Any of various insects in the family Formicidae in the order Hymenoptera, typically living in large colonies composed almost entirely of flightless females.
verb
(ornithology) To rub insects, especially ants, on one's body, perhaps to control parasites or clean feathers.
atn
btn
ctn
ctn
noun
Abbreviation of carton.
phrase
(Internet slang, text messaging) Abbreviation of can't talk now.
ent
ent
noun
(fantasy) A fictional, large, humanoid, mobile talking tree in works by J. R. R. Tolkien.
verb
(dialect, Britain, Devon) To empty or pour.
etn
int
int
abbrev
is not; isn't
it is not; it isn't; 'tisn't; it'sn't
noun
(gaming) An instance of a bad play.
(programming) Clipping of integer.
Clipping of intelligence
Clipping of interior (describing the location of a shot in a film script, etc.)
Clipping of intermediate
Clipping of international
verb
(intransitive, gaming) To intentionally throw a game or match, to deliberately die or lose (to harm one's team); (by extension) to die, to lose.
(intransitive, gaming) To make a bad play, even if it's unintentional.
jnt
knt
mtn
nat
nat
noun
(colloquial, US) Clipping of natatorium.
A logarithmic unit of information or entropy, based on natural logarithms.
A spirit in Burmese mythology, whose cult is followed alongside Buddhism.
ndt
net
net
adj
(obsolete) Good, desirable; clean, decent, clear.
Final; end.
Free from extraneous substances; pure; unadulterated; neat.
Remaining after expenses or deductions.
adv
After expenses or deductions.
noun
(by extension) A trap.
(electronics) A conductor that interconnects two or more component terminals.
(geometry) Any set of polygons joined edge to edge that, when folded along the edges between adjoining polygons so that the outer edges touch, form a given polyhedron.
(sports) A framework backed by a mesh, serving as the goal in hockey, soccer, lacrosse, etc.
(sports, tennis) A mesh stretched to divide the court in tennis, badminton, volleyball, etc.
(tennis, by extension) The area of the court close to the net (mesh stretched to divide the court).
A device made from such mesh, generally used for trapping something.
A device made from such mesh, used for catching fish, butterflies, etc.
A mesh of string, cord or rope.
A system that interconnects a number of users, locations etc. allowing transport or communication between them.
Anything that has the appearance of such a device.
The amount remaining after expenses are deducted; profit.
verb
(tennis) To hit the ball into the net.
(transitive) To catch by means of a net.
(transitive) To receive as profit.
(transitive) To yield as profit for.
(transitive, figuratively) To catch in a trap, or by stratagem.
(transitive, soccer) To score (a goal).
To enclose or cover with a net.
To form a netting or network; to knit.
To fully hedge a position.
nft
nit
nit
noun
(UK, Ireland, slang) A head louse regardless of its age.
(UK, slang) A fool, a nitwit.
(poker) A player with an overly cautious and reactive playing style.
A candela per square metre.
A minor shortcoming.
A nitpicker.
A young louse.
Synonym of nat (logarithmic unit of information)
The egg of a louse.
verb
(MLE) To have the modus vivendi of a drug addict, to live the life of a nitty.
not
not
adv
(understatement, litotes) Used to indicate the opposite or near opposite, often in a form of understatement.
Negates the meaning of the modified verb.
To no degree.
conj
And not.
intj
(slang) Used to indicate that the previous phrase was meant sarcastically or ironically.
noun
Alternative letter-case form of NOT
npt
nst
ntf
nth
nth
adj
(informal) Occurring at a relatively large but unspecified position in a series.
(mathematics) Occurring at position n in a sequence.
noun
(informal) The item in a relatively large but unspecified position in a series.
(mathematics) The item at position n in a sequence.
ntn
nto
ntp
ntr
nts
ntt
nut
nut
intj
(Scotland, colloquial) No.
noun
(US, slang) A stash of money owned by an extremely rich investor, sufficient to sustain a high level of consumption if all other money is lost.
(US, slang) Monthly expense to keep a venture running.
(US, slang) The amount of money necessary to set up some venture; set-up costs.
(archaic) A small rounded cake or cookie.
(botany, strictly) Such a fruit that is indehiscent.
(climbing) A shaped piece of metal, threaded by a wire loop, which is jammed in a crack in the rockface and used to protect a climb. (Originally, machine nuts [sense #2] were used for this purpose.)
(colloquial) An extreme enthusiast.
(dated, UK, slang) An extravagantly fashionable young man.
(firearms) The tumbler of a gunlock.
(food, broadly) Any of various hard-shelled seeds or hard, dry fruits from various families of plants.
(hardware) A piece of hardware, typically metal and typically hexagonal or square in shape, with a hole through it having internal screw threads, intended to be screwed onto a threaded bolt or other threaded shaft.
(music, lutherie) On stringed instruments such as guitars and violins, the small piece at the peghead end of the fingerboard that holds the strings at the proper spacing and, in most cases, the proper height.
(nautical) A projection on each side of the shank of an anchor, to secure the stock in place.
(poker, only in attributive use) The best possible hand of a certain type, for instance: "nut straight", "nut flush", and "nut full house". Compare nuts (“the best possible hand available”).
(slang) A crazy person.
(slang) The head.
(typography slang) En, a unit of measurement equal to half of the height of the type in use.
(vulgar, slang, chiefly plural) A testicle.
(vulgar, slang, countable) Orgasm, ejaculation; especially release of semen.
(vulgar, slang, uncountable) Semen, ejaculate.
Alternative form of nuth (“Indian nose ring”)
verb
(UK, transitive, slang) To hit deliberately with the head; to headbutt.
(mostly in the form "nutting") To gather nuts.
(slang) To defeat thoroughly.
(slang) To hit in the testicles.
(slang, mildly vulgar) To orgasm; to ejaculate.
nwt
ont
ptn
stn
tan
tan
adj
Having dark skin as a result of exposure to the sun or an artificial process intended to mimic this effect.
Yellowish-brown.
noun
(dialectal) A twig or small switch.
A darkening of the skin resulting from exposure to sunlight or similar light sources.
A yellowish-brown colour.
An Armenian drink made of yoghurt and water similar to airan and doogh
Synonym of picul, particularly in Cantonese contexts.
The bark of an oak or other tree from which tannic acid is obtained.
num
(dialect, rare) The second cardinal number two, formerly used in Celtic areas, especially Cumbria and parts of Yorkshire, for counting sheep, and stitches in knitting.
verb
(transitive, MLE, slang) To kill by gun, to shoot.
(transitive, informal) To spank or beat.
(transitive, intransitive) To change to a tan colour due to exposure to the sun.
(transitive, stative) To change an animal hide into leather by soaking it in tannic acid. To work as a tanner.
ten
ten
noun
(countable) A denomination of currency, such as a banknote, with a value of ten units.
(countable, US, slang) A high level of intensity.
(countable, US, slang) A perfect specimen, (particularly) a physically attractive person.
(countable, card games) A card in a given suit with a value of ten.
(countable, rowing) The act of rowing ten strokes flat out.
(in the plural) An inexact quantity, typically understood to be between 20 and 100.
A set or group with ten elements.
num
The number occurring after nine and before eleven, represented in Arabic numerals (base ten) as 10 and in Roman numerals as X.
tgn
tin
tin
adj
Made of galvanised iron or built of corrugated iron.
Made of tin.
noun
(New Zealand, Australia, South Africa, Ireland, Britain, countable) An airtight container, made of tin or another metal, used to preserve food, or hold a liquid or some other product.
(countable) A metal pan used for baking, roasting, etc.
(countable, squash) The bottom part of the front wall, which is "out" if a player strikes it with the ball.
(slang, dated, uncountable) money, especially silver money.
(slang, uncountable) computer hardware.
(uncountable) A malleable, ductile, metallic element, resistant to corrosion, with atomic number 50 and symbol Sn.
verb
(transitive) To cover with tin.
(transitive) To place into a metal can (ie. a tin; be it tin, steel, aluminum) in order to preserve.
To coat with solder, in order to consolidate braided wire, so as to make contact with all strands and reduce fragility of the fraying wire
To coat with solder, in preparation for soldering, to ensure a good solder joint
tln
tln
noun
Abbreviation of trillion.
tnb
tnc
tng
tnn
tnt
ton
ton
noun
(HVAC) A unit of thermal power equal to 12,000 BTU/h (about 3.5 kW), approximating the idealized rate of cooling provided by uniform isothermal melting of 1 short ton of ice per day at 0°C.
(cricket) 100 runs.
(darts, snooker, etc.) 100 points.
(figuratively) Any large, excessive, or overwhelming amount of anything.
100 pounds sterling.
A speed of 100 mph.
Fashion, the current style, the vogue.
Fashionable society; those in style.
Synonym of tunny, particularly the common tunny or horse mackerel.
The long ton of 2240 pounds (about 1016 kg), 20 hundredweights of 112 pounds avoirdupois each.
The measurement ton of (US) 40 or (UK) 42 cubic feet (about 1.1 or 1.2 m³).
The metric ton of 1000 kilograms, 10 quintals of 100 kilograms each.
The register ton of 100 cubic feet (about 2.83 m³).
The short ton of 2000 pounds (about 907 kg), 20 hundredweights of 100 pounds avoirdupois each.
tpn
tun
tun
noun
(archaic, humorous or derogatory) Synonym of drunkard: a person who drinks excessively.
(brewing) A fermenting vat.
(figurative) Synonym of ton: any extremely or excessively large amount.
(historical) A traditional unit of liquid measure equal to 252 wine gallons or 2 pipes.
A large cask; an oblong vessel bulging in the middle, like a pipe or puncheon, and girt with hoops; a wine cask.
A part of the ancient Maya Long Count Calendar system which corresponds to 18 winal cycles or 360 days.
Any shell belonging to Tonna and allied genera.
Synonym of long ton: a unit of mass equal to 2240 pounds, 20 hundredweights of 112 pounds avoirdupois each.
The cryptobiotic state of a tardigrade, when its metabolism is temporarily suspended.