Based on good reasons or evidence and not likely to be proved wrong.
example - the verdict is safe and satisfactory
Uninjured; with no harm done.
example - they had returned safe and sound
synonyms - unharmed, all right, alive and well, well, unhurt, uninjured, unscathed, in one piece, undamaged, out of danger, out of the wood, out of the woods
Excellent (used to express approval or enthusiasm)
noun
A strong fireproof cabinet with a complex lock, used for the storage of valuables.
example - Another successful selling point Abrams uses is the discounts many insurance companies give to customers who purchase fireproof safes for their valuables.
A cold dish of various mixtures of raw or cooked vegetables, usually seasoned with oil, vinegar, or other dressing and sometimes accompanied by meat, fish, or other ingredients.
A fixed regular payment, typically paid on a monthly basis but often expressed as an annual sum, made by an employer to an employee, especially a professional or white-collar worker.
A white crystalline substance that gives seawater its characteristic taste and is used for seasoning or preserving food.Something that adds freshness or piquancy.
example - Add the braised chicken and season to taste with salt and pepper sauce.
synonyms - sodium chloride
Any chemical compound formed from the reaction of an acid with a base, with all or part of the hydrogen of the acid replaced by a metal or other cation.
example - Amides are hydrolysed to ammonium salts with catalysis by acids or alkalis.
example - she was saying the same thing over and over
synonyms - the identical, the very same, selfsame, one and the same, the very
Of an identical type; exactly similar.
example - they all wore the same clothes
synonyms - matching, identical, alike, duplicate, carbon-copy, twin, paired, coupled, double, indistinguishable, interchangeable, corresponding, equivalent, parallel, of a piece, all of a piece, like, like peas in a pod, like two peas in a pod, comparable, similar, correlative, congruent, tallying, agreeing, concordant, consonant
pronoun
The same thing as something previously mentioned.
example - I"ll resign and encourage everyone else to do the same
synonyms - the same thing, the aforementioned, the aforesaid, the above-mentioned
(chiefly in formal or legal use) the person or thing just mentioned.
example - put the tailboard up and secure same with a length of wire
A loose granular substance, typically pale yellowish brown, resulting from the erosion of siliceous and other rocks and forming a major constituent of beaches, river beds, the seabed, and deserts.
example - this magical coast boasts mile upon mile of golden sand
An artificial body placed in orbit round the earth or moon or another planet in order to collect information or for communication.Transmitted by satellite; using or relating to satellite technology.Satellite television.
example - a communications satellite
synonyms - space station, space capsule, spacecraft
A celestial body orbiting the earth or another planet.
example - Deep in the outer reaches of the Solar system, a planet, orbited by two moons and several satellites, moved in its orbit around the star known as the Sun by the system"s inhabitants.
synonyms - moon, secondary planet
Something that is separated from or on the periphery of something else but is nevertheless dependent on or controlled by it.
example - satellite offices in London and New York
Keep safe or rescue (someone or something) from harm or danger.
example - they brought him in to help save the club from bankruptcy
synonyms - rescue, come to someone"s rescue, save someone"s life, come to someone"s aid
Keep and store up (something, especially money) for future use.
example - she had never been able to save much from her salary
synonyms - put aside, set aside, lay aside, put by, put to one side, lay by, keep, retain, reserve, keep in reserve, conserve, stockpile, store, hoard, save for a rainy day, keep for future use, put in a safe place
Keep (data) by moving a copy to a storage location.
example - save the instructions to a new file
Avoid the need to use up or spend (money, time, or other resources)
example - save £20 on a new camcorder
synonyms - economize, be economical, be more economical, make economies, scrimp, scrimp and scrape
Prevent an opponent from scoring (a goal or point) in a game or from winning (the game)
example - the powerful German saved three match points
noun
(in soccer and hockey) an act of preventing an opponent"s scoring.
example - the keeper made a great save
An act of saving data to a storage location.
example - Repeated saves and reloads in your editing package will produce the same image each time.
The money one has saved, especially through a bank or official scheme.
example - the agents were cheating them out of their life savings
synonyms - nest egg, money put by for a rainy day, life savings
A reservation; an exception.
example - Special savings apply to protect chemists and dentists from this prohibition.
adjective
Preventing waste of a particular resource.
preposition
With the exception of; except.
synonyms - except for, with the exception of, excepting, if there are no, if there is no, bar, discounting, short of, apart from, but for, other than, aside from, excluding, omitting, leaving out, save for, saving
Utter words so as to convey information, an opinion, a feeling or intention, or an instruction.
example - ‘Thank you,’ he said
synonyms - speak, utter, voice, pronounce, give utterance to, give voice to, vocalize
Assume something in order to work out what its consequences would be; make a hypothesis.
synonyms - suppose, assume, imagine, presume, take as a hypothesis, hypothesize, postulate, posit
exclamation
Used to express surprise or to draw attention to a remark or question.
noun
An opportunity for stating one"s opinion or feelings.
example - she let him have his say
synonyms - chance to speak, right to speak, turn to speak, chance to express one"s opinion, right to express one"s opinion, turn to express one"s opinion, vote, opinion, view, voice
A plan for carrying out a process or procedure, giving lists of intended events and times.
example - we have drawn up an engineering schedule
synonyms - plan, programme, timetable, scheme
An appendix to a formal document or statute, especially as a list, table, or inventory.
example - they need a clear schedule of fixtures and fittings
(with reference to the British system of income tax) any of the forms (named ‘A’, ‘B’, etc.) issued for completion and relating to the various classes into which taxable income is divided.
verb
Arrange or plan (an event) to take place at a particular time.
example - the release of the single is scheduled for April
synonyms - arrange, organize, plan, programme, timetable, fix a time for, make arrangements for, book, set up, line up, slot in, time
Include (a building or site) in a list for legal preservation or protection.
The intellectual and practical activity encompassing the systematic study of the structure and behaviour of the physical and natural world through observation and experiment.
example - the world of science and technology
synonyms - branch of knowledge, body of facts, body of information, body of knowledge, area of study, discipline, field
The number of points, goals, runs, etc. achieved in a game or by a team or an individual.
example - the final score was 4–3 to Royston
synonyms - result, outcome
A group or set of twenty or about twenty.
example - a score of men lost their lives in the battle
A written representation of a musical composition showing all the vocal and instrumental parts arranged one below the other.
example - Ideally, one might wish for translations to the texts of the vocal examples and a few more musical scores for the CDs, so that one could follow more of the points being made.
Gain (a point, goal, run, etc.) in a competitive game.
example - McCartney scored a fine goal
synonyms - get, gain, chalk up, win, achieve, attain, make
Orchestrate or arrange (a piece of music), typically for a specified instrument or instruments.
example - the Quartet Suite was scored for flute, violin, viola da gamba, and continuo
synonyms - orchestrate, arrange, set, adapt
Cut or scratch a notch or line on (a surface)
example - score the card until you cut through
synonyms - scratch, cut, make a notch in, make a notches in, make a groove in, make a grooves in, notch, incise, scrape, nick, snick, chip, gouge, slit, gash
Examine (experimentally treated cells, bacterial colonies, etc.), making a record of the number showing a particular character.
example - the aim should be to score between fifty and one hundred mitotic cells
example - Each of the unitary awarding bodies addressed the need to modernise the system for marking exam scripts by developing an electronic marking process
verb
Write a script for (a play, film, or broadcast)
example - it was perfectly scripted and beautifully acted
Each of the four divisions of the year (spring, summer, autumn, and winter) marked by particular weather patterns and daylight hours, resulting from the earth"s changing position with regard to the sun.
example - Now most places in the world you have four seasons; winter, spring, summer, fall but not so in Barbados.
A set or sequence of related television programmes; a series.
example - the first two seasons of the show
A period when a female mammal is ready to mate.
verb
Add salt, herbs, pepper, or other spices to (food)
example - season the soup to taste with salt and pepper
synonyms - flavour, add flavouring to, add pepper to, add salt to, spice, add herbs to, add spices to
Make (wood) suitable for use as timber by adjusting its moisture content to that of the environment in which it will be used.
example - Parliament House was the seat of the Scots Parliament until the Union with England
synonyms - headquarters, location, site, whereabouts, place, base, centre, nerve centre, nucleus, centre of activity, centre of operations, hub, focus, focal point, heart
A part of a machine that supports or guides another part.
verb
Arrange for (someone) to sit somewhere.
example - Owen seated his guests in the draughty baronial hall
synonyms - position, put, place, stand, station
Fit in position.
example - upper boulders were simply seated in the interstices below
An attendant assisting a combatant in a duel or boxing match.
example - It included a tryst with a young man, who volunteered to be a second in a duel.
verb
Formally support or endorse (a nomination or resolution or its proposer) as a necessary preliminary to adoption or further discussion.
example - Bridgeman seconded Maxwell"s motion calling for the reform
synonyms - formally support, give one"s support to, announce one"s support for, vote for, back, back up, approve, give one"s approval to, endorse, promote, commend
Coming after, less important than, or resulting from someone or something else that is primary.
example - the plot is of secondary importance: what matters most is the relationships between the characters
synonyms - subordinate, lesser, lower, lower-level, minor, peripheral, incidental, tangential, marginal, ancillary, subsidiary, subservient, non-essential, inessential, of little account, unimportant, less important
(of an organic compound) having its functional group located on a carbon atom which is bonded to two other carbon atoms.
example - Similar to ions, secreted secondary compounds are positioned to be leached to the soil, in some cases for the purpose of contributing to allelopathy.
Denoting or relating to organisms in a particular community that belong to the second trophic level among its consumers, and consume primary consumers.
Relating to or denoting the output side of a device using electromagnetic induction, especially in a transformer.
example - the primary and secondary coils of the transformer
former term for Mesozoic
example - We learn that there was a time when Cephalopoda were the highest types of animal life; and that during the secondary period they were anatomically raised far above any forms of the reptile class now living in the world.
noun
A secondary school.
example - About a third of Kent secondaries are grammar schools, another third secondary moderns and the rest comprehensives.
A secondary coil or winding in an electrical transformer.
A secondary feather.
example - One or more additional layers of shorter feathers may overlie the proximal parts of the flight primaries and secondaries.
Not known or seen or not meant to be known or seen by others.
example - how did you guess I"d got a secret plan?
synonyms - confidential, strictly confidential, top secret, classified, restricted, unrevealed, undisclosed, unpublished, untold, unknown, uncommunicated, behind someone"s back, under wraps, unofficial, off the record, not for circulation, not for publication, not to be made public, not to be disclosed
noun
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
example - in the distance she could see the blue sea
synonyms - discern, perceive, glimpse, catch a glimpse of, get a glimpse of, spot, notice, catch sight of, sight
Discern or deduce after reflection or from information; understand.
example - I can"t see any other way to treat it
synonyms - understand, grasp, comprehend, follow, take in, realize, appreciate, recognize, work out, get the drift of, make out, conceive, perceive, fathom, fathom out, become cognizant of
Experience or witness (an event or situation)
example - I shall not live to see it
Meet (someone one knows) socially or by chance.
example - I saw Colin last night
synonyms - meet, meet by chance, encounter, run into, run across, stumble across, stumble on, happen on, chance on, come across
Any of a number of stronger competitors in a sports tournament who have been assigned a specified position in an ordered list with the aim of ensuring that they do not play each other in the early rounds.
example - he knocked the top seed out of the championships
A small crystal introduced into a liquid to act as a nucleus for crystallization.
example - Spherulites are ideally spherical mineral growths formed by initial crystallization of a seed crystal, or crystallite, within a melt or a solution that grows outward in all directions.
A small container for radioactive material placed in body tissue during radiotherapy.
verb
Sow (land) with seeds.
example - the shoreline is seeded with a special grass
(of a plant) produce or drop seeds.
example - mulches encourage many plants to seed freely
Remove the seeds from (vegetables or fruit)
example - stem and seed the chillies
Give (a competitor) the status of seed in a tournament.
example - he was seeded second for the competition
example - they came here to seek shelter from biting winter winds
synonyms - search for, try to find, look for, look about for, look round for, look around for, cast about for, cast round for, cast around for, be on the lookout for, be after, hunt for, be in quest of, quest, quest after, be in pursuit of
Give the impression of being something or having a particular quality.
example - Dawn seemed annoyed
synonyms - appear, appear to be, have the air of being, have the appearance of being, give the impression of being, look, look like, look as though one is, look to be, have the look of, show signs of
Give or hand over (something) in exchange for money.
example - they had sold the car
synonyms - vending, selling off, auctioning, trading, trade, trade in
Persuade someone of the merits of.
example - he sold the idea of making a film about Tchaikovsky
synonyms - persuade someone to accept, convince someone of the merits of, talk someone into, bring someone round to, win someone over to, get acceptance for, win approval for, get support for, get across, promote
A property (e.g. direction of motion) distinguishing a pair of objects, quantities, effects, etc. which differ only in that each is the reverse of the other.
verb
Perceive by a sense or senses.
example - with the first frost, they could sense a change in the days
synonyms - discern, feel, observe, notice, get the impression of, recognize, pick up, be cognizant of, become cognizant of, be aware of, become aware of, be conscious of, become conscious of, come to know, get to know, tell, distinguish, make out, find, identify, comprehend, apprehend, see, discover, learn, appreciate, realize, suspect, have a funny feeling, have a hunch, just know, divine, intuit, conceive
(of a machine or similar device) detect.
example - an optical fibre senses a current flowing in a conductor
A person who is believed to respond to paranormal influences.
example - Thus, the positive results demonstrated by the sensitives do not appear to have resulted from ubiquitous stereotypes regarding ghosts that caused witnesses and sensitives to respond to the locale in a concordant manner.
A set of words that is complete in itself, typically containing a subject and predicate, conveying a statement, question, exclamation, or command, and consisting of a main clause and sometimes one or more subordinate clauses.
example - Start sentences with subjects and verbs, and let other words branch off to the right.
The punishment assigned to a defendant found guilty by a court, or fixed by law for a particular offence.
example - her husband is serving a three-year sentence for fraud
(in the Eucharist) a hymn said or sung after the Gradual or Alleluia that precedes the Gospel.
example - Intended for liturgical use, her verses fall into the familiar categories of antiphon, respond, sequence, and hymn, and cover the cycle of the church year.
verb
Arrange in a particular order.
example - trainee librarians decide how a set of misfiled cards could be sequenced
Play or record (music) with a sequencer.
example - That was much more to do with electronic / sequenced music with a live edge.
Put, lay, or stand (something) in a specified place or position.
example - Delaney set the mug of tea down
synonyms - put, place, put down, lay, lay down, deposit, position, settle, station
Put or bring into a specified state.
example - the Home Secretary set in motion a review of the law
synonyms - start, begin, activate, institute, initiate, launch, get under way, get going, get in operation, get functioning, get working, get off the ground, get the ball rolling, set the ball rolling, start the ball rolling
Adjust (a clock or watch), typically to show the right time.
example - set your watch immediately to local time at your destination
Resolve or reach an agreement about (an argument or problem)
example - the unions have settled their year-long dispute with Hollywood producers
synonyms - resolve, sort out, reach an agreement about, find a solution to, find an answer to, solve, clear up, bring to an end, fix, work out, iron out, smooth over, straighten out, deal with, put right, set right, put to rights, rectify, remedy, reconcile
Equivalent to the sum of three and four; one more than six, or three less than ten; 7.A group or unit of seven people or things.Seven years old.Seven o"clock.A size of garment or other merchandise denoted by seven.A playing card with seven pips.Seven-a-side rugby.
One more than sixteen, or seven more than ten; 17.Seventeen years old.A size of garment or other merchandise denoted by seventeen.A set or team of seventeen individuals.
The number equivalent to the product of seven and ten; ten less than eighty; 70.The numbers from seventy to seventy-nine, especially the years of a century or of a person"s life.Seventy years old.Seventy miles an hour.A size of garment or other merchandise denoted by seventy.
(chiefly with reference to people) sexual activity, including specifically sexual intercourse.
example - they enjoyed talking about sex
synonyms - sexual intercourse, intercourse, lovemaking, making love, sex act, sexual relations
Either of the two main categories (male and female) into which humans and most other living things are divided on the basis of their reproductive functions.
example - adults of both sexes
synonyms - gender
verb
Determine the sex of.
example - each bird would need to be individually sexed
Present something in a more interesting or lively way.
Relating to the instincts, physiological processes, and activities connected with physical attraction or intimate physical contact between individuals.
example - she had felt the thrill of a sexual attraction
synonyms - carnal, erotic, coital, venereal
Relating to the two sexes or to gender.
example - sensitivity about sexual stereotypes
(of reproduction) involving the fusion of gametes.
A painful feeling of humiliation or distress caused by the consciousness of wrong or foolish behaviour.
example - she was hot with shame
synonyms - humiliation, mortification, chagrin, ignominy, loss of face, shamefacedness, embarrassment, indignity, abashment, discomfort, discomfiture, discomposure
A regrettable or unfortunate situation or action.
example - what a shame Ellie won"t be here
synonyms - pity, misfortune, crying shame, cause for regret, source of regret, sad thing, unfortunate thing
verb
Make (someone) feel ashamed.
example - I tried to shame him into giving some away
synonyms - humiliate, mortify, make someone feel ashamed, chagrin, embarrass, abash, chasten, humble, put someone in their place, take down a peg or two, cut down to size, show up
exclamation
Used to express sentimental pleasure, especially at something small and endearing.
A domesticated ruminant mammal with a thick woolly coat and (typically only in the male) curving horns. It is kept in flocks for its wool or meat, and is proverbial for its tendency to follow others in the flock.
example - Chickens and turkeys were kept both for their eggs and meat just as sheep provided wool and meat.
synonyms - woollyback
Used with reference to people who are too easily influenced or led.
example - party members should not follow their leader like sheep
A person regarded as a protected follower of God.
example - And amid all this we are to preach the gospel of salvation, gathering in the lost sheep of Christ till the church is complete.
A flat length of wood or other rigid material, attached to a wall or forming part of a piece of furniture, that provides a surface for the storage or display of objects.
example - The pieces were displayed on shelves, propped against the wall, emphasizing their three-dimensionality.
synonyms - ledge, bracket, sill, rack
A ledge of rock or protruding strip of land.
example - There were, broadly speaking, three tracts of relevant land: there is the rock shelf, which was tidal…
Each of two or more recurring periods in which different groups of workers do the same jobs in relay.
example - Anne was on the night shift
synonyms - work period, stint, spell of work, stretch
A woman"s straight unwaisted dress.A long, loose-fitting undergarment.
example - Today she is wearing a simple shift dress and no make-up and the sight of her looking so ordinary and conventional is indeed slightly shocking.
synonyms - dress, gown, robe, shift
An ingenious or devious device or stratagem.
example - the thousand shifts and devices of which Hannibal was a master
A sudden upsetting or surprising event or experience.
example - it was a shock to face such hostile attitudes
synonyms - blow, upset, disturbance, source of distress, source of amazement, source of consternation
An acute medical condition associated with a fall in blood pressure, caused by such events as loss of blood, severe burns, allergic reaction, or sudden emotional stress, and marked by cold, pallid skin, irregular breathing, rapid pulse, and dilated pupils.
example - he died of shock due to massive abdominal haemorrhage
synonyms - trauma, a state of shock, traumatism, prostration, stupor, stupefaction, collapse, breakdown
A violent shaking movement caused by an impact, explosion, or tremor.
A sudden upsetting or surprising event or experience.
example - it was a shock to face such hostile attitudes
synonyms - blow, upset, disturbance, source of distress, source of amazement, source of consternation
An acute medical condition associated with a fall in blood pressure, caused by such events as loss of blood, severe burns, allergic reaction, or sudden emotional stress, and marked by cold, pallid skin, irregular breathing, rapid pulse, and dilated pupils.
example - he died of shock due to massive abdominal haemorrhage
synonyms - trauma, a state of shock, traumatism, prostration, stupor, stupefaction, collapse, breakdown
A violent shaking movement caused by an impact, explosion, or tremor.
Move suddenly and rapidly in a particular direction.
example - the car shot forward
synonyms - race, hurry, hasten, flash, dash, dart, rush, speed, hurtle, streak, really move, spank along, whirl, whizz, go like lightning, go hell for leather, whoosh, buzz, zoom, swoop, blast, charge
(in soccer, hockey, basketball, etc.) kick, hit, or throw the ball or puck in an attempt to score a goal.
example - Williams twice shot wide
Film or photograph (a scene, film, etc.)
example - she has just been commissioned to shoot a video
synonyms - film, photograph, get a photo of, get a photograph of, take a photo of, take a photograph of, get photographs of, take photographs of, get a picture of, take a picture of, get pictures of, take pictures of, take someone"s photo, take someone"s picture, get a snap of, get a snapshot of, take a snap of, take a snapshot of, take, snap, capture on celluloid, capture on film, record on celluloid, record on film
(of a plant or seed) send out buds or shoots; germinate.
example - some years one or other plant fails to shoot
Inject oneself or another person with (a narcotic drug)
synonyms - administer, introduce
Plane (the edge of a board) accurately.
example - I shot the longer edge down on the planer
noun
A young branch or sucker springing from the main stock of a tree or other plant.
example - he nipped off the new shoots that grew where the leaves joined the stems
A place where things are manufactured or repaired; a workshop.
example - an auto repair shop
synonyms - workshop, workroom, plant, factory, works, manufacturing complex, industrial unit, business unit, mill, foundry, yard, garage, atelier, studio
verb
Visit one or more shops or websites to buy goods.
example - she shopped for groceries twice a week
synonyms - go shopping, do the shopping, buy what one needs, buy what one wants, buy things, go to the shops
Inform on (someone)
synonyms - inform against, inform on, betray, sell out, tell tales on, be disloyal to, be unfaithful to, break one"s promise to, break faith with, stab in the back
Alter (a photographic image) digitally using Photoshop image-editing software.
synonyms - concise, brief, succinct, to the point, compact, terse, curt, summary, economical, crisp, short and sweet, pithy, epigrammatic, laconic, pointed, thumbnail, abridged, abbreviated, condensed, synoptic, compendious, summarized, contracted, curtailed, truncated
(of a vowel) categorized as short with regard to quality and length (e.g. in standard British English the vowel /ʊ/ in good is short as distinct from the long vowel /uː/ in food).
example - Maybe it"s all part of a plan to nullify the threat from the land of the short sharp vowel.
(of a person) terse; uncivil.
example - he was often sharp and rather short with her
(of odds or a chance) reflecting or representing a high level of probability.
example - they have been backed at short odds to win thousands of pounds
(of pastry) containing a high proportion of fat to flour and therefore crumbly.
example - The easiest way to do this with very short pastry is wrap it lightly around the rolling pin, lift the pastry up on the rolling pin, and lay it on top of the fruit.
(chiefly in sport) at, to, or over a relatively small distance.
example - you go deep and you go short
noun
A drink of spirits served in a small measure.
example - Nicholas said he had drunk about six shorts and other alcohol and had taken heroin in the hours leading up to the encounter.
A short film as opposed to a feature film.
example - Arteta made several well-received shorts and the feature film Star Maps, about a would-be movie star who makes a living selling Hollywood maps - and sex.
A short sound such as a short signal in Morse code or a short vowel or syllable.
example - her call was two longs and a short
A short circuit.
example - The transformer laminations or coating of shellac, enamel or varnish is to insulate adjacent turns from shorts between winding.
A person who sells short.
example - During a downtrend, shorts are selling aggressively while the only participants that are buying are bottom pickers.
A mixture of bran and coarse flour.
verb
Short-circuit or cause to short-circuit.
example - the electrical circuit had shorted out
Sell (stocks or other securities or commodities) in advance of acquiring them, with the aim of making a profit when the price falls.
example - the rule prevents sellers from shorting a stock unless the last trade resulted in a price increase
A play or other stage performance, especially a musical.
example - Amy will perform songs from the musicals and the stage show will include a date in her home town Bolton this summer.
synonyms - performance, public performance, theatrical performance, production, staging
An outward appearance or display of a quality or feeling.
example - Joanie was frightened of any show of affection
A discharge of blood and mucus from the vagina at the onset of labour or menstruation.
example - How long after having a show did you do into labour?
An opportunity for doing something; a chance.
synonyms - chance, lucky chance, good time, golden opportunity, time, occasion, moment, favourable moment, favourable occasion, favourable time, right set of circumstances, appropriate moment, appropriate occasion, appropriate time, suitable moment, suitable occasion, suitable time, opportune moment, opportune occasion, opportune time, opening, option, window, window of opportunity, slot, turn, go, run, clear run, field day
A particular aspect of a situation or a person"s character.
example - her ability to put up with his disagreeable side
A television channel considered as one of two or more that are available.
Subsidiary to or less important than something.
example - a side dish of fresh vegetables
synonyms - subordinate, lesser, lower, lower-level, secondary, minor, peripheral, incidental, tangential, marginal, ancillary, subsidiary, subservient, non-essential, inessential, immaterial, borderline, irrelevant, beside the point, of little account, extraneous, unimportant, less important
Horizontal spinning motion given to a ball.Spin given to the cue ball in snooker and billiards by hitting it on one side.
example - The ancillary action of the cue ball, when using side spin to compensate for throw, is an entirely different subject that can not be covered here.
Support or oppose in a conflict, dispute, or debate.
example - he felt that Max had betrayed him by siding with Beatrice
synonyms - support, give one"s support to, take the part of, take the side of, be on the side of, stand by, stand up for, stick up for, be supportive of, encourage, back, back up, give one"s backing to, uphold, take to one"s heart, be loyal to, defend, come to the defence of, champion, ally with, ally oneself with, associate oneself with, sympathize with, favour, prefer, abet, aid and abet
Each of the twelve equal sections into which the zodiac is divided, named from the constellations formerly situated in each, and associated with successive periods of the year according to the position of the sun on the ecliptic.
example - a sign of the Zodiac
The positiveness or negativeness of a quantity.
example - the last four bits hold a pattern to represent the sign of the number
verb
Write one"s name on (a letter, card, document, etc.) to identify oneself as the writer or sender.
A fine, strong, soft lustrous fibre produced by silkworms in making cocoons and collected to make thread and fabric. Silk is also spun by some insect larvae and by most spiders.
example - Laces were typically made from flax, silk, metal wrapped silk and some cotton and wool.
synonyms - likewise, in similar fashion, in like manner, comparably, correspondingly, uniformly, indistinguishably, closely, analogously, homogeneously, in parallel, equivalently, in the same way, the same, identically, by the same token
synonyms - one, one only, sole, lone, solitary, isolated, by itself
Unmarried or not involved in a stable sexual relationship.
example - a single mother
synonyms - unmarried, unattached, free, available, eligible, young, free, and single, footloose and fancy free
Consisting of one part.
example - the studio was a single large room
Free from duplicity or deceit; ingenuous.
example - a pure and single heart
noun
An individual person or thing rather than part of a pair or a group.
example - The end result is a photography of mythical proportions that is camouflaged in paint and operates in singles rather than multiples.
A hit for one run.
example - He provided his usual limpet-like support for Lara, working the singles, and being content to feed the strike, as they added 169 in just over 30 overs.
(especially in tennis and badminton) a game or competition for individual players, not pairs or teams.
example - The result also keeps Scotland in contention for the coveted Leonard Trophy, awarded to the nation with the best overall-points total from the singles, pairs, triples and fours.
A system of change-ringing in which one pair of bells changes places at each round.
verb
Choose someone or something from a group for special treatment.
example - one newspaper was singled out for criticism
synonyms - select, pick out, fix on, choose, decide on
Thin out (seedlings or saplings)
example - hand hoes are used for singling roots
synonyms - prune, cut back, trim
Reduce (a railway track) to a single line.
example - the South Western line was singled west of Salisbury
Equivalent to the product of two and three; one more than five, or four less than ten; 6.A group or unit of six people or things.Six years old.Six o"clock.A hit that reaches the boundary without first striking the ground, scoring six runs.A size of garment or other merchandise denoted by six.A playing card or domino with six pips.A group of six Brownies or Cubs.
Equivalent to the product of four and four; one more than fifteen, or six more than ten; 16.A size of garment or other merchandise denoted by sixteen.Sixteen years old.
The number equivalent to the product of six and ten; ten more than fifty; 60.The numbers from sixty to sixty-nine, especially the years of a century or of a person"s life.Sixty miles an hour.Sixty years old.A size of garment or other merchandise denoted by sixty.
Each of a pair of long, narrow pieces of hard, flexible material, typically pointed and turned up at the front, fastened under the feet for travelling over snow.
example - a pair of skis
verb
Travel over snow on skis; take part in the sport or recreation of skiing.
The action of travelling over snow on skis, especially as a sport or recreation. Competitive skiing falls into two categories: Nordic (cross-country racing, jumping, and biathlon) and Alpine (downhill or straight racing, and slalom racing round a series of markers).
example - Wanderers will play tonight"s game in the shadow of one of the most famous slopes in downhill skiing.
The thin layer of tissue forming the natural outer covering of the body of a person or animal.
example - I use body lotion to keep my skin supple
synonyms - epidermis, dermis
The peel or outer layer of certain fruits or vegetables.
example - potatoes roasted in their skins
synonyms - peel, rind, outside
A customized graphic user interface for an application or operating system.
example - They swapped modding techniques and hundreds of custom skins over the website message board.
A skinhead.
(especially in jazz) a drum or drum head.
Relating to or denoting pornographic literature or films.
A card game in which each player has one card which they bet will not be the first to be matched by a card dealt from the pack.
A unit into which an Aboriginal people is divided, typically on the basis of descent, each skin being associated with a totemic bird, animal, or insect.
example - Marriage or sexual relationships with any member of the other seven "skins" are regarded as improper.
verb
Remove the skin from (an animal or a fruit or vegetable)
A device, or part of one, directly controlled by another.
example - a slave cassette deck
verb
Work excessively hard.
example - after slaving away for fourteen years all he gets is two thousand
synonyms - toil, labour, grind, sweat, work one"s fingers to the bone, work day and night, work like a dog, work like a Trojan, keep one"s nose to the grindstone, exert oneself, grub, plod, plough
Subject (a device) to control by another.
example - should the need arise, the two channels can be slaved together
A condition of body and mind that typically recurs for several hours every night, in which the nervous system is relatively inactive, the eyes closed, the postural muscles relaxed, and consciousness practically suspended.
A utensil with a broad, flat blade for lifting foods such as cake and fish.
example - I wiped me fingers gently down the rabbit"s flank, then, shutting my eyes, I slid my hand beneath its limp head like a kitchen slice scooping up a burst pasty.
A stroke that makes the ball curve away to the right (for a left-handed player, the left), typically inadvertently.
example - It can help players who hit weak fades or slices, enabling them to hit solid draws.
example - His dark hair fell into his eyes as he looked down the slide of his instrument, inspecting the dent that his fall had put in it the day before.
A rectangular piece of glass on which an object is mounted or placed for examination under a microscope.
example - The measurements are performed in vitro, with a DNA construction anchored between a glass microscope slide and a silica bead.
another term for hairslide
example - her hair was held back with a tortoiseshell slide
A mobile phone that performs many of the functions of a computer, typically having a touchscreen interface, internet access, and an operating system capable of running downloaded apps.
example - Despite this scepticism about mobile apps there"s better news for makers of smartphones and PDAs from the survey.
Give (something) a flat, regular surface or appearance.
example - she smoothed out the newspaper
synonyms - flatten, make flat, level, make level, level out, level off, make even, even off, even out, press, press down, roll, steamroll, iron, plane, make uniform, make regular, regularize
Deal successfully with (a problem or difficulty)
example - these doctrinal disputes were smoothed over
synonyms - settle, resolve, patch up, sort out, iron out, put to rights, mend, remedy, heal, cure, rectify
adverb
In a way that is without difficulties.
example - the course of true love never did run smooth
example - the words tumbled out so fast that I could barely hear them
To the same extent (used in comparisons)
example - he isn"t so bad as you"d think
Referring back to something previously mentioned.
In the way described or demonstrated; thus.
example - hold your arms so
synonyms - consequently, as a consequence, in consequence, so, that being so, therefore, accordingly, hence, as a result, for that reason, for this reason, because of that, because of this, on that account, on this account
conjunction
And for this reason; therefore.
example - it was still painful so I went to see a specialist
synonyms - for that reason, consequently, so, as a result, as a consequence, hence, thus, accordingly, then, that being so, that being the case, on that account
With the aim that; in order that.
example - they whisper to each other so that no one else can hear
And then; as the next step.
example - and so to the final
Introducing a question.
example - so, what did you do today?
Introducing a statement which is followed by a defensive comment.
example - so I like keeping track of things—what"s wrong with that?
Introducing a concluding statement.
example - so that"s that
In the same way; correspondingly.
example - just as bad money drives out good, so does bad art drive out the good
A substance used with water for washing and cleaning, made of a compound of natural oils or fats with sodium hydroxide or another strong alkali, and typically having perfume and colouring added.
synonyms - strike, slap, smack, cuff, punch, beat, thrash, thump, batter, belabour, drub, hook, pound, smash, slam, welt, pummel, hammer, bang, knock, swat, whip, flog, cane, sucker-punch, rain blows on, give someone a beating, give someone a drubbing, give someone a good beating, give someone a good drubbing, box someone"s ears
The upper layer of earth in which plants grow, a black or dark brown material typically consisting of a mixture of organic remains, clay, and rock particles.
A wingless caste of ant or termite with a large specially modified head and jaws, involved chiefly in defence.
example - Soldiers resemble worker termites, except that they have enlarged brownish heads and strong, well-developed jaws.
A strip of bread or toast, used for dipping into a soft-boiled egg.
An upright brick, timber, or other building element.
example - Mr. Johnston explained that the detail below the red line remained the same except for Helifix anchors that were put in just above the soldier course of bricks.
verb
Serve as a soldier.
example - I soldiered with your father on his last four campaigns
Carry on doggedly; persevere.
synonyms - persevere, persist, carry on doggedly, keep on, keep going, not give up, struggle on, hammer away, be persistent, be determined, follow something through, see something through, keep at it, show determination, press ahead, press on, stay with something, not take no for an answer, be tenacious, be pertinacious, stand one"s ground, stand fast, stand firm, hold on, hold out, go the distance, stay the course, plod on, plough on, grind away
synonyms - well founded, well grounded, valid, sound, reasonable, logical, weighty, authoritative, convincing, cogent, plausible, credible, reliable
On good terms with.
Severe; unfair.
noun
A substance or object that is solid rather than liquid or fluid.
example - I was reminded of high school physics where we learned that solids conduct sound better than both liquids and gases.
A body or geometric figure having three dimensions.
example - In particular he identified the five elements, fire, earth, air, water and celestial matter with the five regular solids, the tetrahedron, cube, octahedron, icosahedron and the dodecahedron.
Find an answer to, explanation for, or means of effectively dealing with (a problem or mystery)
example - the policy could solve the town"s housing crisis
synonyms - find an answer to, find the answer to, find a solution to, find the solution to, answer, resolve, work out, puzzle out, fathom, find the key to, decipher, decode, break, clear up, interpret, translate, straighten out, get to the bottom of, make head or tail of, unravel, disentangle, untangle, unfold, piece together, explain, expound, elucidate
Used to refer to someone or something that is unknown or unspecified.
example - I was talking to some journalist the other day
synonyms - some, any, a certain
(used with a number) approximately.
example - some thirty different languages are spoken
(pronounced stressing ‘some’) a considerable amount or number of.
example - he went to some trouble
synonyms - moderate, reasonable, a fair degree of, considerable, some
(pronounced stressing ‘some’) at least a small amount or number of.
example - he liked some music but generally wasn"t musical
(pronounced stressing ‘some’) expressing admiration of something notable.
example - that was some goal
pronoun
An unspecified number or amount of people or things.
example - here are some of our suggestions
(pronounced stressing ‘some’) at least a small amount or number of people or things.
example - surely some have noticed
synonyms - position, place, niche, slot, space
adverb
To some extent; quite a lot.
synonyms - a little, a bit, a little bit, to a limited degree, to a limited extent, to a certain degree, to some extent, to some degree, to a point, up to a point, in some measure, rather, quite, within limits
synonyms - person, individual, human being, somebody, someone
A person of importance or authority.
example - a small-time lawyer keen to be someone
synonyms - grandee, important person, VIP, very important person, notable, notability, worthy, personage, luminary, public figure, pillar of society, leading light, leader, panjandrum
synonyms - occasionally, from time to time, now and again, now and then, every now and again, every now and then, every so often, once in a while, every once in a while, on occasion, on occasions, on the odd occasion, at times, off and on, at intervals, periodically, sporadically, spasmodically, erratically, irregularly, intermittently, by fits and starts, in fits and starts, fitfully, discontinuously, piecemeal
To a moderate extent or by a moderate amount; rather.
example - matters have improved somewhat since then
synonyms - a little, a bit, a little bit, to a limited degree, to a limited extent, to a certain degree, to some extent, to some degree, to a point, up to a point, in some measure, rather, quite, within limits
A short poem or other set of words set to music or meant to be sung.
example - a pop song
synonyms - air, strain, ditty, melody, tune, popular song, pop song, number, track
The musical phrases uttered by some birds, whales, and insects, typically forming a recognizable and repeated sequence and used chiefly for territorial defence or for attracting mates.
example - Males attract mates using song, iridescent plumage and dramatic display flights.
synonyms - in a short time, shortly, presently, in the near future, before long, in a little while, in a minute, in a moment, in an instant, in a twinkling, in the twinkling of an eye, before you know it, any minute, any minute now, any day, any day now, any time, any time now, by and by
Used to indicate one"s preference in a particular matter.
example - I"d just as soon Tim did it
synonyms - rather, by preference, preferably, by choice, from choice, more willingly, more readily
synonyms - resolve, settle, sort out, solve, find a solution to, find an answer to, fix, work out, straighten out, deal with, put right, set right, put to rights, rectify, iron out
The spiritual or immaterial part of a human being or animal, regarded as immortal.
example - It ignores all the empirical evidence for animal awareness while resting on an assumption for which there is no evidence: that human beings but no other animals possess immortal souls.
synonyms - soul, psyche, inner self, inner being, essential being
Emotional or intellectual energy or intensity, especially as revealed in a work of art or an artistic performance.
A group of living organisms consisting of similar individuals capable of exchanging genes or interbreeding. The species is the principal natural taxonomic unit, ranking below a genus and denoted by a Latin binomial, e.g. Homo sapiens.A group subordinate to a genus and containing individuals agreeing in some common attributes and called by a common name.
example - As in Darwin"s theory of natural selection, a species must adjust to survive.
synonyms - type, kind, sort
A kind or sort.
example - a species of invective at once tough and suave
synonyms - type, kind, sort
The visible form of each of the elements of consecrated bread and wine in the Eucharist.
(of a duty or a tax) levied at a fixed rate per physical unit of the thing taxed, regardless of its price.
Of or denoting a number equal to the ratio of the value of some property of a given substance to the value of the same property of some other substance used as a reference, such as water, or of a vacuum, under equivalent conditions.
noun
A medicine or remedy effective in treating a particular disease or part of the body.
example - he grasped at the idea as though she had offered him a specific for cancer
A precise detail.
example - I wish I"d put more thought into the specifics
An eight-legged predatory arachnid with an unsegmented body consisting of a fused head and thorax and a rounded abdomen. Spiders have fangs that inject venom into their prey, and most kinds spin webs in which to capture insects.
example - When they reduce pesticide use, they see a lot more beneficial predatory insects: spiders and parasitic wasps and flies.
An object resembling a spider, especially one having numerous or prominent legs or radiating spokes.
example - It was crafted in the shape of a spider, so that its minute legs would curl around her index finger, with tiny ruby eyes.
another term for crawler (sense 2)
example - This way, your site map will be a valuable resource for anyone who accesses your site, and a useful tool for spiders to find everything that"s within.
verb
Move in a scuttling manner suggestive of a spider.
example - a treecreeper spidered head first down the tree trunk
another term for crawl (sense 4 of the verb)
example - when the search engines spider your site they"ll find all of the pages
Strong distilled alcoholic drink such as brandy, whisky, gin, or rum.
example - The type of alcohol ranged from beers, lagers and cider to spirits, wine and designer drinks such as Hooch, Bacardi Breezers and Maverick Ice.
synonyms - strong liquor, liquor, strong drink
A highly refined substance or fluid thought to govern vital phenomena.
example - For it, he drew once again on Harvey"s discovery of the circulation of the blood, and proposed that it was one part of a complicated system involving animal and vital spirits.
verb
Convey rapidly and secretly.
example - stolen cows were spirited away some distance to prevent detection
synonyms - abduct, kidnap, make off with, run away with, whisk away, carry off, steal away with, snatch, seize
A religious song of a kind associated with black Christians of the southern US, and thought to derive from the combination of European hymns and African musical elements by black slaves.
example - The Cwmbach Male Voice Choir entertained with a traditional repertoire of Welsh hymns, spirituals and songs from opera and the shows.
synonyms - inform against, inform on, tell tales on, give away, sell out, stab in the back
Leave a place, especially suddenly.
synonyms - leave, depart, go, go away, go off, take one"s leave, take oneself off, withdraw, absent oneself, say one"s goodbyes, quit, make an exit, exit, break camp, decamp, retreat, beat a retreat, retire
noun
A tear, crack, or fissure in something, especially down the middle or along the grain.
(in gymnastics and dance) an act of leaping in the air or sitting down with the legs straight and at right angles to the body, one in front and the other behind, or one at each side.
example - I could never do the splits before
A thing that is divided or split.
example - Nor do we have all of the split posts, as there are too many half splits with the central pith intact.
The time taken to complete a recognized part of a race, or the point in the race where such a time is measured.
example - As a fierce relay anchor, Correia has the fastest 50 and 100-yard freestyle relay splits in history.
synonyms - place, location, site, position, point, situation, scene, setting, locale, locality, area, neighbourhood, region
A small amount of something.
synonyms - bit, little, some, small amount, morsel, modicum, bite
Denoting a system of trading in which commodities or currencies are delivered and paid for immediately after a sale.
example - trading in the spot markets
short for spotlight
A board for working plaster before application.
example - Place the hawk alongside the spot board and with the trowel in your working hand scoop some plaster onto the board about the size and shape of a loaf of bread.
A banknote of a specified value.
A bar or other drinking establishment (usually in a private home in a township) that operates without an official permit.
example - her father was at the spot with his friends
verb
See, notice, or recognize (someone or something) that is difficult to detect or that one is searching for.
example - Andrew spotted the advert in the paper
synonyms - notice, see, observe, discern, detect, perceive, make out, pick out, distinguish, recognize, identify, locate
Move or jump suddenly or rapidly upwards or forwards.
example - I sprang out of bed
synonyms - leap, jump, bound, vault, hop
Originate or arise from.
example - madness and creativity could spring from the same source
synonyms - originate from, have its origins in, derive from, arise from, stem from, emanate from, proceed from, start from, issue from, evolve from, come from
(especially of wood) become warped or split.
Pay for.
Come upon (an illicit activity or its perpetrator)
noun
The season after winter and before summer, in which vegetation begins to appear, in the northern hemisphere from March to May and in the southern hemisphere from September to November.
example - in spring the garden is a feast of blossom
synonyms - springtime, Eastertide
An elastic device, typically a helical metal coil, that can be pressed or pulled but returns to its former shape when released, used chiefly to exert constant tension or absorb movement.
example - This apparatus is fitted with ropes and pulleys that are attached to taut springs to create tension.
A sudden jump upwards or forwards.
example - with a sudden spring, he leapt on to the table
synonyms - leap, jump, bound, vault, hop
A place where water or oil wells up from an underground source, or the basin or flow formed in such a way.
example - the well is fed by mountain springs
synonyms - well head
An upward curvature of a ship"s deck planking from the horizontal.
A hawser laid out diagonally aft from a ship"s bow or forward from a ship"s stern and secured to a fixed point in order to prevent movement or assist manoeuvring.
A flock of teal.
example - a spring of teal follows and we listen as they pass
An athletic or sports ground with tiers of seats for spectators.
example - In fact, it would be a fair point to state that mandatory seating in Premier League stadia has played a role in lessening trouble in the stands.
synonyms - arena, field, ground
An ancient Roman or Greek measure of length, about 185 metres (originally the length of a stadium).
example - Of course how accurate this value is depends on the length of the stadium and scholars have argued over this for a long time.
example - The ore was stamped fine, roasted, and amalgamated in combination pans without grinding.
noun
An instrument for stamping a pattern or mark, in particular an engraved or inked block or die.
example - Hathaway used a variety of stamps to mark his tools.
A small adhesive piece of paper stuck to something to show that an amount of money has been paid, in particular a postage stamp.
example - a first-class stamp
An act or sound of stamping with the foot.
example - the stamp of boots on the bare floor
A block for crushing ore in a stamp mill.
example - Work was immediately started, and the 300 additional stamps were dropping in May, 1890, thus making a total of 540 stamps crushing ore from the Treadwell mine.
(especially with reference to jazz or blues) a tune or song of established popularity.
example - A lot of songs go country-western; others take on the form of jazz standards and bossa nova pop.
A military or ceremonial flag carried on a pole or hoisted on a rope.
example - Sir Marcus Worsley gave a tribute to the Queen Mother and members of the Malton and Norton branch of the Royal British Legion carried a standard.
A fixed luminous point in the night sky which is a large, remote incandescent body like the sun.
example - This new heat supply causes the outer layers of the star to expand and cool, and the star becomes a red giant, or a red supergiant if it is very massive.
synonyms - celestial body, heavenly body, sun
A conventional or stylized representation of a star, typically having five or more points.
example - the walls were painted with silver moons and stars
A very famous or talented entertainer or sports player.
example - a sport star
synonyms - principal, leading lady, leading man, lead, female lead, male lead, hero, heroine
A planet, constellation, or configuration regarded as influencing a person"s fortunes or personality.
example - his golf destiny was written in the stars
synonyms - horoscope, forecast, augury
Used in names of starfishes and similar echinoderms with five or more radiating arms, e.g. cushion star, brittlestar.
verb
(of a film, play, or other show) have (someone) as a principal performer.
example - a film starring Liza Minnelli
Decorate or cover with star-shaped marks or objects.
Begin or be reckoned from a particular point in time or space.
example - the season starts in September
synonyms - begin, get under way, go ahead, get going
(of event or process) happen or come into being.
example - the fire started in the building"s upper floor
synonyms - come into being, begin, be born, come into existence, appear, arrive, come forth, emerge, erupt, burst out, arise, originate, break, unfold, develop, crop up, first see the light of day
synonyms - remain, remain behind, stay behind, stay put
(of a person) live somewhere temporarily as a visitor or guest.
example - the girls had gone to stay with friends
Stop, delay, or prevent (something), in particular suspend or postpone (judicial proceedings) or refrain from pressing (charges)
example - there are some cases the Crown feels so serious they don"t want to stay the charges
synonyms - postpone, put off, delay, defer, put back, hold off, hold over, carry over, reschedule, do later, shelve, stand over, pigeonhole, hold in abeyance, put in abeyance, mothball
Support or prop up.
noun
A period of staying somewhere, in particular of living somewhere temporarily as a visitor or guest.
A hard, strong grey or bluish-grey alloy of iron with carbon and usually other elements, used as a structural and fabricating material.
example - steel girders
verb
Mentally prepare (oneself) to do or face something difficult.
example - his team were steeling themselves for disappointment
synonyms - brace oneself, nerve oneself, gather muster one"s courage, gather up one"s courage, screw muster one"s courage, screw up one"s courage, summon muster one"s courage, summon up one"s courage, screw one"s courage to the sticking place, gear oneself up, prepare oneself, get in the right frame of mind, make up one"s mind
(of a website or its content) attracting a long visit or repeat visits from users.
example - make your site as sticky as possible to keep visitors there longer
noun
A piece of paper with an adhesive strip on one side, used for leaving messages or reminders.
example - Perfect pictures of sunny days, birthday parties and proms, of boyfriends, girlfriends and parents all hamming it up for the camera were as abundant as the yellow stickies that plastered his desk back at the precinct.
(in an online forum) a thread containing important information that is set to remain at the top of the other threads regardless of when it was last updated.
example - could you put a sticky in the forum for those of us that are confused?
synonyms - murder, cause the death of, end the life of, take the life of, do away with, make away with, assassinate, do to death, eliminate, terminate, dispatch, finish off, put to death, execute
synonyms - motionless, unmoving, without moving, without moving a muscle, stock-still, immobile, like a statue, as if turned to stone, as if rooted to the spot, unstirring, stationary
An ordinary static photograph as opposed to a motion picture, especially a single shot from a cinema film.
example - film stills
adverb
Up to and including the present or the time mentioned; even now (or then) as formerly.
example - he still lives with his mother
synonyms - up to this time, up to the present time, until now, even now, yet
Nevertheless; all the same.
example - I"m afraid he"s crazy. Still, he"s harmless
synonyms - nevertheless, however, in spite of that, despite that, notwithstanding, for all that, all the same, even so, be that as it may, having said that, nonetheless, but
Even (used with comparatives for emphasis)
example - write, or better still, type, captions for the pictures
verb
Make or become still; quieten.
example - she raised her hand, stilling Erica"s protests
The trunk or woody stem of a living tree or shrub, especially one into which a graft (scion) is inserted.
example - Many of the modern roses in commerce today are grafted onto these stocks.
synonyms - trunk, tree trunk, stem, stalk
A herbaceous European plant that is cultivated for its fragrant lilac, pink, or white flowers.
example - To prolong bloom time on pansies, stock, sweet alyssum, snapdragons and other cool-weather plants, clip off flowers as they fade.
An instrument of punishment consisting of an adjustable wooden structure with holes for securing a person"s feet and hands, in which criminals were locked and exposed to public ridicule or assault.
example - Every confinement of the person is an imprisonment, whether it be in a common prison, or in a private house, or in the stocks, or even by forcibly detaining one in the public streets.
synonyms - stocks
The part of a rifle or other firearm to which the barrel and firing mechanism are attached, held against one"s shoulder when firing the gun.
example - It halved the rifle where the stock joined the barrel, and two fingers from the weasel"s right paw fell to the forest floor.
The internal organ in which the major part of the digestion of food occurs, being (in humans and many mammals) a pear-shaped enlargement of the alimentary canal linking the oesophagus to the small intestine.
example - severe stomach pains
synonyms - abdomen, belly, gut, middle
An appetite for food or drink.
example - she doesn"t have the stomach to eat anything
synonyms - appetite, taste, hunger
verb
Consume (food or drink) without feeling or being sick.
example - if you cannot stomach orange juice, try apple juice
synonyms - digest, keep down, find palatable, manage to consume, manage to eat, swallow
A sheep, steer, cow, or pig acquired or kept for fattening.
example - Dry cows and heifers will suffer no setback through being indoors for a couple of weeks and next in line would be yearling cattle and forward stores.
verb
Keep or accumulate (something) for future use.
example - a small room used for storing furniture
synonyms - keep, keep in reserve, stow, stockpile, lay aside, lay in, set aside, put away, put down, put to one side, deposit, save, hoard, cache
(of troops) suddenly attack and capture (a building or other place) by means of force.
example - commandos stormed a hijacked plane early today
synonyms - attack, charge, rush, conduct an offensive on, make an onslaught on, make a foray on, make a raid on, make a sortie on, descend on, take by storm, attempt to capture
(of the weather) be violent, with strong winds and usually rain, thunder, lightning, or snow.
example - It was practically dark as we prepared to put the sign onto the posts when a strong wind stormed through bringing an icy rain and hail with it.
example - he remembered working sixteen hours straight
synonyms - in succession, in a row, at a time, successively, consecutively, running, straight, on end, one after the other, continuously, without a break, without interruption
noun
A part of something that is not curved or bent, especially a straight section of a racecourse.
example - he pulled away in the straight to win by half a second
(in poker) a continuous sequence of five cards.
example - The next person with a straight can guess a card.
A conventional person.
(in township slang) a 750 ml bottle of alcoholic drink.
Denoting or involving a flavour (variety) of unstable quark having an electric charge of -1/3. Strange quarks have similar properties to down quarks and bottom quarks, but are distinguished from them by having an intermediate mass.
example - The lightest particles containing a strange quark cannot decay by the strong interaction, and must instead decay via the much slower weak interaction.
A continuous flow of data or instructions, typically one having a constant or predictable rate.
example - The neat property of this attack is that the capacity of this storage mechanism scales at exactly the same rate as the data stream"s rate does.
A group in which schoolchildren of the same age and ability are taught.
example - children in the top streams
verb
(of liquid, air, gas, etc.) run or flow in a continuous current in a specified direction.
example - she sat with tears streaming down her face
Give particular emphasis or importance to (a point, statement, or idea) made in speech or writing.
example - they stressed the need for reform
synonyms - emphasize, draw attention to, focus attention on, underline, underscore, point up, place emphasis on, lay stress on, highlight, spotlight, turn the spotlight on, bring to the fore, foreground, accentuate, press home, impress on someone, make a point of, dwell on, harp on, belabour, insist on, rub in
Subject to pressure or tension.
example - this type of workout does stress the shoulder and knee joints
Cause mental or emotional strain or tension in.
example - I avoid many of the things that used to stress me before
synonyms - overstretch, overtax, push to the limit, pressurize, pressure, burden, make tense, cause to feel emotional strain, cause to feel mental strain
Hit forcibly and deliberately with one"s hand or a weapon or other implement.
example - he raised his hand, as if to strike me
synonyms - bang, beat, hit, pound
(of a disaster, disease, or other unwelcome phenomenon) occur suddenly and have harmful or damaging effects on.
example - a major earthquake struck the island
synonyms - affect, afflict, attack, hit, come upon, smite
(of a thought or idea) come into the mind of (someone) suddenly or unexpectedly.
example - a disturbing thought struck Melissa
synonyms - occur to, come to, dawn on one, hit
(of a clock) indicate the time by sounding a chime or stroke.
example - the church clock struck twelve
Ignite (a match) by rubbing it briskly against an abrasive surface.
example - the match went out and he struck another
synonyms - ignite, light
(of employees) refuse to work as a form of organized protest, typically in an attempt to obtain a particular concession or concessions from their employer.
example - workers may strike over threatened job losses
synonyms - go on strike, down tools, walk out
Cancel, remove, or cross out with or as if with a pen.
Discover (gold, minerals, or oil) by drilling or mining.
example - if they do strike oil, there will be another test well in a year"s time
synonyms - discover, find, come upon, light on, chance on, happen on, stumble across, stumble on, unearth, uncover, turn up
Move or proceed vigorously or purposefully.
example - she struck out into the lake with a practised crawl
synonyms - go, make one"s way, set out, head, direct one"s footsteps, move towards
Take down (a tent or the tents of an encampment)
example - it took ages to strike camp
synonyms - take down, pull down, bring down
Insert (a cutting of a plant) in soil to take root.
example - best results are obtained from striking them in a propagator
Secure a hook in the mouth of a fish by jerking or tightening the line after it has taken the bait or fly.
example - Only when the rod tip pulls hard over and the fish starts to run with the bait should you strike to set the hook.
noun
A refusal to work organized by a body of employees as a form of protest, typically in an attempt to gain a concession or concessions from their employer.
example - dockers voted for an all-out strike
synonyms - walkout
A sudden attack, typically a military one.
example - the threat of nuclear strikes
synonyms - attack, air strike, air attack, assault, bombing, blitz
A discovery of gold, minerals, or oil by drilling or mining.
A tough piece of fibre in vegetables, meat, or other food, such as a tough elongated piece connecting the two halves of a bean pod.
example - Cut the melon in halves, spoon out the seeds and strings.
A G-string or thong.
example - Beautifully romantic vintage balcony bras and deep sided strings in rich chocolate and plum lace are courtesy of Collette Dinnigan for Wild Hearts.
short for stringboard
A hypothetical one-dimensional subatomic particle having the dynamical properties of a flexible loop.
example - String theory is a quantum theory where the fundamental objects are one dimensional strings and not pointlike particles.
verb
Hang (something) so that it stretches in a long line.
example - lights were strung across the promenade
synonyms - hang, suspend, sling, stretch
Fit a string or strings to (a musical instrument, a racket, or a bow)
example - the harp had been newly strung
Remove the strings from (a bean).
Hoax or trick (someone)
Work as a stringer in journalism.
Determine the order of play by striking the cue ball from baulk to rebound off the top cushion, first stroke going to the player whose ball comes to rest nearer the bottom cushion.
example - cotton is strong, hard-wearing, and easy to handle
synonyms - secure, well built, indestructible, well fortified, well defended, well protected, impregnable, impenetrable, inviolable, unassailable, fortress-like
Used after a number to indicate the size of a group.
Denoting a class of verbs in Germanic languages that form the past tense and past participle by a change of vowel within the stem rather than by addition of a suffix (e.g. swim, swam, swum).
Relating to or denoting the strongest of the known kinds of force between particles, which acts between nucleons and other hadrons when closer than about 10⁻¹³ cm (so binding protons in a nucleus despite the repulsion due to their charge), and which conserves strangeness, parity, and isospin.
example - Protons and neutrons are held together in a nucleus of an atom by the strong force.
(in a flower) a narrow, typically elongated extension of the ovary, bearing the stigma.
example - As the pistil emerged from the bracts, the style elongated and the stigma expanded markedly in size and, finally, became receptive to pollen.
(in an invertebrate) a small, slender pointed appendage; a stylet.
example - The posterior midbrain sends 9 nerve cords frontally to the outer oral styles.
archaic term for stylus (sense 2)
verb
Design or make in a particular form.
example - the yacht is well proportioned and conservatively styled
synonyms - design, fashion, tailor, make, produce
Designate with a particular name, description, or title.
example - the official is styled principal and vice chancellor of the university
A noun or noun phrase functioning as one of the main components of a clause, being the element about which the rest of the clause is predicated.
example - This style is formal, favouring noun clauses as subjects and objects, and often postponing the main verb, or distancing it from the subject.
A thinking or feeling entity; the conscious mind; the ego, especially as opposed to anything external to the mind.
example - In the latter case some go as far as speaking unhesitatingly of the mind as a subject - or a self, ego, or even a soul.
adjective
Likely or prone to be affected by (a particular condition or occurrence, typically an unwelcome or unpleasant one)
synonyms - susceptible to, liable to, prone to, vulnerable to, predisposed to, disposed to, apt to suffer from, likely to suffer from, easily affected by, in danger of, at risk of, open to, wide open to
Dependent or conditional upon.
example - the proposed merger is subject to the approval of the shareholders
synonyms - conditional on, contingent on, dependent on, depending on, controlled by
Under the authority of.
example - ministers are subject to the laws of the land
synonyms - bound by, constrained by, answerable to, accountable to, liable to, under the control of, at the mercy of
adverb
Conditionally upon.
verb
Cause or force someone or something to undergo (a particular experience or form of treatment, typically an unwelcome or unpleasant one)
example - he"d subjected her to a terrifying ordeal
synonyms - put through, treat with
Bring (a person or country) under one"s control or jurisdiction, typically by using force.
example - the city had been subjected to Macedonian rule
Occurring or done quickly and unexpectedly or without warning.
example - a sudden bright flash
synonyms - unexpected, unforeseen, unanticipated, unlooked-for, without warning, without notice, not bargained for
adverb
Suddenly.
synonyms - immediately, instantaneously, instantly, in an instant, straight away, all of a sudden, at once, all at once, promptly, abruptly, in a trice, swiftly
synonyms - immediately, instantaneously, instantly, in an instant, straight away, all of a sudden, at once, all at once, promptly, abruptly, in a trice, swiftly
A sweet crystalline substance obtained from various plants, especially sugar cane and sugar beet, consisting essentially of sucrose, and used as a sweetener in food and drink.
example - a spoonful of sugar
Any of the class of soluble, crystalline, typically sweet-tasting carbohydrates found in living tissues and exemplified by glucose and sucrose.
example - Complex sugars coat almost every cell in the body, as well as microbes that cause disease.
Used as a term of endearment.
synonyms - darling, sweetheart, dearest, dear
Used as a euphemism for ‘shit’
synonyms - damn, damnation, blast, hell, heck, Gordon Bennett
A narcotic drug, especially heroin or LSD.
verb
Sweeten, sprinkle, or coat with sugar.
example - Mother absent-mindedly sugared her tea
Make more agreeable or palatable.
example - the novel was preachy but sugared heavily with jokes
A complete set of sails required for a ship or for a set of spars.
example - they went ashore and changed to another suit of sails
verb
Be convenient for or acceptable to.
example - what time would suit you?
synonyms - be convenient for, be acceptable to, be suitable for, meet the requirements of, satisfy the demands of, be in line with the wishes of
Enhance the features, figure, or character of (someone)
example - the dress didn"t suit her
synonyms - look attractive on, enhance the appearance of, look right on, look good on, become, flatter, show to advantage, set off, enhance, ornament, grace
Put on clothes, especially for a particular activity.
Give a brief statement of the main points of (something)
example - these results can be summarized in the following table
synonyms - sum up, abridge, condense, encapsulate, outline, give an outline of, put in a nutshell, recap, recapitulate, digest, give a summary of, make a summary of, give a synopsis of, synopsize, precis, give a precis of, give a résumé of, give an abstract of, abstract, sketch, give the main points of, give a rundown of, give the gist of, review
The day of the week before Monday and following Saturday, observed by Christians as a day of rest and religious worship and (together with Saturday) forming part of the weekend.
example - the government gives £2,500 million a year to support the voluntary sector
synonyms - help, aid, assist
Suggest the truth of; corroborate.
example - the studies support our findings
synonyms - substantiate, back up, give force to, give weight to, bear out, corroborate, confirm, attest to, verify, prove, validate, authenticate, endorse, ratify, document
(of a computer or operating system) allow the use or operation of (a program, language, or device)
example - the new versions do not support the graphical user interface standard
Endure; tolerate.
example - at work during the day I could support the grief
synonyms - endure, bear, put up with, tolerate, stand, abide, suffer, stomach, brook, sustain, shoulder, weather
noun
A thing that bears the weight of something or keeps it upright.
example - the best support for a camera is a tripod
synonyms - pillar, post, prop, underprop, underpinning, base, substructure, foundation
Material assistance.
example - the bank provided unstinting financial support
The branch of medical practice that treats injuries, diseases, and deformities by the physical removal, repair, or readjustment of organs and tissues, often involving cutting into the body.
example - cardiac surgery
synonyms - therapy, surgery, medical attention, medical care, care, ministrations, nursing
A place where a doctor, dentist, or other medical practitioner treats or advises patients.
example - Literature will be available from libraries, GP surgeries, hospitals and dentists.
synonyms - medical centre, health centre, outpatients" department, surgery, doctor"s, polyclinic
Have an idea or impression of the existence, presence, or truth of (something) without certain proof.
example - if you suspect a gas leak, do not turn on an electric light
synonyms - have a suspicion, have a feeling, feel, be inclined to think, fancy, reckon, guess, surmise, conjecture, think, think it likely, think it probable, have a sneaking feeling, have a hunch
Doubt the genuineness or truth of.
example - a broker whose honesty he had no reason to suspect
synonyms - doubt, distrust, mistrust, have doubts about, harbour suspicions about, have misgivings about, be sceptical about, have qualms about, be suspicious of, be wary of, feel chary about, feel uneasy about, harbour reservations about, have reservations about, have a funny feeling about
noun
A person thought to be guilty of a crime or offence.
example - the police have arrested a suspect
synonyms - suspected person, accused, defendant
adjective
Not to be relied on or trusted; possibly dangerous or false.
example - a suspect package was found on the platform
synonyms - suspicious, dubious, untrustworthy, questionable, doubtful, odd, queer, potentially dangerous, potentially false, under suspicion, not quite right
Make a solemn statement or promise undertaking to do something or affirming that something is the case.
example - Maria made me swear I would never tell anyone
synonyms - promise, vow, promise under oath, solemnly promise, pledge oneself, give one"s word, take an oath, swear an oath, swear on the Bible, give an undertaking, undertake, affirm, warrant, state, assert, declare, aver, proclaim, pronounce, profess, attest, guarantee
Use offensive language, especially as an expression of anger.
example - Peter swore under his breath
synonyms - bad language, foul language, strong language
noun
An offensive word, used especially to express anger; a swear word.
example - the detective swept the room for hair and fingerprints
synonyms - search, probe, check, explore, hunt through, look through, delve in, go through, sift through, scour, comb, go through with a fine-tooth comb, leave no stone unturned in
A procedure for inducing labour in a pregnant woman, in which a medical practitioner moves a finger around within the opening of the cervix to detach the amniotic membranes.
example - I went in for a sweep at 41 weeks
A comprehensive search or survey of a place or area.
example - the police finished their sweep through the woods
Used for emphasis in various phrases and exclamations.
example - What had happened? Sweet nothing
noun
A small shaped piece of sweet food made with sugar.
example - a bag of sweets
synonyms - piece of confectionery, chocolate, bonbon, fondant, toffee
A sweet dish forming a course of a meal; a pudding or dessert.
example - Pudding was rose - flavoured chum chum sweetmeats, lachedar rabri, a milk sweet, and tila kulfi - Indian ice cream on a stick, delivered by cart.
synonyms - dessert, sweet course, second course, last course
example - The students are lined up in somewhat orderly rows by their class leaders while a few of the teachers oversee the process, swishing small switches recently torn from nearby eucalyptus trees.
synonyms - branch, twig, shoot, stick, rod
A set of points on a railway track.
example - In later years private contractors installed the siding while the railway installed the switch.
A tress of false or detached hair tied at one end, used in hairdressing to supplement natural hair.
example - On an impulse, Katherine reached up with her other hand and flicked her hood off of her head, revealing her long switch of hair.
verb
Change the position, direction, or focus of.
example - the company switched the boats to other routes
A mark or character used as a conventional representation of an object, function, or process, e.g. the letter or letters standing for a chemical element or a character in musical notation.
example - the symbol r in Figure 5 represents a gene which is ineffective
A set of principles or procedures according to which something is done; an organized scheme or method.
example - a multiparty system of government
synonyms - method, methodology, technique, process, procedure, approach, practice, line, line of action, line of attack, attack, means, way, manner, mode, framework, modus operandi
The prevailing political or social order, especially when regarded as oppressive and intransigent.
example - don"t try bucking the system
synonyms - the establishment, the authorities, the powers that be, the ruling class, the regime, bureaucracy, officialdom
A set of staves in a musical score joined by a brace.
adjective
- Relating to society or its organization.
- example - alcoholism is recognized as a major social problem
- synonyms - communal, community, community-based, collective, group, general, popular, civil, civic, public, societal
- Needing companionship and therefore best suited to living in communities.
- example - we are social beings as well as individuals
- (of a bird) gregarious; breeding or nesting in colonies.
- example - Waxwings are social birds and where suitable food supplies are found, flocks of several hundred birds have been recorded here.
- synonyms - gregarious, organized, civilized, interactional
noun