accommodate
adapt
adjust
altered
adapted
repurpose
suit
frame
differentiate
reform
readapt
see the light
straighten out
reset
retrofit
dynamic
bettering
shoehorn
gear to
improve
gee
adaptability
bend
adjustable
zhoosh
rescale
deform
dress
distinguish
move the needle
change
agree
level
varify
refocus
pair
tailor
changefulness
alter
accept
convert
service
conform
open-ended
take
abuse
qualify
dispose
decline
pervert
misuse
transform
diminution
retro-engineer
adaptate
run
meeten
substitute
unaccustom
range
relief
effigiate
set
catch step
easing
disjustive
fit
moderation
exteriorize
externalize
externalise
new lease of life
objectify
adaptation
propel
exteriorise
devotion
reverse-engineer
faute de mieux
changingness
trim one's sails
unbitch
sit
shuffle
break in
retip
parallel
sweeten the pot
scrattle
fleet
transition
up the ante
customize
altered
adapted
dynamic
bettering
adjustable
open-ended
disjustive
faute de mieux
adaptability
changefulness
decline
diminution
substitute
relief
easing
moderation
new lease of life
adaptation
devotion
changingness
accommodate
adapt
adjust
repurpose
suit
frame
differentiate
reform
readapt
see the light
straighten out
reset
retrofit
shoehorn
gear to
improve
gee
bend
zhoosh
rescale
deform
dress
distinguish
move the needle
change
agree
level
varify
refocus
pair
tailor
alter
accept
convert
service
conform
take
abuse
qualify
dispose
pervert
misuse
transform
retro-engineer
adaptate
run
meeten
unaccustom
range
effigiate
set
catch step
fit
exteriorize
externalize
externalise
objectify
propel
exteriorise
reverse-engineer
trim one's sails
unbitch
sit
shuffle
break in
retip
parallel
sweeten the pot
scrattle
fleet
transition
up the ante
customize
verb
- To make proper or suitable; to adapt or fit.
- To be suitable or apt for one's image.
- To be appropriate or apt for.
- To please; to make content; to fit one's taste.
- To agree; to be fitted; to correspond (usually followed by to, archaically also followed by with)
- To dress; to clothe.
noun
- The full set of sails required for a ship.
- A set of clothes to be worn together, now especially a man's matching jacket and trousers (also business suit or lounge suit), or a similar outfit for a woman.
- The attempt to gain an end by legal process; a process instituted in a court of law for the recovery of a right or claim; a lawsuit.
- A person who wears matching jacket and trousers, especially a boss or a supervisor.
- A full set of armour.
- Each of the sets of a pack of cards distinguished by color and/or specific emblems, such as the spades, hearts, diamonds, or clubs of traditional Anglo, Hispanic, and French playing cards.
- Pursuit of a love-interest; wooing, courtship.
- A garment or set of garments suitable and/or required for a given task or activity: space suit, boiler suit, protective suit, swimsuit.
- Petition, request, entreaty.
verb
- To fit, as for a specific end or purpose; make suitable or comfortable; adapt; adjust.
- Of a picture such as a painting or photograph, to place inside a decorative border.
- Of a constructed object such as a building, to put together the structural elements.
- To move.
- To construct by fitting together or uniting various parts; fabricate by union of constituent parts.
- To bring or put into form or order; adjust the parts or elements of; compose; contrive; plan; devise.
- To construct in words so as to establish a context for understanding or interpretation.
- To position visually within a fixed boundary.
- To wash ore with the aid of a frame.
- Conspire to falsely incriminate a presumably innocent person. See frameup.
- To hit (the ball) with the frame of the racquet rather than the strings (normally a mishit).
noun
- An independent chunk of data sent over a network.
- An individually scrollable region of a webpage.
- A complete game of snooker, from break-off until all the balls (or as many as necessary to win) have been potted.
- A way of dividing nucleotide sequences into a set of consecutive triplets.
- A context for understanding or interpretation.
- The outer decorated portion of a stamp's image, often repeated on several issues although the inner picture may change.
- A complete lattice in which meets distribute over arbitrary joins.
- A division of time on a multimedia timeline, such as 1/30th or 1/60th of a second.
- The outer circle of a cancellation mark.
- Anything composed of parts fitted and united together; a fabric; a structure.
- A piece of photographic film containing an image.
- A movable structure used for the cultivation or the sheltering of plants.
- An inning.
- A form of knowledge representation in artificial intelligence.
- A set of balls whose results are added together for scoring purposes. Usually two balls, but only one ball in the case of a strike, and three balls in the case of a strike or a spare in the last frame of a game.
- A rigid, generally rectangular mounting for paper, canvas or other flexible material.
- The structural elements of a building or other constructed object.
- The structure of a person's body; the human body.
- The complete set of pins to be knocked down in their starting configuration.
verb
- To make different; to change, modify.
- To (cause to) go through a process of development called differentiation; to make or become different in form or function.
- To recognize a distinction or difference between two things.
- To perceive the difference between things; to discriminate.
- To calculate the derivative of a function.
- To calculate the differential of a function of multiple variables.
- To teach a lesson in multiple different ways in order to meet the needs of more or less advanced students.
noun
verb
- change for the better
- make changes for improvement in order to remove abuse and injustices
- bring, lead, or force to abandon a wrong or evil course of life, conduct, and adopt a right one
- produce by cracking
- break up the molecules of
- improve by alteration or correction of errors or defects and put into a better condition
noun
verb
- To give new characteristics or make alterations (to someone or something) to suit them to changed circumstances.
- To supply (a device, structure, etc.) with new components or parts that were not previously available or installed; to modernize.
- Synonym of backport (“to retroactively supply a fix or feature to a previous version of a software product at the same time or after supplying it to the current version.”)
- To supply a device, structure, etc., with new components or parts that were not previously available or installed.
- To add or substitute (new components or parts) that were not previously available for or installed in a device, structure, etc.
noun
adj
- Able to change and adapt.
- Happening at runtime instead of being predetermined at compile time.
- Pertaining to dynamics, the branch of mechanics concerned with the effects of forces on the motion of objects.
- Of a verb: not stative, but fientive; indicating continued or progressive action on the part of the subject.
- Powerful; energetic.
- Having to do with the volume of sound.
- Changing; active; in motion.
noun
- A moving force.
- A characteristic or manner of an interaction; a behavior.
- The varying loudness or volume of a song or the markings that indicate the loudness.
- A symbol in a musical score that indicates the desired level of volume.
- A verb that indicates continued or progressive action on the part of the subject.
verb
- To adapt or interpret to for a purpose or beneficiary.
- To stoop.
- To cause (something) to change its shape into a curve, by physical force, chemical action, or any other means.
- To cause to change direction.
- To change direction.
- To force to submit.
- To submit.
- To apply oneself to a task or purpose.
- To tie, as in securing a line to a cleat; to shackle a chain to an anchor; make fast.
- To apply to a task or purpose.
- To become curved.
- To smoothly change the pitch of a note.
- To be inclined; to direct itself.
- To bow in prayer, or in token of submission.
- To swing the body when rowing.
noun
- The thickest and strongest planks in a ship's sides, more generally called wales, which have the beams, knees, and futtocks bolted to them.
- Hard, indurated clay; bind.
- In the leather trade, the best quality of sole leather; a butt; sometimes, half a butt cut lengthwise.
- A curve.
- The frames or ribs that form the ship's body from the keel to the top of the sides.
- Any of the various knots which join the ends of two lines.
- One of the honourable ordinaries formed by two diagonal lines drawn from the dexter chief to the sinister base; it generally occupies a fifth part of the shield if uncharged, but if charged one third.
- A severe condition caused by excessively quick decompression, causing bubbles of nitrogen to form in the blood; decompression sickness.
- A glissando, or glide between one pitch and another.
verb
- To become changed in shape or misshapen.
- To change the form of (something), usually thus making it disordered or irregular; to give (something) an abnormal or unusual shape.
- To alter the shape of (something) by applying a force or stress.
- To change the look of (something), usually thus making it imperfect or unattractive; to give (something) an abnormal or unusual appearance.
- To mar the character or quality of (something).
adj
verb
- To fit or prepare (something) for use; to render (something) suitable for an intended purpose; to get ready.
- 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).
- To prepare the surface of (a material, usually lumber or stone).
- 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 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 become something different.
- To replace one's clothing.
- To replace the clothing of (the one wearing it).
- To change hand while riding (a horse).
- To transfer to another vehicle (train, bus, etc.)
- To make something into something else.
- To replace.
noun
- The process of becoming different.
- A change-up pitch.
- An amount of cash, usually in the form of coins, but sometimes inclusive of paper money.
- Small denominations of money given in exchange for a larger denomination.
- Balance of money returned from the sum paid after deducting the price of a purchase.
- A transfer between vehicles.
- Any order in which a number of bells are struck, other than that of the diatonic scale.
- A replacement.
verb
- To suit or be adapted in its effects; to do well.
- To make a stipulation by way of settling differences or determining a price; to exchange promises; to come to terms or to a common resolve; to promise.
- To consent to a contract or to an element of a contract.
- To be in harmony about an opinion, statement, or action; to have a consistent idea between two or more people.
- To give assent; to accede
- To correspond to (another word) in a grammatical category, such as gender, number, case, or person.
- To yield assent to; to approve.
- To resemble; to coincide; to correspond.
verb
- To adjust or adapt to a certain level.
- To direct or impose (a penalty, fine, etc) at or upon (someone).
- To make the score of a game equal.
- To bring to a common level or plane, in respect of rank, condition, character, privilege, etc.
- To speak honestly and openly with.
- To adjust so as to make as flat or perpendicular to the ground as possible.
- To progress to the next level.
- To aim or direct (a weapon, a stare, an accusation, etc).
- To destroy by reducing to ground level; to raze.
adj
- In the same position or rank.
- Perpendicular to a gravitational force.
- Unvaried in volume.
- Of even tone; without rising or falling inflection; monotonic.
- Unvaried in frequency.
- Well balanced; even; just; steady; impartial.
- The same height at all places; parallel to a flat ground.
- Calm.
- At the same height as some reference; constructed as level with.
- Straightforward; direct; clear.
noun
- A floor of a multi-storey building.
- A school grade or year.
- Distance from the root node of a tree structure.
- Degree or amount.
- A numeric value that quantifies a character, ability, or item's experience and power.
- An area of almost perfectly flat land.
- One of the specific values which may be taken by a categorical variable.
- Achievement or qualification.
- A distance relative to a given reference elevation.
- A tool for finding whether a surface is level, or for creating a horizontal or vertical line of reference.
- One of several discrete segments of a game, generally increasing in difficulty and representing different locations in the game world.
verb
- To suit; to fit, as a counterpart.
- To engage (oneself) with another of opposite opinions not to vote on a particular question or class of questions.
- To group into one or more sets of two.
- To bring two (animals, notably dogs) together for mating.
- To come together for mating.
- to link two electronic devices wirelessly together, especially through a protocol such as Bluetooth
noun
- A couple of working animals attached to work together, as by a yoke.
- A boat for two sweep rowers.
- A score of zero runs (a duck) in both innings of a two-innings match.
- Used with binary nouns (often in the plural to indicate multiple instances, since such nouns are plural only, except in some technical contexts)
- A double play, two outs recorded in one play.
- The exclusion of one member of a parliamentary party from a vote, if a member of the other party is absent for important personal reasons.
- Two similar or identical things taken together; often followed by of.
- Two members of opposite parties or opinion, as in a parliamentary body, who mutually agree not to vote on a given question, or on issues of a party nature during a specified time.
- In a mechanism, two elements, or bodies, which are so applied to each other as to mutually constrain relative motion; named in accordance with the motion it permits, as in turning pair, sliding pair, twisting pair.
- One of the constituent items that make up a pair.
- A doubleheader, two games played on the same day between the same teams
- A poker hand that contains two cards of identical rank, which cannot also count as a better hand.
- A pair of breasts
- A pair of testicles
- Two people in a relationship, partnership or friendship.
verb
- make use of or accept for some purpose
- consider or hold as true
- receive willingly something given or offered
- give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to
- react favorably to; consider right and proper
- admit into a group or community
- take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person
- tolerate or accommodate oneself to
- be designed to hold or take
- receive (a report) officially, as from a committee
- be sexually responsive to, used of a female domesticated mammal
verb
- change the nature, purpose, or function of something
- change from one system to another or to a new plan or policy
- change religious beliefs, or adopt a religious belief
- exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category
- cause to adopt a new or different faith
- score an extra point or points after touchdown by kicking the ball through the uprights or advancing the ball into the end zone
- make (someone) agree, understand, or realize the truth or validity of something
- exchange a penalty for a less severe one
- change in nature, purpose, or function; undergo a chemical change
noun
verb
noun
- work done by one person or group that benefits another
- an act of help or assistance; something (such as a tool, software or system) used to render said help or assistance
- the act of public worship following prescribed rules
- a company or agency that performs a public service; subject to government regulation
- employment in or work for another
- a force that is a branch of the armed forces
- a means of serving
- tableware consisting of a complete set of articles (silver or dishware) for use at table
- the act of mating by male animals
- (law) the acts performed by an English feudal tenant for the benefit of his lord which formed the consideration for the property granted to him
- (sports) a stroke that puts the ball in play
- the act of delivering a writ or summons upon someone
- periodic maintenance on a car or machine
- the performance of duties by a waiter or servant
verb
- make use of or accept for some purpose
- carry out
- require (time or space)
- take somebody somewhere
- get into one's hands, take physically
- take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect
- interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression
- take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
- take into one's possession
- travel or go by means of a certain kind of transportation, or a certain route
- pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
- receive willingly something given or offered
- assume, as of positions or roles
- take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
- require as useful, just, or proper
- experience or feel or submit to
- make a film or photograph of something
- remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
- serve oneself to, or consume regularly
- accept or undergo, often unwillingly
- conquer by force
- occupy or take on
- admit into a group or community
- ascertain or determine by measuring, computing or take a reading from a dial
- be a student of a certain subject
- take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs
- head into a specified direction
- point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards
- be seized or affected in a specified way
- have with oneself; have on one's person
- engage for service under a term of contract
- receive or obtain regularly
- buy, select
- to get into a position of having, e.g., safety, comfort
- have sex with; archaic use
- lay claim to; as of an idea
- be designed to hold or take
- be capable of holding or containing
- develop a habit
- proceed along in a vehicle
- obtain by winning
- be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness
noun
verb
- make fit or prepared
- prove capable or fit; meet requirements
- pronounce fit or able
- make more specific
- specify as a condition or requirement in a contract or agreement; make an express demand or provision in an agreement
- describe or portray the character or the qualities or peculiarities of
- add a modifier to a constituent
verb
- To change the nature, condition or function of; to change in nature, disposition, heart, character, etc.; to convert.
- To undergo a transformation; to change in appearance or character.
- To change greatly the appearance or form of.
- To subject to the action of a transformer.
- To subject to a transformation; to change into another form without altering the value.
- To subject (a cell) to transformation.
noun
verb
verb
- change or be different within limits
- 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
- 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
- sail before the wind
- 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
verb
- change or be different within limits
- move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
- have a range; be capable of projecting over a certain distance, as of a gun
- range or extend over; occupy a certain area
- lay out orderly or logically in a line or as if in a line
- feed as in a meadow or pasture
- let eat
- assign a rank or rating to
noun
- an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control:
- the limits within which something can be effective
- a large tract of grassy open land on which livestock can graze
- a series of hills or mountains
- a place for shooting (firing or driving) projectiles of various kinds
- a variety of different things or activities
- (mathematics) the set of values of the dependent variable for which a function is defined
- the limit of capability
- a kitchen appliance used for cooking food
noun
- a change for the better
- the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced
- the condition of being comfortable or relieved (especially after being relieved of distress)
- (law) redress awarded by a court
- someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult)
- assistance in time of difficulty
- a pause for relaxation
- aid for the aged or indigent or handicapped
- the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance)
- sculpture consisting of shapes carved on a surface so as to stand out from the surrounding background
- the act of freeing a city or town that has been besieged
verb
- To adjust.
- To devise and assign (work) to.
- To have a certain direction of motion; to flow; to move on; to tend.
- To arrange with dishes and cutlery, to set the table.
- To direct (the ball) to a teammate for an attack.
- To place or fix in a setting.
- To extend and bring into position; to spread.
- To place plants or shoots in the ground; to plant.
- To prepare (a stage or film set).
- To lower into place and fix solidly, as the blocks of cut stone in a structure.
- To defeat a contract.
- To become fixed or rigid; to be fastened.
- To put (something) down, to rest.
- To produce after pollination.
- To render stiff or solid; especially, to convert into curd; to curdle.
- To acknowledge a dancing partner by facing him or her and moving first to one side and then to the other, while she or he does the opposite.
- To give a pitch to, as a tune; to start by fixing the keynote.
- To reduce from a dislocated or fractured state.
- To put in order in a particular manner; to prepare.
- To punch (a nail) into wood so that its head is below the surface.
- To hunt game with the aid of a setter.
- To sit (be in a seated position).
- To arrange (type).
- To be fixed for growth; to strike root; to begin to germinate or form.
- To introduce or describe.
- To solidify.
- To rest or lie somewhere, on something, etc.; to occupy a certain place.
- To apply oneself; to undertake earnestly.
- Of a heavenly body, to disappear below the horizon of a planet, etc, as the latter rotates.
- Of a dog, to indicate the position of game.
- To fit (someone) up in a situation.
- To put in a specified condition or state; to cause to be.
- To compile, to make (a puzzle or challenge).
- To suit; to become.
- To establish as a rule; to furnish; to prescribe; to assign.
- To determine or settle.
- To fit music to words.
- To adorn with something infixed or affixed; to stud; to variegate with objects placed here and there.
- To start (a fire).
- To divide a class group in a subject according to ability
- To locate (a play, etc.); to assign a backdrop to, geographically or temporally.
- To attach or affix (something) to something else, or in or upon a certain place.
adj
- Fixed in one’s opinion.
- Fixed in a certain style.
- Ready, prepared.
- Rigid, solidified.
- Prearranged.
- Fixed in position.
- Intent, determined (to do something).
noun
- A punch for setting nails in wood.
- The full number of eggs set under a hen.
- The initial or basic formation of dancers.
- A device for receiving broadcast radio waves (or, more recently, broadcast data); a radio or television.
- A young oyster when first attached.
- The act of directing the ball to a teammate for an attack.
- The setting of the sun or other luminary; (by extension) the close of the day.
- The scenery for a film or play.
- Set theory.
- the general locations and area where a movie’s, a film’s, or a video’s scenery is arranged to be filmed also including places for actors, assorted crew, director, producers which are typically not filmed.
- A complete series of games, forming part of a match.
- A group of repetitions of a single exercise performed one after the other without rest.
- The amount the teeth of a saw protrude to the side in order to create the kerf.
- A rudimentary fruit.
- An object made up of several parts.
- General movement; direction; drift; tendency.
- A piece placed temporarily upon the head of a pile when the latter cannot otherwise be reached by the weight, or hammer.
- The camber of a curved roofing tile.
- A drum kit, a drum set.
- A class group in a subject where pupils are divided by ability.
- A bias of mind; an attitude or pattern of behaviour.
- A collection of zero or more objects, possibly infinite in size, and disregarding any order or repetition of the objects which may be contained within it.
- A musical performance by a band, disc jockey, etc., consisting of several musical pieces.
- Three of a kind, especially if two cards are in one's hand and the third is on the board. Compare trips (“three of a kind, especially with two cards on the board and one in one's hand”).
- A young plant fit for setting out; a slip; shoot.
- A small tuber or bulb used instead of seed, particularly onion sets and potato sets.
- Collectively, the crop of young oysters in any locality.
- A series or group of something. (Note the similar meaning in Etymology 4, Noun)
- A group of people, usually meeting socially.
- The manner, state, or quality of setting or fitting; fit.
- The pattern of a tartan, etc.
- A collection of various objects for a particular purpose.
- A permanent change of shape caused by excessive strain, as from compression, tension, bending, twisting, etc.
- A matching collection of similar things. (Note the similar meaning in Etymology 2, Noun.)
- A complete series of points, forming part of a match.
verb
- To adjust.
- To be proper or becoming.
- To be suitable for.
- To conform to in size and shape.
- To be in harmony.
- To suffer a fit.
- To have sufficient space available at some location to be able to be there.
- To tailor; to change to the appropriate size.
- To be of the right size and shape
- To be in agreement with.
- To attach, especially when requiring exact positioning or sizing.
- To make conform in size and shape.
- To equip or supply.
- To make ready.
noun
- Conformity of elements one to another.
- The quality of a partnership's combined holding of cards in a suit, particularly of trump.
- An outfit, a set of clothing.
- A sudden burst (of an activity).
- A sudden and vigorous appearance of a symptom over a short period of time.
- The degree to which something fits.
- Goodness of fit.
- The part of an object upon which anything fits tightly.
- Measure of how well a particular commercial execution captures the character or values of a brand.
- A seizure or convulsion.
- A sudden outburst of emotion.
adj
noun
- A change that is made or undergone to suit a condition or environment.
- The process of adapting something or becoming adapted to a situation; adjustment, modification.
- An instance of an organism undergoing change, or the structure or behavior that is changed.
- An artistic work that has been adapted from a different medium.
- The means by which social groups adapt to different social and physical environments.
- The process of adapting an artistic work from a different medium.
- The process of change that an organism undergoes to be better suited to its environment.
verb
- To be adjusted; to fit.
- To babysit.
- After a long day of walking, it was good just to sit and relax.
- To remain in a state of repose; to rest; to abide; to rest in any position or condition.
- To be a member of a deliberative body.
- Of a legislative or, especially, a judicial body such as a court, to be in session.
- To occupy a given position.
- To lie, rest, or bear; to press or weigh.
- To cover and warm eggs for hatching, as a fowl; to brood; to incubate.
- To have position, as at the point blown from; to hold a relative position; to have direction.
- To accommodate in seats; to seat.
- To move oneself into such a position.
- To be in a position in which the upper body is upright and supported by the buttocks.
- To cause to be seated or in a sitting posture; to furnish a seat to.
- To take a position for the purpose of having some artistic representation of oneself made, such as a picture or a bust.
- To be accepted or acceptable; to work.
- To take, to undergo or complete (an examination or test).
noun
verb
- To change one's position; to shift ground; to evade questions; to resort to equivocation; to prevaricate.
- To put in a random order.
- To remove or introduce by artificial confusion.
- To shove one way and the other; to push from one to another.
- To change; modify the order of something.
- To move in a slovenly, dragging manner; to drag or scrape the feet in walking or dancing.
- To use arts or expedients; to make shift.
noun
- An instance of walking without lifting one's feet.
- The act of shuffling cards.
- A rhythm commonly used in blues music. Consists of a series of triplet notes with the middle note missing, so that it sounds like a long note followed by a short note. Sounds like a walker dragging one foot.
- The act of reordering anything, such as music tracks in a media player.
- A dance move in which the foot is scuffed across the floor back and forth.
- A trick; an artifice; an evasion.
verb
- To cause (something, or someone, new) to function more naturally through use or wear
- Starting something brand new or at a new level.
- To take the virginity of a girl, to deflower.
- To enter a place by force or illicit means.
- To interrupt one's conversation; speak before another person has finished speaking.
- To tame; make obedient; to train to follow orders of the owner.
verb
- To make to conform to something else in character, motive, aim, etc.
- To produce or adduce as a parallel.
- To compare or liken something to something else.
- To equal; to match; to correspond to.
- To construct or place something parallel to something else.
- Of a process etc: To be analogous to something else.
- Of a path etc: To be parallel to something else.
adj
- Having the same overall direction; the comparison is indicated with "to".
- Either not intersecting, or coinciding.
- Equally distant from one another at all points.
- Involving the processing of multiple tasks at the same time.
noun
- A character consisting of two parallel vertical lines, used in the text to direct attention to a similarly marked note in the margin or at the foot of a page.
- A line of latitude.
- One of a set of parallel lines.
- One of a series of long trenches constructed before a besieged fortress, by the besieging force, as a cover for troops supporting the attacking batteries. They are roughly parallel to the line of outer defenses of the fortress.
- Direction conformable to that of another line.
- An arrangement of electrical components such that a current flows along two or more paths; see in parallel.
- Something identical or similar in essential respects.
- A comparison made; elaborate tracing of similarity.
adv
verb
- To move or change in position.
- To flee, to escape, to speed away.
- To pass over rapidly; to skim the surface of.
- To cause to slip down the barrel of a capstan or windlass, as a rope or chain.
- To hasten over; to cause to pass away lightly, or in mirth and joy.
- To move up a rope, so as to haul to more advantage; especially to draw apart the blocks of a tackle.
- To take the cream from; to skim.
- To evanesce, disappear, die out.
noun
- A number of vessels in company, especially war vessels; also, the collective naval force of a country, etc.
- Any command of vessels exceeding a squadron in size, or a rear admiral's command, composed of five sail-of-the-line, with any number of smaller vessels.
- An arm of the sea; a run of water, such as an inlet or a creek.
- A location, as on a navigable river, where barges are secured.
- A large, coordinated group of people.
- Any group of associated items.
- A group of vessels or vehicles.
adj
verb
- To make a transition.
- To change from one gender role to another, or bring one's outward appearance in line with one's internal gender identity.
- To bring through a transition; to change.
noun
- A word or phrase connecting one part of a discourse to another.
- A published procedure for instrument flight, coming between the departure and en-route phases of flight, or between en-route flight and an approach/landing procedure.
- Professional special education assistance for children or adults in the process of leaving one educational environment or support program for another to relatively more independent living.
- A point mutation in which one base is replaced by another of the same class (purine or pyrimidine); compare transversion.
- Death; passing from life into death.
- A change between forward and backward motion without stopping.
- The process of change from one form, state, style or place to another.
- A change of key.
- A change from defense to attack, or attack to defense.
- A brief modulation; a passage connecting two themes.
- The process or act of changing from one gender role to another, or of bringing one's outward appearance in line with one's internal gender identity.
- The onset of the final stage of childbirth.
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