being tackled behind the line of scrimmage
- (baseball) a hit that travels along the playing field.
- cover with a primer; apply a primer to
- connect to a ground
- use as a basis for; found on
verb
- To polish, e.g., a surface, until smooth.
- to envelop, enfold
- To enfold; to hold as in one's lap; to cherish.
- to wind around
- To be turned or folded; to lie partly on or over something; to overlap.
- To cut or polish with a lap, as glass, gems, cutlery, etc.
- To take (liquid) into the mouth with the tongue; to lick up with a quick motion of the tongue.
- To overtake a straggler in a race by completing one more whole lap than the straggler.
- To wash against a surface with a splashing sound; to swash.
- To fold; to bend and lay over or on something.
- To rest or recline in a lap, or as in a lap.
- to wrap around, enwrap, wrap up
- To place or lay (one thing) so as to overlap another.
noun
- A piece of brass, lead, or other soft metal, used to hold a cutting or polishing powder in cutting glass, gems, etc. or in polishing cutlery, etc. It is usually in the form of a wheel or disk that revolves on a vertical axis.
- The state or condition of being in part extended over or by the side of something else; or the extent of the overlapping.
- The amount by which a slide valve at its half stroke overlaps a port in the seat, being equal to the distance the valve must move from its mid stroke position in order to begin to open the port. Used alone, lap refers to outside lap (see below).
- The loose part of a coat; the lower part of a garment that plays loosely; a skirt; an apron.
- The traversal of one length of the pool, or (less commonly) one length and back again.
- In card playing and other games, the points won in excess of the number necessary to complete a game;—so called when they are counted in the score of the following game.
- One circuit around a race track.
- An edge; a border; a hem, as of cloth.
- A component that overlaps or covers any portion of itself or of an adjacent component.
- That part of any substance or fixture which extends over, or lies upon, or by the side of, a part of another.
- The taking of liquid into the mouth with the tongue.
- A sheet, layer, or bat, of cotton fiber prepared for the carding machine.
- The act or process of lapping.
- The part of the clothing that lies on the knees or thighs when one sits down; that part of the person thus covered.
- a place of rearing and fostering
- The upper legs of a seated person.
verb
- To mark or delineate with touches; to add a slight stroke to with the pencil or brush.
- To make intimate physical contact with a person.
- To cause to be briefly in contact with something.
- To deal with in speech or writing; briefly to speak or write (on or upon something).
- To make physical contact with; to bring the hand, finger or other part of the body into contact with.
- To perform, as a tune; to play.
- To be brought, as a sail, so close to the wind that its weather leech shakes.
- To strike; to manipulate; to play on.
- To come into physical contact, or to be in physical contact.
- To come into (involuntary) contact with; to meet or intersect.
- To concern, to have to do with.
- To make physical contact with a thing.
- To lay hands on (someone suffering from scrofula) as a form of cure, as formerly practised by English and French monarchs.
- To imbue or endow with a specific quality.
- To influence by impulse; to impel forcibly.
- To bring (a sail) so close to the wind that its weather leech shakes.
- To physically disturb; to interfere with, molest, or attempt to harm through contact.
- To try; to prove, as with a touchstone.
- To give royal assent to by touching it with the sceptre.
- To be on the level of; to approach in excellence or quality.
- Of a ship or its passengers: to land, to make a short stop (at).
- To physically affect in specific ways implied by context.
- To consume, or otherwise use.
- To sexually excite with the fingers; to finger or masturbate.
- To keep the ship as near (the wind) as possible.
- To affect emotionally; to bring about tender or painful feelings in.
- To mark (a file or document) as having been modified.
- To obtain money from, usually by borrowing (from a friend).
- To disturb the mental functions of; to make somewhat insane; often followed with "in the head".
- To come close to; to approach.
noun
- The ability to perform a task well; aptitude.
- The children's game of tag.
- A set of changes less than the total possible on seven bells, i.e. less than 5,040.
- An act of borrowing or stealing something.
- The part of a sports field beyond the touchlines or goal-lines.
- The faculty or sense of perception by physical contact.
- A distinguishing feature or characteristic.
- A single stroke on a drawing or a picture.
- The broadest part of a plank worked top and but, or of one worked anchor-stock fashion (that is, tapered from the middle to both ends); also, the angles of the stern timbers at the counters.
- The style or technique with which one plays a musical instrument.
- A disposal of the ball during a game, i.e. a kick or a handball.
- An act of touching, especially with the hand or finger.
- The particular or characteristic mode of action, or the resistance of the keys of an instrument to the fingers.
- A little bit; a small amount.
- A relationship of close communication or understanding.
- Form; standard of performance.
verb
- To smoothen or even a surface (especially a connection or junction on a surface).
- To make an animation smooth, removing any jerkiness.
- To bring into perfect alignment (especially about rivet holes when connecting structural members).
- To construct or design with the aim of producing a smooth outline or reducing air drag or water resistance.
adv
adj
- Favorable to a ship's course.
- Unblemished (figuratively or literally); clean and pure; innocent.
- Light in color, pale, particularly with regard to skin tone but also referring to blond hair.
- Just, equitable.
- Without sudden change of direction or curvature; smooth; flowing; said of the figure of a vessel, and of surfaces, water lines, and other lines.
- Not a no ball.
- Of a coin or die, having equal chance of landing on any side, unbiased.
- Between the baselines.
- Free from obstacles or hindrances; unobstructed; unencumbered; open; direct; said of a road, passage, etc.
- Adequate, reasonable, or decent, but not excellent.
- Not overcast; cloudless; clear; pleasant; propitious; said of the sky, weather, or wind, etc.
- Taken direct from an opponent's foot, without the ball touching the ground or another player.
noun
- A fair woman; a sweetheart.
- A travelling amusement park (called a funfair in British English and a (travelling) carnival in US English).
- An event for public entertainment and trade, a market.
- A community gathering to celebrate and exhibit local achievements.
- An event for professionals in a trade to learn of new products and do business, a trade fair.
- Something which is fair (in various senses of the adjective).
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