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(n)
(countable, uncountable) A long, thin and flexible structure made from threads twisted together.
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(originally Oxford University slang) A trainer or instructor.
Alternative form of gear train. [(mechanical engineering) A system of interconnected gears.]
A number of horse-drawn wagons traveling together for safety.
(Australia, British, New Zealand, South Africa) A furnished vehicle towed behind a car, etc., and used as a dwelling when stationary.
Alternative form of powertrain. [The group of components in a vehicle that generate power and deliver it to the road surface, water, or air.]
The ratio of a system of gears.
Intention or goal.
(v)
(idiomatic) To direct criticism (towards).
To grow plants, notably crops.
The or an act of taking.
A man who is about to marry.
(India, Canada, US) An institution dedicated to teaching and learning; an educational institution.
(transitive) To advance; to further; to promote the growth of.
(obsolete) preparation
(transitive) To instruct or train.
American and Oxford British standard spelling of civilise.
A controlled behaviour; self-control.
An inspection or examination.
(adj)
Proceeding without deviation or interruption.
A state or quality.
public transport provided by a line of railway cars coupled together and drawn by a locomotive
A mark left by something that has passed along.
(uncountable) Equipment or paraphernalia, especially that used for an athletic endeavor.
Matted material; rough massed hair, fibres etc.
A tool or machine used to remove material so as to create a hole, typically by plunging a rotating cutting bit into a stationary workpiece.
Something which is packed, a parcel, a box, an envelope.
A sparring session; a preliminary fight, as in boxing or cock-fighting.
Grip.
A horizontal bar extending between supports and used for support or as a barrier; a railing.
A heavier four-wheeled (normally horse-drawn) vehicle designed to carry goods (or sometimes people).
The process of shaping by heating and hammering.
(figuratively) A current movement that attracts wide support.
A building for recreational use such as a hunting lodge or a summer cabin.
The act of beating or working iron or steel.
(countable) A closed structure with walls and a roof.
The act of something that slips; a slip; a skidding or sudden loosening motion.
(firearms) A finger-operated lever used to fire a gun.
Any vehicle sharing some characteristics with a bicycle or motorbike, such as pedal power, a handlebar, or a saddle.
A place to live or lodge.
A procession of cars carrying VIPs, especially political figures.
The group of components in a vehicle that generate power and deliver it to the road surface, water, or air.
A criminal group with a common cultural background and identifying features, often associated with a particular section of a city.
A conveyance: a spacious device for carrying or transporting substances, objects, people or animals.
The art or act of cultivating (improvement of land for or by agriculture), as:
(heading) To do with a place or places.
(chiefly UK, Ireland) The track on which a tram (streetcar) runs.
(electricity) Enclosed path of an electric current, usually designed for a certain function.
The act or process of encouraging the growth or development of something.
(rail transport) A self-propelled railway vehicle for passengers, similar to a bus.
A stopping place.
A locomotive and carriages coupled together to form a unified set of equipment.
(rail transport) The power unit of a train that pulls the coaches or wagons.
A group of people or things moving along in an orderly, stately, or solemn manner; a train of persons advancing in order; a retinue.
(chiefly British) Synonym of subway: a railway that is under the ground.
(chiefly US, Philippines) A permanent track consisting of fixed metal rails to drive trains or similar motorized vehicles on.
(general) A rapid transit rail transport system, or a train in such systems, generally underground and serving a metropolitan area.
(chiefly UK, Ireland and Commonwealth) A transport system using rails used to move passengers or goods.
(Canada, US, Scotland, South Africa) An underground railway, especially for mass transit of people in urban areas.
(US, rail transport) A US passenger railway (incorporated as the National Railroad Passenger Corporation).
(nautical) A boat or ship used to transport people, smaller vehicles and goods from one port to another, usually on a regular schedule.
(Hong Kong) Initialism of Mass Transit Railway.
A flat-bottomed craft able to float and drift on water, used for transport or as a waterborne platform.
(biology) The alignment of an organism's circadian rhythm to an external rhythm in its environment.
A line or series of mountains, buildings, etc.
(nautical) An artificial landing place for ships on a riverbank or shore.
(Hong Kong) Initialism of Kowloon-Canton Railway.
A punch for setting nails in wood.
Capable of being stretched; ductile.
Something that happens.
(adv)
On or in a vehicle or vessel; aboard; on board.
A group of vehicles travelling together for safety, especially one with an escort.
A (normally) complete range.
tea, (sometimes dialect) specifically masala chai
One who discovers a way or path; one who explores untraversed regions.
Pertaining to traction.
A group of connected rooms, usually separable from other rooms by means of access.
(countable) The process or period of constructing a physical object.
An arrival at a surface, as of an airplane or any descending object.
A voyage, especially underwater.
encouragement; aiding the development of something
Movement or advancement through a series of events, or points in time; development through time.
(heading, physical) To do with shape.
(uncountable) The care given to another; guardianship.
(transitive) To put together.
The relative positions of a set of things; the way things are arranged or put together;
The action of the verb to shape.
A process of development.
The state or fact of existence, consciousness, or life, or something in such a state.