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noun
- A simultaneous attack from two or more sides.
- A long glove covering the wrist.
- A rope on which hammocks or clothes are hung for drying.
- Protective armor for the hands, formerly thrown down as a challenge to combat.
- Any challenging, difficult, or painful ordeal, often one performed for atonement or punishment.
- A temporary convergence of two parallel railroad tracks allowing passage through a narrow opening in each direction without switching.
noun
- Angle of attack.
- A person, especially a male, who is dominant, successful and attractive; (see alpha male).
- Latin alpha: the Latin letter Ɑ (minuscule: ɑ).
- The first versions of a program, usually only available to the developer, and only tested by the developer.
- The name of the symbols Α and α used in science and mathematics, often interchangeable with the symbols when used as a prefix.
- The return of a given asset or portfolio adjusted for systematic risk.
- The name of the first letter of the Greek alphabet (Α, α), followed by beta. In the Latin alphabet it is the predecessor to A.
- In omegaverse fiction, a person of a dominant secondary sex driven by biology, magic, or other means to bond with an omega, with males of this type often having canine-like genitalia.
- The level of translucency of a color, as determined by the alpha channel.
- The significance level of a statistical test; the alpha level.
adj
noun
verb
- to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle
- blame for, make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior against
- demand payment
- move quickly and violently
- assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to
- file a formal charge against
- make an accusatory claim
- fill or load to capacity
- enter a certain amount as a charge
- cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution
- give over to another for care or safekeeping
- pay with a credit card; pay with plastic money; postpone payment by recording a purchase as a debt
- lie down on command, of hunting dogs
- cause to be agitated, excited, or roused
- place a heraldic bearing on
- provide (a device) with something necessary
- direct into a position for use
- impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to
- instruct (a jury) about the law, its application, and the weighing of evidence
- instruct or command with authority
- attribute responsibility to
- set or ask for a certain price
- cause formation of a net electrical charge in or on
- energize a battery by passing a current through it in the direction opposite to discharge
- saturate
noun
- an impetuous rush toward someone or something
- (criminal law) a pleading describing some wrong or offense
- the price charged for some article or service
- the quantity of unbalanced electricity in a body (either positive or negative) and construed as an excess or deficiency of electrons
- attention and management implying responsibility for safety
- a special assignment that is given to a person or group
- a person committed to your care
- financial liabilities (such as a tax)
- (psychoanalysis) the libidinal energy invested in some idea or person or object
- the swift release of a store of affective force
- request for payment of a debt
- a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something
- an assertion that someone is guilty of a fault or offence
- heraldry consisting of a design or image depicted on a shield
- a quantity of explosive to be set off at one time
noun
- A skirmish, a hostile encounter.
- A loud sound, like the crashing together of metal objects.
- match; a game between two sides.
- An angry argument
- Opposition; contradiction; such as between differing or contending interests, views, purposes etc.
- Chatter; gossip; idle talk.
- A combination of garments that do not look good together, especially because of conflicting colours.
- An instance of restarting the game after a "dead ball", where it is dropped between two opposing players, who can fight for possession.
verb
- To coincide, to happen at the same time, thereby rendering it impossible to attend all.
- To argue angrily.
- To chatter or gossip.
- To come into violent conflict.
- To make a clashing sound.
- To fail to look good together; to contrast unattractively; to fail to harmonize.
- To face each other in an important game.
- To cause to make a clashing sound.
verb
- To engage in confrontation.
- To set a thing side by side with; to compare.
- To deal with.
- To put a thing facing to; to set in contrast to.
- To come up against; to encounter.
- To stand or meet facing, especially in competition, hostility or defiance; to come face to face with
- To bring someone face to face with something.
verb
- To ward off attacks against; to fight to protect; to guard.
- To focus one's energies and talents on preventing opponents from scoring, as opposed to focusing on scoring.
- To attempt to retain a title, or attempt to reach the same stage in a competition as one did in the previous edition of that competition.
- To call a raise from the big blind.
- To support by words or writing; to vindicate, talk in favour of.
- To make legal defence of; to represent (the accused).
verb
- place under attack with one's own pieces, of two enemy pieces
- lift with a pitchfork
- divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork
- shape like a fork
noun
- cutlery used for serving and eating food
- the act of branching out or dividing into branches
- the region of the angle formed by the junction of two branches
- an agricultural tool used for lifting or digging; has a handle and metal prongs
- the angle formed by the inner sides of the legs where they join the human trunk
noun
- the action of attacking an enemy
- the team that has the ball (or puck) and is trying to score
- a feeling of anger caused by being offended
- a lack of politeness; a failure to show regard for others; wounding the feelings of others
- a transgression that constitutes a violation of what is judged to be right
noun
- the action of attacking an enemy
- a lack of politeness; a failure to show regard for others; wounding the feelings of others
- a feeling of anger caused by being offended
- a transgression that constitutes a violation of what is judged to be right
- the team that has the ball (or puck) and is trying to score
noun
- A sustained advance in the face of the enemy to take a strategic objective.
- Planned, usually long-lasting, effort to achieve something; ability coupled with ambition, determination, and motivation.
- An impression or matrix formed by a punch drift.
- Desire or interest.
- A stroke made with a driver.
- An apparatus for reading and writing data to or from a mass storage device such as a disk.
- An offensive possession, generally one consisting of several plays and/ or first downs, often leading to a scoring opportunity.
- An act of driving (prompting) livestock animals forward, to transport a herd.
- A driveway.
- A campaign aimed at selling more of a certain product, e.g. by offering a discount.
- A collection of objects that are driven; a mass of logs to be floated down a river.
- Violent or rapid motion; a rushing onward or away; especially, a forced or hurried dispatch of business.
- A trip made in a vehicle (now generally in a motor vehicle).
- A mass storage device in which the mechanism for reading and writing data is integrated with the mechanism for storing data.
- A straight level shot or pass.
- An act of driving (prompting) game animals forward, to be captured or hunted.
- A type of shot played by swinging the bat in a vertical arc, through the line of the ball, and hitting it along the ground, normally between cover and midwicket.
- A mechanism used to power or give motion to a vehicle or other machine or machine part.
- A charity event such as a fundraiser, bake sale, or toy drive.
- A type of public roadway.
- A ball struck in a flat trajectory.
verb
- To provide an impetus for motion or other physical change, to move an object by means of the provision of force thereto.
- To cause intrinsic motivation through the application or demonstration of force: to impel or urge onward thusly, to compel to move on, to coerce, intimidate or threaten.
- To cause (a mechanism) to operate.
- To hit the ball with a drive.
- To travel by operating a wheeled motorized vehicle.
- To motivate; to provide an incentive for.
- To convey (a person, etc.) in a wheeled motorized vehicle.
- To be moved or propelled forcefully (especially of a ship).
- To urge, press, or bring to a point or state.
- To dig horizontally; to cut a horizontal gallery or tunnel.
- To separate the lighter (feathers or down) from the heavier, by exposing them to a current of air.
- To move forcefully.
- To clear, by forcing away what is contained.
- To operate (a wheeled motorized vehicle).
- To move (something) by hitting it with great force.
- To carry or to keep in motion; to conduct; to prosecute.
- To operate (an aircraft).
- To direct a vehicle powered by a horse, ox or similar animal.
- To provide an impetus for a non-physical change, especially a change in one's state of mind.
- To cause animals to flee out of.
- To displace either physically or non-physically, through the application of force.
- (especially of animals) To impel or urge onward by force; to push forward; to compel to move on.
- To cause to become.
- To compel (to do something).
- To put together a drive (n.): to string together offensive plays and advance the ball down the field.
- To be the dominant party in a sex act.
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adj
verb
noun
noun
- The counter-attack.
- The transition area between a singer's vocal registers; the passaggio.
- A significant change in circumstance, attitude, perception, or focus of attention.
- An interval or intermission between two parts of a performance, for example a theatre show, broadcast, or sports game.
- A place where waves break (that is, where waves pitch or spill forward creating white water).
- A sharp bit or snaffle.
- The number of points scored by one player in one visit to the table.
- An area along a river that features steep banks, bluffs, or gorges (e.g., Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument, US).
- A section of extended repetition of the percussion break to a song, created by a hip-hop DJ as rhythmic dance music.
- A temporary split with a romantic partner.
- The point in the musical scale at which a woodwind instrument is designed to overblow, that is, to move from its lower to its upper register.
- A change, particularly the end of a spell of persistent good or bad weather.
- A keystroke or other signal that causes a program to terminate or suspend execution.
- A scheduled interval of days or weeks between periods of school instruction; a holiday.
- A rest or pause, usually from work.
- A short holiday.
- An instance of breaking something into two or more pieces.
- A physical space that opens up in something or between two things.
- A sudden fall in prices on the stock exchange.
- The beginning (of the morning).
- A game won by the receiving player(s).
- An act of escaping.
- The first shot in a game of billiards.
- The curve imparted to the ball's motion on the green due to slope or grass texture.
- A time for students to talk or play between lessons.
- The separation between lines, paragraphs or pages of a written text.
- The start of a horse race.
- A short section of music, often between verses, in which some performers stop while others continue.
verb
- To go down, in terms of temperature, indicating that the most dangerous part of the illness has passed.
- To become deeper at puberty.
- To terminate the execution of a program before normal completion.
- To become weakened in constitution or faculties; to lose health or strength.
- To interrupt or cease one's work or occupation temporarily; to go on break.
- To make an abrupt or sudden change; to change gait.
- To demote; to reduce the military rank of.
- To counter-attack.
- To burst forth; to make its way; to come into view.
- To open (a safe) without using the correct key, combination, or the like.
- To become audible suddenly.
- To interrupt; to destroy the continuity of; to dissolve or terminate.
- To be crushed, or overwhelmed with sorrow or grief.
- To turn an animal into a beast of burden.
- Of prices on the stock exchange: to fall suddenly.
- To cause the shell of (an egg) to crack, so that the inside (yolk) is accessible.
- To cause (a barrier) to no longer bar.
- To ruin financially.
- To disclose or make known an item of news, a band, etc.
- To change a steady state abruptly.
- To surpass or do better than (a specific number); to do better than (a record), setting a new record.
- To destroy the official character and standing of; to cashier; to dismiss.
- To end the run of (a play).
- To render (a game) unchallenging by altering its rules or exploiting loopholes or weaknesses in them in a way that gives a player an unfair advantage.
- To cause (some feature of a program or piece of software) to stop functioning properly; to cause a regression.
- To destroy the arrangement of; to throw into disorder; to pierce.
- To (attempt to) disengage and flee to; to make a run for.
- To begin or end.
- To suddenly become.
- To win a game (against one's opponent) as receiver.
- To make the first shot; to scatter the balls from the initial neat arrangement.
- To demulsify.
- To end (a connection); to disconnect.
- To destroy the strength, firmness, or consistency of.
- To divide (something, often money) into smaller units.
- To arrive.
- To cause (a person or animal) to lose spirit or will; to crush the spirits of.
- To interrupt (a fall) by inserting something so that the falling object does not (immediately) hit something else beneath.
- To separate into two or more pieces, to fracture or crack, by a process that cannot easily be reversed for reassembly.
- To crack or fracture (bone) under a physical strain.
- To stop, or to cause to stop, functioning properly or altogether.
- To alter in type due to emotion or strain: in men, generally to go up, in women, sometimes to go down; to crack.
- To collapse into surf, after arriving in shallow water.
- To end.
- To remove one of the two men on (a point).
- To suspend the execution of a program during debugging so that the state of the program can be investigated.
- To violate; to fail to adhere to.
- To cause, or allow the occurrence of, a line break.
- To B-boy; to breakdance.
verb
- To enter into conflict with (an enemy).
- To come into gear with.
- To enter into (an activity), to participate (construed with in).
- To draw into conversation.
- To mesh or interlock (of machinery, especially a clutch).
- To attract, to please; (archaic) to fascinate or win over (someone).
- To guarantee or promise (to do something).
- To engross or hold the attention of; to keep busy or occupied.
- To arrange to employ or use (a worker, a space, etc.).
- To bind through legal or moral obligation (to do something, especially to marry) (usually in passive).
- To enter into battle.
noun
- A change from defense to attack, or attack to defense.
- A word or phrase connecting one part of a discourse to another.
- A published procedure for instrument flight, coming between the departure and en-route phases of flight, or between en-route flight and an approach/landing procedure.
- Professional special education assistance for children or adults in the process of leaving one educational environment or support program for another to relatively more independent living.
- A point mutation in which one base is replaced by another of the same class (purine or pyrimidine); compare transversion.
- Death; passing from life into death.
- A change between forward and backward motion without stopping.
- The process of change from one form, state, style or place to another.
- A change of key.
- A brief modulation; a passage connecting two themes.
- The process or act of changing from one gender role to another, or of bringing one's outward appearance in line with one's internal gender identity.
- The onset of the final stage of childbirth.
verb
adj
verb
- hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of
- come to a halt, stop moving
- put an end to a state or an activity
- stop from happening or developing
- interrupt a trip
- cause to end
- prevent completion
- seize on its way
- have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical
- render unsuitable for passage
- stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or developments
noun
- the event of something ending
- the act of stopping something
- a brief stay in the course of a journey
- the state of inactivity following an interruption
- a spot where something halts or pauses
- a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it
- a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations
- (music) a knob on an organ that is pulled to change the sound quality from the organ pipes
- a mechanical device in a camera that controls size of aperture of the lens
- a restraint that checks the motion of something
- an obstruction in a pipe or tube
noun
- A violent assault on a stronghold or fortified position.
- A thunderstorm.
- Any disturbed state of the atmosphere, especially as affecting the earth's surface, and strongly implying destructive or unpleasant weather.
- A violent agitation of human society; a civil, political, or domestic commotion; violent outbreak.
- A very strong wind on the wind scale, stronger than a gale, less than a hurricane (10 or higher on the Beaufort scale).
verb
- [army; crowd, rioters] To assault (a significant building) with the aim to gain power over it.
- To move quickly and noisily like a storm, usually in a state of uproar or anger.
- (rare, poetic) to assault, gain power over (heart, mind+).
- (weather it) To be violent, with strong winds and usually rain, thunder, lightning, or snow.
- (figurative) To rage or fume; to be in a violent temper.
noun
- the act of attacking
- (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
- an offensive move in a sport or game
- intense adverse criticism
- ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation
- a decisive manner of beginning a musical tone or phrase
- a sudden occurrence of an uncontrollable condition
- the onset of a corrosive or destructive process (as by a chemical agent)
- strong criticism
verb
verb
- hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of
- examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition
- make an examination or investigation
- be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something
- lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits
- stop for a moment, as if out of uncertainty or caution
- put a check mark on or near or next to
- slow the growth or development of
- be verified or confirmed; pass inspection
- be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
- block or impede (a player from the opposing team) in ice hockey
- develop (a child's or animal's) behavior by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control
- consign for shipment on a vehicle
- hand over something to somebody as for temporary safekeeping
- abandon the intended prey, turn, and pursue an inferior prey
- stop in a chase especially when scent is lost
- mark into squares or draw squares on; draw crossed lines on
- decline to initiate betting
- place into check
- write out a check on a bank account
- find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort
- verify by consulting a source or authority
- arrest the motion (of something) abruptly
- make cracks or chinks in
- become fractured; break or crack on the surface only
noun
- a written order directing a bank to pay money
- an appraisal of the state of affairs
- the bill in a restaurant
- the state of inactivity following an interruption
- additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct
- the act of inspecting or verifying
- a mark indicating that something has been noted or completed etc.
- something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
- a mark left after a small piece has been chopped or broken off of something
- a textile pattern of squares or crossed lines (resembling a checkerboard)
- the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess
- obstructing an opponent in ice hockey
- (chess) a direct attack on an opponent's king
verb
- To attack physically.
- To provide (somebody) with a necessity, or a solution to a problem.
- To fix, as a problem.
- To separate from the remainder of a group; often construed with from.
- To clarify by reviewing mentally.
- To arrange.
- To organise or separate into groups, as a collection of items, so as to make tidy.
verb
- To attack physically.
- To join or associate with others, especially with others of the same kind or species; to agree.
- To suit; to fit; to be in accord; to harmonize.
- To fix (a problem) or handle (a task).
- To arrange into some sequence, usually numerically, alphabetically or chronologically.
- To geld.
- To separate items into different categories according to certain criteria that determine their sorts.
- To conjoin; to put together in distribution; to class.
noun
- An act of sorting.
- A type.
- An algorithm for sorting a list of items into a particular sequence.
- A piece of metal type used to print one letter, character, or symbol in a particular size and style.
- Manner; form of being or acting.
- A general type.
- A person evaluated in a certain way (bad, good, strange, etc.).
- A good-looking woman.
noun
- The action of defending, of protecting from attack, danger or injury.
- A strategy and tactics employed to prevent the other team from scoring; contrasted with offence.
- The portion of a team dedicated to preventing the other team from scoring; contrasted with offence.
- Government policy or (infra)structure related to the military.
- Something used to oppose attacks.
- An argument in support or justification of something.
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