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noun
- the state of having been made ready or prepared for use or action (especially military action)
- the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose
- a substance prepared according to a formula
- the cognitive process of thinking about what you will do in the event of something happening
- (music) a note that produces a dissonant chord is first heard in a consonant chord
- activity leading to skilled behavior
- preparatory school work done outside school (especially at home)
- the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat
noun
- a show of military force or preparedness
- a show or display; the act of presenting something to sight or view
- a public display of group feelings (usually of a political nature)
- proof by a process of argument or a series of proposition proving an asserted conclusion
- a visual presentation showing how something works
noun
- A state of readiness without immediate involvement; remaining in preparation for (a sudden or unforeseen event or situation).
- Something that is standard, well-tested, or frequently used.
- sleep mode
- Waiting at the airport in the hope of getting a seat on a flight that is already booked out.
verb
verb
- To become prepared for action; to activate.
- To supply with armour or (later especially) weapons.
- To cover or furnish with a plate, or with whatever will add strength, force, security, or efficiency.
- To take up weapons; to arm oneself.
- To fit (a magnet) with an armature.
- To prepare (a tool, weapon, or system) for action; to activate.
- To supply with the equipment, knowledge, authority, or other tools needed for a particular task; to furnish with capability; to equip.
adj
noun
- A pitcher
- A group of patients in a medical trial.
- A limb, or locomotive or prehensile organ, of an invertebrate animal.
- A long, narrow, more or less rigid part of an object extending from the main part or centre of the object, such as the arm of an armchair, a crane, a pair of spectacles or a pair of compasses.
- The extended portion of the upper limb, from the shoulder to the elbow.
- The part of a piece of clothing that covers the arm.
- One of the two parts of a chromosome.
- Heraldic bearings or insignia.
- A branch of an organization.
- A bay or inlet off a main body of water.
- A weapon.
- The portion of the upper human appendage, from the shoulder to the wrist and sometimes including the hand.
- Power; might; strength; support.
noun
- time during which some action is awaited
- the act of grasping
- understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something
- power by which something or someone is affected or dominated
- a state of being confined (usually for a short time)
- a stronghold
- a cell in a jail or prison
- the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it
- the space in a ship or aircraft for storing cargo
verb
- cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity
- have or hold in one's hands or grip
- organize or be responsible for
- have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense
- keep in mind or convey as a conviction or view
- maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings)
- to close within bounds, or otherwise limit or deprive of free movement
- secure and keep for possible future use or application
- have rightfully; of rights, titles, and offices
- be the physical support of; carry the weight of
- contain or hold; have within
- have room for; hold without crowding
- remain in a certain state, position, or condition
- support or hold in a certain manner
- be valid, applicable, or true
- assert or affirm
- have as a major characteristic
- be capable of holding or containing
- arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance
- protect against a challenge or attack
- bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted
- hold the attention of
- remain committed to
- resist or confront with resistance
- be pertinent or relevant or applicable
- stop dealing with
- lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits
- keep from departing
- take and maintain control over, often by violent means
- cause to come to an abrupt stop
- cover as for protection against noise or smell
- drink alcohol without showing ill effects
- aim, point, or direct
- declare to be
- be in accord; be in agreement
- keep from exhaling or expelling
adj
adj
- tending to become more severe or wider in scope
- disposed to take action or effectuate change
- characterized by energetic activity
- exerting influence or producing a change or effect
- full of activity or engaged in continuous activity
- (of the sun) characterized by an increased occurrence of sunspots and flares and radio emissions
- expressing that the subject of the sentence has the semantic function of actor:
- (used of verbs (e.g. `to run') and participial adjectives (e.g. `running' in `running water')) expressing action rather than a state of being
- (of e.g. volcanoes) capable of erupting
- (of e.g. volcanoes) erupting or liable to erupt
- engaged in full-time work
noun
verb
- To set into action.
- To embroider with thread.
- To cause to ferment.
- To function correctly; to act as intended; to achieve the goal designed for.
- To shape, form, or improve a material.
- Followed by with. General use, said of either fellow employees or instruments or clients.
- To cause to happen or to occur as a consequence.
- To pull off; to wear, perform, etc. successfully or to advantage.
- Followed by as. Said of one's job title
- To behave in a certain way when handled
- To exhaust, by working.
- Followed by in (or at, etc.) Said of one's workplace (building), or one's department, or one's trade (sphere of business).
- To ferment.
- Followed by for. Said of a company or individual who employs.
- To use or manipulate to one’s advantage.
- To provoke or excite; to influence.
- To operate in a certain place, area, or speciality.
- To cause to work.
- To effect by gradual degrees;
- To influence.
- To move in an agitated manner.
- To cause (someone) to feel (something); to do unto somebody (something, whether good or bad).
- To do a specific task by employing physical or mental powers.
- To effect by gradual degrees.
- To operate in or through; as, to work the phones.
noun
- The staging of events to appear as real.
- The result of a particular manner of production.
- Sustained effort to overcome obstacles and achieve a result.
- The equipment needed to inject a drug (syringes, needles, swabs etc.)
- Ore before it is dressed.
- A measure of energy expended in moving an object; most commonly, force times distance. No work is done if the object does not move.
- Something produced using the specified material or tool.
- One's employer.
- Something on which effort is expended.
- effort expended on a particular task.
- The place where one is employed.
- A fortification.
- A measure of energy that is usefully extracted from a process.
- A literary, artistic, or intellectual production.
- labour, occupation, job.
noun
- the state of being in operation
- (American football) a play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the opposing team
- the act of running; traveling on foot at a fast pace
- the act of administering or being in charge of something
- the act of participating in an athletic competition involving running on a track
adj
- continually repeated over a period of time
- measured lengthwise
- (of e.g. a machine) performing or capable of performing
adj
noun
- installation from which a military force initiates operations
- lowest support of a structure
- a place that the runner must touch before scoring
- the bottom or lowest part
- (anatomy) the part of an organ nearest its point of attachment
- a lower limit
- the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained
- a support or foundation
- a phosphoric ester of a nucleoside; the basic structural unit of nucleic acids (DNA or RNA)
- any of various water-soluble compounds capable of turning litmus blue and reacting with an acid to form a salt and water
- the bottom side of a geometric figure from which the altitude can be constructed
- the most important or necessary part of something
- (numeration system) the positive integer that is equivalent to one in the next higher counting place
- the place where you are stationed and from which missions start and end
- (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
- the stock of basic facilities and capital equipment needed for the functioning of a country or area
- the principal ingredient of a mixture
- a flat bottom on which something is intended to sit
- (electronics) the part of a transistor that separates the emitter from the collector
adj
- serving as or forming a base
- of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense)
- (used of metals) consisting of or alloyed with inferior metal
- not adhering to ethical or moral principles
- having or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality
- illegitimate
- debased; not genuine
verb
noun
- the act of determining or ordaining in advance what is to take place
- (theology) being determined in advance; especially the doctrine (usually associated with Calvin) that God has foreordained every event throughout eternity (including the final salvation of mankind)
- a mental determination or resolve in advance; an antecedent intention to do something
verb
- get ready for a particular purpose or event
- make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc
- set up or found
- create by putting components or members together
- construct, build, or erect
- put into a proper or systematic order
- begin, or enable someone else to begin, a venture by providing the means, logistics, etc.
- take or catch as if in a snare or trap
- produce
- set up for use
- place
- arrange the outcome of by means of deceit
- erect and fasten
- arrange thoughts, ideas, temporal events
- equip with sails or masts
noun
- Any carefully planned sequence of operations, especially as part of a military operation.
- A piece of freestanding stage scenery.
- Any planned strategy that a team uses after play is restarted with a free kick, penalty kick, corner kick, goal kick, throw-in or kickoff.
- An elaborate and interesting scene in a movie or video game, usually the most important and visually iconic scene in the work.
verb
- get ready for a particular purpose or event
- make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc
- put into a certain place or abstract location
- fix conclusively or authoritatively
- decide upon or fix definitely
- establish as the highest level or best performance
- put into a certain state; cause to be in a certain state
- fix in a border
- set to a certain position or cause to operate correctly
- locate
- disappear beyond the horizon
- adapt for performance in a different way
- put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground
- apply or start
- become gelatinous
- set in type
- put into a position that will restore a normal state
- insert (a nail or screw below the surface, as into a countersink)
- give a fine, sharp edge to a knife or razor
- urge to attack someone
- estimate
- equip with sails or masts
- alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard
- produce fruit
- arrange attractively
adj
- (usually followed by `to' or `for') on the point of or strongly disposed
- fixed and unmoving
- situated in a particular spot or position
- set down according to a plan
- being below the horizon
- determined or decided upon as by an authority
- converted to solid form (as concrete)
noun
- a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used
- (mathematics) an abstract collection of numbers or symbols
- several exercises intended to be done in series
- representation consisting of the scenery and other properties used to identify the location of a dramatic production
- an unofficial association of people or groups
- a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
- the act of putting something in position
- a unit of play in tennis or squash
- the process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying or crystallization
- the descent of a heavenly body below the horizon
- (psychology) being temporarily ready to respond in a particular way
- any electronic equipment that receives or transmits radio or tv signals
suffix
verb
- make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc
- prepare for eating by applying heat
- to prepare verbally, either for written or spoken delivery
- arrange by systematic planning and united effort
- educate for a future role or function
- create by training and teaching
- lead up to and soften by sounding the dissonant note in it as a consonant note in the preceding chord
- undergo training or instruction in preparation for a particular role, function, or profession
verb
- make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc
- restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
- cause to be firmly attached
- decide upon or fix definitely
- prepare for eating by applying heat
- take vengeance on or get even
- set or place definitely
- kill, preserve, and harden (tissue) in order to prepare for microscopic study
- make fixed, stable or stationary
- make infertile
- influence an event or its outcome by illegal means
- put (something somewhere) firmly
- to be about to do something
noun
adj
verb
- To move through space (especially to or through a place). (May be used of tangible things like people or cars, or intangible things like moods or information.)
- To change (from one value to another) in the meaning of wend.
- To elapse, to pass; to slip away. (Compare go by.)
- To be spent or used up.
- To belong (somewhere).
- To (begin to) date or have sex with (a particular race).
- To make the (specified) sound.
- To fit.
- To urinate or defecate.
- To tend (toward a result).
- To be lost.
- To have (final) authority; to be authoritative.
- I woke up just before the clock went.
- To take (a particular part or share); to participate in to the extent of.
- Let's go halves on this.
- Synonyms: crumble, collapse, disintegrate, give way
- To continuously or habitually be in a state.
- I went at him with a knife.
- To be in general; to be usually; often in comparison to others of the same group.
- To enjoy. (Compare go for.)
- To attend.
- To be sold.
- To survive or get by; to last or persist for a stated length of time.
- Synonyms: become, turn, change into
- To move or travel in order to do something, or to do something while moving.
- To proceed (often in a specified manner, indicating the perceived quality of an event or state).
- To apply oneself; to undertake; to have as one's goal or intention. (Compare be going to.)
- To navigate (to a file or folder on a computer, a site on the internet, a memory, etc).
- To be given, especially to be assigned or allotted.
- To sound; to make a noise.
- To leave; to move away.
- To extend (from one point in time or space to another).
- To turn out, to result; to come to (a certain result).
- To come to (a certain condition or state).
- To start; to begin (an action or process).
- To work (through or over), especially mentally.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:urinate, see also Thesaurus:defecate
- To attack.
- To say (something, aloud or to oneself). (Often used in present tense.)
- To date.
- Yesterday was the second-wettest day on record; you have to go all the way back to 1896 to find a day when more rain fell.
- Synonyms: function, work, operate
- To break down or decay.
- To be accepted.
- We've only gone twenty miles today.
- To be valid.
- To have a certain record.
- To take a turn, especially in a game.
- To make an effort, to subject oneself (to something).
- To be out.
- To resort (to).
- To move (a particular distance, or in a particular fashion).
- To yield or weigh.
- Those babies go five tons apiece.
- To be discarded or disposed of.
- To follow or proceed according to (a course or path).
- To lead (to a place); to give access to.
- To be expressed or composed (a certain way).
- Anything goes around here.
- Why don’t you go with us?
- Let's go this way for a while.
- To end or disappear. (Compare go away.)
- To fight or attack.
- How long can you go without water?
- To offer, bid or bet an amount; to pay.
- To proceed (especially to do something foolish).
- To collapse or give way, to break apart.
- Expressing encouragement or approval.
- To become. (The adjective that follows usually describes a negative state.)
- To move or travel through time (either literally—in a fictional or hypothetical situation in which time travel is possible—or in one's mind or knowledge of the historical record). (See also go back.)
- To contribute to a (specified) end product or result.
- To die.
- To work or function (properly); to move or perform (as required).
- To assume the obligation or function of; to be, to serve as.
- To travel or pass along.
- To be compatible, especially of colors or food and drink.
noun
- A turn at something, or in something (e.g. a game).
- An attempt, a try.
- An approval or permission to do something, or that which has been approved.
- Power of going or doing; energy; vitality; perseverance.
- The situation where a player cannot play a card which will not carry the aggregate count above thirty-one.
- An act; the working or operation.
- A period of activity.
- Synonym: green light
- A strategic board game, originally from China and today also popular in Japan and Korea, in which two players (black and white) attempt to control the largest area of the board with their counters.
- Synonyms: attempt, bash, shot, stab, try
- The act of going.
noun
- the state of being in good working order and ready for operation
- a special group delegated to consider some matter
- a fee for services rendered based on a percentage of an amount received or collected or agreed to be paid (as distinguished from a salary)
- the act of granting authority to undertake certain functions
- a group of representatives or delegates
- a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something
- an official document issued by a government and conferring on the recipient the rank of an officer in the armed forces
- the act of committing a crime
- a special assignment that is given to a person or group
verb
noun
- Determined course; resolved mode of action or conduct.
- A roughly-defined geographical area.
- The letter for the w sound in Pitman shorthand.
- A degree, an amount, a sense.
- A tradition within the modern pagan faith of Heathenry, dedication to a specific deity or craft, Way of wyrd, Way of runes, Way of Thor etc.
- A state or condition
- A road, a direction, a (physical or conceptual) path from one place to another.
- A method or manner of doing something; a mannerism.
- Acknowledges that a task has been done well, chiefly in expressions of sarcastic congratulation.
- Possibility (usually in the phrases 'any way' and 'no way').
- The longitudinal guiding surfaces on the bed of a planer, lathe, etc. along which a table or carriage moves.
- A means to enter or leave a place.
- Speed, progress, momentum.
- The timbers of shipyard stocks that slope into the water and along which a ship or large boat is launched.
intj
adv
verb
- Used to express future action as well as what is due to, intended to, or should happen.
- Used to indicate that the subject has the qualities described by a noun or noun phrase.
- Used to indicate that the subject has the qualities described by an adjective.
- To occur, to take place.
- Used to link a subject to a measurement.
- Used to state the age of a subject in years.
- Used to form the continuous aspect.
- To occupy a place.
- Used to indicate that the subject and object are the same.
- To exist.
- Used to indicate that the values on either side of an equation are the same.
- Used to indicate that the subject plays the role of the predicate nominal.
- Used to indicate the time of day.
- Used to link two noun clauses, the first of which is a day of the week, recurring date, month, or other specific time (on which the event of the main clause took place), and the second of which is a period of time indicating how long ago that day was.
- To exist or behave in a certain way.
- Elliptical form of "be here", "go to and return from" or similar, also extending to certain other senses of "go".
- To tend to do, often do; marks the habitual aspect.
- Used to form the passive voice.
- Used to form the perfect aspect with certain intransitive verbs; this was more common in archaic use, especially with verbs indicating motion. "He is finished", and "He is gone" are common, but "He is come" is archaic.
- Used to indicate that the subject is an instance of the predicate nominal.
- Used to indicate passage of time since the occurrence of an event.
- To exist; to have real existence, to be alive.
- Used to indicate weather, air quality, or the like.
noun
noun
- the state of being in effect or being operative
- a business especially one run on a large scale
- a planned activity involving many people performing various actions
- (computer science) data processing in which the result is completely specified by a rule (especially the processing that results from a single instruction)
- activity by a military or naval force (as a maneuver or campaign)
- a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body
- a process or series of acts especially of a practical or mechanical nature involved in a particular form of work
- process or manner of functioning or operating
- (psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents
- (mathematics) calculation by mathematical methods
- the activity of operating something (a machine or business etc.)
noun
- a justification for something existing or happening
- a rational motive for a belief or action
- an explanation of the cause of some phenomenon
- the capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination
- the state of having good sense and sound judgment
- a fact that logically justifies some premise or conclusion
verb
noun
- a justification for something existing or happening
- your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
- the enclosed land around a house or other building
- a tract of land cleared for some special purposes (recreation or burial etc.)
- dregs consisting of solid particles (especially of coffee) that form a residue
noun
- The act of setting.
- The act of marking the position of game, as a setter does.
- The mounting of a play, etc., for the stage.
- The direction of a current of wind.
- A piece of metal in which a precious stone or gem is fixed to form a piece of jewelry.
- A piece of vocal or choral music composed for particular words (set to music).
- A level or placement that a knob or control is set to.
- The time, place and circumstance in which something (such as a story or picture) is set; context; scenario.
- Hunting with a setter.
- Something set in, or inserted.
adj
noun
- a justification for something existing or happening
- events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
- a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
- any entity that produces an effect or is responsible for events or results
- a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy
verb
verb
- To fit or prepare (something) for use; to render (something) suitable for an intended purpose; to get ready.
- To ornament (a ship) by hoisting the national colours at the peak and mastheads, and setting the jack forward; when "dressed full", the signal flags and pennants are added.
- To prepare (food) for cooking or eating, especially by seasoning it; specifically, to add a dressing or sauce (to food, especially a salad).
- To attire oneself for a particular (especially formal) occasion, or in a fashionable manner.
- To prepare (a set) by installing the props, scenery, etc.
- To attire (oneself or someone) for a particular (especially formal) occasion, or in a fashionable manner.
- To prepare, treat, or curry (animal hide or leather).
- To prepare the surface of (a material, usually lumber or stone).
- Of a sportsperson: to put on the uniform and have the equipment needed to play a sport.
- To prepare (an artificial fly) to be attached to a fish hook.
- Of a thing: to attain a certain condition after undergoing some process or treatment to fit or prepare it for use.
- To arrange a display of goods in, or to decorate (a shop or shop window).
- To arrange or style (someone's hair).
- To cultivate or tend to (a garden, land, plants, etc.); especially, to add fertilizer or manure to (soil); to fertilize, to manure.
- To put clothes (or, formerly, armour) on (oneself or someone, a doll, a mannequin, etc.); to clothe.
- To remove chaff or impurities from (flour, grain, etc.) by bolting or sifting, winnowing, and other methods.
- To cut up (an animal or its flesh) for food; specifically (hunting), to remove the internal organs (of a game animal) shortly after it has been killed so that the carcass cools more quickly; to field dress.
- To design, make, or prepare costumes (for a play or other performance); also, to present (a production) in a particular costume style.
- To apply a dressing to or otherwise treat (a wound); (obsolete) to give (a wounded person) medical aid.
- To arrange (soldiers or troops) into proper formation; especially, to adjust (soldiers or troops) into straight lines and at a proper distance from each other; to align.
- To put on clothes.
- To allow one's penis to fall to one side or the other within one's trousers.
- To design, make, provide, or select clothes (for someone).
- Of soldiers or troops: to arrange into proper formation; especially, to form into straight lines and at a proper distance from each other.
- To adorn or ornament (something).
- Of an animal carcass: to have a certain quantity or weight after removal of the internal organs and skin; also, to have a certain appearance after being cut up and prepared for cooking.
noun
- The external appearance of something, especially if intended to give a positive impression; garb, guise.
- Apparel or clothing, especially when appropriate for a particular occasion, profession, etc.
- The external covering of an animal (for example, the feathers of a bird) or an object.
- An item of clothing (usually worn by a woman or young girl) which both covers the upper part of the body and includes a skirt below the waist.
- The appearance of an object after it has undergone some process or treatment to fit or prepare it for use; finish.
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