(biochemistry) A saccharide containing a ketone functional group.
oekist
socket
socket
noun
(anatomy) A hollow into a bone which a part fits, such as an eye, or another bone, in the case of a joint.
(computing) One endpoint of a two-way communication link, used for interprocess communication across a network.
(computing) One endpoint of a two-way named pipe on Unix and Unix-like systems, used for interprocess communication.
(mechanics) An opening into which a plug or other connecting part is designed to fit (e.g. a light bulb socket).
A hollow tool for grasping and lifting tools dropped in a well-boring.
A steel apparatus attached to a saddle to protect the thighs and legs.
The hollow of a candlestick.
verb
To place or fit in a socket.
stoked
stoked
adj
(slang) Feeling excitement or an exciting rush.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of stoke
stoker
stoker
noun
A device for stoking a fire; a poker.
A device that feeds coal into a furnace, etc., automatically.
A person who pedals on the back of a tandem bicycle.
A person who stokes, especially one on a steamship or steam train, who stokes coal in the boilers.
stokes
stokes
noun
A unit of kinematic viscosity in the CGS system of units. 1 stokes = 1 cm²/s
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of stoke
stroke
stroke
noun
(Britain) The oblique, slash, or virgule ("/").
(by extension) A thrust of the penis during sexual intercourse.
(by extension) The rower who is nearest the stern of the boat, the movement of whose oar sets the rowing rhythm for the other rowers; also, the position in the boat occupied by this rower.
(chiefly US) A flattering or friendly act, comment, etc., done or made to a person to influence them.
(chiefly archaic) Influence; power.
(computing) In Unicode: the formal name of the individual horizontal strikethroughs (as in "A̶").
(cricket) The action of hitting the ball with the bat; a shot.
(golf) A single act of striking at the ball with a club; also, at matchplay, a shot deducted from a player's score at a hole as a result of a handicapping system.
(linguistics) A line making up a written character; specifically, a Chinese, Japanese, or Korean character.
(medicine) A sudden attack of any illness, especially if causing loss of consciousness or movement, or when fatal.
(medicine) The loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted.
(music) A bow or pluck of a string or strings of a stringed instrument; also, the manner in which a musical instrument is played; hence, a melody, a tune.
(professional wrestling) Backstage influence.
(sciences) An individual discharge of lightning, particularly if causing damage.
(squash) A point awarded to a player in case of interference or obstruction by the opponent.
(swimming) A specific combination of movements of the arms and legs which, when repeated, causes the swimmer to advance through the water; also, the manner in which such movements are made; a swimming style.
(technology) A single movement or thrust of a part (such as a piston) of a machine that moves back and forth; also, the length of this movement.
(tennis) The hitting of a ball with a racket; also, the movement of the racket and arm that produces that impact.
(turn-based games) A masterful or effective action.
A beat or throb, as of the heart or pulse.
A damaging occurrence, especially if sudden; a blow, a calamity.
A distinctive expression in a written composition; a touch.
A gesture of assurance given as encouragement; specifically (psychoanalysis) in transactional analysis: a (generally positive) reaction expressed to a person which fulfils their desires or needs.
A movement of a brush in painting, of a chisel in carving, of a pen, pencil, or such implement in drawing or writing, etc., in one direction; hence, a line or mark made on a surface by such an implement.
A powerful or sudden effort by which something is done or produced; also, something accomplished by such an effort; an achievement, a feat.
A single movement with a tool; also, an impact of a tool on an object.
An act causing hurt or death, especially when seen as divine punishment.
An act of hitting; a blow, a hit.
An act of moving one's hand or an object along a surface in one direction, touching it lightly; a caress.
An act of striking with a weapon; a blow.
An act, or the sound, of the clapper or hammer of a clock hitting a bell or other striking mechanism; hence, the time when such a strike occurs.
An amount of work; specifically, a large amount of business or work.
Chiefly in to have a good stroke: appetite.
One of a series of beats or movements against a resisting medium, by means of which movement through or upon it is accomplished.
The effect or result of a striking; affliction or injury; a bruise or wound; soreness.
The movement of an oar or paddle through water, either the pull which actually propels the boat, or a single entire cycle of movement including the pull; also, the manner in which such movements are made; a rowing style.
verb
(agriculture) To milk (a cow or other animal); especially, to squeeze the teat of (a cow, etc.) to extract the last bit of milk from the udder; to strap (dialectal), to strip.
(also figuratively) To bring (something) to a certain condition by stroking (sense 1).
(ball games) To hit or kick (the ball) with a flowing or smooth motion; also, to score (a goal, a point, etc.) by doing so.
(by extension, chiefly US, politics) To influence (someone) by convincing or flattering them.
(especially psychoanalysis) To give assurance to (someone) through encouragement.
(figuratively) To soothe (someone); also, to flatter or indulge (someone).
(masonry) To give a finely fluted surface to (stone) by carving it with a tool.
(medicine) Chiefly followed by out: to suffer loss of brain function when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted; to have a stroke (noun sense 4).
(obsolete) To depict (something) with a paintbrush.
(poetic, rare) Of a bell or clock: to chime or sound to indicate (the hour, the time, etc.).
(rare) To mark (something) with lines or stripes; to stripe.
(swimming) To strike (the water) with one's arms and legs when swimming.
(swimming) To swim by making co-ordinated movements with the arms and legs.
Followed by out or through: to draw a line or lines through (text) to indicate that it is deleted; to cancel, to strike or strike out.
Of a rower or a crew: to row at (a rate of a certain number of strokes (“movements of the oar through water”) per minute).
To act as the stroke (“rower who is nearest the stern of the boat, the movement of whose oar sets the rowing rhythm for the other rowers”) of (a boat or its crew).
To draw the horizontal line across the upright part (of the letter t).
To move one's hand or an object (such as a broom or brush) along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly; to caress.
To sharpen (a knife or other cutting instrument) by honing or rubbing it against a surface.
tektos
tokens
tokens
noun
plural of token
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of token
tokers
tokers
noun
plural of toker
trokes
trokes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of troke