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(v)
To want; to wish for earnestly.
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(n)
A funeral pile; a combustible heap on which corpses are burned.
(adj)
Coming before in order or time; earlier, former, previous.
(figuratively) A perilous, mixed up and troubled situation; a hopeless tangle.
British English form of inquire. [(intransitive, US, Canada, Australia) To ask (about something).]
Naturally to demand (something) as indispensable; to need, to call for as necessary.
(intransitive) To become known; to escape from secrecy.
(clothing) One's dress; what one wears; one's clothes.
A large, controlled outdoor fire lit to celebrate something or as a signal.
A rapidly spreading fire, especially one occurring in a wildland area.
That which flies, as a bird or insect.
(sometimes postpositive) Whole; complete.
(intransitive) To secretly plot or make plans together, often with the intention to bring bad or illegal results; to collude, to connive, to plot.
(British, historical) A person who is employed by a town council to make public announcements in the streets
Something that identifies or uniquely points to something or someone else.
One who supplies; a provider.
(intransitive) To stop working on a permanent basis, usually because of old age or illness.
A person who frequently lies; someone who tells a lie.
(firearms) To fail to discharge properly.
A surname.
A magnifying glass.
(figurative) To become very popular or widespread; to take off.
One who plies.
(uncountable) Metal formed into a thin, even thread, now usually by being drawn through a hole in a steel die.
(intransitive) To become sleepy or weary.
(figurative) An ambitious person, especially one who takes risks or has an extravagant lifestyle.
Alternative spelling of ceasefire. [In warfare, an agreed end to hostilities for a specific purpose. (Typically only temporary).]
(mycology, chiefly US) Bioluminescence created by some types of fungus, particularly those growing on rotting wood.
A person who makes one or more purchases.
(Canada, US) A rubber or plastic device imitating a nipple that goes into a baby’s mouth, used to calm and quiet the baby.
One who qualifies for something, especially a contestant who qualifies for a stage in a competition.
(transitive) To make higher; to raise or increase in amount or quantity.
(idiomatic) To begin firing (weapons) at something or someone.
A kind of balance used in raising and letting down a drawbridge. It consists of timbers joined in the form of a Saint Andrew's cross.
In warfare, an agreed end to hostilities for a specific purpose. (Typically only temporary).
(idiomatic) A person who is especially active, ambitious, hard-working, or high-achieving.
One who fortifies.
(Scotland) Alternative form of nicker (“to neigh”). [To make a soft neighing sound characteristic of a horse.]
A fire lit to convey a message or serve as a beacon, by either light or smoke.
Any metal wire used to carry electricity over a short or long distance.
A surname from German.
(arithmetic) A number by which another (the multiplicand) is to be multiplied.
Alternative form of flyer (more common in US, except in the sense of "leaflet") [That which flies, as a bird or insect.]
A machine or container for frying food.
(electricity) An electrical wire through which there is a flow of electrical current.
Alternative form of highwire. [A wire strung high above the ground which is used for acrobatic stunts.]
Fire that spreads through a forest at the crown or canopy level, without the need for a fire at ground level to ignite the trees.
A chemical mixture, used in fireworks and flares, that burns with a bright red flame.
A horse that shies.
The aiming and firing of a projectile at a target in line of sight from the weapon.
(military) supporting fire; small-arms fire directed at an enemy to prevent them firing elsewhere.
the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target
a fire (usually on a hill or tower) that can be seen from a distance
attire that is appropriate to wear in a church
a metal hoop forming the tread of a wheel
firing at enemy aircraft
Alternative spelling of hot-wire. [(transitive, slang) To start an automobile engine by bypassing the ignition key wiring.]
A device that converts alternating current into direct current; often a diode.
A device that is used to increase the humidity of the air.
A substance that helps an emulsion form, or helps keep an emulsion from separating.
Twisted strands of steel wire, often coated with zinc, having barbs evenly spaced along them; used to construct agricultural and military fences.
Shots from a gun or guns, typically creating loud report.
A person or device that purifies (by removing impurities).
To replace or reconnect the wires of a device or installation.
(slang) winter tires (due to winter tires being a more recent development than traditional snow tires)
A mendicant monk of the Carmelite order.
A member of the religious order of the Dominicans.
Alternative form of brushfire. [A large fire in a scrubland or prairie, as opposed to a forest fire, which occurs in forests.]
(military, weaponry) A direction in which a weapon fires.
A machine in which wet clothes are spun in a cylinder full of holes to remove water from them, taking advantage of centrifugal force.
(UK, Ireland) A fire, stove or heater powered by electricity.
A kind of vehicle tire incorporating reinforcing cords distributed radially relative to the hub (at 90 degrees to the direction of travel).
A type of stiff but relatively thin solid wire that is used for piano strings.
A surname originating as an occupation for a town crier.
A fire, often large, that consumes a forest or woodland.
(N)
An electron multiplier is a vacuum-tube structure that multiplies incident charges..
(US, slang, dated) A bore; a person who is no fun.
(transitive) To cause to begin to burn.
One who sighs.
An electrical appliance used for drying clothes, usually by tumbling them in a heated rotating drum.
(military) Gunfire approximately parallel to the ground and where the centre of the cone of fire does not rise above one metre from the ground.
a forest fire that burns the humus; may not appear on the surface
A handheld electric device for drying hair by blowing hot air on it.