conférence générale des poids et mesures

Phonetic: "/ˈd͡ʒɛnɹəl/"

Part Of Speech: noun

Definition: A general fact or proposition; a generality.

Example: We have dealt with the generals; now let us turn to the particulars.

Definition: The holder of a senior military title, originally designating the commander of an army and now a specific rank falling under field marshal (in the British army) and below general of the army or general of the air force in the US army and air forces.

Definition: A great strategist or tactician.

Example: Hannibal was one of the greatest generals of the ancient world.

Definition: The head of certain religious orders, especially Dominicans or Jesuits.

Definition: A commander of naval forces; an admiral.

Definition: A general servant; a maid with no specific duties.

Definition: A general anesthetic.

Definition: General anesthesia.

Definition: The general insurance industry.

Example: I work in general.

Phonetic: "/ˈd͡ʒɛnɹəl/"

Part Of Speech: verb

Definition: To lead (soldiers) as a general.

Phonetic: "/ˈd͡ʒɛnɹəl/"

Part Of Speech: adjective

Definition: Including or involving every part or member of a given or implied entity, whole etc.; as opposed to specific or particular.

Definition: (sometimes postpositive) Applied to a person (as a postmodifier or a normal preceding adjective) to indicate supreme rank, in civil or military titles, and later in other terms; pre-eminent.

Definition: Prevalent or widespread among a given class or area; common, usual.

Definition: Not limited in use or application; applicable to the whole or every member of a class or category.

Definition: Giving or consisting of only the most important aspects of something, ignoring minor details; indefinite.

Definition: Not limited to a specific class; miscellaneous, concerned with all branches of a given subject or area.

Phonetic: "/ˈd͡ʒɛnɹəl/"

Part Of Speech: adverb

Definition: In a general or collective manner or sense; in most cases; upon the whole.

Phonetic: "/ˈkɒn.fə.ɹəns/"

Part Of Speech: noun

Definition: The act of consulting together formally; serious conversation or discussion; interchange of views.

Definition: A multilateral diplomatic negotiation.

Definition: A formal event where scientists present their research results in speeches, workshops, posters or by other means.

Definition: An event organized by a for-profit or non-profit organization to discuss a pressing issue, such as a new product, market trend or government regulation, with a range of speakers.

Definition: A group of sports teams that play each other on a regular basis.

Definition: A constituent tournament of a sports league in a given season.

Definition: The act of comparing two or more things together; comparison.

Definition: (Methodist Church) A stated meeting of preachers and others, invested with authority to take cognizance of ecclesiastical matters.

Definition: A voluntary association of Congregational churches of a district; the district in which such churches are.

Phonetic: "/ˈkɒn.fə.ɹəns/"

Part Of Speech: verb

Definition: To assess (a student) by one-on-one conversation, rather than an examination.

Phonetic: "/ɔv/"

Part Of Speech: preposition

Definition: Expressing distance or motion.

Definition: Expressing separation.

Definition: Expressing origin.

Definition: Expressing agency.

Definition: Expressing composition, substance.

Definition: Introducing subject matter.

Definition: Having partitive effect.

Definition: Expressing possession.

Definition: Forming the "objective genitive".

Definition: Expressing qualities or characteristics.

Definition: Expressing a point in time.

Phonetic: "/weɪts/"

Part Of Speech: noun

Definition: (physical) Matter, material.

Definition: A large quantity; a sum.

Phonetic: "/weɪts/"

Part Of Speech: noun

Definition: The Eucharist, now especially in Roman Catholicism.

Definition: Celebration of the Eucharist.

Definition: (usually as the Mass) The sacrament of the Eucharist.

Definition: A musical setting of parts of the mass.

Phonetic: "/weɪts/"

Part Of Speech: noun

Definition: The force on an object due to the gravitational attraction between it and the Earth (or whatever astronomical object it is primarily influenced by).

Definition: An object used to make something heavier.

Definition: A standardized block of metal used in a balance to measure the mass of another object.

Definition: Importance or influence.

Definition: An object, such as a weight plate or barbell, used for strength training.

Example: He's working out with weights.

Definition: (lubricants) viscosity rating.

Definition: Mass (atomic weight, molecular weight, etc.) (in restricted circumstances)

Definition: (measurement) Mass (net weight, troy weight, carat weight, etc.).

Definition: A variable which multiplies a value for ease of statistical manipulation.

Definition: The smallest cardinality of a base.

Definition: The boldness of a font; the relative thickness of its strokes.

Definition: (visual art) The relative thickness of a drawn rule or painted brushstroke, line weight.

Definition: (visual art) The illusion of mass.

Definition: (visual art) The thickness and opacity of paint.

Definition: Pressure; burden.

Example: the weight of care or business

Definition: The resistance against which a machine acts, as opposed to the power which moves it.

Definition: Shipments of (often illegal) drugs.

Example: He was pushing weight.

Definition: One pound (1 lb) of drugs, especially cannabis.

Phonetic: "/weɪts/"

Part Of Speech: verb

Definition: To add weight to something; to make something heavier.

Definition: To load, burden or oppress someone.

Definition: To assign weights to individual statistics.

Definition: To bias something; to slant.

Definition: To handicap a horse with a specified weight.

Definition: To give a certain amount of force to a throw, kick, hit, etc.

Part Of Speech: noun

Definition: In rhythm, the second half of a divided beat.

Part Of Speech: conjunction

Definition: As a coordinating conjunction; expressing two elements to be taken together or in addition to each other.

Definition: (heading) Expressing a condition.

Phonetic: "/ˈmɛʒəz/"

Part Of Speech: noun

Definition: A prescribed quantity or extent.

Definition: The act or result of measuring.

Definition: Metrical rhythm.

Definition: A course of action.

Phonetic: "/ˈmɛʒəz/"

Part Of Speech: verb

Definition: To ascertain the quantity of a unit of material via calculated comparison with respect to a standard.

Example: We measured the temperature with a thermometer.   You should measure the angle with a spirit level.

Definition: To be of (a certain size), to have (a certain measurement)

Example: The window measured two square feet.

Definition: To estimate the unit size of something.

Example: I measure that at 10 centimetres.

Definition: To judge, value, or appraise.

Definition: To obtain or set apart; to mark in even increments.

Definition: To traverse, cross, pass along; to travel over.

Definition: To adjust by a rule or standard.

Definition: To allot or distribute by measure; to set off or apart by measure; often with out or off.