n. a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot

n. a rare soft silvery metallic element; occurs in small quantities in sphalerite

n. federate state in the United States of America

v. address a question to and expect an answer from; "Ask your teacher about trigonometry"; "The children asked me about their dead grandmother"

v. express the need or desire for; ask for; "She requested an extra bed in her room"; "She called for room service"

v. direct or put; seek an answer to; "ask a question"

v. consider obligatory; request and expect; "We require our secretary to be on time"; "Aren't we asking too much of these children?"; "I expect my students to arrive in time for their lessons"

v. inquire about; "I asked about their special today"; "He had to ask directions several times"

v. require as useful, just, or proper; "It takes nerve to do what she did"; "success usually requires hard work"; "This job asks a lot of patience and skill"; "This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice"; "This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert"; "This intervention does not postulate a patient's consent"

adv. to or toward the inside of; "come in"; "smash in the door"

adv. to or toward the inside of; "come in"; "smash in the door"

adj. holding office; "the in party"

adj. currently fashionable; "the in thing to do"; "large shoulder pads are in"

adj. directed or bound inward; "took the in bus"; "the in basket"

adj. currently fashionable; "the in thing to do"; "large shoulder pads are in"

n. a small quantity of anything; "a bit of paper was all he needed"

n. distinctive and stylish elegance; "he wooed her with the confident dash of a cavalry officer"

n. (physics and chemistry) the simplest structural unit of an element or compound

n. (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything

v. question persistently; "She pumped the witnesses for information"

v. cook over a grill; "grill the sausages"

v. examine someone's knowledge of something; "The teacher tests us every week"; "We got quizzed on French irregular verbs"

v. take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs; "the accident claimed three lives"; "The hard work took its toll on her"

v. consider obligatory; request and expect; "We require our secretary to be on time"; "Aren't we asking too much of these children?"; "I expect my students to arrive in time for their lessons"

v. require as useful, just, or proper; "It takes nerve to do what she did"; "success usually requires hard work"; "This job asks a lot of patience and skill"; "This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice"; "This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert"; "This intervention does not postulate a patient's consent"

v. request earnestly (something from somebody); ask for aid or protection; "appeal to somebody for help"; "Invoke God in times of trouble"

v. write a petition for something to somebody; request formally and in writing

v. make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently; "Henry IV solicited the Pope for a divorce"; "My neighbor keeps soliciting money for different charities"

v. ask to come; "summon a lawyer"

v. make an effort or attempt; "He tried to shake off his fears"; "The infant had essayed a few wobbly steps"; "The police attempted to stop the thief"; "He sought to improve himself"; "She always seeks to do good in the world"

v. ask for or request earnestly; "The prophet bid all people to become good persons"

v. call upon in supplication; entreat; "I beg you to stop!"

v. impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to; "He charged her with cleaning up all the files over the weekend"

v. request urgently and forcefully; "The victim's family is demanding compensation"; "The boss demanded that he be fired immediately"; "She demanded to see the manager"

v. claim as due or just; "The bank demanded payment of the loan"

v. institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against; "He was warned that the district attorney would process him"; "She actioned the company for discrimination"

v. ask humbly (for something); "He supplicated the King for clemency"

v. appeal or request earnestly; "I pleaded with him to stop"

v. place an order for

v. demand and take for use or service, especially by military or public authority for public service

v. express a desire for

v. beg persistently and urgently; "I importune you to help them"

v. call to mind; "this remark evoked sadness"

v. take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs; "the accident claimed three lives"; "The hard work took its toll on her"

v. require as useful, just, or proper; "It takes nerve to do what she did"; "success usually requires hard work"; "This job asks a lot of patience and skill"; "This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice"; "This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert"; "This intervention does not postulate a patient's consent"

v. express the need or desire for; ask for; "She requested an extra bed in her room"; "She called for room service"

v. claim as due or just; "The bank demanded payment of the loan"

v. make an effort or attempt; "He tried to shake off his fears"; "The infant had essayed a few wobbly steps"; "The police attempted to stop the thief"; "He sought to improve himself"; "She always seeks to do good in the world"

v. claim as due or just; "The bank demanded payment of the loan"

v. consider obligatory; request and expect; "We require our secretary to be on time"; "Aren't we asking too much of these children?"; "I expect my students to arrive in time for their lessons"

v. express the need or desire for; ask for; "She requested an extra bed in her room"; "She called for room service"

v. express the need or desire for; ask for; "She requested an extra bed in her room"; "She called for room service"

adj. in the current fashion or style

adj. affectedly trendy and fashionable

adj. marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners; "a dapper young man"; "a jaunty red hat"

adj. intensely fashionable for a short time

adj. relating to a recently developed fashion or style; "their offices are in a modern skyscraper"; "tables in modernistic designs";

adj. of or associated with people of fashion; "the fashionable side of town"; "the smart set"

adj. initiating or popularizing a trend

adj. in accord with the latest fad; "trendy ideas"; "trendy clothes"; "voguish terminology"

adj. directed or moving inward or toward a center; "the inbound train"; "inward flood of capital"

adj. "incoming class"; "the ingoing administration"; "ingoing data"

adj. appointed but not yet installed in office

adj. elected but not yet installed in office; "the president elect"

adj. (of elected officers) elected but not yet serving; "our next president"

adj. flowing inward

adj. pouring inward; "inpouring throngs of immigrants"

adj. very lively and profitable; "flourishing businesses"; "a palmy time for stockbrokers"; "a prosperous new business"; "doing a roaring trade"; "a thriving tourist center"; "did a thriving business in orchids"

adj. unofficial championship title for player who heads the league in batting average and home runs and runs batted in

adj. having achieved eminence; "an eminent physician"

adj. of a game (or the pitching) in which a pitcher allows the opponent no hits; "a no-hit pitcher"; "a no-hit game"

adj. successful or assured of success; "now I am a made man forever"- Christopher Marlowe

adj. yielding positive results

adj. having achieved success or recognition by your own efforts; "a self-made millionaire"

adj. having won; "the victorious entry"; "the winning team"

adj. bringing success; "the winning run"

v. make someone do something

v. convey, as of a compliment, regards, attention, etc.; bestow; "Don't pay him any mind"; "give the orders"; "Give him my best regards"; "pay attention"

v. express the need or desire for; ask for; "She requested an extra bed in her room"; "She called for room service"

v. make a proposal, declare a plan for something

v. convey, as of a compliment, regards, attention, etc.; bestow; "Don't pay him any mind"; "give the orders"; "Give him my best regards"; "pay attention"

v. do away with

adj. not worth considering as a possibility; "a picnic is out because of the weather"

adv. outside of an enclosed space: "She is out"