n
(crosswords, often in combination) A word that runs horizontally in the completed puzzle grid or its associated clue.
v
(transitive, often in the passive) To place (something) at an angle.
v
(transitive, rare or obsolete) To mark with the sign of the cross; mark oneself.
v
(transitive, intransitive, UK) To alternate between two people.
v
(UK) To announce the closing of a pub for the day.
n
The act of moving or revolving around, or as in a circle or orbit; a revolution
n
A shuttle bus with a circular route.
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The distribution of publicity circulars.
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The act of moving in a circle, or in a course which brings the moving body to the place where its motion began.
n
A person or thing that causes something to circulate
n
The act of revolution, rotation or gyration around an axis.
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(obsolete) Circuit; space; enclosure.
v
(intransitive, informal) to leave work, especially by recording the leaving time on a machine
adj
(UK, colloquial) Of a motor vehicle: having had its odometer turned back so as to display a lower mileage.
n
(military) The ordinary pace of marching, in which ninety steps, each twenty-eight inches in length, are taken in one minute.
v
(transitive) To contradict (another) or frustrate the plans of.
v
(transitive and intransitive) To pass from one side or area, physical or abstract, to another.
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Alternative form of cross that bridge when one comes to it [(idiomatic) To deal with a problem or situation only if and when it arises.]
v
Alternative form of crossbite [(obsolete, transitive) To deceive; to trick.]
n
The critical or transitional moment or issue, a turning point.
v
To take a shortcut over or through (a place).
n
(idiomatic, by extension, often with "on the") The forefront, or position of greatest advancement in some field.
n
(botany) One entire round in a circle or a spire.
v
(transitive) (sometimes followed by up) To clench (a fist).
v
(naval slang) To set the clock forward in order to shorten one's time on watch.
adv
Through a rotation or revolution that ends at the starting point.
n
A hiatus, a pause in something which is otherwise continuous.
v
Synonym of bet round (“to bet equally on horses in a race”)
n
One instance of a recurring event.
v
To create a form of "ladder" that people may "climb" in order to advance
adv
In the manner of a ladder; arranged in ascending steps like a ladder.
n
A short period of sports training, typically a week.
n
A factor which noticeably influences a performance.
v
(transitive) to cross over; traverse
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(uncommon) Synonym of circuit: the path or distance around a coast.
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Movement through phases; arrangement of a sequence or cycle.
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(transitive) To place on a pinnacle.
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(medicine, obsolete) A vaccine point.
n
Alternative form of pro tip [(idiomatic) A useful piece of advice.]
n
Alternative spelling of quarrons [(obsolete, thieves' cant) The body.]
v
(intransitive) To arise from or out of something.
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(figuratively) A system or institution in which people exit and immediately reenter.
v
To call a number of people by phone, usually a circle of friends, to organise something.
n
A regular variation in a sequence, such as to even-out wear, or people taking turns in a task; a duty roster.
n
A series of changes or events ending where it began; a series of like events recurring in continuance; a cycle; a periodical revolution.
adv
(figuratively) Following the same course repeatedly in vain.
n
(US, humorous) A circular object supposedly giving its owner the ability to get done everything that would have otherwise been put off to a later date "when they got around to it".
adv
Obsolete spelling of round
n
Anything having a round form; a roundel.
n
(obsolete) A round or circle.
adj
Obsolete form of round. [Circular or cylindrical; having a circular cross-section in one direction.]
n
Obsolete form of roundel. [Anything having a round form; a round figure; a circle.]
n
The key or principle by which something is made clear; the knack.
adj
involving waving the arms, as if using semaphore
n
An accessory side note or aside made during a conversation, without changing the scope of the audience.
v
To schedule something for a particular time.
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(sports) a triangular stack of cups created by speed stacking
n
A symbol used for purposes of punctuation and representing a pause or separating clauses, particularly a full stop, comma, colon or semicolon.
n
Part of a round, as in game-playing or policy-making.
v
To score (make a notch) underneath
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(figuratively, by extension) An object to which one's efforts are diverted as soon as it becomes known.
v
Alternative spelling of torquing up
v
To lay in a cross direction; to cross.
n
A downward facing point on the underside.
v
(medicine, transitive) To restage upward; to restage (a case of a disease, usually a cancer) to a higher stage than that found at last assessment.
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