for goodness' sake
earthly
for goodness' sakes
real
very
really
rattling
in every sense of the word
exactly
focusing
and all
precisely
bah
well
boy howdy
shit
simply
just
especially
hell
how's that for
focally
old
overemphasis
by thunder
headquarters
no big whoop
any and every
fresh hell
the devil
stress
focus
overstress
labour
overemphasise
in the world
highlighter
overemphasize
actually
innit
underscore
underline
emphatic
focalize
underscorer
reaccentuate
de-emphasise
destress
de-emphasis
de-emphasize
though but
out
emphasised
now
reinforcing
short-range
emphasized
styll
focal
topicalization
each and every
here
italicize
point up
relevantly
miniaturism
pressingly
yoink
palilogia
feature
bloody hell
verbal
hyperemphasis
inspissated
overlooking
commanding
dominating
OK
anyway
nexus
I say
highlight
accent
sheer
ploce
stop press
forefront
I'll have you know
writing
live
concentrational
overblown
thematical
earthly
focusing
old
emphatic
emphasised
reinforcing
short-range
emphasized
focal
verbal
inspissated
overlooking
commanding
dominating
sheer
live
concentrational
overblown
thematical
real
very
really
rattling
in every sense of the word
exactly
precisely
well
simply
just
especially
how's that for
focally
by thunder
the devil
actually
out
now
styll
relevantly
pressingly
bloody hell
anyway
hell
overemphasis
headquarters
no big whoop
fresh hell
stress
focus
highlighter
underscorer
focusing
de-emphasis
topicalization
miniaturism
palilogia
hyperemphasis
nexus
accent
ploce
writing
overstress
labour
overemphasise
overemphasize
underscore
underline
focalize
reaccentuate
de-emphasise
destress
de-emphasize
stress
italicize
point up
feature
highlight
stop press
forefront
focus
adv
adj
- not to be taken lightly
- capable of being treated as fact
- being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something
- (of property) fixed or immovable
- coinciding with reality
adj
- being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
- no less than what is stated; worthy of the name
- of, relating to, or representing an amount that is corrected for inflation
- having substance or capable of being treated as fact; not imaginary
noun
noun
adv
- (used for emphasis or as an intensifier) entirely or fully
- (often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (`good' is a nonstandard dialectal variant for `well')
- thoroughly or completely; fully; often used as a combining form
- indicating high probability; in all likelihood
- to a suitable or appropriate extent or degree
- favorably; with approval
- to a great extent or degree
- with great or especially intimate knowledge
- with prudence or propriety
- with skill or in a pleasing manner
- in a manner affording benefit or advantage
- in financial comfort
- without unusual distress or resentment; with good humor
adj
noun
- a deep hole or shaft dug or drilled to obtain water or oil or gas or brine
- a cavity or vessel used to contain liquid
- an abundant source
- an open shaft through the floors of a building (as for a stairway)
- an enclosed compartment in a ship or plane for holding something as e.g. fish or a plane's landing gear or for protecting something as e.g. a ship's pumps
adj
verb
intj
- Used for mere emphasis; heck, hey.
- Used to show displeasure or surprise.
- Expression of worry, failure, shock, etc., often at something seen for the first time or remembered immediately before using this term.
noun
- Stuff, things.
- Solid excretory product evacuated from the bowels; feces.
- The act of shitting.
- A problem or difficult situation.
- Rubbish; worthless matter.
- Anything exceptional or remarkable.
- (in negations) Anything.
- Nonsense; bullshit.
- The smallest amount of concern or consideration.
- A strong rebuke.
- Any recreational drug (e.g. cannabis, heroin, etc.).
- A nasty, despicable person, used particularly of men.
- (the shit) The best of its kind.
adj
verb
intj
- Used to emphasize.
- Used to express discontent, unhappiness, or anger.
- Used to introduce an intensified statement following an understated one; nay; not only that, but.
adv
noun
- A place or situation of great suffering in life.
- A place for gambling.
- An extremely hot place.
- Used as an intensifier in phrases grammatically requiring a noun.
- In certain games of chase, a place to which those who are caught are carried for detention.
- Something extremely painful or harmful (to)
verb
name
noun
noun
- special emphasis attached to something
- the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)
- (psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense
- difficulty that causes worry or emotional tension
- (physics) force that produces strain on a physical body
verb
noun
- special emphasis attached to something
- the concentration of attention or energy on something
- maximum clarity or distinctness of an image rendered by an optical system
- maximum clarity or distinctness of an idea
- a central point or locus of an infection in an organism
- a point of convergence of light (or other radiation) or a point from which it diverges
- a fixed reference point on the concave side of a conic section
verb
verb
- To belabour, to emphasise or expand upon (a point in a debate, etc).
- To suffer the pangs of childbirth.
- To pitch or roll heavily, as a ship in a turbulent sea.
- To be oppressed with difficulties or disease; to do one's work under conditions which make it especially hard or wearisome; to move slowly, as against opposition, or under a burden.
- To toil, to work.
noun
- Workers in general; the working class, the workforce; sometimes specifically the labour movement, organised labour.
- That which requires hard work for its accomplishment; that which demands effort.
- The act of a mother giving birth.
- Effort expended on a particular task; toil, work.
- A traditional unit of area in Mexico and Texas, equivalent to 177.1 acres or 71.67 ha.
- A group of moles.
- The pitching or tossing of a vessel which results in the straining of timbers and rigging.
- A political party or force aiming or claiming to represent the interests of labour.
- The time period during which a mother gives birth.
verb
- To emphasise or stress something
- To draw a line underneath something, especially to add emphasis; to underscore
noun
- A line placed underneath a piece of text in order to provide emphasis or to indicate that it should be viewed in italics or (in electronic documents) that it acts as a hyperlink.
- The character _.
adj
adj
- Characterized by emphasis; forceful.
- Belonging to a set of English tense forms comprising the auxiliary verb do + an infinitive without to.
- Stated with conviction.
- pharyngealized consonants in Arabic, Hebrew, other Northwest Semitic languages, and Berber languages
- Referring to the above consonants as well as /ħ/ and /ʕ/ (these being seen as emphatic equivalents of /h/ and /ʔ/).
- ejective consonants in Ge'ez, Amharic, other Ethiopic Semitic languages, Chadic and Cushitic languages
noun
verb
verb
verb
adv
- Used to intensify or emphasize.
- Away from home or one's usual place.
- Away from; at a distance.
- Away from the inside, centre or other point of reference.
- Into a state of non-operation or non-existence.
- So as to be visible in the sky, and not covered by clouds, fog, etc.
- Of a player, so as to be disqualified from playing further by some action of a member of the opposing team (such as being stumped in cricket).
- To the end; completely.
- Outside; not indoors.
verb
- To reveal (a person) as LGBT+ (gay, trans, etc).
- To kill; to snuff out.
- To eject; to expel.
- To reveal (a person or organization) as having a certain secret, such as a being a secret agent or undercover detective.
- To come or go out; to get out or away; to become public, revealed, or apparent.
- To reveal (a secret).
intj
- A radio procedure word meaning that the station is finished with its transmission and does not expect a response.
- Get out; begone; away!
noun
- A state in which a member of the batting team is removed from play due to the application of various rules of the game such as striking out, hitting a fly ball which is caught by the fielding team before bouncing, etc.
- A place or space outside of something; a nook or corner; an angle projecting outward; an open space.
- A dismissal; a state in which a member of the batting team finishes his turn at bat, due to the application of various rules of the game, such as the bowler knocking over the batsman's wicket with the ball.
- A means of exit, escape, reprieve, etc.
- A card which can make a hand a winner.
- One who, or that which, is out; especially, one who is out of office.
prep
adj
- In bloom.
- Released, available for purchase, download or other use.
- Without; no longer in possession of; not having more
- Visible in the sky; not obscured by clouds.
- No longer popular or in fashion.
- Of the tide, at or near its lowest level.
- Containing errors or discrepancies; in error by a stated amount.
- Not at home, or not at one's office or place of employment.
- Discarded; no longer a possibility.
- Open, public; public about or openly acknowledging some (usually specified) identity.
- Freed from from secrecy.
- Not inside or within something.
- Of the ball or other playing implement, falling or passing or being situated outside the bounds of the playing area.
- Not available; out of service.
- Not having availability of a service, such as power or communications.
- Openly acknowledging that one is LGBT+ (gay, trans, etc).
- Dismissed from play under the rules of the game.
- Not in jail, prison, or captivity; freed from confinement
- Not fitted or inserted into something.
- school is out tomorrow due to snow; when college is out for the summer, I'll head back to my home state
- Temporarily not in operation, or not being attended as usual.
- acceptable, permissible
- Not shining or burning.
adv
- Used to indicate a context of urgency.
- Sometimes; occasionally.
- Used to address a switching side, or sharp change in attitude from before. (In this usage, now is usually emphasized).
- At the present time.
- Used to introduce a point, a qualification of what has previously been said, a remonstration or a rebuke.
- At the time reached within a narration.
- Differently from the immediate past; differently from a more remote past or a possible future; differently from all other times.
adj
conj
noun
- The state of not paying attention to the future or the past.
- The present time.
- A particular instant in time, as perceived at that instant.
intj
intj
- Used for emphasis at the beginning of a sentence when expressing an opinion or want.
- Used semi-assertively to offer something to the listener.
adj
- Filler after a noun or demonstrative pronoun, solely for emphasis.
- Filler after a demonstrative pronoun but before the noun it modifies, solely for emphasis.
noun
adv
adv
verb
- To ascribe the greatest importance to something within a certain context.
- To appear, to make an appearance.
- To star, to contain.
noun
- An individual measurable property or characteristic of a phenomenon being observed; the input of a model.
- A beneficial capability of a piece of software.
- Any of the physical constituents of the face (eyes, nose, etc.).
- The act of being featured in a piece of music.
- Characteristic forms or shapes of parts. For example, a hole, boss, slot, cut, chamfer, or fillet.
- A long, prominent article or item in the media, or the department that creates them; frequently used technically to distinguish content from news.
- Something discerned from physical evidence that helps define, identify, characterize, and interpret an archeological site.
- An important or main item.
- The elements into which linguistic units can be broken down.
- The cast or structure of anything, or of any part of a thing, as of a landscape, a picture, a treaty, or an essay; any marked peculiarity or characteristic.
intj
- Used to introduce a sentence in order to draw attention to the importance of what is being said.
- Used to indicate acknowledgement or acceptance.
- Used to dismiss a dialog box or confirm a prompt.
- Used in turn-taking, serving as a request to the speaker to grant the turn to the interrupter.
verb
noun
adv
adj
- All right, acceptable, permitted.
- In good health or a good emotional state.
- Satisfactory, reasonably good; not exceptional.
- Satisfied (with); willing to accept a state of affairs.
name
adv
- Used to indicate a change of subject.
- Used at the end of a question for emphasis, or to direct the conversation to something of more broad importance (compare with more to the point).
- Regardless; anyhow.
- Used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement. See anyhow and at least.
noun
- A centre or focus of something.
- A person who had contracted a nexum or obligation of such a kind that, if they failed to pay, their creditor could compel them to work as a servant until the debt was paid; an indentured servant.
- The relationship between a vendor and a jurisdiction for the purpose of taxation, established for example by the vendor operating a physical store in that jurisdiction.
- A form or state of connection.
- A connected group; a network, a web.
- In the work of the Danish linguist Otto Jespersen (1860–1943): a group of words expressing two concepts in one unit (such as a clause or sentence).
verb
- To make prominent; emphasize.
- To be a highlight of.
- To seek the attention of (a user) on IRC by mentioning their name in a message, causing that message to appear highlighted on their screen.
- To mark (important passages of text), e.g. with a fluorescent marker pen or in a wordprocessor, as a means of memory retention or for later reference.
- To dye (part of the hair) a different color than the rest.
noun
noun
- Emphasis or importance in general.
- A special emphasis of a tone, even in the weaker part of the measure.
- The rhythmical accent, which marks phrases and sections of a period.
- A very small gemstone set into a piece of jewellery.
- A manner of pronunciation suggesting that the speaker is from a different region; a foreign accent.
- Emphasis laid on a part of an artistic design or composition; an emphasized detail, in particular a detail in sharp contrast to its surroundings.
- A word; a significant tone or sound.
- A mark used to represent this special emphasis.
- Stress laid on certain syllables of a verse.
- A regularly recurring stress upon the tone to mark the beginning, and, more feebly, the third part of the measure.
- Expressions in general; speech.
- A higher-pitched or stronger (louder or longer) articulation of a particular syllable of a word or phrase in order to distinguish it from the others or to emphasize it.
- Modulation of the voice in speaking; the manner of speaking or pronouncing; a peculiar or characteristic modification of the voice, expressing emotion; tone.
- A prime symbol.
- A mark or character used in writing, in order to indicate the place of the spoken accent, or to indicate the nature or quality of the vowel marked.
- A distinctive manner of producing a sign language, such as someone who does not normally use a certain sign language might have when using it.
- The distinctive manner of pronouncing a language associated with a particular region, social group, etc., whether of a native speaker or a foreign speaker; the phonetic and phonological aspects of a dialect.
verb
adj
- of current relevance
- highly reverberant
- charged with an explosive
- elastic; rebounds readily
- abounding with life and energy
- in current use or ready for use
- charged or energized with electricity
- capable of erupting
adv
verb
- be an inhabitant of or reside in
- lead a certain kind of life; live in a certain style
- continue to live and avoid dying
- support oneself
- have life, be alive
- have firsthand knowledge of states, situations, emotions, or sensations
- pursue a positive and satisfying existence
adj
adj
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