Definition Dictionary

To officially recognize as a saint; figuratively, to treat as beyond criticism.

To twist or coil together; figuratively, to make tangled or complicated.

To remove the internal organs; figuratively, to strip away essential substance.

Able to be drawn into wire or shaped; figuratively, easily led or influenced.

To remove the internal organs; figuratively, to strip away essential content.

Not allowing passage through; figuratively, unaffected by an influence.

Lacking sensation or awareness; figuratively, devoid of sensible restraint.

Very high or elevated; figuratively, ambitious, noble, or expressed with superiority.

Emitting or reflecting light; figuratively, clear and illuminating.

Nearsightedness; figuratively, a failure to consider wider or longer-term consequences.

One word family: also includes myopic.

Relating to an erect penis or, figuratively, conspicuously excessive male sexuality.

Having a sharply strong smell or taste; figuratively, sharply effective.

Soft, boggy ground; figuratively, a difficult situation from which escape is hard.

Extremely hungry; figuratively, intensely eager to obtain something.

Relating to scrofula; figuratively, morally corrupt or sordid.

The philosophical position that only one's own mind is certain to exist; figuratively, extreme self-absorption.

To enter another person's property without permission; figuratively, to intrude on rights or boundaries.

A recurring theme, convention, or figurative device.

A thin outer layer; figuratively, a superficial appearance concealing what lies beneath.

A rapidly rotating flow; figuratively, a powerful situation that draws things into it.