English words for 'with great force'
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adv
- with great force
- slowly as if burdened by much weight
- in a manner designed for heavy duty
- to a considerable degree
- in a labored manner
- indulging excessively
- in a heavy-footed manner
- With a great weight.
- So as to be thick or heavy.
- In a manner designed for heavy duty.
- To a considerable degree, to a great extent.
- In a laboured manner.
adj
- Capable of producing great physical force.
- Capable of withstanding great physical force.
- (specifically) Having a high alcoholic content.
- (chemistry) That completely ionizes into anions and cations in a solution.
- Having an offensive or intense odor or flavor.
- (loosely) Possessing power, might, or strength.
- (military) Not easily subdued or taken.
- (slang, US) Impressive, good.
- Determined; unyielding.
- Highly stimulating to the senses.
- Having a specified number of people or units.
- (grammar) Inflecting in a different manner than the one called weak, such as Germanic verbs which change vowels.
- (of an argument) Convincing.
- Having a high concentration of an essential or active ingredient.
- Having wealth or resources.
- (of a disease or symptom) Severe; very bad or intense.
- (mathematics, logic) Having a wide range of logical consequences; widely applicable. (Often contrasted with a weak statement which it implies.)
- having strength or power greater than average or expected
- strong and sure
- having a strong physiological or chemical effect
- being distilled rather than fermented; having a high alcoholic content
- immune to attack; incapable of being tampered with
- of verbs not having standard (or regular) inflection
- having or wielding force or authority
- freshly made or left
- not faint or feeble
- of good quality and condition; solidly built
adv
verb
- proceed with great force
- overwhelm by using great force
- crush with a steamroller as if to level
- bring to a specified state by overwhelming force or pressure
- make level or flat with a steamroller
- (transitive) To level a road using a steamroller.
- (transitive, figurative) To proceed ruthlessly against all opposition as if with an overwhelming force.
noun
- vehicle equipped with heavy wide smooth rollers for compacting roads and pavements
- a massive inexorable force that seems to crush everything in its way
- (slang) A pipe, used for smoking cannabis, open at both ends and having a bowl near one end.
- (historical) A steam-powered heavy road roller.
- (by extension, informal) Any heavy road roller.
- (figurative) Any seemingly irresistible force.
adj
- of force; of the greatest possible intensity
- most important element
- (of a clause) capable of standing syntactically alone as a complete sentence
- Of chief or leading importance; prime, principal.
- (nautical) Belonging to or connected with the principal mast in a vessel.
- Chief, most important, or principal in extent, size, or strength; consisting of the largest part.
- (dialectal) Big; angry.
noun
- any very large body of (salt) water
- a principal pipe in a system that distributes water or gas or electricity or that collects sewage
- (nautical) Ellipsis of mainsail.
- (not in generic modern use) That which is chief or principal; the chief or main portion; the bulk, the greater part, gross.
- (informal) Ellipsis of main course (“the principal dish of a meal”).
- A large cable or pipe providing utility service to an area or a building, such as a water main or electric main.
- (Internet slang) A main account.
- (video games) The primary character that one plays in a video game in which one can play more than one character.
- (now poetic) The high seas.
- A banker's shovel for coins.
adv
verb
noun
verb
verb
- To display great energy or force.
- (music) To perform with great energy and flair.
- To display sexual prowess.
- To behave with wild abandon; to indulge in sex, drugs, and/or alcohol.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see tear, it, up.
- To succeed in a big way.
- (sports) To compete extremely well, to trounce the competition.
verb
- exhibit the strength of
- contract
- bend a joint
- form a curve
- cause (an object) to assume a crooked or angular form
- (transitive, slang) To boast or brag about; to flaunt (something).
- (transitive) To repeatedly bend one of one's joints.
- (intransitive) To tighten the muscles for display of size or strength.
- (transitive) To move part of the body using one's muscles.
- (transitive, chiefly physics or biomechanics) To bend something.
- (intransitive, slang) To flaunt one's superiority; to show off.
noun
- the act of flexing
- (countable) An act of flexing.
- (uncountable, chiefly UK, Ireland) Any flexible insulated electrical wiring.
- (uncountable) Flexibility, pliancy.
- (countable, geometry) A point of inflection.
- (countable) A flexible insulated electrical cord.
- (uncountable) Flexible ductwork, typically flexible plastic over a metal wire coil to shape a tube.
- (countable, slang) An act or instance of flaunting something; a boast or brag; something considered impressive.
verb
- overcome by superior force
- overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli
- (transitive) To render imperceptible by means of greater strength, intensity, etc.
- (video games, transitive) To make excessively powerful.
- (transitive) To subdue someone by superior force.
- (transitive) To excel or exceed in power; to cause to yield; to subdue.
verb
noun
adj
- marked by intense physical force
- in an advanced stage of pregnancy
- exhibiting self-importance
- given or giving freely
- generous and understanding and tolerant
- prodigious
- above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
- serious or severe
- (of animals) fully developed
- feeling self-importance
- significant
- loud and firm
- conspicuous in position or importance
- Popular.
- Of great size, large.
- (of a city) Populous.
- (informal) Important or significant.
- Having large muscles, especially visible ones such as the chest and arm muscles.
- (informal) Mature, conscientious, principled; generous. [with of ‘someone’]
- (informal) Used as an intensifier, especially of negative-valence nouns
- (of an industry or other field, or institution(s) therein; often capitalized; sometimes humorous) Operating on a large scale, especially if therefore having undue or sinister influence.
- Specifically, big-breasted.
- (informal, slang, rare, of someone's age) Old, mature. Used to imply that someone is too old for something, or acting immaturely.
- Having a large penis.
- (informal) Enthusiastic (about). [with on ‘someone/something’]
- (informal) Fat.
- (sometimes figurative) Large with young; pregnant; swelling; ready to give birth or produce.
- (informal) Adult; (of a child) older.
adv
noun
- (university slang) An initiated member of a sorority or fraternity who acts as a mentor to a new member (the little).
- (ageplay) The participant in age roleplay who acts out the older role.
- An important or powerful person; a celebrity; a big name.
- Someone or something that is large in stature.
- (in the plural) The big leagues, big time.
adj
- of great force or power
- (mineralogy) Of a mineral, especially iron ore: containing titanium, or from which titanium may be extracted.
- (not comparable) Of a conflict or contest: involving equally powerful participants.
- (comparable) Having great size, or great force, power, or strength.
- (not comparable) Of or relating to the Titans, a race of gods in Greek mythology.
- (inorganic chemistry) Of or relating to titanium, especially tetravalent titanium.
verb
- exert full strength
- exert a force with a heavy weight
- exert a force or cause a strain upon
- to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle
- pay special attention to
- contract the abdominal muscles during childbirth to ease delivery
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see bear, down.
- (transitive) To push (someone) to the ground; to defeat, overcome.
- (intransitive) To exert downward pressure on one's abdomen, as in giving birth, forcing out feces, and some similar bodily maneuvers.
- (intransitive) To intensify one's efforts.
- (nautical) To steer away from the wind; to approach from windward.
- (intransitive, with on) To approach in a determined manner.
adj
- Powerful; energetic.
- Changing; active; in motion.
- (computing) Happening at runtime instead of being predetermined at compile time.
- Able to change and adapt.
- (grammar) Of a verb: not stative, but fientive; indicating continued or progressive action on the part of the subject.
- (music) Having to do with the volume of sound.
- Pertaining to dynamics, the branch of mechanics concerned with the effects of forces on the motion of objects.
- of or relating to dynamics
- characterized by action or forcefulness or force of personality
- (used of verbs (e.g. ‘to run’) and participial adjectives (e.g. ‘running’ in ‘running water’)) expressing action rather than a state of being
noun
- (physics) A moving force.
- (grammar) A verb that indicates continued or progressive action on the part of the subject.
- (music) A symbol in a musical score that indicates the desired level of volume.
- (music) The varying loudness or volume of a song or the markings that indicate the loudness.
- A characteristic or manner of an interaction; a behavior.
- an efficient incentive
verb
- To move with force.
- (nautical) To run through, as in sailing.
- (transitive, colloquial) To knock over or run over (someone) without stopping.
- (joinery) To cut a groove in, as in a plank, or the edge of a board; especially, a rectangular groove to receive the end of a shelf or tread, the edge of a panel, a tongue, etc.
- (intransitive) To use a plough.
- (transitive, vulgar) To sexually penetrate, typically in a vigorous manner.
- (transitive) To use a plough on soil to prepare for planting.
- To furrow; to make furrows, grooves, or ridges in.
- (bookbinding) To trim, or shave off the edges of, as a book or paper, with a plough.
- to break and turn over earth especially with a plow
- move in a way resembling that of a plow cutting into or going through the soil
noun
- Alternative form of ploughland, an alternative name for a carucate or hide.
- A bookbinder's implement for trimming or shaving off the edges of books.
- (agriculture) A device pulled through the ground in order to break it open into furrows for planting.
- The use of a plough; tillage.
- Ellipsis of snowplough.
- (yoga) A yoga pose resembling a traditional plough, halāsana.
- Alternative form of Plough (Synonym of Ursa Major)
- A joiner's plane for making grooves.
- a farm tool having one or more heavy blades to break the soil and cut a furrow prior to sowing
adj
adv
verb
- hit with great force
- make a strident sound
- apply a draft or strong wind to to
- use explosives on
- create by using explosives
- criticize harshly or violently
- shrivel or wither or mature imperfectly
- make with or as if with an explosion
- shatter as if by explosion
- fire a shot; release
- (transitive) To make an impression on, by making a loud blast or din.
- (bodybuilding, slang) To have a period of full dosage of PEDs as opposed to reducing them during a cruise period.
- (transitive) To blight or wither.
- (transitive) To curse; to damn.
- (transitive) To open up a hole in, usually by means of a sudden and imprecise method (such as an explosion).
- (transitive) To bring destruction or ruin on; to destroy.
- (transitive) To criticize or reprimand severely; to verbally discipline or punish.
- (transitive, informal) To play (music) very loudly out of a speaker.
- (transitive, intransitive, slang, African-American Vernacular) To shoot; to attack or shoot (someone or a place).
- (soccer) To shoot; kick the ball in hope of scoring a goal.
- (intransitive) To make a loud noise.
- (biology, informal, transitive) To run a nucleotide sequence (for nucleic acids) or an amino acid sequence (for proteins) through a BLAST (Basic Local Alignment Search Tool).
- (transitive, science fiction) To shoot, especially with an energy weapon (as opposed to one which fires projectiles).
- (transitive) To shatter, as if by an explosion.
noun
- intense adverse criticism
- a sudden very loud noise
- a strong current of air
- a very long fly ball
- a highly pleasurable or exciting experience
- an explosion (as of dynamite)
- An explosive charge for blasting.
- (cytology) An immature or undifferentiated cell (e.g., lymphoblast, myeloblast).
- A verbal attack or punishment; a severe criticism or reprimand.
- (figuratively, informal) A good time; an enjoyable moment.
- An explosion, especially for the purpose of destroying a mass of rock, etc.
- A forcible stream of gas or liquid from an orifice, for example from a bellows, the tuyeres of a blast furnace, a person's mouth, etc.
- (countable) A loud, sudden sound.
- (marketing) A promotional message sent to an entire mailing list.
- The continuous blowing to which one charge of ore or metal is subjected in a furnace.
- A flatulent disease of sheep.
- A sudden pernicious effect, as if by a noxious wind, especially on animals and plants; a blight.
- A hit of a recreational drug from a pipe.
- The exhaust steam from an engine, driving a column of air out of a boiler chimney, and thus creating an intense draught through the fire; also, any draught produced by the blast.
- (bodybuilding, slang) A period of full dosage of PEDs as opposed to a period of reduced intake.
- A violent gust of wind (in windy weather) or apparent wind (around a moving vehicle).
- (uncountable, broadcasting) Unwanted noise from a microphone.
intj
verb
- hit with great force
- grow vigorously
- make a deep hollow sound
- be the case that thunder is being heard
- make a resonant sound, like artillery
- (transitive, figuratively, of speech) To exclaim with force, to shout, to thunder.
- (of a Eurasian bittern) To make a deep, resonant, territorial vocalisation.
- (of a vehicle) To rush forwards with such violent intensity that it generates a sustained, overwhelming, roaring noise; especially from the perspective of a bystander who has been suddenly subjected to it.
- To make a loud, hollow, resonant sound.
- (usually with "up" or "down") To raise or lower with a crane boom.
- To extend, or push, with a boom or pole.
- (computer chess, slang) To rapidly adjust the evaluation of a position away from zero, indicating a likely win or loss.
- (intransitive) To cause a sonic boom.
- (transitive, slang) To subject (someone or something) to a sonic boom.
- (transitive) To make (something) boom.
- (intransitive) To flourish, grow, or progress.
noun
- a pole carrying an overhead microphone projected over a film or tv set
- a state of economic prosperity
- a deep prolonged loud noise
- a sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden opportunity to make money)
- any of various more-or-less horizontal spars or poles used to extend the foot of a sail or for handling cargo or in mooring
- The section of the arm on a backhoe closest to the tractor.
- (economics, business) A period of prosperity, growth, progress, or high market activity.
- (by extension) Ellipsis of boom microphone (a microphone supported on such a pole).
- (sailing) A spar extending the foot of a sail; a spar rigged outboard from a ship's side to which boats are secured in harbour.
- (electronics) The longest element of a Yagi-Uda antenna, on which the other, smaller antennae are transversally mounted.
- A wishbone-shaped piece of windsurfing equipment.
- (aviation) Ellipsis of sonic boom.
- One of the calls of certain monkeys or birds.
- A low-pitched, resonant sound, such as of an explosion.
- (gymnastics) A gymnastics apparatus, similar to a balance beam, which must be traversed as part of an obstacle course, typically as a training exercise in school or as part of basic training for new military recruits.
- A horizontal member of a crane or derrick, used for lifting.
- A floating barrier used to obstruct navigation, for military or other purposes; or used for the containment of an oil spill or to control the flow of logs from logging operations.
- (computer chess, slang) An instance of booming.
- A specially-designed, movable pole, used to suspend a microphone or camera high above the ground during filming or recording.
- A rapid expansion or increase.
intj
verb
- hit with great force
- succeed in obtaining a position
- succeed at easily
- take into custody
- attach something somewhere by means of nails
- locate exactly
- complete a pass
- (transitive, vulgar, slang) Of a male, to engage in sexual intercourse with.
- (transitive, slang) To accomplish (a task) completely and successfully.
- (transitive) To nail down: to make certain, or confirm.
- (transitive, slang) To expose as a sham.
- (transitive) To fix (an object) to another object using a nail.
- (intransitive) To drive a nail.
- (transitive, slang) To hit (a target) effectively with some weapon.
- (slang) To catch.
- (transitive) To stud or boss with nails, or as if with nails.
- (military) To spike, as a cannon.
noun
- a thin pointed piece of metal that is hammered into materials as a fastener
- a former unit of length for cloth equal to 1/16 of a yard
- horny plate covering and protecting part of the dorsal surface of the digits
- The basal thickened portion of the anterior wings of certain hemiptera.
- The claw of a bird or other animal.
- An archaic English unit of length equivalent to ¹⁄₂₀ of an ell or ¹⁄₁₆ of a yard (2+¹⁄₄ inches or 5.715 cm).
- The thin, horny plate at the ends of fingers and toes on humans and some other animals.
- The terminal horny plate on the beak of ducks, and other allied birds.
- A round pedestal on which merchants once carried out their business, such as the four nails outside The Exchange, Bristol.
- A spike-shaped metal fastener used for joining wood or similar materials. The nail is generally driven through two or more layers of material by means of impacts from a hammer or other device. It is then held in place by friction.
verb
- hit with great force
- hit violently
- break into pieces, as by striking or knocking over
- overthrow or destroy (something considered evil or harmful)
- collide or strike violently and suddenly
- break suddenly into pieces, as from a violent blow
- damage or destroy as if by violence
- humiliate or depress completely
- hit (a tennis ball) in a powerful overhead stroke
- reduce to bankruptcy
- (transitive, slang, vulgar) To have sex with.
- (transitive, figuratively) To defeat overwhelmingly; to gain a comprehensive success over.
- (transitive, US) To deform through continuous pressure.
- (transitive, figuratively) To ruin completely and suddenly.
- (intransitive) To be destroyed by being smashed.
- (transitive) To break (something brittle) violently.
- (transitive) To hit extremely hard.
noun
- a conspicuous success
- the act of colliding with something
- a hard return hitting the tennis ball above your head
- a vigorous blow
- a serious collision (especially of motor vehicles)
- The sound of a violent impact; a violent striking together.
- (colloquial) Something very successful or popular (as music, food, fashion, etc).
- (aviation, informal) Airspeed; dynamic pressure.
- A kind of julep cocktail containing chunks of fresh fruit that can be eaten after finishing the drink.
- (UK, Ireland, colloquial) A traffic collision.
- (tennis) A very hard overhead shot hit sharply downward.
- A mashed foodstuff.
adv
adj
- Formidable, powerful.
- Very bad; lousy.
- Intense; extreme in degree or extent.
- (especially Ireland, with "for") Prone to a particular temptation.
- Dreadful; causing terror, alarm and fear; awesome
- Very unpleasant; disagreeable.
- causing fear or dread or terror
- intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality
- extreme in degree or extent or amount or impact
- exceptionally bad or displeasing
adv
noun
- A thrust; a push; a sudden force that impels.
- an impelling force or strength
- A wish or urge, particularly a sudden one prompting action.
- (physics) The integral of force over time.
- an instinctive motive
- the act of applying force suddenly
- (electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients)
- the electrical discharge that travels along a nerve fiber
- a sudden desire
verb
noun
- (figurative) A great forceful onrush.
- (cocktails) A sweet alcoholic drink made with rum, lemon juice (or sometimes other fruit juice), and either passion fruit syrup or fassionola.
- (in particular, meteorology) A severe tropical cyclone in the North Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, or in the eastern North Pacific off the west coast of Mexico, with winds of 119 km/h (74 miles per hour) or greater accompanied by rain, lightning, and thunder that sometimes moves into temperate latitudes.
- (sports, aerial freestyle skiing) "full—triple-full—full" – an acrobatic maneuver consisting of three flips and five twists, with one twist on the first flip, three twists on the second flip, one twist on the third flip
- A severe tropical cyclone; an intense storm rotating around a central eye.
- a severe tropical cyclone usually with heavy rains and winds moving at 63-136 knots (12 on the Beaufort scale)
verb
- To move noisily, quickly, and dramatically, becoming the center of attention.
- To tear apart in a violent, destructive, and/or chaotic manner.
- To storm excessivly; to fume and rage violently.
- To attempt to accomplish a great deal with a frenzied effort.
- To swirl quickly and violently.
- To cause an uproar.
- (ambitransitive, of the weather) To be violent, with winds of 119 km/h (74 miles per hour) or greater, usually accompanied by rain, lightning, and thunder.
- To chase violently or rush after and force along.
adj
- Powerful; fierce; strong.
- Intending to cause harm, successfully or otherwise; bearing ill will towards another.
- (informal, often childish) Difficult, tricky.
- Disobliging; pettily offensive or unaccommodating.
- (chiefly UK) Ungenerous; stingy; tight-fisted.
- (colloquial) Accomplished with great skill; deft; hard to compete with.
- Without dignity of mind; destitute of honour; low-minded; spiritless; base.
- Low in quality or degree; inferior; poor; shabby.
- Of little value or worth; worthy of little or no regard; contemptible; despicable.
- (colloquial) Hearty; spicy.
- Having the mean (see noun below) as its value; average.
- marked by poverty befitting a beggar
- approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value
- of no value or worth
- having or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality
- very good; of the highest quality
- characterized by malice
- (used of persons or behavior) characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity
- (used of sums of money) so small in amount as to deserve contempt
noun
- (now chiefly in the plural form means, also in a singular sense) A method or course of action used to achieve some result.
- (mathematics) Any function of multiple variables that satisfies certain properties and yields a number representative of its arguments; or, the number so yielded; a measure of central tendency.
- (mathematics) Either of the two numbers in the middle of a conventionally presented proportion, as 2 and 3 in 1:2=3:6.
- Something which is intermediate or in the middle; an intermediate value or range of values; a medium.
- (statistics) The average of a set of values, calculated by summing them together and dividing by the number of terms.
- (music, now historical) The middle part of three-part polyphonic music; now specifically, the alto part in polyphonic music; an alto instrument.
- an average of n numbers computed by adding some function of the numbers and dividing by some function of n
verb
- (transitive) Of a word, symbol etc: to have reference to, to signify.
- (transitive) Of a person (or animal etc): to intend to express, to imply, to hint at, to allude.
- (transitive) To intend, to plan (to do); to have as one's intention.
- (transitive) To have conviction in (something said or expressed); to be sincere in (what one says).
- (usually with to) To be of some level of importance.
- (transitive) To cause or produce (a given result); to bring about (a given result).
- (Ireland, UK regional) To lament.
- (transitive) To convey (a given sense); to signify, or indicate (an object or idea).
- (intransitive) To have as intentions of a given kind.
- (transitive, usually in passive) To intend (something) for a given purpose or fate; to predestine.
- (transitive) To intend an ensuing comment or statement as an explanation.
- destine or designate for a certain purpose
- have in mind as a purpose
- have a specified degree of importance
- have as a logical consequence
- mean or intend to express or convey
- intend to refer to
- denote or connote
verb
- propel with force
- set up or found
- launch for the first time; launch on a maiden voyage
- smoothen the surface of
- begin with vigor
- get going; give impetus to
- (transitive) To cause (a rocket, balloon, etc., or the payload thereof) to begin its flight upward from the ground.
- (intransitive, often with out) To move with force and swiftness like a sliding from the stocks into the water; to plunge; to begin.
- (transitive) To throw (a projectile such as a lance, dart or ball); to hurl; to propel with force.
- (intransitive) Of a ship, rocket, balloon, etc.: to depart on a voyage; to take off.
- (transitive) To send out; to start (someone) on a mission or project; to give a start to (something); to put in operation
- (intransitive, computing, of a program) To start to operate.
- (transitive, computing) To start (a program or feature); to execute or bring into operation.
- (transitive) To release; to put onto the market for sale
- (transitive) To cause (a vessel) to move or slide from the land or a larger vessel into the water; to set afloat.
noun
- the act of propelling with force
- a motorboat with an open deck or a half deck
- An event held to celebrate the launch of a ship/vessel, project, a new book, etc.; a launch party.
- The act or fact of launching (a ship/vessel, a project, a new book, etc.).
- (nautical) The boat of the largest size and/or of most importance belonging to a ship of war, and often called the "captain's boat" or "captain's launch".
- (nautical) An open boat of any size powered by steam, petrol, electricity, etc.
- The movement of a vessel from land into the water; especially, the sliding on ways from the stocks on which it is built. (Compare: to splash a ship.)
- (nautical) A boat used to convey guests to and from a yacht.
adj
- of great intensity or power or force
- Of great force, power, or intensity; deep or intense.
- given to excessive indulgence of bodily appetites especially for intoxicating liquors
- of great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious thought
- in an advanced stage of pregnancy
- unusually great in degree or quantity or number
- slow and laborious because of weight
- prodigious
- of relatively large extent and density
- full and loud and deep
- usually describes a large person who is fat but has a large frame to carry it
- of comparatively great physical weight or density
- darkened by clouds
- full of; bearing great weight
- (of an actor or role) being or playing the villain
- (of sleep) deep and complete
- sharply inclined
- dense or inadequately leavened and hence likely to cause distress in the alimentary canal
- (used of soil) compact and fine-grained
- marked by great psychological weight; weighted down especially with sadness or troubles or weariness
- (physics, chemistry) being or containing an isotope with greater than average atomic mass or weight
- requiring or showing effort
- made of fabric having considerable thickness
- large and powerful; especially designed for heavy loads or rough work
- permitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter
- of the military or industry; using (or being) the heaviest and most powerful armaments or weapons or equipment
- lacking lightness or liveliness
- characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort
- (of a person) Heavyset: overweight.
- Not raised or leavened.
- (of weather) Hot and humid.
- (of any physical thing) Having great weight.
- (oil industry) Of petroleum, having high viscosity.
- (of a topic) Serious, somber.
- (nautical, military) Heavily-armed.
- (of music) Loud, distorted, or intense.
- (of wines or spirits) Having much body or strength.
- (physics) Containing one or more isotopes that are heavier than the normal one.
- (aviation, of an aircraft) Having a relatively high takeoff weight and payload.
- (of food) High in fat or protein; difficult to digest.
- Laden with that which is weighty; encumbered; burdened; bowed down, either with an actual burden, or with grief, pain, disappointment, etc.
- (of the eyes) With eyelids difficult to keep open due to tiredness.
- Not easy to bear; burdensome; oppressive.
- Doing the specified activity more intensely than most other people.
- (slang) Armed.
- (finance) Of a market: in which the price of shares is declining.
- Having the heaves.
- Slow; sluggish; inactive; or lifeless, dull, inanimate, stupid.
- Having a maximum takeoff weight exceeding 300,000 tons, as almost all widebodies do, generating high wake turbulence.
- (of a rate of flow) High, great.
- Impeding motion; cloggy; clayey.
noun
- an actor who plays villainous roles
- a serious (or tragic) role in a play
- (journalism, slang, chiefly in the plural) A newspaper of the quality press.
- (aviation) A relatively large multi-engined aircraft.
- (slang) A doorman, bouncer or bodyguard.
- (slang) A villain or bad guy; the one responsible for evil or aggressive acts.
- (military, historical) A member of the heavy cavalry.
- A prominent figure; a "major player".
adv
verb
verb
- wield vigorously
- join together as by twisting, weaving, or molding
- use diligently
- apply oneself diligently
- give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance
- travel a route regularly
- (intransitive) To bend, to flex; to be bent by something, to give way or yield (to a force, etc.).
- (transitive) To work at (something) diligently.
- (transitive) To persist in offering something to, especially for the purpose of inducement or persuasion.
- (transitive) To press upon; to urge persistently.
- (ambitransitive, transport) To travel over (a route) regularly.
- (transitive) To wield or use (a tool, a weapon, etc.) steadily or vigorously.
noun
- one of the strands twisted together to make yarn or rope or thread; often used in combination
- (usually in combinations) one of several layers of cloth or paper or wood as in plywood
- (artificial intelligence, combinatorial game theory) In two-player sequential games, a "half-turn" or a move made by one of the players.
- (now chiefly Scotland) A condition, a state.
- A layer of material.
- (colloquial) Clipping of plywood.
- A bent; a direction.
- A strand that, twisted together with other strands, makes up rope or yarn.
noun
- (uncountable, figurative) Strength, force.
- (uncountable) A contractile form of tissue which animals use to effect movement.
- (usually in the plural) A well-developed physique, in which the muscles are enlarged from exercise.
- (uncountable, figurative) Hired strongmen or bodyguards.
- (countable) An organ composed of muscle tissue.
- a bully employed as a thug or bodyguard
- one of the contractile organs of the body
- authority or power or force (especially when used in a coercive way)
- possessing muscular strength
- animal tissue consisting predominantly of contractile cells
verb
noun
- A sudden powerful pull.
- (mining) An iron hook of a hoisting tub, to which a tackle is affixed.
- (UK, slang) A foundationer or colleger at Eton.
- (slang) An act of male masturbation.
- A type of tractor used for moving trailers.
- A trace, or drawing strap, of a harness.
- (nautical) A tugboat.
- A dog toy consisting of a rope, often with a knot in it.
- a powerful small boat designed to pull or push larger ships
- a sudden abrupt pull
verb
- (transitive) To pull hard repeatedly.
- (transitive) To pull or drag with great effort.
- (slang, ambitransitive) To masturbate.
- (transitive) To tow by tugboat.
- strive and make an effort to reach a goal
- move by pulling hard
- struggle in opposition
- pull or strain hard at
- tow (a vessel) with a tug
- carry with difficulty
- pull hard
noun
- The degree of strength.
- (astronomy) Synonym of radiance.
- (geology) The severity of an earthquake in terms of its effects on the earth's surface, and buildings. The value depends on the distance from the epicentre, and is not to be confused with the magnitude.
- (physics) Time-averaged energy flux (the ratio of average power to the area through which the power "flows"); irradiance.
- (optics) Can mean any of radiant intensity, luminous intensity or irradiance.
- The quality of being intense.
- chromatic purity: freedom from dilution with white and hence vivid in hue
- high level or degree; the property of being intense
- the magnitude of sound (usually in a specified direction)
- the amount of energy transmitted (as by acoustic or electromagnetic radiation)
verb
noun
verb
- withstand the force of something
- express opposition through action or words
- resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ
- refuse to comply
- elude, especially in a baffling way
- stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something
- (transitive) To attempt to counter the actions or effects of.
- (intransitive) To oppose; to refuse to accept.
- (transitive) To withstand the actions of.
noun
verb
- withstand the force of something
- hold one's ground; maintain a position; be steadfast or upright
- put up with something or somebody unpleasant
- be standing; be upright
- be available for stud services
- have or maintain a position or stand on an issue
- be tall; have a height of; copula
- occupy a place or location, also metaphorically
- be in effect; be or remain in force
- be in some specified state or condition
- put into an upright position
- remain inactive or immobile
- (intransitive) To be placed in an upright or vertical orientation.
- (intransitive, copulative) To support oneself on the feet in an erect position.
- (intransitive) To rise to one’s feet; to stand up.
- (intransitive) To appear in court.
- (intransitive, British) To be a candidate (in an election).
- (intransitive, copulative) To remain motionless.
- (card games) To stop asking for more cards; to keep one's hand as it has been dealt so far.
- (intransitive, of tears, sweat, etc.) To be present, to have welled up.
- (transitive) To cover the expense of; to pay for.
- (intransitive, nautical) Of a ship or its captain, to steer, sail (in a specified direction, for a specified destination etc.).
- (intransitive) To remain valid.
- (transitive) To oppose, usually as a team, in competition.
- (intransitive) To have or maintain a position, order, or rank; to be in a particular relation.
- (intransitive, copulative) To maintain one's ground; to be acquitted; not to fail or yield; to be safe.
- (intransitive) To measure when erect on the feet.
- (intransitive, followed by to + infinitive) To be positioned to gain or lose.
- (intransitive, cricket) To act as an umpire.
- (intransitive, copulative) To remain without ruin or injury.
- (intransitive) To be consistent; to agree; to accord.
- (transitive) To undergo; withstand; hold up.
- (transitive) To place in an upright or standing position.
- (intransitive, copulative) To maintain an invincible or permanent attitude; to be fixed, steady, or firm; to take a position in resistance or opposition.
- (transitive, chiefly in the negative) To tolerate.
- (intransitive) To occupy or hold a place; to be set, placed, fixed, located, or situated.
noun
- the position where a thing or person stands
- a platform where a (brass) band can play in the open air
- a stop made by a touring musical or theatrical group to give a performance
- a booth where articles are displayed for sale
- a support or foundation
- a defensive effort
- an interruption of normal activity
- a growth of similar plants (usually trees) in a particular area
- a mental position from which things are viewed
- a support for displaying or holding various articles
- tiered seats consisting of a structure (often made of wood) where people can sit to watch an event (game or parade)
- a small table for holding articles of various kinds
- (sports) Grandstand. (often in the plural)
- (forestry) 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.
- (cricket) A partnership.
- The platform on which a witness testifies in court; the witness stand or witness box.
- (US, historical) Ellipsis of tavern stand (“a roadside inn”).
- 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.
- A location or position where one may stand.
- (advertising) An advertisement filling an entire billboard, comprising many sheets of paper.
- (historical) An area of raised seating for waiters at the stock exchange.
- (military, plural often stand) A single set, as of arms.
- A resolute, unwavering position; firm opinion; action for a purpose in the face of opposition.
- The act of standing.
- A designated spot where someone or something may stand or wait.
- A particular grove or other group of trees or shrubs.
- 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.
- A defensive position or effort.
- A device to hold something upright or aloft.
noun
verb
noun
- A thrust; a push; a sudden force that impels.
- an impelling force or strength
- A wish or urge, particularly a sudden one prompting action.
- (physics) The integral of force over time.
- an instinctive motive
- the act of applying force suddenly
- (electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients)
- the electrical discharge that travels along a nerve fiber
- a sudden desire
verb
noun
- (figurative) A great forceful onrush.
- (cocktails) A sweet alcoholic drink made with rum, lemon juice (or sometimes other fruit juice), and either passion fruit syrup or fassionola.
- (in particular, meteorology) A severe tropical cyclone in the North Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, or in the eastern North Pacific off the west coast of Mexico, with winds of 119 km/h (74 miles per hour) or greater accompanied by rain, lightning, and thunder that sometimes moves into temperate latitudes.
- (sports, aerial freestyle skiing) "full—triple-full—full" – an acrobatic maneuver consisting of three flips and five twists, with one twist on the first flip, three twists on the second flip, one twist on the third flip
- A severe tropical cyclone; an intense storm rotating around a central eye.
- a severe tropical cyclone usually with heavy rains and winds moving at 63-136 knots (12 on the Beaufort scale)
verb
- To move noisily, quickly, and dramatically, becoming the center of attention.
- To tear apart in a violent, destructive, and/or chaotic manner.
- To storm excessivly; to fume and rage violently.
- To attempt to accomplish a great deal with a frenzied effort.
- To swirl quickly and violently.
- To cause an uproar.
- (ambitransitive, of the weather) To be violent, with winds of 119 km/h (74 miles per hour) or greater, usually accompanied by rain, lightning, and thunder.
- To chase violently or rush after and force along.
noun
- (uncountable, figurative) Strength, force.
- (uncountable) A contractile form of tissue which animals use to effect movement.
- (usually in the plural) A well-developed physique, in which the muscles are enlarged from exercise.
- (uncountable, figurative) Hired strongmen or bodyguards.
- (countable) An organ composed of muscle tissue.
- a bully employed as a thug or bodyguard
- one of the contractile organs of the body
- authority or power or force (especially when used in a coercive way)
- possessing muscular strength
- animal tissue consisting predominantly of contractile cells
verb
noun
- A sudden powerful pull.
- (mining) An iron hook of a hoisting tub, to which a tackle is affixed.
- (UK, slang) A foundationer or colleger at Eton.
- (slang) An act of male masturbation.
- A type of tractor used for moving trailers.
- A trace, or drawing strap, of a harness.
- (nautical) A tugboat.
- A dog toy consisting of a rope, often with a knot in it.
- a powerful small boat designed to pull or push larger ships
- a sudden abrupt pull
verb
- (transitive) To pull hard repeatedly.
- (transitive) To pull or drag with great effort.
- (slang, ambitransitive) To masturbate.
- (transitive) To tow by tugboat.
- strive and make an effort to reach a goal
- move by pulling hard
- struggle in opposition
- pull or strain hard at
- tow (a vessel) with a tug
- carry with difficulty
- pull hard
noun
- The degree of strength.
- (astronomy) Synonym of radiance.
- (geology) The severity of an earthquake in terms of its effects on the earth's surface, and buildings. The value depends on the distance from the epicentre, and is not to be confused with the magnitude.
- (physics) Time-averaged energy flux (the ratio of average power to the area through which the power "flows"); irradiance.
- (optics) Can mean any of radiant intensity, luminous intensity or irradiance.
- The quality of being intense.
- chromatic purity: freedom from dilution with white and hence vivid in hue
- high level or degree; the property of being intense
- the magnitude of sound (usually in a specified direction)
- the amount of energy transmitted (as by acoustic or electromagnetic radiation)
verb
- proceed with great force
- overwhelm by using great force
- crush with a steamroller as if to level
- bring to a specified state by overwhelming force or pressure
- make level or flat with a steamroller
- (transitive) To level a road using a steamroller.
- (transitive, figurative) To proceed ruthlessly against all opposition as if with an overwhelming force.
noun
- vehicle equipped with heavy wide smooth rollers for compacting roads and pavements
- a massive inexorable force that seems to crush everything in its way
- (slang) A pipe, used for smoking cannabis, open at both ends and having a bowl near one end.
- (historical) A steam-powered heavy road roller.
- (by extension, informal) Any heavy road roller.
- (figurative) Any seemingly irresistible force.
verb
- To display great energy or force.
- (music) To perform with great energy and flair.
- To display sexual prowess.
- To behave with wild abandon; to indulge in sex, drugs, and/or alcohol.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see tear, it, up.
- To succeed in a big way.
- (sports) To compete extremely well, to trounce the competition.
verb
- exhibit the strength of
- contract
- bend a joint
- form a curve
- cause (an object) to assume a crooked or angular form
- (transitive, slang) To boast or brag about; to flaunt (something).
- (transitive) To repeatedly bend one of one's joints.
- (intransitive) To tighten the muscles for display of size or strength.
- (transitive) To move part of the body using one's muscles.
- (transitive, chiefly physics or biomechanics) To bend something.
- (intransitive, slang) To flaunt one's superiority; to show off.
noun
- the act of flexing
- (countable) An act of flexing.
- (uncountable, chiefly UK, Ireland) Any flexible insulated electrical wiring.
- (uncountable) Flexibility, pliancy.
- (countable, geometry) A point of inflection.
- (countable) A flexible insulated electrical cord.
- (uncountable) Flexible ductwork, typically flexible plastic over a metal wire coil to shape a tube.
- (countable, slang) An act or instance of flaunting something; a boast or brag; something considered impressive.
verb
- overcome by superior force
- overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli
- (transitive) To render imperceptible by means of greater strength, intensity, etc.
- (video games, transitive) To make excessively powerful.
- (transitive) To subdue someone by superior force.
- (transitive) To excel or exceed in power; to cause to yield; to subdue.
verb
noun
verb
- exert full strength
- exert a force with a heavy weight
- exert a force or cause a strain upon
- to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle
- pay special attention to
- contract the abdominal muscles during childbirth to ease delivery
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see bear, down.
- (transitive) To push (someone) to the ground; to defeat, overcome.
- (intransitive) To exert downward pressure on one's abdomen, as in giving birth, forcing out feces, and some similar bodily maneuvers.
- (intransitive) To intensify one's efforts.
- (nautical) To steer away from the wind; to approach from windward.
- (intransitive, with on) To approach in a determined manner.
verb
- To move with force.
- (nautical) To run through, as in sailing.
- (transitive, colloquial) To knock over or run over (someone) without stopping.
- (joinery) To cut a groove in, as in a plank, or the edge of a board; especially, a rectangular groove to receive the end of a shelf or tread, the edge of a panel, a tongue, etc.
- (intransitive) To use a plough.
- (transitive, vulgar) To sexually penetrate, typically in a vigorous manner.
- (transitive) To use a plough on soil to prepare for planting.
- To furrow; to make furrows, grooves, or ridges in.
- (bookbinding) To trim, or shave off the edges of, as a book or paper, with a plough.
- to break and turn over earth especially with a plow
- move in a way resembling that of a plow cutting into or going through the soil
noun
- Alternative form of ploughland, an alternative name for a carucate or hide.
- A bookbinder's implement for trimming or shaving off the edges of books.
- (agriculture) A device pulled through the ground in order to break it open into furrows for planting.
- The use of a plough; tillage.
- Ellipsis of snowplough.
- (yoga) A yoga pose resembling a traditional plough, halāsana.
- Alternative form of Plough (Synonym of Ursa Major)
- A joiner's plane for making grooves.
- a farm tool having one or more heavy blades to break the soil and cut a furrow prior to sowing
verb
- hit with great force
- make a strident sound
- apply a draft or strong wind to to
- use explosives on
- create by using explosives
- criticize harshly or violently
- shrivel or wither or mature imperfectly
- make with or as if with an explosion
- shatter as if by explosion
- fire a shot; release
- (transitive) To make an impression on, by making a loud blast or din.
- (bodybuilding, slang) To have a period of full dosage of PEDs as opposed to reducing them during a cruise period.
- (transitive) To blight or wither.
- (transitive) To curse; to damn.
- (transitive) To open up a hole in, usually by means of a sudden and imprecise method (such as an explosion).
- (transitive) To bring destruction or ruin on; to destroy.
- (transitive) To criticize or reprimand severely; to verbally discipline or punish.
- (transitive, informal) To play (music) very loudly out of a speaker.
- (transitive, intransitive, slang, African-American Vernacular) To shoot; to attack or shoot (someone or a place).
- (soccer) To shoot; kick the ball in hope of scoring a goal.
- (intransitive) To make a loud noise.
- (biology, informal, transitive) To run a nucleotide sequence (for nucleic acids) or an amino acid sequence (for proteins) through a BLAST (Basic Local Alignment Search Tool).
- (transitive, science fiction) To shoot, especially with an energy weapon (as opposed to one which fires projectiles).
- (transitive) To shatter, as if by an explosion.
noun
- intense adverse criticism
- a sudden very loud noise
- a strong current of air
- a very long fly ball
- a highly pleasurable or exciting experience
- an explosion (as of dynamite)
- An explosive charge for blasting.
- (cytology) An immature or undifferentiated cell (e.g., lymphoblast, myeloblast).
- A verbal attack or punishment; a severe criticism or reprimand.
- (figuratively, informal) A good time; an enjoyable moment.
- An explosion, especially for the purpose of destroying a mass of rock, etc.
- A forcible stream of gas or liquid from an orifice, for example from a bellows, the tuyeres of a blast furnace, a person's mouth, etc.
- (countable) A loud, sudden sound.
- (marketing) A promotional message sent to an entire mailing list.
- The continuous blowing to which one charge of ore or metal is subjected in a furnace.
- A flatulent disease of sheep.
- A sudden pernicious effect, as if by a noxious wind, especially on animals and plants; a blight.
- A hit of a recreational drug from a pipe.
- The exhaust steam from an engine, driving a column of air out of a boiler chimney, and thus creating an intense draught through the fire; also, any draught produced by the blast.
- (bodybuilding, slang) A period of full dosage of PEDs as opposed to a period of reduced intake.
- A violent gust of wind (in windy weather) or apparent wind (around a moving vehicle).
- (uncountable, broadcasting) Unwanted noise from a microphone.
intj
verb
- hit with great force
- grow vigorously
- make a deep hollow sound
- be the case that thunder is being heard
- make a resonant sound, like artillery
- (transitive, figuratively, of speech) To exclaim with force, to shout, to thunder.
- (of a Eurasian bittern) To make a deep, resonant, territorial vocalisation.
- (of a vehicle) To rush forwards with such violent intensity that it generates a sustained, overwhelming, roaring noise; especially from the perspective of a bystander who has been suddenly subjected to it.
- To make a loud, hollow, resonant sound.
- (usually with "up" or "down") To raise or lower with a crane boom.
- To extend, or push, with a boom or pole.
- (computer chess, slang) To rapidly adjust the evaluation of a position away from zero, indicating a likely win or loss.
- (intransitive) To cause a sonic boom.
- (transitive, slang) To subject (someone or something) to a sonic boom.
- (transitive) To make (something) boom.
- (intransitive) To flourish, grow, or progress.
noun
- a pole carrying an overhead microphone projected over a film or tv set
- a state of economic prosperity
- a deep prolonged loud noise
- a sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden opportunity to make money)
- any of various more-or-less horizontal spars or poles used to extend the foot of a sail or for handling cargo or in mooring
- The section of the arm on a backhoe closest to the tractor.
- (economics, business) A period of prosperity, growth, progress, or high market activity.
- (by extension) Ellipsis of boom microphone (a microphone supported on such a pole).
- (sailing) A spar extending the foot of a sail; a spar rigged outboard from a ship's side to which boats are secured in harbour.
- (electronics) The longest element of a Yagi-Uda antenna, on which the other, smaller antennae are transversally mounted.
- A wishbone-shaped piece of windsurfing equipment.
- (aviation) Ellipsis of sonic boom.
- One of the calls of certain monkeys or birds.
- A low-pitched, resonant sound, such as of an explosion.
- (gymnastics) A gymnastics apparatus, similar to a balance beam, which must be traversed as part of an obstacle course, typically as a training exercise in school or as part of basic training for new military recruits.
- A horizontal member of a crane or derrick, used for lifting.
- A floating barrier used to obstruct navigation, for military or other purposes; or used for the containment of an oil spill or to control the flow of logs from logging operations.
- (computer chess, slang) An instance of booming.
- A specially-designed, movable pole, used to suspend a microphone or camera high above the ground during filming or recording.
- A rapid expansion or increase.
intj
verb
- hit with great force
- succeed in obtaining a position
- succeed at easily
- take into custody
- attach something somewhere by means of nails
- locate exactly
- complete a pass
- (transitive, vulgar, slang) Of a male, to engage in sexual intercourse with.
- (transitive, slang) To accomplish (a task) completely and successfully.
- (transitive) To nail down: to make certain, or confirm.
- (transitive, slang) To expose as a sham.
- (transitive) To fix (an object) to another object using a nail.
- (intransitive) To drive a nail.
- (transitive, slang) To hit (a target) effectively with some weapon.
- (slang) To catch.
- (transitive) To stud or boss with nails, or as if with nails.
- (military) To spike, as a cannon.
noun
- a thin pointed piece of metal that is hammered into materials as a fastener
- a former unit of length for cloth equal to 1/16 of a yard
- horny plate covering and protecting part of the dorsal surface of the digits
- The basal thickened portion of the anterior wings of certain hemiptera.
- The claw of a bird or other animal.
- An archaic English unit of length equivalent to ¹⁄₂₀ of an ell or ¹⁄₁₆ of a yard (2+¹⁄₄ inches or 5.715 cm).
- The thin, horny plate at the ends of fingers and toes on humans and some other animals.
- The terminal horny plate on the beak of ducks, and other allied birds.
- A round pedestal on which merchants once carried out their business, such as the four nails outside The Exchange, Bristol.
- A spike-shaped metal fastener used for joining wood or similar materials. The nail is generally driven through two or more layers of material by means of impacts from a hammer or other device. It is then held in place by friction.
verb
- hit with great force
- hit violently
- break into pieces, as by striking or knocking over
- overthrow or destroy (something considered evil or harmful)
- collide or strike violently and suddenly
- break suddenly into pieces, as from a violent blow
- damage or destroy as if by violence
- humiliate or depress completely
- hit (a tennis ball) in a powerful overhead stroke
- reduce to bankruptcy
- (transitive, slang, vulgar) To have sex with.
- (transitive, figuratively) To defeat overwhelmingly; to gain a comprehensive success over.
- (transitive, US) To deform through continuous pressure.
- (transitive, figuratively) To ruin completely and suddenly.
- (intransitive) To be destroyed by being smashed.
- (transitive) To break (something brittle) violently.
- (transitive) To hit extremely hard.
noun
- a conspicuous success
- the act of colliding with something
- a hard return hitting the tennis ball above your head
- a vigorous blow
- a serious collision (especially of motor vehicles)
- The sound of a violent impact; a violent striking together.
- (colloquial) Something very successful or popular (as music, food, fashion, etc).
- (aviation, informal) Airspeed; dynamic pressure.
- A kind of julep cocktail containing chunks of fresh fruit that can be eaten after finishing the drink.
- (UK, Ireland, colloquial) A traffic collision.
- (tennis) A very hard overhead shot hit sharply downward.
- A mashed foodstuff.
adv
verb
- propel with force
- set up or found
- launch for the first time; launch on a maiden voyage
- smoothen the surface of
- begin with vigor
- get going; give impetus to
- (transitive) To cause (a rocket, balloon, etc., or the payload thereof) to begin its flight upward from the ground.
- (intransitive, often with out) To move with force and swiftness like a sliding from the stocks into the water; to plunge; to begin.
- (transitive) To throw (a projectile such as a lance, dart or ball); to hurl; to propel with force.
- (intransitive) Of a ship, rocket, balloon, etc.: to depart on a voyage; to take off.
- (transitive) To send out; to start (someone) on a mission or project; to give a start to (something); to put in operation
- (intransitive, computing, of a program) To start to operate.
- (transitive, computing) To start (a program or feature); to execute or bring into operation.
- (transitive) To release; to put onto the market for sale
- (transitive) To cause (a vessel) to move or slide from the land or a larger vessel into the water; to set afloat.
noun
- the act of propelling with force
- a motorboat with an open deck or a half deck
- An event held to celebrate the launch of a ship/vessel, project, a new book, etc.; a launch party.
- The act or fact of launching (a ship/vessel, a project, a new book, etc.).
- (nautical) The boat of the largest size and/or of most importance belonging to a ship of war, and often called the "captain's boat" or "captain's launch".
- (nautical) An open boat of any size powered by steam, petrol, electricity, etc.
- The movement of a vessel from land into the water; especially, the sliding on ways from the stocks on which it is built. (Compare: to splash a ship.)
- (nautical) A boat used to convey guests to and from a yacht.
verb
- wield vigorously
- join together as by twisting, weaving, or molding
- use diligently
- apply oneself diligently
- give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance
- travel a route regularly
- (intransitive) To bend, to flex; to be bent by something, to give way or yield (to a force, etc.).
- (transitive) To work at (something) diligently.
- (transitive) To persist in offering something to, especially for the purpose of inducement or persuasion.
- (transitive) To press upon; to urge persistently.
- (ambitransitive, transport) To travel over (a route) regularly.
- (transitive) To wield or use (a tool, a weapon, etc.) steadily or vigorously.
noun
- one of the strands twisted together to make yarn or rope or thread; often used in combination
- (usually in combinations) one of several layers of cloth or paper or wood as in plywood
- (artificial intelligence, combinatorial game theory) In two-player sequential games, a "half-turn" or a move made by one of the players.
- (now chiefly Scotland) A condition, a state.
- A layer of material.
- (colloquial) Clipping of plywood.
- A bent; a direction.
- A strand that, twisted together with other strands, makes up rope or yarn.
verb
noun
verb
- withstand the force of something
- express opposition through action or words
- resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ
- refuse to comply
- elude, especially in a baffling way
- stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something
- (transitive) To attempt to counter the actions or effects of.
- (intransitive) To oppose; to refuse to accept.
- (transitive) To withstand the actions of.
noun
verb
- withstand the force of something
- hold one's ground; maintain a position; be steadfast or upright
- put up with something or somebody unpleasant
- be standing; be upright
- be available for stud services
- have or maintain a position or stand on an issue
- be tall; have a height of; copula
- occupy a place or location, also metaphorically
- be in effect; be or remain in force
- be in some specified state or condition
- put into an upright position
- remain inactive or immobile
- (intransitive) To be placed in an upright or vertical orientation.
- (intransitive, copulative) To support oneself on the feet in an erect position.
- (intransitive) To rise to one’s feet; to stand up.
- (intransitive) To appear in court.
- (intransitive, British) To be a candidate (in an election).
- (intransitive, copulative) To remain motionless.
- (card games) To stop asking for more cards; to keep one's hand as it has been dealt so far.
- (intransitive, of tears, sweat, etc.) To be present, to have welled up.
- (transitive) To cover the expense of; to pay for.
- (intransitive, nautical) Of a ship or its captain, to steer, sail (in a specified direction, for a specified destination etc.).
- (intransitive) To remain valid.
- (transitive) To oppose, usually as a team, in competition.
- (intransitive) To have or maintain a position, order, or rank; to be in a particular relation.
- (intransitive, copulative) To maintain one's ground; to be acquitted; not to fail or yield; to be safe.
- (intransitive) To measure when erect on the feet.
- (intransitive, followed by to + infinitive) To be positioned to gain or lose.
- (intransitive, cricket) To act as an umpire.
- (intransitive, copulative) To remain without ruin or injury.
- (intransitive) To be consistent; to agree; to accord.
- (transitive) To undergo; withstand; hold up.
- (transitive) To place in an upright or standing position.
- (intransitive, copulative) To maintain an invincible or permanent attitude; to be fixed, steady, or firm; to take a position in resistance or opposition.
- (transitive, chiefly in the negative) To tolerate.
- (intransitive) To occupy or hold a place; to be set, placed, fixed, located, or situated.
noun
- the position where a thing or person stands
- a platform where a (brass) band can play in the open air
- a stop made by a touring musical or theatrical group to give a performance
- a booth where articles are displayed for sale
- a support or foundation
- a defensive effort
- an interruption of normal activity
- a growth of similar plants (usually trees) in a particular area
- a mental position from which things are viewed
- a support for displaying or holding various articles
- tiered seats consisting of a structure (often made of wood) where people can sit to watch an event (game or parade)
- a small table for holding articles of various kinds
- (sports) Grandstand. (often in the plural)
- (forestry) 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.
- (cricket) A partnership.
- The platform on which a witness testifies in court; the witness stand or witness box.
- (US, historical) Ellipsis of tavern stand (“a roadside inn”).
- 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.
- A location or position where one may stand.
- (advertising) An advertisement filling an entire billboard, comprising many sheets of paper.
- (historical) An area of raised seating for waiters at the stock exchange.
- (military, plural often stand) A single set, as of arms.
- A resolute, unwavering position; firm opinion; action for a purpose in the face of opposition.
- The act of standing.
- A designated spot where someone or something may stand or wait.
- A particular grove or other group of trees or shrubs.
- 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.
- A defensive position or effort.
- A device to hold something upright or aloft.
adv
- with great force
- slowly as if burdened by much weight
- in a manner designed for heavy duty
- to a considerable degree
- in a labored manner
- indulging excessively
- in a heavy-footed manner
- With a great weight.
- So as to be thick or heavy.
- In a manner designed for heavy duty.
- To a considerable degree, to a great extent.
- In a laboured manner.
adj
- Capable of producing great physical force.
- Capable of withstanding great physical force.
- (specifically) Having a high alcoholic content.
- (chemistry) That completely ionizes into anions and cations in a solution.
- Having an offensive or intense odor or flavor.
- (loosely) Possessing power, might, or strength.
- (military) Not easily subdued or taken.
- (slang, US) Impressive, good.
- Determined; unyielding.
- Highly stimulating to the senses.
- Having a specified number of people or units.
- (grammar) Inflecting in a different manner than the one called weak, such as Germanic verbs which change vowels.
- (of an argument) Convincing.
- Having a high concentration of an essential or active ingredient.
- Having wealth or resources.
- (of a disease or symptom) Severe; very bad or intense.
- (mathematics, logic) Having a wide range of logical consequences; widely applicable. (Often contrasted with a weak statement which it implies.)
- having strength or power greater than average or expected
- strong and sure
- having a strong physiological or chemical effect
- being distilled rather than fermented; having a high alcoholic content
- immune to attack; incapable of being tampered with
- of verbs not having standard (or regular) inflection
- having or wielding force or authority
- freshly made or left
- not faint or feeble
- of good quality and condition; solidly built
adv
adj
- marked by intense physical force
- in an advanced stage of pregnancy
- exhibiting self-importance
- given or giving freely
- generous and understanding and tolerant
- prodigious
- above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
- serious or severe
- (of animals) fully developed
- feeling self-importance
- significant
- loud and firm
- conspicuous in position or importance
- Popular.
- Of great size, large.
- (of a city) Populous.
- (informal) Important or significant.
- Having large muscles, especially visible ones such as the chest and arm muscles.
- (informal) Mature, conscientious, principled; generous. [with of ‘someone’]
- (informal) Used as an intensifier, especially of negative-valence nouns
- (of an industry or other field, or institution(s) therein; often capitalized; sometimes humorous) Operating on a large scale, especially if therefore having undue or sinister influence.
- Specifically, big-breasted.
- (informal, slang, rare, of someone's age) Old, mature. Used to imply that someone is too old for something, or acting immaturely.
- Having a large penis.
- (informal) Enthusiastic (about). [with on ‘someone/something’]
- (informal) Fat.
- (sometimes figurative) Large with young; pregnant; swelling; ready to give birth or produce.
- (informal) Adult; (of a child) older.
adv
noun
- (university slang) An initiated member of a sorority or fraternity who acts as a mentor to a new member (the little).
- (ageplay) The participant in age roleplay who acts out the older role.
- An important or powerful person; a celebrity; a big name.
- Someone or something that is large in stature.
- (in the plural) The big leagues, big time.
adj
- Capable of producing great physical force.
- Capable of withstanding great physical force.
- (specifically) Having a high alcoholic content.
- (chemistry) That completely ionizes into anions and cations in a solution.
- Having an offensive or intense odor or flavor.
- (loosely) Possessing power, might, or strength.
- (military) Not easily subdued or taken.
- (slang, US) Impressive, good.
- Determined; unyielding.
- Highly stimulating to the senses.
- Having a specified number of people or units.
- (grammar) Inflecting in a different manner than the one called weak, such as Germanic verbs which change vowels.
- (of an argument) Convincing.
- Having a high concentration of an essential or active ingredient.
- Having wealth or resources.
- (of a disease or symptom) Severe; very bad or intense.
- (mathematics, logic) Having a wide range of logical consequences; widely applicable. (Often contrasted with a weak statement which it implies.)
- having strength or power greater than average or expected
- strong and sure
- having a strong physiological or chemical effect
- being distilled rather than fermented; having a high alcoholic content
- immune to attack; incapable of being tampered with
- of verbs not having standard (or regular) inflection
- having or wielding force or authority
- freshly made or left
- not faint or feeble
- of good quality and condition; solidly built
adv
adj
- of force; of the greatest possible intensity
- most important element
- (of a clause) capable of standing syntactically alone as a complete sentence
- Of chief or leading importance; prime, principal.
- (nautical) Belonging to or connected with the principal mast in a vessel.
- Chief, most important, or principal in extent, size, or strength; consisting of the largest part.
- (dialectal) Big; angry.
noun
- any very large body of (salt) water
- a principal pipe in a system that distributes water or gas or electricity or that collects sewage
- (nautical) Ellipsis of mainsail.
- (not in generic modern use) That which is chief or principal; the chief or main portion; the bulk, the greater part, gross.
- (informal) Ellipsis of main course (“the principal dish of a meal”).
- A large cable or pipe providing utility service to an area or a building, such as a water main or electric main.
- (Internet slang) A main account.
- (video games) The primary character that one plays in a video game in which one can play more than one character.
- (now poetic) The high seas.
- A banker's shovel for coins.
adv
verb
adj
- marked by intense physical force
- in an advanced stage of pregnancy
- exhibiting self-importance
- given or giving freely
- generous and understanding and tolerant
- prodigious
- above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
- serious or severe
- (of animals) fully developed
- feeling self-importance
- significant
- loud and firm
- conspicuous in position or importance
- Popular.
- Of great size, large.
- (of a city) Populous.
- (informal) Important or significant.
- Having large muscles, especially visible ones such as the chest and arm muscles.
- (informal) Mature, conscientious, principled; generous. [with of ‘someone’]
- (informal) Used as an intensifier, especially of negative-valence nouns
- (of an industry or other field, or institution(s) therein; often capitalized; sometimes humorous) Operating on a large scale, especially if therefore having undue or sinister influence.
- Specifically, big-breasted.
- (informal, slang, rare, of someone's age) Old, mature. Used to imply that someone is too old for something, or acting immaturely.
- Having a large penis.
- (informal) Enthusiastic (about). [with on ‘someone/something’]
- (informal) Fat.
- (sometimes figurative) Large with young; pregnant; swelling; ready to give birth or produce.
- (informal) Adult; (of a child) older.
adv
noun
- (university slang) An initiated member of a sorority or fraternity who acts as a mentor to a new member (the little).
- (ageplay) The participant in age roleplay who acts out the older role.
- An important or powerful person; a celebrity; a big name.
- Someone or something that is large in stature.
- (in the plural) The big leagues, big time.
adj
- of great force or power
- (mineralogy) Of a mineral, especially iron ore: containing titanium, or from which titanium may be extracted.
- (not comparable) Of a conflict or contest: involving equally powerful participants.
- (comparable) Having great size, or great force, power, or strength.
- (not comparable) Of or relating to the Titans, a race of gods in Greek mythology.
- (inorganic chemistry) Of or relating to titanium, especially tetravalent titanium.
adj
- Powerful; energetic.
- Changing; active; in motion.
- (computing) Happening at runtime instead of being predetermined at compile time.
- Able to change and adapt.
- (grammar) Of a verb: not stative, but fientive; indicating continued or progressive action on the part of the subject.
- (music) Having to do with the volume of sound.
- Pertaining to dynamics, the branch of mechanics concerned with the effects of forces on the motion of objects.
- of or relating to dynamics
- characterized by action or forcefulness or force of personality
- (used of verbs (e.g. ‘to run’) and participial adjectives (e.g. ‘running’ in ‘running water’)) expressing action rather than a state of being
noun
- (physics) A moving force.
- (grammar) A verb that indicates continued or progressive action on the part of the subject.
- (music) A symbol in a musical score that indicates the desired level of volume.
- (music) The varying loudness or volume of a song or the markings that indicate the loudness.
- A characteristic or manner of an interaction; a behavior.
- an efficient incentive
adj
adv
adj
- Formidable, powerful.
- Very bad; lousy.
- Intense; extreme in degree or extent.
- (especially Ireland, with "for") Prone to a particular temptation.
- Dreadful; causing terror, alarm and fear; awesome
- Very unpleasant; disagreeable.
- causing fear or dread or terror
- intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality
- extreme in degree or extent or amount or impact
- exceptionally bad or displeasing
adv
adj
- Powerful; fierce; strong.
- Intending to cause harm, successfully or otherwise; bearing ill will towards another.
- (informal, often childish) Difficult, tricky.
- Disobliging; pettily offensive or unaccommodating.
- (chiefly UK) Ungenerous; stingy; tight-fisted.
- (colloquial) Accomplished with great skill; deft; hard to compete with.
- Without dignity of mind; destitute of honour; low-minded; spiritless; base.
- Low in quality or degree; inferior; poor; shabby.
- Of little value or worth; worthy of little or no regard; contemptible; despicable.
- (colloquial) Hearty; spicy.
- Having the mean (see noun below) as its value; average.
- marked by poverty befitting a beggar
- approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value
- of no value or worth
- having or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality
- very good; of the highest quality
- characterized by malice
- (used of persons or behavior) characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity
- (used of sums of money) so small in amount as to deserve contempt
noun
- (now chiefly in the plural form means, also in a singular sense) A method or course of action used to achieve some result.
- (mathematics) Any function of multiple variables that satisfies certain properties and yields a number representative of its arguments; or, the number so yielded; a measure of central tendency.
- (mathematics) Either of the two numbers in the middle of a conventionally presented proportion, as 2 and 3 in 1:2=3:6.
- Something which is intermediate or in the middle; an intermediate value or range of values; a medium.
- (statistics) The average of a set of values, calculated by summing them together and dividing by the number of terms.
- (music, now historical) The middle part of three-part polyphonic music; now specifically, the alto part in polyphonic music; an alto instrument.
- an average of n numbers computed by adding some function of the numbers and dividing by some function of n
verb
- (transitive) Of a word, symbol etc: to have reference to, to signify.
- (transitive) Of a person (or animal etc): to intend to express, to imply, to hint at, to allude.
- (transitive) To intend, to plan (to do); to have as one's intention.
- (transitive) To have conviction in (something said or expressed); to be sincere in (what one says).
- (usually with to) To be of some level of importance.
- (transitive) To cause or produce (a given result); to bring about (a given result).
- (Ireland, UK regional) To lament.
- (transitive) To convey (a given sense); to signify, or indicate (an object or idea).
- (intransitive) To have as intentions of a given kind.
- (transitive, usually in passive) To intend (something) for a given purpose or fate; to predestine.
- (transitive) To intend an ensuing comment or statement as an explanation.
- destine or designate for a certain purpose
- have in mind as a purpose
- have a specified degree of importance
- have as a logical consequence
- mean or intend to express or convey
- intend to refer to
- denote or connote
adj
- of great intensity or power or force
- Of great force, power, or intensity; deep or intense.
- given to excessive indulgence of bodily appetites especially for intoxicating liquors
- of great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious thought
- in an advanced stage of pregnancy
- unusually great in degree or quantity or number
- slow and laborious because of weight
- prodigious
- of relatively large extent and density
- full and loud and deep
- usually describes a large person who is fat but has a large frame to carry it
- of comparatively great physical weight or density
- darkened by clouds
- full of; bearing great weight
- (of an actor or role) being or playing the villain
- (of sleep) deep and complete
- sharply inclined
- dense or inadequately leavened and hence likely to cause distress in the alimentary canal
- (used of soil) compact and fine-grained
- marked by great psychological weight; weighted down especially with sadness or troubles or weariness
- (physics, chemistry) being or containing an isotope with greater than average atomic mass or weight
- requiring or showing effort
- made of fabric having considerable thickness
- large and powerful; especially designed for heavy loads or rough work
- permitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter
- of the military or industry; using (or being) the heaviest and most powerful armaments or weapons or equipment
- lacking lightness or liveliness
- characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort
- (of a person) Heavyset: overweight.
- Not raised or leavened.
- (of weather) Hot and humid.
- (of any physical thing) Having great weight.
- (oil industry) Of petroleum, having high viscosity.
- (of a topic) Serious, somber.
- (nautical, military) Heavily-armed.
- (of music) Loud, distorted, or intense.
- (of wines or spirits) Having much body or strength.
- (physics) Containing one or more isotopes that are heavier than the normal one.
- (aviation, of an aircraft) Having a relatively high takeoff weight and payload.
- (of food) High in fat or protein; difficult to digest.
- Laden with that which is weighty; encumbered; burdened; bowed down, either with an actual burden, or with grief, pain, disappointment, etc.
- (of the eyes) With eyelids difficult to keep open due to tiredness.
- Not easy to bear; burdensome; oppressive.
- Doing the specified activity more intensely than most other people.
- (slang) Armed.
- (finance) Of a market: in which the price of shares is declining.
- Having the heaves.
- Slow; sluggish; inactive; or lifeless, dull, inanimate, stupid.
- Having a maximum takeoff weight exceeding 300,000 tons, as almost all widebodies do, generating high wake turbulence.
- (of a rate of flow) High, great.
- Impeding motion; cloggy; clayey.
noun
- an actor who plays villainous roles
- a serious (or tragic) role in a play
- (journalism, slang, chiefly in the plural) A newspaper of the quality press.
- (aviation) A relatively large multi-engined aircraft.
- (slang) A doorman, bouncer or bodyguard.
- (slang) A villain or bad guy; the one responsible for evil or aggressive acts.
- (military, historical) A member of the heavy cavalry.
- A prominent figure; a "major player".