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verb
noun
- Power; might; strength; support.
- 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.
adj
verb
- 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.
- To become prepared for action; to activate.
verb
- To keep from falling; to bear; to uphold; to support.
- To provide for or nourish.
- To encourage or sanction (something).
- To maintain, or keep in existence.
- To allow, accept, or admit (e.g. an objection or motion) as valid.
- To confirm, prove, or corroborate; to uphold.
- To aid, comfort, or relieve; to vindicate.
- To experience or suffer (an injury, etc.).
noun
verb
- To prop; support; sustain; hold up; steady.
- To live; reside
- To incline forward, aft, or to one side by means of stays.
- To put off; defer; postpone; delay; keep back.
- To brace or support with a stay or stays
- To remain in a particular place, especially for a definite or short period of time; sojourn; abide.
- To stop; detain; keep back; delay; hinder.
- To continue to have a particular quality.
- To change; tack; go about; be in stays, as a ship.
- To hold out, as in a race or contest; last or persevere to the end; to show staying power.
- To restrain; withhold; check; stop.
- To hold the attention of.
- To cause to cease; to put an end to.
- To support from sinking; to sustain with strength; to satisfy in part or for the time.
- To tack; put on the other tack.
noun
- A guy, rope, or wire supporting or stabilizing a platform, such as a bridge, a pole, such as a tentpole, the mast of a derrick, or other structural element.
- Continuance or a period of time spent in a place; abode for an indefinite time.
- A piece of stiff material, such as plastic or whalebone, used to stiffen a piece of clothing.
- A corset.
- Restraint of passion; prudence; moderation; caution; steadiness; sobriety.
- A fixed state; fixedness; stability; permanence.
- A strong rope or wire supporting a mast, and leading from one masthead down to some other, or other part of the vessel.
- The transverse piece in a chain-cable link.
- A prop; a support.
- A postponement, especially of an execution or other punishment.
- A station or fixed anchorage for vessels.
adj
- Steep; ascending.
- Difficult to negotiate; not easy to access; sheer.
- Stiff; upright; unbending; reserved; haughty; proud.
- (of a roof) Steeply pitched.
adv
verb
- To endure or withstand (hardship, scrutiny, etc.); to tolerate; to be patient (with).
- To support or sustain; to hold up.
- To carry upon one's person, especially visibly; to be equipped with.
- To endeavour to depress the price of, or prices in.
- To wear.
- To carry (offspring in the womb), to be pregnant (with).
- To have or display (a mark or other feature).
- To display (a particular heraldic device) on a shield or coat of arms; to be entitled to wear or use (a heraldic device) as a coat of arms.
- To present or exhibit (a particular outward appearance); to have (a certain look).
- To have (a name, title, or designation).
- To possess or enjoy (recognition, renown, a reputation, etc.); to have (a particular price, value, or worth).
- To have (interest or a specified rate of interest) stipulated in its terms.
- To have (an appendage, organ, etc.) as part of the body; (of a part of the body) to have (an appendage).
- To carry or hold in the mind; to experience, entertain, harbour (an idea, feeling, or emotion).
- To feel and show (respect, reverence, loyalty, etc.) to, towards, or unto a person or thing.
- To possess inherently (a quality, attribute, power, or capacity); to have and display as an essential characteristic.
- To have (a relation, correspondence, etc.) to something else.
- To give (written or oral testimony or evidence); (figurative) to provide or constitute (evidence or proof), give witness.
- To have (a certain meaning, intent, or effect).
- To behave or conduct (oneself).
- To possess and use, to exercise (power or influence); to hold (an office, rank, or position).
- To carry or convey, literally or figuratively.
- To admit or be capable of (a meaning); to suffer or sustain without violence, injury, or change.
- To carry on, or maintain; to have.
- To push, thrust, press.
- To take effect; to have influence or force; to be relevant.
- To give birth to (someone or something) (may take the father of the direct object as an indirect object).
- To sustain, or be answerable for (blame, expense, responsibility, etc.).
- To warrant, justify the need for.
- To produce or yield something, such as fruit or crops.
- To afford, to be something to someone, to supply with something.
- Of a weapon, to be aimed at an enemy or other target.
- To be, or head, in a specific direction or azimuth (from somewhere).
noun
- The meat of this animal.
- A state policeman (short for Smokey Bear).
- A portable punching machine.
- An investor who sells commodities, securities, or futures in anticipation of a fall in prices.
- A block covered with coarse matting, used to scour the deck.
- A large, generally omnivorous mammal (a few species are purely carnivorous or herbivorous), related to the dog and raccoon, having shaggy hair, a very small tail, and flat feet; a member of the family Ursidae.
- Something difficult or tiresome; a burden or chore.
- The fifteenth Lenormand card.
- A rough, unmannerly, uncouth person.
- A large, hairy man, especially one who is homosexual.
adj
verb
- To sustain the trying effect of; to bear up against and overcome; to endure; to resist.
- To endure or survive an event or action without undue damage.
- To pass to windward in a vessel, especially to beat 'round.
- To break down, of rocks and other materials, under the effects of exposure to rain, sunlight, temperature, and air.
- To expose to the weather, or show the effects of such exposure, or to withstand such effects.
- To place (a hawk) unhooded in the open air.
adj
noun
- The short term state of the atmosphere at a specific time and place, including the temperature, relative humidity, cloud cover, precipitation, wind, etc.
- Unpleasant or destructive atmospheric conditions, and their effects.
- The direction from which the wind is blowing; used attributively to indicate the windward side.
- A situation.
verb
- To repress or weaken; to impair the force, keenness, or susceptibility, of
- To dull the edge or point of, by making it thicker; to make blunt.
adj
- Having a thick edge or point; not sharp.
- Abrupt in address; plain; unceremonious; wanting the forms of civility; rough in manners or speech.
- Dull in understanding; slow of discernment; opposed to acute.
- Hard to impress or penetrate.
- Slow or deficient in feeling: insensitive.
noun
verb
- adhere to or practice
- to travel behind, go after, come after
- be later in time
- come as a logical consequence; follow logically
- travel along a certain course
- act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes
- come after in time, as a result
- behave in accordance or in agreement with
- be next
- choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans
- to bring something about at a later time than
- imitate in behavior; take as a model
- follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something
- follow with the eyes or the mind
- be the successor (of)
- perform an accompaniment to
- keep informed
- to be the product or result
- accept and follow the leadership or command or guidance of
- work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function
- keep under surveillance
- follow in or as if in pursuit
- grasp the meaning
- keep to
- to subscribe to someone's updates on social media
- to be subscribed to updates from another user on social media
verb
- To humble; to conquer; to subdue; to capture.
- To annul by legal means.
- To convert to written form. (Usage note: this verb almost always appears as "reduce to writing".)
- To lose weight.
- To perform a reduction; to restore a fracture or dislocation to the correct alignment.
- To bring to an inferior state or condition.
- To simplify an equation or formula without changing its value.
- To bring to an inferior rank; to degrade, to demote.
- To convert a syllogism to a clearer or simpler form.
- To add electrons / hydrogen or to remove oxygen.
- To bring down the size, quantity, quality, value or intensity of something; to diminish, to lower.
- To strike off the payroll.
- To decrease the liquid content of food by boiling much of its water off.
- To produce metal from ore by removing nonmetallic elements in a smelter.
- To express the solution of a problem in terms of another (known) algorithm.
- To reform a line or column from (a square).
adj
- Loyal; adhering firmly to person or cause.
- Consistent with reality.
- Reliable; worthy of trust.
- Injective in specific contexts, e.g. of representations in representation or functors in category theory.
- Engaging in sexual relations only with one's spouse or long-term sexual partner.
- Having faith.
noun
verb
- To struggle or exert oneself to obtain or retain possession of, or to defend.
- To be in opposition; to contest; to dispute; to vie; to quarrel; to fight.
- To be in debate; to engage in discussion; to dispute; to argue.
- To believe (something is reasonable) and argue (for it); to advocate.
- contend with: To try to cope with a difficulty or problem.
verb
- To tolerate, to endure, to stick with.
- To attach with glue or as if by gluing.
- To fix on a pointed instrument; to impale.
- To press (something with a sharp point) into something else.
- To perform (a landing) perfectly.
- To have sexual intercourse with.
- To cut a piece of wood to be the stick member of a cope-and-stick joint.
- To stab.
- To run or plane (mouldings) in a machine, in contradistinction to working them by hand. Such mouldings are said to be stuck.
- To become or remain attached; to adhere.
- To persist.
- Of snow, to remain frozen on landing.
- To propagate plants by cuttings.
- To stand pat: to cease taking any more cards and finalize one's hand.
- To jam; to stop moving.
- To furnish or set with sticks.
- To remain loyal; to remain firm.
- To place, set down (quickly or carelessly).
adj
noun
- A small rectangular block, with a length several times its width, which contains by volume one half of a cup of shortening (butter, margarine or lard).
- A manual transmission, a vehicle equipped with a manual transmission, so called because of the stick-like, i.e. twig-like, control (the gear shift) with which the driver of such a vehicle controls its transmission.
- A cigarette (usually a tobacco cigarette, less often a marijuana cigarette).
- A standard rectangular strip of chewing gum.
- The clarinet.
- Vigor; spirit; effort, energy, intensity.
- Vigorous driving of a car; gas.
- General hitting ability.
- A piece (of furniture, especially if wooden).
- The vertical member of a cope-and-stick joint.
- A long thin implement used to control a ball or puck in sports like hockey, polo, and lacrosse.
- The short whip carried by a jockey.
- A timber board, especially a two by four (inches).
- A handgun.
- The game of pool, or an individual pool game.
- A board as used in board sports, such as a surfboard, snowboard, or skateboard.
- Vehicles, collectively, equipped with manual transmissions.
- The potential accuracy of a hockey stick, implicating also the player using it.
- Corporal punishment; beatings.
- The structure to which a set of bombs in a bomber aircraft are attached and which drops the bombs when it is released. The bombs themselves and, by extension, any load of similar items dropped in quick succession such as paratroopers or containers.
- Use of the stick to control the aircraft.
- A mast or part of a mast of a ship; also, a yard.
- The control column of an aircraft; a joystick. (By convention, a wheel-like control mechanism with a handgrip on opposite sides, similar to the steering wheel of an automobile, can also be called the "stick", although "yoke" or "control wheel" is more commonly seen.)
- The traction of tires on the road surface.
- The amount of fishing line resting on the water surface before a cast; line stick.
- A small, thin branch from a tree or bush; a twig; a branch.
- A thrust with a pointed instrument; a stab.
- The cue used in billiards, pool, snooker, etc.
- A cane or walking stick (usually wooden, metal or plastic) to aid in walking.
- Criticism or ridicule.
- A memory stick.
- A negative stimulus or a punishment. (This sense derives from the metaphor of using a stick, a long piece of wood, to poke or beat a beast of burden to compel it to move forward. Compare carrot.)
- A cudgel or truncheon (usually of wood, metal or plastic), especially one carried by police or guards.
- The long-range driving ability of a golf club.
- Any roughly cylindrical (or rectangular) unit of a substance.
- The pole bearing a small flag that marks the hole.
- A relatively long, thin piece of wood, of any size.
- A bunch of something wrapped around or attached to a stick.
- The potential hitting power of a specific bat.
verb
- To support; to maintain; to be responsible for.
- To feed and cause to grow; to supply with food or other matter which increases weight and promotes health.
- To encourage; to foster; to stimulate
- To educate or bring up; to nurture; to promote emotional, spiritual or other non-physical growth.
- To promote growth; to furnish nutriment.
- To cherish; to comfort.
verb
- To survive; to persevere; to continue.
- To cope.
- To endure in memory; to escape oblivion.
- To spend, as one's life; to pass; to maintain; to continue in, constantly or habitually.
- To outlast danger; to float (said of a ship, boat, etc).
- To have permanent residence somewhere, to inhabit, to reside.
- To pass life in a specified manner.
- To maintain or support one's existence; to provide for oneself; to feed; to subsist.
- To make the most of life; to experience a full, rich life.
- (of an object) to have its proper place; to normally be stored.
- To be alive; to have life.
- To act habitually in conformity with; to practice; to exemplify in one's way of life.
adv
adj
- Recorded from a performance in front of an audience.
- Being a bet which can be raised by the bettor, usually in reference to a blind or straddle.
- Outstanding, top-notch, exhilarating.
- Having life; that is alive.
- Electrically charged or energized, usually indicating that the item may cause electrocution if touched.
- Being broadcast ("on the air"), as it happens.
- Operational; in actual use rather than in testing etc.
- Still in active play.
- Being in a state of ignition; burning.
- Imparting power; having motion.
- Being in existence; actual.
- Of an environment where sound is recorded: having noticeable reverberation.
- Featuring humans; not animated, in the phrases “live actors” or “live action”.
- Of a card: not yet dealt or played.
- In person.
- Having active properties; being energized.
- Taken from a living animal.
- Of firearms or explosives, capable of causing harm.
- Of an object or value: that may potentially be used in the future execution of a program.
verb
- be a guiding or motivating force or drive
- direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
- take somebody somewhere
- use as a guide
- pass over, across, or through
noun
- someone employed to conduct others
- someone who shows the way by leading or advising
- something that offers basic information or instruction
- a model or standard for making comparisons
- someone who can find paths through unexplored territory
- a structure or marking that serves to direct the motion or positioning of something
verb
- To affirm; to make firm and strong.
- To qualify or approve for some role or position; to render sanction or authorization to; to confirm suitability for.
- To yield the opportunity or provide the possibility for something; to provide with means, opportunities, and the like.
- To imply or tacitly confer excuse for an action or a behavior.
- To activate, to make operational (especially of a function of an electronic or mechanical device).
- To put a circuit element into action by supplying a suitable input pulse.
- To make somebody able (to do, or to be, something); to give sufficient ability or power to do or to be; to give strength or ability to.
verb
- To put up with; to endure (and continue to function).
- To receive and transfer; to have pass through one's hands; hence, to buy and sell.
- To treat, to deal with (in a specified way).
- To manage, use, or wield with the hands.
- To illegally touch the ball with the hand or arm; to commit handball.
- To use the hands.
- To accustom to the hand; to take care of with the hands.
- To deal with (a subject, argument, topic, or theme) in speaking, in writing, or in art.
- To behave in a particular way when handled (managed, controlled, directed).
- To be concerned with; to be an expert in.
- To manage, control, or direct.
- To touch; to feel or hold with the hand(s).
noun
- The part of an object which is (designed to be) held in the hand when used or moved.
- A reference to an object or structure that can be stored in a variable.
- A half-gallon (1.75-liter) bottle of alcohol.
- The smooth, irreducible subcurve of a comb which connects to each of the other components in exactly one point.
- The gross amount of wagering within a given period of time or for a given event at one of more establishments.
- An instrument for effecting a purpose (either literally or figuratively); a tool, or an opportunity or pretext.
- A topological space homeomorphic to a ball but viewed as a product of two lower-dimensional balls.
- A 10 fluid ounce (285 mL) glass of beer.
- A point, an extremity of land.
- The tactile qualities of a fabric, e.g., softness, firmness, elasticity, fineness, resilience, and other qualities perceived by touch.
- A name, nickname or pseudonym.
- A title attached to one's name, such as Doctor or Colonel.
noun
- the courage to carry on
- the locus of feelings and intuitions
- the hollow muscular organ located behind the sternum and between the lungs; its rhythmic contractions move the blood through the body
- an area that is approximately central within some larger region
- the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
- an inclination or tendency of a certain kind
- a plane figure with rounded sides curving inward at the top and intersecting at the bottom; conventionally used on playing cards and valentines
- a firm rather dry variety meat (usually beef or veal)
- a positive feeling of liking
- a playing card in the major suit that has one or more red hearts on it
verb
- To defend; protect.
- To eat away at, erode, diminish, or consume gradually; to cause a gradual deterioration in; to produce (some change) through attrition, exposure, or constant use.
- (in the phrase "wearing on (someone)") To cause annoyance, irritation, fatigue, or weariness near the point of an exhaustion of patience.
- To pass slowly, gradually or tediously.
- To have or carry on one's person habitually, consistently; or, to maintain in a particular fashion or manner.
- To ward off; prevent from approaching or entering; drive off; repel.
- To bring (a sailing vessel) onto the other tack by bringing the wind around the stern (as opposed to tacking when the wind is brought around the bow); to come round on another tack by turning away from the wind. Also written "ware". Past: weared, or wore/worn.
- To bear or display in one's aspect or appearance.
- To carry or have equipped on or about one's body, as an item of clothing, equipment, decoration, etc.
- To overcome one's reluctance and endure a (previously specified) situation.
- To undergo gradual deterioration; become impaired; be reduced or consumed gradually due to any continued process, activity, or use.
- To exhaust, fatigue, expend, or weary.
- To last or remain durable under hard use or over time; to retain usefulness, value, or desirable qualities under any continued strain or long period of time; sometimes said of a person, regarding the quality of being easy or difficult to tolerate.
- To guard; watch; keep watch, especially from entry or invasion.
- To conduct or guide with care or caution, as into a fold or place of safety.
noun
verb
noun
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