By-pass (n.) A by-passage, for a pipe, or other channel, to divert circulation from the usual course. |
Expert (a.) Taught by use, practice, or experience, experienced |
Expert (n.) An expert or experienced person |
Expert (n.) A specialist in a particular profession or department of science requiring for its mastery peculiar culture and erudition. |
Expert (n.) A sworn appraiser. |
Expert (v. t.) To experience. |
Opinion (n.) That which is opined |
Opinion (n.) The judgment or sentiment which the mind forms of persons or things |
Opinion (n.) Favorable estimation |
Opinion (n.) Obstinacy in holding to one's belief or impression |
Opinion (n.) The formal decision, or expression of views, of a judge, an umpire, a counselor, or other party officially called upon to consider and decide upon a matter or point submitted. |
Opinion (v. t.) To opine. |
Pass (v. i.) To go |
Pass (v. i.) To move or be transferred from one state or condition to another |
Pass (v. i.) To move beyond the range of the senses or of knowledge |
Pass (v. i.) To move or to come into being or under notice |
Pass (v. i.) To go by or glide by, as time |
Pass (v. i.) To go from one person to another |
Pass (v. i.) To advance through all the steps or stages necessary to validity or effectiveness |
Pass (v. i.) To go through any inspection or test successfully |
Pass (v. i.) To be suffered to go on |
Pass (v. i.) To go unheeded or neglected |
Pass (v. i.) To go beyond bounds |
Pass (v. i.) To take heed |
Pass (v. i.) To go through the intestines. |
Pass (v. i.) To be conveyed or transferred by will, deed, or other instrument of conveyance |
Pass (v. i.) To make a lunge or pass |
Pass (v. i.) To decline to take an optional action when it is one's turn, as to decline to bid, or to bet, or to play a card |
Pass (v. i.) In football, hockey, etc., to make a pass |
Pass (v. t.) To go by, beyond, over, through, or the like |
Pass (v. t.) To go from one limit to the other of |
Pass (v. t.) To go by without noticing |
Pass (v. t.) To transcend |
Pass (v. t.) To go successfully through, as an examination, trail, test, etc. |
Pass (v. t.) To cause to move or go |
Pass (v. t.) To cause to pass the lips |
Pass (v. t.) To cause to advance by stages of progress |
Pass (v. t.) To put in circulation |
Pass (v. t.) To cause to obtain entrance, admission, or conveyance |
Pass (v. t.) To emit from the bowels |
Pass (v. t.) To take a turn with (a line, gasket, etc.), as around a sail in furling, and make secure. |
Pass (v. t.) To make, as a thrust, punto, etc. |
Pass (v. i.) An opening, road, or track, available for passing |
Pass (v. i.) A thrust or push |
Pass (v. i.) A movement of the hand over or along anything |
Pass (v. i.) A single passage of a bar, rail, sheet, etc., between the rolls. |
Pass (v. i.) State of things |
Pass (v. i.) Permission or license to pass, or to go and come |
Pass (v. i.) Fig.: a thrust |
Pass (v. i.) Estimation |
passing pass qualifying | success in satisfying a test or requirement, his future depended on his passing that test, he got a pass in introductory chemistry |
pass toss flip | (sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team, the pass was fumbled |
base on balls walk pass | (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls, he worked the pitcher for a base on balls |
pass | a flight or run by an aircraft over a target, the plane turned to make a second pass |
completion pass completion | (American football) a successful forward pass in football |
pass passing play passing game passing | (American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate, the coach sent in a passing play on third and long |
forward pass aerial | a pass to a receiver downfield from the passer |
flare pass flare | a short forward pass to a back who is running toward the sidelines, he threw a flare to the fullback who was tackled for a loss |
screen pass | a short forward pass in which the receiver is protected by a screen of blockers |
lateral pass lateral | a pass to a receiver upfield from the passer |
spot pass | a pass to a designated spot on the field, the receiver should arrive at that spot the same time the ball does |
crack fling go pass whirl offer | a usually brief attempt, he took a crack at it, I gave it a whirl |
opinion ruling | the reason for a court's judgment (as opposed to the decision itself) |
high-pass filter | a filter that passes frequencies above a certain value and attenuates frequencies below that value |
low-pass filter | a filter that passes frequencies below a certain value and attenuates frequencies above that value |
pass-through | an opening that resembles a window between two rooms (especially a shelved opening between a kitchen and dining room that is used to pass dishes) |
poll opinion poll public opinion poll canvass | an inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a random sample of people |
impression feeling belief notion opinion | a vague idea in which some confidence is placed, his impression of her was favorable, what are your feelings about the crisis?, it strengthened my belief in his sincerity, I had a feeling that she was lying |
opinion sentiment persuasion view thought | a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty, my opinion differs from yours, I am not of your persuasion, what are your thoughts on Haiti? |
public opinion popular opinion opinion vox populi | a belief or sentiment shared by most people, the voice of the people, he asked for a poll of public opinion |
preconception prepossession parti pris preconceived opinion preconceived idea preconceived notion | an opinion formed beforehand without adequate evidence, he did not even try to confirm his preconceptions |
pass | a complimentary ticket, the star got passes for his family |
opinion legal opinion judgment judgement | the legal document stating the reasons for a judicial decision, opinions are usually written by a single judge |
concurring opinion | an opinion that agrees with the court's disposition of the case but is written to express a particular judge's reasoning |
dissenting opinion | an opinion that disagrees with the court's disposition of the case |
majority opinion | the opinion joined by a majority of the court (generally known simply as `the opinion') |
pass liberty chit | a permit to enter or leave a military installation, he had to show his pass in order to get out |
pass laissez passer | a document indicating permission to do something without restrictions, the media representatives had special passes |
boarding card boarding pass | a pass that allows you to board a ship or plane |
hall pass | written permission from a teacher for a student to be out the classroom and in the halls of the school |
pass passport | any authorization to pass or go somewhere, the pass to visit had a strict time limit |
opinion view | a message expressing a belief about something, the expression of a belief that is held with confidence but not substantiated by positive knowledge or proof, his opinions appeared frequently on the editorial page |
adverse opinion | an opinion concerning financial statements (usually based on an audit by a CPA) that the statements as a whole do not present results fairly or are not in conformity with the generally accepted accounting practices of the United States |
bye pass | you advance to the next round in a tournament without playing an opponent, he had a bye in the first round |
dispute difference difference of opinion conflict | a disagreement or argument about something important, he had a dispute with his wife, there were irreconcilable differences, the familiar conflict between Republicans and Democrats |
pass | one complete cycle of operations (as by a computer), it was not possible to complete the computation in a single pass |
pass head straits | a difficult juncture, a pretty pass, matters came to a head yesterday |
Brenner Pass | an Alpine mountain pass connecting Innsbruck in Austria with Bolzano in Italy that has long been a route for trade and for invasions |
Donner Pass | a mountain pass in northeastern California near Lake Tahoe, site where in some members of an emigrant party survived by eating those who had died |
Khyber Pass | a mountain pass of great strategic and commercial value in the Hindu Kush on the border between northern Pakistan and western Afghanistan, a route by which invaders entered India |
pass mountain pass notch | the location in a range of mountains of a geological formation that is lower than the surrounding peaks, we got through the pass before it started to snow |
expert | a person with special knowledge or ability who performs skillfully |
computer expert computer guru | an authority on computers and computing |
economist economic expert | an expert in the science of economics |
efficiency expert efficiency engineer | an expert in increasing the efficient use of machines and personnel |
escapologist escape expert | an entertainer who is expert in the art of escaping |
expert witness | a witness who has knowledge not normally possessed by the average person concerning the topic that he is to testify about |
fingerprint expert fingerprint specialist fingerprint man | a specialist in identifying fingerprints |
graphologist handwriting expert | a specialist in inferring character from handwriting |
jurist legal expert | a legal scholar versed in civil law or the law of nations |