| banquet | | |
| n. (group) | 1. banquet, feast | a ceremonial dinner party for many people. |
| ~ dinner party, dinner | a party of people assembled to have dinner together.; "guests should never be late to a dinner party" |
| ~ gaudy | (Britain) a celebratory reunion feast or entertainment held a college. |
| n. (food) | 2. banquet, feast, spread | a meal that is well prepared and greatly enjoyed.; "a banquet for the graduating seniors"; "the Thanksgiving feast"; "they put out quite a spread" |
| ~ meal, repast | the food served and eaten at one time. |
| v. (consumption) | 3. banquet, feast, junket | provide a feast or banquet for. |
| ~ feast, banquet, junket | partake in a feast or banquet. |
| ~ host | be the host of or for.; "We hosted 4 couples last night" |
| v. (consumption) | 4. banquet, feast, junket | partake in a feast or banquet. |
| ~ eat | eat a meal; take a meal.; "We did not eat until 10 P.M. because there were so many phone calls"; "I didn't eat yet, so I gladly accept your invitation" |
| ~ banquet, feast, junket | provide a feast or banquet for. |
| ~ wine and dine | eat sumptuously.; "we wined and dined in Paris" |
| bloodbath | | |
| n. (act) | 1. battue, bloodbath, bloodletting, bloodshed | indiscriminate slaughter.; "a bloodbath took place when the leaders of the plot surrendered"; "ten days after the bloodletting Hitler gave the action its name"; "the valley is no stranger to bloodshed and murder"; "a huge prison battue was ordered" |
| ~ carnage, mass murder, massacre, butchery, slaughter | the savage and excessive killing of many people. |
| duel | | |
| n. (act) | 1. affaire d'honneur, duel | a prearranged fight with deadly weapons by two people (accompanied by seconds) in order to settle a quarrel over a point of honor. |
| ~ fighting, combat, fight, scrap | the act of fighting; any contest or struggle.; "a fight broke out at the hockey game"; "there was fighting in the streets"; "the unhappy couple got into a terrible scrap" |
| n. (act) | 2. duel | any struggle between two skillful opponents (individuals or groups). |
| ~ struggle, battle | an energetic attempt to achieve something.; "getting through the crowd was a real struggle"; "he fought a battle for recognition" |
| v. (competition) | 3. duel | fight a duel, as over one's honor or a woman.; "In the 19th century, men often dueled over small matters" |
| ~ fight, struggle, contend | be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight.; "the tribesmen fought each other"; "Siblings are always fighting"; "Militant groups are contending for control of the country" |
| fight | | |
| n. (act) | 1. battle, conflict, engagement, fight | a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war.; "Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chickamauga"; "he lost his romantic ideas about war when he got into a real engagement" |
| ~ military action, action | a military engagement.; "he saw action in Korea" |
| ~ armageddon | any catastrophically destructive battle.; "they called the first World War an Armageddon" |
| ~ pitched battle | a fierce battle fought in close combat between troops in predetermined positions at a chosen time and place. |
| ~ naval battle | a pitched battle between naval fleets. |
| ~ armed combat, combat | an engagement fought between two military forces. |
| ~ war, warfare | the waging of armed conflict against an enemy.; "thousands of people were killed in the war" |
| ~ dogfight | an aerial engagement between fighter planes. |
| ~ assault | close fighting during the culmination of a military attack. |
| ~ battle of britain | the prolonged bombardment of British cities by the German Luftwaffe during World War II and the aerial combat that accompanied it. |
| ~ drogheda | in 1649 the place was captured by Oliver Cromwell, who massacred the Catholic inhabitants. |
| ~ armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine | the military forces of a nation.; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker" |
| n. (act) | 2. combat, fight, fighting, scrap | the act of fighting; any contest or struggle.; "a fight broke out at the hockey game"; "there was fighting in the streets"; "the unhappy couple got into a terrible scrap" |
| ~ gunfight, gunplay, shootout | a fight involving shooting small arms with the intent to kill or frighten. |
| ~ conflict, struggle, battle | an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals).; "the harder the conflict the more glorious the triumph"; "police tried to control the battle between the pro- and anti-abortion mobs" |
| ~ encounter, skirmish, clash, brush | a minor short-term fight. |
| ~ close-quarter fighting | hand-to-hand fighting at close quarters. |
| ~ dogfight | a violent fight between dogs (sometimes organized illegally for entertainment and gambling). |
| ~ fencing | the art or sport of fighting with swords (especially the use of foils or epees or sabres to score points under a set of rules). |
| ~ in-fighting | conflict between members of the same organization (usually concealed from outsiders). |
| ~ set-to | a brief but vigorous fight. |
| ~ shock, impact | the violent interaction of individuals or groups entering into combat.; "the armies met in the shock of battle" |
| ~ rough-and-tumble, scuffle, tussle, dogfight, hassle | disorderly fighting. |
| ~ affaire d'honneur, duel | a prearranged fight with deadly weapons by two people (accompanied by seconds) in order to settle a quarrel over a point of honor. |
| ~ blow | a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon.; "a blow on the head" |
| ~ fistfight, fisticuffs, slugfest | a fight with bare fists. |
| ~ battering, banging | the act of subjecting to strong attack. |
| ~ beating, whipping | the act of overcoming or outdoing. |
| ~ fray, affray, ruffle, disturbance | a noisy fight. |
| ~ free-for-all, brawl | a noisy fight in a crowd. |
| ~ cut-and-thrust, knife fight, snickersnee | fighting with knives. |
| ~ gang fight, rumble | a fight between rival gangs of adolescents. |
| ~ single combat | a fight between two people.; "in all armies there were officers who needed to prove their bravery by single combat" |
| n. (attribute) | 3. competitiveness, fight | an aggressive willingness to compete.; "the team was full of fight" |
| ~ aggressiveness | the quality of being bold and enterprising. |
| n. (communication) | 4. fight | an intense verbal dispute.; "a violent fight over the bill is expected in the Senate" |
| ~ arguing, contestation, controversy, disceptation, argument, contention, disputation, tilt | a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement.; "they were involved in a violent argument" |
| n. (act) | 5. fight | a boxing or wrestling match.; "the fight was on television last night" |
| ~ boxing, pugilism, fisticuffs | fighting with the fists. |
| v. (competition) | 6. contend, fight, struggle | be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight.; "the tribesmen fought each other"; "Siblings are always fighting"; "Militant groups are contending for control of the country" |
| ~ compete, vie, contend | compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others. |
| ~ bear down | exert full strength.; "The pitcher bore down" |
| ~ fistfight | fight with the fists.; "The man wanted to fist-fight" |
| ~ join battle | engage in a conflict.; "The battle over health care reform was joined" |
| ~ tug | struggle in opposition.; "She tugged and wrestled with her conflicts" |
| ~ fight down, fight, fight back, oppose, defend | fight against or resist strongly.; "The senator said he would oppose the bill"; "Don't fight it!" |
| ~ get back, settle | get one's revenge for a wrong or an injury.; "I finally settled with my old enemy" |
| ~ fight back | defend oneself. |
| ~ battle, combat | battle or contend against in or as if in a battle.; "The Kurds are combating Iraqi troops in Northern Iraq"; "We must combat the prejudices against other races"; "they battled over the budget" |
| ~ war | make or wage war. |
| ~ attack, assail | launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with.; "Hitler attacked Poland on September 1, 1939 and started World War II"; "Serbian forces assailed Bosnian towns all week" |
| ~ duel | fight a duel, as over one's honor or a woman.; "In the 19th century, men often dueled over small matters" |
| ~ joust | joust against somebody in a tournament by fighting on horseback. |
| ~ chicken-fight, chickenfight | fight while sitting on somebody's shoulders. |
| ~ tourney | engage in a tourney. |
| ~ feud | carry out a feud.; "The two professors have been feuding for years" |
| ~ skirmish | engage in a skirmish. |
| ~ bandy | exchange blows. |
| ~ fence | fight with fencing swords. |
| ~ box | engage in a boxing match. |
| ~ spar | fight with spurs.; "the gamecocks were sparring" |
| ~ tussle, scuffle | fight or struggle in a confused way at close quarters.; "the drunken men started to scuffle" |
| ~ wrestle | engage in a wrestling match.; "The children wrestled in the garden" |
| ~ wage, engage | carry on (wars, battles, or campaigns).; "Napoleon and Hitler waged war against all of Europe" |
| v. (competition) | 7. defend, fight, fight back, fight down, oppose | fight against or resist strongly.; "The senator said he would oppose the bill"; "Don't fight it!" |
| ~ fight, struggle, contend | be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight.; "the tribesmen fought each other"; "Siblings are always fighting"; "Militant groups are contending for control of the country" |
| ~ recalcitrate | show strong objection or repugnance; manifest vigorous opposition or resistance; be obstinately disobedient.; "The Democratic senators recalcitrated against every proposal from the Republican side" |
| ~ fend, resist, stand | withstand the force of something.; "The trees resisted her"; "stand the test of time"; "The mountain climbers had to fend against the ice and snow" |
| ~ stand firm, hold out, resist, withstand | stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something. |
| ~ drive back, fight off, repulse, rebuff, repel | force or drive back.; "repel the attacker"; "fight off the onslaught"; "rebuff the attack" |
| v. (social) | 8. fight, struggle | make a strenuous or labored effort.; "She struggled for years to survive without welfare"; "He fought for breath" |
| ~ labor, labour, tug, push, drive | strive and make an effort to reach a goal.; "She tugged for years to make a decent living"; "We have to push a little to make the deadline!"; "She is driving away at her doctoral thesis" |
| ~ flounder | behave awkwardly; have difficulties.; "She is floundering in college" |
| ~ attempt, essay, try, assay, seek | make an effort or attempt.; "He tried to shake off his fears"; "The infant had essayed a few wobbly steps"; "The police attempted to stop the thief"; "He sought to improve himself"; "She always seeks to do good in the world" |
| v. (social) | 9. agitate, campaign, crusade, fight, press, push | exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for.; "The liberal party pushed for reforms"; "She is crusading for women's rights"; "The Dean is pushing for his favorite candidate" |
| ~ advertize, advertise, promote, push | make publicity for; try to sell (a product).; "The salesman is aggressively pushing the new computer model"; "The company is heavily advertizing their new laptops" |
| ~ advertize, advertise, promote, push | make publicity for; try to sell (a product).; "The salesman is aggressively pushing the new computer model"; "The company is heavily advertizing their new laptops" |
| stink | | |
| n. (cognition) | 1. fetor, foetor, malodor, malodour, mephitis, reek, stench, stink | a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant. |
| ~ odour, olfactory perception, olfactory sensation, smell, odor | the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form.; "she loved the smell of roses" |
| ~ niff, pong | an unpleasant smell. |
| v. (stative) | 2. stink | be extremely bad in quality or in one's performance.; "This term paper stinks!" |
| ~ be | have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun).; "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" |
| v. (perception) | 3. reek, stink | smell badly and offensively.; "The building reeks of smoke" |
| ~ smell | smell bad.; "He rarely washes, and he smells" |
| odor | | |
| n. (attribute) | 1. aroma, odor, odour, olfactory property, scent, smell | any property detected by the olfactory system. |
| ~ property | a basic or essential attribute shared by all members of a class.; "a study of the physical properties of atomic particles" |
| ~ fragrancy, redolence, bouquet, fragrance, sweetness | a pleasingly sweet olfactory property. |
| ~ fetidness, malodorousness, stinkiness, rankness, foulness | the attribute of having a strong offensive smell. |
| ~ muskiness | having the olfactory properties of musk. |
| ~ rancidness | the property of being rancid. |
| n. (cognition) | 2. odor, odour, olfactory perception, olfactory sensation, smell | the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form.; "she loved the smell of roses" |
| ~ aesthesis, esthesis, sensation, sense datum, sense experience, sense impression | an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation.; "a sensation of touch" |
| ~ scent | an odor left in passing by which a person or animal can be traced. |
| ~ fragrance, perfume, scent, aroma | a distinctive odor that is pleasant. |
| ~ fetor, foetor, malodor, malodour, reek, stench, stink, mephitis | a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant. |
| ~ acridity | having an acrid smell. |
| scent | | |
| n. (cognition) | 1. aroma, fragrance, perfume, scent | a distinctive odor that is pleasant. |
| ~ odour, olfactory perception, olfactory sensation, smell, odor | the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form.; "she loved the smell of roses" |
| ~ incense | the pleasing scent produced when incense is burned.; "incense filled the room" |
| n. (cognition) | 2. scent | an odor left in passing by which a person or animal can be traced. |
| ~ odour, olfactory perception, olfactory sensation, smell, odor | the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form.; "she loved the smell of roses" |
| ~ musk | the scent of a greasy glandular secretion from the male musk deer. |
| v. (perception) | 3. odorize, odourise, scent | cause to smell or be smelly. |
| ~ smell | emit an odor.; "The soup smells good" |
| ~ cause to be perceived | have perceptible qualities. |
| ~ smell up, stink out, stink up | cause to smell bad; fill with a bad smell. |
| ~ aromatise, aromatize, perfume | fill or impregnate with an odor.; "orange blossoms perfumed the air in the garden" |
| ~ cense, incense, thurify | perfume especially with a censer. |
| v. (perception) | 4. nose, scent, wind | catch the scent of; get wind of.; "The dog nosed out the drugs" |
| ~ smell | inhale the odor of; perceive by the olfactory sense. |
| v. (body) | 5. perfume, scent | apply perfume to.; "She perfumes herself every day" |
| ~ neaten, groom | care for one's external appearance.; "He is always well-groomed" |
| smell | | |
| n. (state) | 1. feel, feeling, flavor, flavour, look, smell, spirit, tone | the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people.; "the feel of the city excited him"; "a clergyman improved the tone of the meeting"; "it had the smell of treason" |
| ~ ambiance, ambience, atmosphere | a particular environment or surrounding influence.; "there was an atmosphere of excitement" |
| ~ hollywood | a flashy vulgar tone or atmosphere believed to be characteristic of the American film industry.; "some people in publishing think of theirs as a glamorous medium so they copy the glitter of Hollywood" |
| ~ zeitgeist | the spirit of the time; the spirit characteristic of an age or generation. |
| n. (cognition) | 2. olfaction, olfactory modality, sense of smell, smell | the faculty that enables us to distinguish scents. |
| ~ sense modality, sensory system, modality | a particular sense. |
| ~ exteroception | sensitivity to stimuli originating outside of the body. |
| ~ nose | the sense of smell (especially in animals).; "the hound has a good nose" |
| n. (act) | 3. smell, smelling | the act of perceiving the odor of something. |
| ~ sensing, perception | becoming aware of something via the senses. |
| ~ sniff, snuff | sensing an odor by inhaling through the nose. |
| v. (perception) | 4. smell | inhale the odor of; perceive by the olfactory sense. |
| ~ perceive, comprehend | to become aware of through the senses.; "I could perceive the ship coming over the horizon" |
| ~ sniff, whiff | perceive by inhaling through the nose.; "sniff the perfume" |
| ~ scent, nose, wind | catch the scent of; get wind of.; "The dog nosed out the drugs" |
| ~ snuff, snuffle | sniff or smell inquiringly. |
| ~ get a noseful, get a whiff | smell strongly and intensely. |
| v. (perception) | 5. smell | emit an odor.; "The soup smells good" |
| ~ cause to be perceived | have perceptible qualities. |
| ~ smell | smell bad.; "He rarely washes, and he smells" |
| v. (perception) | 6. smell | smell bad.; "He rarely washes, and he smells" |
| ~ smell | emit an odor.; "The soup smells good" |
| ~ reek, stink | smell badly and offensively.; "The building reeks of smoke" |
| ~ salute | become noticeable.; "a terrible stench saluted our nostrils" |
| v. (perception) | 7. reek, smack, smell | have an element suggestive (of something).; "his speeches smacked of racism"; "this passage smells of plagiarism" |
| ~ paint a picture, evoke, suggest | call to mind.; "this remark evoked sadness" |
| v. (cognition) | 8. sense, smell, smell out | become aware of not through the senses but instinctively.; "I sense his hostility"; "i smell trouble"; "smell out corruption" |
| ~ perceive | become conscious of.; "She finally perceived the futility of her protest" |
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