soften
mollify
nesh
tone down
soften up
tame
moderate
oversoften
thin
softened
subtilize
extenuate
sleek
slick
softening
piano
malaco-
concentrate
muted
untighten
feely
thicken
coarsen
loose
inspissate
lower
bemulce
lour
turn down
telescope
semisoft
decompactify
fine
softish
mellow
compress
roughen
unharden
washy
firm
minimize
marshmallow
velvet-textured
debigulate
neshen
elt
slighten
velvet
gentle
solid
intenerate
velvety
tighten
mezzo piano
mellowy
fasten
sweeten
drop
modify
slacken off
coarseness
tweediness
narrow
facilitate
hypersoft
contract
nubbiness
mince
smoothen
unthicken
ramollescence
harshen
supersoft
smooth
dolcissimo
lenify
slicker
maumy
detackify
degrow
glib
taper
quaggy
suavify
reduce
softened
muted
feely
semisoft
softish
washy
firm
velvet-textured
velvet
gentle
solid
velvety
mezzo piano
mellowy
hypersoft
supersoft
dolcissimo
nesh
maumy
quaggy
mezzo piano
softening
coarseness
tweediness
nubbiness
ramollescence
soften
mollify
nesh
tone down
soften up
tame
moderate
oversoften
thin
subtilize
extenuate
sleek
slick
piano
concentrate
untighten
thicken
coarsen
loose
inspissate
lower
bemulce
lour
turn down
telescope
decompactify
fine
mellow
compress
roughen
unharden
minimize
marshmallow
debigulate
neshen
elt
slighten
intenerate
tighten
fasten
sweeten
drop
modify
slacken off
narrow
facilitate
contract
mince
smoothen
unthicken
harshen
smooth
lenify
slicker
detackify
degrow
glib
taper
suavify
reduce
adj
verb
noun
- a slippery smoothness
- a magazine printed on good quality paper
- a film of oil or garbage floating on top of water
- a trowel used to make a surface slick
adj
- made slick by e.g. ice or grease
- superficially impressive, but lacking depth and attention to the true complexities of a subject
- having only superficial plausibility
- having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light; being of a smooth, soft and lustrous quality, resembling silk
- marked by skill in deception
verb
- To make less tight, to loosen.
- Of a grip or hold, to let go.
- To shoot (an arrow).
- To let loose, to free from restraints.
- To unfasten, to loosen.
noun
- All play other than set pieces (scrums and line-outs).
- The release of an arrow.
- A letting go; discharge.
- Freedom from restraint.
intj
adj
- Not compact.
- Not fitting closely
- Relaxed.
- Indiscreet.
- Not held or packaged together.
- Not precise or exact; vague; indeterminate.
- Not being in the possession of any competing team during a game.
- Not fixed in place tightly or firmly.
- Measured loosely stacked or disorganized (such as of firewood).
- Not under control.
- Having oversteer.
verb
adj
verb
- To make finer, or less coarse, as in bulk, texture, etc.
- To make finer, purer, or cleaner; to purify or clarify.
- To issue a fine as punishment to (someone).
- To become finer, purer, or cleaner.
- To clarify (wine and beer) by filtration.
- To change by fine gradations.
- To pay a fine.
adj
- Of superior quality.
- Consisting of especially minute particulates; made up of particularly small pieces.
- Being acceptable, adequate, passable, or satisfactory.
- Made of slender or thin filaments.
- Impressively bad, inappropriate, or unsatisfactory.
- An answer often used to cover an unnecessary explanation, rather to avoid conflict or an argument. Saying "I'm fine" can be used to avoid inquiry when the speaker is not really okay.
- Of a particular grade of quality, usually between very good and very fine, and below mint.
- Particularly slender; especially thin, narrow, or of small girth.
- Having a (specified) proportion of pure metal in its composition.
- Good-looking, attractive.
- Subtle, delicately balanced or discriminated.
- Sunny and not raining.
- Behind the batsman and at a small angle to the line between the wickets.
- Delicate; subtle; exquisite; artful; dexterous.
adv
- Well, nicely, in a positive, agreeable way.
- In a manner so that the driven ball strikes the object ball so far to one side as to be barely deflected, the object ball being driven to one side.
- Expression of (typically) reluctant or agreement.
noun
- Something that is fine; fine particles.
- A final agreement concerning lands or rents between persons, as the lord and his vassal.
- A drink that must be taken during a meal or as part of a drinking game, following an announcement that anyone who has done some (usually outrageous) deed is to be fined; similar to I have never; commonly associated with swaps; very similar to a sconce at Oxford University, though a fine is the penalty itself rather than the act of issuing it.
- The end of a musical composition.
- A fee levied as punishment for breaking the law.
- A sum of money or price paid for obtaining a benefit, favor, or privilege, as for admission to a copyhold, or for obtaining or renewing a lease.
- Fine champagne; French brandy.
- The location in a musical score that indicates the end of the piece, particularly when the piece ends somewhere in the middle of the score due to a section of the music being repeated.
adj
verb
- To reduce or remove the harshness or roughness from (something); to soften, to subdue, to tone down.
- To cause (food or drink, for example, cheese or wine, or its flavour) to become matured and smooth, and not acidic, harsh, or sharp.
- To mature and lose its harshness or sharpness.
- Followed by out: to relax (a person); in particular, to cause (a person) to become pleasantly high or stoned by taking drugs.
- To cause (fruit) to become soft or tender, specifically by ripening.
- To relax; in particular, to become pleasantly high or stoned by taking drugs.
- To be rendered soft and suitable for planting in.
- To cause (a person) to become calmer, gentler, and more understanding, particularly from age or experience.
- To lose harshness; to become gentler, subdued, or toned down.
- To soften (land or soil) and make it suitable for planting in.
- To cause (a person) to become slightly or pleasantly drunk or intoxicated.
noun
- The property of being mellow; mellowness.
- Also main mellow: a close friend or lover.
- A comfortable or relaxed mood.
adj
- Soft and easily penetrated or worked; not hard or rigid; loamy.
- Pleasantly high or stoned, and relaxed after taking drugs; also, of drugs: slightly intoxicating and tending to produce such effects.
- Fruitful and warm.
- Matured and smooth, and not acidic, harsh, or sharp.
- Pleasing in some way; excellent, fantastic, great.
- Cheerful, genial, jovial, merry; also, easygoing, laid-back, relaxed.
- Soft or tender by reason of ripeness; having a tender pulp.
- Mature; of crops: ready to be harvested; ripe.
- Not coarse, brash, harsh, or rough; delicate, rich, soft, subdued.
- Well-matured from age or experience; not impetuous or impulsive; calm, dignified, gentle.
- Drunk, intoxicated; especially slightly or pleasantly so, or to an extent that makes one cheerful and friendly.
verb
- To make smaller; to press or squeeze together, or to make something occupy a smaller space or volume.
- To abridge.
- To make digital information smaller by encoding it using fewer bits.
- To be pressed together or folded by compression into a more economic, easier format.
- To condense into a more economic, easier format.
noun
verb
adj
- not soft or yielding to pressure
- marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable
- strong and sure
- not subject to revision or change
- (of especially a person's physical features) not shaking or trembling
- not liable to fluctuate or especially to fall
- securely established
- possessing the tone and resiliency of healthy tissue
- securely fixed in place
- unwavering in devotion to friend or vow or cause
verb
noun
adv
verb
noun
- Someone who is soft and benign.
- Marsh mallow, a species of mallow, Althaea officinalis, that grows in marshy terrain.
- A type of confectionery, originally (since Ancient Egyptian times) made from this plant, but now generally made of sugar or corn syrup, gelatin that has been pre-softened in water, gum arabic, flavorings, and sometimes beaten egg whites, all whipped to a spongy consistency.
verb
- To become soft; become moist, as damp earth.
- To knead dough; stir dough previously kneaded to a proper consistency before baking.
- To meddle; interfere.
- To begrime; soil with mud; daub; smear.
- To work persistently or laboriously; be occupied in working (e.g. in the earth, rake among dirt, etc.).
- To injure (anything) by rough handling; handle roughly.
adj
- not soft or yielding to pressure
- characterized by good substantial quality
- of one substance or character throughout
- uninterrupted in space; having no gaps or breaks
- providing abundant nourishment
- of good quality and condition; solidly built
- having length, breadth and thickness
- impenetrable for the eye
- financially dependable
- of a substantial character and not frivolous or superficial
- meriting respect or esteem
- of the same color throughout
- acting together as a single undiversified whole
noun
- matter that is solid at room temperature and pressure
- the state in which a substance has no tendency to flow under moderate stress; resists forces (such as compression) that tend to deform it; and retains a definite size and shape
- a three-dimensional object, structurally rigid, usually resistant to changes of shape or volume
adj
adj
verb
- To make mild or kind; to soften.
- To supplement (a composition) with additional instruments, especially strings.
- To make pure and salubrious by destroying noxious matter.
- To make warm and fertile.
- To restore to purity; to free from taint.
- To become sweet.
- To make less painful or laborious; to relieve.
- To soften to the eye; to make delicate.
- To make sweet to the taste.
- To make more attractive; said of offers in negotiations.
- To make (more) pleasant or to the mind or feelings.
verb
- To reduce; to make smaller.
- To dispose or get rid of (something); to lose, to remove.
- To let (something) fall; to allow (something) to fall (either by releasing hold of, or losing one's grip on).
- To come to an end (by not being kept up); to lapse, to stop.
- To fall behind or to the rear of a group of people, etc., as a result of not keeping up with those at the front.
- To make (someone or something) fall to the ground from a blow, gunshot, etc.; to bring down, to shoot down.
- To pass or use (counterfeit cheques, money, etc.).
- To quickly lower or take down (one's trousers), especially in public.
- Of the testicles: to hang further away from the body and begin producing sperm due to puberty.
- To cook (food, especially fast food), particularly by lowering into hot oil to deep-fry, or by grilling.
- Of an animal (usually a sheep): to give birth to (young); of a bird: to lay (an egg).
- To impart (something).
- To cease concerning oneself over (someone or something); to have nothing more to do with (a discussion, subject, etc.).
- To perform (rap music).
- Usually followed by by, in, or into: of a person: to visit someone or somewhere informally or without a prior appointment.
- Of a programme, software, a music album or song, etc.: to enter public distribution.
- To play (a portion of music) in the manner of a disc jockey.
- Of a liquid: to fall in drops or droplets.
- To drop out of the betting.
- To collapse in exhaustion or injury; also, to fall dead, or to fall in death.
- To fall or sink quickly or suddenly to the ground.
- Of a voice: to lower in timbre, often due to puberty.
- To fall (straight down) under the influence of gravity, like a drop of liquid.
- Of a song or sound: to lower in key, pitch, tempo, or other quality.
- To move to a lower position; to allow to hang downwards; to lower.
- To let (a letter, etc.) fall into a postbox; hence, to send (a letter, email, or other message) in an offhand manner.
- To drip (a liquid) in drops or small amounts.
- To set down (someone or something) from a vehicle; to stop and deliver or deposit (someone or something); to drop off.
- To cease to include (something), as if on a list; to dismiss, to eject, to expel.
- To (unexpectedly) lose (a competition, game, etc.).
- To fail to write, or (especially) to pronounce (a syllable, letter, etc.).
- To lower (a sound, a voice, etc.) in pitch or volume.
- To fall into a particular condition or state.
- To tune (a guitar string, etc.) to a lower note.
- To present the user with a more basic interface.
- To release (a programme, software, a music album or song, etc.) to the public.
- To lose, spend, or otherwise part with (money).
- To score (a goal) by means of a drop kick.
- To mention (something) casually or incidentally, usually in conversation.
- To enter a more basic interface.
- To decrease, diminish, or lessen in condition, degree, value, etc.
- Especially in drop acid: to swallow (a drug, particularly LSD).
- Of a fielder: to fail to dismiss (a batsman) by accidentally dropping a batted ball that had initially been caught.
- To cancel or cease to participate in (a scheduled course, event, or project).
noun
- A dropped pass.
- The distance that a person drops when being executed by hanging.
- The vertical length of a hanging curtain.
- A small quantity of liquid, just large enough to hold its own round shape through surface tension, especially one that falls from a source of liquid.
- Only used in get the drop on, have the drop on An advantage.
- The distance below a cliff or other high position through which someone or something could fall; hence, a steep slope.
- A very small quantity of liquid, or (by extension) of anything.
- The amount of money that a gambler exchanges for chips in a casino.
- Usually preceded by the: alcoholic spirits in general.
- A trapdoor (“hinged platform”) on a gallows; a gallows itself.
- A point in a song, usually electronic music such as dubstep, house, trace, or trap, where there is a very noticeable and pleasing change in bass, tempo, and/or overall tone; a climax, a highlight.
- An ornament resembling a pendant; a gutta.
- The cover mounted on a swivel over a keyhole that rests over the keyhole when not in use to keep out debris, but is swiveled out of the way before inserting the key.
- A fruit which has fallen off a tree, etc., or has been knocked off accidentally, rather than picked.
- Of women's clothes: the difference between the bust circumference and hip circumference.
- A mechanism for lowering something, such as a machine for lowering heavy weights on to a ship's deck, or a device for temporarily lowering a gas jet, etc.
- A place where items or supplies may be left for others to collect, whether openly (as with a mail drop), or secretly or illegally (as in crime or espionage); a drop-off point.
- The distance of the axis of a shaft below the base of a hanger.
- An instance of making a delivery of people, supplies, or things, especially by parachute out of an aircraft (an airdrop), but also by truck, etc.
- A dose of liquid medicine in the form of a drop (sense 1).
- A decline in degree, quality, quantity, or rate.
- A single measure of whisky.
- A curtain which falls in front of a theatrical stage; also, a section of (cloth) scenery lowered on to the stage like a curtain.
- An item made available for the player to pick up from the remains of a defeated enemy.
- A release (of music, a video game, etc).
- Often preceded by a defining word: a small, round piece of hard candy, such as a lemon drop; a lozenge.
- Of men's clothes: the difference between the chest circumference and waist circumference.
- Usually preceded by the: relegation from one division to a lower one.
- A liquid medicine that is intended to be administered in drops (sense 1).
- A small amount of an alcoholic beverage.
- An act of moving downwards under the force of gravity; a descent, a fall.
- The depth of a (square) sail (generally applied to the courses only); the vertical dimension of a sail.
- Preceded by the: execution by hanging.
verb
- make or become more narrow or restricted
- make smaller
- enter into a contractual arrangement
- engage by written agreement
- squeeze or press together
- be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness
- become smaller or draw together
- compress or concentrate
- reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
noun
adj
verb
- To smooth or slick.
- To slither, as on a slick surface.
- To con or hoodwink.
- To use a slicker on.
- To spread mashed manure on fields as a form of fertilization.
noun
- A waterproof coat or jacket.
- A symmetrical knife with a handle at each end, used for burnishing leather.
- A brush for grooming a cat and removing loose fur.
- A swindler or conman.
- A curved tool for smoothing the surfaces of a mould after the withdrawal of the pattern.
- A two-handled tool for finishing concrete or mortar; a darby.
- A person who is perceived as clever, urbane and possibly disreputable. (abbreviation of city slicker.)
- One who or that which slicks.
verb
noun
adj
verb
- To make thinner or narrower at one end.
- To diminish gradually.
- To become thinner or narrower at one end.
- (of a central bank) To tighten monetary policy.
noun
- A small light.
- A cone-shaped item for stretching the hole for an ear gauge (piercing).
- Someone who works with tape or tapes.
- A thin stick used for lighting candles, either a wax-coated wick or a slow-burning wooden rod.
- One who operates a tape machine.
- A slender wax candle.
- A tapering form; gradual diminution of thickness and/or cross section in an elongated object.
adj
verb
- lessen and make more modest
- make smaller
- cut down on; make a reduction in
- make less complex
- bring to humbler or weaker state or condition
- simplify the form of a mathematical equation of expression by substituting one term for another
- lower in grade or rank or force somebody into an undignified situation
- be the essential element
- reduce in size; reduce physically
- to remove oxygen from a compound, or cause to react with hydrogen or form a hydride, or to undergo an increase in the number of electrons
- narrow or limit
- put down by force or intimidation
- undergo meiosis
- reposition (a broken bone after surgery) back to its normal site
- destress and thus weaken a sound when pronouncing it
- reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
- be cooked until very little liquid is left
- cook until very little liquid is left
- lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture
- take off weight
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