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neighbor
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symbiosis
luck
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fortune
chance
subobject
parallax
co-occurrence
attraction
attractive force
end-to-end
wake
impactor
fast radio burst
collision
hit
domino effect
half-ball
outrolling
subduction
reference
associate
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accompaniment
static friction
double kiss
nonbetweenness
hyperalignment
collision course
allotropism
allotropy
bodyswap
interobject
separator
get into
back end
rear
affinity
coöccurrence
contiguity
backside
consequent
rubbing
scene
contrapair
friction
abutment
entwining
heterodirectional
pull
adumbration
interaction
clog
eclipse
two-way
convergence
mechanical phenomenon
foresight
correlativity
push
correlation
moment
galvanotaxis
pretension
comovement
lengthwise
cuspidalization
intermeshing
anomalistic
disocclusion
interobjective
DO
episode
recrossing
cooccurrence
picture
turn
coefficient of friction
receding
association
virial
edition
fore-end
end-to-end
half-ball
interobject
heterodirectional
two-way
lengthwise
anomalistic
interobjective
virial
lengthwise
approach
approaching
passage
passing
impact
radial velocity
neighbor
neighbour
symbiosis
luck
hazard
fortune
chance
subobject
parallax
co-occurrence
attraction
attractive force
wake
impactor
fast radio burst
collision
hit
domino effect
outrolling
subduction
reference
associate
concomitant
attendant
accompaniment
static friction
double kiss
nonbetweenness
hyperalignment
collision course
allotropism
allotropy
bodyswap
separator
back end
rear
affinity
coöccurrence
contiguity
backside
consequent
rubbing
scene
contrapair
friction
abutment
entwining
pull
adumbration
interaction
clog
eclipse
convergence
mechanical phenomenon
foresight
correlativity
push
correlation
moment
galvanotaxis
comovement
cuspidalization
intermeshing
disocclusion
DO
episode
recrossing
cooccurrence
picture
turn
coefficient of friction
receding
association
edition
fore-end
cross
approach
get into
pretension
noun
- the event of one object coming closer to another
- ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation
- the act of drawing spatially closer to something
- a way of entering or leaving
- the final path followed by an aircraft as it is landing
- a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others
- the temporal property of becoming nearer in time
- a close approximation
- a relatively short golf shot intended to put the ball onto the putting green
verb
noun
- the motion of one object relative to another
- the act of passing from one state or place to the next
- a section of text; particularly a section of medium length
- a way through or along which someone or something may pass
- the passing of a law by a legislative body
- a journey usually by ship
- a short section of a musical composition
- a path or channel or duct through or along which something may pass
- a bodily reaction of changing from one place or stage to another
- the act of passing something to another person
noun
- the motion of one object relative to another
- (American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
- euphemistic expressions for death
- the end of something
- a bodily reaction of changing from one place or stage to another
- going by something that is moving in order to get in front of it
- success in satisfying a test or requirement
adj
- lasting a very short time
- allowing you to pass (e.g., an examination or inspection) satisfactorily
- hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough
adv
adj
verb
- To pass, as objects going in an opposite direction at the same time.
- Of both batsmen, to pass each other when running between the wickets in order to score runs.
- To go from one side of (something) to the other.
- To travel in a direction or path that will intersect with that of another.
- To make the sign of the cross over oneself.
- To conduct a cross examination; to question a hostile witness.
- To write lines of text at right angles to and over the top of one another in order to save paper.ᵂ
- To cross-fertilize or crossbreed.
- To contradict (another) or frustrate the plans of.
- To stamp or mark (a cheque) in such a way as to prevent it being cashed, thus requiring it to be deposited into a bank account.
- To place across or athwart; to cause to intersect.
- To mark with an X.
- To score a try.
- To lay or draw something across, such as a line.
- To make the sign of the cross over (something or someone).
- To pass the ball from one side of the pitch to the other side.
noun
- A difficult situation that must be endured.
- A place where roads intersect and lead off in four directions; a crossroad (common in UK and Irish place names such as Gerrards Cross).
- A hybrid of any kind.
- A monument that marks such a place. (Also common in UK or Irish place names such as Charing Cross)
- An instrument for laying of offsets perpendicular to the main course.
- A geometrical figure consisting of two straight lines or bars intersecting each other such that at least one of them is bisected by the other.
- Usually with the: the cross on which Christ was crucified.
- The act of going across; the act of passing from one side to the other
- A modified representation of the crucifixion stake, worn as jewellery or displayed as a symbol of religious devotion.
- A wooden post with a perpendicular beam attached and used (especially in the Roman Empire) to execute criminals (by crucifixion).
- The thirty-sixth Lenormand card.
- A hand gesture made in imitation of the shape of the Cross.
- Four edge cubies of one side that are in their right places, forming the shape of a cross.
- A pipe-fitting with four branches whose axes usually form a right angle.
- Any geometric figure having this or a similar shape, such as a cross of Lorraine or a Maltese cross.
- A hook thrown over the opponent's punch.
- A pass in which the ball is kicked from a side of the pitch to a position close to the opponent’s goal.
- crossfire.
- An animal or plant produced by crossbreeding or cross-fertilization.
- A line drawn across or through another line.
prep
adj
- Bad-tempered, angry, annoyed.
- Made in an opposite direction, or an inverse relation; mutually inverse; interchanged.
- Of the sea, having two wave systems traveling at oblique angles, due to the wind over shifting direction or the waves of two storm systems meeting.
- Transverse; lying across the main direction.
noun
- The occurrence of two different or opposing things in the same time and place.
- A close, prolonged association between two or more organisms of different species, regardless of benefit to the members.
- A close, prolonged association between two or more organisms of different species that normally benefits both members. An interspecies cooperation.
- The state of people of different types, races, cultures, communities, etc., living together.
- A relationship of mutual benefit, especially among different species.
noun
- an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
- a large amount of wealth or prosperity
- an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that leads to a favorable outcome
- your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
noun
- an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
- a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
- a risk involving danger
- a measure of how likely it is that some event will occur; a number expressing the ratio of favorable cases to the whole number of cases possible
- the possibility of future success
adj
verb
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
- The area behind something, typically a rapidly-moving object.
- A period after a person's death before or after the body is buried, cremated, etc.; in some cultures accompanied by a party and/or collectively sorting through the deceased's personal effects.
- The turbulent air left behind a flying aircraft.
- The path left behind a ship on the surface of the water.
- A number of vultures assembled together.
- A yearly parish festival formerly held in commemoration of the dedication of a church. Originally, prayers were said on the evening preceding, and hymns were sung during the night, in the church; subsequently, these vigils were discontinued, and the day itself, often with succeeding days, was occupied in rural pastimes and exercises, attended by eating and drinking.
- The state of forbearing sleep, especially for solemn or festive purposes; a vigil.
- The movement of water created when an animal or a person moves through water.
verb
- (often followed by up) To make somebody stop sleeping; to rouse from sleep.
- (often followed by up) To stop sleeping.
- To watch, or sit up with, at night, as a dead body.
- To be or remain awake; not to sleep.
- To put in motion or action; to arouse; to excite.
- To be excited or roused up; to be stirred up from a dormant, torpid, or inactive state; to be active.
noun
- (physics) a brief event in which two or more bodies come together
- (baseball) when a batter strikes a picthed ball into fair territory and arrives safely on base (without an error or a fielder's choice being made by the defense)
- the act of contacting one thing with another
- a conspicuous success
- a dose of a narcotic drug
- a murder carried out by an underworld syndicate
- a connection made via the internet to another website
verb
- cause to move by striking
- hit against; come into sudden contact with
- deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument
- reach a destination, either real or abstract
- affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely
- hit with a missile from a weapon
- encounter by chance
- cause to experience suddenly
- make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target
- kill intentionally and with premeditation
- drive something violently into a location
- reach a point in time, or a certain state or level
- produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments
- hit the intended target or goal
- pay unsolicited and usually unwanted sexual attention to
noun
- The action of being pushed or drawn beneath another object.
- The process of one tectonic plate moving beneath another and sinking into the mantle at a convergent plate boundary.
- Arithmetical subtraction.
- A surjection between diffeological spaces such that the target is identified as the pushforward of the source.
- The act of subducting or taking away.
noun
- A relation between objects in which one object designates, or acts as a means by which to connect to or link to, another object.
- A measurement one can compare (some other measurement) to.
- Information about a person, provided by someone (a referee) with whom they are well acquainted.
- The act of referring: a submitting for information or decision.
- A previously published written work thus indicated; a source.
- A special sequence used to represent complex characters in markup languages, such as ™ for the ™ symbol.
- An object containing information which refers to data stored elsewhere, as opposed to containing the data itself.
- A person who provides this information; a referee.
- A short written identification of a previously published work which is used as a source for a text.
- A reference work.
verb
noun
- any event that usually accompanies or is closely connected with another
- a person who joins with others in some activity or endeavor
- a friend who is frequently in the company of another
- a person with subordinate membership in a society, institution, or commercial enterprise
- a degree granted by a two-year college on successful completion of the undergraduates course of studies
verb
- make a logical or causal connection
- keep company with; hang out with
- bring or come into association or action
adj
noun
- an event or situation that happens at the same time as or in connection with another
- a musical part (vocal or instrumental) that supports or provides background for other musical parts
- something added to complete or embellish or make perfect
- the act of accompanying someone or something in order to protect them
adj
verb
- To reach into or interact with (an object).
- 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 move into (an object), such that one ends up inside it.
- To put on (an item of clothing).
- To cause to behave uncharacteristically; to possess.
noun
- The fact of and manner in which something is related to another.
- A kinsman or kinswoman of a such relationship; one who is affinal.
- The attraction between an antibody and an antigen
- An automorphism of affine space.
- resemblances between biological populations, suggesting that they have a common origin, type or stock.
- A love interest; a paramour.
- structural resemblances between minerals; resemblances that suggest that they are of a common origin or type.
- An attractive force between atoms, or groups of atoms, that contributes towards their forming bonds
- tendency to keep a task running on the same processor in a symmetric multiprocessing operating system to reduce the frequency of cache misses
- Any romantic relationship.
- A family relationship through marriage of a relative (e.g. sister-in-law), as opposed to consanguinity (e.g. sister).
- Any passionate love for something.
- A natural attraction or feeling of kinship to a person or thing.
noun
- A combination of objects or events in view or happening at a given moment at a particular place.
- A youth subculture that was popular in Canada and the United States in the 2000s and early 2010s.
- The decorations; furnishings and backgrounds of a stage, representing the place in which the action of a play is set
- A landscape, or part of a landscape; scenery.
- A part of a dramatic work that is set in the same place or time. In the theatre, generally a number of scenes constitute an act.
- The location of an event that attracts attention.
- An element of fiction writing.
- An exhibition of passionate or strong feeling before others, creating embarrassment or disruption; often, an artificial or affected action, or course of action, done for effect; a theatrical display
- A social environment consisting of an informal, vague group of people with a uniting interest; their sphere of activity; a subculture.
- The location, time, circumstances, etc., in which something occurs, or in which the action of a story, play, or the like, is set up
verb
noun
- An attractive force which causes motion towards the source.
- The act of drinking; a mouthful or swig of a drink.
- The situation where a client sends out a request for data from a server, as in server pull, pull technology
- A mishit shot which travels in a straight line and (for a right-handed player) left of the intended path.
- Any device meant to be pulled, as a lever, knob, handle, or rope.
- Appeal or attraction (e.g. of a movie star).
- A single impression from a handpress.
- A journey made by rowing.
- A proof sheet.
- An act of pulling (applying force toward oneself).
- An injury resulting from a forceful pull on a limb, etc.; a strain.
- An advantage over somebody; a means of influencing.
- The power to influence someone or something; sway, clout.
- A type of stroke by which a leg ball is sent to the off side, or an off ball to the on side; a pull shot.
verb
- To strike the ball in a particular manner. (See noun sense.)
- To obtain (a permit) from a regulatory authority.
- To row.
- To draw beer from a pump, keg, or other source.
- To do or perform.
- To score a certain number of points in a sport.
- To attract or net; to pull in.
- To pull out from a yard or station; to leave.
- To apply a force to (an object) so that it comes toward the person or thing applying the force.
- To achieve by rowing on a rowing machine.
- To pluck or pick (flowers, fruit etc.).
- To gather with the hand, or by drawing toward oneself; to pluck.
- To draw apart; to tear; to rend.
- To hold back, and so prevent from winning.
- To remove (something), especially from public circulation or availability.
- To toss a frisbee with the intention of launching the disc across the length of a field.
- To persuade (someone) to have sex with one: to be 'on the pull' - looking for a sexual partner.
- To retrieve or generate for use.
- To draw (a hostile non-player character) into combat, or toward or away from some location or target.
- To take a swig or mouthful of drink.
- To strain (a muscle, tendon, ligament, etc.).
- To copy or emulate the actions or behaviour that is associated with the person or thing mentioned.
intj
noun
- The form of an object as seen by an observer.
- The state of being in shadow or shade; (countable) a shadow.
- The outline of a charge (“image displayed on an escutcheon”), sometimes filled in with a darker shade than the field.
- A rough or symbolic representation; a vague indication of what is to come, a foreshadowing.
- A faint sketch; a brief representation, an outline.
noun
- An alignment of astronomical objects whereby one object comes between the observer (or notional observer) and another object, thus obscuring the latter.
- Especially, an alignment whereby a planetary object (for example, the Moon) comes between the Sun and another planetary object (for example, the Earth), resulting in a shadow being cast by the middle planetary object onto the other planetary object.
- A seasonal state of plumage in some birds, notably ducks, adopted temporarily after the breeding season and characterised by a dull and scruffy appearance.
- Obscurity, decline, downfall.
verb
adj
- Moving or occurring in opposite directions.
- Involving the mutual action or participation of two parties.
- Playing both offense and defense in the same game.
- Having or involving exactly two variables; bivariate.
- Allowing traffic in two directions.
- Permitting communication in two directions, i.e. both transmitting and receiving.
- Utilising both Western and Indigenous knowledge systems; bothways.
noun
noun
- A foul shot in which the cue ball is in contact with the cue and the object ball at the same time
- A wager that results in no loss or gain for the bettor as a result of a tie or even score
- A short, directed application of force; an act of pushing.
- An act of tensing the muscles of the abdomen in order to expel its contents.
- A marching or drill maneuver/manoeuvre performed by moving a formation (especially a company front) forward or toward the audience, usually to accompany a dramatic climax or crescendo in the music.
- An attempt to persuade someone into a particular course of action.
- The addition of a data item to the top of a stack.
- A great effort (to do something).
- The situation where a server sends data to a client without waiting for a request.
verb
- To move (a pawn) directly forward.
- To press or urge forward; to drive.
- To tense the muscles in the abdomen in order to give birth or defecate.
- To burst out of its pot, as a bud or shoot.
- To add (a data item) to the top of a stack.
- To apply a force to (an object) such that it moves away from the person or thing applying the force.
- To strike the cue ball in such a way that it stays in contact with the cue and object ball at the same time (a foul shot).
- To continually attempt to persuade (a person) into a particular course of action.
- To make an all-in bet.
- To continually exert oneself in order to achieve a goal.
- To make a higher bid at an auction.
- To approach; to come close to.
- To continually promote (a point of view, a product for sale, etc.).
- To continue to attempt to persuade a person into a particular course of action.
- To publish (an update, etc.) by transmitting it to other computers.
noun
- a reciprocal relation between two or more things
- a statistic representing how closely two variables co-vary; it can vary from -1 (perfect negative correlation) through 0 (no correlation) to +1 (perfect positive correlation)
- a statistical relation between two or more variables such that systematic changes in the value of one variable are accompanied by systematic changes in the other
noun
- a turning force produced by an object acting at a distance (or a measure of that force)
- a particular point in time
- an indefinitely short time
- at this time
- having important effects or influence
- the n-th moment of a distribution is the expected value of the n-th power of the deviations from a fixed value
adj
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
noun
- A movement of an object about its own axis in one direction that continues until the object returns to its initial orientation.
- The fourth communal card in Texas hold 'em.
- A chance to use (something) shared in sequence with others.
- A change in temperament or circumstance.
- A figure in music, often denoted ~, consisting of the note above the one indicated, the note itself, the note below the one indicated, and the note itself again.
- One's chance to make a move in a game having two or more players.
- A single loop of a coil.
- Character; personality; nature.
- A short skit, act, or routine.
- A fit or a period of giddiness.
- A unit of plane angle measurement based on this movement.
- A sideways movement of the ball when it bounces (caused by rotation in flight).
- A pass behind or through an object.
- An instance of going past an opposition player with the ball in one's control.
- A walk to and fro.
- A spell of work, especially the time allotted to a person in a rota or schedule.
- The profit made by a stockjobber, being the difference between the buying and selling prices.
- A deed done to another; an act of kindness or malice.
- A change of direction or orientation.
- The time required to complete a project.
verb
- To bring down the feet of a child in the womb, in order to facilitate delivery.
- To magically or divinely attack undead.
- To be nauseated; said of the stomach.
- To change the color of the leaves in the autumn.
- To sour or spoil; to go bad.
- To reach a certain age.
- To sicken; to nauseate.
- Of a player, to go past an opposition player with the ball in one's control.
- To transform into a vampire, werewolf, zombie, etc.
- To position (something) by folding it, or using its folds.
- To rebel; to go against something formerly tolerated.
- To give form to; to shape or mould; to adapt.
- To complete.
- To become (begin to be).
- To change fundamentally; to metamorphose.
- To change (a person) into a vampire, werewolf, zombie, etc.
- To make (money); turn a profit.
- Of a bowler, to make (the ball) move sideways off the pitch when it bounces.
- To navigate through a book or other printed material.
- To change the direction or orientation of, especially by rotation.
- To make acid or sour; to ferment; to curdle.
- Of a body, person, etc, to move around an axis through itself.
- To change one's direction of travel.
- Of a ball, to move sideways off the pitch when it bounces.
- To change personalities, such as from being a face (good guy) to heel (bad guy) or vice versa.
- To become giddy; said of the head or brain.
- To undergo the process of turning on a lathe.
- To shape (something) symmetrically by rotating it against a stationary cutting tool, as on a lathe.
- To hinge; to depend.
noun
- Relationship between classes of objects that allows one object instance to cause another to perform an action on its behalf.
- The state of being associated; a connection to or an affiliation with something.
- A benevolent overseas Chinese organization of popular origin for overseas Chinese individuals with the same surname or trade or business.
- A group of persons associated for a common purpose; an organization; society.
- The act of associating.
- Any relationship between two measured quantities that renders them statistically dependent (but not necessarily causal or a correlation).
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