unambiguous |
1. adj. clear, and having no uncertainty or ambiguity | |
without |
1. adv. (archaic, or literary) Outside, externally. | |
2. adv. Lacking something. | |
Being from a large, poor family, he learned to live without. | |
3. adv. (euphemism) In prostitution: without a condom being worn. | |
4. prep. (archaic, or literary) Outside of, beyond. | |
The snow was swirling without the cottage, but it was warm within. | |
5. prep. Not having, containing, characteristic of, etc. | |
It was a mistake to leave my house without a coat. | |
6. prep. Not doing or not having done something. | |
He likes to eat everything without sharing. | |
He shot without warning anyone. | |
7. conj. (archaic, otherwise nonstandard) Unless, except (introducing a clause). | |
equivocation |
1. n. (logic) A logical fallacy resulting from the use of multiple meanings of a single expression. | |
2. n. The use of expressions susceptible of a double signification, possibly intentionally and with the aim of misleading. | |
or |
1. conj. Connects at least two alternative words, phrases, clauses, sentences, etc. each of which could make a passage true. In English, this is the "inclusive or." The "exclusive or" is formed by "either(...) | |
In Ohio, anyone under the age of 18 who wants a tattoo or body piercing needs the consent of a parent or guardian. | |
He might get cancer, or be hit by a bus, or God knows what. | |
2. conj. (logic) An operator denoting the disjunction of two propositions or truth values. There are two forms, the inclusive or and the exclusive or. | |
3. conj. Counts the elements before and after as two possibilities. | |
4. conj. Otherwise (a consequence of the condition that the previous is false). | |
It's raining! Come inside or you'll catch a cold! | |
5. conj. Connects two equivalent names. | |
The country Myanmar, or Burma | |
6. n. (logic, electronics) alternative form of OR | |
7. n. (tincture) The gold or yellow tincture on a coat of arms. | |
8. adj. (tincture) Of gold or yellow tincture on a coat of arms. | |
9. adv. (obsolete) Early (on). | |
10. adv. (obsolete) Earlier, previously. | |
11. prep. (now archaic, or dialect) Before; ere. | |
ambiguity |
1. n. Something, particularly words and sentences, that is open to more than one interpretation, explanation or meaning, if that meaning etc cannot be determined from its context. | |
His speech was made with such great ambiguity that neither supporter nor opponent could be certain of his true position. | |
2. n. The state of being ambiguous. | |
singularly |
1. adv. Strangely; oddly. | |
He behaved most singularly when we met him last night. | |
2. adv. Extremely; remarkably. | |
3. adv. In the singular number; in terms of a single thing. | |
Clear |
1. n. (Scientology) An idea state of beingness free of unwanted influences. | |
2. adj. Transparent in colour. | |
as clear as crystal | |
3. adj. Bright, not dark or obscured. | |
The windshield was clear and clean. | |
Congress passed the President’s Clear Skies legislation. | |
4. adj. Free of obstacles. | |
The driver had mistakenly thought the intersection was clear. | |
The coast is clear. | |
5. adj. Without clouds. | |
clear weather; a clear day | |
6. adj. (meteorology) Of the sky, such that less than one eighth of its area is obscured by clouds. | |
7. adj. Free of ambiguity or doubt. | |
He gave clear instructions not to bother him at work. | |
Do I make myself clear? Crystal clear. | |
I'm still not quite clear on what some of these words mean. | |
8. adj. Distinct, sharp, well-marked. | |
9. adj. (figuratively) Free of guilt, or suspicion. | |
a clear conscience | |
10. adj. (of a soup) Without a thickening ingredient. | |
11. adj. Possessing little or no perceptible stimulus. | |
clear of texture; clear of odor | |
12. adj. (Scientology) Free from the influence of engrams; see Clear (Scientology). | |
13. adj. Able to perceive clearly; keen; acute; penetrating; discriminating. | |
a clear intellect; a clear head | |
14. adj. Not clouded with passion; serene; cheerful. | |
15. adj. Easily or distinctly heard; audible. | |
16. adj. Unmixed; entirely pure. | |
clear sand | |
17. adj. Without defects or blemishes, such as freckles or knots. | |
a clear complexion; clear lumber | |
18. adj. Without diminution; in full; net. | |
a clear profit | |
19. adv. All the way; entirely. | |
I threw it clear across the river to the other side. | |
20. adv. Not near something or touching it. | |
Stand clear of the rails, a train is coming. | |
21. adv. free (or separate) from others | |
22. adv. (obsolete) In a clear manner; plainly. | |
23. v. To remove obstructions or impediments from. | |
24. v. To become freed from obstructions. | |
When the road cleared we continued our journey. | |
25. v. To eliminate ambiguity or doubt from a matter; to clarify; especially, to clear up. | |
26. v. To remove from suspicion, especially of having committed a crime. | |
The court cleared the man of murder. | |
27. v. To pass without interference; to miss. | |
The door just barely clears the table as it closes. The leaping horse easily cleared the hurdles. | |
28. v. (intransitive) To become clear. | |
After a heavy rain, the sky cleared nicely for the evening. | |
29. v. (intransitive) Of a check or financial transaction, to go through as payment; to be processed so that the money is transferred. | |
The check might not clear for a couple of days. | |
30. v. (transitive, business) To earn a profit of; to net. | |
He's been clearing seven thousand a week. | |
31. v. To obtain permission to use (a sample of copyrighted audio) in another track. | |
32. v. To disengage oneself from incumbrances, distress, or entanglements; to become free. | |
33. v. To obtain a clearance. | |
The steamer cleared for Liverpool today. | |
34. v. (sports) To defend by hitting (or kicking, throwing, heading etc.) the ball (or puck) from the defending goal. | |
35. v. To fell all trees of a forest. | |
36. v. (transitive, computing) To reset or unset; to return to an empty state or to zero. | |
to clear an array; to clear a single bit (binary digit) in a value | |
37. v. (computing, transitive) To style (an element within a document) so that it is not permitted to float at a given position. | |
38. n. (carpentry) Full extent; distance between extreme limits; especially; the distance between the nearest surfaces of two bodies, or the space between walls. | |
a room ten feet square in the clear | |
39. n. (cryptology) State of being unenciphered. (In the clear: Not enciphered.) | |
unmistakable |
1. adj. unique, such that it cannot be mistaken for something else. | |
or |
1. conj. Connects at least two alternative words, phrases, clauses, sentences, etc. each of which could make a passage true. In English, this is the "inclusive or." The "exclusive or" is formed by "either(...) | |
In Ohio, anyone under the age of 18 who wants a tattoo or body piercing needs the consent of a parent or guardian. | |
He might get cancer, or be hit by a bus, or God knows what. | |
2. conj. (logic) An operator denoting the disjunction of two propositions or truth values. There are two forms, the inclusive or and the exclusive or. | |
3. conj. Counts the elements before and after as two possibilities. | |
4. conj. Otherwise (a consequence of the condition that the previous is false). | |
It's raining! Come inside or you'll catch a cold! | |
5. conj. Connects two equivalent names. | |
The country Myanmar, or Burma | |
6. n. (logic, electronics) alternative form of OR | |
7. n. (tincture) The gold or yellow tincture on a coat of arms. | |
8. adj. (tincture) Of gold or yellow tincture on a coat of arms. | |
9. adv. (obsolete) Early (on). | |
10. adv. (obsolete) Earlier, previously. | |
11. prep. (now archaic, or dialect) Before; ere. | |
unquestionable |
1. adj. undeniable, obvious | |