if people or groups face off, they compete or fight with each other
to begin a game of ice hockey
The terrain and conditions surrounding the ball before it is struck.
The terrain and conditions surrounding the disc before it is thrown.
The position of a fetus in the womb.
A manner of lying; relative position.
An animal's lair.
To rest in a horizontal position on a surface.
To be placed or situated.
To abide; to remain for a longer or shorter time; to be in a certain state or condition.
Used with in: to be or exist; to belong or pertain; to have an abiding place; to consist.
Used with with: to have sexual relations with.
Used with on/upon: to be incumbent (on); to be the responsibility of a person.
To lodge; to sleep.
To be still or quiet, like one lying down to rest.
To be sustainable; to be capable of being maintained.
To give false information intentionally with intent to deceive.
To convey a false image or impression.
To be mistaken or unintentionally spread false information.
An intentionally false statement; an intentional falsehood.
A statement intended to deceive, even if literally true; a half-truth
Anything that misleads or disappoints.
(Mid-Ulster) Great, wonderful
The part of a stage that is farthest from the audience or camera.
To draw attention away from others, especially on-stage.
To force other actors to face away from the audience by staying upstage.
To treat snobbishly.
To restage (cancer) to a higher stage than that found at last assessment (compare downstage).
At the rear of a stage.
Toward or at the rear of a theatrical stage.
Away from a motion-picture or television camera.
to destroy something by attacking it with weapons
to get something officially, especially from an insurance company, bank, or law court
to help someone to forget their problems
to kill someone
to make a piece of clothing more loose, so that it fits you
to make someone suffer because you are angry, upset, or tired, even though it is not their fault
to need a lot of effort and to make you feel very tired
to remove something from a pocket, bag etc
to take someone to a place like a cinema or a restaurant and usually pay for them
A negative reply, no.
An intensely undesirable thing, such as a circumstance or an animal, eliciting immediate repulsion without possibility of further consideration.
(with falling pitch) used to express amusement or subtle surprise.
Used to express doubt or confusion.
(with rising pitch) Used to reinforce a question.
(with falling pitch) Used either to belittle the issuer of a statement/question, or sarcastically to indicate utter agreement, and that the statement being responded to is an extreme understatement. The intonation is changed to distinguish between the two meanings - implied dullness for belittlement, and feigned surprise for utter agreement.
(with rising pitch) Used to indicate that one did not hear what was said.
(with falling pitch) Used to create a tag question.
A gem, usually made of minerals.
To decorate or bedeck with jewels or gems.
Makeup for the lips.
A stick of this make-up.
Makeup for the lips.
A stick of this make-up.