support
bear up
antifelt
antislip
shed
uphold
drip
antifelting
sinkable
unsinkable
sinkproof
hold up
slidingness
delapsion
plungeable
splash-proof
buoyancy
antisplash
ruinate
antislippage
divestible
divestable
submergible
submersible
belay
fall
carry out
nonslip
drape
huck
tolerant
retire
stand
dribble
unstick
drop
float
swampable
flow
give in
suspensible
hang
crater
falldown
luge
antibounce
non-buoyant
fall around
cling
porrect
haul out
wade
flurry
ground
buoy up
outgush
footsure
close
sure-footed
nidder
drainable
crashworthy
surefooted
unsinkably
plumb
slidy
buoyant
deep-water solo
hack
downflex
flump
balance
trap
tumble
unsuffocating
immobilise
pitch
immobilize
pin
topple
trail
dropless
dropped
belly out
unsteady
run dry
ebb
plap
hit the dirt
stack
hit the deck
bulge
antifelt
antislip
antifelting
sinkable
unsinkable
sinkproof
plungeable
splash-proof
antisplash
antislippage
divestible
divestable
submergible
submersible
nonslip
tolerant
swampable
suspensible
antibounce
non-buoyant
footsure
sure-footed
drainable
crashworthy
surefooted
slidy
buoyant
unsuffocating
dropless
dropped
unsinkably
slidingness
delapsion
buoyancy
falldown
support
bear up
shed
uphold
drip
hold up
ruinate
belay
fall
carry out
drape
huck
retire
stand
dribble
unstick
drop
float
flow
give in
hang
crater
luge
fall around
cling
porrect
haul out
wade
flurry
ground
buoy up
outgush
close
nidder
plumb
deep-water solo
hack
downflex
flump
balance
trap
tumble
immobilise
pitch
immobilize
pin
topple
trail
belly out
unsteady
run dry
ebb
plap
hit the dirt
stack
hit the deck
bulge
verb
- To keep from falling.
- To be designed (said of machinery, electronics, or computers, or their parts, accessories, peripherals, or programming) to function compatibly with or provide the capacity for.
- To help, particularly financially.
- To back a cause, party, etc., mentally or with concrete aid.
- To serve, as in a customer-oriented mindset; to give support to.
- To verify; to make good; to substantiate; to establish; to sustain.
- To answer questions and resolve problems regarding something sold.
- To be accountable for, or involved with, but not responsible for.
- To assume and carry successfully, as the part of an actor; to represent or act; to sustain.
noun
- An actor playing a subordinate part with a star.
- Answers to questions and resolution of problems regarding something sold.
- Evidence.
- Something which supports.
- An accompaniment in music.
- Compatibility and functionality for a given product or feature.
- Horizontal, vertical or rotational support of structures: movable, hinged, fixed.
- Financial or other help.
- A set whose elements are at least partially included in a given fuzzy set (i.e., whose grade of membership in that fuzzy set is strictly greater than zero).
- in relation to a function, the set of points where the function is not zero, or the closure of that set.
verb
- To allow to flow or fall.
- to woodshed
- To radiate, cast, give off (light); see also shed light on.
- To sprinkle; to intersperse; to cover.
- To divide, as the warp threads, so as to form a shed, or passageway, for the shuttle.
- To part with, separate from, leave off; cast off, let fall, be divested of.
- To place or allocate a vehicle, such as a locomotive, in or to a depot or shed.
noun
- An automobile which is old, worn-out, slow, or otherwise of poor quality.
- An area between upper and lower warp yarns through which the weft is woven.
- A large temporary open structure for reception of goods.
- A British Rail Class 66 locomotive.
- A slight or temporary structure built to shade or shelter something; a structure usually open in front; an outbuilding; a hut.
- A unit of area equivalent to 10⁻⁵² square meters; used in nuclear physics
verb
- To let fall in drops.
- To fall one drop at a time.
- To have a superabundance of valuable things.
- To rain lightly.
- To be wet, to be soaked.
- To whine or complain consistently; to grumble.
- To leak slowly.
noun
- A limp, ineffectual, or uninteresting person.
- Style; swagger; fashionable and/or expensive clothing.
- A drop of a liquid.
- A falling or letting fall in drops; act of dripping.
- A dividend reinvestment program; a type of financial investing.
- An apparatus that slowly releases a liquid, especially one that intravenously releases drugs into a patient's bloodstream.
- That part of a cornice, sill course, or other horizontal member, which projects beyond the rest, and has a section designed to throw off rainwater.
verb
verb
- To hang down (under the influence of gravity).
- To collapse; to be overthrown or defeated.
- To assume a look of shame or disappointment; to become or appear dejected; said of the face.
- To come as if by dropping down.
- To begin with haste, ardour, or vehemence; to rush or hurry.
- To occur (on a certain day of the week, date, or similar); to happen.
- To become.
- To move to a lower position under the effect of gravity.
- To happen; to come to pass; to chance or light (upon).
- To be dropped or uttered carelessly.
- To be brought to the ground.
- To die, especially in battle or by disease.
- To become lower (in quantity, pitch, etc.).
- To come to the ground deliberately, to prostrate oneself.
- To become ensnared or entrapped; to be worse off than before.
- To be allotted to; to arrive through chance, fate, or inheritance.
- To descend in character or reputation; to become degraded; to sink into vice, error, or sin.
- To come down, to drop or descend.
noun
- A reduction in quantity, pitch, etc.
- The action of a batsman being out.
- The part of the rope of a tackle to which the power is applied in hoisting (usu. plural).
- An old Scots unit of measure equal to six ells.
- The act of moving to a lower position under the effect of gravity.
- An instance of a wrestler being pinned to the mat.
- A short, flexible piece of leather forming part of a bullwhip, placed between the thong and the cracker.
- The lid, on a piano, that covers the keyboard
- A defect in the ice which causes stones thrown into an area to drift in a given direction.
- A hairpiece for women consisting of long strands of hair on a woven backing, intended primarily to cover hair loss.
- Blame or punishment for a failure or misdeed.
- The chasing of a hunted whale.
- A loss of greatness or status.
- That which falls or cascades.
intj
verb
- To paddle off a waterfall or to boof a big drop.
- To throw or chuck.
- To attempt a particularly big jump or drop, often haphazardly.
- To make a maneuver in a clumsy or poorly planned way.
- To throw one's body in the air, possibly in a way that is ungraceful or lacks skill.
- To throw oneself off a large jump or drop.
- To throw a frisbee a long distance.
- To make a long throw with the frisbee; to start a point by making such a throw.
noun
verb
- To recede; to fall or bend back.
- To stop working on a permanent basis, usually because of old age or illness.
- To cease use or production of something.
- To go back or return; to withdraw or retreat, especially from public view; to go into privacy.
- To fit (a vehicle) with new tires.
- To go to bed.
- To withdraw; to take away.
- To voluntarily stop batting before being dismissed so that the next batsman can bat.
- To retreat from action or danger; to withdraw for safety or pleasure.
- To withdraw from circulation, or from the market; to take up and pay.
- To cause to retire; specifically, to designate as no longer qualified for active service; to place on the retired list.
- To make a play which results in a runner or the batter being out, either by means of a put out, fly out or strikeout.
noun
verb
- To undergo; withstand; hold up.
- To have or maintain a position, order, or rank; to be in a particular relation.
- To be valid.
- Of a ship or its captain, to steer, sail (in a specified direction, for a specified destination etc.).
- To be placed in an upright or vertical orientation.
- To be consistent; to agree; to accord.
- To remain without ruin or injury.
- To place in an upright or standing position.
- To maintain one's ground; to be acquitted; not to fail or yield; to be safe.
- To appear in court.
- To stop asking for more cards; to keep one's hand as it has been dealt so far.
- To be positioned to gain or lose.
- To support oneself on the feet in an erect position.
- To remain motionless.
- To be present, to have welled up.
- To occupy or hold a place; to be set, placed, fixed, located, or situated.
- To measure when erect on the feet.
- To be a candidate (in an election).
- To act as an umpire.
- To oppose, usually as a team, in competition.
- To tolerate.
- To cover the expense of; to pay for.
- To maintain an invincible or permanent attitude; to be fixed, steady, or firm; to take a position in resistance or opposition.
- To rise to one’s feet; to stand up.
noun
- A designated spot where someone or something may stand or wait.
- A particular grove or other group of trees or shrubs.
- A single set, as of arms.
- The act of standing.
- A contiguous group of trees sufficiently uniform in age-class distribution, composition, and structure, and growing on a site of sufficiently uniform quality, to be a distinguishable unit.
- A small building, booth, or stage, as in a bandstand or hamburger stand.
- An advertisement filling an entire billboard, comprising many sheets of paper.
- A partnership.
- A defensive position or effort.
- A young tree, usually reserved when other trees are cut; also, a tree growing or standing upon its own root, in distinction from one produced from a scion set in a stock, either of the same or another kind of tree.
- The platform on which a witness testifies in court; the witness stand or witness box.
- An area of raised seating for waiters at the stock exchange.
- A device to hold something upright or aloft.
- A period of performance in a given location or venue.
- A standstill, a motionless state, as of someone confused, or a hunting dog who has found game.
- Grandstand. (often in the plural)
- A type of supernatural ability from the anime and manga series JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, named for the fact that they appear to 'stand' next to their user.
- A location or position where one may stand.
- A resolute, unwavering position; firm opinion; action for a purpose in the face of opposition.
verb
- let or cause to fall in drops
- let fall to the ground
- to fall vertically
- go down in value
- fall or descend to a lower place or level
- terminate an association with
- utter with seeming casualness
- stop pursuing or acting
- remove (cargo, people, etc.) from and leave
- cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
- lose (a game)
- pay out
- lower the pitch of (musical notes)
- hang loosely
- stop associating with
- to remove
- take (a drug, especially LSD), by mouth
- omit (a letter or syllable) in speaking or writing
- leave undone or leave out
- change from one level to another
- fall or sink into a state of exhaustion or death
- grow progressively worse
- give birth; used for animals
noun
- a shape that is spherical and small
- a small indefinite quantity (especially of a liquid)
- a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity
- a steep high face of rock
- a predetermined hiding place for the deposit and distribution of illicit goods (such as drugs or stolen property)
- a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity
- a curtain that can be lowered and raised onto a stage from the flies; often used as background scenery
- a central depository where things can be left or picked up
- the act of dropping something
verb
- To move in a fluid manner.
- To allow (the exchange value of a currency) to be determined by the markets.
- To circulate.
- To spread plaster over (a surface), using the tool called a float.
- (of currencies) To have an exchange value determined by the markets, as opposed to by central fiat.
- To move in a particular direction with the liquid in which one is floating.
- To be capable of floating.
- To be supported by a liquid of greater density, such that part (of the object or substance) remains above the surface.
- To cause something to be suspended in a liquid of greater density.
- To remain airborne, without touching down, for an excessive length of time during landing, due to excessive airspeed during the landing flare.
- To propose (an idea) for consideration.
- To drift gently through the air.
- To issue or sell shares in a company (or units in a trust) to members of the public, followed by listing on a stock exchange.
- To be supported by a fluid of greater density (than the object).
- To automatically adjust a parameter as related parameters change.
- To use a float (rasp-like tool) upon.
- (of an idea or scheme) To be viable.
- To drift or wander aimlessly.
- To extend a short-term loan to.
- To transport by float (vehicular trailer).
- To perform a float.
- To cause (an element within a document) to float above or beside others.
noun
- A polishing block used in marble working; a runner.
- An elaborately decorated trailer or vehicle, intended for display in a parade or pageant.
- A float board.
- A soft beverage with a scoop of ice-cream floating in it.
- Premiums taken in but not yet paid out.
- A floating-point number, especially one that has lower precision than a double.
- A small sum of money put in a cashier's till, or otherwise secured, at the start of business, to enable change to be made.
- A visual style on a web page that causes the styled elements to float above or beside others.
- A tool similar to a rasp, used in various trades.
- The gas-filled sac, bag, or body of a siphonophore; a pneumatophore.
- Any object (element) whose location in composition (page makeup, pagination) does not flow within body text but rather floats outside of it, usually anchored loosely (in buoy metaphor) to spots within it (citations, callouts): a figure (image), table, box, pull quote, ornament, or other floated element.
- A sort of trowel used for finishing concrete surfaces or smoothing plaster.
- A buoyant device used to support something in water or another liquid.
- A car carrier or car transporter truck or truck-and-trailer combination.
- One of the loose ends of yarn on an unfinished work.
- A small vehicle used for local deliveries, especially in the term milk float.
- The total amount of checks/cheques or other drafts written against a bank account but not yet cleared and charged against the account.
- A lowboy trailer.
- Funds committed to be paid but not yet paid.
- A floating toy made of foam, used in swimming pools.
- A mass of timber or boards fastened together, and conveyed down a stream by the current; a raft.
- A breakdancing move in which the body is held parallel to the floor while balancing on one or both hands.
- An offering of shares in a company (or units in a trust) to members of the public, normally followed by a listing on a stock exchange.
- A maneuver where a player calls on the flop or turn with a weak hand, with the intention of bluffing after a subsequent community card.
verb
- fall or flow in a certain way
- move or progress freely as if in a stream
- move along, of liquids
- cause to flow
- be abundantly present
- cover or swamp with water
- undergo menstruation
noun
- the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)
- the amount of fluid that flows in a given time
- the act of flowing or streaming; continuous progression
- any uninterrupted stream or discharge
- something that resembles a flowing stream in moving continuously
- dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas
- the monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause
verb
- fall or flow in a certain way
- be suspended or hanging
- cause to be hanging or suspended
- kill by hanging
- let drop or droop
- be menacing, burdensome, or oppressive
- give heed (to)
- be suspended or poised
- hold on tightly or tenaciously
- be exhibited
- prevent from reaching a verdict, of a jury
- decorate or furnish with something suspended
- be placed in position as by a hinge
- place in position as by a hinge so as to allow free movement in one direction
- suspend (meat) in order to get a gamey taste
noun
verb
- To crash or fall.
- To form craters in a surface.
- To collapse catastrophically; to become devastated or completely destroyed.
noun
- Any large, roughly circular depression or hole.
- The basin-like opening or mouth of a volcano, through which the chief eruption comes; similarly, the mouth of a geyser, about which a cone of silica is often built up.
- A hemispherical pit created by the impact of a meteorite or other object.
- The pit left by the explosion of a mine or bomb.
verb
noun
verb
- To hold very tightly, as to not fall off.
- To cause to adhere to, especially by twining round or embracing.
- To be fond of, to feel strongly about and dependent on.
- To adhere to an object, without being affixed, in such a way as to follow its contours. Used especially of fabrics and films.
- To cause to dry up or wither.
- To dry up or wither.
- To produce a high-pitched ringing sound, like a small bell.
noun
verb
- To come out of the water, in order to rest
- To pull a boat out of the water.
- To pull on an outhaul in order to extend (a sail) along a spar, or to pull on a reef-tackle to reef (a sail).
- To turn sharply in order to deviate from the current heading or course.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see haul, out.
verb
noun
- An occurrence of something (countable instances) in large numbers, happening suddenly or in a short period of time.
- A light, brief snowfall.
- A sudden and brief blast or gust; a light, temporary breeze.
- A shower of dust, leaves etc. brought on by a sudden gust of wind.
- The violent spasms of a dying whale.
- Any sudden activity; a stir.
- A snack consisting of soft ice cream mixed with small pieces of fruit, cookie crumbs, etc.
verb
- To run aground; to strike the bottom and remain fixed.
- To cover with a ground, as a copper plate for etching, or as paper or other materials with a uniform tint as a preparation for ornament.
- To connect (an electrical conductor or device) to a ground.
- To forbid (an aircraft or pilot) to fly.
- To found; to fix or set, as on a foundation, reason, or principle; to furnish a ground for; to fix firmly.
- To place something on the ground.
- To hit a ground ball. Compare fly (verb (regular)) and line (verb).
- To improve or focus the mental or emotional state of.
- To punish, especially a child or teenager, by forcing them to stay at home and/or give up certain privileges.
- To give a basic education in a particular subject; to instruct in elements or first principles.
noun
- Basis, foundation, groundwork, legwork.
- Terrain.
- The pit of a theatre.
- A soccer stadium.
- Reason, (epistemic) justification, cause.
- The plain surface upon which the figures of an artistic composition are set.
- A flat surface upon which figures are raised in relief.
- An electrical conductor connected to the earth, or a large conductor whose electrical potential is taken as zero (such as a steel chassis).
- The area on which a battle is fought, particularly as referring to the area occupied by one side or the other. Often, according to the eventualities, "to give ground" or "to gain ground".
- The surface of the Earth, as opposed to the sky or water or underground.
- One of the pieces of wood, flush with the plastering, to which mouldings etc. are attached.
- The bottom of a body of water.
- Background, context, framework, surroundings.
- The net of small meshes upon which the embroidered pattern is applied.
- A composition in which the bass, consisting of a few bars of independent notes, is continually repeated to a varying melody.
- Advantage given or gained in any contest; e.g. in football, chess, debate or academic discourse.
- The area of grass on which a match is played (a cricket field); the entire arena in which it is played; the part of the field behind a batsman's popping crease where he can not be run out (hence to make one's ground).
- The tune on which descants are raised; the plain song.
- Soil, earth.
- A gummy substance spread over the surface of a metal to be etched, to prevent the acid from eating except where an opening is made by the needle.
adj
verb
- To move to a position preventing fluid from flowing.
- To move to a position allowing electricity to flow.
- To have a vector sum of 0; that is, to form a closed polygon.
- To cancel or reverse (a trading position).
- To make (e.g. a gap) smaller.
- To make a sale.
- To move so that an opening is closed.
- To grapple; to engage in close combat.
- To make the final outs, usually three, of a game.
- To terminate an application, window, file or database connection, etc.
- To come or gather around; to enclose; to encompass; to confine.
- To come to an end.
- To put an end to; to conclude; to complete; to finish; to consummate.
- To obstruct (an opening).
- To do the tasks (putting things away, locking doors, etc.) required to prepare a store or other establishment to shut down for the night.
- To turn off; to switch off.
noun
- The common staircase in a tenement.
- A cathedral close.
- The interest which one may have in a piece of ground, even though it is not enclosed
- The point at the end of a sales pitch when the consumer is asked to buy.
- The conclusion of a strain of music; cadence.
- A very narrow alley between two buildings, often overhung by one of the buildings above the ground floor.
- An end or conclusion.
- A grapple in wrestling.
- The manner of shutting; the union of parts; junction.
- The time when checkin staff will no longer accept passengers for a flight.
- A double bar marking the end.
- A street that ends in a dead end.
adj
- Adhering strictly to a standard or original; exact.
- Marked, evident.
- Intimate; well-loved.
- Strictly confined; carefully guarded.
- Accurate; careful; precise; also, attentive; undeviating; strict.
- Almost, but not quite (getting to an answer or goal); near
- Oppressive; without motion or ventilation; causing a feeling of lassitude.
- At a little distance; near.
- Of a corporation or other business entity, closely held.
- Hot, humid, with no wind.
- Articulated with the tongue body relatively close to the hard palate.
- Narrow; confined.
- Short.
- Nearly equal; almost evenly balanced.
verb
- To fall or sink like a plummet.
- To attach to a water supply and drain.
- To use a plumb bob as a measuring or aligning tool.
- To think about or explore in depth, to get to the bottom of, especially to plumb the depths of.
- To accurately align vertically or horizontally.
- To work as a plumber.
- To determine the depth, generally of a liquid; to sound.
- To position vertically above or below.
adj
- Describing an LBW where the batsman is hit on the pads directly in front of their wicket and should be given out.
- Truly vertical, as indicated by a plumb line.
noun
- A little mass of lead, or the like, attached to a line, and used by builders, etc., to indicate a vertical direction.
- A weight on the end of a long line, used by sailors to determine the depth of water.
- The perpendicular direction or position.
adv
verb
- To withstand or put up with a difficult situation.
- To ride a horse at a regular pace; to ride on a road (as opposed to riding cross-country etc.).
- To use as a hack; to let out for hire.
- To chop or cut down in a rough manner.
- To kick (a player) on the shins.
- To swing at a pitched ball.
- To use frequently and indiscriminately, so as to render trite and commonplace.
- To cheat by using unauthorized modifications.
- To work with something on an intimately technical level.
- To strike an opponent with one's hockey stick, typically on the leg but occasionally and more seriously on the back, arm, head, etc.
- To hack into; to gain unauthorized access to (a computer system, e.g., a website, or network) by manipulating code.
- To make a flailing attempt to hit the puck with a hockey stick.
- To gain unauthorised access to a computer or online account belonging to (a person or organisation).
- To strike in a frantic movement.
- To play hackeysack.
- To lay (bricks) on a rack to dry.
- To drive a hackney cab.
- To apply a trick, shortcut, skill, or novelty method to something to increase productivity, efficiency or ease.
- To keep (young hawks) in a state of partial freedom, before they are trained.
- To cough noisily.
- To make a quick code change to patch a computer program, often one that, while being effective, is inelegant or makes the program harder to maintain.
- To accomplish a difficult programming task.
- To strike lightly as part of tapotement massage.
noun
- A person who frequently canvasses for votes, either directly or by appearing to continuously act with the ulterior motive of furthering their political career.
- An expedient, temporary solution, such as a small patch or change to code, meant to be replaced with a more elegant solution at a later date; a workaround.
- A try, an attempt.
- The foothold traditionally cut into the ice from which the person who throws the rock pushes off for delivery.
- A trick, shortcut, skill, or novelty method to increase productivity, efficiency, or ease.
- A video game or any computer software that has been altered from its original state.
- A hacking blow.
- An improvised device or solution to a problem.
- A hacking; a catch in speaking; a short, broken cough.
- A taxicab (hackney cab) driver.
- A hearse.
- A small ball usually made of woven cotton or suede and filled with rice, sand or some other filler, for use in hackeysack.
- A dry cough.
- A vehicle let for hire; originally, a hackney coach, now typically a taxicab.
- A kick on the shins in football of any type.
- A tool for chopping.
- A horse for hire, especially one which is old and tired.
- The act of striking an opponent with one's hockey stick, typically on the leg but occasionally and more seriously on the back, arm, head, etc.
- A board which the falcon's food is placed on; used by extension for the state of partial freedom in which they are kept before being trained.
- A gouge or notch made by such a blow.
- Time check, as for example upon synchronization of wristwatches.
- A computer programmer who makes quick but inelegant changes to computer code to solve problems or add features.
- A computer programmer, particularly a veteran or someone not immediately expected to be capable of programming.
- A swing of the bat at a pitched ball by the batter, particularly a choppy, ungraceful one that misses the ball such as at a fastball.
- One who is professionally successful despite producing mediocre work. (Usually applied to persons in a creative field.)
- A talented writer-for-hire, paid to put others' thoughts into felicitous language.
- An interesting technical achievement, particularly in computer programming.
- A food-rack for cattle.
- Someone who is available for hire; hireling, mercenary.
- An untalented writer.
- A rack used to dry something, such as bricks, fish, or cheese.
- An airplane of poor quality or in poor condition.
- An illegal attempt to gain access to a computer network.
- A grating in a mill race.
- Confinement of an officer to their stateroom as a punishment.
- A person, often a journalist, hired to do routine work.
- A political agitator.
verb
- To hold (an object or objects) precariously; to support on a narrow base, so as to keep from falling.
- To move toward, and then back from, reciprocally.
- To bring (items) to an equipoise, as the scales of a balance by adjusting the weights.
- To compare in relative force, importance, value, etc.; to estimate.
- To make the credits and debits of (an account) correspond.
- To make (concepts) agree.
- To have matching credits and debits.
- To contract, as a sail, into a narrower compass.
- To be in equilibrium.
noun
- A pair of scales.
- The remainder.
- A state in which opposing forces harmonise; equilibrium.
- A list accounting for the debits on one side, and for the credits on the other.
- Something of equal weight used to provide equilibrium; counterweight.
- Awareness of both viewpoints or matters; neutrality; rationality; objectivity.
- A device used to regulate the speed of a watch, clock etc.
- The result of such a procedure; the difference between credit and debit of an account.
- The overall result of conflicting forces, opinions etc.; the influence which ultimately "weighs" more than others.
- Mental equilibrium; mental health; calmness, a state of remaining clear-headed and unperturbed.
- Apparent harmony in art (between differing colours, sounds, etc.).
verb
- to hold fast or prevent from moving
- place in a confining or embarrassing position
- catch in or as if in a trap
- hold or catch as if in a trap
- to sell marijuana on a street corner
noun
- a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned
- drain consisting of a U-shaped section of drainpipe that holds liquid and so prevents a return flow of sewer gas
- something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawares
- a device to hurl clay pigeons into the air for trapshooters
- the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise
- informal terms for the mouth
- a light two-wheeled carriage
- a hazard on a golf course
verb
- fall down, as if collapsing
- cause to topple or tumble by pushing
- roll over and over, back and forth
- fly around
- fall apart
- throw together in a confused mass
- understand, usually after some initial difficulty
- fall suddenly and sharply
- put clothes in a tumbling barrel, where they are whirled about in hot air, usually with the purpose of drying
- suffer a sudden downfall, overthrow, or defeat
- do gymnastics, roll and turn skillfully
noun
verb
- fall or plunge forward
- throw or toss with a light motion
- move abruptly
- set to a certain pitch
- sell or offer for sale from place to place
- be at an angle
- heel over
- erect and fasten
- throw or hurl from the mound to the batter, as in baseball
- hit (a golf ball) in a high arc with a backspin
- lead (a card) and establish the trump suit
- set the level or character of
noun
- the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration
- the act of throwing a baseball or softball by the pitcher towards home plate, which initiates play by giving the batter a chance to hit it
- a vendor's position (especially on the sidewalk)
- promotion by means of an argument and demonstration
- degree of deviation from a horizontal plane
- any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue
- a sports field with predetermined dimensions for playing soccer
- a high approach shot in golf
- an all-fours game in which the first card led is a trump
- abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance)
- the action or manner of throwing something
verb
- to hold fast or prevent from moving
- attach or fasten with pins
- pierce with a pin
- (chess) immobilize a piece
noun
- a piece of jewelry that is pinned onto the wearer's garment
- when a wrestler's shoulders are forced to the mat
- small markers inserted into a surface to mark scores or define locations etc.
- informal terms for the leg
- axis consisting of a short shaft that supports something that turns
- cylindrical tumblers consisting of two parts that are held in place by springs; when they are aligned with a key the bolt can be thrown
- flagpole used to mark the position of the hole on a golf green
- a small slender (often pointed) piece of wood or metal used to support or fasten or attach things
- a holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing
- a club-shaped wooden object used in bowling; set up in triangular groups of ten as the target
verb
- To crash; to fall.
- To deliberately distort the composition of (an assembly, committee, etc.).
- To place (aircraft) into a holding pattern.
- To collect precious metal in the form of various small objects such as coins and bars.
- To operate cumulatively.
- To arrange the cards in a deck in a particular manner.
- To take all the money another player currently has on the table.
- To have excessive ink transfer.
- To arrange in a stack, or to add to an existing stack.
noun
- A combination of interdependent, yet individually replaceable, software components or technologies used together on a system.
- A fall or crash, a prang.
- A holding pattern, with aircraft circling one above the other as they wait to land.
- A number of flues embodied in one structure, rising above the roof.
- A blend of various dietary supplements or anabolic steroids with supposed synergistic benefits.
- A large amount of an object.
- An implementation of a protocol suite (set of protocols forming a layered architecture).
- A coastal landform, consisting of a large vertical column of rock in the sea.
- A vertical drainpipe.
- Compactly spaced bookshelves used to house large collections of books.
- A pile of similar objects, each directly on top of the last.
- An extensive collection
- The amount of money a player has on the table.
- The quantity of a given item which fills up an inventory slot or bag.
- A pile of wood containing 108 cubic feet. (~3 m³)
- A large pile of hay, grain, straw, or the like, larger at the bottom than the top, sometimes covered with thatch.
- A smokestack.
- A generalization of schemes in algebraic geometry and of sheaves.
- A pile of poles or wood, indefinite in quantity.
- A stack data structure stored in main memory that is manipulated during machine language procedure call related instructions.
- A pile of rifles or muskets in a cone shape.
- A linear data structure in which items inserted are removed in reverse order (the last item inserted is the first one to be removed).
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noun
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