English words for 'the quality of having a definite purpose'
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adj
- having a purpose
- Pertaining to or demonstrating purpose.
- (psychology) Pertaining to purpose, as reflected in behaviour or mental activity.
- Possessed of a firm purpose.
- having or showing or acting with a purpose or design
- Done or performed with a conscious purpose or intent.
- (grammar) Of a clause or conjunction: expressing purpose.
- Serving a particular purpose; useful; adapted to a given purpose, especially through natural evolution.
noun
noun
- A purpose or objective, which makes something meaningful.
- An individual element in a larger whole; a particular detail, thought, or quality.
- Each of the marks or strokes written above letters, especially in Semitic languages, to indicate vowels, stress etc.
- (video games, board games) A unit of various numerical parameters used in a game, e.g. health, experience, stamina, mana.
- (sports, video games, board games) A unit of scoring in a game or competition.
- Each of the main directions on a compass, usually considered to be 32 in number; a direction.
- (economics) A unit used to express differences in prices of stocks and shares.
- (music) A dot or mark used to designate certain tones or time. In ancient music, it distinguished or characterized certain tones or styles (points of perfection, of augmentation, etc.). In modern music, it is placed on the right of a note to raise its value, or prolong its time, by one half.
- (falconry) The perpendicular rising of a hawk over the place where its prey has gone into cover.
- Ellipsis of percentage point.
- A peninsula or promontory.
- (by extension) An operational or public leadership position in a risky endeavor.
- (UK) An electric power socket.
- (historical) A string or lace used to tie together certain garments.
- Ellipsis of point man.
- (archaeology) A spearhead or similar object hafted to a handle.
- (lacrosse, ice hockey, countable, uncountable) The position of the player of each side who stands a short distance in front of the goalkeeper.
- (now only in phrases) A tenth; formerly also a twelfth.
- (heraldry) One of the "corners" of the escutcheon: the base (bottom center) unless a qualifier is added (point dexter, point dexter base, point sinister, point sinister base), generally when separately tinctured. (Compare terrace, point champaine, enté en point.)
- (typography) A unit of measure equal to 1/12 of a pica, or approximately 1/72 of an inch (exactly 1/72 of an inch in the digital era).
- The attitude assumed by a pointer dog when he finds game.
- (UK) A unit of measure for rain, equal to 0.254 mm or 0.01 of an inch.
- (mathematics) A decimal point (now especially when reading decimal fractions aloud).
- (cricket, countable, uncountable) A fielding position square of the wicket on the off side, between gully and cover.
- (fencing) A movement executed with the sabre or foil.
- (mathematics, sciences) A zero-dimensional mathematical object representing a location in one or more dimensions; something considered to have position but no magnitude or direction.
- A particular moment in an event or occurrence; a juncture.
- A topic of discussion or debate; a proposition; a count
- A full stop or other terminal punctuation mark.
- Pointedness of speech or writing; a penetrating or decisive quality of expression.
- A tine or snag of an antler.
- (heraldry, by extension) An ordinary similar to a pile (but sometimes shorter), extending upward from the base. (Often termed a point pointed.)
- A focus of conversation or consideration; the main idea.
- (nautical) A short piece of cordage used in reefing sails.
- (usually in the plural) An area of contrasting colour on an animal, especially a dog; a marking.
- (by extension) A note; a tune.
- (navigation, nautical) A unit of bearing equal to one thirty-second of a circle, i.e. 11.25°.
- (hunting) A spot to which a straight run is made; hence, a straight run from point to point; a cross-country run.
- (nautical) The difference between two points of the compass.
- (automotive, chiefly in the plural) Either of the two metal surfaces in a distributor which close or open to allow or prevent the flow of current through the ignition coil. There is usually a moving point, pushed by the distributor cam, and a fixed point, and they are built together as a unit.
- Any projecting extremity of an object.
- (rail transport, UK, in the plural) A railroad switch.
- A distinguishing quality or characteristic.
- (baseball, countable, uncountable) The position of the pitcher and catcher.
- Lace worked by the needle.
- The gesture of extending the index finger in a direction in order to indicate something.
- The sharp tip of an object.
- A specific location or place, seen as a spatial position.
- The act of pointing, as of the foot downward in certain dance positions.
- (backgammon) Each of the twelve triangular positions in either table of a backgammon board, on which the stones are played.
- An object which has a sharp or tapering tip.
- The position at the front or vanguard of an advancing force.
- Something tiny, as a pinprick; a very small mark.
- a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process
- any of 32 horizontal directions indicated on the card of a compass
- a promontory extending out into a large body of water
- a linear unit used to measure the size of type; approximately 1/72 inch
- a wall socket
- the unit of counting in scoring a game or contest
- a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer
- an instant of time
- sharp end
- the dot at the left of a decimal fraction
- a brief version of the essential meaning of something
- one percent of the total principal of a loan; it is paid at the time the loan is made and is independent of the interest on the loan
- a geometric element that has position but no extension
- a distinguishing or individuating characteristic
- a style in speech or writing that arrests attention and has a penetrating or convincing quality or effect
- a V shape
- an outstanding characteristic
- a contact in the distributor; as the rotor turns its projecting arm contacts them and current flows to the spark plugs
- an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole
- a punctuation mark (‘.’) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations
- the precise location of something; a spatially limited location
- a very small circular shape
- the property of a shape that tapers to a sharp tip
- the object of an activity
- a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list
- the gun muzzle's direction
intj
verb
- (intransitive) To indicate a probability of something.
- (transitive, Internet) To direct requests sent to a domain name to the IP address corresponding to that domain name.
- (transitive) To direct or encourage (someone) in a particular direction.
- To give a point to; to sharpen; to cut, forge, grind, or file to an acute end.
- (transitive, computing) To direct the central processing unit to seek information at a certain location in memory.
- (transitive, mathematics) To separate an integer from a decimal with a decimal point.
- (ambitransitive, masonry) To repair mortar.
- (intransitive) To extend the index finger in the direction of something in order to show where it is or to draw attention to it.
- (stone-cutting) To cut, as a surface, with a pointed tool.
- (transitive, masonry) To fill up and finish the joints of (a wall), by introducing additional cement or mortar, and bringing it to a smooth surface.
- (intransitive, nautical) To sail close to the wind.
- (transitive, sometimes figurative) To direct toward an object; to aim.
- (intransitive, hunting) To indicate the presence of game by a fixed and steady look, as certain hunting dogs do.
- (medicine, of an abscess) To approximate to the surface; to head.
- (intransitive) To draw attention to something or indicate a direction.
- (transitive) To mark with diacritics.
- (intransitive) To face in a particular direction.
- be a signal for or a symptom of
- direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
- mark with diacritics
- be positionable in a specified manner
- sail close to the wind
- indicate the presence of (game) by standing and pointing with the muzzle
- direct into a position for use
- repair the joints of bricks
- mark (Hebrew words) with diacritics
- mark (a psalm text) to indicate the points at which the music changes
- indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively
- give a point to
- intend (something) to move towards a certain goal
- be oriented
noun
- the quality of being determined to do or achieve something; firmness of purpose
- the act of making up your mind about something
- a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration
- deciding or controlling something's outcome or nature
- the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation
- (countable) That which is determined upon; result of deliberation; purpose; conclusion formed; fixed resolution.
- (countable) The state of decision; a judicial decision, or ending of controversy.
- The addition of a distinguishing feature to a concept or notion, thus limiting its extent.
- The quality of mind which reaches definite conclusions; decisive character; resoluteness; fortitude.
- The act of determining the relations of an object, such as genus and species; the referring of minerals, plants, or animals, to the species to which they belong; classification
- The act of defining a concept or notion by giving its essential constituents.
- (law, otherwise obsolete) Bringing to an end; termination; limit.
- Direction or tendency to a certain end; impulsion.
- A flow, rush, or tendency to a particular part
- (countable) The act, process, or result of any accurate measurement, as of length, volume, weight, intensity, etc.
noun
- the quality of being determined to do or achieve something; firmness of purpose
- what something is used for
- an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
- Resolution; determination.
- (Sense of having a) meaning for existing or doing something.
- Function, role.
- The end for which something is done, is made or exists.
verb
noun
- The goal or purpose.
- A course of action that a person intends to follow.
- (medicine) The process of the healing of a wound.
- an act of intending; a volition that you intend to carry out
- (usually plural) the goal with respect to a marriage proposal
- an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
verb
noun
- A purposeful aim or goal; intent
- A conception in the mind of something to be done; a plan for doing something, an intention.
- (music) A musical theme or melodic subject.
- A vague or fanciful notion; a feeling or hunch; an impression.
- (philosophy) An abstract archetype of a given thing, compared to which real-life examples are seen as imperfect approximations; pure essence, as opposed to actual examples.
- An image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory.
- More generally, any result of mental activity; a thought, a notion; a way of thinking.
- the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
- a personal view
- an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth
- your intention; what you intend to do
- (music) melodic subject of a musical composition
noun
- commitment to some purpose
- religious zeal; the willingness to serve God
- feelings of ardent love
- (usually plural) religious observance or prayers (usually spoken silently)
- (uncountable) Religious veneration, zeal, or piety.
- (uncountable) The act or state of devoting or being devoted.
- (countable, ecclesiastical) A prayer (often found in the plural).
noun
- Purpose for which anything is destined; predetermined end, object, or use; ultimate design.
- the ultimate goal for which something is done
- (countable) The place set for the end of a journey, or to which something is sent; place or point aimed at.
- the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey)
- written directions for finding some location; written on letters or packages that are to be delivered to that location
noun
- Firmness of purpose, fixity of intent
- a fixed and persistent intent or purpose
- (law) A formal declaration of one's intent concerning the disposal of one's property and holdings after death; the legal document stating such wishes.
- One's independent faculty of choice; the ability to be able to exercise one's choice or intention.
- One's intention or decision; someone's orders or commands.
- The act of choosing to do something; a person’s conscious intent or volition.
- a legal document declaring a person's wishes regarding the disposal of their property when they die
- the capability of conscious choice and decision and intention
verb
- (now uncommon or literary, transitive) To wish, desire (something).
- (auxiliary) To be able to, to have the capacity to.
- (auxiliary) To habitually do (a given action).
- (auxiliary) Expressing a present tense or perfect tense with some conditional or subjective weakening: "will turn out to", "must by inference".
- (transitive, intransitive) To instruct (that something be done) in one's will.
- (auxiliary) Used to express the future tense, sometimes with an implication of volition or determination when used in the first person. Compare shall.
- (auxiliary) To choose or agree to (do something); used to express intention but without any temporal connotations, often in questions and negation.
- (transitive) To bequeath (something) to someone in one's will (legal document).
- (transitive) To exert one's force of will (intention) in order to compel, or attempt to compel, something to happen or someone to do something.
- determine by choice
- decree or ordain
- leave or give by will after one's death
noun
- Purpose or end; reason.
- the purpose of achieving or obtaining
- (obsolete except in phrases) Contention, strife; guilt, sin, accusation or charge.
- Alternative spelling of saké.
- Cause, interest or account.
- The benefit or regard of someone or something.
- a reason for wanting something done
- Japanese alcoholic beverage made from fermented rice; usually served hot
noun
- the trait of sincere and steadfast fixity of purpose
- The trait of sincerity and focused purpose.
- a message that makes a pledge
- the act of binding yourself (intellectually or emotionally) to a course of action
- the official act of consigning a person to confinement (as in a prison or mental hospital)
- an engagement by contract involving financial obligation
- The act of being locked away, such as in an institution for the mentally ill or in jail.
- Promise or agreement to do something in the future, especially:
- State of being pledged or engaged.
- Perpetration as in a crime or mistake.
- The act of sending a legislative bill to committee for review.
- Official consignment sending a person to prison or a mental health institution.
- Act of assuming a financial obligation at a future date.
- Being bound emotionally or intellectually to a course of action or to another person or persons.
verb
- have in mind as a purpose
- mean or intend to express or convey
- denote or connote
- design or destine
- To fix the mind on; attend to; take care of; superintend; regard.
- To pretend; counterfeit; simulate.
- To apply with energy.
- To bend or turn; direct, as one’s course or journey.
- (ambitransitive, usually followed by particle "to" + verb, or "on"/"upon" + noun) To fix the mind upon (something, or something to be accomplished); be intent upon
- To strain; make tense.
- To design mechanically or artistically; fashion; mold.
verb
- have in mind as a purpose
- destine or designate for a certain purpose
- have a specified degree of importance
- have as a logical consequence
- mean or intend to express or convey
- intend to refer to
- denote or connote
- (transitive) Of a word, symbol etc: to have reference to, to signify.
- (transitive) Of a person (or animal etc): to intend to express, to imply, to hint at, to allude.
- (transitive) To intend, to plan (to do); to have as one's intention.
- (transitive) To have conviction in (something said or expressed); to be sincere in (what one says).
- (usually with to) To be of some level of importance.
- (transitive) To cause or produce (a given result); to bring about (a given result).
- (Ireland, UK regional) To lament.
- (transitive) To convey (a given sense); to signify, or indicate (an object or idea).
- (intransitive) To have as intentions of a given kind.
- (transitive, usually in passive) To intend (something) for a given purpose or fate; to predestine.
- (transitive) To intend an ensuing comment or statement as an explanation.
adj
- marked by poverty befitting a beggar
- approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value
- of no value or worth
- having or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality
- very good; of the highest quality
- characterized by malice
- (used of persons or behavior) characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity
- (used of sums of money) so small in amount as to deserve contempt
- Powerful; fierce; strong.
- Intending to cause harm, successfully or otherwise; bearing ill will towards another.
- (informal, often childish) Difficult, tricky.
- Disobliging; pettily offensive or unaccommodating.
- (chiefly UK) Ungenerous; stingy; tight-fisted.
- (colloquial) Accomplished with great skill; deft; hard to compete with.
- Without dignity of mind; destitute of honour; low-minded; spiritless; base.
- Low in quality or degree; inferior; poor; shabby.
- Of little value or worth; worthy of little or no regard; contemptible; despicable.
- (colloquial) Hearty; spicy.
- Having the mean (see noun below) as its value; average.
noun
- an average of n numbers computed by adding some function of the numbers and dividing by some function of n
- (now chiefly in the plural form means, also in a singular sense) A method or course of action used to achieve some result.
- (mathematics) Any function of multiple variables that satisfies certain properties and yields a number representative of its arguments; or, the number so yielded; a measure of central tendency.
- (mathematics) Either of the two numbers in the middle of a conventionally presented proportion, as 2 and 3 in 1:2=3:6.
- Something which is intermediate or in the middle; an intermediate value or range of values; a medium.
- (statistics) The average of a set of values, calculated by summing them together and dividing by the number of terms.
- (music, now historical) The middle part of three-part polyphonic music; now specifically, the alto part in polyphonic music; an alto instrument.
verb
- have in mind as a purpose
- expect, believe, or suppose
- be capable of conscious thought
- bring into a given condition by mental preoccupation
- judge or regard; look upon; judge
- focus one's attention on a certain state
- dispose the mind in a certain way
- imagine or visualize
- decide by pondering, reasoning, or reflecting
- have or formulate in the mind
- recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
- use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments
- ponder; reflect on, or reason about
- To presume; to venture.
- (transitive) To have (some statement) in one's mind; to say to oneself mentally.
- (intransitive) To conceive of something or someone [with of; or (rare) with on]
- (transitive) To ponder, to go over in one's mind.
- To plan; to be considering; to be of a mind (to do something).
- (informal, used to show obviousness or agreement) Ellipsis of think so.
- (transitive) To guess; to reckon; to believe while admittedly being uncertain.
- (intransitive) To communicate to oneself in one's mind, to try to find a solution to a problem.
- (transitive) To be of opinion (that); to consider, judge, regard, or look upon (something) as.
- (obsolete except in methinks) To seem, to appear.
noun
noun
- A important goal or purpose; an objective.
- (countable) A set of tasks that fulfills a purpose or duty; an assignment set by an employer, or by oneself.
- (colloquial) An ordeal; an difficult, trying task.
- (countable) A missionary expedition.
- (slang, drugs) A drug run.
- (in the plural, "the missions") Third World charities, particularly those which preach as well as provide aid.
- (countable, Catholicism) An infrequent gathering of religious believers in a parish, usually part of a larger regional event with a central theme.
- A number of people appointed to perform any service; a delegation; an embassy.
- A settlement or building serving as a base for missionary work.
- (Australia, becoming obsolete) An settlement predominantly inhabited by Indigenous Australians living in housing commission.
- an operation that is assigned by a higher headquarters
- the organized work of a religious missionary
- an organization of missionaries in a foreign land sent to carry on religious work
- a group of representatives or delegates
- a special assignment that is given to a person or group
verb
noun
- A purpose, goal, or aim.
- One of the yarns of the worsted warp in a Brussels carpet.
- That which is left; a remnant; a fragment; a scrap.
- The terminal point of something in space or time.
- (American football) The position at the end of either the offensive or defensive line, a tight end, a split end, a defensive end.
- (in the plural, slang, African-American Vernacular) Money.
- The most extreme point of an object, especially one that is longer than it is wide.
- (curling) A period of play in which each team throws eight rocks, two per player, in alternating fashion.
- (by extension, often with "the") Death.
- (cricket) One of the two parts of the ground used as a descriptive name for half of the ground.
- Result.
- (mathematics) An ideal point of a graph or other complex. See End (graph theory)
- (by extension) The cessation of an effort, activity, state, or motion.
- one of two places from which people are communicating to each other
- the last section of a communication
- a piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been used or sold
- the point in time at which something ends
- the final stage or concluding parts of an event or occurrence
- (American football) a position on the line of scrimmage, designating players at each end of the defensive line
- (football) the person who plays at one end of the line of scrimmage
- a boundary marking the extremities of something
- the surface at either extremity of a three-dimensional object
- the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it
- the part you are expected to play
- either extremity of something that has length
- a final state
- a final part or section
verb
- (intransitive) To conclude; to bring something to an end.
- (transitive) To finish, terminate.
- (intransitive, ergative) To come to an end.
- be the end of; be the last or concluding part of
- bring to an end or halt
- put an end to
- have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical
noun
- Objective; goal, end or purpose of something.
- A thing that has physical existence but is not alive.
- (grammar) The noun phrase which is an internal complement of a verb phrase or a prepositional phrase. In a verb phrase with a transitive action verb, it is typically the receiver of the action.
- (chiefly in the negative) A cause for attention or concern.
- (object-oriented programming) An instantiation of a class or structure.
- A person or thing toward which an emotion is directed.
- (category theory) An instance of one of the two kinds of entities that form a category, the other kind being the arrows (also called morphisms).
- a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow
- (grammar) a constituent that is acted upon
- the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable)
- the focus of cognitions or feelings
- (computing) a discrete item that provides a description of virtually anything known to a computer
verb
prefix
conj
adv
particle
prep
- Used to indicate the target or recipient of an action.
- Indicating a degree or level reached.
- So as to bring about or elicit (an effect or outcome).
- Denotes the end of a range.
- According to.
- Used to describe what something consists of or contains.
- In the direction of; towards.
- (informal) With implied hour.
- So as to become or reach: indicating a terminal state resulting from an action.
- Used more-or-less idiomatically with various verbs: keep to the left, agree to the proposal, attend to the matter, etc. See the individual entries.
- (arithmetic) Used to indicate that the preceding term is to be raised to the power of the following value; indicates exponentiation.
- (Canada, Cornwall (UK), Newfoundland, Wales, West Midlands (UK)) At.
- Indicating destination or final position: In the direction of, so as to arrive at or reach.
- Used after an adjective to indicate its application.
- (time) Preceding (the stated hour).
- So as to contact, press against, impact, etc.
- Used to indicate a ratio or comparison; compared to, as against.
adj
- characterized by conscious design or purpose
- unhurried and with care and dignity
- carefully thought out in advance
- Not hasty or sudden; slow.
- Done on purpose; intentional.
- Formed with deliberation; carefully considered; not sudden or rash.
- Of a person, weighing facts and arguments with a view to a choice or decision; carefully considering the probable consequences of a step; slow in determining.
verb
adj
noun
adj
- characterized by conscious design or purpose
- highly educated; having extensive information or understanding
- evidencing the possession of inside information
- alert and fully informed
- Suggestive of private knowledge or understanding.
- Shrewd or showing clever awareness; discerning.
- Deliberate, wilful.
- Possessing knowledge or understanding; knowledgeable, intelligent.
noun
prep
verb
noun
- Deliberate purpose; design; intent; scheme; plan.
- A lawyer, as in King's Counsel (KC) or Queen's Counsel (QC).
- Exercise of judgment; prudence.
- The exchange of opinions and advice especially in legal issues; consultation.
- Advice; guidance.
- a lawyer who pleads cases in court
- something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action
verb
adj
- Respecting an end or object to be gained; respecting the purpose or ultimate end in view.
- (linguistics) Word-final; occurring at the end of a word.
- Last; ultimate.
- Conclusive; decisive.
- (grammar) Expressing purpose; as in the term final clause.
- conclusive in a process or progression
- occurring at or forming an end or termination
- not to be altered or undone
noun
- (Oxbridge slang) A final examination taken at the end of the final year of an undergraduate course, which contributes towards a student's degree classification.
- (phonology) The final part of a syllable, the combination of medial and rime in phonetics and phonology.
- (music) The tonic or keynote of a Gregorian mode, and hence the final note of any conventional melody played in that mode.
- (Canada, US, Philippines) A final examination; a test or examination given at the end of a term or class; the test that concludes a class.
- (sports) The last round, game or match in a contest, after which the winner is determined.
- the final match between the winners of all previous matches in an elimination tournament
- an examination administered at the end of an academic term
verb
adj
noun
- The purpose, value, or significance (of something) beyond the fact of that thing's existence.
- (of a person's actions) Intention.
- The denotation, referent, or idea connected with a word, expression, or symbol.
- The connotation associated with a word, expression, or symbol.
- the message that is intended or expressed or signified
- the idea that is intended
verb
adj
name
noun
- (grand strategy video games) Initialism of great power.
- (slang) Initialism of general principle.
- (roleplaying games, board games, video games) Initialism of gold piece.
- (Internet) Initialism of grandparent poster; the person two levels up in a nested conversation thread.
- (countable, astronomy) Abbreviation of green pea galaxy.
- (countable, healthcare) Initialism of general practitioner.
- (uncountable, slang) Initialism of general public.
- (uncountable, software, artificial intelligence) Initialism of genetic programming.
- (countable) Initialism of guinea pig.
- (sports) Initialism of games played.
- a physician who is not a specialist but treats all illnesses
noun
- purpose; the phrase ‘with a view to’ means ‘with the intention of’ or ‘for the purpose of’
- a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
- a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty
- the range of the eye
- graphic art consisting of the graphic or photographic representation of a visual percept
- outward appearance
- the act of looking or seeing or observing
- the visual percept of a region
- a message expressing a belief about something; the expression of a belief that is held with confidence but not substantiated by positive knowledge or proof
- the range of interest or activity that can be anticipated
- A way of understanding something, an opinion, a theory.
- Something to look at, such as scenery.
- (Internet) An individual viewing of a web page or a video etc. by a user.
- An intention or prospect.
- (computing, databases) A virtual or logical table composed of the result set of a query in relational databases.
- A picture, drawn or painted; a sketch.
- A point of view.
- (physical) Visual perception.
- (computing, programming) The part of a computer program which is visible to the user and can be interacted with
- An opinion, judgement, imagination, idea or belief.
- A wake.
- The range of vision.
- The act of seeing or looking at something.
- A mental image.
verb
noun
- the ultimate goal for which something is done
- a place where something ends or is complete
- either end of a railroad or bus route
- station where transport vehicles load or unload passengers or goods
- (architecture) a statue or a human bust or an animal carved out of the top of a square pillar; originally used as a boundary marker in ancient Rome
- The end or final point of something.
- The end point of a transportation system, or the town or city in which it is located.
verb
noun
noun
- Intention or goal.
- Initialism of America Online AIM; AOL Instant Messenger.
- The point intended to be hit, or object intended to be attained or affected.
- The pointing of a weapon, as a gun, a dart, or an arrow, or object, in the line of direction with the object intended to be struck; the line of fire; the direction of anything, such as a spear, a blow, a discourse, a remark, towards a particular point or object, with a view to strike or affect it.
- The ability of someone to aim straight; one’s faculty for being able to hit a physical target.
- the action of directing something at an object
- the direction or path along which something moves or along which it lies
- the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable)
- an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
verb
- (intransitive) To point or direct a missile, or a weapon which propels as missile, towards an object or spot with the intent of hitting it
- (transitive) To direct or point (e.g. a weapon), at a particular object; to direct, as a missile, an act, or a proceeding, at, to, or against an object
- (transitive) To direct (something verbal) towards a certain person, thing, or group
- (intransitive) To direct the intention or purpose; to attempt the accomplishment of a purpose; to try to gain; to endeavor;—followed by at, or by an infinitive
- have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal
- specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public
- point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards
- move into a desired direction of discourse
- propose or intend
- direct (a remark) toward an intended goal
- intend (something) to move towards a certain goal
adj
noun
verb
- intend or have as a purpose
- conceive or fashion in the mind; invent
- create designs
- plan something for a specific role or purpose or effect
- make or work out a plan for; devise
- create the design for; create or execute in an artistic or highly skilled manner
- (transitive) To plan and carry out (a picture, work of art, construction etc.).
- To manifest requirements to be satisfied by an object or process for them to solve a problem.
noun
- something intended as a guide for making something else
- the act of working out the form of something (as by making a sketch or outline or plan)
- a decorative or artistic work
- the creation of something in the mind
- an arrangement scheme
- a preliminary sketch indicating the plan for something
- an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
- Intention or plot.
- A plan (with more or less detail) for the structure and functions of an artifact, building or system.
- A pattern, as an element of a work of art or architecture.
- (particularly) Malicious or malevolent intention.
- The art of designing
- The composition of a work of art.
- The shape or appearance given to an object, especially one that is intended to make it more attractive.
- A specification of an object or process, referring to requirements to be satisfied and thus conditions to be met for them to solve a problem.
adj
- Of determined purpose; resolute.
- Distinct, clearly defined.
- Conclusive; decisive; positive.
- (biology) Of growth: ending once a genetically predetermined structure has formed.
- Fixed, determined, set, unvarying.
- precisely determined or limited or defined; especially fixed by rule or by a specific and constant cause
- not continuing to grow indefinitely at the apex
- supplying or being a final or conclusive settlement
noun
noun
- the quality of being instrumental for some purpose
- an artifact (that is instrumental in accomplishing some end) for accomplishing some end
- a subsidiary organ of government created for a special purpose
- (uncountable) The condition or quality of being instrumental; being useful; serving a purpose.
- (countable, law) A governmental organ with a specific purpose.
- (countable) Something that is instrumental; an instrument.
noun
- Intention or purpose not real but professed.
- (uncountable) Affectation or ostentation of manner.
- An insincere attempt to reach a specific condition or quality.
- An unsupported claim made or implied.
- (countable or uncountable) The action of pretending; false or simulated show or appearance; false or hypocritical assertion or representation.
- an artful or simulated semblance
- pretending with intention to deceive
- the act of giving a false appearance
- a false or unsupportable quality
- imaginative intellectual play
adj
- for or concerned with one specific purpose
- often improvised or impromptu
- (sciences, of a hypothesis) Postulated solely to save a theory from being falsified, without making any new predictions.
- (networking) Independent of previously instated network structure, like routers or access points.
- For a particular purpose.
- Created on the spur of the moment; impromptu.
adv
verb
- take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
- judge or regard; look upon; judge
- regard or treat with consideration, respect, and esteem
- deem to be
- give careful consideration to
- look at attentively
- think about carefully; weigh
- look at carefully; study mentally
- show consideration for; take into account
- (transitive) To think about seriously.
- (intransitive) To think about something seriously or carefully: to deliberate.
- (transitive) To take up as an example.
- To believe or opine (that).
- To have regard to; to take into view or account; to pay due attention to; to respect.
- (transitive) To look at attentively.
- (transitive, parliamentary procedure) To debate (or dispose of) a motion.
- (transitive) To think about whether one will do (an action); to weigh as a possible course of action.
- (ditransitive) To assign some quality to.
verb
- take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
- act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
- succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available
- behave in a certain way towards others
- give (a specific card) to a player
- sell (especially of illegal material)
- administer or bestow, as in small portions
- do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood
- distribute cards to the players in a game
- give out as one's portion or share
- be in charge of, act on, or dispose of
- take action with respect to (someone or something)
- direct the course of; manage or control
- (ambitransitive) To sell, especially to sell illicit drugs.
- (transitive) To administer or give out, as in small portions.
- (intransitive) To have dealings or business.
- (intransitive) To conduct oneself, to behave.
- (intransitive) To trade professionally (followed by in).
- (intransitive, with “with”) To handle, to manage, to cope.
- (transitive) deliver damage, a blow, strike or cut. To inflict.
- (ambitransitive) To distribute cards to the players in a game.
- (transitive) To distribute among a number of recipients, to give out as one’s portion or share.
- (baseball) To pitch.
- (transitive) : To take action with regard to someone or something.
- (intransitive) To be concerned with.
noun
- an agreement between parties (usually arrived at after discussion) fixing obligations of each
- the type of treatment received (especially as the result of an agreement)
- the act of apportioning or distributing something
- the act of distributing playing cards
- the cards held in a card game by a given player at any given time
- a plank of softwood (fir or pine board)
- wood that is easy to saw (from conifers such as pine or fir)
- (often followed by ‘of’) a large number or amount or extent
- a particular instance of buying or selling
- (informal) A thing, an unspecified or unidentified object.
- (in particular) A transaction offered which is financially beneficial; a bargain.
- An agreement between parties; an arrangement.
- (informal) A situation, occasion, or event.
- (card games) The distribution of cards to players; a player's turn for this.
- (uncountable) Wood that is easy to saw (from conifers such as pine or fir).
- (often followed by of) An indefinite quantity or amount; a lot (now usually qualified by great or good).
- A particular instance of trading (buying or selling; exchanging; bartering); a transaction.
- (countable) A plank of softwood (fir or pine board).
- (slang, of a person) A personality trait, especially a negative one, and the underlying cause of it.
adj
verb
- take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
- admit into a group or community
- assume, as of positions or roles
- take somebody somewhere
- experience or feel or submit to
- develop a habit; apply oneself to a practice or occupation
- receive or obtain regularly
- serve oneself to, or consume regularly
- take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect
- proceed along in a vehicle
- be a student of a certain subject
- be seized or affected in a specified way
- point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards
- take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
- accept or undergo, often unwillingly
- ascertain or determine by measuring, computing or take a reading from a dial
- make use of or accept for some purpose
- remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
- get into one's hands, take physically
- be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness
- travel or go by means of a certain kind of transportation, or a certain route
- be designed to hold or take
- take into one's possession
- have with oneself; have on one's person
- require (time or space)
- interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression
- obtain by winning
- lay claim to; as of an idea
- occupy or take on
- require as useful, just, or proper
- buy, select
- head into a specified direction
- make a film or photograph of something
- to get into a position of having, e.g., safety, comfort
- receive willingly something given or offered
- carry out
- pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
- take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs
- engage for service under a term of contract
- conquer by force
- have sex with; archaic use
- be capable of holding or containing
- (transitive, cricket) To catch the ball; especially as a wicket-keeper and after the batsman has missed or edged it.
- (transitive) To carry or lead (something or someone).
- (of a plant, etc.) To begin to grow after being grafted or planted; to (literally or figuratively) take root, take hold.
- (transitive) To bind oneself by.
- (transitive) To ascertain or determine by measurement, examination or inquiry.
- (transitive) To avail oneself of; to exploit.
- (transitive) To cause to change to a specified state or condition.
- (transitive) To experience or feel.
- (transitive) To receive or accept (something) as payment or compensation.
- (reflexive) To go.
- (transitive) To obtain money from, especially by swindling.
- (transitive) To come upon or catch (in a particular state or situation).
- (intransitive, dialectal, proscribed) An intensifier.
- (transitive) To receive or accept (something, especially something which was given).
- (transitive) To assume and undertake the duties of (a job, an office, etc.).
- (transitive) To assume (a form).
- (transitive) To conclude or form (a decision or an opinion) in the mind.
- (transitive) To fill or require: to last or expend (an amount of time).
- (transitive) To exact.
- (transitive) To proceed to fill.
- (transitive) To accept and follow (advice, etc.).
- (transitive) To write down; to get in, or as if in, writing.
- (transitive, mathematics, computing) To accept (zero or more arguments).
- (transitive) To get into one's hands, possession, or control, with or without force.
- (of ink, dye, etc.) To adhere or be absorbed properly.
- (transitive) To adopt (select) as one's own.
- (transitive) To go into, through, or along.
- (transitive) To believe, to accept the statements of.
- (transitive) To seize or capture.
- (transitive) To participate in.
- (transitive) To suffer; to endure (a hardship or damage).
- (transitive, of a ship) To let in (water).
- (transitive, baseball) To decline to swing at (a pitched ball); to refrain from hitting at, and allow to pass.
- (transitive) To perform (a role).
- (transitive) To receive into some relationship.
- (transitive) To catch or contract (an illness, etc.).
- (transitive) To receive (medicine or drugs) into one's body, e.g. by inhalation or swallowing; to ingest.
- (transitive) To assume or suppose; to reckon; to regard or consider.
- (transitive) To pass (or attempt to pass) through or around.
- (intransitive, copulative) To become; to be affected in a specified way.
- (transitive, of a material) To absorb or be impregnated by (dye, ink, etc.); to be susceptible to being treated by (polish, etc.).
- (transitive) To accept, be given (rightly or wrongly), or assume (especially as if by right).
- (transitive) To obtain or receive regularly by (paid) subscription.
- (transitive, especially of a vehicle) To transport or carry; to convey to another place.
- (transitive) To use as a means of transportation.
- (transitive) To submit to; to endure (without ill humor, resentment, or physical failure).
- (transitive) To obtain for use by payment or lease.
- (of a mechanical device) To catch; to engage.
- (transitive) To appropriate or transfer into one's own possession, sometimes by physically carrying off.
- (transitive, of a path, road, etc.) To lead (to a place); to serve as a means of reaching.
- (transitive, grammar) To have to be used with (a certain grammatical form, etc.).
- (transitive) To undergo; to put oneself into, to be subjected to.
- (transitive) To practice; perform; execute; carry out; do.
- (transitive) To have sex with.
- (transitive) To derive (as a title); to obtain from a source.
- (transitive) To remove or end by death; to kill.
- (transitive) To subtract.
- Used in phrasal verbs: take in, take off, take on, take out, take to, take something to, take up.
- (transitive) To go or move into.
- (transitive) To fill, occupy, require, or use up (space).
- (transitive) To understand (especially in a specified way).
- (transitive) To select or choose; to pick.
- (transitive) To remove.
- (transitive) To require (a person, resource or thing in order to achieve an outcome).
- (transitive) To grasp or grip.
- (transitive) To make (a photograph, film, or other reproduction of something).
- (transitive) To capture or win (a piece or trick) in a game.
- (transitive) To deal with.
- (transitive) To defeat (someone or something) in a fight.
- (transitive) To consider in a particular way, or to consider as an example.
- (transitive) To draw, derive, or deduce (a meaning from something).
- (transitive, Greece, Cyprus, informal) To buy.
- (intransitive) To engage, take hold or have effect.
- (transitive, intransitive, law) To receive or acquire (property) by law (e.g. as an heir).
- (transitive) To regard in a specified way.
- (intransitive) To get or accept (something) into one's possession.
- (transitive) To escort or conduct (a person).
- (transitive, now chiefly by enrolling in a class or course) To apply oneself to the study of.
- (transitive) To captivate or charm; to gain or secure the interest or affection of.
- (transitive) To have and use one's recourse to.
- (transitive) To catch or get possession of (fish or game).
noun
- the act of photographing a scene or part of a scene without interruption
- the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
- Money that is taken in, (legal or illegal) proceeds, income; (in particular) profits; takings.
- (medicine) An instance of successful inoculation/vaccination.
- (film) A scene recorded (filmed) at one time, without an interruption or break; a recording of such a scene.
- (music) A recording of a musical performance made during an uninterrupted single recording period.
- (rugby, cricket) A catch of the ball (in cricket, especially one by the wicket-keeper).
- A visible (facial) response to something, especially something unexpected; a facial gesture in response to an event.
- (printing) The quantity of copy given to a compositor at one time.
- The or an act of taking.
- An approach, a (distinct) treatment.
- An interpretation or view, opinion or assessment; perspective; a statement expressing such a position.
- The or a quantity of fish, game animals or pelts, etc which have been taken at one time; catch.
noun
- (figurative) The act of assessing the overall merits of something.
- (Christianity, Islam, Judaism) Synonym of judgement day (“the final trial of all humankind, both the living and the dead, by God expected to take place at the end of the world, when each is rewarded or punished according to their merits”).
noun
- A purpose, a use.
- The occupation or work for which one is used, and often paid.
- (economics) The number or percentage of people at work.
- An activity to which one devotes time.
- The act of employing.
- The state of being employed.
- the occupation for which you are paid
- the act of using
- the state of being employed or having a job
- the act of giving someone a job
noun
- A purpose or objective, which makes something meaningful.
- An individual element in a larger whole; a particular detail, thought, or quality.
- Each of the marks or strokes written above letters, especially in Semitic languages, to indicate vowels, stress etc.
- (video games, board games) A unit of various numerical parameters used in a game, e.g. health, experience, stamina, mana.
- (sports, video games, board games) A unit of scoring in a game or competition.
- Each of the main directions on a compass, usually considered to be 32 in number; a direction.
- (economics) A unit used to express differences in prices of stocks and shares.
- (music) A dot or mark used to designate certain tones or time. In ancient music, it distinguished or characterized certain tones or styles (points of perfection, of augmentation, etc.). In modern music, it is placed on the right of a note to raise its value, or prolong its time, by one half.
- (falconry) The perpendicular rising of a hawk over the place where its prey has gone into cover.
- Ellipsis of percentage point.
- A peninsula or promontory.
- (by extension) An operational or public leadership position in a risky endeavor.
- (UK) An electric power socket.
- (historical) A string or lace used to tie together certain garments.
- Ellipsis of point man.
- (archaeology) A spearhead or similar object hafted to a handle.
- (lacrosse, ice hockey, countable, uncountable) The position of the player of each side who stands a short distance in front of the goalkeeper.
- (now only in phrases) A tenth; formerly also a twelfth.
- (heraldry) One of the "corners" of the escutcheon: the base (bottom center) unless a qualifier is added (point dexter, point dexter base, point sinister, point sinister base), generally when separately tinctured. (Compare terrace, point champaine, enté en point.)
- (typography) A unit of measure equal to 1/12 of a pica, or approximately 1/72 of an inch (exactly 1/72 of an inch in the digital era).
- The attitude assumed by a pointer dog when he finds game.
- (UK) A unit of measure for rain, equal to 0.254 mm or 0.01 of an inch.
- (mathematics) A decimal point (now especially when reading decimal fractions aloud).
- (cricket, countable, uncountable) A fielding position square of the wicket on the off side, between gully and cover.
- (fencing) A movement executed with the sabre or foil.
- (mathematics, sciences) A zero-dimensional mathematical object representing a location in one or more dimensions; something considered to have position but no magnitude or direction.
- A particular moment in an event or occurrence; a juncture.
- A topic of discussion or debate; a proposition; a count
- A full stop or other terminal punctuation mark.
- Pointedness of speech or writing; a penetrating or decisive quality of expression.
- A tine or snag of an antler.
- (heraldry, by extension) An ordinary similar to a pile (but sometimes shorter), extending upward from the base. (Often termed a point pointed.)
- A focus of conversation or consideration; the main idea.
- (nautical) A short piece of cordage used in reefing sails.
- (usually in the plural) An area of contrasting colour on an animal, especially a dog; a marking.
- (by extension) A note; a tune.
- (navigation, nautical) A unit of bearing equal to one thirty-second of a circle, i.e. 11.25°.
- (hunting) A spot to which a straight run is made; hence, a straight run from point to point; a cross-country run.
- (nautical) The difference between two points of the compass.
- (automotive, chiefly in the plural) Either of the two metal surfaces in a distributor which close or open to allow or prevent the flow of current through the ignition coil. There is usually a moving point, pushed by the distributor cam, and a fixed point, and they are built together as a unit.
- Any projecting extremity of an object.
- (rail transport, UK, in the plural) A railroad switch.
- A distinguishing quality or characteristic.
- (baseball, countable, uncountable) The position of the pitcher and catcher.
- Lace worked by the needle.
- The gesture of extending the index finger in a direction in order to indicate something.
- The sharp tip of an object.
- A specific location or place, seen as a spatial position.
- The act of pointing, as of the foot downward in certain dance positions.
- (backgammon) Each of the twelve triangular positions in either table of a backgammon board, on which the stones are played.
- An object which has a sharp or tapering tip.
- The position at the front or vanguard of an advancing force.
- Something tiny, as a pinprick; a very small mark.
- a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process
- any of 32 horizontal directions indicated on the card of a compass
- a promontory extending out into a large body of water
- a linear unit used to measure the size of type; approximately 1/72 inch
- a wall socket
- the unit of counting in scoring a game or contest
- a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer
- an instant of time
- sharp end
- the dot at the left of a decimal fraction
- a brief version of the essential meaning of something
- one percent of the total principal of a loan; it is paid at the time the loan is made and is independent of the interest on the loan
- a geometric element that has position but no extension
- a distinguishing or individuating characteristic
- a style in speech or writing that arrests attention and has a penetrating or convincing quality or effect
- a V shape
- an outstanding characteristic
- a contact in the distributor; as the rotor turns its projecting arm contacts them and current flows to the spark plugs
- an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole
- a punctuation mark (‘.’) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations
- the precise location of something; a spatially limited location
- a very small circular shape
- the property of a shape that tapers to a sharp tip
- the object of an activity
- a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list
- the gun muzzle's direction
intj
verb
- (intransitive) To indicate a probability of something.
- (transitive, Internet) To direct requests sent to a domain name to the IP address corresponding to that domain name.
- (transitive) To direct or encourage (someone) in a particular direction.
- To give a point to; to sharpen; to cut, forge, grind, or file to an acute end.
- (transitive, computing) To direct the central processing unit to seek information at a certain location in memory.
- (transitive, mathematics) To separate an integer from a decimal with a decimal point.
- (ambitransitive, masonry) To repair mortar.
- (intransitive) To extend the index finger in the direction of something in order to show where it is or to draw attention to it.
- (stone-cutting) To cut, as a surface, with a pointed tool.
- (transitive, masonry) To fill up and finish the joints of (a wall), by introducing additional cement or mortar, and bringing it to a smooth surface.
- (intransitive, nautical) To sail close to the wind.
- (transitive, sometimes figurative) To direct toward an object; to aim.
- (intransitive, hunting) To indicate the presence of game by a fixed and steady look, as certain hunting dogs do.
- (medicine, of an abscess) To approximate to the surface; to head.
- (intransitive) To draw attention to something or indicate a direction.
- (transitive) To mark with diacritics.
- (intransitive) To face in a particular direction.
- be a signal for or a symptom of
- direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
- mark with diacritics
- be positionable in a specified manner
- sail close to the wind
- indicate the presence of (game) by standing and pointing with the muzzle
- direct into a position for use
- repair the joints of bricks
- mark (Hebrew words) with diacritics
- mark (a psalm text) to indicate the points at which the music changes
- indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively
- give a point to
- intend (something) to move towards a certain goal
- be oriented
noun
- the quality of being determined to do or achieve something; firmness of purpose
- the act of making up your mind about something
- a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration
- deciding or controlling something's outcome or nature
- the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation
- (countable) That which is determined upon; result of deliberation; purpose; conclusion formed; fixed resolution.
- (countable) The state of decision; a judicial decision, or ending of controversy.
- The addition of a distinguishing feature to a concept or notion, thus limiting its extent.
- The quality of mind which reaches definite conclusions; decisive character; resoluteness; fortitude.
- The act of determining the relations of an object, such as genus and species; the referring of minerals, plants, or animals, to the species to which they belong; classification
- The act of defining a concept or notion by giving its essential constituents.
- (law, otherwise obsolete) Bringing to an end; termination; limit.
- Direction or tendency to a certain end; impulsion.
- A flow, rush, or tendency to a particular part
- (countable) The act, process, or result of any accurate measurement, as of length, volume, weight, intensity, etc.
noun
- the quality of being determined to do or achieve something; firmness of purpose
- what something is used for
- an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
- Resolution; determination.
- (Sense of having a) meaning for existing or doing something.
- Function, role.
- The end for which something is done, is made or exists.
verb
noun
- The goal or purpose.
- A course of action that a person intends to follow.
- (medicine) The process of the healing of a wound.
- an act of intending; a volition that you intend to carry out
- (usually plural) the goal with respect to a marriage proposal
- an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
verb
noun
- A purposeful aim or goal; intent
- A conception in the mind of something to be done; a plan for doing something, an intention.
- (music) A musical theme or melodic subject.
- A vague or fanciful notion; a feeling or hunch; an impression.
- (philosophy) An abstract archetype of a given thing, compared to which real-life examples are seen as imperfect approximations; pure essence, as opposed to actual examples.
- An image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory.
- More generally, any result of mental activity; a thought, a notion; a way of thinking.
- the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
- a personal view
- an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth
- your intention; what you intend to do
- (music) melodic subject of a musical composition
noun
- commitment to some purpose
- religious zeal; the willingness to serve God
- feelings of ardent love
- (usually plural) religious observance or prayers (usually spoken silently)
- (uncountable) Religious veneration, zeal, or piety.
- (uncountable) The act or state of devoting or being devoted.
- (countable, ecclesiastical) A prayer (often found in the plural).
noun
- Purpose for which anything is destined; predetermined end, object, or use; ultimate design.
- the ultimate goal for which something is done
- (countable) The place set for the end of a journey, or to which something is sent; place or point aimed at.
- the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey)
- written directions for finding some location; written on letters or packages that are to be delivered to that location
noun
- Firmness of purpose, fixity of intent
- a fixed and persistent intent or purpose
- (law) A formal declaration of one's intent concerning the disposal of one's property and holdings after death; the legal document stating such wishes.
- One's independent faculty of choice; the ability to be able to exercise one's choice or intention.
- One's intention or decision; someone's orders or commands.
- The act of choosing to do something; a person’s conscious intent or volition.
- a legal document declaring a person's wishes regarding the disposal of their property when they die
- the capability of conscious choice and decision and intention
verb
- (now uncommon or literary, transitive) To wish, desire (something).
- (auxiliary) To be able to, to have the capacity to.
- (auxiliary) To habitually do (a given action).
- (auxiliary) Expressing a present tense or perfect tense with some conditional or subjective weakening: "will turn out to", "must by inference".
- (transitive, intransitive) To instruct (that something be done) in one's will.
- (auxiliary) Used to express the future tense, sometimes with an implication of volition or determination when used in the first person. Compare shall.
- (auxiliary) To choose or agree to (do something); used to express intention but without any temporal connotations, often in questions and negation.
- (transitive) To bequeath (something) to someone in one's will (legal document).
- (transitive) To exert one's force of will (intention) in order to compel, or attempt to compel, something to happen or someone to do something.
- determine by choice
- decree or ordain
- leave or give by will after one's death
noun
- Purpose or end; reason.
- the purpose of achieving or obtaining
- (obsolete except in phrases) Contention, strife; guilt, sin, accusation or charge.
- Alternative spelling of saké.
- Cause, interest or account.
- The benefit or regard of someone or something.
- a reason for wanting something done
- Japanese alcoholic beverage made from fermented rice; usually served hot
noun
- the trait of sincere and steadfast fixity of purpose
- The trait of sincerity and focused purpose.
- a message that makes a pledge
- the act of binding yourself (intellectually or emotionally) to a course of action
- the official act of consigning a person to confinement (as in a prison or mental hospital)
- an engagement by contract involving financial obligation
- The act of being locked away, such as in an institution for the mentally ill or in jail.
- Promise or agreement to do something in the future, especially:
- State of being pledged or engaged.
- Perpetration as in a crime or mistake.
- The act of sending a legislative bill to committee for review.
- Official consignment sending a person to prison or a mental health institution.
- Act of assuming a financial obligation at a future date.
- Being bound emotionally or intellectually to a course of action or to another person or persons.
noun
- A important goal or purpose; an objective.
- (countable) A set of tasks that fulfills a purpose or duty; an assignment set by an employer, or by oneself.
- (colloquial) An ordeal; an difficult, trying task.
- (countable) A missionary expedition.
- (slang, drugs) A drug run.
- (in the plural, "the missions") Third World charities, particularly those which preach as well as provide aid.
- (countable, Catholicism) An infrequent gathering of religious believers in a parish, usually part of a larger regional event with a central theme.
- A number of people appointed to perform any service; a delegation; an embassy.
- A settlement or building serving as a base for missionary work.
- (Australia, becoming obsolete) An settlement predominantly inhabited by Indigenous Australians living in housing commission.
- an operation that is assigned by a higher headquarters
- the organized work of a religious missionary
- an organization of missionaries in a foreign land sent to carry on religious work
- a group of representatives or delegates
- a special assignment that is given to a person or group
verb
noun
- A purpose, goal, or aim.
- One of the yarns of the worsted warp in a Brussels carpet.
- That which is left; a remnant; a fragment; a scrap.
- The terminal point of something in space or time.
- (American football) The position at the end of either the offensive or defensive line, a tight end, a split end, a defensive end.
- (in the plural, slang, African-American Vernacular) Money.
- The most extreme point of an object, especially one that is longer than it is wide.
- (curling) A period of play in which each team throws eight rocks, two per player, in alternating fashion.
- (by extension, often with "the") Death.
- (cricket) One of the two parts of the ground used as a descriptive name for half of the ground.
- Result.
- (mathematics) An ideal point of a graph or other complex. See End (graph theory)
- (by extension) The cessation of an effort, activity, state, or motion.
- one of two places from which people are communicating to each other
- the last section of a communication
- a piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been used or sold
- the point in time at which something ends
- the final stage or concluding parts of an event or occurrence
- (American football) a position on the line of scrimmage, designating players at each end of the defensive line
- (football) the person who plays at one end of the line of scrimmage
- a boundary marking the extremities of something
- the surface at either extremity of a three-dimensional object
- the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it
- the part you are expected to play
- either extremity of something that has length
- a final state
- a final part or section
verb
- (intransitive) To conclude; to bring something to an end.
- (transitive) To finish, terminate.
- (intransitive, ergative) To come to an end.
- be the end of; be the last or concluding part of
- bring to an end or halt
- put an end to
- have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical
noun
- Objective; goal, end or purpose of something.
- A thing that has physical existence but is not alive.
- (grammar) The noun phrase which is an internal complement of a verb phrase or a prepositional phrase. In a verb phrase with a transitive action verb, it is typically the receiver of the action.
- (chiefly in the negative) A cause for attention or concern.
- (object-oriented programming) An instantiation of a class or structure.
- A person or thing toward which an emotion is directed.
- (category theory) An instance of one of the two kinds of entities that form a category, the other kind being the arrows (also called morphisms).
- a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow
- (grammar) a constituent that is acted upon
- the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable)
- the focus of cognitions or feelings
- (computing) a discrete item that provides a description of virtually anything known to a computer
verb
noun
- Deliberate purpose; design; intent; scheme; plan.
- A lawyer, as in King's Counsel (KC) or Queen's Counsel (QC).
- Exercise of judgment; prudence.
- The exchange of opinions and advice especially in legal issues; consultation.
- Advice; guidance.
- a lawyer who pleads cases in court
- something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action
verb
noun
- purpose; the phrase ‘with a view to’ means ‘with the intention of’ or ‘for the purpose of’
- a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
- a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty
- the range of the eye
- graphic art consisting of the graphic or photographic representation of a visual percept
- outward appearance
- the act of looking or seeing or observing
- the visual percept of a region
- a message expressing a belief about something; the expression of a belief that is held with confidence but not substantiated by positive knowledge or proof
- the range of interest or activity that can be anticipated
- A way of understanding something, an opinion, a theory.
- Something to look at, such as scenery.
- (Internet) An individual viewing of a web page or a video etc. by a user.
- An intention or prospect.
- (computing, databases) A virtual or logical table composed of the result set of a query in relational databases.
- A picture, drawn or painted; a sketch.
- A point of view.
- (physical) Visual perception.
- (computing, programming) The part of a computer program which is visible to the user and can be interacted with
- An opinion, judgement, imagination, idea or belief.
- A wake.
- The range of vision.
- The act of seeing or looking at something.
- A mental image.
verb
adj
noun
- The purpose, value, or significance (of something) beyond the fact of that thing's existence.
- (of a person's actions) Intention.
- The denotation, referent, or idea connected with a word, expression, or symbol.
- The connotation associated with a word, expression, or symbol.
- the message that is intended or expressed or signified
- the idea that is intended
verb
noun
- the ultimate goal for which something is done
- a place where something ends or is complete
- either end of a railroad or bus route
- station where transport vehicles load or unload passengers or goods
- (architecture) a statue or a human bust or an animal carved out of the top of a square pillar; originally used as a boundary marker in ancient Rome
- The end or final point of something.
- The end point of a transportation system, or the town or city in which it is located.
noun
- Intention or goal.
- Initialism of America Online AIM; AOL Instant Messenger.
- The point intended to be hit, or object intended to be attained or affected.
- The pointing of a weapon, as a gun, a dart, or an arrow, or object, in the line of direction with the object intended to be struck; the line of fire; the direction of anything, such as a spear, a blow, a discourse, a remark, towards a particular point or object, with a view to strike or affect it.
- The ability of someone to aim straight; one’s faculty for being able to hit a physical target.
- the action of directing something at an object
- the direction or path along which something moves or along which it lies
- the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable)
- an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
verb
- (intransitive) To point or direct a missile, or a weapon which propels as missile, towards an object or spot with the intent of hitting it
- (transitive) To direct or point (e.g. a weapon), at a particular object; to direct, as a missile, an act, or a proceeding, at, to, or against an object
- (transitive) To direct (something verbal) towards a certain person, thing, or group
- (intransitive) To direct the intention or purpose; to attempt the accomplishment of a purpose; to try to gain; to endeavor;—followed by at, or by an infinitive
- have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal
- specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public
- point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards
- move into a desired direction of discourse
- propose or intend
- direct (a remark) toward an intended goal
- intend (something) to move towards a certain goal
noun
- the quality of being instrumental for some purpose
- an artifact (that is instrumental in accomplishing some end) for accomplishing some end
- a subsidiary organ of government created for a special purpose
- (uncountable) The condition or quality of being instrumental; being useful; serving a purpose.
- (countable, law) A governmental organ with a specific purpose.
- (countable) Something that is instrumental; an instrument.
noun
- Intention or purpose not real but professed.
- (uncountable) Affectation or ostentation of manner.
- An insincere attempt to reach a specific condition or quality.
- An unsupported claim made or implied.
- (countable or uncountable) The action of pretending; false or simulated show or appearance; false or hypocritical assertion or representation.
- an artful or simulated semblance
- pretending with intention to deceive
- the act of giving a false appearance
- a false or unsupportable quality
- imaginative intellectual play
noun
- (figurative) The act of assessing the overall merits of something.
- (Christianity, Islam, Judaism) Synonym of judgement day (“the final trial of all humankind, both the living and the dead, by God expected to take place at the end of the world, when each is rewarded or punished according to their merits”).
noun
- A purpose, a use.
- The occupation or work for which one is used, and often paid.
- (economics) The number or percentage of people at work.
- An activity to which one devotes time.
- The act of employing.
- The state of being employed.
- the occupation for which you are paid
- the act of using
- the state of being employed or having a job
- the act of giving someone a job
verb
- have in mind as a purpose
- mean or intend to express or convey
- denote or connote
- design or destine
- To fix the mind on; attend to; take care of; superintend; regard.
- To pretend; counterfeit; simulate.
- To apply with energy.
- To bend or turn; direct, as one’s course or journey.
- (ambitransitive, usually followed by particle "to" + verb, or "on"/"upon" + noun) To fix the mind upon (something, or something to be accomplished); be intent upon
- To strain; make tense.
- To design mechanically or artistically; fashion; mold.
verb
- have in mind as a purpose
- destine or designate for a certain purpose
- have a specified degree of importance
- have as a logical consequence
- mean or intend to express or convey
- intend to refer to
- denote or connote
- (transitive) Of a word, symbol etc: to have reference to, to signify.
- (transitive) Of a person (or animal etc): to intend to express, to imply, to hint at, to allude.
- (transitive) To intend, to plan (to do); to have as one's intention.
- (transitive) To have conviction in (something said or expressed); to be sincere in (what one says).
- (usually with to) To be of some level of importance.
- (transitive) To cause or produce (a given result); to bring about (a given result).
- (Ireland, UK regional) To lament.
- (transitive) To convey (a given sense); to signify, or indicate (an object or idea).
- (intransitive) To have as intentions of a given kind.
- (transitive, usually in passive) To intend (something) for a given purpose or fate; to predestine.
- (transitive) To intend an ensuing comment or statement as an explanation.
adj
- marked by poverty befitting a beggar
- approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value
- of no value or worth
- having or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality
- very good; of the highest quality
- characterized by malice
- (used of persons or behavior) characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity
- (used of sums of money) so small in amount as to deserve contempt
- Powerful; fierce; strong.
- Intending to cause harm, successfully or otherwise; bearing ill will towards another.
- (informal, often childish) Difficult, tricky.
- Disobliging; pettily offensive or unaccommodating.
- (chiefly UK) Ungenerous; stingy; tight-fisted.
- (colloquial) Accomplished with great skill; deft; hard to compete with.
- Without dignity of mind; destitute of honour; low-minded; spiritless; base.
- Low in quality or degree; inferior; poor; shabby.
- Of little value or worth; worthy of little or no regard; contemptible; despicable.
- (colloquial) Hearty; spicy.
- Having the mean (see noun below) as its value; average.
noun
- an average of n numbers computed by adding some function of the numbers and dividing by some function of n
- (now chiefly in the plural form means, also in a singular sense) A method or course of action used to achieve some result.
- (mathematics) Any function of multiple variables that satisfies certain properties and yields a number representative of its arguments; or, the number so yielded; a measure of central tendency.
- (mathematics) Either of the two numbers in the middle of a conventionally presented proportion, as 2 and 3 in 1:2=3:6.
- Something which is intermediate or in the middle; an intermediate value or range of values; a medium.
- (statistics) The average of a set of values, calculated by summing them together and dividing by the number of terms.
- (music, now historical) The middle part of three-part polyphonic music; now specifically, the alto part in polyphonic music; an alto instrument.
verb
- have in mind as a purpose
- expect, believe, or suppose
- be capable of conscious thought
- bring into a given condition by mental preoccupation
- judge or regard; look upon; judge
- focus one's attention on a certain state
- dispose the mind in a certain way
- imagine or visualize
- decide by pondering, reasoning, or reflecting
- have or formulate in the mind
- recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
- use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments
- ponder; reflect on, or reason about
- To presume; to venture.
- (transitive) To have (some statement) in one's mind; to say to oneself mentally.
- (intransitive) To conceive of something or someone [with of; or (rare) with on]
- (transitive) To ponder, to go over in one's mind.
- To plan; to be considering; to be of a mind (to do something).
- (informal, used to show obviousness or agreement) Ellipsis of think so.
- (transitive) To guess; to reckon; to believe while admittedly being uncertain.
- (intransitive) To communicate to oneself in one's mind, to try to find a solution to a problem.
- (transitive) To be of opinion (that); to consider, judge, regard, or look upon (something) as.
- (obsolete except in methinks) To seem, to appear.
noun
verb
noun
verb
- intend or have as a purpose
- conceive or fashion in the mind; invent
- create designs
- plan something for a specific role or purpose or effect
- make or work out a plan for; devise
- create the design for; create or execute in an artistic or highly skilled manner
- (transitive) To plan and carry out (a picture, work of art, construction etc.).
- To manifest requirements to be satisfied by an object or process for them to solve a problem.
noun
- something intended as a guide for making something else
- the act of working out the form of something (as by making a sketch or outline or plan)
- a decorative or artistic work
- the creation of something in the mind
- an arrangement scheme
- a preliminary sketch indicating the plan for something
- an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
- Intention or plot.
- A plan (with more or less detail) for the structure and functions of an artifact, building or system.
- A pattern, as an element of a work of art or architecture.
- (particularly) Malicious or malevolent intention.
- The art of designing
- The composition of a work of art.
- The shape or appearance given to an object, especially one that is intended to make it more attractive.
- A specification of an object or process, referring to requirements to be satisfied and thus conditions to be met for them to solve a problem.
verb
- take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
- judge or regard; look upon; judge
- regard or treat with consideration, respect, and esteem
- deem to be
- give careful consideration to
- look at attentively
- think about carefully; weigh
- look at carefully; study mentally
- show consideration for; take into account
- (transitive) To think about seriously.
- (intransitive) To think about something seriously or carefully: to deliberate.
- (transitive) To take up as an example.
- To believe or opine (that).
- To have regard to; to take into view or account; to pay due attention to; to respect.
- (transitive) To look at attentively.
- (transitive, parliamentary procedure) To debate (or dispose of) a motion.
- (transitive) To think about whether one will do (an action); to weigh as a possible course of action.
- (ditransitive) To assign some quality to.
verb
- take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
- act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
- succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available
- behave in a certain way towards others
- give (a specific card) to a player
- sell (especially of illegal material)
- administer or bestow, as in small portions
- do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood
- distribute cards to the players in a game
- give out as one's portion or share
- be in charge of, act on, or dispose of
- take action with respect to (someone or something)
- direct the course of; manage or control
- (ambitransitive) To sell, especially to sell illicit drugs.
- (transitive) To administer or give out, as in small portions.
- (intransitive) To have dealings or business.
- (intransitive) To conduct oneself, to behave.
- (intransitive) To trade professionally (followed by in).
- (intransitive, with “with”) To handle, to manage, to cope.
- (transitive) deliver damage, a blow, strike or cut. To inflict.
- (ambitransitive) To distribute cards to the players in a game.
- (transitive) To distribute among a number of recipients, to give out as one’s portion or share.
- (baseball) To pitch.
- (transitive) : To take action with regard to someone or something.
- (intransitive) To be concerned with.
noun
- an agreement between parties (usually arrived at after discussion) fixing obligations of each
- the type of treatment received (especially as the result of an agreement)
- the act of apportioning or distributing something
- the act of distributing playing cards
- the cards held in a card game by a given player at any given time
- a plank of softwood (fir or pine board)
- wood that is easy to saw (from conifers such as pine or fir)
- (often followed by ‘of’) a large number or amount or extent
- a particular instance of buying or selling
- (informal) A thing, an unspecified or unidentified object.
- (in particular) A transaction offered which is financially beneficial; a bargain.
- An agreement between parties; an arrangement.
- (informal) A situation, occasion, or event.
- (card games) The distribution of cards to players; a player's turn for this.
- (uncountable) Wood that is easy to saw (from conifers such as pine or fir).
- (often followed by of) An indefinite quantity or amount; a lot (now usually qualified by great or good).
- A particular instance of trading (buying or selling; exchanging; bartering); a transaction.
- (countable) A plank of softwood (fir or pine board).
- (slang, of a person) A personality trait, especially a negative one, and the underlying cause of it.
adj
verb
- take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
- admit into a group or community
- assume, as of positions or roles
- take somebody somewhere
- experience or feel or submit to
- develop a habit; apply oneself to a practice or occupation
- receive or obtain regularly
- serve oneself to, or consume regularly
- take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect
- proceed along in a vehicle
- be a student of a certain subject
- be seized or affected in a specified way
- point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards
- take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
- accept or undergo, often unwillingly
- ascertain or determine by measuring, computing or take a reading from a dial
- make use of or accept for some purpose
- remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
- get into one's hands, take physically
- be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness
- travel or go by means of a certain kind of transportation, or a certain route
- be designed to hold or take
- take into one's possession
- have with oneself; have on one's person
- require (time or space)
- interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression
- obtain by winning
- lay claim to; as of an idea
- occupy or take on
- require as useful, just, or proper
- buy, select
- head into a specified direction
- make a film or photograph of something
- to get into a position of having, e.g., safety, comfort
- receive willingly something given or offered
- carry out
- pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
- take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs
- engage for service under a term of contract
- conquer by force
- have sex with; archaic use
- be capable of holding or containing
- (transitive, cricket) To catch the ball; especially as a wicket-keeper and after the batsman has missed or edged it.
- (transitive) To carry or lead (something or someone).
- (of a plant, etc.) To begin to grow after being grafted or planted; to (literally or figuratively) take root, take hold.
- (transitive) To bind oneself by.
- (transitive) To ascertain or determine by measurement, examination or inquiry.
- (transitive) To avail oneself of; to exploit.
- (transitive) To cause to change to a specified state or condition.
- (transitive) To experience or feel.
- (transitive) To receive or accept (something) as payment or compensation.
- (reflexive) To go.
- (transitive) To obtain money from, especially by swindling.
- (transitive) To come upon or catch (in a particular state or situation).
- (intransitive, dialectal, proscribed) An intensifier.
- (transitive) To receive or accept (something, especially something which was given).
- (transitive) To assume and undertake the duties of (a job, an office, etc.).
- (transitive) To assume (a form).
- (transitive) To conclude or form (a decision or an opinion) in the mind.
- (transitive) To fill or require: to last or expend (an amount of time).
- (transitive) To exact.
- (transitive) To proceed to fill.
- (transitive) To accept and follow (advice, etc.).
- (transitive) To write down; to get in, or as if in, writing.
- (transitive, mathematics, computing) To accept (zero or more arguments).
- (transitive) To get into one's hands, possession, or control, with or without force.
- (of ink, dye, etc.) To adhere or be absorbed properly.
- (transitive) To adopt (select) as one's own.
- (transitive) To go into, through, or along.
- (transitive) To believe, to accept the statements of.
- (transitive) To seize or capture.
- (transitive) To participate in.
- (transitive) To suffer; to endure (a hardship or damage).
- (transitive, of a ship) To let in (water).
- (transitive, baseball) To decline to swing at (a pitched ball); to refrain from hitting at, and allow to pass.
- (transitive) To perform (a role).
- (transitive) To receive into some relationship.
- (transitive) To catch or contract (an illness, etc.).
- (transitive) To receive (medicine or drugs) into one's body, e.g. by inhalation or swallowing; to ingest.
- (transitive) To assume or suppose; to reckon; to regard or consider.
- (transitive) To pass (or attempt to pass) through or around.
- (intransitive, copulative) To become; to be affected in a specified way.
- (transitive, of a material) To absorb or be impregnated by (dye, ink, etc.); to be susceptible to being treated by (polish, etc.).
- (transitive) To accept, be given (rightly or wrongly), or assume (especially as if by right).
- (transitive) To obtain or receive regularly by (paid) subscription.
- (transitive, especially of a vehicle) To transport or carry; to convey to another place.
- (transitive) To use as a means of transportation.
- (transitive) To submit to; to endure (without ill humor, resentment, or physical failure).
- (transitive) To obtain for use by payment or lease.
- (of a mechanical device) To catch; to engage.
- (transitive) To appropriate or transfer into one's own possession, sometimes by physically carrying off.
- (transitive, of a path, road, etc.) To lead (to a place); to serve as a means of reaching.
- (transitive, grammar) To have to be used with (a certain grammatical form, etc.).
- (transitive) To undergo; to put oneself into, to be subjected to.
- (transitive) To practice; perform; execute; carry out; do.
- (transitive) To have sex with.
- (transitive) To derive (as a title); to obtain from a source.
- (transitive) To remove or end by death; to kill.
- (transitive) To subtract.
- Used in phrasal verbs: take in, take off, take on, take out, take to, take something to, take up.
- (transitive) To go or move into.
- (transitive) To fill, occupy, require, or use up (space).
- (transitive) To understand (especially in a specified way).
- (transitive) To select or choose; to pick.
- (transitive) To remove.
- (transitive) To require (a person, resource or thing in order to achieve an outcome).
- (transitive) To grasp or grip.
- (transitive) To make (a photograph, film, or other reproduction of something).
- (transitive) To capture or win (a piece or trick) in a game.
- (transitive) To deal with.
- (transitive) To defeat (someone or something) in a fight.
- (transitive) To consider in a particular way, or to consider as an example.
- (transitive) To draw, derive, or deduce (a meaning from something).
- (transitive, Greece, Cyprus, informal) To buy.
- (intransitive) To engage, take hold or have effect.
- (transitive, intransitive, law) To receive or acquire (property) by law (e.g. as an heir).
- (transitive) To regard in a specified way.
- (intransitive) To get or accept (something) into one's possession.
- (transitive) To escort or conduct (a person).
- (transitive, now chiefly by enrolling in a class or course) To apply oneself to the study of.
- (transitive) To captivate or charm; to gain or secure the interest or affection of.
- (transitive) To have and use one's recourse to.
- (transitive) To catch or get possession of (fish or game).
noun
- the act of photographing a scene or part of a scene without interruption
- the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
- Money that is taken in, (legal or illegal) proceeds, income; (in particular) profits; takings.
- (medicine) An instance of successful inoculation/vaccination.
- (film) A scene recorded (filmed) at one time, without an interruption or break; a recording of such a scene.
- (music) A recording of a musical performance made during an uninterrupted single recording period.
- (rugby, cricket) A catch of the ball (in cricket, especially one by the wicket-keeper).
- A visible (facial) response to something, especially something unexpected; a facial gesture in response to an event.
- (printing) The quantity of copy given to a compositor at one time.
- The or an act of taking.
- An approach, a (distinct) treatment.
- An interpretation or view, opinion or assessment; perspective; a statement expressing such a position.
- The or a quantity of fish, game animals or pelts, etc which have been taken at one time; catch.
adj
- having a purpose
- Pertaining to or demonstrating purpose.
- (psychology) Pertaining to purpose, as reflected in behaviour or mental activity.
- Possessed of a firm purpose.
- having or showing or acting with a purpose or design
- Done or performed with a conscious purpose or intent.
- (grammar) Of a clause or conjunction: expressing purpose.
- Serving a particular purpose; useful; adapted to a given purpose, especially through natural evolution.
noun
adj
- characterized by conscious design or purpose
- unhurried and with care and dignity
- carefully thought out in advance
- Not hasty or sudden; slow.
- Done on purpose; intentional.
- Formed with deliberation; carefully considered; not sudden or rash.
- Of a person, weighing facts and arguments with a view to a choice or decision; carefully considering the probable consequences of a step; slow in determining.
verb
adj
noun
adj
- characterized by conscious design or purpose
- highly educated; having extensive information or understanding
- evidencing the possession of inside information
- alert and fully informed
- Suggestive of private knowledge or understanding.
- Shrewd or showing clever awareness; discerning.
- Deliberate, wilful.
- Possessing knowledge or understanding; knowledgeable, intelligent.
noun
prep
verb
adj
- Respecting an end or object to be gained; respecting the purpose or ultimate end in view.
- (linguistics) Word-final; occurring at the end of a word.
- Last; ultimate.
- Conclusive; decisive.
- (grammar) Expressing purpose; as in the term final clause.
- conclusive in a process or progression
- occurring at or forming an end or termination
- not to be altered or undone
noun
- (Oxbridge slang) A final examination taken at the end of the final year of an undergraduate course, which contributes towards a student's degree classification.
- (phonology) The final part of a syllable, the combination of medial and rime in phonetics and phonology.
- (music) The tonic or keynote of a Gregorian mode, and hence the final note of any conventional melody played in that mode.
- (Canada, US, Philippines) A final examination; a test or examination given at the end of a term or class; the test that concludes a class.
- (sports) The last round, game or match in a contest, after which the winner is determined.
- the final match between the winners of all previous matches in an elimination tournament
- an examination administered at the end of an academic term
verb
adj
noun
- The purpose, value, or significance (of something) beyond the fact of that thing's existence.
- (of a person's actions) Intention.
- The denotation, referent, or idea connected with a word, expression, or symbol.
- The connotation associated with a word, expression, or symbol.
- the message that is intended or expressed or signified
- the idea that is intended
verb
adj
name
noun
- (grand strategy video games) Initialism of great power.
- (slang) Initialism of general principle.
- (roleplaying games, board games, video games) Initialism of gold piece.
- (Internet) Initialism of grandparent poster; the person two levels up in a nested conversation thread.
- (countable, astronomy) Abbreviation of green pea galaxy.
- (countable, healthcare) Initialism of general practitioner.
- (uncountable, slang) Initialism of general public.
- (uncountable, software, artificial intelligence) Initialism of genetic programming.
- (countable) Initialism of guinea pig.
- (sports) Initialism of games played.
- a physician who is not a specialist but treats all illnesses
adj
noun
adj
- Of determined purpose; resolute.
- Distinct, clearly defined.
- Conclusive; decisive; positive.
- (biology) Of growth: ending once a genetically predetermined structure has formed.
- Fixed, determined, set, unvarying.
- precisely determined or limited or defined; especially fixed by rule or by a specific and constant cause
- not continuing to grow indefinitely at the apex
- supplying or being a final or conclusive settlement
noun
adj
- for or concerned with one specific purpose
- often improvised or impromptu
- (sciences, of a hypothesis) Postulated solely to save a theory from being falsified, without making any new predictions.
- (networking) Independent of previously instated network structure, like routers or access points.
- For a particular purpose.
- Created on the spur of the moment; impromptu.