| brothel | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. bagnio, bawdyhouse, bordello, brothel, cathouse, house of ill repute, house of prostitution, sporting house, whorehouse | a building where prostitutes are available. |
| ~ building, edifice | a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place.; "there was a three-story building on the corner"; "it was an imposing edifice" |
| ~ massage parlor | a place where illicit sex is available under the guise of therapeutic massage. |
| stake | | |
| n. (possession) | 1. interest, stake | (law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something.; "they have interests all over the world"; "a stake in the company's future" |
| ~ law, jurisprudence | the collection of rules imposed by authority.; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" |
| ~ share, percentage, portion, part | assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group.; "he wanted his share in cash" |
| ~ grubstake | funds advanced to a prospector or to someone starting a business in return for a share of the profits. |
| ~ controlling interest | ownership of more than 50% of a corporation's voting shares. |
| ~ insurable interest | an interest in a person or thing that will support the issuance of an insurance policy; an interest in the survival of the insured or in the preservation of the thing that is insured. |
| ~ vested interest | (law) an interest in which there is a fixed right to present or future enjoyment and that can be conveyed to another. |
| ~ security interest | any interest in a property that secures the payment of an obligation. |
| ~ terminable interest | an interest in property that terminates under specific conditions. |
| ~ undivided interest, undivided right | the interest in property owned by tenants whereby each tenant has an equal right to enjoy the entire property. |
| ~ fee | an interest in land capable of being inherited. |
| ~ equity | the ownership interest of shareholders in a corporation. |
| ~ reversion | (law) an interest in an estate that reverts to the grantor (or his heirs) at the end of some period (e.g., the death of the grantee). |
| ~ right | (frequently plural) the interest possessed by law or custom in some intangible thing.; "mineral rights"; "film rights" |
| n. (communication) | 2. post, stake | a pole or stake set up to mark something (as the start or end of a race track).; "a pair of posts marked the goal"; "the corner of the lot was indicated by a stake" |
| ~ visual signal | a signal that involves visual communication. |
| ~ starting post | a post marking the starting point of a race (especially a horse race). |
| ~ winning post | the post at the end of a racecourse. |
| n. (artifact) | 3. stake | instrument of execution consisting of a vertical post that a victim is tied to for burning. |
| ~ instrument of execution | an instrument designed and used to take the life of a condemned person. |
| n. (possession) | 4. bet, stake, stakes, wager | the money risked on a gamble. |
| ~ gamble | money that is risked for possible monetary gain. |
| ~ jackpot, kitty, pot | the cumulative amount involved in a game (such as poker). |
| ~ ante | (poker) the initial contribution that each player makes to the pot. |
| ~ kitty, pool | the combined stakes of the betters. |
| ~ pool | any communal combination of funds.; "everyone contributed to the pool" |
| n. (artifact) | 5. stake | a strong wooden or metal post with a point at one end so it can be driven into the ground. |
| ~ post | an upright consisting of a piece of timber or metal fixed firmly in an upright position.; "he set a row of posts in the ground and strung barbwire between them" |
| v. (social) | 6. adventure, hazard, jeopardize, stake, venture | put at risk.; "I will stake my good reputation for this" |
| ~ lay on the line, put on the line, risk | expose to a chance of loss or damage.; "We risked losing a lot of money in this venture"; "Why risk your life?"; "She laid her job on the line when she told the boss that he was wrong" |
| v. (competition) | 7. back, bet on, gage, game, punt, stake | place a bet on.; "Which horse are you backing?"; "I'm betting on the new horse" |
| ~ ante | place one's stake. |
| ~ parlay, double up | stake winnings from one bet on a subsequent wager. |
| ~ wager, bet, play | stake on the outcome of an issue.; "I bet $100 on that new horse"; "She played all her money on the dark horse" |
| v. (contact) | 8. post, stake | mark with a stake.; "stake out the path" |
| ~ mark | make or leave a mark on.; "the scouts marked the trail"; "ash marked the believers' foreheads" |
| v. (contact) | 9. stake | tie or fasten to a stake.; "stake your goat" |
| ~ fasten, fix, secure | cause to be firmly attached.; "fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man" |
| v. (contact) | 10. impale, stake | kill by piercing with a spear or sharp pole.; "the enemies were impaled and left to die" |
| ~ kill | cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly.; "This man killed several people when he tried to rob a bank"; "The farmer killed a pig for the holidays" |
| ~ pierce | make a hole into.; "The needle pierced her flesh" |
| puncture | | |
| n. (event) | 1. puncture | loss of air pressure in a tire when a hole is made by some sharp object. |
| ~ misadventure, mischance, mishap | an instance of misfortune. |
| n. (artifact) | 2. puncture | a small hole made by a sharp object. |
| ~ hole | an opening deliberately made in or through something. |
| ~ pinhole | a small puncture that might have been made by a pin. |
| ~ pinprick | small puncture (as if made by a pin). |
| n. (act) | 3. puncture | the act of puncturing or perforating. |
| ~ activity | any specific behavior.; "they avoided all recreational activity" |
| ~ centesis | (surgery) the act of puncturing a body cavity or organ with a hollow needle in order to draw out fluid. |
| ~ perforation | the act of punching a hole (especially a row of holes as for ease of separation). |
| ~ pricking, prick | the act of puncturing with a small point.; "he gave the balloon a small prick" |
| ~ venipuncture | (medicine) puncture of a vein through the skin in order to withdraw blood for analysis or to start an intravenous drip or to inject medication or a radiopaque dye. |
| v. (contact) | 4. puncture | pierce with a pointed object; make a hole into.; "puncture a tire" |
| ~ scarify | puncture and scar (the skin), as for purposes or tribal identification or rituals.; "The men in some African tribes scarify their faces" |
| ~ pierce | make a hole into.; "The needle pierced her flesh" |
| v. (contact) | 5. puncture | make by piercing.; "puncture a hole" |
| ~ create, make | make or cause to be or to become.; "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor" |
| v. (communication) | 6. deflate, puncture | reduce or lessen the size or importance of.; "The bad review of his work deflated his self-confidence" |
| ~ depreciate, vilipend, deprecate | belittle.; "The teacher should not deprecate his student's efforts" |
| v. (change) | 7. puncture | cause to lose air pressure or collapse by piercing.; "puncture an air balloon" |
| ~ depressurise, depressurize, decompress | decrease the pressure of.; "depressurize the cabin in the air plane" |
| v. (change) | 8. puncture | be pierced or punctured.; "The tire punctured" |
| ~ come apart, break, fall apart, split up, separate | become separated into pieces or fragments.; "The figurine broke"; "The freshly baked loaf fell apart" |
| screw | | |
| n. (person) | 1. gaoler, jailer, jailor, prison guard, screw, turnkey | someone who guards prisoners. |
| ~ keeper | someone in charge of other people.; "am I my brother's keeper?" |
| ~ law officer, lawman, peace officer | an officer of the law. |
| n. (artifact) | 2. screw | a simple machine of the inclined-plane type consisting of a spirally threaded cylindrical rod that engages with a similarly threaded hole. |
| ~ inclined plane | a simple machine for elevating objects; consists of plane surface that makes an acute angle with the horizontal. |
| n. (artifact) | 3. screw, screw propeller | a propeller with several angled blades that rotates to push against water or air. |
| ~ outboard motor, outboard | internal-combustion engine that mounts at stern of small boat. |
| ~ propeller, propellor | a mechanical device that rotates to push against air or water. |
| ~ ship | a vessel that carries passengers or freight. |
| n. (artifact) | 4. screw | a fastener with a tapered threaded shank and a slotted head. |
| ~ allen screw | a screw with a hexagonal hole in the head. |
| ~ bolt | a screw that screws into a nut to form a fastener. |
| ~ cap screw | a threaded screw for machine parts; screws into a tapped hole. |
| ~ fastening, holdfast, fastener, fixing | restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place. |
| ~ head | a projection out from one end.; "the head of the nail"; "a pinhead is the head of a pin" |
| ~ machine screw | a screw used either with a nut or with a tapped hole; slotted head can be driven by a screwdriver. |
| ~ metal screw | screw made of metal. |
| ~ phillips screw | a screw with a special head having crossed slots. |
| ~ screw thread, thread | the raised helical rib going around a screw. |
| ~ setscrew | a screw (often without a head) that fits into the boss or hub of a wheel or cam etc. and prevents motion of the part relative to the shaft on which it is mounted. |
| ~ setscrew | a screw that is used to adjust the tension on a spring. |
| ~ thumbscrew | screw designed to be turned with the thumb and fingers. |
| ~ woodscrew | a metal screw that tapers to a point so that it can be driven into wood with a screwdriver. |
| ~ worm | screw thread on a gear with the teeth of a worm wheel or rack. |
| n. (act) | 5. ass, fuck, fucking, nookie, nooky, piece of ass, piece of tail, roll in the hay, screw, screwing, shag, shtup | slang for sexual intercourse. |
| ~ carnal knowledge, coition, coitus, copulation, sex act, sexual congress, sexual intercourse, sexual relation, intercourse, relation, congress | the act of sexual procreation between a man and a woman; the man's penis is inserted into the woman's vagina and excited until orgasm and ejaculation occur. |
| ~ dirty word, vulgarism, obscenity, filth, smut | an offensive or indecent word or phrase. |
| ~ argot, jargon, lingo, patois, vernacular, slang, cant | a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves).; "they don't speak our lingo" |
| v. (contact) | 6. bang, be intimate, bed, bonk, do it, eff, fuck, get it on, get laid, have a go at it, have intercourse, have it away, have it off, have sex, hump, jazz, know, lie with, love, make love, make out, roll in the hay, screw, sleep together, sleep with | have sexual intercourse with.; "This student sleeps with everyone in her dorm"; "Adam knew Eve"; "Were you ever intimate with this man?" |
| ~ neck, make out | kiss, embrace, or fondle with sexual passion.; "The couple were necking in the back seat of the car" |
| ~ have, take | have sex with; archaic use.; "He had taken this woman when she was most vulnerable" |
| ~ fornicate | have sex without being married. |
| ~ copulate, mate, couple, pair | engage in sexual intercourse.; "Birds mate in the Spring" |
| v. (contact) | 7. screw | turn like a screw. |
| ~ screw up | screw or turn higher. |
| ~ revolve, rotate, go around | turn on or around an axis or a center.; "The Earth revolves around the Sun"; "The lamb roast rotates on a spit over the fire" |
| v. (contact) | 8. drive in, screw | cause to penetrate, as with a circular motion.; "drive in screws or bolts" |
| ~ revolve, rotate, go around | turn on or around an axis or a center.; "The Earth revolves around the Sun"; "The lamb roast rotates on a spit over the fire" |
| v. (contact) | 9. screw | tighten or fasten by means of screwing motions.; "Screw the bottle cap on" |
| ~ tighten, fasten | make tight or tighter.; "Tighten the wire" |
| v. (competition) | 10. cheat, chicane, chouse, jockey, screw, shaft | defeat someone through trickery or deceit. |
| ~ beat, beat out, vanquish, trounce, crush, shell | come out better in a competition, race, or conflict.; "Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship"; "We beat the competition"; "Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game" |
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