Print - English meaning

noun

A type of product manufactured by a particular company under a particular name.

Usage examples:

A new brand of soap powder

verb

Mark with a branding iron.

Usage examples:

The seller had branded the animal with his grandfather's name

noun

A name given to a product or service

verb

Cut (a hard material) in order to produce an object, design, or inscription.

Usage examples:

The wood was carved with runes

verb

To make something by cutting into esp. wood or stone, or to cut into the surface of stone, wood, etc.

Usage examples:

[ t ] this totem pole is carved from a single tree trunk., [ i/t ] would you like me to carve (the …

verb

To make something by cutting into a hard material, especially wood or stone, or to cut into a hard material in order to make something

Usage examples:

Carve something out some of the tunnels in the cliff are natural, some were carved out (= cut into …

noun

The mental and moral qualities distinctive to an individual.

Usage examples:

Running away was not in keeping with her character

verb

Inscribe or write (something).

Usage examples:

You have well charactered him

noun

The particular combination of things about a person or place, esp. things you cannot see, that make that person or place different from others

Usage examples:

[ c ] the idea was to modernize the house without changing its homey character., [ u ] it’s a theat…

verb

Pursue in order to catch or catch up with.

Usage examples:

Police chased the stolen car through the city

noun

An act of pursuing someone or something.

Usage examples:

They captured the youths after a brief chase

verb

Engrave (metal, or a design on metal).

Usage examples:

They didn't have foundries to cast or chase metal

noun

Printed multicoloured cotton fabric with a glazed finish, used for curtains and upholstery.

Usage examples:

Floral chintz curtains

noun

Cotton cloth, usually with patterns of flowers, that has a slightly shiny appearance

noun

A thing made to be similar or identical to another.

Usage examples:

The problem is telling which is the original document and which the copy

verb

Make a similar or identical version of; reproduce.

Usage examples:

Each form had to be copied and sent to a different department

verb

To produce something that is exactly like another thing, or to do something meant to be like someone or something else

Usage examples:

The design was copied from a 19th-century wallpaper., he copied the file onto a diskette., she writ…

verb

Make an opening, incision, or wound in (something) with a sharp-edged tool or object.

Usage examples:

He cut his toe on a sharp stone

noun

A stroke or blow given by a sharp-edged implement or by a whip or cane.

Usage examples:

He could skin an animal with a single cut of the knife

verb

Separate with or as if with an instrument

noun

A plan or drawing produced to show the look and function or workings of a building, garment, or other object before it is made.

Usage examples:

He has just unveiled his design for the new museum

verb

Decide upon the look and functioning of (a building, garment, or other object), by making a detailed drawing of it.

Usage examples:

A number of architectural students were designing a factory

verb

The act of working out the form of something

noun

A site for depositing rubbish.

Usage examples:

Putting a halting site beside a dump was unfair in the first place.

verb

Deposit or dispose of (rubbish, waste, or unwanted material), typically in a careless or hurried way.

Usage examples:

Trucks dumped 1,900 tons of refuse here

verb

To put down or drop something heavy without caring where it goes, or to get rid of something or someone no longer wanted

Usage examples:

The ship was accused of dumping garbage overboard., she missed too many rehearsals and was dumped f…

adjective

Exactly like something else, especially through having been copied.

Usage examples:

A duplicate set of keys

noun

One of two or more identical things.

Usage examples:

Books may be disposed of if they are duplicates

verb

Short for duplicate bridge.

verb

Carve, mould, or stamp a design on (a surface or object) so that it stands out in relief.

Usage examples:

They used special tools to emboss the leather

verb

To decorate an object, especially with letters, using special tools that make a raised mark on its surface

Usage examples:

She handed me a business card with her name neatly embossed on it.

verb

Cut or carve (a text or design) on the surface of a hard object.

Usage examples:

My name was engraved on the ring

verb

To cut a picture or design, or letters into the surface of a hard substance such as metal, wood, or stone

Usage examples:

The 2000-year-old ivories are intricately carved and engraved with scenes of palace life.

verb

To cut words, pictures, or patterns into the surface of metal, stone, etc.

Usage examples:

Engrave something on something the jeweller skilfully engraved the initials on the ring., be engrav…

noun

A print made from an engraved plate, block, or other surface.

Usage examples:

The scene is depicted in a contemporary engraving by william hogarth

verb

Cut or carve (a text or design) on the surface of a hard object.

Usage examples:

My name was engraved on the ring

noun

A picture or design printed on paper from a hard, usually metal, surface in which cuts have been made, or this process

Usage examples:

[ c ] the museum owns many fine 18th-century engravings., [ u ] the book describes the art of engra…

verb

Engrave (metal, glass, or stone) by coating it with a protective layer, drawing on it with a needle, and then covering it with acid to attack the parts the needle has exposed, especially in order to produce prints from it.

Usage examples:

Aquatint is a process of achieving tone by etching a metal plate

noun

The action or process of etching something.

Usage examples:

Semiconductor production processes such as plasma etch

verb

To cut a pattern, picture, etc., in a surface

Usage examples:

Rory ordered a baseball bat with his own name etched in the wood., fig.the building had become etch…

noun

A print produced by the process of etching.

Usage examples:

Etchings of animals and wildflowers

verb

Engrave (metal, glass, or stone) by coating it with a protective layer, drawing on it with a needle, and then covering it with acid to attack the parts the needle has exposed, especially in order to produce prints from it.

Usage examples:

Aquatint is a process of achieving tone by etching a metal plate

noun

A picture produced by printing from a metal plate that has been prepared with acid

noun

The front part of a person's head from the forehead to the chin, or the corresponding part in an animal.

Usage examples:

She was scarlet in the face and perspiring profusely

verb

Short for typeface.

noun

The front of the head including the eyes, nose, and mouth

Usage examples:

Cal hid his face in his hands., we climbed the north face of mount washington., they are faced with…

noun

An exact copy, especially of written or printed material.

Usage examples:

A facsimile of the manuscript

verb

Make a copy of.

Usage examples:

The ride was facsimiled for another theme park

noun

An exact copy, esp. of a document

noun

An impression or mark made on a surface by a person's fingertip, able to be used for identifying individuals from the unique pattern of whorls and lines on the fingertips.

Usage examples:

Imperfections such as marks, lines and fingerprints only enhance the personality of these photos.

verb

Record the fingerprints of.

Usage examples:

I was booked, fingerprinted, and locked up for the night

noun

The pattern of curved lines on the end of a finger or thumb that is different in every person, or a mark left by this pattern

Usage examples:

His fingerprints were all over the gun., take fingerprints the police have taken fingerprints from …

noun

A receptacle in a church for the water used in baptism, typically a free-standing stone structure.

Usage examples:

Stone water fonts are to be placed at the doors in midfield church.

noun

A set of type of one particular face and size.

Usage examples:

Written material in a variety of fonts and formats

noun

A large container in a church, usually made of stone, that holds the water used for baptisms

noun

The impression left by a foot or shoe on the ground or a surface.

Usage examples:

She walked away, her shoes leaving footprints on the lightly snow covered ground.

noun

A mark left on a surface by a foot

Usage examples:

There was not a single footprint in the sand.

noun

A measurement of the size, effect, etc. that something has

Usage examples:

We took the decision to invest in new countries and grow our global footprint., the desktop compute…

noun

A source of a desirable quality or commodity.

Usage examples:

Our courier was a fount of knowledge

noun

Variant spelling of font2.

noun

A set of type of one particular face and size.

Usage examples:

Written material in a variety of fonts and formats

noun

The action of using someone or something as a model.

Usage examples:

A child learns to speak by imitation

noun

Something copied, or the act of copying

Usage examples:

Freya does a pretty good imitation of her science teacher., [ c ] imitation leather

adjective

Made to look like something else

Usage examples:

An imitation leather jacket, uk it's not real silk - it's just imitation.

verb

Make (someone) feel admiration and respect.

Usage examples:

They immediately impressed the judges

noun

An act of making an impression or mark.

Usage examples:

Bluish marks made by the impress of his fingers

verb

Force (someone) to serve in an army or navy.

Usage examples:

A number of poles, impressed into the german army

noun

An idea, feeling, or opinion about something or someone, especially one formed without conscious thought or on the basis of little evidence.

Usage examples:

His first impressions of manchester were very positive

noun

An idea or opinion of what someone or something is like

Usage examples:

It makes a bad impression if you’re late for an interview., [ + that clause ] i get the impression …

noun

A single time that an internet advertisement is seen by a user

Usage examples:

They market a company's product for a fixed rate per 1,000 impressions., this is the second impress…

verb

Impress or stamp (a mark or outline) on a surface.

Usage examples:

Tyre marks were imprinted in the snow

noun

A mark or outline made by pressing something on to a softer substance.

Usage examples:

He made imprints of the keys in bars of soap

verb

To mark a surface by pressing something hard into it

verb

Write or carve (words or symbols) on something, especially as a formal or permanent record.

Usage examples:

His name was inscribed on the new silver trophy

verb

To write words in a book or cut words onto the surface of an object

Usage examples:

She inscribed the book, "to my number-one fan.", wind and rain wore away the inscriptions on the gr…

verb

To write words in a book or carve (= cut) them on an object

Usage examples:

(be) inscribed on the prize winners each receive a book with their names inscribed on the first pag…

noun

The letters written or printed on something.

Usage examples:

The book was bound in dark blue with gold lettering

verb

Inscribe letters or writing on.

Usage examples:

Her name was lettered in gold

noun

Written letters

Usage examples:

The perfume comes in a black box with gold lettering.

noun

A character representing one or more of the sounds used in speech; any of the symbols of an alphabet.

Usage examples:

A capital letter

verb

Inscribe letters or writing on.

Usage examples:

Her name was lettered in gold

noun

A design or form carved in relief on a block of linoleum.

Usage examples:

In part one of this article the basic printmaking techniques relief printing and intaglio printing …

noun

A number of connected items or names written or printed consecutively, typically one below the other.

Usage examples:

Consult the list of drugs on page 326

verb

Make a list of.

Usage examples:

I have listed four reasons below

noun

An instance of a ship listing to one side.

Usage examples:

The gallery walls are lined with marine ply, angled to give an echo of the list of a ship under sail.

verb

Short for lithography or lithograph.

combining form

Relating to stone.

Usage examples:

Lithosol

noun

A lithographic print.

Usage examples:

It boasts a collection of more than 50,000 antique images that include steel and wood engravings, l…

verb

Print by lithography.

Usage examples:

He lithographed the diploma, leaving only two blanks: one for the name of the recipient and the oth…

noun

A picture printed using a stone or metal block on which an image has been drawn with a thick substance that attracts ink

noun

A small area on a surface having a different colour from its surroundings, typically one caused by damage or dirt.

Usage examples:

The blow left a red mark down one side of her face

verb

Make a visible impression or stain on.

Usage examples:

He fingered the photograph gently, careful not to mark it

noun

(until the introduction of the euro in 2002) the basic monetary unit of germany, equal to 100 pfennig; a deutschmark.

Usage examples:

Germany spent billions of marks to save the french franc from speculators

noun

A painting or drawing.

Usage examples:

Draw a picture of a tree

verb

Represent in a photograph or picture.

Usage examples:

He is pictured with party guests

noun

A representation of someone or something produced by drawing, painting, or photographing

Usage examples:

He drew/painted a picture of my dog., brian takes lots of pictures (= photographs)., it’s an old se…

noun

A flat dish, typically circular and made of china, from which food is eaten or served.

Usage examples:

He pushed his empty plate to one side and sipped his wine

verb

Cover (a metal object) with a thin coating of a different metal.

Usage examples:

The nickel is plated on the alloy or steel by using heat and chemistry.

noun

Dish on which food is served or from which food is eaten

verb

Print (something) in advance.

Usage examples:

They managed to preprint thousands of signs

noun

Something that is printed in advance, especially a part of a work printed and issued before general publication of that work.

Usage examples:

This trend will gain further strength if the journals that make preprints available on the internet…

noun

A document, article, etc. that is available before it is officially published

Usage examples:

The following is a preprint of an article for the magazine, due to be published in may., he was att…

noun

The production of books, newspapers, or other printed material.

Usage examples:

The invention of printing

verb

Produce (books, newspapers, etc.), especially in large quantities, by a mechanical process involving the transfer of text or designs to paper.

Usage examples:

A thousand copies of the book were printed

noun

The process or business of producing printed material

Usage examples:

[ c ] the first printing will be 25,000 copies.

noun

Evidence or argument establishing a fact or the truth of a statement.

Usage examples:

You will be asked to give proof of your identity

adjective

Able to withstand something damaging; resistant.

Usage examples:

The marine battle armour was proof against most weapons

verb

Make (fabric) waterproof.

Usage examples:

If you are using a piece of lightweight canvas it will be necessary to proof the fabric when complete

verb

Exert force on (someone or something) so as to cause movement towards oneself.

Usage examples:

He pulled them down on to the couch

noun

An act of pulling something.

Usage examples:

Give the hair a quick pull and it comes out by the roots

verb

Apply force so as to cause motion towards the source of the motion

verb

Strike with the fist.

Usage examples:

He punched her in the face and ran off

noun

A blow with the fist.

Usage examples:

He reeled under the well-aimed punch

verb

A device or machine for making holes in materials such as paper, leather, or metal.

idiom

To successfully deal with something or solve a problem

Usage examples:

We thought we'd put the issue to bed, but it was brought up again at the next meeting.

noun

An exact copy or model of something, especially one on a smaller scale.

Usage examples:

A replica of the empire state building

verb

Print again or in a different form.

Usage examples:

His book was reprinted several times after his death

noun

An act of printing more copies of a work.

Usage examples:

The publishers had nearly sold out of the initial run of copies and ordered a reprint

verb

To print a book again

Usage examples:

The first edition sold out, so it is being reprinted.

verb

Produce a copy of.

Usage examples:

His works are reproduced on postcards and posters

noun

The action or process of copying something.

Usage examples:

The cost of colour reproduction in publication is high

noun

The act or process of producing new life

noun

A copy of something, especially a work of art or a piece of furniture

Usage examples:

The museum sells cheap reproductions of some of its key artefacts., allow plenty of time for the ph…

verb

Bring down (one's foot) heavily on the ground or on something on the ground.

Usage examples:

He stamped his foot in frustration

noun

An instrument for stamping a pattern or mark, in particular an engraved or inked block or die.

Usage examples:

Hathaway used a variety of stamps to mark his tools.

verb

Walk heavily

noun

A category of people or things having common characteristics.

Usage examples:

This type of heather grows better in a drier habitat

verb

Write (something) on a typewriter or computer by pressing the keys.

Usage examples:

He typed out the second draft

suffix

(forming adjectives) resembling or having the characteristics of a specified thing.

Usage examples:

The dish-type radio telescope

noun

A particular design of type.

Usage examples:

You're reading a typeface called dutch

noun

A brief evocative description, account, or episode.

Usage examples:

A classic vignette of embassy life

verb

Portray (someone) in the style of a vignette.

Usage examples:

Instructions had been sent to the shop to make a cropped, oval, vignetted copy of a family group po…

noun

A print of a type made from a design cut in a block of wood, formerly widely used for illustrations in books.

Usage examples:

Apart from paintings he produced etchings, lithographs, and woodcuts as book illustrations.

noun

A picture printed from a pattern cut into the surface of a block of wood

Usage examples:

Long ago, woodcuts were used by printers for illustrations.