scabrous
leprose
scurfy
scaly
lepidote
harsh
irregular
asperate
rine
scabrosity
roughen
make contact with
prickingly
jostle
paw
roughishness
engrail
shove
tactual
tactile
haptically
kiss
rough
unevenness
prickle
kittle
pricklingly
roughness
overroughness
tender
roughish
goose
swack
butt up
strike
shine
fall
touching
haptics
subcontiguous
touchily
hit it for six
tactus
rustic
burrish
taction
kino
touchiness
contact
contiguity
rough-textured
clip
contiguousness
adjacency
coarse-textured
textured
jerk
arresting
rept-
chuck
whiff
knaggy
pratfall
lay a glove on
rough-and-tumble
feel oneself
roughen up
grab at
pringle
country-bred
crizzled
effleurage
screen test
nickel ride
maily
palpable
microroughened
swarthy
touchous
whomp
stroke
parapsis
cuff
box
ick
touch oneself
hunch
aesthesiogenic
shave
crizzle
shag
scabrous
leprose
scurfy
scaly
lepidote
harsh
irregular
asperate
tactual
tactile
tender
roughish
subcontiguous
rustic
burrish
rough-textured
coarse-textured
textured
arresting
knaggy
country-bred
crizzled
maily
palpable
microroughened
swarthy
touchous
aesthesiogenic
prickingly
haptically
pricklingly
swack
touchily
scabrosity
roughishness
unevenness
roughness
shove
overroughness
touching
haptics
tactus
taction
kino
touchiness
contiguity
clip
contiguousness
adjacency
jerk
whiff
pratfall
rough-and-tumble
effleurage
screen test
nickel ride
parapsis
box
ick
hunch
chuck
rine
roughen
make contact with
jostle
paw
engrail
shove
kiss
rough
prickle
kittle
goose
butt up
strike
shine
fall
asperate
hit it for six
contact
chuck
lay a glove on
feel oneself
roughen up
grab at
pringle
jerk
whomp
stroke
cuff
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shave
crizzle
shag
adj
- rough
- without symmetry, regularity, or uniformity
- not regular; having sides that are not equal or angles that are not equal
- whose faces are not all regular polygons (or are not equally inclined to each other)
- nonstandard; not conforming to rules or expectations
- not following the regular or expected patterns of inflection in a given language
noun
noun
verb
noun
verb
- To (cause to) touch lightly or slightly; to come into contact.
- To touch with the lips or press the lips against, usually to show love or affection or passion, or as part of a greeting.
- Of two or more people, to touch each other's lips together, usually to express love or affection or passion.
noun
- A low-speed mid-air collision between the envelopes of two hot air balloons, generally causing no damage or injury.
- A touch with the lips, usually to express love or affection, or as a greeting.
- An 'X' mark placed at the end of a letter or other type of message, signifying the bestowal of a kiss from the sender to the receiver.
- The alignment of two bodies in the solar system such that they have the same longitude when seen from Earth, conjunction.
- A type of filled chocolate candy, shaped as if someone had kissed the top. See Hershey's Kisses.
verb
- To render rough; to roughen.
- To break in (a horse, etc.), especially for military purposes.
- To create in an approximate form.
- To endure primitive conditions.
- To roughen a horse's shoes to keep the animal from slipping.
- To commit the offense of roughing, i.e. to punch another player.
adv
adj
- Turbulent.
- Crude; unrefined.
- Approximate; hasty or careless; not finished.
- Difficult; trying.
- Violent; not careful or subtle.
- Not polished; uncut.
- Harsh-tasting.
- Somewhat ill; sick; in poor condition.
- Unwell due to alcohol; hungover.
- Loud and hoarse; offensive to the ear; harsh; grating.
- Worn; shabby; weather-beaten.
- Not smooth; uneven.
noun
- A quick sketch, similar to a thumbnail but larger and more detailed, used for artistic brainstorming.
- A scuffed and roughened area of the pitch, where the bowler's feet fall, used as a target by spin bowlers because of its unpredictable bounce.
- The unmowed part of a golf course.
- The raw material from which faceted or cabochon gems are created.
- A rude fellow; a coarse bully; a rowdy.
- A piece inserted in a horseshoe to keep the animal from slipping.
noun
adj
- Sensitive or painful to the touch.
- Easily bruised or injured; not firm or hard; delicate.
- Heeling over too easily when under sail; said of a vessel.
- Sensible to impression and pain; easily pained.
- Soft and easily chewed.
- Apt to give pain; causing grief or pain; delicate.
- Physically weak; not able to endure hardship.
- Fond, loving, gentle, or sweet.
- Adapted to excite feeling or sympathy; expressive of the softer passions; pathetic.
- Young and inexperienced.
verb
adv
noun
- Any offer or proposal made for acceptance.
- A smaller boat used for transportation between a large ship and the shore.
- A formal offer to buy or sell something.
- A railroad car towed behind a steam engine to carry fuel and water.
- A naval ship that functions as a mobile base for other ships.
- A means of payment such as a check or cheque, cash or credit card.
- Anything which is offered, proffered, put forth or bid with the expectation of a response, answer, or reply.
- The inner flight muscle (pectoralis minor) of poultry.
adj
verb
- To sharply poke or pinch the buttocks of (a person).
- To gently accelerate (an automobile or machine), or give repeated small taps on the accelerator.
- To stimulate; to spur.
- Of private-hire taxi drivers, to pick up a passenger who has not booked a cab, in violation of UK licensing conditions.
- To hiss (a performer) off the stage.
noun
- Any of various grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae, which have feathers and webbed feet and are capable of flying, swimming, and walking on land, and which are bigger than ducks.
- An old English board game in which players moved counters along a board, earning a double move when they reached the picture of a goose.
- The flesh of the goose used as food.
- A silly person.
- A female goose (sense 1).
verb
- touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly
- deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon
- have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
- hit against; come into sudden contact with
- make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target
- indicate (a certain time) by striking
- affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely
- stop work in order to press demands
- attain
- produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments
- cause to form (an electric arc) between electrodes of an arc lamp
- find unexpectedly
- produce by ignition or a blow
- remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line
- cause to experience suddenly
- drive something violently into a location
- occupy or take on
- disassemble a temporary structure, such as a tent or a theatrical set
- form by stamping, punching, or printing
- smooth with a strickle
- pierce with force
- hook by a pull on the line
- arrive at after reckoning, deliberating, and weighing
noun
- a group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions
- an attack that is intended to seize or inflict damage on or destroy an objective
- a gentle blow
- a score in tenpins: knocking down all ten with the first ball
- (baseball) a pitch that the batter swings at and misses, or that the batter hits into foul territory, or that the batter does not swing at but the umpire judges to be in the area over home plate and between the batter's knees and shoulders
- a conspicuous success
verb
- touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly
- 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)
- experience a feeling of well-being or happiness, as from good health or an intense emotion
- make (a surface) shine
noun
verb
- touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly
- descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
- move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
- pass suddenly and passively into a state of body or mind
- come under, be classified or included
- fall from clouds
- suffer defeat, failure, or ruin
- die, as in battle or in a hunt
- be captured
- occur at a specified time or place
- decrease in size, extent, or range
- yield to temptation or sin
- lose office or power
- to be given by assignment or distribution
- move in a specified direction
- be due
- lose one's chastity
- to be given by right or inheritance
- come into the possession of
- fall to somebody by assignment or lot; passed
- be inherited by
- slope downward
- lose an upright position suddenly
- drop oneself to a lower or less erect position
- fall or flow in a certain way
- assume a disappointed or sad expression
- be cast down
- come out; issue
- be born, used chiefly of lambs
- begin vigorously
- go as if by falling
- come as if by falling
noun
- the season when the leaves fall from the trees
- a sudden drop from an upright position
- a downward slope or bend
- a lapse into sin; a loss of innocence or of chastity
- a sudden decline in strength or number or importance
- a movement downward
- the act of surrendering (usually under agreed conditions)
- the time of day immediately following sunset
- when a wrestler's shoulders are forced to the mat
- a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity
- a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity
adj
noun
noun
- Physical contact with another person, touch.
- A botanical gum produced by various trees and other plants, particularly bloodwood species of eucalypts (Angophora, Corymbia, Eucalyptus), Butea, and Pterocarpus, used in tanning and dyeing and as an astringent in medicine.
- Especially good or sophisticated cinema.
adj
verb
noun
- The act of touching physically; being in close association.
- The situation of being within sight of something; visual contact.
- The establishment of communication (with).
- A contact lens.
- The plane between two adjacent bodies of dissimilar rock.
- A device designed for repetitive connections.
- Contact juggling.
- A nodule designed to connect a device with something else.
- Someone who can be contacted, or with whom one is in communication.
noun
- A blow with the hand (often in the set phrase clip round the ear)
- A gaff or hook for landing the fish, as in salmon fishing.
- A frame containing a number of rounds of ammunition which is intended to be inserted into an internal magazine of a firearm to allow for rapid reloading.
- A newspaper clipping.
- A section of video taken from a film, broadcast, or other longer video
- A projecting flange on the upper edge of a horseshoe, turned up so as to embrace the lower part of the hoof; a toe clip or beak.
- An act of clipping, such as a haircut.
- The product of a single shearing of sheep.
- The condition of something, its state.
- A removable magazine of a firearm.
- Something which clips or grasps; a device for attaching one object to another.
- An unspecified, but normally understood as rapid, speed or pace.
- A season's crop of wool.
verb
- To curtail; to cut short.
- To grip tightly.
- To move (through or into) (a rendered object or barrier).
- To strike with the hand.
- to grab or take stealthily
- To cut off a signal level at a certain maximum value.
- To cut, especially with scissors or shears as opposed to a knife etc.
- To collect signatures, generally with the use of a clipboard.
- To discard (an occluded part of a model or scene) rather than waste resources on rendering it.
- To hit or strike, especially in passing.
- To perform an illegal tackle, throwing the body across the back of an opponent's leg or hitting him from the back below the waist while moving up from behind unless the opponent is a runner or the action is in close line play.
- To fasten with a clip.
- To cheat, swindle, or fleece.
noun
- A quick, often unpleasant tug or shake.
- The rate of change in acceleration with respect to time.
- A lift in which the weight is taken with a quick motion from shoulder height to a position above the head with arms fully extended and held there for a brief time.
- A person with unlikable or obnoxious qualities and behavior, typically mean, self-centered, or disagreeable.
- Meat (or sometimes vegetables) cured by jerking, in which it is coated in spices and slow-cooked over a fire or grill traditionally composed of green pimento wood positioned over burning coals; charqui.
- A dull or stupid person.
- A sudden, often uncontrolled movement, especially of the body.
- A rich, spicy Jamaican marinade.
verb
prefix
verb
- To touch or tap gently.
- To discard, to throw away.
- To vomit.
- To place in a chuck, or hold by means of a chuck, as in turning.
- To throw; to bowl with an incorrect action.
- To jilt; to dump.
- To bore or turn (a hole) in a revolving piece held in a chuck.
- On rhythm guitar or mandolin etc.: to mute a chord by lifting the fretting fingers immediately after strumming, producing a percussive effect.
- To leave; to depart; to bounce.
- To throw, especially in a careless or inaccurate manner.
- To call, as a hen her chickens.
- To make a clucking sound.
noun
- A gentle touch or tap.
- Meat from the shoulder of a cow or other animal.
- A mechanical device that holds an object firmly in place, for example holding a drill bit in a high-speed rotating drill or grinder.
- A clucking sound.
- A friend or close acquaintance; term of endearment.
- A throw, an incorrect bowling action.
- An act or instance of vomiting.
- On rhythm guitar or mandolin etc., the muting of a chord by lifting the fretting fingers immediately after strumming, producing a percussive effect.
- A small pebble.
- A casual throw.
noun
- A slight attack or touch.
- A brief, gentle breeze; a light gust of air; a waft.
- A flag used as a signal.
- A short inhalation or exhalation of breath, especially when accompanied by smoke from a cigarette or pipe.
- An odour (usually unpleasant) carried briefly through the air.
- The name of a number of flatfish such as (dated) the lemon sole (Microstomus kitt) and now, especially, the megrim (Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis) and (with a descriptive word) a species of large-tooth flounder or sand flounder (family Paralichthyidae).
- A slight sign of something; a burst, a glimpse, a hint.
- A characteristic quality of something; a flavour, a savour, a taste.
- A failure to hit a ball in various sports (for example, golf); a miss.
- A sound like that of air passing through a small opening; a short or soft whistle.
- A small quantity of cloud, smoke, vapour, etc.; specifically (obsolete), chiefly in take the whiff: a puff of tobacco smoke.
- From the batter's perspective: a strike.
- An outrigged boat for one person propelled by oar.
intj
adj
verb
- To inhale or exhale (smoke from tobacco, etc.) from a cigarette, pipe, or other smoking implement; to smoke (a cigarette, pipe, etc.); to puff.
- To say (something) with an exhalation of breath.
- To breathe in or sniff (an odour); to smell.
- To carry or convey (something) by, or as by, a whiff or puff of air; to blow, puff, or waft away.
- Of a pitcher: to strike out (a batter); to fan.
- To be carried, or move as if carried, by a puff of air; to waft.
- To smoke a cigarette, pipe, or other smoking implement.
- Especially in baseball or golf: to completely miss hitting a ball; hence (baseball), of a batter: to strike out; to fan.
- To give off or have an unpleasant smell; to stink.
- To catch fish by dragging a handline near the surface of the water from a moving boat.
- To shoot (someone) with a firearm; hence, to assassinate or kill (someone).
- To smell; to sniff.
- To fail spectacularly.
- In fighting games, to execute a move that fails to hit the opponent.
- To move in a way that causes a light gust of air, or a whistling sound.
noun
adj
verb
- touch lightly and repeatedly, as with brushing motions
- strike a ball with a smooth blow
- row at a particular rate
- treat gingerly or carefully
noun
- (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
- a mark made on a surface by a pen, pencil, or paintbrush
- any one of the repeated movements of the limbs and body used for locomotion in swimming or rowing
- a single complete movement
noun
- a blow with the hand (usually on the ear)
- a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
- private area in a theater or grandstand where a small group can watch the performance
- the quantity contained in a box
- a predicament from which a skillful or graceful escape is impossible
- a rectangular drawing
- evergreen shrubs or small trees
- any one of several designated areas on a ball field where the batter or catcher or coaches are positioned
- the driver's seat on a coach
- separate partitioned area in a public place for a few people
verb
verb
- To make hairy or shaggy; to roughen.
- To have sexual intercourse with.
- To perform the dance called the shag.
- To shake, wiggle around.
- To chase after; especially, to chase after and return (a ball) hit usually out of play.
- To have sexual intercourse.
- To masturbate.
noun
- A type of rough carpet pile.
- A deliberately messy, shaggy hairstyle.
- An act of sexual intercourse.
- Matted material; rough massed hair, fibres etc.
- Coarse shredded tobacco.
- Any of several species of sea birds in the family Phalacrocoracidae (cormorant family), especially the common shag or European shag, Phalacrocorax aristotelis, found on European and African coasts.
- A fundraising dance in honour of a couple engaged to be married.
- A casual sexual partner.
- Friend; mate; buddy.
- A swing dance.
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