Type: Semantic Shift

A derogatory term for a woman; also a hanafuda card term.

Fraud or a swindle.

A roofed passage or shopping street arcade.

Electrical ground or the act of grounding.

A baseball home run; also an arch-shaped structure.

Refinement or polished social grace associated with urban life.

Metal spikes fitted to climbing shoes for traction on ice and snow.

An item in a game, especially a useful object or collectible.

A pop performer marketed as an idealized celebrity with a devoted fan base.

A clothing style inspired by Ivy League fashion.

A person who is outside a group, circle, or mainstream.

A store that sells discounted goods, or an electrical socket.

A person outside the law; by extension, someone who defies social norms.

In philosophy, the process of preserving and overcoming a concept at the same time.

Responsibility for actions, decisions, and their outcomes.

Relating to study, scholarship, or schools and universities.

A climax of sexual pleasure.

An agreement or harmony between things.

Help or assistance; in sports, the final pass or cross before a goal.

A hidden place used as a base or refuge.

To attack, make a drive, or tackle a difficult task or target.

An adult; also used for pornographic or explicit content.

Comfortably warm, relaxed, and informal in atmosphere.

A loanword with several unrelated senses, including 'upper', 'uppercut', and a stimulant.

An amusement or entertainment attraction.

Advice or guidance; also to advise.

An advantage or the temporary right to continue play after a fault or deuce.

A destination or contact address; also the golf action of addressing the ball.

Anarchy; also used as an adjective meaning anarchic or chaotic.

Not digital; based on continuously varying signals or modes.

Animal, especially in the katakana form used in Japanese.

Approximate or careless; rough or sloppy.

A term connected with pre-war, especially pre-World-War I, artistic or intellectual currents.

A romantic escapade or affair.

An event modeled on the Olympics for people with disabilities.

An appeal, plea, or request; also the quality of being attractive or attention-grabbing.

An affair, especially a romantic one.

After-hours socializing, especially outside a host or hostess club.

A noun for the afternoon, and also a formal dress worn in the afternoon.

A couple, especially a romantic pair; also used in older or specialized senses for a pair or double.

To stop an operation or process before it finishes.

Conveniences or guest facilities provided for comfort, especially in hotels.

An American; also weak drip coffee in the American style.

Weak drip coffee served in the American style.

A term for Arabs, Arab countries, or an Arabian horse.

Alcohol; also an alcoholic drink or alcohol-based sanitizer.

A part-time job or someone who works part-time.

To arrange, adapt, or give a new interpretation to something.

A Hawaiian greeting; also an aloha shirt.

A loan not tied to a specific purpose or asset.

Used in photography for underexposure and in sports for under par.

A baseball pitch or throw made with an underhand motion.

A rejection of conventional theater.

An antenna, or a figurative source for gathering information or public opinion.

A shop used to promote regional specialties or test-market new products.

A humanoid robot or the Android mobile operating system.

A feeling of boredom, listlessness, or languid melancholy.

Morally wrong or lacking moral restraint.

The United Kingdom; also used colloquially for Britain or England.

A person or thing with sex appeal; also the quoted word "it".

A person strongly committed to an ideology.

Imagination; also a supposition or guess.

An image, impression, or mental picture; also a computer image or visual depiction.

Decorative lighting or an illuminated display.

The country in the southern part of Great Britain.

An impact, effect, or strong impression.

Imperial; associated with an empire or emperor.

An adult female person.

A vehicle light used to signal a change of direction.

A vulnerable point or weakness.

Quick intelligence and verbal cleverness.

Weight, or figuratively importance or emphasis.

A way, manner, or route.

A Western film genre or country-and-western music.

A thrown pitch that is intended to be ineffective or let the batter take a strike.

Wet or moist; also emotionally soft or sentimental.

Wood; also a wooden golf club or club head type.

To excite or get excited.

An extra in a film, or something additional.

The inhabited world or the part of the earth occupied by people.

Writing as a literary or stylistic mode of expression.

A derogatory term for a profit-driven person.

Ecology; also the environmental movement or environmentalism.

A rise in degree, intensity, or scale; to increase or intensify.

A sketch or rough drawing, especially in art or design.

A large property or estate, especially in a real-estate or residence context.

A beauty treatment or beauty-care service; by extension, a beauty salon or cosmetology service.

Relating to ethnicity or ethnic style.

A refined spirit, wit, or distinctive style.

Hope; optimism or expectation of a favorable outcome.

Polite behavior or correct social manners; also a wine label.

Energy, strength, or stamina; also physical energy in the science sense.

Energetic; lively and full of vigor.

Ever; at any time, or in negative and question contexts.

An evangelist; especially a promoter or advocate in business or technology.

A follower or inferior imitator of a predecessor.

A protective garment worn over clothes, and by extension the paved area around an airport or stage.

An error, especially a baseball fielding mistake.

The field of engineering or engineering work.

To enjoy something or the state of enjoying it.

A term for an angel, and by extension an angel investor.

The batter's or runner's right to advance one base in baseball under special rules.

A suffix for byte-order terms such as big-endian and little-endian.

An entry, or the act of applying or registering to participate; also a post or database entry.

A public sale where items are sold to the highest bidder.

The lowered area in front of a stage where an orchestra plays.

The vast body of salt water covering most of Earth.

Conforming to established or traditional standards.

An appetizer dish or a platter of assorted small foods served before a meal or at a party.

A loanword used for being over, exceeding a limit, or something excessive.

A person with a PhD who is not in stable employment; also used for a postdoctoral researcher in Japanese usage.

A home run in baseball, especially a ball hit over the fence.

Open in form, attitude, or state; also to open something.

Hair combed straight back from the face.

Something all-powerful or, in cards, the highest-value card or a wild card.

Having broad ability or coverage across several areas.

The Academy Award, or the Oscar.

A person with intense interest or obsessive dedication to a hobby or subculture.

A person of good breeding, refinement, and social propriety.

The period when a sport, business, or activity is not in its busiest or active season.

Not for publication or official attribution.

Relating to driving or travel on rough, unpaved ground.

A decorative art object or showpiece.

An option, choice, or separately priced extra item or service.

A collected or omnibus work; sometimes a compilation edition or program.

An academic and cultural framework for representing the East.

An orientation session or program for newcomers, students, or employees.

Original, unique, or custom-made; used especially for products or designs.

The Olympic Games, a major international sports competition.

A small mechanical box that plays a tune when wound or opened.

A caste system or caste.

A card or card-like item, especially a playing card or bank card.

The act or process of giving advice or psychological support.

A count or counting; in sports, the ball-strike count or the count after a knockdown.

Cut; cutting; omission or reduction.

Cup, especially a drinking vessel or related everyday item.

A class or group of things with shared characteristics.

A cover, covering, or cover version; also to cover or compensate for something.

A venue combining a café and a bar.

A person who works with a camera, especially for photography or film.

Color, appearance, or the act of coloring or dyeing.

Bright and full of color.

A medical chart or record for a patient.

A sweet candy with an airy, honeycomb-like texture.

A ridge or edge used in climbing and ski jumping.

A handheld lantern or oil lamp.

Cheating on an examination.

A company, or a companionable group of friends.

Camphor; by extension, something that gives a boost or impetus.

Guidance; orientation or briefing.

A gaucho; also, gaucho pants.

Nerve, courage, or spirit; often in an encouraging sense.

A decorative or serving garnish, trim, or accompanying set.

A key, especially for a lock or a keyboard; by extension, something crucial or central.

A main station in a broadcasting network.

To keep, maintain, reserve, or retain something.

The most important point or essential factor.

A person who is crucial to a company, project, or situation.

The main structural beam along the bottom of a boat or ship.

A word or phrase used as an important identifier, search term, or clue.