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noun
- the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something
- a line determining the limits of an area
- the greatest possible degree of something
- a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
verb
- move forward by leaps and bounds
- form the boundary of; be contiguous to
- place limits on (extent or amount or access)
- spring back; spring away from an impact
adj
- confined by bonds
- held with another element, substance or material in chemical or physical union
- secured with a cover or binding; often used as a combining form
adj
noun
- a line segment forming part of the perimeter of a plane figure
- a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
- one of two or more contesting groups
- either the left or right half of a body
- a surface forming part of the outside of an object
- an extended outer surface of an object
- an aspect of something (as contrasted with some other implied aspect)
- a family line of descent
- a lengthwise dressed half of an animal's carcass used for food
- an opinion that is held in opposition to another in an argument or dispute
- an elevated geological formation
- (sports) the spin given to a ball by striking it on one side or releasing it with a sharp twist
verb
adj
noun
- A boundary or limit.
- A separation between two areas of the body where specialized cells allow the entry of certain substances but prevent the entry of others.
- A martial exercise of the 15th and 16th centuries.
- The lists in a tournament.
- A structure that bars passage.
- An obstacle or impediment.
- A node (in government and binding theory) said to intervene between other nodes A and B if it is a potential governor for B, c-commands B, and does not c-command A.
verb
noun
- a line determining the limits of an area
- the outside limit of an object or area or surface; a place farthest away from the center of something
- the boundary of a surface
- a sharp side formed by the intersection of two surfaces of an object
- the attribute of urgency in tone of voice
- a slight competitive advantage
verb
noun
- A horizontal line indicating the shape of an airfoil.
- A line showing where the water has been, usually a line separating dry land and wet areas; a watermark or tidemark.
- A line formed by the surface of the water on the hull of a ship when she is afloat; any of a series of short lines marked on the hull to show where the waterline would be under different loadings.
- The inner rim of the eyelid, just behind the lash line; primarily used in reference to the application of eyeliner.
noun
- An end in space; an edge or limit.
- The last part of a word; an ending, a desinence; a suffix.
- An induced abortion.
- The process of firing an employee; ending one's employment at a business for any reason.
- An end in time; a conclusion.
- An outcome or result.
- The ending up of a polypeptid chain.
- The process of terminating or the state of being terminated.
noun
- A limit; a boundary.
- An instance or example of using the word "but".
- The outer room of a small two-room cottage.
- The end; especially the larger or thicker end, or the blunt, in distinction from the sharp, end; the butt.
conj
- Except that (introducing a subordinate clause which qualifies a negative statement); also, with omission of the subject of the subordinate clause, acting as a negative relative, "except one that", "except such that".
- However, although, nevertheless, on the other hand (introducing a clause contrary to prior belief or in contrast with the preceding clause or sentence).
- Used to link an interjection to the following remark as an intensifier.
- On the contrary, rather (as a regular adversative conjunction, introducing a word or clause in contrast or contradiction with the preceding negative clause or sentence).
- Used at the beginning of a sentence to express opposition to a remark.
adv
prep
noun
- a straight line segment whose length is magnitude and whose orientation in space is direction
- a variable quantity that can be resolved into components
- any agent (person or animal or microorganism) that carries and transmits a disease
- (genetics) a virus or other agent that is used to deliver DNA to a cell
adj
- Having a definite and clear limit or boundary; having a determinate size, shape or magnitude.
- Terminated; limited; bounded; ended.
- Expressible in a finite number of terms; (of a decimal) not recurring or infinite.
verb
- Of a mode of transport, to end its journey; or, of a railway line, to reach its terminus.
- To conclude.
- To end, conclude, or cease; to come to an end.
- To end the employment contract of an employee; to fire, lay off.
- To set or be a limit or boundary to.
- To kill someone or something.
- To issue or result.
- To end something, especially when left in an incomplete state.
noun
- part of a vertical plane separating an end zone from the field of play when the ball is touched or is in player possession. The plane extends beyond the sidelines. A team’s goal line is that which it is defending.
- the boundary of the field that runs along its width at each end, and across the front of the goal.
- the red line that runs across the rink and the front of the goal.
noun
- the boundary line encompassing an area or object
- an electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow
- a journey or route all the way around a particular place or area
- an established itinerary of venues or events that a particular group of people travel to
- (law) a judicial division of a state or the United States (so-called because originally judges traveled and held court in different locations); one of the twelve groups of states in the United States that is covered by a particular circuit court of appeals
- a racetrack for automobile races
- movement once around a course
verb
noun
- A (chiefly empty) area or volume with set limits or boundaries.
- Physical extent across two or three dimensions (sometimes for or to do something).
- A set of points, each of which is uniquely specified by a number (the dimensionality) of coordinates.
- A field, area, or sphere of activity or endeavour.
- A gap; an empty place.
- A piece of metal type used to separate words, cast lower than other type so as not to take ink, especially one that is narrower than one en (compare quad).
- An undefined period of time (without qualifier, especially a short period); a while.
- The physical and psychological area one needs within which to live or operate; personal freedom.
- Distance between things.
- A generalized construct or set whose members have some property in common; typically there will be a geometric metaphor allowing these members to be viewed as "points". Often used with a restricting modifier describing the members (e.g. vector space), or indicating the inventor of the construct (e.g. Hilbert space).
- The near-vacuum in which planets, stars and other celestial objects are situated; the universe beyond the earth's atmosphere.
- A specific (specified) period of time.
- A position on the staff or stave bounded by lines.
- Physical extent in all directions, seen as an attribute of the universe (now usually considered as a part of space-time), or a mathematical model of this.
- A gap in text between words, lines etc., or a digital character used to create such a gap.
- Anything analogous to a physical space in which one can interact, such as an online chat room.
verb
noun
- the boundary of a specific area
- the greatest possible degree of something
- final or latest limiting point
- as far as something can go
- the mathematical value toward which a function goes as the independent variable approaches infinity
- the greatest amount of something that is possible or allowed
verb
verb
- test the limits of
- to exert much effort or energy
- use to the utmost; exert vigorously or to full capacity
- separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements
- cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious
- become stretched or tense or taut
- remove by passing through a filter
- rub through a strainer or process in an electric blender
- alter the shape of (something) by stress
noun
- (physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces
- difficulty that causes worry or emotional tension
- a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
- (psychology) nervousness resulting from mental stress
- a special variety of domesticated animals within a species
- (biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups
- injury to a muscle (often caused by overuse); results in swelling and pain
- the general meaning or substance of an utterance
- an effortful attempt to attain a goal
- an intense or violent exertion
- the act of singing
verb
- test the limits of
- to stress, single out as important
- put stress on; utter with an accent
- to suffer from stress
noun
- the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)
- (psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense
- special emphasis attached to something
- difficulty that causes worry or emotional tension
- (physics) force that produces strain on a physical body
noun
verb
- test the limits of
- make an effort or attempt
- put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to
- put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of
- take a sample of
- examine or hear (evidence or a case) by judicial process
- give pain or trouble to
- melt (fat or lard) in order to separate out impurities
- put on a garment in order to see whether it fits and looks nice
noun
noun
- A line that is a base for measurement or for construction.
- A datum used as the basis for calculation or for comparison.
- A configuration of software, hardware, or a process that is established and documented as a point of reference.
- The line at the farthest ends of the court indicating the boundary of the area of play.
- A line used as the basis for the alignment of glyphs.
verb
noun
adj
- being on a precise horizontal plane
- having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
- not showing abrupt variations
- oriented at right angles to the plumb
- of the score in a contest
verb
- aim at
- tear down so as to make flat with the ground
- make level or straight
- direct into a position for use
- talk frankly with; lay it on the line
- become level or even
noun
- a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
- a relative position or degree of value in a graded group
- a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process
- height above ground
- indicator that establishes the horizontal when a bubble is centered in a tube of liquid
- a flat surface at right angles to a plumb line
- an abstract place usually conceived as having depth
- a structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale
noun
- Sharp demarcation of outlines or limits.
- The action or process of defining.
- The act of defining; determination of the limits.
- A statement expressing the essential nature of something; formulation
- A clear instance conforming to the dictionary or textbook definition.
- A statement which provides a previous declaration with a value or body of a subroutine (in the case of function).
- A statement that establishes the referent of a term or notation.
- The action or power of describing, explaining, or making definite and clear.
- A statement of the meaning of a word or word group or a sign or symbol (dictionary definitions).
- Clarity of visual presentation, distinctness of outline or detail.
- A product of defining.
- Clarity, especially of musical sound in reproduction.
- The degree to which individual muscles are distinct on the body.
noun
- The line at which the earth and sky meet.
- The horizontal silhouette of a city or building against the sky.
- A panel on the front page of a newspaper outlining some of the features to be found inside.
- A path of movement, especially military movement, producing a silhouette above terrain features visible from the location of likely observers.
verb
adj
- In a horizontal line or plane; not sloping.
- Having a head at a very obtuse angle to the shaft.
- Unable to emit power; dead.
- Smooth; having no protrusions, indentations or other surface irregularities, or relatively so.
- Lacking acidity without being sweet.
- Not having an inflectional ending or sign, such as a noun used as an adjective, or an adjective as an adverb, without the addition of a formative suffix; or an infinitive without the sign "to".
- Absolute; downright; peremptory.
- Without variation in tone or hue (uniform), and dull (not glossy).
- Without variation in level, quantity, value, tone etc.
- Of fees, fares etc., fixed; unvarying.
- Lowered by one semitone.
- Without spin; spinless.
- Having small or invisible breasts and/or buttocks.
- At a consistently depressed level; consistently lacklustre.
- Flattening at the ends.
- With all or most of its carbon dioxide having come out of solution so that the drink no longer fizzes or contains any bubbles.
- Exact.
- Lacking liveliness or action; depressed; uninteresting; dull and boring.
- Of a note or voice, lower in pitch than it should be.
- Without variations in pitch.
- Deflated, especially because of a puncture.
- Having no variations in height.
- Lacking in depth, substance, or believability; underdeveloped; one-dimensional.
adv
- Used to emphasize the smallness of the measurement.
- Completely.
- Without allowance for accrued interest.
- Bluntly.
- In the mile race, Smith's time was 3:58.56, and Brown's was four minutes flat.
- Directly; flatly.
- Exactly, precisely.
- So as to be flat.
noun
- A flat tyre/flat tire.
- A rectangular wooden structure covered with masonite, lauan, or muslin, often produced in standard modules, that is used to build wall surfaces on stage. Flats can be painted and outfitted with doors and/or windows to depict a building or other part of a scene. It's a hard-surfaced alternative to a backcloth orbackdrop.
- An area of level ground (sometimes covered with water).
- A flat-bottomed boat, without keel, and of small draught.
- An early kind of toy soldier having a flat design.
- The palm of the hand, with the adjacent part of the fingers.
- A large mail piece measuring at least 8 1/2 by 11 inches, such as catalogs, magazines, and unfolded paper enclosed in large envelopes.
- A flat (i.e. plane) mirror
- The flat side of a blade, as opposed to the sharp edge.
- A subset of n-dimensional space that is congruent to a Euclidean space of lower dimension.
- A flat, glossy children's book with few pages.
- A platform on a wheel, upon which emblematic designs etc. are carried in processions.
- A railroad car without a roof, and whose body is a platform without sides; a platform car or flatcar.
- An apartment, usually on one level and usually consisting of more than one room.
- Level ground in general.
- A note played a semitone lower than a natural, denoted by the symbol ♭ placed after the letter representing the note (e.g., B♭) or in front of the note symbol (e.g. ♭♪).
- A type of ladies' shoe with a very low heel.
- Level horse-racing ground, as contrasted with courses incorporating jumps, or the racing done on such ground.
- A wide, shallow container or pallet.
- A straw hat, broad-brimmed and low-crowned.
- A horizontal vein or ore deposit auxiliary to a main vein; also, any horizontal portion of a vein not elsewhere horizontal.
- A cheater's die with the edges shaved to make certain rolls more likely.
- Any of various hesperiid butterflies that spread their wings open when they land.
- A thin, broad brush used in oil and watercolour painting.
- A flat sheet for use on a bed.
- the area in the centre of a racecourse.
- A type of flat-soled running shoe without spikes.
verb
adj
- Of or pertaining to the inner surface, limit or boundary.
- Legally married to or related to (e.g. born in wedlock to), and/or residing with, a specified other person (parent, child, or partner); (of a marriage, relationship, etc) existing between two such people.
- Toward the batter as it crosses home plate.
- At or towards or the left-hand side of the road if one drives on the left, or right-hand side if one drives on the right.
- Nearer to the interior or centre of something.
- Originating from, arranged by, or being someone inside an organisation.
adv
- In or to prison.
- Intimately, secretly; without expressing what one is feeling or thinking.
- Within or towards the interior of something; within the scope or limits of something (a place), especially a building.
- Indoors.
noun
- The inside scoop; information known only to certain involved people.
- The side of a curved road, racetrack etc. that has the shorter arc length; the side of a racetrack nearer the interior of the course or some other point of reference.
- The left-hand side of a road if one drives on the left, or right-hand side if one drives on the right.
- The interior or inner part.
- (in the plural) The interior organs of the body, especially the guts.
prep
noun
noun
- a boundary marking the extremities of something
- either extremity of something that has length
- the point in time at which something ends
- the final stage or concluding parts of an event or occurrence
- the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it
- a final part or section
- a final state
- the surface at either extremity of a three-dimensional object
- (football) the person who plays at one end of the line of scrimmage
- one of two places from which people are communicating to each other
- the part you are expected to play
- the last section of a communication
- a piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been used or sold
- (American football) a position on the line of scrimmage, designating players at each end of the defensive line
verb
verb
noun
- The ridge over the eyes; the eyebrow.
- A gallery in a coal mine running across the face of the coal.
- The forehead.
- The first tine of an antler's beam.
- The hinged part of a landing craft or ferry which is lowered to form a landing platform; a ramp.
- The gangway from ship to shore when a ship is lying alongside a quay.
- Aspect; appearance.
- The projecting upper edge of a steep place such as a hill.
noun
- That which was measured by a line, such as a field or any piece of land set apart; hence, allotted place of abode.
- A circle of latitude or of longitude, as represented on a map.
- A sentence of dialogue, especially in a play, movie, or the like.
- A set of positions in a team which play in a similar position on the field; in a traditional team, consisting of three players and acting as one of six such sets in the team.
- A verse (in poetry).
- One fortieth of an inch.
- The goal line.
- An edge of a graph.
- A series of notes forming a certain part (such as the bass or melody) of a greater work.
- An infinitely extending one-dimensional figure that has no curvature; one that has length but not breadth or thickness.
- A maxwell, a unit of magnetic flux.
- The equator.
- A vascular catheter.
- A written or printed row of letters, words, numbers, or other text, especially a row of words extending across a page or column, or a blank in place of such text.
- A particular path taken by a vehicle when driving a bend or corner in the road.
- A long tape or ribbon marked with units for measuring; a tape measure.
- The position in which the fencers hold their swords.
- a set composed of a spike, a drip chamber, a clamp, a Y-injection site, a three-way stopcock and a catheter.
- A hose or pipe, of any size.
- A letter, a written form of communication.
- A line segment; a continuous finite segment of such a figure.
- A trench or rampart, or the non-physical demarcation of the extent of the territory occupied by specified forces.
- A connected series of public conveyances, as a roadbed or railway track; and hence, an established arrangement for forwarding merchandise, etc.
- A threadlike crease or wrinkle marking the face, hand, or body; hence, a characteristic mark.
- A more-or-less straight sequence of people, objects, etc., either arranged as a queue or column and often waiting to be processed or dealt with, or arranged abreast of one another in a row (and contrasted with a column), as in a military formation.
- The regular infantry of an army, as distinguished from militia, guards, volunteer corps, cavalry, artillery, etc.
- A lie or exaggeration, especially one told to gain another's approval or prevent losing it.
- A tsarist-era Russian unit of measure, approximately equal to one tenth of an English inch, used especially when measuring the calibre of firearms.
- A population of cells derived from a single cell and containing the same genetic makeup.
- The official, stated position (or set of positions) of an individual or group, particularly a political or religious faction.
- Direction, path.
- A group of people born in a certain year (liners).
- Proper relative position or adjustment (of parts, not as to design or proportion, but with reference to smooth working).
- The batter's box.
- A series or succession of ancestors or descendants of a given person; a family or race; compare lineage.
- The exterior limit of a figure or territory: a boundary, contour, or outline; a demarcation.
- Course of conduct, thought, occupation, or policy; method of argument; department of industry, trade, or intellectual activity.
- A rope, cord, string, or thread, of any thickness.
- Any of an ill-defined set of units of length, varying according to the country, discipline, industry, and date of application, commonly with no indication of the intended magnitude
- One of the straight horizontal and parallel prolonged strokes on and between which the notes are placed.
- The wire connecting one telegraphic station with another, a telephone or internet cable between two points: a telephone or network connection.
- One sixteenth of an inch.
- One twelfth of an inch.
- A path through two or more points (compare ‘segment’); a continuous mark, including as made by a pen; any path, curved or straight.
- A clothesline.
- The horizontal path of a ball towards the batsman (see also length).
- Information about or understanding of something. (Mostly restricted to the expressions get a line on, have a line on, and give a line on.)
- Lineament; feature; figure (of one's body).
- A number of shares taken by a jobber.
- A small path-shaped portion or serving of a powdery illegal drug, especially cocaine.
- A group of forwards that play together.
- A set of products or services sold by a business, or by extension, the business itself.
verb
- To reinforce (the back of a book) with glue and glued scrap material such as fabric or paper.
- To mark with a line or lines; to cover with lines.
- To fill or supply (something), as a purse with money.
- To place persons or things along the side of for security or defense; to strengthen by adding; to fortify.
- To place (objects) into a line (usually used with "up"); to form into a line; to align.
- To align (one or more switches) to direct a train onto a particular track.
- To read or repeat line by line.
- To form a line along.
- To track (wild bees) to their nest by following their line of flight.
- To hit a line drive; to hit a line drive which is caught for an out. Compare fly and ground.
- To measure.
- To cover the inner surface of (something), originally especially with linen.
adv
noun
- The length of this line segment.
- The lighter bone (or fused portion of bone) in the forelimb of an animal.
- A line segment between any point of a circle or sphere and its center.
- The long bone in the forearm, on the side of the thumb.
- One of the major veins of the insect wing, between the subcosta and the media; the vein running along the costal edge of the discal cell.
- Anything resembling a radius, such as the spoke of a wheel, the movable arm of a sextant, or one of the radiating lines of a spider's web.
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