sleeve
fit
segment
section
dot
mate
designoid
shank
subobject
trailer
aggregation
element
aggregate
mechanism
iterable
interobjective
biternately
cat's cradle
semifractal
decern
right-side-up
bead
regimen
entangledly
get into
trousse
scene
citizen
picture
medoid
fraction
slumgullion
interobject
fitting
unnest
locality
tray
basket
predual
stringful
xem
one
set
tower
multicover
crisping
cobordism
handgrip
handle
neighbour
hold
deal
neighbor
packing
quadrate
grip
spacing
micrography
interentangle
extensional definition
slot
approach
echelonment
prehensile
shoestring
knick-knack
quadrality
penetrability
house
spatial arrangement
combination
separator
fellow
perforation
reflexiveness
cotter pin
neck
class-based
ecstatical
atomize
reflexivity
hanging
permutation
burr puzzle
reticulum
scrap
telescopic
field axiom
fractal
mathematical structure
attribute
pinch
dovetail
structure
brickety-brack
tridem
instress
hull
aggregate
interobjective
biternately
right-side-up
interobject
spacing
prehensile
class-based
ecstatical
telescopic
entangledly
sleeve
fit
segment
section
designoid
shank
subobject
trailer
aggregation
element
mechanism
iterable
cat's cradle
semifractal
bead
regimen
trousse
scene
citizen
picture
medoid
fraction
slumgullion
fitting
locality
tray
basket
predual
stringful
set
tower
multicover
crisping
cobordism
handgrip
handle
neighbour
hold
deal
neighbor
packing
quadrate
grip
micrography
extensional definition
echelonment
shoestring
knick-knack
quadrality
penetrability
spacing
spatial arrangement
combination
separator
fellow
perforation
reflexiveness
cotter pin
neck
reflexivity
mate
hanging
permutation
burr puzzle
reticulum
scrap
field axiom
fractal
mathematical structure
attribute
brickety-brack
tridem
hull
dot
mate
decern
get into
unnest
interentangle
slot
approach
house
atomize
pinch
dovetail
structure
instress
noun
- The part of an object upon which anything fits tightly.
- 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.
- 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.
verb
- 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 adjust.
- To attach, especially when requiring exact positioning or sizing.
- To make conform in size and shape.
- To equip or supply.
- To make ready.
adj
noun
- one of several parts or pieces that fit with others to constitute a whole object
- a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical)
- a very thin slice (of tissue or mineral or other substance) for examination under a microscope
- a distinct region or subdivision of a territorial or political area or community or group of people
- a small team of policemen working as part of a police platoon
- one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole
- a land unit equal to 1 square mile
- (geometry) the area created by a plane cutting through a solid
- a small class of students who are part of a larger course but are taught separately
- a division of an orchestra containing all instruments of the same class
- a small army unit usually having a special function
- a specialized division of a large organization
- a segment of a citrus fruit
- the cutting of or into body tissues or organs (especially by a surgeon as part of an operation)
verb
verb
- To mark or diversify with small detached objects.
- To punch (a person).
- To cover with small spots (of some liquid).
- To add a dot (the symbol) or dots to.
- To mark by means of dots or small spots.
prep
noun
- A symbol used for separating the fractional part of a decimal number from the whole part, for indicating multiplication or a scalar product, or for various other purposes.
- A small, round spot.
- buckshot, projectile from a "dotty" or shotgun
- A dot ball.
- One of the two symbols used in Morse code.
- A punctuation mark used to indicate the end of a sentence or an abbreviated part of a word; a full stop; a period.
- A point used as a diacritical mark above or below various letters of the Latin script, as in Ȧ, Ạ, Ḅ, Ḃ, Ċ.
- Anything small and like a speck comparatively; a small portion or specimen.
- A dowry.
verb
- To fit (objects) together without space between.
- To arrange in matched pairs.
- To copulate with.
- To match, fit together without space between.
- To introduce (animals) together for the purpose of breeding.
- To match oneself against; to oppose as equal; to compete with.
- To move (a space shuttle orbiter) onto the back of an aircraft that can carry it.
- To come together as companions, comrades, partners, etc.
- To copulate.
- To marry; to match (a person).
- To pair in order to raise offspring.
noun
- The other member of a matched pair of objects.
- Friendly term of address to a stranger, usually male, of similar age.
- A technical assistant in certain trades (e.g. gasfitter's mate, plumber's mate); sometimes an apprentice.
- A breeding partner.
- In naval ranks, a non-commissioned officer or his subordinate (e.g. Boatswain's Mate, Gunner's Mate, Sailmaker's Mate, etc).
- A ship's officer, subordinate to the master on a commercial ship.
- A suitable companion; a match; an equal.
- A first mate.
- A friend, usually of the same sex.
- A fellow, comrade, colleague, partner or someone with whom something is shared, e.g. shipmate, classmate.
- The abovementioned plant; the leaves and shoots used for the tea
noun
- A protruding part of an object, by which it is or can be attached.
- The center part of a fishhook between the eye and the hook, the 'hook' being the curved part that bends toward the point.
- A poorly played golf shot in which the ball is struck by the part of the club head that connects to the shaft.
- A redshank or greenshank, various species of Old World wading birds in the genus Tringa having distinctly colored legs.
- A large ladle for molten metal, fitted with long bars for handling it.
- The main part or beginning of a period of time.
- Meat from that part of an animal.
- The handle of a pair of shears, connecting the ride to the neck.
- An improvised stabbing weapon.
- The space between two channels of the Doric triglyph.
- The part of the sole beneath the instep connecting the broader front part with the heel.
- The end or remainder, particularly of a period of time.
- A loop forming an eye to a button.
- The metal part on a curb bit that falls below the mouthpiece, which length controls the severity of the leverage action of the bit, and to which the reins of the bridle are attached.
- A straight, narrow part of an object, such as a key or an anchor; shaft; stem.
- The part of the leg between the knee and the ankle.
- Flat-nosed pliers, used by opticians for nipping off the edges of pieces of glass to make them round.
verb
- To hit or kick the ball in an unintended direction.
- To misstrike the ball with the part of the club head that connects to the shaft.
- To fall off, as a leaf, flower, or capsule, on account of disease affecting the supporting footstalk; usually followed by off.
- To remove another's trousers, especially in jest; to depants.
- To provide (a button) with a shank (loop forming an eye).
- To apply the shank to a shoe, during the process of manufacturing it.
- To stab, especially with an improvised blade.
adj
noun
- An object that is part of another object.
- An object and a monomorphism from it to another object, which monomorphism is interpreted as an inclusion. Actually it is an equivalence class of monomorphisms to the same object, where the equivalence relation is the ability of a pair of monomorphisms to factor through each other.
noun
- Part of an object which extends some distance beyond the main body of the object.
- A short blank segment of film at the end of a reel, for convenient insertion of the film in a projector.
- A furnished vehicle towed behind another, and used as a dwelling when stationary; a caravan; a camper.
- The last part of a packet, often containing a check sequence.
- The final record of a list of data items, often identified by a key field with an otherwise invalid value that sorts last alphabetically (e.g., “ZZZZZ”) or numerically (“99999”); especially common in the context of punched cards, where the final card is called a trailer card.
- A prefabricated home that could be towed to a new destination but is typically permanently left in an area designated for such homes.
- A preview of a film, video game or TV show.
- An unpowered wheeled vehicle, not a caravan or camper, that is towed behind another, and used to carry equipment, etc, that cannot be carried in the leading vehicle.
- Someone who or something that trails.
verb
noun
- Kind of object composition which does not imply ownership.
- The state of being collected into a mass, assemblage, or sum (aggregated).
- Summarizing multiple routes into one route.
- The act of collecting together (aggregating).
- The majority of the parasite population concentrated into a minority of the host population.
- A collection of particulars; an aggregate.
noun
- One of the objects in a set.
- A small part of the whole.
- A required aspect or component of a cause of action. A deed is regarded as a violation of law only if each element can be proved.
- Atmospheric forces such as strong winds and rains.
- Any one of the simplest chemical substances that cannot be decomposed in a chemical reaction or by any chemical means and made up of atoms all having the same number of protons.
- An orbital element; one of the parameters needed to uniquely specify a particular orbit.
- One of the four basic building blocks of matter in theories of ancient philosophers and alchemists: water, earth, fire, and air.
- A basic, simple substance out of which something is made, raw material.
- The basic principles of a field of knowledge, basics, fundamentals, rudiments.
- One of the simplest or essential parts or principles of which anything consists, or upon which the constitution or fundamental powers of anything are based.
- A small but present amount of a quality, a hint.
- A group of people within a larger group having a particular common characteristic.
- One of the conceptual objects in a markup language, usually represented in text by tags.
- A factor, one of the conditions contributing to a result.
- Any of the teeth of a zip fastener.
- A component in electrical equipment, often in the form of a coil, having a high resistance, thereby generating heat when a current is passed through it.
- An infinitesimal interval of a quantity, a differential.
- The bread and wine taken at Holy Communion.
- A place or state of being that an individual or object is best suited to.
- One of the entries of a matrix.
adj
- Consisting or formed of smaller objects or parts.
- Composed of several florets within a common involucre, as in the daisy; or of several carpels formed from one flower, as in the raspberry.
- Formed into clusters or groups of lobules.
- Formed by a collection of particulars into a whole mass or sum; collective; combined; added up.
- Having the several component parts adherent to each other only to such a degree as to be separable by mechanical means.
- United into a common organized mass; said of certain compound animals.
noun
- A mass, assemblage, or sum of particulars; something consisting of elements but considered as a whole.
- A mechanical mixture of more than one phase.
- Any of the five attributes that constitute the sentient being.
- A mass formed by the union of homogeneous particles; – in distinction from a compound, formed by the union of heterogeneous particles.
- Crushed stone, crushed slag or water-worn gravel used for surfacing a built-up roof system.
- Solid particles of low aspect ratio added to a composite material, as distinguished from the matrix and any fibers or reinforcements; especially the gravel and sand added to concrete.
- The full chromatic scale of twelve equal tempered pitches.
- The total score in a set of games between teams or competitors, usually the combination of the home and away scores.
verb
noun
- A group of entities, such as objects, that interact together.
- Any combination of cams, gears, links, belts, chains and logical mechanical elements.
- Any process of, or system designed to manage useful energy conversion.
- A mental, physical, or chemical process.
- The theory that all natural phenomena can be explained by physical causes.
- Any mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion, or the transmission or control of power.
adj
verb
- with simple object
- transferred sense
- Decree a person etc. to be or to do something by judicial sentence. (in the phrase “to decern in”, obsolete) To mulct in by decree of court.
- Decree by judicial sentence that something be done.
- intransitive
- See distinctly (with the eyes or the mind); distinguish (an object or fact); discern.
noun
- Various small, round solid objects.
- A narrow molding with semicircular section.
- A bubble, in spirits.
- Each in a string of small balls making up the rosary or paternoster.
- Knowledge sufficient to direct one's activities to a purpose.
- A small, round ball at the end of a barrel of a gun used for aiming.
- A small drop of water or other liquid.
- A small, round object with a hole to allow it to be threaded on a cord or wire, particularly for decorative purposes.
- A rigid edge of a tire that mounts it on a wheel; tire bead.
verb
verb
- To move into (an object), such that one ends up inside it.
- To become involved or interested in (a discussion, issue, or activity).
- To enter (an unfavourable state).
- To interrogate in order to arrive at a deeper understanding.
- To put on (an item of clothing).
- To cause to behave uncharacteristically; to possess.
- To reach into or interact with (an object).
noun
- a situation treated as an observable object
- the place where some action occurs
- an incident (real or imaginary)
- the visual percept of a region
- a consecutive series of pictures that constitutes a unit of action in a film
- a subdivision of an act of a play or performance
- a display of bad temper
- graphic art consisting of the graphic or photographic representation of a visual percept
- the context and environment in which something is set
- the painted structures of a stage set that are intended to suggest a particular locale
noun
- An object.
- A resident of a city or town, especially one with legally-recognized rights or duties.
- A term of address among French citizens during the French Revolution or towards its supporters elsewhere; (later, dated) a term of address among socialists and communists.
- I am a Roman citizen.
- An inhabitant or occupant: a member of any place.
- A legally-recognized member of a state, with associated rights and obligations; a person considered in terms of this role.
- A resident of the heavenly city or (later) of the kingdom of God: a Christian; a good Christian.
- A civilian, as opposed to a police officer, soldier, or member of some other specialized (usually state) group.
noun
- a situation treated as an observable object
- a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
- graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface
- a clear and telling mental image
- illustrations used to decorate or explain a text
- a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement
- the visible part of a television transmission
- a graphic or vivid verbal description
- a typical example of some state or quality
- a representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide or in digital format
verb
adj
noun
- A small part, especially a standardized or detachable part of a device or machine.
- The process of fitting up; especially of applying craft methods such as skilled filing to the making and assembling of machines or other products.
- A tube connector; a standardized connecting part of a piping system to attach sections of pipe together, such as a coupling
- The act of trying on clothes to inspect or adjust the fit.
- The action or condition of having fits in the sense of seizures or convulsions.
- A removable item in a house or other building, which can be taken with one when one moves out, such as a moveable piece of furniture, a carpet, picture, etc.; US furnishing; compare fixture.
verb
adj
noun
- The situation or position of an object.
- Limitation to a county, district, or place.
- The fact or quality of having a position in space.
- A built-up area, i.e. a city, town or village
- An area or district considered as the site of certain activities; a neighbourhood.
- The features or surroundings of a particular place.
- The condition of being local.
noun
- A small, typically rectangular or round, flat, and rigid object upon which things are carried.
- A gay trans person, particularly a man (a man who is both transgender and gay)
- A type of retail or wholesale packaging for CPUs where the processors are sold in bulk and/or with minimal packaging.
- The platform of a truck that supports the load to be hauled.
- The items on a full tray.
- A notification area used for icons and alerts.
- A component of a device into which an item is placed for use in the device's operations.
verb
noun
- A set or collection of intangible things.
- A lightweight container, generally round, open at the top, and tapering toward the bottom.
- The game of basketball.
- A dance movement in some line dances, where men put their arms round the women's lower backs, and the women put their arms over the men's shoulders, and the group (usually of four, any more is difficult) spins round, which should result in the women's feet leaving the ground.
- The act of putting the ball through the basket, thereby scoring points.
- The bulge of the male genitals seen through clothing.
- A wire or plastic container similar in shape to a basket, used for carrying articles for purchase in a shop.
- A drogue (or para-drogue) in the probe-and-drogue refueling method
- In an online shop, a listing of a customer's chosen items before they are ordered.
- A circular hoop, from which a net is suspended, which is the goal through which the players try to throw the ball.
- The gondola or wicker basket suspended from the balloon, in which the pilot and passengers travel.
- The male genitalia and region surrounding it.
- The bell or vase of the Corinthian capital.
- Bastard.
verb
pron
num
- The cardinality of the smallest nonempty set.
- The first positive number in the set of natural numbers.
- The number represented by the Arabic numeral 1; the numerical value equal to that cardinal number.
- The ordinality of an element which has no predecessor, usually called first or number one.
adj
- Whole, entire.
- Being an unknown person with the specified name; see also "a certain".
- The same.
- In agreement.
- Being a preeminent example.
- Sole, only.
- Being a single, unspecified thing; a; any.
- Of a period of time, being particular.
particle
- Used to emphasize or explain something, with an implied antecedent.
- Used at the end of a sentence to highlight the characteristics of someone or something.
- A nominalizer; used to form a noun phrase without a head noun.
noun
- One run scored by hitting the ball and running between the wickets; a single.
- A joke or amusing anecdote.
- A particularly special or compatible person or thing.
- A one-dollar bill.
- Used instead of ! to amplify an exclamation, parodying unskilled typists who forget to press the shift key while typing exclamation points, thus typing "1".
- The neutral element with respect to multiplication in a ring.
- One o'clock, either a.m. or p.m.
- The digit or figure 1.
pron
- The first mentioned of two things or people, as opposed to the other.
- Functions as a relative pronoun at the end of a relative clause.
- Any person (applying to people in general).
- One thing (among a group of others); one member of a group.
- Any person, entity or thing.
- Used as a noun substituent following a possessive determiner.
verb
noun
- 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 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 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 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 adjust.
- 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
noun
- An item of various kinds, such as a computer case, that is higher than it is wide.
- The sixteenth trump or Major Arcana card in many Tarot decks, usually deemed an ill omen.
- A water tower.
- A strong refuge; a defence.
- The nineteenth Lenormand card, representing structure, bureaucracy, stability and loneliness.
- A very tall iron-framed structure, usually painted red and white, on which microwave, radio, satellite, or other communication antennas are installed; mast.
- A control tower.
- Any very tall building or structure; skyscraper.
- An interlocking tower.
- A tall fashionable headdress worn in the time of King William III and Queen Anne.
- A similarly framed structure with a platform or enclosed area on top, used as a lookout for spotting fires, plane crashes, fugitives, etc.
- One who tows.
verb
noun
- the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it
- the act of grasping
- understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something
- power by which something or someone is affected or dominated
- time during which some action is awaited
- a state of being confined (usually for a short time)
- a stronghold
- a cell in a jail or prison
- the space in a ship or aircraft for storing cargo
verb
- cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity
- have or hold in one's hands or grip
- organize or be responsible for
- have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense
- keep in mind or convey as a conviction or view
- maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings)
- to close within bounds, or otherwise limit or deprive of free movement
- secure and keep for possible future use or application
- have rightfully; of rights, titles, and offices
- be the physical support of; carry the weight of
- contain or hold; have within
- have room for; hold without crowding
- remain in a certain state, position, or condition
- support or hold in a certain manner
- be valid, applicable, or true
- assert or affirm
- have as a major characteristic
- be capable of holding or containing
- arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance
- protect against a challenge or attack
- bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted
- hold the attention of
- remain committed to
- resist or confront with resistance
- be pertinent or relevant or applicable
- stop dealing with
- lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits
- keep from departing
- take and maintain control over, often by violent means
- cause to come to an abrupt stop
- cover as for protection against noise or smell
- drink alcohol without showing ill effects
- aim, point, or direct
- declare to be
- be in accord; be in agreement
- keep from exhaling or expelling
noun
- A thing, an unspecified or unidentified object.
- A transaction offered which is financially beneficial; a bargain.
- An agreement between parties; an arrangement.
- The distribution of cards to players; a player's turn for this.
- Male genitalia.
- A plank of softwood (fir or pine board).
- A particular instance of trading (buying or selling; exchanging; bartering); a transaction.
- Wood that is easy to saw (from conifers such as pine or fir).
- A situation, occasion, or event.
- An indefinite quantity or amount; a lot (now usually qualified by great or good).
verb
- To trade professionally (followed by in).
- To handle, to manage, to cope.
- To be concerned with.
- To pitch.
- To distribute among a number of recipients, to give out as one’s portion or share.
- To have dealings or business.
- To administer or give out, as in small portions.
- To sell, especially to sell illicit drugs.
- To distribute cards to the players in a game.
- To conduct oneself, to behave.
- deliver damage, a blow, strike or cut. To inflict.
adj
noun
- The spatial arrangement of objects, items or constituent parts.
- The gathering of birds, animals etc. into a pack.
- Material used to fill in the space around something, especially to make a piston etc. watertight or airtight.
- Material used to wrap a product for sale etc.; packaging.
- The forming of players into a scrum.
- The action of putting things together, especially of putting clothes into a suitcase for a journey.
- Special material used to fill containers or vessels for certain chemically related applications.
- A fee charged to cover the costs of packaging.
noun
- the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it
- the act of grasping
- a portable rectangular container for carrying clothes
- the friction between a body and the surface on which it moves (as between an automobile tire and the road)
- worker who moves the camera around while a film or television show is being made
- an intellectual hold or understanding
- a flat wire hairpin whose prongs press tightly together; used to hold bobbed hair in place
verb
verb
- To put something where it belongs.
- To kick the ball between the posts for a goal; to score a goal by doing this.
- To fall, or cause to fall, into a crevasse.
- To assign something or someone into a slot (gap in a schedule or sequence)
- To put something (such as a coin) into a slot (narrow aperture)
- To create a slot (narrow aperture or groove), as for example by cutting or machining.
- To kill.
noun
- The inside of the "rim" or semicircular copy desk, occupied by the supervisor of the copy editors.
- A broad, flat, wooden bar, a slat, especially as used to secure a door, window, etc.
- The vagina.
- A channel opening in the stator or rotor of a rotating machine for ventilation and insertion of windings.
- The track of an animal, especially a deer; spoor.
- A crack or fissure in a glacier or snowfield; a chasm; a crevasse.
- A space in memory or on disk etc. in which a particular type of object can be stored.
- A rectangular area directly in front of the net and extending toward the blue line.
- A period of time within a schedule or sequence.
- A narrow depression, perforation, or aperture; especially, one for the reception of a piece fitting or sliding in it.
- A metal bolt or wooden bar, especially as a crosspiece.
- An implement for barring, bolting, locking or securing a door, box, gate, lid, window or the like.
- The barrel or tube of a wave.
- A slot machine designed for gambling.
- The area between the last offensive lineman on either side of the center and the wide receiver on that side.
- In a flying display, the fourth position; after the leader and two wingmen.
- The allocated time for an aircraft's departure or arrival at an airport's runway.
verb
- Of an immovable object or a number of such objects: to be positioned as to (notionally) appear to be moving towards (a place).
- To play an approach shot.
- To come or go near, in place or time; to move toward; to advance nearer; to draw nigh.
- Used intransitively, followed by to: to draw near (to someone or something); to make advances; to approximate or become almost equal.
- To bring (something) near something else; to cause (something) to draw near.
- To take approaches to (a place); to move towards (a place) by using covered roads, trenches, or other works.
- To attempt to make (a policy) or solve (a problem).
- To bring up or propose to (someone) an idea, question, request, etc.
- To move toward (someone or something) in place, time, character, or value; to draw nearer to.
noun
- An avenue, passage, or way by which a building or place can be approached; an access.
- The way an aircraft comes in to land at an airport.
- An act of coming near in character or value; an approximation.
- The area before the lane in which a bowler may stand or run up before bowling the ball.
- A manner of making (a policy) or solving (a problem, etc.).
- A path taken to reach the climbing area, for example, from a car park, road, etc.
- An act of drawing near in place or time; an advancing or coming near.
- A specific procedure used for approaching and landing at an airport.
noun
- An object that is long and thin, like a shoestring (sense 1).
- Chiefly in on a shoestring: very little money; a tight budget.
- A long, narrow cut of a food; a julienne.
- The string or lace used to secure a shoe to the foot; a shoelace.
verb
- To tackle (a player) using a shoestring tackle (“one made near the ground, close to a player's shoes”).
- To catch (a ball) using a shoestring catch (“one made near the ground, close to a player's shoes”).
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verb
- To contain one part of an object for the purpose of locating the whole.
- To dwell within one of the twelve astrological houses.
- To admit to residence; to harbor.
- To contain or cover mechanical parts.
- To take shelter or lodging; to abide; to lodge.
- To eat.
- To keep within a structure or container.
- To stow in a safe place; to take down and make safe.
noun
- House music.
- A workhouse.
- An animal's shelter or den, or the shell of an animal such as a snail, used for protection.
- A grouping of schoolchildren for the purposes of competition in sports and other activities.
- A theatre.
- An apartment building within a public housing estate.
- One of the twelve divisions of an astrological chart.
- A dynasty; a family with its ancestors and descendants, especially a royal or noble one.
- Size and quality of residential accommodations.
- The four concentric circles where points are scored on the ice.
- A place of business; a company or organisation, especially a printing press, a publishing company, or a couturier.
- A place of public accommodation or entertainment, especially a public house, an inn, a restaurant, a theatre, or a casino; or the management thereof.
- The audience for a live theatrical or similar performance.
- Lotto; bingo.
- A building used for something other than a residence (typically with qualifying word).
- A children's game in which the players pretend to be members of a household.
- A small stand of trees in a swamp.
- A set of cells in a Sudoku puzzle which must contain each digit exactly once, such as a row, column, or 3×3 box in classic Sudoku.
- The people who live in a house; a household.
- A building intended to contain a single household, as opposed to an apartment or condominium or building containing these.
- A building where a deliberative assembly meets; whence the assembly itself, particularly a component of a legislature.
- The fourth Lenormand card.
- A place of rest or repose.
- A structure built or serving as an abode of human beings.
noun
- An object formed by combining.
- One or more elements selected from a set without regard to the order of selection.
- An association or alliance of people for some common purpose.
- A combination shot; a billiard; a shot where the cue ball hits a ball that strikes another ball on the table.
- A sequence of numbers or letters used to open a combination lock.
- The act of combining, the state of being combined or the result of combining.
- A rapid sequence of punches or strikes in boxing or other combat sports.
- A motorcycle and sidecar.
noun
- An object which is associated with another object; especially, as part of a set.
- A person or thing comparable in characteristics with another person or thing; especially, as belonging to the same class or group.
- A companion; a comrade.
- An honorary title bestowed by a college or university upon a distinguished person (often an alumna or alumnus).
- A senior researcher or technician in a corporation, especially one engaged in research and development.
- A male person; a bloke, a chap, a guy, a man; also, preceded by a modifying word, sometimes with a sense of mild reproach: used as a familiar term of address to a man.
- A member of a college or university who manages its business interests.
- An animal or object.
- A scholar appointed to a fellowship, that is, a paid academic position held for a certain period which usually requires the scholar to conduct research.
- A senior member of an Inn of Court.
- Originally, one of a group of academics who make up a college or similar educational institution; now, a senior member of a college or similar educational institution involved in teaching, research, and management of the institution.
- Usually qualified by an adjective or used in the plural: an individual or person regardless of gender.
- A (senior) member of a learned or professional society.
- A person with abilities, achievements, skills, etc., equal to those of another person; a thing with characteristics, worth, etc., equal to those of another thing.
- A physician undergoing a fellowship (supervised subspecialty medical training) after having completed a residency (specialty training program).
- An animal which is a member of a breed or species, or a flock, herd, etc.
- One in the same condition, or situation of need, as another.
noun
- Any opening in a solid object.
- That portion of a surface that remains after an open disk is removed from it.
- A series of holes punched through something in order to assist in separating parts.
- An abnormal opening in an organ, such as a rupture.
- The act of perforating or the state of being perforated.
noun
- a narrow part of an artifact that resembles a neck in position or form
- the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
- a narrow elongated projecting strip of land
- a cut of meat from the neck of an animal
- an opening in a garment for the neck of the wearer; a part of the garment near the wearer's neck
verb
noun
- One of the ways something exists, or the ways a set of objects can be ordered.
- A transformation of a set's prime form, by applying one or more of certain operations, specifically, transposition, inversion, and retrograde.
- An ordering of a finite set of distinct elements.
- A one-to-one mapping from a finite set to itself.
noun
- A pattern of interconnected objects.
- A network. For example, the endoplasmic reticulum forms a network of cellular components that functions as a transportation system within the cell.
- The tripe made from the second compartment of the stomach of a cow (or other ruminant).
- The second compartment of the stomach of a cow or other ruminant.
noun
- A (small) piece; a fragment; a detached, incomplete portion.
- Loose-leaf tobacco of a low grade, such as sweepings left over from handling higher grades.
- A fight, tussle, skirmish.
- The crisp substance that remains after drying out animal fat.
- The smallest amount.
- Discarded objects (especially metal) that may be dismantled to recover their constituent materials, junk.
- A piece of deep-fried batter left over from frying fish, sometimes sold with chips.
- A Hispanic criminal, especially a Mexican or one affiliated with the Sureno gang.
- Leftover food.
verb
noun
- An option or setting belonging to some object.
- That which is predicated or affirmed of a subject; a predicate; an accident.
- A semantic item with which a method or other code element may be decorated.
- An object that is considered typical of someone or some function, in particular as an artistic convention.
- A word that qualifies a noun.
- A characteristic or quality of a thing.
verb
verb
- To squeeze between two objects.
- Of clothing, to be uncomfortably tight in specific spots.
- To arrest or capture.
- To squeeze between the thumb and forefinger.
- To sail so close-hauled that the sails begin to flutter.
- To take hold; to grip, as a dog does.
- To steal, usually something inconsequential.
- To cramp; to straiten; to oppress; to starve.
- To move, as a railroad car, by prying the wheels with a pinch.
- To cut shoots or buds of a plant in order to shape the plant, or to improve its yield.
- To squeeze a small amount of a person's skin and flesh, making it hurt.
- To seize; to grip; to bite.
noun
- A close compression of anything with the fingers.
- A small amount of powder or granules, such that the amount could be held between fingertip and thumb tip.
- An awkward situation of some kind (especially money or social) which is difficult to escape.
- An organic herbal smoke additive.
- A magnetic compression of an electrically-conducting filament.
- The narrow part connecting the two bulbs of an hourglass.
- The action of squeezing a small amount of a person's skin and flesh, making it hurt.
- An arrest.
- A metal bar used as a lever for lifting weights, rolling wheels, etc.
verb
noun
- a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts
- the manner of construction of something and the arrangement of its parts
- the complex composition of knowledge as elements and their combinations
- a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing and its construction and arrangement
- the people in a society considered as a system organized by a characteristic pattern of relationships
noun
- The smallest set that possesses a particular property (such as convexity) and contains every point of A; slightly more formally, the intersection of all sets which possess the specified property and of which A is a subset.
- The outer covering of a fruit or seed.
- Any covering.
- The body or frame of a vessel, such as a ship or plane.
verb
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