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(n)
A textile worker, or machine, that winds cloth.
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(adj)
Being very important, or key to something.
(v)
(transitive) To find or learn something for the first time.
Functional, in working order.
(transitive) To represent in words.
(transitive) To establish the identity of someone or something.
Any nounal word or phrase which indicates a particular person, place, class, or thing.
Having a noticeable or major effect.
Essential; extremely important.
Of greatest importance; primary.
Describing a “natural” number used to indicate quantity (e.g., zero, one, two, three), as opposed to an ordinal number indicating relative position.
Having relevant and crucial value; having import.
To recognize someone or something as different from others based on its characteristics.
(music) The system of seven tones built on a tonic key; the 24 major and minor scales.
A small, low island largely made of sand or coral.
A coral cay archipelago located off the southern coast of Florida.
(transitive) To remove (something) or make (something) transparent in a scene through the use of a chromakey.
of great significance or value
Something used for fastening, which can only be opened with a key or combination.
A jointed or flexible device that allows the pivoting of a door etc.
A fastening for a door that has a bar that fits into a notch or slot, and is lifted by a lever or string from either side.
(Commonwealth, UK, Ireland) A hand tool for adjusting nuts and bolts.
A chain or ring to which a key may be attached.
An ordered, usually numerical sequence used for measurement; means of assigning a magnitude.
(figuratively) A central cohesive source of stability and security; a person or thing that is critical to a system or organisation.
(figurative) Dominating or covering something for the most part.
(architecture) The top stone of an arch.
(figuratively) That which is prominent, fundamental, noteworthy, or central.
A valve, tap or faucet which regulates the flow of liquid or gas through a pipe.
Information which may lead one to a certain point or conclusion.
(electricity) An opening into which a plug or other connecting part is designed to fit (e.g. a light bulb socket).
(clothing) A knob or disc that is passed through a loop or (buttonhole), serving as a fastener.
An ornament to be placed in the centre, as of a table, ceiling, etc.
Synonym of glossary: a key to the meaning of various terms.
A notable location with historical, cultural, or geographical significance.
basic or fundamental
A curved instrument or handle of iron or wood, for holding and turning bits, etc.; a bitstock.
The initiation of combustion.
(by extension, often attributive) The most important one out of a related group.
lighthouse
A course over which any type of races are run.
A device to turn electric current on and off or direct its flow.
Being of crucial importance; central, key.
A push, stab, or lunge forward (the act thereof.)
Having curls.
The surface of the Earth, as opposed to the sky or water or underground.
A rounded protuberance, especially one arising from a flat surface; a fleshy lump or caruncle.
The highest or uppermost part of something.
The act of one who turns (rotates or twists).
A color, or shade of color; tint; dye.
(computing, often attributive) The application the user is currently interacting with; the application window that appears in front of all others.
A movement that twists or pulls violently; a tug.
Abbreviation of tablespoon, a unit of measurement. [(Canada, US) A large spoon, used for eating food from a bowl.]
Likely to attract attention from its size or position; conspicuous.
An implement for eating or serving; a scooped utensil whose long handle is straight, in contrast to a ladle.
(uncountable) Concentration of attention.
Physically elevated, extending above a base or average level:
Primarily physical senses.
Of a process or part within a larger system, vital to the operations of the system as a whole.
The leading position or edge.
An act, plan or other means, used or proposed, to solve a problem.
Of the highest rank or position; of the greatest importance; of the highest priority.
(figurative) A basis or foundation.
(colloquial) A remote control.
A simple test of acidity in a liquid using litmus, usually in the form of litmus paper.
Of the nature of, or relating to, a node.
The major part of something.
Relating or pertaining to an angle, or angles.
The state of being central.
Something from which other things extend; a foundation.
Providing guidance or direction.
(management) Describing a service operation at which all of a customer's needs may be satisfied without visiting another.
Having a large physical extent from side to side.
Taking place at the time when it is needed, and not in advance.
A starting point, base or foundation for an argument or hypothesis.
A standard by which something is evaluated or measured.
A datum used as the basis for calculation or for comparison.
Belonging to, concerning, or located at a focus.
Superior, of supreme importance in the case.
The expected behaviour of an individual in a society.
Wide in extent or scope.
Having a great extent; covering a large area; vast.
The act of correcting.
(journalism) The heading or title of a magazine or newspaper article.
Fundamental or underlying.
One of the elements, circumstances, or influences which contribute to produce a result.
(computing, etc.) A set of keys laid out in a grid-like pattern, used for typing on a typewriter, computer etc.
The establishment of something.
(chiefly US) Of a cup of coffee: smaller than venti but larger than tall, usually 16 ounces (~ 455 ml).
Australia, British, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, and South Africa standard spelling of center.
(chemistry) Any one of the types of atom distinguished by having a certain number of protons in its nucleus.
The point in the interior of a circle that is equidistant from all points on the circumference.
Constituting a whole together with other parts or factors; not omittable or removable.
The leader or head of a tribe, organisation, business unit, or other group.