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Aback (1) | 1. Toward the back |
Aback (2) | 2. So that the wind presses against the forward side of the sail. |
Aback (3) | 3. (of a sail) positioned so that the wind presses against the forward side. |
Aback (4) | 4. (of a yard) positioned so that its sail is laid back. |
Aback (5) Idiom: taken aback | 5. Surprised and disconcerted |
Aback | If you are 'taken aback' by something, you are surprised or shocked by it, and you cannot respond at once. |
Aback synonym (1) | Surprised |
Aback synonym (2) | Confused |
Aback synonym (3) | Thrown off guard |
Abbreviation (1) | 1. a shortened or contracted form of a word or phrase used to represent the whole. |
Abbreviation (2) | 2. an act of abbreviating; state or result of being abbreviated; reduction in length, duration, etc.; abridgment |
Abbreviation (3) | 3. a short phrase or the reduced form used to represent a larger, more complex idea, situation, set of beliefs, etc. |
Abbreviation synonym (1) | Abridgment |
Abbreviation synonym (2) | Abstract |
Abbreviation synonym (3) | Abstraction |
Abbreviation synonym (4) | Clipping |
Abbreviation synonym (5) | Compendium |
Abbreviation synonym (6) | Compression |
Abbreviation synonym (7) | Condensation |
Abbreviation synonym (8) | Contraction |
Abbreviation synonym (9) | Digest |
Abbreviation synonym (11) | Reduction |
Abbreviation synonym (13) | Summary |
Abbreviation synonym (14) | Syllabus |
Abbreviation synonym (15) | Synopsis |
Abbreviation antonym (1) | Enlargement |
Abbreviation antonym (2) | Expansion |
Abbreviation antonym (3) | Extension |
Abbreviation antonym (4) | Lengthening |
Abbreviation antonym (5) | Augmentation |
1. colt | 1. a young male animal of the horse family |
2. colt | 2. a male horse of not more than four years of age. |
3. colt | 3. a young or inexperienced person. |
Colt - Trademark | 1. a brand of revolver. |
1. colt - synonym | 1. filly |
2. colt - synonym | 2. foal |
3. colt - synonym | 3. fledgling |
4. colt - synonym | 4. rookie |
5. colt - synonym | 5. sapling |
6. colt - synonym | 6. youngling |
1. trot | 1. (of a horse) to go at a gait between a walk and a run, in which the legs move in diagonal pairs, but not quite simultaneously, so that when the movement is slow one foot at least is always on the ground, and when fast all four feet are momentarily off the ground at once. |
2. trot | 2. to go at a quick, steady pace; move briskly; bustle; hurry. |
3. trot | 3. to cause to trot. |
4. trot | 4. to ride (a horse) at a trot. |
5. trot | 5. to lead at a trot. |
6. trot | 6. to travel over by trotting. |
7. trot | 7. to execute by trotting. |
8. trot | 8. the gait of a horse, dog, or other quadruped, when trotting. |
9. trot | 9. the sound made by an animal when trotting. |
10. trot | 10. the jogging gait of a human being, between a walk and a run. |
11. trot. Harness Racing | 11. a race for trotters. |
12. trot | 12. brisk, continuous movement or activity. |
13. trot, Archaic: Disparaging | 13. an old woman. |
14. trot. Slang | 14. a literal translation used illicitly in doing schoolwork; crib; pony. |
15. the trot, informal | 15. diarrhea. |
16. trot. Informal | 16. a toddling child. |
17. trout out, Informal | 17. a. to bring forward for inspection. |
17. trout out, Informal | 17. b. to bring to the attention of; introduce; submit. |
1. trot | 1. If you 'trot' somewhere, you move fairly fast at a speed between walking and running, taking small quick steps. |
2. trot | 2. when an animal such as a horse 'trots', it moves fairly fast, taking quick small steps. You can also say that the rider of the animal 'is trotting'. |
1. trot | 1. amble |
2. trot | 2. hurry |
3. trot | 3. jog |
4. trot | 4. lope |
5. trot | 5. scamper |
6. trot | 6. canter |
7. trot | 7. pad |
8. trot | 8. rack |
9. trot | 9. ride |
10. trot | 10. run |
11. trot | 11. step lively |
1. trot - antonym | 1. stop |
1. dozen | 1. a group of 12. |
2. the dozen, slang | 2. a ritualized game typically engaged in by two persons each of whom attempts to outdo the other in insults directed against members of the other's family (usually used in the phrase 'play the dozens') |
3. dozen | 3. twelve |
1. dozen | 1. If you have a 'dozen' things, you have twelve of them. |
2. dozen | 2. You can refer to a group of approximately twelve things or people as a 'dozen'. You can refer to a group of approximately six things or people as 'half a dozen' |
1. dozen. quantifier | 1. If you refer to 'dozens of' things or people, you are emphasizing that there are very many of them. |
1. dozen. pronoun | 1. You can also use 'dozens' as a pronoun. |
1. dozen | 1. xii |
2. dozen | 2. dodecahedral |