Feeling excitement or an exciting rush.
(chiefly of a man) Not wearing a shirt; having a bare torso.
Very poor.
A powerful compression wave produced by the movement of a body through a fluid or gas at a velocity greater than the local speed of sound.
Any violent disturbance.
To make bald or shorter by using a tool such as a razor or pair of electric clippers to cut the hair close to the skin.
To cut anything in this fashion.
To remove hair from one's face by this means.
To cut finely, as with slices of meat.
To skim along or near the surface of; to pass close to, or touch lightly, in passing.
To reduce in size or weight.
To be hard and severe in a bargain with; to practice extortion on; to cheat.
To buy (a note) at a discount greater than the legal rate of interest, or to deduct in discounting it more than the legal rate allows.
Facial hair on the chin, cheeks, jaw and neck.
The cluster of small feathers at the base of the beak in some birds.
The appendages to the jaw in some cetaceans, and to the mouth or jaws of some fishes.
The byssus of certain shellfish.
The gills of some bivalves, such as the oyster.
In insects, the hairs of the labial palpi of moths and butterflies.
Long or stiff hairs on a plant; the awn.
A barb or sharp point of an arrow or other instrument, projecting backward to prevent the head from being easily drawn out.
The curved underside of an axehead, extending from the lower end of the cutting edge to the axehandle.
That part of the underside of a horse's lower jaw which is above the chin, and bears the curb of a bridle.
That part of a type which is between the shoulder of the shank and the face.
A fake customer or companion, especially a woman who accompanies a gay man in order to give the impression that he is heterosexual.
To have a particular direction; to run; to stretch; to tend.
To cause to turn; to bend.
To be the subject of a trend; to be currently popular, relevant or interesting.
To cleanse or clean (something, usually wool).
Word for word; not figuratively; not as an idiom or metaphor
(degree, contranym) Used non-literally as an intensifier for figurative statements: virtually, so to speak (often considered incorrect; see usage notes)
Used to intensify or dramatise non-figurative statements; tending towards a meaningless filler word in repeated use.
Used as a generic downtoner: just, merely.
A gap in a series, making it incomplete.
An interruption, break or pause.
An unexpected break from work.
A gap in geological strata.
An opening in an organ.
A syllable break between two vowels, without an intervening consonant. (Compare diphthong.)
Deserving of ridicule; foolish; absurd.
Astonishing; unbelievable.
to attempt to get something from someone by behaving dishonestly or by tricking them
to attempt to start a sexual relationship with someone
to behave badly in order to see how annoying or unreasonable you can be before someone becomes angry
to put on a piece of clothing in order to see how it looks and whether it fits
to try on clothes to see if they fit
to try something to see if it is suitable




