To act before (someone), especially to prevent an action.
To take up or introduce (something) prematurely.
To know of (something) before it happens; to expect.
To eagerly wait for (something)
Any kind of fantasy/science fiction crime-fighting character, often with supernatural powers or equipment, in popular children's and fantasy literature.
A part of something that has been separated.
A representative portion of a substance, often large and irregular.
A sequence of two or more words that occur in language with high frequency but are not idiomatic; a bundle or cluster.
A discrete segment of a file, stream, etc. (especially one that represents audiovisual media); a block.
A segment of a comedian's performance
One who follows, comes after another.
Something that comes after another thing.
One who is a part of master's physical group, such as a servant or retainer.
One who follows mentally, adherer to the opinions, ideas or teachings of another, a movement etc.
An imitator, who follows another's example.
A pursuer.
An account holder who subscribes to see content from another account on a social media platform.
A machine part receiving motion from another.
A man courting a maidservant.
Young cattle.
A metal piece placed at the top of a candle to keep the wax melting evenly.
Any of the three players (the ruckman, ruck rover, and rover) who usually follow the ball around the ground rather than occupying a fixed position.
A debt collector.
To make a short high-pitched sound, like that of certain birds.
To post an update to Twitter.
(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.
same as wake
to start to feel more lively, or to make someone feel more lively
to start to pay more attention to something, or to make people pay more attention to something
used for telling someone that they need to pay attention to what is happening in a situation they are in, usually a situation that is not good
to be able to understand something or to solve a problem
to understand what someone is like and why they behave in the way that they do
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.
One who avenges or vindicates
One who takes vengeance.