English words for 'splent coal'
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- Coal tar.
- (computing) A program for archiving files, common on Unix systems.
- A Persian long-necked, waisted string instrument, shared by many cultures and countries in the Middle East and the Caucasus.
- A single-headed round frame drum originating in North Africa and the Middle East.
- (computing) A file produced by such a program.
- Alternative form of tara (“Indian coin”).
- (uncountable) A solid residual byproduct of tobacco smoke.
- (uncountable) Black tar, a form of heroin.
- a man who serves as a sailor
- any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue
verb
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- (mining) Synonym of splent coal.
- A narrow strip of wood split or peeled from a larger piece.
- (medicine) A device to immobilize a body part.
- (zootomy, veterinary medicine) A disease affecting the splint bones, as a callosity or hard excrescence.
- (Cheshire, West Midlands) A splinter caught in the skin.
- (zootomy) A bone found on either side of a horse's cannon bone; the second or fourth metacarpal (forelimb) or metatarsal (hindlimb) bone.
- (dentistry) A dental device applied consequent to undergoing orthodontia.
- (military, historical) A segment of armour consisting of a narrow overlapping plate.
- an orthopedic mechanical device used to immobilize and protect a part of the body (as a broken leg)
- a thin sliver of wood
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- fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous period
- a hot fragment of wood or coal that is left from a fire and is glowing or smoldering
- Charcoal.
- (countable) A type of coal, such as bituminous, anthracite, or lignite, and grades and varieties thereof, as a fuel commodity ready to buy and burn.
- (Internet slang) Content of low quality.
- (military slang, World War I– World War II) Bombs emitting black smoke on impact.
- (countable) A piece of coal used for burning (this use is less common in American English)
- (uncountable) A black or brownish black rock formed from prehistoric plant remains, composed largely of carbon and burned as a fuel.
- (countable) A glowing or charred piece of coal, wood, or other solid fuel.
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- (mining) A kind of pick for shaping large coal.
- (US) An item of bedroom furniture, like a low chest of drawers (bureau), often with a mirror.
- (UK) An item of kitchen furniture, like a cabinet with shelves, for storing crockery or utensils.
- A servant to royalty etc. who helps them with tasks such as dressing.
- (theater, film, television) A wardrobe assistant (who helps actors put on their costume).
- One who dresses or prepares stone.
- (UK) A football hooligan who wears designer clothing; a casual.
- (medicine) A surgeon's assistant who helps to dress wounds etc.
- A mechanical device used in ore mills for dressing (e.g., comminution, sorting, sifting).
- A mechanical device used in grain mills for bolting.
- One who dresses in a particular way.
- furniture with drawers for keeping clothes
- a cabinet with shelves
- a person who dresses in a particular way
- a wardrobe assistant for an actor
- low table with mirror or mirrors where one sits while dressing or applying makeup
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- Initialism of coal seam gas.
- (military, nautical, aviation) Initialism of carrier surface group.
- (military, nautical, aviation) Abbreviation of carrier surface assertion group.
- (military, nautical, aviation) Initialism of carrier strike group.
- (computer graphics) Initialism of constructive solid geometry.
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- (mining) The face of a coal working.
- A section of clothing covering the breast area.
- (anatomy) Either of the two organs on the front of a female human's chest, which contain the mammary glands; also the analogous organs in males.
- (anatomy) The chest, or front of the human thorax.
- (swimming) The breaststroke.
- The figurative seat of the emotions, feelings etc.; one’s heart or innermost thoughts.
- A choice cut of poultry, especially chicken or turkey, taken from the bird’s breast; also a cut of meat from other animals, breast of mutton, veal, pork.
- The front or forward part of anything.
- The upper surface of a landform or body of water.
- (mining) The front of a furnace.
- The ventral portion of an animal’s thorax.
- the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen
- the part of an animal's body that corresponds to a person's chest
- either of two soft fleshy milk-secreting glandular organs on the chest of a woman
- meat carved from the breast of a fowl
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- (mining) Small coal; coal dust.
- (rail transport) A temporary speed restriction where track maintenance or engineering work is being carried out at a particular place.
- (uncountable, psychotherapy) Unconditional listening attention given by client to patient.
- In particular, a shallow dell or hollow; a dip in the surface of terrain, such as between hills.
- (countable) A low-lying marsh or a pool, especially a tidal or intermittent one which periodically fills and drains.
- (uncountable) The part of anything that hangs loose, having no strain upon it.
- (countable) A valley, or small, shallow dell; a sag or saddle in a ridge.
- A flat-bottomed, hollow zone within a sand-dune system that has developed over impervious strata, sometimes due to erosion or blow-out of the dune system; its flat base level is therefore close to or at the permanent water-table level, and therefore has rich, marshy flora, with Salix species (willows) as typical woody colonisers.
- Attributive form of slacks (“semi-formal trousers”).
- A dip in a surface.
- dust consisting of a mixture of small coal fragments and coal dust and dirt that sifts out when coal is passed over a sieve
- a stretch of water without current or movement
- a noticeable deterioration in performance or quality
- a cord or rope or cable that is hanging loosely
- a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot
- the quality of being loose (not taut)
adj
- (slang, Caribbean, Jamaica) Vulgar; sexually explicit, especially in dancehall music.
- Excess; surplus to requirements.
- Weak; not holding fast.
- Not active or busy, successful, or violent.
- Moderately warm.
- (linguistics) Lax.
- Moderate in speed.
- Lacking diligence or care; not earnest or eager.
- (normally said of a rope) Lax; not tense; not firmly extended.
- not tense or taut
- flowing with little speed as e.g. at the turning of the tide
- lacking in rigor or strictness
adv
verb
- To refuse to work as hard as one is supposed to.
- (ambitransitive) To slacken.
- To lose cohesion or solidity by a chemical combination with water; to slake.
- become less in amount or intensity
- make less active or intense
- be inattentive to, or neglect
- avoid responsibilities and work, be idle
- become slow or slower
- cause to heat and crumble by treatment with water
- make less active or fast
- release tension on
noun
- (mining, mineralogy) Sphalerite.
- Alternative form of blackjack.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see black, jack.
- Certain beggarticks (Bidens spp.), especially Bidens pilosa.
- A tufted or ring-necked scaup duck (Aythya collaris).
- Any of certain species of Caranx of gamefish, including C. latus and C. crysos, but especially Caranx lugubris.
noun
- (uncountable) Coal slag.
- (uncountable, informal) Prickly heat; miliaria.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see red, dog.
- (uncountable) The lowest grade of flour in milling, secured largely from the germ or embryo and adjacent parts, and mainly useful as animal feed.
- (countable, US, American football) A blitz.
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- (mining) A heading driven through a seam of coal.
- (mining) Of a boring or a driven tunnel: deviation from the intended course.
- Anything driven at random.
- A slightly tapered tool of steel for enlarging or shaping a hole in metal, by being forced or driven into or through it; a broach.
- Driftwood included in flotsam washed up onto the beach.
- The angle which the line of a ship's motion makes with the meridian, in drifting.
- (mining) In a coal mine, a heading driven for exploration or ventilation.
- (cricket) A sideways movement of the ball through the air, when bowled by a spin bowler.
- (uncountable, film) The situation where a performer gradually and unintentionally moves from their proper location within the scene.
- That which is driven, forced, or urged along.
- A tool used to insert or extract a removable pin made of metal or hardwood, for the purpose of aligning and/or securing two pieces of material together.
- In the New Forest National Park, UK, the bi-annual round-up of wild ponies in order to sell them.
- The distance through which a current flows in a given time.
- (mining) A passage driven or cut between shaft and shaft; a driftway; a small subterranean gallery.
- (architecture) The horizontal thrust or pressure of an arch or vault upon the abutments.
- A deviation from the line of fire, peculiar to obloid projectiles.
- The place in a deep-waisted vessel where the sheer is raised and the rail is cut off, and usually terminated with a scroll, or driftpiece.
- (mining) A sloping winze or road to the surface, for purposes of haulage.
- (mining) An adit or tunnel driven forward for purposes of exploration or exploitation; generally eventually to a dead end.
- A mass of matter which has been driven or forced onward together in a body, or thrown together in a heap, etc., especially by wind or water.
- The difference between the size of a bolt and the hole into which it is driven, or between the circumference of a hoop and that of the mast on which it is to be driven.
- The tendency of an act, argument, course of conduct, or the like; object aimed at or intended; intention; hence, also, import or meaning of a sentence or discourse; aim.
- Course or direction along which anything is driven; setting.
- The distance between the two blocks of a tackle.
- A place (a ford) along a river where the water is shallow enough to permit crossing to the opposite side.
- The act or motion of drifting; the force which impels or drives; an overpowering influence or impulse.
- A drove or flock, as of cattle, sheep, birds.
- A tool used to pack down the composition contained in a rocket, or like firework.
- A collection of loose earth and rocks, or boulders, which have been distributed over large portions of the earth's surface, especially in latitudes north of forty degrees, by the retreat of continental glaciers, such as that which buries former river valleys and creates young river valleys.
- The distance a vessel is carried off from her desired course by the wind, currents, or other causes.
- Slow, cumulative change.
- (uncountable) Minor deviation of audio or video playback from its correct speed.
- the pervading meaning or tenor
- a process of linguistic change over a period of time
- a general tendency to change (as of opinion)
- a horizontal (or nearly horizontal) passageway in a mine
- the gradual departure from an intended course due to external influences (as a ship or plane)
- a large mass of material that is heaped up by the wind or by water currents
- a force that moves something along
verb
- (intransitive) To accumulate in heaps by the force of wind; to be driven into heaps.
- (transitive) To drive into heaps.
- (transitive) To drive or carry, as currents do a floating body.
- (automotive) To oversteer a vehicle, causing loss of traction, while maintaining control from entry to exit of a corner. See Drifting (motorsport).
- (transitive, engineering) To enlarge or shape, as a hole, with a drift.
- (intransitive) To deviate gently from the intended direction of travel.
- (intransitive) To move haphazardly without any destination.
- (mining, US) To make a drift; to examine a vein or ledge for the purpose of ascertaining the presence of metals or ores; to follow a vein; to prospect.
- (intransitive) To move slowly, especially pushed by currents of water, air, etc.
- move in an unhurried fashion
- live unhurriedly, irresponsibly, or freely
- drive slowly and far afield for grazing
- vary or move from a fixed point or course
- be piled up in banks or heaps by the force of wind or a current
- move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
- be in motion due to some air or water current
- cause to be carried by a current
- wander from a direct course or at random
- be subject to fluctuation
noun
- Ellipsis of glance coal (“any hard, lustrous coal such as anthracite”).
- (cricket) A stroke in which the ball is hit with a bat held in a slanted manner.
- (ichthyology) Of certain juvenile fish, chiefly of the Cichlidae family: an act of rapidly touching the side of its parent's body, usually to feed on mucus.
- (also figuratively) A quick movement that catches light, and causes a flash or glitter; also, the flash or glitter.
- (also figuratively) A brief or cursory look.
- (obsolete except in the names of certain minerals) Any of various sulphides, mostly dark-coloured, which have a brilliant metallic lustre.
- a quick look
verb
- (cricket) To hit a ball with a bat held in a slanted manner.
- (cricket) To hit (a ball) with a bat held in a slanted manner; also, to play such a stroke against (the bowler).
- (figuratively) To communicate (something) using the eyes.
- Often followed by at: of the eyes or a person: to look briefly.
- Of light, etc.: to gleam, to sparkle.
- (also figuratively) To strike and fly off in an oblique direction; to dart aside.
- (also figuratively) To cause (something) to move obliquely.
- (ball games) To hit (a ball) lightly, causing it to move in another direction.
- To turn (one's eyes or look) at something, often briefly.
- (ichthyology) Of certain juvenile fish, chiefly of the Cichlidae family: to rapidly touch the side of its parent's body, usually to feed on mucus.
- Of a thing: to move in a way that catches light, and flash or glitter.
- Often followed by at: of a topic: to make an incidental or passing reflection on, often unfavourably; to allude to; to hint at.
- To look briefly at (something).
- To cause (light) to gleam or sparkle.
- hit at an angle
- throw a glance at; take a brief look at
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- To walk for pleasure; to amble or saunter.
- To move about aimlessly, or on a winding course.
- To follow a winding path or course.
- (often with on, about, or both) To talk or write incessantly, unclearly, or incoherently, with many digressions.
- To lead the life of a vagabond or itinerant; to move about with no fixed place of address.
- continue talking or writing in a desultory manner
- move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
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- Coal tar.
- (computing) A program for archiving files, common on Unix systems.
- A Persian long-necked, waisted string instrument, shared by many cultures and countries in the Middle East and the Caucasus.
- A single-headed round frame drum originating in North Africa and the Middle East.
- (computing) A file produced by such a program.
- Alternative form of tara (“Indian coin”).
- (uncountable) A solid residual byproduct of tobacco smoke.
- (uncountable) Black tar, a form of heroin.
- a man who serves as a sailor
- any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue
verb
noun
- (mining) Synonym of splent coal.
- A narrow strip of wood split or peeled from a larger piece.
- (medicine) A device to immobilize a body part.
- (zootomy, veterinary medicine) A disease affecting the splint bones, as a callosity or hard excrescence.
- (Cheshire, West Midlands) A splinter caught in the skin.
- (zootomy) A bone found on either side of a horse's cannon bone; the second or fourth metacarpal (forelimb) or metatarsal (hindlimb) bone.
- (dentistry) A dental device applied consequent to undergoing orthodontia.
- (military, historical) A segment of armour consisting of a narrow overlapping plate.
- an orthopedic mechanical device used to immobilize and protect a part of the body (as a broken leg)
- a thin sliver of wood
verb
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- (mining) A kind of pick for shaping large coal.
- (US) An item of bedroom furniture, like a low chest of drawers (bureau), often with a mirror.
- (UK) An item of kitchen furniture, like a cabinet with shelves, for storing crockery or utensils.
- A servant to royalty etc. who helps them with tasks such as dressing.
- (theater, film, television) A wardrobe assistant (who helps actors put on their costume).
- One who dresses or prepares stone.
- (UK) A football hooligan who wears designer clothing; a casual.
- (medicine) A surgeon's assistant who helps to dress wounds etc.
- A mechanical device used in ore mills for dressing (e.g., comminution, sorting, sifting).
- A mechanical device used in grain mills for bolting.
- One who dresses in a particular way.
- furniture with drawers for keeping clothes
- a cabinet with shelves
- a person who dresses in a particular way
- a wardrobe assistant for an actor
- low table with mirror or mirrors where one sits while dressing or applying makeup
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- Initialism of coal seam gas.
- (military, nautical, aviation) Initialism of carrier surface group.
- (military, nautical, aviation) Abbreviation of carrier surface assertion group.
- (military, nautical, aviation) Initialism of carrier strike group.
- (computer graphics) Initialism of constructive solid geometry.
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- (mining) The face of a coal working.
- A section of clothing covering the breast area.
- (anatomy) Either of the two organs on the front of a female human's chest, which contain the mammary glands; also the analogous organs in males.
- (anatomy) The chest, or front of the human thorax.
- (swimming) The breaststroke.
- The figurative seat of the emotions, feelings etc.; one’s heart or innermost thoughts.
- A choice cut of poultry, especially chicken or turkey, taken from the bird’s breast; also a cut of meat from other animals, breast of mutton, veal, pork.
- The front or forward part of anything.
- The upper surface of a landform or body of water.
- (mining) The front of a furnace.
- The ventral portion of an animal’s thorax.
- the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen
- the part of an animal's body that corresponds to a person's chest
- either of two soft fleshy milk-secreting glandular organs on the chest of a woman
- meat carved from the breast of a fowl
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- (mining) Small coal; coal dust.
- (rail transport) A temporary speed restriction where track maintenance or engineering work is being carried out at a particular place.
- (uncountable, psychotherapy) Unconditional listening attention given by client to patient.
- In particular, a shallow dell or hollow; a dip in the surface of terrain, such as between hills.
- (countable) A low-lying marsh or a pool, especially a tidal or intermittent one which periodically fills and drains.
- (uncountable) The part of anything that hangs loose, having no strain upon it.
- (countable) A valley, or small, shallow dell; a sag or saddle in a ridge.
- A flat-bottomed, hollow zone within a sand-dune system that has developed over impervious strata, sometimes due to erosion or blow-out of the dune system; its flat base level is therefore close to or at the permanent water-table level, and therefore has rich, marshy flora, with Salix species (willows) as typical woody colonisers.
- Attributive form of slacks (“semi-formal trousers”).
- A dip in a surface.
- dust consisting of a mixture of small coal fragments and coal dust and dirt that sifts out when coal is passed over a sieve
- a stretch of water without current or movement
- a noticeable deterioration in performance or quality
- a cord or rope or cable that is hanging loosely
- a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot
- the quality of being loose (not taut)
adj
- (slang, Caribbean, Jamaica) Vulgar; sexually explicit, especially in dancehall music.
- Excess; surplus to requirements.
- Weak; not holding fast.
- Not active or busy, successful, or violent.
- Moderately warm.
- (linguistics) Lax.
- Moderate in speed.
- Lacking diligence or care; not earnest or eager.
- (normally said of a rope) Lax; not tense; not firmly extended.
- not tense or taut
- flowing with little speed as e.g. at the turning of the tide
- lacking in rigor or strictness
adv
verb
- To refuse to work as hard as one is supposed to.
- (ambitransitive) To slacken.
- To lose cohesion or solidity by a chemical combination with water; to slake.
- become less in amount or intensity
- make less active or intense
- be inattentive to, or neglect
- avoid responsibilities and work, be idle
- become slow or slower
- cause to heat and crumble by treatment with water
- make less active or fast
- release tension on
noun
- (mining, mineralogy) Sphalerite.
- Alternative form of blackjack.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see black, jack.
- Certain beggarticks (Bidens spp.), especially Bidens pilosa.
- A tufted or ring-necked scaup duck (Aythya collaris).
- Any of certain species of Caranx of gamefish, including C. latus and C. crysos, but especially Caranx lugubris.
noun
- (uncountable) Coal slag.
- (uncountable, informal) Prickly heat; miliaria.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see red, dog.
- (uncountable) The lowest grade of flour in milling, secured largely from the germ or embryo and adjacent parts, and mainly useful as animal feed.
- (countable, US, American football) A blitz.
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verb
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adj
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- (mining) A heading driven through a seam of coal.
- (mining) Of a boring or a driven tunnel: deviation from the intended course.
- Anything driven at random.
- A slightly tapered tool of steel for enlarging or shaping a hole in metal, by being forced or driven into or through it; a broach.
- Driftwood included in flotsam washed up onto the beach.
- The angle which the line of a ship's motion makes with the meridian, in drifting.
- (mining) In a coal mine, a heading driven for exploration or ventilation.
- (cricket) A sideways movement of the ball through the air, when bowled by a spin bowler.
- (uncountable, film) The situation where a performer gradually and unintentionally moves from their proper location within the scene.
- That which is driven, forced, or urged along.
- A tool used to insert or extract a removable pin made of metal or hardwood, for the purpose of aligning and/or securing two pieces of material together.
- In the New Forest National Park, UK, the bi-annual round-up of wild ponies in order to sell them.
- The distance through which a current flows in a given time.
- (mining) A passage driven or cut between shaft and shaft; a driftway; a small subterranean gallery.
- (architecture) The horizontal thrust or pressure of an arch or vault upon the abutments.
- A deviation from the line of fire, peculiar to obloid projectiles.
- The place in a deep-waisted vessel where the sheer is raised and the rail is cut off, and usually terminated with a scroll, or driftpiece.
- (mining) A sloping winze or road to the surface, for purposes of haulage.
- (mining) An adit or tunnel driven forward for purposes of exploration or exploitation; generally eventually to a dead end.
- A mass of matter which has been driven or forced onward together in a body, or thrown together in a heap, etc., especially by wind or water.
- The difference between the size of a bolt and the hole into which it is driven, or between the circumference of a hoop and that of the mast on which it is to be driven.
- The tendency of an act, argument, course of conduct, or the like; object aimed at or intended; intention; hence, also, import or meaning of a sentence or discourse; aim.
- Course or direction along which anything is driven; setting.
- The distance between the two blocks of a tackle.
- A place (a ford) along a river where the water is shallow enough to permit crossing to the opposite side.
- The act or motion of drifting; the force which impels or drives; an overpowering influence or impulse.
- A drove or flock, as of cattle, sheep, birds.
- A tool used to pack down the composition contained in a rocket, or like firework.
- A collection of loose earth and rocks, or boulders, which have been distributed over large portions of the earth's surface, especially in latitudes north of forty degrees, by the retreat of continental glaciers, such as that which buries former river valleys and creates young river valleys.
- The distance a vessel is carried off from her desired course by the wind, currents, or other causes.
- Slow, cumulative change.
- (uncountable) Minor deviation of audio or video playback from its correct speed.
- the pervading meaning or tenor
- a process of linguistic change over a period of time
- a general tendency to change (as of opinion)
- a horizontal (or nearly horizontal) passageway in a mine
- the gradual departure from an intended course due to external influences (as a ship or plane)
- a large mass of material that is heaped up by the wind or by water currents
- a force that moves something along
verb
- (intransitive) To accumulate in heaps by the force of wind; to be driven into heaps.
- (transitive) To drive into heaps.
- (transitive) To drive or carry, as currents do a floating body.
- (automotive) To oversteer a vehicle, causing loss of traction, while maintaining control from entry to exit of a corner. See Drifting (motorsport).
- (transitive, engineering) To enlarge or shape, as a hole, with a drift.
- (intransitive) To deviate gently from the intended direction of travel.
- (intransitive) To move haphazardly without any destination.
- (mining, US) To make a drift; to examine a vein or ledge for the purpose of ascertaining the presence of metals or ores; to follow a vein; to prospect.
- (intransitive) To move slowly, especially pushed by currents of water, air, etc.
- move in an unhurried fashion
- live unhurriedly, irresponsibly, or freely
- drive slowly and far afield for grazing
- vary or move from a fixed point or course
- be piled up in banks or heaps by the force of wind or a current
- move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
- be in motion due to some air or water current
- cause to be carried by a current
- wander from a direct course or at random
- be subject to fluctuation
noun
- Ellipsis of glance coal (“any hard, lustrous coal such as anthracite”).
- (cricket) A stroke in which the ball is hit with a bat held in a slanted manner.
- (ichthyology) Of certain juvenile fish, chiefly of the Cichlidae family: an act of rapidly touching the side of its parent's body, usually to feed on mucus.
- (also figuratively) A quick movement that catches light, and causes a flash or glitter; also, the flash or glitter.
- (also figuratively) A brief or cursory look.
- (obsolete except in the names of certain minerals) Any of various sulphides, mostly dark-coloured, which have a brilliant metallic lustre.
- a quick look
verb
- (cricket) To hit a ball with a bat held in a slanted manner.
- (cricket) To hit (a ball) with a bat held in a slanted manner; also, to play such a stroke against (the bowler).
- (figuratively) To communicate (something) using the eyes.
- Often followed by at: of the eyes or a person: to look briefly.
- Of light, etc.: to gleam, to sparkle.
- (also figuratively) To strike and fly off in an oblique direction; to dart aside.
- (also figuratively) To cause (something) to move obliquely.
- (ball games) To hit (a ball) lightly, causing it to move in another direction.
- To turn (one's eyes or look) at something, often briefly.
- (ichthyology) Of certain juvenile fish, chiefly of the Cichlidae family: to rapidly touch the side of its parent's body, usually to feed on mucus.
- Of a thing: to move in a way that catches light, and flash or glitter.
- Often followed by at: of a topic: to make an incidental or passing reflection on, often unfavourably; to allude to; to hint at.
- To look briefly at (something).
- To cause (light) to gleam or sparkle.
- hit at an angle
- throw a glance at; take a brief look at
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adj
verb
noun
noun
verb
- To walk for pleasure; to amble or saunter.
- To move about aimlessly, or on a winding course.
- To follow a winding path or course.
- (often with on, about, or both) To talk or write incessantly, unclearly, or incoherently, with many digressions.
- To lead the life of a vagabond or itinerant; to move about with no fixed place of address.
- continue talking or writing in a desultory manner
- move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
verb
noun
- fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous period
- a hot fragment of wood or coal that is left from a fire and is glowing or smoldering
- Charcoal.
- (countable) A type of coal, such as bituminous, anthracite, or lignite, and grades and varieties thereof, as a fuel commodity ready to buy and burn.
- (Internet slang) Content of low quality.
- (military slang, World War I– World War II) Bombs emitting black smoke on impact.
- (countable) A piece of coal used for burning (this use is less common in American English)
- (uncountable) A black or brownish black rock formed from prehistoric plant remains, composed largely of carbon and burned as a fuel.
- (countable) A glowing or charred piece of coal, wood, or other solid fuel.