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dredge up
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verb
verb
- To find by chance.
- To start (a fire).
- To illuminate; to provide light for when it is dark.
- To become ignited; to take fire.
- To set fire to; to set burning.
- To make (a bonus) available to be collected by hitting a target, and thus light up the feature light corresponding to that bonus to indicate its availability.
- To attend or conduct with a light; to show the way to by means of a light.
- To stop upon (of eyes or a glance); to notice
- To unload a ship, or to jettison material to make it lighter
- To lighten; to ease of a burden; to take off.
adj
- Easy to endure or perform.
- Indulging in, or inclined to, levity; lacking dignity or solemnity; frivolous; airy.
- Riding high because of no cargo; by extension, pertaining to a ship which is light.
- Not encumbered; unembarrassed; clear of impediments; hence, active; nimble; swift.
- Having little weight as compared with bulk; of little density or specific gravity.
- Without any piece of equipment attached or attached only to a caboose.
- Not heavily armed; armed with light weapons.
- With low viscosity.
- Easily interrupted by stimulation.
- Not quite sound or normal; somewhat impaired or deranged; dizzy; giddy.
- Pale or whitish in color; highly luminous and more or less deficient in chroma.
- Of short or insufficient weight; weighing less than the legal, standard, or proper amount; clipped or diminished.
- Lightly built; typically designed for speed or small loads.
- Low in fat, calories, alcohol, salt, etc.
- Unimportant, trivial, having little value or significance.
- Served with extra milk or cream.
- Slight, not forceful or intense; small in amount or intensity.
- Having little or relatively little actual weight; not cumbrous or unwieldy.
- Gentle; having little force or momentum.
- Having light; bright; clear; not dark or obscure.
- Not heavy or soggy; spongy; well raised.
- Free from burden or impediment; unencumbered.
adv
noun
- A low-alcohol lager.
- A source of illumination.
- A cross-light in a double acrostic or triple acrostic.
- The manner in which the light strikes a picture; that part of a picture which represents those objects upon which the light is supposed to fall; the more illuminated part of a landscape or other scene; opposed to shade.
- A window in architecture, carriage design, or motor car design: either the opening itself or the window pane of glass that fills it, if any.
- A firework made by filling a case with a substance which burns brilliantly with a white or coloured flame.
- A point of view, or aspect from which a concept, person or thing is regarded.
- A cigarette lighter.
- The series of squares reserved for the answer to a crossword clue.
- Open view; a visible state or condition; public observation; publicity.
- Spiritual or mental illumination; enlightenment, useful information.
- The brightness of the eye or eyes.
- A traffic light, or, by extension, an intersection controlled by one or more that will face a traveler who is receiving instructions.
- A flame or something used to create fire.
- A notable person within a specific field or discipline.
- See lights (“lungs”).
- A stone that is not thrown hard enough.
- Visible electromagnetic radiation. The human eye can typically detect radiation (light) in the wavelength range of about 400 to 750 nanometers. Nearby shorter and longer wavelength ranges, although not visible, are commonly called ultraviolet and infrared light.
- The power of perception by vision.
noun
- The act of discovering something by chance, an instance of finding something by chance.
- A result of research or an investigation.
- That which is found, a find, a discovery.
- Tools or materials used in shoe making or repair.
- A self-contained component of assembled jewellery.
- A formal conclusion by a judge, jury or regulatory agency on issues of fact.
verb
- To find something or someone after searching for a long time.
- To chase till the object pursued is captured or exhausted.
- To describe in the form of a rundown, a rough outline or summary.
- To reduce the size or stock levels of a business, often with a view to closure.
- To run against and sink, as a vessel.
- To read quickly a list or other short text.
- To lose power slowly. Used for a machine, battery, or other powered device.
- To decline in quality or condition.
- To crush; to overthrow; to overbear.
- To hit someone with a car or other vehicle and injure or kill them.
- To criticize someone or an organisation, often unfairly.
verb
- find by testing or cautious exploration
- undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
- come to believe on the basis of emotion, intuitions, or indefinite grounds
- perceive by a physical sensation, e.g., coming from the skin or muscles
- be conscious of a physical, mental, or emotional state
- have a feeling or perception about oneself in reaction to someone's behavior or attitude
- undergo passive experience of
- be felt or perceived in a certain way
- grope or feel in search of something
- examine by touch
- examine (a body part) by palpation
- produce a certain impression
- pass one's hands over the sexual organs of
noun
adv
verb
- find unexpectedly
- deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon
- have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
- hit against; come into sudden contact with
- make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target
- indicate (a certain time) by striking
- affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely
- stop work in order to press demands
- touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly
- attain
- produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments
- cause to form (an electric arc) between electrodes of an arc lamp
- produce by ignition or a blow
- remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line
- cause to experience suddenly
- drive something violently into a location
- occupy or take on
- disassemble a temporary structure, such as a tent or a theatrical set
- form by stamping, punching, or printing
- smooth with a strickle
- pierce with force
- hook by a pull on the line
- arrive at after reckoning, deliberating, and weighing
noun
- a group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions
- an attack that is intended to seize or inflict damage on or destroy an objective
- a gentle blow
- a score in tenpins: knocking down all ten with the first ball
- (baseball) a pitch that the batter swings at and misses, or that the batter hits into foul territory, or that the batter does not swing at but the umpire judges to be in the area over home plate and between the batter's knees and shoulders
- a conspicuous success
verb
- find unexpectedly
- discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of by perception with the eyes
- get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally
- make a discovery, make a new finding
- make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
- see for the first time; make a discovery
- identify as in botany or biology, for example
verb
adv
adv
verb
verb
- come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost
- come upon, as if by accident; meet with
- discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of by perception with the eyes
- establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study
- come to believe on the basis of emotion, intuitions, or indefinite grounds
- perceive or be contemporaneous with
- get something or somebody for a specific purpose
- make a discovery, make a new finding
- obtain through effort or management
- decide on and make a declaration about
- receive a specified treatment (abstract)
- perceive oneself to be in a certain condition or place
- get or find back; recover the use of
- succeed in reaching; arrive at
- accept and make use of one's personality, abilities, and situation
noun
verb
verb
verb
- To guess or discover (something) through intuition or insight.
- To foretell (something), especially by the use of divination.
- To search for (underground objects or water) using a divining rod.
- To render divine; to deify.
adj
- Of superhuman or surpassing excellence.
- Eternal, holy, or otherwise godlike.
- Beautiful, heavenly.
- Relating to divinity or theology.
- Of or pertaining to a god.
noun
verb
- To search (a place) methodically.
- To clear (a body of water or part thereof) of mines.
- To defeat (a team) in a series without drawing or losing any of the games in that series.
- To carry with a long, swinging, or dragging motion; hence, to carry in a stately or proud fashion.
- To move something in a long sweeping motion, as a broom.
- To row with one oar to either the port or starboard side.
- To strike with a long stroke.
- To pass over, or traverse, with the eye or with an instrument of observation.
- To move through a (horizontal) arc or similar long stroke.
- To travel quickly.
- To win (a series) without drawing or losing any of the games in that series.
- To clean (a surface) by means of a stroking motion of a broom or brush.
- To remove something abruptly and thoroughly.
- To brush the ice in front of a moving stone, causing it to travel farther and to curl less.
- To draw or drag something over.
- To play a sweep shot.
- To vacuum a carpet or rug.
- To brush against or over; to rub lightly along.
noun
- Any of several sea chubs in the family Kyphosidae (subfamily Scorpidinae).
- The compass of any turning body or of any motion.
- Violent and general destruction.
- The degree to which an aircraft's wings are angled backwards (or, occasionally, forwards) from their attachments to the fuselage.
- A flow of water parallel to shore caused by wave action at an ocean beach or at a point or headland.
- A long pole, or piece of timber, moved on a horizontal fulcrum fixed to a tall post and used to raise and lower a bucket in a well for drawing water.
- A lottery, usually on the results of a sporting event, where players win if their randomly chosen team wins.
- A person who stands at the stern of a surf boat, steering with a steering oar and commanding the crew.
- A single action of sweeping.
- The person who steers a dragon boat.
- A methodical search, typically for bugs (electronic listening devices).
- Direction or departure of a curve, a road, an arch, etc. away from a rectilinear line.
- A rowing style in which each rower rows with oar on either the port or starboard side.
- An expanse or a swath, a strip of land.
- A batsman's shot, played from a kneeling position with a swinging horizontal bat.
- In the game casino, the act of capturing all face-up cards from the table.
- A movable template for making moulds, in loam moulding.
- Any of the blades of a windmill.
- A chimney sweep.
- The sweepings of workshops where precious metals are worked, containing filings, etc.
- A large oar used in small vessels, partly to propel them and partly to steer them.
- A throw or takedown that primarily uses the legs to attack an opponent's legs.
verb
- encounter by chance
- cause to move by striking
- hit against; come into sudden contact with
- deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument
- reach a destination, either real or abstract
- affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely
- hit with a missile from a weapon
- cause to experience suddenly
- make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target
- kill intentionally and with premeditation
- drive something violently into a location
- reach a point in time, or a certain state or level
- produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments
- hit the intended target or goal
- pay unsolicited and usually unwanted sexual attention to
noun
- (baseball) when a batter strikes a picthed ball into fair territory and arrives safely on base (without an error or a fielder's choice being made by the defense)
- the act of contacting one thing with another
- a conspicuous success
- (physics) a brief event in which two or more bodies come together
- a dose of a narcotic drug
- a murder carried out by an underworld syndicate
- a connection made via the internet to another website
adj
- Very close to finding or guessing something to be found or guessed.
- Stolen.
- Not covered by funds on account.
- Used to emphasize the short duration or small quantity of something
- Extremely fast or with great speed.
- Sexually aroused; randy.
- Very good, remarkable, exciting.
- Feeling the sensation of heat, especially to the point of discomfort.
- Feverish.
- Of great current interest; provoking current debate or controversy.
- Very physically and/or sexually attractive.
- Active, in use or ready for use (like a bullet or a firing range), turned on (like a microphone or camera).
- Sexual or sexy; involving sexual intercourse or sexual excitement.
- Popular; in demand.
- Easily provoked to anger.
- Uncomfortable, difficult to deal with; awkward, dangerous, unpleasant.
- Fresh; just released.
- Having or giving off a high temperature.
- Characterized by police presence or activity.
- Spicy, pungent, piquant, as some chilis and other spices are.
- Loud, producing a strong electric signal for the amplifier.
- Extremely attracted to.
- Electrically charged.
- Radioactive.
- Performing strongly; having repeated successes.
verb
adv
verb
- To search for, to try to find.
- As a transitive verb, often in the imperative; chiefly takes relative clause as direct object.
- To make sure of, to see to.
- To look at a pitch as a batter without swinging at it.
- To give an appearance of being.
- To express or manifest by a look.
- To face or present a view.
- To expect or anticipate.
- As an intransitive verb, often with "at".
- To appear, to seem.
intj
noun
noun
- an instance of searching for something
- an association of huntsmen who hunt for sport
- the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone
- the work of finding and killing or capturing animals for food or pelts
- the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport
verb
noun
verb
noun
verb
- To search again.
- To search or examine with continued care; to seek diligently.
- To make an extensive investigation into.
noun
- Diligent inquiry or examination to seek or revise facts, principles, theories, applications, etc.; laborious or continued search after truth.
- The research station that houses Wang and his team is outside Lijiang, a city of about 1.2 million people. File:The research station that houses Wang and his team is outside Lijiang.ogg
verb
- find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort
- examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition
- make an examination or investigation
- be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something
- lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits
- stop for a moment, as if out of uncertainty or caution
- put a check mark on or near or next to
- slow the growth or development of
- be verified or confirmed; pass inspection
- be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
- block or impede (a player from the opposing team) in ice hockey
- develop (a child's or animal's) behavior by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control
- consign for shipment on a vehicle
- hand over something to somebody as for temporary safekeeping
- abandon the intended prey, turn, and pursue an inferior prey
- stop in a chase especially when scent is lost
- mark into squares or draw squares on; draw crossed lines on
- decline to initiate betting
- hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of
- place into check
- write out a check on a bank account
- verify by consulting a source or authority
- arrest the motion (of something) abruptly
- make cracks or chinks in
- become fractured; break or crack on the surface only
noun
- a written order directing a bank to pay money
- an appraisal of the state of affairs
- the bill in a restaurant
- the state of inactivity following an interruption
- additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct
- the act of inspecting or verifying
- a mark indicating that something has been noted or completed etc.
- something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
- a mark left after a small piece has been chopped or broken off of something
- a textile pattern of squares or crossed lines (resembling a checkerboard)
- the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess
- obstructing an opponent in ice hockey
- (chess) a direct attack on an opponent's king
verb
- find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort
- establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study
- shape or influence; give direction to
- fix conclusively or authoritatively
- decide upon or fix definitely
- reach, make, or come to a decision about something
- fix in scope; fix the boundaries of
- settle conclusively; come to terms
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