tusado

Phonetic: "/ˈtɹɪmɪŋ/"

Part Of Speech: verb

Definition: To reduce slightly; to cut; especially, to remove excess.

Example: A ranch steak is usually trimmed of all excess fat.

Definition: To decorate or adorn; especially of a Christmas tree.

Example: They traditionally trim the tree on Christmas Eve.

Definition: (of an aircraft) To adjust pitch using trim tabs.

Definition: (of a vessel) To modify the angle relative to the water by shifting cargo or ballast; to adjust for sailing; to assume, or cause to assume a certain position, or trim, in the water.

Definition: (of a vessel's sails) To modify the angle (of the sails) relative to the wind, especially to set them at the most advantageous angle.

Definition: To balance; to fluctuate between parties, so as to appear to favour each.

Definition: To make trim; to put in due order for any purpose; to make right, neat, or pleasing; to adjust.

Definition: (of timber) To dress; to make smooth.

Definition: To rebuke; to reprove.

Definition: To beat or thrash.

Phonetic: "/ˈtɹɪmɪŋ/"

Part Of Speech: noun

Definition: The act of someone who trims.

Example: I gave a good trimming to my elderly neighbour's hedges.

Definition: Material that is removed by someone trimming something, as a piece of steak.

Example: He gave the trimmings to the dog under the kitchen table.

Definition: An ornamental accessory to a dress or other piece of clothing.

Definition: An accessory or accompaniment.

Example: Christmas dinner with all the trimmings

Definition: A reprimand or chastising.

Example: to give a boy a trimming

Part Of Speech: noun

Definition: A branching, hair-like structure that grows on the bodies of birds, used for flight, swimming, protection and display.

Definition: Long hair on the lower legs of a dog or horse, especially a draft horse, notably the Clydesdale breed. Narrowly only the rear hair.

Definition: One of the fins or wings on the shaft of an arrow.

Definition: A longitudinal strip projecting from an object to strengthen it, or to enter a channel in another object and thereby prevent displacement sideways but permit motion lengthwise; a spline.

Definition: Kind; nature; species (from the proverbial phrase "birds of a feather").

Definition: One of the two shims of the three-piece stone-splitting tool known as plug and feather or plug and feathers; the feathers are placed in a borehole and then a wedge is driven between them, causing the stone to split.

Definition: The angular adjustment of an oar or paddle-wheel float, with reference to a horizontal axis, as it leaves or enters the water.

Definition: Anything petty or trifling; a whit or jot.

Definition: (in the plural) Partridges and pheasants, as opposed to rabbits and hares (called fur).

Part Of Speech: verb

Definition: To cover or furnish with feathers.

Definition: To arrange in the manner or appearance of feathers.

Example: The stylist feathered my hair.

Definition: To rotate the oars while they are out of the water to reduce wind resistance.

Definition: To streamline the blades of an aircraft's propeller by rotating them perpendicular to the axis of the propeller when the engine is shut down so that the propeller does not windmill during flight.

Example: After striking the bird, the pilot feathered the left, damaged engine’s propeller.

Definition: To finely shave or bevel an edge.

Definition: To intergrade or blend the pixels of an image with those of a background or neighboring image.

Definition: To adorn, as with feathers; to fringe.

Definition: To render light as a feather; to give wings to.

Definition: To enrich; to exalt; to benefit.

Definition: To tread, as a cock.

Definition: To accidentally touch the cue ball with the tip of the cue when taking aim

Phonetic: "/dʒʉː/"

Part Of Speech: noun

Definition: Deserved acknowledgment.

Example: Give him his due — he is a good actor.

Definition: (in plural dues) A membership fee.

Definition: That which is owed; debt; that which belongs or may be claimed as a right; whatever custom, law, or morality requires to be done, duty.

Definition: Right; just title or claim.

Phonetic: "/dʒʉː/"

Part Of Speech: adjective

Definition: Owed or owing.

Example: He can wait for the amount due him.

Definition: Appropriate.

Example: With all due respect, you're wrong about that.

Definition: Scheduled; expected.

Example: Rain is due this afternoon.

Definition: Having reached the expected, scheduled, or natural time.

Example: The baby is just about due.

Definition: Owing; ascribable, as to a cause.

Example: The dangerously low water table is due to rapidly growing pumping.

Definition: On a direct bearing, especially for the four points of the compass

Example: The town is 5 miles due North of the bridge.

Phonetic: "/dʒʉː/"

Part Of Speech: adverb

Definition: (used with compass directions) Directly; exactly.

Example: The river runs due north for about a mile.

Phonetic: "/tʉː/"

Part Of Speech: adverb

Definition: Toward a closed, touching or engaging position.

Example: Please push the door to.

Definition: Into the wind.

Phonetic: "/tʉː/"

Part Of Speech: preposition

Definition: Indicating destination: In the direction of, and arriving at.

Example: We are walking to the shop.

Definition: Used to indicate the target or recipient of an action.

Example: He devoted himself to education.

Definition: Used to indicate result of action.

Example: His face was beaten to a pulp.

Definition: Used to indicate a resulting feeling or emotion.

Example: To everyone's great relief, the tuneless carol singers finally ceased their warbling.

Definition: Used after an adjective to indicate its application.

Example: similar to ..., relevant to ..., pertinent to ..., I was nice to him, he was cruel to her, I am used to walking.

Definition: Denotes the end of a range.

Example: It takes 2 to 4 weeks to process typical applications.

Definition: As a.

Example: With God to friend (with God as a friend);   with The Devil to fiend (with the Devil as a foe);   lambs slaughtered to lake (lambs slaughtered as a sacrifice);   took her to wife (took her as a wife);   was sold to slave (was sold as a slave).

Definition: Used to indicate a ratio or comparison.

Example: I have ten dollars to your four.

Definition: Used to indicate that the preceding term is to be raised to the power of the following value; indicates exponentiation.

Example: Three squared or three to the second power is nine.

Definition: (time) Preceding.

Example: ten to ten = 9:50; We're going to leave at ten to (the hour).

Definition: Used to describe what something consists of or contains.

Example: Anyone could do this job; there's nothing to it.

Definition: At.

Example: Stay where you're to and I'll come find you, b'y.

Phonetic: "/əˈfɪʃəl/"

Part Of Speech: noun

Definition: An office holder invested with powers and authorities.

Example: David Barnes was the official charged with the running of the sports club.

Definition: A person responsible for applying the rules of a game or sport in a competition.

Example: In most soccer games there are three officials: the referee and two linesmen.

Phonetic: "/əˈfɪʃəl/"

Part Of Speech: adjective

Definition: Of or pertaining to an office or public trust.

Example: official duties

Definition: Derived from the proper office or officer, or from the proper authority; made or communicated by virtue of authority

Example: an official statement or report

Definition: Approved by authority; authorized.

Example: The Official Strategy Guide

Definition: (pharmaceutical) Sanctioned by the pharmacopoeia; appointed to be used in medicine; officinal.

Example: an official drug or preparation

Definition: Discharging an office or function.

Definition: Relating to an office; especially, to a subordinate executive officer or attendant.

Definition: Relating to an ecclesiastical judge appointed by a bishop, chapter, archdeacon, etc., with charge of the spiritual jurisdiction.

Definition: True, real, beyond doubt.

Example: Well, it's official: you lost your mind!

Definition: Listen in a national pharmacopeia.

Phonetic: "/ˌɹɛɡjəˈleɪʃənz/"

Part Of Speech: noun

Definition: The act of regulating or the condition of being regulated.

Definition: A law or administrative rule, issued by an organization, used to guide or prescribe the conduct of members of that organization.

Definition: A type of law made by the executive branch of government, usually by virtue of a statute made by the legislative branch giving the executive the authority to do so.

Definition: (European Union law) A form of legislative act which is self-effecting, and requires no further intervention by the Member States to become law.

Definition: Mechanism controlling DNA transcription.

Definition: Physiological process which consists in maintaining homoeostasis.

Phonetic: "/ɔv/"

Part Of Speech: preposition

Definition: Expressing distance or motion.

Definition: Expressing separation.

Definition: Expressing origin.

Definition: Expressing agency.

Definition: Expressing composition, substance.

Definition: Introducing subject matter.

Definition: Having partitive effect.

Definition: Expressing possession.

Definition: Forming the "objective genitive".

Definition: Expressing qualities or characteristics.

Definition: Expressing a point in time.