| flexible joint | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. flexible joint, hinge | a joint that holds two parts together so that one can swing relative to the other. |
| ~ bi-fold door | an interior door. |
| ~ butt hinge | a hinge mortised flush into the edge of the door and jamb. |
| ~ car door | the door of a car. |
| ~ exterior door, outside door | a doorway that allows entrance to or exit from a building. |
| ~ french door | a light door with transparent or glazed panels extending the full length. |
| ~ gate | a movable barrier in a fence or wall. |
| ~ joint | junction by which parts or objects are joined together. |
| ~ pintle | a pin or bolt forming the pivot of a hinge. |
| ~ joint hinge, strap hinge | a hinge with two long straps; one strap is fastened to the surface of a moving part (e.g., a door or lid) and the other is fastened to the adjacent stationary frame. |
| ~ swing door, swinging door | a door that swings on a double hinge; opens in either direction. |
| ~ t hinge, tee hinge | a hinge that looks like the letter T when it is opened; similar to a strap hinge except that one strap has been replaced by half of a butt hinge that can be mortised flush into the stationary frame. |
| bali | | |
| n. (location) | 1. bali | an island in Indonesia to the east of Java; striking volcanic scenery; culture is known for elaborate dances and rituals and for handicrafts. |
| ~ lesser sunda islands, nusa tenggara | a chain of islands forming a province of Indonesia to the east of Java; includes Bali and Timor. |
| ~ dutch east indies, indonesia, republic of indonesia | a republic in southeastern Asia on an archipelago including more than 13,000 islands; achieved independence from the Netherlands in 1945; the principal oil producer in the Far East and Pacific regions. |
| ~ island | a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water. |
| opposite | | |
| n. (communication) | 1. antonym, opposite, opposite word | a word that expresses a meaning opposed to the meaning of another word, in which case the two words are antonyms of each other.; "to him the antonym of `gay' was `depressed'" |
| ~ word | a unit of language that native speakers can identify.; "words are the blocks from which sentences are made"; "he hardly said ten words all morning" |
| ~ direct antonym | antonyms that are commonly associated (e.g., `wet' and `dry'). |
| ~ indirect antonym | antonyms whose opposition is mediated (e.g., the antonymy of `wet' and `parched' is mediated by the similarity of `parched' to `dry'). |
| n. (linkdef) | 2. contrary, opposite, reverse | a relation of direct opposition.; "we thought Sue was older than Bill but just the reverse was true" |
| ~ oppositeness, opposition | the relation between opposed entities. |
| n. (person) | 3. opponent, opposite, opposition | a contestant that you are matched against. |
| ~ contestant | a person who participates in competitions. |
| n. (linkdef) | 4. inverse, opposite | something inverted in sequence or character or effect.; "when the direct approach failed he tried the inverse" |
| ~ additive inverse | (mathematics) one of a pair of numbers whose sum is zero; the additive inverse of -5 is +5. |
| ~ multiplicative inverse, reciprocal | (mathematics) one of a pair of numbers whose product is 1: the reciprocal of 2/3 is 3/2; the multiplicative inverse of 7 is 1/7. |
| ~ oppositeness, opposition | the relation between opposed entities. |
| adj. | 5. opposite | being directly across from each other; facing.; "And I on the opposite shore will be, ready to ride and spread the alarm"; "we lived on opposite sides of the street"; "at opposite poles" |
| ~ other | not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied.; "today isn't any other day"; "the construction of highways and other public works"; "he asked for other employment"; "any other person would tell the truth"; "his other books are still in storage"; "then we looked at the other house"; "hearing was good in his other ear"; "the other sex"; "she lived on the other side of the street from me"; "went in the other direction" |
| adj. | 6. opposite, paired | of leaves etc; growing in pairs on either side of a stem.; "opposite leaves" |
| ~ phytology, botany | the branch of biology that studies plants. |
| adj. | 7. opposite | moving or facing away from each other.; "looking in opposite directions"; "they went in opposite directions" |
| ~ other | not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied.; "today isn't any other day"; "the construction of highways and other public works"; "he asked for other employment"; "any other person would tell the truth"; "his other books are still in storage"; "then we looked at the other house"; "hearing was good in his other ear"; "the other sex"; "she lived on the other side of the street from me"; "went in the other direction" |
| adj. | 8. opposite | the other one of a complementary pair.; "the opposite sex"; "the two chess kings are set up on squares of opposite colors" |
| ~ other | not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied.; "today isn't any other day"; "the construction of highways and other public works"; "he asked for other employment"; "any other person would tell the truth"; "his other books are still in storage"; "then we looked at the other house"; "hearing was good in his other ear"; "the other sex"; "she lived on the other side of the street from me"; "went in the other direction" |
| adj. | 9. opposite | altogether different in nature or quality or significance.; "the medicine's effect was opposite to that intended"; "it is said that opposite characters make a union happiest" |
| ~ different | unlike in nature or quality or form or degree.; "took different approaches to the problem"; "came to a different conclusion"; "different parts of the country"; "on different sides of the issue"; "this meeting was different from the earlier one" |
| adj. | 10. diametric, diametrical, opposite, polar | characterized by opposite extremes; completely opposed.; "in diametric contradiction to his claims"; "diametrical (or opposite) points of view"; "opposite meanings"; "extreme and indefensible polar positions" |
| ~ different | unlike in nature or quality or form or degree.; "took different approaches to the problem"; "came to a different conclusion"; "different parts of the country"; "on different sides of the issue"; "this meeting was different from the earlier one" |
| adv. | 11. face-to-face, opposite | directly facing each other.; "the two photographs lay face-to-face on the table"; "lived all their lives in houses face-to-face across the street"; "they sat opposite at the table" |
| invert | | |
| v. (change) | 1. invert | make an inversion (in a musical composition).; "here the theme is inverted" |
| ~ music | an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner. |
| ~ alter, change, modify | cause to change; make different; cause a transformation.; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" |
| v. (change) | 2. invert, reverse | reverse the position, order, relation, or condition of.; "when forming a question, invert the subject and the verb" |
| ~ reorder | assign a new order to. |
| v. (change) | 3. invert, reverse, turn back | turn inside out or upside down. |
| ~ alter, change, modify | cause to change; make different; cause a transformation.; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" |
| reverse | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. reverse, reverse gear | the gears by which the motion of a machine can be reversed. |
| ~ auto, automobile, car, motorcar, machine | a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine.; "he needs a car to get to work" |
| ~ gear mechanism, gear | a mechanism for transmitting motion for some specific purpose (as the steering gear of a vehicle). |
| n. (event) | 2. black eye, blow, reversal, reverse, setback | an unfortunate happening that hinders or impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating. |
| ~ happening, natural event, occurrence, occurrent | an event that happens. |
| ~ whammy | a serious or devastating setback. |
| n. (artifact) | 3. reverse, verso | the side of a coin or medal that does not bear the principal design. |
| ~ side | an extended outer surface of an object.; "he turned the box over to examine the bottom side"; "they painted all four sides of the house" |
| ~ tail | (usually plural) the reverse side of a coin that does not bear the representation of a person's head. |
| ~ coin | a flat metal piece (usually a disc) used as money. |
| n. (act) | 4. reverse | (American football) a running play in which a back running in one direction hands the ball to a back running in the opposite direction. |
| ~ american football, american football game | a game played by two teams of 11 players on a rectangular field 100 yards long; teams try to get possession of the ball and advance it across the opponents goal line in a series of (running or passing) plays. |
| ~ running, running game, running play, run | (American football) a play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the opposing team.; "the defensive line braced to stop the run"; "the coach put great emphasis on running" |
| ~ double reverse | (American football) a running play in which a first reverse is followed by a second reverse. |
| n. (act) | 5. reversal, reverse, reversion, turnabout, turnaround | turning in the opposite direction. |
| ~ change of direction, reorientation | the act of changing the direction in which something is oriented. |
| ~ about-face, about turn | act of pivoting 180 degrees, especially in a military formation. |
| ~ u-turn | complete reversal of direction of travel. |
| v. (change) | 6. change by reversal, reverse, turn | change to the contrary.; "The trend was reversed"; "the tides turned against him"; "public opinion turned when it was revealed that the president had an affair with a White House intern" |
| ~ change | undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature.; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" |
| ~ flip-flop, alternate, interchange, tack, switch, flip | reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action). |
| ~ turn the tables, turn the tide | cause a complete reversal of the circumstances.; "The tables are turned now that the Republicans are in power!" |
| ~ commutate | reverse the direction of (an alternating electric current) each half cycle so as to produce a unidirectional current. |
| ~ switch, switch over, exchange | change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence. |
| ~ correct, right, rectify | make right or correct.; "Correct the mistakes"; "rectify the calculation" |
| ~ falsify | falsify knowingly.; "She falsified the records" |
| ~ permute, transpose, commute | change the order or arrangement of.; "Dyslexics often transpose letters in a word" |
| ~ metamorphose, transmogrify, transfigure | change completely the nature or appearance of.; "In Kafka's story, a person metamorphoses into a bug"; "The treatment and diet transfigured her into a beautiful young woman"; "Jesus was transfigured after his resurrection" |
| ~ retrovert, revert, regress, turn back, return | go back to a previous state.; "We reverted to the old rules" |
| ~ desynchronise, desynchronize | cause to become desynchronized; cause to occur at unrelated times. |
| ~ deconsecrate, unhallow, desecrate | remove the consecration from a person or an object. |
| ~ undo | cancel, annul, or reverse an action or its effect.; "I wish I could undo my actions" |
| v. (cognition) | 7. override, overrule, overthrow, overturn, reverse | rule against.; "The Republicans were overruled when the House voted on the bill" |
| ~ decree, rule | decide with authority.; "The King decreed that all firstborn males should be killed" |
| v. (communication) | 8. annul, countermand, lift, overturn, repeal, rescind, reverse, revoke, vacate | cancel officially.; "He revoked the ban on smoking"; "lift an embargo"; "vacate a death sentence" |
| ~ go back on, renege, renege on, renegue on | fail to fulfill a promise or obligation.; "She backed out of her promise" |
| ~ strike down, cancel | declare null and void; make ineffective.; "Cancel the election results"; "strike down a law" |
| adj. | 9. rearward, reverse | directed or moving toward the rear.; "a rearward glance"; "a rearward movement" |
| ~ backward | directed or facing toward the back or rear.; "a backward view" |
| adj. | 10. reverse | of the transmission gear causing backward movement in a motor vehicle.; "in reverse gear" |
| adj. | 11. inverse, reverse | reversed (turned backward) in order or nature or effect. |
| ~ backward | directed or facing toward the back or rear.; "a backward view" |
| turn | | |
| n. (shape) | 1. bend, crook, turn, twist | a circular segment of a curve.; "a bend in the road"; "a crook in the path" |
| ~ curve, curved shape | the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes. |
| ~ bight | a bend or curve (especially in a coastline). |
| n. (act) | 2. turn, turning | the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course.; "he took a turn to the right" |
| ~ change of course | a change in the direction that you are moving. |
| ~ digression, divagation, diversion, deflexion, deflection, deviation | a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern).; "a diversion from the main highway"; "a digression into irrelevant details"; "a deflection from his goal" |
| ~ right | a turn toward the side of the body that is on the south when the person is facing east.; "take a right at the corner" |
| ~ left | a turn toward the side of the body that is on the north when the person is facing east.; "take a left at the corner" |
| ~ kick turn | a standing turn made in skiing; one ski is raised to the vertical and pivoted backward to become parallel with the other ski but headed in the opposite direction and then the other ski is aligned with the first. |
| ~ stem turn, stem | a turn made in skiing; the back of one ski is forced outward and the other ski is brought parallel to it. |
| ~ telemark | a turn made in skiing; the outside ski is placed ahead and turned gradually inwards. |
| ~ swerve, swerving, veering | the act of turning aside suddenly. |
| ~ three-point turn | the act of turning a vehicle around in a limited space by moving in a series of back and forward arcs. |
| ~ version | manual turning of a fetus in the uterus (usually to aid delivery). |
| n. (act) | 3. play, turn | (game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession.; "it is my turn"; "it is still my play" |
| ~ move | (game) a player's turn to take some action permitted by the rules of the game. |
| ~ starting, start | a turn to be a starter (in a game at the beginning).; "he got his start because one of the regular pitchers was in the hospital"; "his starting meant that the coach thought he was one of their best linemen" |
| ~ activity | any specific behavior.; "they avoided all recreational activity" |
| ~ game | a contest with rules to determine a winner.; "you need four people to play this game" |
| ~ innings | the batting turn of a cricket player or team. |
| ~ attack | an offensive move in a sport or game.; "they won the game with a 10-hit attack in the 9th inning" |
| ~ down | (American football) a complete play to advance the football.; "you have four downs to gain ten yards" |
| ~ at-bat, bat | (baseball) a turn trying to get a hit.; "he was at bat when it happened"; "he got four hits in four at-bats" |
| ~ lead | the playing of a card to start a trick in bridge.; "the lead was in the dummy" |
| ~ trumping, ruff | (card games) the act of taking a trick with a trump when unable to follow suit. |
| ~ trick | (card games) in a single round, the sequence of cards played by all the players; the high card is the winner. |
| n. (event) | 4. turn, turn of events, twist | an unforeseen development.; "events suddenly took an awkward turn" |
| ~ development | a recent event that has some relevance for the present situation.; "recent developments in Iraq"; "what a revolting development!" |
| n. (event) | 5. turn, turning | a movement in a new direction.; "the turning of the wind" |
| ~ motion, movement | a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something. |
| ~ turn around, reversal | turning in an opposite direction or position.; "the reversal of the image in the lens" |
| ~ yaw, swerve | an erratic deflection from an intended course. |
| ~ gyration, revolution, rotation | a single complete turn (axial or orbital).; "the plane made three rotations before it crashed"; "the revolution of the earth about the sun takes one year" |
| ~ coming back, return | the occurrence of a change in direction back in the opposite direction. |
| ~ volution | a rolling or revolving motion. |
| n. (act) | 6. turn | the act of turning away or in the opposite direction.; "he made an abrupt turn away from her" |
| ~ change of direction, reorientation | the act of changing the direction in which something is oriented. |
| n. (act) | 7. turn, twist | turning or twisting around (in place).; "with a quick twist of his head he surveyed the room" |
| ~ twiddle | a series of small (usually idle) twists or turns. |
| ~ rotary motion, rotation | the act of rotating as if on an axis.; "the rotation of the dancer kept time with the music" |
| n. (time) | 8. go, spell, tour, turn | a time for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else).; "it's my go"; "a spell of work" |
| ~ duty period, work shift, shift | the time period during which you are at work. |
| n. (time) | 9. bout, round, turn | (sports) a division during which one team is on the offensive. |
| ~ athletics, sport | an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition. |
| ~ division, section, part | one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole.; "the written part of the exam"; "the finance section of the company"; "the BBC's engineering division" |
| ~ top of the inning, top | the first half of an inning; while the visiting team is at bat.; "a relief pitcher took over in the top of the fifth" |
| ~ bottom of the inning, bottom | the second half of an inning; while the home team is at bat. |
| ~ period of play, playing period, play | (in games or plays or other performances) the time during which play proceeds.; "rain stopped play in the 4th inning" |
| n. (communication) | 10. act, bit, number, routine, turn | a short theatrical performance that is part of a longer program.; "he did his act three times every evening"; "she had a catchy little routine"; "it was one of the best numbers he ever did" |
| ~ performance, public presentation | a dramatic or musical entertainment.; "they listened to ten different performances"; "the play ran for 100 performances"; "the frequent performances of the symphony testify to its popularity" |
| ~ show-stopper, showstopper, stopper | an act so striking or impressive that the show must be delayed until the audience quiets down. |
| n. (act) | 11. good turn, turn | a favor for someone.; "he did me a good turn" |
| ~ favor, favour | an act of gracious kindness. |
| n. (act) | 12. turn | taking a short walk out and back.; "we took a turn in the park" |
| ~ walk | the act of walking somewhere.; "he took a walk after lunch" |
| v. (motion) | 13. turn | change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense.; "Turn towards me"; "The mugger turned and fled before I could see his face"; "She turned from herself and learned to listen to others' needs" |
| ~ twist | turn in the opposite direction.; "twist one's head" |
| ~ flip over, flip, turn over | turn upside down, or throw so as to reverse.; "flip over the pork chop"; "turn over the pancakes" |
| ~ move | move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion.; "He moved his hand slightly to the right" |
| ~ turn on a dime | have a small turning radius.; "My little subcompact car turns on a dime!" |
| ~ roll, turn over | move by turning over or rotating.; "The child rolled down the hill"; "turn over on your left side" |
| ~ roll over | make a rolling motion or turn.; "The dog rolled over" |
| ~ swing about, swing around, turn around | turn abruptly and face the other way, either physically or metaphorically.; "He turned around to face his opponent"; "My conscience told me to turn around before I made a mistake" |
| ~ flip, toss | lightly throw to see which side comes up.; "I don't know what to do--I may as well flip a coin!" |
| ~ port | turn or go to the port or left side, of a ship.; "The big ship was slowly porting" |
| ~ face | turn so as to face; turn the face in a certain direction.; "Turn and face your partner now" |
| ~ turn off | make a turn.; "turn off at the parking area" |
| ~ turn away | move so as not face somebody or something. |
| ~ gee | turn to the right side.; "the horse geed" |
| ~ about-face | turn, usually 180 degrees. |
| ~ caracole | make a half turn on a horse, in dressage. |
| ~ corner | turn a corner.; "the car corners" |
| ~ overturn, tip over, tump over, turn over | turn from an upright or normal position.; "The big vase overturned"; "The canoe tumped over" |
| ~ bend | change direction.; "The road bends" |
| ~ curve, sheer, slew, slue, swerve, trend, veer, cut | turn sharply; change direction abruptly.; "The car cut to the left at the intersection"; "The motorbike veered to the right" |
| ~ deflect | turn aside and away from an initial or intended course. |
| ~ deflect, turn away, bend | turn from a straight course, fixed direction, or line of interest. |
| ~ avert, turn away | turn away or aside.; "They averted their eyes when the King entered" |
| ~ splay, rotate, spread out, turn out | turn outward.; "These birds can splay out their toes"; "ballet dancers can rotate their legs out by 90 degrees" |
| ~ circumvolve, rotate | cause to turn on an axis or center.; "Rotate the handle" |
| ~ pivot, swivel | turn on a pivot. |
| ~ coil, gyrate, spiral | to wind or move in a spiral course.; "the muscles and nerves of his fine drawn body were coiling for action"; "black smoke coiling up into the sky"; "the young people gyrated on the dance floor" |
| ~ corkscrew, spiral | move in a spiral or zigzag course. |
| ~ deviate, divert | turn aside; turn away from. |
| ~ pronate | turn the forearm or the hand so that the palm is directed downwards. |
| ~ turn | cause to move around or rotate.; "turn a key"; "turn your palm this way" |
| v. (change) | 14. change state, turn | undergo a transformation or a change of position or action.; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election" |
| ~ awake, come alive, arouse, awaken, wake, wake up, waken | stop sleeping.; "She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock" |
| ~ zonk out, pass out, black out | lose consciousness due to a sudden trauma, for example. |
| ~ resuscitate, come to, revive | return to consciousness.; "The patient came to quickly"; "She revived after the doctor gave her an injection" |
| ~ tense up, tense | become tense, nervous, or uneasy.; "He tensed up when he saw his opponent enter the room" |
| ~ relax, decompress, unwind, loosen up, slow down, unbend | become less tense, rest, or take one's ease.; "He relaxed in the hot tub"; "Let's all relax after a hard day's work" |
| ~ lose weight, melt off, slim, slim down, slenderize, thin, reduce | take off weight. |
| ~ gain, put on | increase (one's body weight).; "She gained 20 pounds when she stopped exercising" |
| ~ apparel, clothe, enclothe, garb, garment, raiment, tog, dress, fit out, habilitate | provide with clothes or put clothes on.; "Parents must feed and dress their child" |
| ~ cross-fertilise, cross-fertilize | undergo cross-fertilization; become fertile. |
| ~ conceive | become pregnant; undergo conception.; "She cannot conceive"; "My daughter was conceived in Christmas Day" |
| ~ change | undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature.; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" |
| ~ grow, turn | pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become.; "The weather turned nasty"; "She grew angry" |
| ~ secularise, secularize | make secular and draw away from a religious orientation.; "Ataturk secularized Turkey" |
| ~ citrate | cause to form a salt or ester of citric acid. |
| ~ equilibrate | bring to a chemical stasis or equilibrium. |
| ~ fall | pass suddenly and passively into a state of body or mind.; "fall into a trap"; "She fell ill"; "They fell out of favor"; "Fall in love"; "fall asleep"; "fall prey to an imposter"; "fall into a strange way of thinking"; "she fell to pieces after she lost her work" |
| ~ become, get, go | enter or assume a certain state or condition.; "He became annoyed when he heard the bad news"; "It must be getting more serious"; "her face went red with anger"; "She went into ecstasy"; "Get going!" |
| ~ decline, worsen | grow worse.; "Conditions in the slum worsened" |
| ~ ameliorate, improve, meliorate, better | get better.; "The weather improved toward evening" |
| ~ disengage | become free.; "in neutral, the gears disengage" |
| ~ overgrow | become overgrown.; "The patio overgrew with ivy" |
| ~ concentrate | make denser, stronger, or purer.; "concentrate juice" |
| ~ break | crack; of the male voice in puberty.; "his voice is breaking--he should no longer sing in the choir" |
| ~ acetify, acidify | turn acidic.; "the solution acetified" |
| ~ alkalify, alkalise, alkalize, basify | turn basic and less acidic.; "the solution alkalized" |
| ~ ionise, ionize | convert into ions. |
| ~ ossify | become bony.; "The tissue ossified" |
| ~ catalyse, catalyze | change by catalysis or cause to catalyze. |
| ~ get worse, relapse | deteriorate in health.; "he relapsed" |
| ~ fluctuate | be unstable.; "The stock market fluctuates" |
| ~ break loose, burst forth, explode | be unleashed; emerge with violence or noise.; "His anger exploded" |
| ~ buy the farm, cash in one's chips, croak, decease, die, drop dead, give-up the ghost, kick the bucket, pass away, perish, snuff it, expire, pop off, conk, exit, choke, go, pass | pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life.; "She died from cancer"; "The children perished in the fire"; "The patient went peacefully"; "The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of 102" |
| ~ be born | come into existence through birth.; "She was born on a farm" |
| ~ cloud over | become overcast.; "the sky clouded over" |
| ~ carbonise, carbonize | turn into carbon, as by burning.; "carbonize coal" |
| ~ cool, chill, cool down | loose heat.; "The air cooled considerably after the thunderstorm" |
| ~ heat up, hot up, heat | gain heat or get hot.; "The room heated up quickly" |
| ~ carbonise, carbonize, carburise, carburize | unite with carbon.; "carburize metal" |
| ~ freeze | change to ice.; "The water in the bowl froze" |
| ~ boil | come to the boiling point and change from a liquid to vapor.; "Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius" |
| ~ burn, combust | undergo combustion.; "Maple wood burns well" |
| ~ emaciate | grow weak and thin or waste away physically.; "She emaciated during the chemotherapy" |
| ~ frenchify | become French in appearance or character.; "This restaurant has Frenchified" |
| ~ thin | lose thickness; become thin or thinner. |
| ~ thicken, inspissate | become thick or thicker.; "The sauce thickened"; "The egg yolk will inspissate" |
| ~ solvate | undergo solvation or convert into a solvate. |
| ~ react | undergo a chemical reaction; react with another substance under certain conditions.; "The hydrogen and the oxygen react" |
| ~ dissolve, fade away, fade out | become weaker.; "The sound faded out" |
| ~ empty, discharge | become empty or void of its content.; "The room emptied" |
| ~ fill, fill up | become full.; "The pool slowly filled with water"; "The theater filled up slowly" |
| ~ homogenise, homogenize | become homogeneous or similar, as by mixing.; "The two liquids homogenized in the blender" |
| ~ homogenise, homogenize | break up the fat globules of.; "homogenized milk" |
| ~ clabber, curdle, clot | turn into curds.; "curdled milk" |
| ~ clot, coagulate | change from a liquid to a thickened or solid state.; "coagulated blood" |
| ~ sour, ferment, turn, work | go sour or spoil.; "The milk has soured"; "The wine worked"; "The cream has turned--we have to throw it out" |
| ~ integrate | become one; become integrated.; "The students at this school integrate immediately, despite their different backgrounds" |
| ~ precipitate | separate as a fine suspension of solid particles. |
| ~ calcify | turn into lime; become calcified.; "The rock calcified over the centuries" |
| ~ coke | become coke.; "petroleum oils coke after distillation" |
| ~ carnify | become muscular or fleshy. |
| ~ chondrify | turn into cartilage.; "The tissue chondrifies" |
| ~ emulsify | form into or become an emulsion.; "The solution emulsified" |
| ~ denitrify | remove nitrogen from.; "Denitrify the soil" |
| ~ esterify | change (a compound) into an ester. |
| ~ etherify | change into an ether.; "etherify an alcohol" |
| ~ thrombose | become blocked by a thrombus.; "the blood vessel thrombosed" |
| ~ open, open up | become open.; "The door opened" |
| ~ close, shut | become closed.; "The windows closed with a loud bang" |
| ~ sorb, take up | take up a liquid or a gas either by adsorption or by absorption. |
| ~ calm down, chill out, cool it, cool off, simmer down, calm, settle down | become quiet or calm, especially after a state of agitation.; "After the fight both men need to cool off."; "It took a while after the baby was born for things to settle down again." |
| ~ prosper, flourish, fly high, thrive | make steady progress; be at the high point in one's career or reach a high point in historical significance or importance.; "The new student is thriving" |
| ~ emancipate, liberate | give equal rights to; of women and minorities. |
| ~ become, turn | undergo a change or development.; "The water turned into ice"; "Her former friend became her worst enemy"; "He turned traitor" |
| ~ get into, tangle with | get involved in or with. |
| ~ liquefy | become liquid.; "The garden air overnight liquefied into a morning dew" |
| ~ catch fire, take fire, combust, conflagrate, ignite, erupt | start to burn or burst into flames.; "Marsh gases ignited suddenly"; "The oily rags combusted spontaneously" |
| v. (stative) | 15. become, turn | undergo a change or development.; "The water turned into ice"; "Her former friend became her worst enemy"; "He turned traitor" |
| ~ change state, turn | undergo a transformation or a change of position or action.; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election" |
| ~ boil down, come down, reduce | be the essential element.; "The proposal boils down to a compromise" |
| ~ transmute, metamorphose, transform | change in outward structure or looks.; "He transformed into a monster"; "The salesman metamorphosed into an ugly beetle" |
| ~ suffocate, choke | become stultified, suppressed, or stifled.; "He is suffocating--living at home with his aged parents in the small village" |
| ~ nucleate | form into a nucleus.; "Some cells had nucleated" |
| ~ turn | cause to change or turn into something different;assume new characteristics.; "The princess turned the frog into a prince by kissing him"; "The alchemists tried to turn lead into gold" |
| ~ add up, amount, come | develop into.; "This idea will never amount to anything"; "nothing came of his grandiose plans" |
| v. (motion) | 16. turn | cause to move around or rotate.; "turn a key"; "turn your palm this way" |
| ~ move, displace | cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense.; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant" |
| ~ turn | change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense.; "Turn towards me"; "The mugger turned and fled before I could see his face"; "She turned from herself and learned to listen to others' needs" |
| ~ reorient | cause to turn. |
| ~ supinate | turn (the hand or forearm) so that the back is downward or backward, or turn out (the leg). |
| ~ turn | cause to move along an axis or into a new direction.; "turn your face to the wall"; "turn the car around"; "turn your dance partner around" |
| ~ port | put or turn on the left side, of a ship.; "port the helm" |
| v. (motion) | 17. move around, turn | pass to the other side of.; "turn the corner"; "move around the obstacle" |
| ~ 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) | 18. grow, turn | pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become.; "The weather turned nasty"; "She grew angry" |
| ~ change | undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature.; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" |
| ~ bald | grow bald; lose hair on one's head.; "He is balding already" |
| ~ change state, turn | undergo a transformation or a change of position or action.; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election" |
| ~ turn | change color.; "In Vermont, the leaves turn early" |
| v. (contact) | 19. release, turn | let (something) fall or spill from a container.; "turn the flour onto a plate" |
| ~ channel, channelise, channelize, transmit, transport, transfer | send from one person or place to another.; "transmit a message" |
| ~ deflate | release contained air or gas from.; "deflate the air mattress" |
| ~ throw | throw (a die) out onto a flat surface.; "Throw a six" |
| v. (motion) | 20. turn | move around an axis or a center.; "The wheels are turning" |
| ~ move | move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion.; "He moved his hand slightly to the right" |
| ~ 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. (motion) | 21. turn, turn over | cause to move around a center so as to show another side of.; "turn a page of a book" |
| ~ move, displace | cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense.; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant" |
| ~ evert | turn inside out; turn the inner surface of outward.; "evert the eyelid" |
| ~ leaf | turn over pages.; "leaf through a book"; "leaf a manuscript" |
| v. (motion) | 22. turn | to send or let go.; "They turned away the crowd at the gate of the governor's mansion" |
| ~ send, direct | cause to go somewhere.; "The explosion sent the car flying in the air"; "She sent her children to camp"; "He directed all his energies into his dissertation" |
| v. (creation) | 23. plough, plow, turn | to break and turn over earth especially with a plow.; "Farmer Jones plowed his east field last week"; "turn the earth in the Spring" |
| ~ farming, husbandry, agriculture | the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock. |
| ~ cut into, delve, dig, turn over | turn up, loosen, or remove earth.; "Dig we must"; "turn over the soil for aeration" |
| ~ till | work land as by ploughing, harrowing, and manuring, in order to make it ready for cultivation.; "till the soil" |
| ~ ridge | plough alternate strips by throwing the furrow onto an unploughed strip. |
| ~ disk, harrow | draw a harrow over (land). |
| v. (contact) | 24. turn | shape by rotating on a lathe or cutting device or a wheel.; "turn the legs of the table"; "turn the clay on the wheel" |
| ~ shape, form | give shape or form to.; "shape the dough"; "form the young child's character" |
| ~ turn | accomplish by rotating.; "turn a somersault"; "turn cartwheels" |
| v. (change) | 25. turn | change color.; "In Vermont, the leaves turn early" |
| ~ grow, turn | pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become.; "The weather turned nasty"; "She grew angry" |
| ~ discolour, discolor, color, colour | change color, often in an undesired manner.; "The shirts discolored" |
| v. (body) | 26. rick, sprain, turn, twist, wrench, wrick | twist suddenly so as to sprain.; "wrench one's ankle"; "The wrestler twisted his shoulder"; "the hikers sprained their ankles when they fell"; "I turned my ankle and couldn't walk for several days" |
| ~ injure, wound | cause injuries or bodily harm to. |
| v. (stative) | 27. turn | cause to change or turn into something different;assume new characteristics.; "The princess turned the frog into a prince by kissing him"; "The alchemists tried to turn lead into gold" |
| ~ alter, change, modify | cause to change; make different; cause a transformation.; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" |
| ~ become, turn | undergo a change or development.; "The water turned into ice"; "Her former friend became her worst enemy"; "He turned traitor" |
| v. (social) | 28. turn | accomplish by rotating.; "turn a somersault"; "turn cartwheels" |
| ~ turn | shape by rotating on a lathe or cutting device or a wheel.; "turn the legs of the table"; "turn the clay on the wheel" |
| ~ do, perform | get (something) done.; "I did my job" |
| v. (possession) | 29. turn | get by buying and selling.; "the company turned a good profit after a year" |
| ~ commerce, commercialism, mercantilism | transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services). |
| ~ acquire, get | come into the possession of something concrete or abstract.; "She got a lot of paintings from her uncle"; "They acquired a new pet"; "Get your results the next day"; "Get permission to take a few days off from work" |
| v. (motion) | 30. turn | cause to move along an axis or into a new direction.; "turn your face to the wall"; "turn the car around"; "turn your dance partner around" |
| ~ move, displace | cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense.; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant" |
| ~ turn | cause to move around or rotate.; "turn a key"; "turn your palm this way" |
| ~ bring about | cause to move into the opposite direction.; "they brought about the boat when they saw a storm approaching" |
| v. (motion) | 31. turn | channel one's attention, interest, thought, or attention toward or away from something.; "The pedophile turned to boys for satisfaction"; "people turn to mysticism at the turn of a millennium" |
| ~ send, direct | cause to go somewhere.; "The explosion sent the car flying in the air"; "She sent her children to camp"; "He directed all his energies into his dissertation" |
| ~ take up | turn one's interest to.; "He took up herpetology at the age of fifty" |
| v. (contact) | 32. bend, deform, flex, turn, twist | cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form.; "bend the rod"; "twist the dough into a braid"; "the strong man could turn an iron bar" |
| ~ change form, change shape, deform | assume a different shape or form. |
| ~ dent, indent | make a depression into.; "The bicycle dented my car" |
| ~ incurvate | cause to curve inward.; "gravity incurvates the rays" |
| ~ gnarl | twist into a state of deformity.; "The wind has gnarled this old tree" |
| ~ crank | bend into the shape of a crank. |
| ~ convolute, convolve | curl, wind, or twist together. |
| v. (contact) | 33. turn | alter the functioning or setting of.; "turn the dial to 10"; "turn the heat down" |
| ~ control, operate | handle and cause to function.; "do not operate machinery after imbibing alcohol"; "control the lever" |
| v. (competition) | 34. turn | direct at someone.; "She turned a smile on me"; "They turned their flashlights on the car" |
| ~ aim, take aim, train, direct, take | point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards.; "Please don't aim at your little brother!"; "He trained his gun on the burglar"; "Don't train your camera on the women"; "Take a swipe at one's opponent" |
| v. (communication) | 35. call on, turn | have recourse to or make an appeal or request for help or information to.; "She called on her Representative to help her"; "She turned to her relatives for help" |
| ~ appeal, invoke | request earnestly (something from somebody); ask for aid or protection.; "appeal to somebody for help"; "Invoke God in times of trouble" |
| v. (change) | 36. ferment, sour, turn, work | go sour or spoil.; "The milk has soured"; "The wine worked"; "The cream has turned--we have to throw it out" |
| ~ change state, turn | undergo a transformation or a change of position or action.; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election" |
| ~ ferment, work | cause to undergo fermentation.; "We ferment the grapes for a very long time to achieve high alcohol content"; "The vintner worked the wine in big oak vats" |
| v. (change) | 37. turn | become officially one year older.; "She is turning 50 this year" |
| ~ senesce, age, maturate, mature, get on | grow old or older.; "She aged gracefully"; "we age every day--what a depressing thought!"; "Young men senesce" |
| bali | | |
| cash advance | | |
| n. (possession) | 1. advance, cash advance | an amount paid before it is earned. |
| ~ amount, amount of money, sum, sum of money | a quantity of money.; "he borrowed a large sum"; "the amount he had in cash was insufficient" |
| bali | | |
| fracture | | |
| n. (state) | 1. break, fracture | breaking of hard tissue such as bone.; "it was a nasty fracture"; "the break seems to have been caused by a fall" |
| ~ harm, hurt, injury, trauma | any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.. |
| ~ comminuted fracture | fracture in which the bone is splintered or crushed. |
| ~ complete fracture | break involving the entire width of the bone. |
| ~ compound fracture, open fracture | bone fracture associated with lacerated soft tissue or an open wound. |
| ~ compression fracture | fracture in which the bone collapses (especially in short bones such as vertebrae). |
| ~ depressed fracture | fracture of the skull where the bone is pushed in. |
| ~ displaced fracture | fracture in which the two ends of the broken bone are separated from one another. |
| ~ fatigue fracture, stress fracture | fracture resulting from excessive activity rather than a specific injury. |
| ~ capillary fracture, hairline fracture | a fracture without separation of the fragments and the line of the break being very thin. |
| ~ incomplete fracture | fracture that does not go across the entire width of the bone. |
| ~ impacted fracture | fracture in which one broken end is wedged into the other broken end. |
| ~ closed fracture, simple fracture | an uncomplicated fracture in which the broken bones to not pierce the skin. |
| n. (object) | 2. break, fault, faulting, fracture, geological fault, shift | (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other.; "they built it right over a geological fault"; "he studied the faulting of the earth's crust" |
| ~ geology | a science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks. |
| ~ fault line | (geology) line determined by the intersection of a geological fault and the earth's surface. |
| ~ crack, scissure, cleft, crevice, fissure | a long narrow opening. |
| ~ denali fault | a major open geological fault in Alaska. |
| ~ inclined fault | a geological fault in which one side is above the other. |
| ~ san andreas fault | a major geological fault in California; runs from San Diego to San Francisco; the source of serious earthquakes. |
| ~ strike-slip fault | a geological fault in which one of the adjacent surfaces appears to have moved horizontally. |
| n. (act) | 3. crack, cracking, fracture | the act of cracking something. |
| ~ breaking, breakage, break | the act of breaking something.; "the breakage was unavoidable" |
| v. (change) | 4. fracture | violate or abuse.; "This writer really fractures the language" |
| ~ abuse, misuse, pervert | change the inherent purpose or function of something.; "Don't abuse the system"; "The director of the factory misused the funds intended for the health care of his workers" |
| v. (creation) | 5. fracture | interrupt, break, or destroy.; "fracture the balance of power" |
| ~ destroy, destruct | do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of.; "The fire destroyed the house" |
| v. (change) | 6. fracture | break into pieces.; "The pothole fractured a bolt on the axle" |
| ~ break | destroy the integrity of; usually by force; cause to separate into pieces or fragments.; "He broke the glass plate"; "She broke the match" |
| v. (body) | 7. fracture | become fractured.; "The tibia fractured from the blow of the iron pipe" |
| ~ fracture | break (a bone).; "She broke her clavicle" |
| ~ break off, discontinue, stop, break | prevent completion.; "stop the project"; "break off the negotiations" |
| v. (body) | 8. fracture | break (a bone).; "She broke her clavicle" |
| ~ fracture, break | fracture a bone of.; "I broke my foot while playing hockey" |
| ~ refracture | break (a bone) that was previously broken but mended in an abnormal way.; "The surgeon had to refracture her wrist" |
| ~ fracture | become fractured.; "The tibia fractured from the blow of the iron pipe" |
| v. (body) | 9. break, fracture | fracture a bone of.; "I broke my foot while playing hockey" |
| ~ injure, wound | cause injuries or bodily harm to. |
| ~ fracture | break (a bone).; "She broke her clavicle" |
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