Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

n. the way a garment hangs; "he adjusted the hang of his coat"

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. a special way of doing something; "he had a bent for it"; "he had a special knack for getting into trouble"; "he couldn't get the hang of it"

Indiana, Hoosier State, IN

n. federate state in the United States of America

hang

v. suspend (meat) in order to get a gamey taste; "hang the venison for a few days"

hang

v. place in position as by a hinge so as to allow free movement in one direction; "hang a door"

hang

v. be placed in position as by a hinge; "This cabinet door doesn't hang right!"

hang

v. be suspended or hanging; "The flag hung on the wall"

hang

v. decorate or furnish with something suspended; "Hang wallpaper"

hang

v. let drop or droop; "Hang one's head in shame"

hang

v. prevent from reaching a verdict, of a jury

hang

v. be exhibited; "Picasso hangs in this new wing of the museum"

hang

v. to crash in such a way that the computer does not respond to input of the mouse or the keyboard

hang, hang over

v. be suspended or poised; "Heavy fog hung over the valley"

fall, hang

v. fall or flow in a certain way; "This dress hangs well"; "Her long black hair flowed down her back"

hang, hang up, cause to hang

v. cause to be hanging or suspended; "Hang that picture on the wall"

hang, string up, kill by hanging

v. kill by hanging; "The murdered was hanged on Friday"

hang, be burdensome, be oppressive

v. be menacing, burdensome, or oppressive; "This worry hangs on my mind"; "The cloud of suspicion hangs over her"

in, inside an enclosed space

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

in, inward, inwards

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

in

adj. holding office; "the in party"

in

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

in

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

in

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

bit, morsel

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

dash, style, panache, elan, flair

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

molecule

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

particle, speck, atom, molecule, mote

n. (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything

capacity, mental ability

n. the power to learn or retain knowledge; in law, the ability to understand the facts and significance of your behavior

faculty, mental faculty

n. one of the inherent cognitive or perceptual powers of the mind

potency, potentiality, potential

n. the inherent capacity for coming into being

taste, preference, predilection, penchant

n. a strong liking; "my own preference is for good literature"; "the Irish have a penchant for blarney"

forte, strength, strong point

n. a skill at which you excel

art, artistry, prowess, superior skill

n. the superior ability that is attained by study and practice and observation; "he had mastered the art of a great craftsman"

craft, craftsmanship, workmanship

n. skill in an occupation or trade

expertise, expertness

n. skillfulness by virtue of possessing special knowledge

expertise, proficiency

n. the quality of having great facility and competence

brilliance, genius

n. unusual mental ability

genius, wizardry

n. exceptional creative ability

control, mastery, command

n. great skillfulness and knowledge of some subject or activity; "a good command of French"

technique

n. a practical method or art applied to some particular task

virtuosity

n. technical skill or fluency or style exhibited by a virtuoso

instinct, inherent aptitude

n. inborn pattern of behavior often responsive to specific stimuli; "the spawning instinct in salmon"; "altruistic instincts in social animals"

power, ability

n. possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done; "danger heightened his powers of discrimination"

sentience, sense, sentiency, sensory faculty

n. the faculty through which the external world is apprehended; "in the dark he had to depend on touch and on his senses of smell and hearing"

attach, cause to be attached

v. cause to be attached

hinge, attach by a hinge, attach with a hinge

v. attach with a hinge

suspend, hang freely

v. hang freely; "The secret police suspended their victims from the ceiling and beat them"

brace, poise

v. prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult

flag, swag, sag, droop, loll

v. droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness

float, set afloat

v. set afloat; "He floated the logs down the river"; "The boy floated his toy boat on the pond"

poise

v. cause to be balanced or suspended

hover, hang in the air

v. hang in the air; fly or be suspended above

attach, cause to be attached

v. cause to be attached

hinge, attach by a hinge, attach with a hinge

v. attach with a hinge

lynch, execute extralegally

v. kill without legal sanction; "The blood-thirsty mob lynched the alleged killer of the child"

hinge, attach by a hinge, attach with a hinge

v. attach with a hinge

flag, swag, sag, droop, loll

v. droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness

curve, arch, arc

v. form an arch or curve; "her back arches"; "her hips curve nicely"

curve, curl, kink

v. form a curl, curve, or kink; "the cigar smoke curled up at the ceiling"

dip, dim

v. switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam

modish, stylish, in vogue, in style, a la mode, à la mode

adj. in the current fashion or style

chichi

adj. affectedly trendy and fashionable

spruce, jaunty, raffish, rakish, snappy, dapper, dashing, natty

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

faddish, faddy

adj. intensely fashionable for a short time

mod, modern, up-to-date, up to date

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

smart

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

trendsetting, trend-setting

adj. initiating or popularizing a trend

trendy, voguish

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

inward, arriving, inbound

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

entering, ingoing

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

designate

adj. appointed but not yet installed in office

elect

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

future, succeeding, next

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

inflowing, influent

adj. flowing inward

inpouring

adj. pouring inward; "inpouring throngs of immigrants"

prosperous, flourishing, thriving, booming, roaring, palmy, prospering

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"

triple-crown

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

eminent

adj. having achieved eminence; "an eminent physician"

hitless, no-hit

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

made

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

productive

adj. yielding positive results

self-made

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

winning, victorious

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

winning

adj. bringing success; "the winning run"

out

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

out

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

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