| repair | | |
| n. (act) | 1. fix, fixing, fixture, mend, mending, repair, reparation | the act of putting something in working order again. |
| ~ improvement | the act of improving something.; "their improvements increased the value of the property" |
| ~ darning | the act of mending a hole in a garment with crossing threads. |
| ~ patching | the act of mending a hole in a garment by sewing a patch over it. |
| ~ maintenance, upkeep, care | activity involved in maintaining something in good working order.; "he wrote the manual on car care" |
| ~ quick fix, quickie, quicky, band aid | hurried repair. |
| ~ restoration | the act of restoring something or someone to a satisfactory state. |
| ~ reconstruction | the activity of constructing something again. |
| ~ restitution | the act of restoring something to its original state. |
| n. (state) | 2. repair | a formal way of referring to the condition of something.; "the building was in good repair" |
| ~ condition, status | a state at a particular time.; "a condition (or state) of disrepair"; "the current status of the arms negotiations" |
| n. (location) | 3. hangout, haunt, repair, resort, stamping ground | a frequently visited place. |
| ~ area, country | a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).; "it was a mountainous area"; "Bible country" |
| ~ gathering place | a favorite haunt where people gather. |
| v. (change) | 4. bushel, doctor, fix, furbish up, mend, repair, restore, touch on | restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken.; "She repaired her TV set"; "Repair my shoes please" |
| ~ ameliorate, improve, meliorate, amend, better | to make better.; "The editor improved the manuscript with his changes" |
| ~ tinker, fiddle | try to fix or mend.; "Can you tinker with the T.V. set--it's not working right"; "She always fiddles with her van on the weekend" |
| ~ fill | plug with a substance.; "fill a cavity" |
| ~ patch, piece | repair by adding pieces.; "She pieced the china cup" |
| ~ cobble | repair or mend.; "cobble shoes" |
| ~ repoint, point | repair the joints of bricks.; "point a chimney" |
| ~ trouble-shoot, troubleshoot | solve problems.; "He is known to be good at trouble-shooting" |
| ~ patch up, patch | mend by putting a patch on.; "patch a hole" |
| ~ resole, sole | put a new sole on.; "sole the shoes" |
| ~ revamp, vamp | provide (a shoe) with a new vamp.; "revamp my old boots" |
| ~ reheel, heel | put a new heel on.; "heel shoes" |
| ~ darn | repair by sewing.; "darn socks" |
| v. (possession) | 5. compensate, indemnify, recompense, repair | make amends for; pay compensation for.; "One can never fully repair the suffering and losses of the Jews in the Third Reich"; "She was compensated for the loss of her arm in the accident" |
| ~ pay | give money, usually in exchange for goods or services.; "I paid four dollars for this sandwich"; "Pay the waitress, please" |
| ~ give | deliver in exchange or recompense.; "I'll give you three books for four CDs" |
| v. (motion) | 6. repair, resort | move, travel, or proceed toward some place.; "He repaired to his cabin in the woods" |
| ~ go, locomote, move, travel | change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically.; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" |
| v. (change) | 7. amend, rectify, remediate, remedy, repair | set straight or right.; "remedy these deficiencies"; "rectify the inequities in salaries"; "repair an oversight" |
| ~ correct, right, rectify | make right or correct.; "Correct the mistakes"; "rectify the calculation" |
| v. (body) | 8. animate, quicken, reanimate, recreate, renovate, repair, revive, revivify, vivify | give new life or energy to.; "A hot soup will revive me"; "This will renovate my spirits"; "This treatment repaired my health" |
| ~ energize, energise, perk up, arouse, brace, stimulate | cause to be alert and energetic.; "Coffee and tea stimulate me"; "This herbal infusion doesn't stimulate" |
| ~ resuscitate, come to, revive | return to consciousness.; "The patient came to quickly"; "She revived after the doctor gave her an injection" |
| slight | | |
| n. (act) | 1. rebuff, slight | a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval). |
| ~ offense, offensive activity, discourtesy, offence | a lack of politeness; a failure to show regard for others; wounding the feelings or others. |
| ~ cold shoulder, snub, cut | a refusal to recognize someone you know.; "the snub was clearly intentional" |
| ~ silent treatment | an aloof refusal to speak to someone you know. |
| v. (cognition) | 2. cold-shoulder, slight | pay no attention to, disrespect.; "She cold-shouldered her ex-fiance" |
| ~ brush aside, brush off, discount, dismiss, disregard, ignore, push aside | bar from attention or consideration.; "She dismissed his advances" |
| adj. | 3. little, slight | (quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with `a') at least some.; "little rain fell in May"; "gave it little thought"; "little time is left"; "we still have little money"; "a little hope remained"; "there's slight chance that it will work"; "there's a slight chance it will work" |
| ~ small | slight or limited; especially in degree or intensity or scope.; "a series of death struggles with small time in between" |
| ~ less | (comparative of `little' usually used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning not as great in amount or degree.; "of less importance"; "less time to spend with the family"; "a shower uses less water"; "less than three years old" |
| adj. | 4. flimsy, fragile, slight, tenuous, thin | lacking substance or significance.; "slight evidence"; "a tenuous argument"; "a thin plot"; "a fragile claim to fame" |
| ~ unimportant, insignificant | devoid of importance, meaning, or force. |
| adj. | 5. slender, slight, slim, svelte | being of delicate or slender build.; "she was slender as a willow shoot is slender"; "a slim girl with straight blonde hair"; "watched her slight figure cross the street" |
| ~ lean, thin | lacking excess flesh.; "you can't be too rich or too thin"; "Yon Cassius has a lean and hungry look" |
| snub | | |
| n. (communication) | 1. rebuff, repulse, snub | an instance of driving away or warding off. |
| ~ rejection | the speech act of rejecting. |
| n. (act) | 2. cold shoulder, cut, snub | a refusal to recognize someone you know.; "the snub was clearly intentional" |
| ~ rebuff, slight | a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval). |
| v. (communication) | 3. cut, disregard, ignore, snub | refuse to acknowledge.; "She cut him dead at the meeting" |
| ~ do by, treat, handle | interact in a certain way.; "Do right by her"; "Treat him with caution, please"; "Handle the press reporters gently" |
| v. (communication) | 4. rebuff, repel, snub | reject outright and bluntly.; "She snubbed his proposal" |
| ~ freeze off, spurn, disdain, pooh-pooh, scorn, turn down, reject | reject with contempt.; "She spurned his advances" |
| adj. | 5. snub | unusually short.; "a snub nose" |
| ~ short | (primarily spatial sense) having little length or lacking in length.; "short skirts"; "short hair"; "the board was a foot short"; "a short toss" |
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