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(n)
Announcement; declaration.
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(v)
(transitive) To explicitly mention (something) as a possibility for consideration, often to recommend it.
(countable) Something suggested (with subsequent adposition being for)
An act of touching, especially with the hand or finger.
An act of tracing.
A brief and hurriedly written note.
The action of squeezing a small amount of a person's skin and flesh, making it hurt.
A tiny spot or particle, especially of dirt.
The extreme end of something, especially when pointed; e.g. the sharp end of a pencil.
(uncountable) The act or process of breathing.
(countable, uncountable) Real or perceived movement of atmospheric air usually caused by convection or differences in air pressure.
Information which may lead one to a certain point or conclusion.
(informal) A suggestion about a course of action.
Alternative spelling of soupçon. [A very small amount; a hint; a trace, slight idea; an inkling.]
Any of many minute arachnids which, along with the ticks, comprise subclass Acarina (aka Acari).
an indication of potential opportunity
Often preceded by forms of to get or to have: an imprecise idea or slight knowledge of something; a suspicion.
(countable) A possible, or indirect, effect or result of a decision or action.
An indirect reference; a hint; a reference to something supposed to be known, but not explicitly mentioned.
(intransitive) To refer to something indirectly or by suggestion; to invoke it by implication rather than mention.
(adj)
Having been comprehended.
(uncountable) The act or process of inferring by deduction or induction.
Facts or observations presented in support of an assertion.
A speaking or noticing of anything, usually in a brief or cursory manner.
A fact that shows that something exists or may happen.
A concept in spirituality, philosophy and psychology related to achieving clarity of perception, reason and knowledge.
A pointer or index that indicates something.
(obsolete) index
Something that anticipates, predicts, or foretells.
The act of referring: a submitting for information or decision.
Representing the forefront, or position of greatest advancement in some field.
One who, or that which, locates.
(countable, uncountable) A visible fact that shows that something exists or may happen.
More generally, any result of mental activity; a thought, a notion; a way of thinking.
A symbol or annotation.
A very close friend.
Having an index, or arranged in an index.
That which is insinuated; a hint; a suggestion, innuendo or intimation by distant allusion
The act of suspecting something or someone, especially of something wrong.
A communication, or what is communicated; any concept or information conveyed.
An alphabetical listing of items and their location.
The highest value reached by some quantity in a time period.
An advantage.
A committee that leads or governs (e.g. city council, student council).
A sign made to give notice of some occurrence, command, or danger, or to indicate the start of a concerted action.
A fragment of something; a particle; a piece; also, a very small amount.
The act of freeing from obscurities; disambiguation.
Anything that points or is used for pointing.
A theory, idea, or guess; an intuitive impression that something will happen.
(onomatopoeia) The sound made by an object hitting a liquid.
A brief, gentle breeze; a light gust of air; a waft.
A mark left by something that has passed along.
Something hung up or spread out to hide or protect the face, or hide an object from view; usually of gauze, crepe, or similar diaphanous material.
Meanings relating to a wind instrument.
(countable) A flexible tube conveying water or other fluid.
The name of the Latin-script letter Q/q.
(aviation) A section of land, usually paved, for airplanes to land on or take off from.
An avoirdupois ounce, weighing ¹⁄₁₆ of an avoirdupois pound, or 28.349523125 grams.
An aircraft landing field, usually with one runway and only basic facilities.
(loosely, UK, Ireland, Canada) Any bituminous road surfacing material.
A contest between people, animals, vehicles, etc. where the goal is to be the first to reach some objective.
A more or less square piece of material worn over the head, typically by women, often to protect the hair, or for religious reasons.
(mathematics, computing) A binary digit, generally represented as a 1 or 0.
Each of the strings which, twisted together, make up a yarn, rope or cord.
(skiing) A downhill trail.
The act or process of an elevating or stimulating influence upon the intellect, emotions or creativity.
(countable, US, slang) A number off the charts of a hypothetical scale of one to ten.
(uncountable) The harvested seeds of various grass food crops eg: wheat, corn, barley.
(N)
a four-disc box set by the American singer-songwriter Bruce Springsteen, released in 1998 containing 66 songs.
A reminder or cue.
(ambitransitive) To incline the head up and down, as to indicate agreement.
(marketing) A preview or part of a product released in preparation of its main advertising, typically a short film, song, or quote.
(intransitive) To shine with a faint, unsteady light.
A taste beforehand.
A female given name in continuous use since the 19th century.
A post bearing a sign that gives information on directions.
(informal) A silly, crazy or stupid person.
A question mark.
(figuratively) A small or trace amount.
Something which indicates or points out; an indicator
A small dot or mark.
A kind of crossword puzzle with the clues written in the grid, accompanied by arrows that indicate the position and direction of the answers.
A question, an inquiry (US), an enquiry (UK).
(physics, uncountable) Electromagnetic radiation in the wavelength range visible to the human eye (about 400–750 nanometers): visible light.
An indication; a sign.
Alternative form of interrogation point. [A question mark.]
(obsolete) The act of subindicating; a slight or hinted indication.
(computer vision) A line segment.
A secret name, a code name.
To draw a line underneath something, especially to add emphasis.
A small arrow.
An identification.