| advance |
to propose or put forth; suggest. [1/14 definitions] |
| aglimmer |
putting forth a faint or fluctuating light; glimmering. |
| Aladdin |
in The Arabian Nights, a boy who finds a magic lamp and ring, each of which enables him to bring forth a powerful genie who can grant his every wish. |
| altazimuth |
a telescope or other instrument that moves in altitude (up and down) and in azimuth (back and forth). |
| alternate |
to move back and forth indefinitely between two or more conditions, places, or actions (usu. fol. by "between"). [1/9 definitions] |
| apostle |
(sometimes cap.) one of the twelve disciples of Jesus Christ who were sent forth to spread his teachings. [1/3 definitions] |
| attempt |
an effort put forth in order to achieve or accomplish an end. [1/3 definitions] |
| badminton |
a sport in which players use light, long-handled rackets to propel a shuttlecock back and forth across a high net. |
| bandy |
to exchange or pass back and forth between two or more people, often competitively. [2/4 definitions] |
| belch |
to emit material violently; gush forth; erupt. [2/4 definitions] |
| boom1 |
to give forth or utter resoundingly (often fol. by "out"). [1/7 definitions] |
| bud1 |
to cause to put forth buds. [1/8 definitions] |
| burgeon |
to start to grow; send forth shoots, leaves, buds, or the like (often fol. by "out" or "forth"). [1/2 definitions] |
| cable car |
an enclosed passenger vehicle either on rails or suspended on a cable and pulled back and forth by a moving cable, esp. up and down a steep incline or across a chasm. |
| cat's cradle |
a children's game in which a looped string is passed back and forth from the fingers of one player to those of the other so as to form a series of intricate patterns. |
| chassis |
in a gun, the groove along which the carriage moves back and forth. [1/4 definitions] |
| commutation |
the travel back and forth of a commuter; commuting. [1/3 definitions] |
| commute |
to travel regularly back and forth between two points, usu. the home and workplace. [1/7 definitions] |
| conjure |
to call forth or appeal to (a spirit or devil). [2/4 definitions] |
| crisscross |
to move back and forth over. [1/6 definitions] |
| decree |
to pronounce or put forth a decree. [1/3 definitions] |