| boat | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. boat | a small vessel for travel on water. |
| ~ ark | a boat built by Noah to save his family and animals from the flood. |
| ~ barge, flatboat, hoy, lighter | a flatbottom boat for carrying heavy loads (especially on canals). |
| ~ boat whistle | a whistle on a boat that is sounded as a warning. |
| ~ bumboat | a small boat that ferries supplies and commodities for sale to a larger ship at anchor. |
| ~ canal boat, narrow boat, narrowboat | a long boat that carries freight and is narrow enough to be used in canals. |
| ~ ferry, ferryboat | a boat that transports people or vehicles across a body of water and operates on a regular schedule. |
| ~ fireboat | a boat equipped to fight fires on ships or along a waterfront. |
| ~ gondola | long narrow flat-bottomed boat propelled by sculling; traditionally used on canals of Venice. |
| ~ guard boat | a boat that is on guard duty (as in a harbor) around a fleet of warships. |
| ~ gunboat | a small shallow-draft boat carrying mounted guns; used by costal patrols. |
| ~ junk | any of various Chinese boats with a high poop and lugsails. |
| ~ longboat | the largest boat carried by a merchant sailing vessel. |
| ~ lugger | small fishing boat rigged with one or more lugsails. |
| ~ mackinaw boat, mackinaw | a flat-bottomed boat used on upper Great Lakes. |
| ~ mail boat, mailboat, packet boat, packet | a boat for carrying mail. |
| ~ mooring line, mooring | (nautical) a line that holds an object (especially a boat) in place. |
| ~ motorboat, powerboat | a boat propelled by an internal-combustion engine. |
| ~ painter | a line that is attached to the bow of a boat and used for tying up (as when docking or towing). |
| ~ pilot boat | a boat to carry pilots to and from large ships. |
| ~ police boat | a boat used by harbor police. |
| ~ pontoon | (nautical) a floating structure (as a flat-bottomed boat) that serves as a dock or to support a bridge. |
| ~ punt | an open flat-bottomed boat used in shallow waters and propelled by a long pole. |
| ~ river boat | a boat used on rivers or to ply a river. |
| ~ scow | any of various flat-bottomed boats with sloping ends. |
| ~ sea boat | a boat that is seaworthy; that is adapted to the open seas. |
| ~ small boat | a boat that is small. |
| ~ steamboat | a boat propelled by a steam engine. |
| ~ surfboat | a boat that can be launched or landed in heavy surf. |
| ~ pinnace, ship's boat, cutter, tender | a boat for communication between ship and shore. |
| ~ towboat, tugboat, tug, tower | a powerful small boat designed to pull or push larger ships. |
| ~ vessel, watercraft | a craft designed for water transportation. |
| ~ passenger, rider | a traveler riding in a vehicle (a boat or bus or car or plane or train etc) who is not operating it. |
| ~ sculler | someone who sculls (moves a long oar pivoted on the back of the boat to propel the boat forward). |
| ~ wear round, tack | turn into the wind.; "The sailors decided to tack the boat"; "The boat tacked" |
| ~ scull | propel with sculls.; "scull the boat" |
| ~ registered | (of a boat or vessel) furnished with necessary official documents specifying ownership etc. |
| ~ unregistered | (a boat or vessel) not furnished with official documents. |
| ~ crank, cranky, tippy, tender | (used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail. |
| n. (artifact) | 2. boat, gravy boat, gravy holder, sauceboat | a dish (often boat-shaped) for serving gravy or sauce. |
| ~ argyle, argyll | a covered gravy holder of silver or other metal containing a detachable central vessel for hot water to keep the gravy warm. |
| ~ dish | a piece of dishware normally used as a container for holding or serving food.; "we gave them a set of dishes for a wedding present" |
| v. (motion) | 3. boat | ride in a boat on water. |
| ~ navigation, pilotage, piloting | the guidance of ships or airplanes from place to place. |
| ~ motorboat | ride in a motorboat. |
| ~ yacht | travel in a yacht. |
| ~ sail | travel on water propelled by wind.; "I love sailing, especially on the open sea"; "the ship sails on" |
| ~ row | propel with oars.; "row the boat across the lake" |
| ~ canoe | travel by canoe.; "canoe along the canal" |
| ~ kayak | travel in a small canoe.; "we kayaked down the river" |
| ~ paddle | propel with a paddle.; "paddle your own canoe" |
| ~ ride | be carried or travel on or in a vehicle.; "I ride to work in a bus"; "He rides the subway downtown every day" |
| canoe | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. canoe | small and light boat; pointed at both ends; propelled with a paddle. |
| ~ birch bark, birchbark, birchbark canoe | a canoe made with the bark of a birch tree. |
| ~ dugout canoe, pirogue, dugout | a canoe made by hollowing out and shaping a large log. |
| ~ kayak | a small canoe consisting of a light frame made watertight with animal skins; used by Eskimos. |
| ~ outrigger canoe | a seagoing canoe (as in South Pacific) with an outrigger to prevent it from upsetting. |
| ~ small boat | a boat that is small. |
| v. (motion) | 2. canoe | travel by canoe.; "canoe along the canal" |
| ~ athletics, sport | an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition. |
| ~ boat | ride in a boat on water. |
| ~ paddle | propel with a paddle.; "paddle your own canoe" |
| dealer | | |
| n. (person) | 1. bargainer, dealer, monger, trader | someone who purchases and maintains an inventory of goods to be sold. |
| ~ art dealer | a dealer in works of art requiring esthetic evaluation. |
| ~ barterer | a trader who exchanges goods and not money. |
| ~ bibliopole, bibliopolist | a dealer in secondhand books (especially rare or curious books). |
| ~ cheesemonger | someone who sells cheese. |
| ~ barrow-boy, barrow-man, costermonger | a hawker of fruit and vegetables from a barrow. |
| ~ cutler | a dealer in cutlery. |
| ~ draper | a dealer in fabrics and sewing materials (and sometimes in clothing and drygoods). |
| ~ fence | a dealer in stolen property. |
| ~ fishmonger, fishwife | someone who sells fish. |
| ~ horse trader | a hard bargainer. |
| ~ hardwareman, ironmonger | someone who sells hardware.; "in England they call a hardwareman an ironmonger" |
| ~ mercer | a dealer in textiles (especially silks). |
| ~ merchandiser, merchant | a businessperson engaged in retail trade. |
| ~ seedman, seedsman | a dealer in seeds. |
| ~ slop-seller, slopseller | a dealer in cheap ready-made clothing. |
| ~ stamp dealer | a dealer in stamps (whose customers are stamp collectors). |
| ~ stock trader | someone who buys and sells stock shares. |
| n. (group) | 2. dealer | a firm engaged in trading. |
| ~ business firm, firm, house | the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments.; "he worked for a brokerage house" |
| ~ car dealer | a firm that sells and buys cars. |
| ~ computer dealer | a firm that sells and buys computers. |
| ~ jewelry dealer, jewelry store | a firm that sells and buys jewelry. |
| ~ truck dealer | a firm that sells and buys trucks. |
| n. (person) | 3. dealer | a seller of illicit goods.; "a dealer in stolen goods" |
| ~ drug dealer, drug peddler, drug trafficker, peddler, pusher | an unlicensed dealer in illegal drugs. |
| ~ marketer, seller, trafficker, vender, vendor | someone who promotes or exchanges goods or services for money. |
| n. (person) | 4. dealer, principal | the major party to a financial transaction at a stock exchange; buys and sells for his own account. |
| ~ broker-dealer | a financial specialist who trades for his own account and so acts both as a broker and principal. |
| ~ financier, moneyman | a person skilled in large scale financial transactions. |
| n. (person) | 5. dealer | the person who distributes the playing cards in a card game. |
| ~ card player | someone who plays (or knows how to play) card games. |
| treat | | |
| n. (food) | 1. dainty, delicacy, goody, kickshaw, treat | something considered choice to eat. |
| ~ aliment, alimentation, nourishment, nutriment, sustenance, nutrition, victuals | a source of materials to nourish the body. |
| ~ choice morsel, tidbit, titbit | a small tasty bit of food. |
| ~ savoury, savory | an aromatic or spicy dish served at the end of dinner or as an hors d'oeuvre. |
| ~ confection, sweet | a food rich in sugar. |
| ~ nectar, ambrosia | (classical mythology) the food and drink of the gods; mortals who ate it became immortal. |
| ~ jelly, gelatin | an edible jelly (sweet or pungent) made with gelatin and used as a dessert or salad base or a coating for foods. |
| ~ bone marrow, marrow | very tender and very nutritious tissue from marrowbones. |
| n. (event) | 2. treat | an occurrence that causes special pleasure or delight. |
| ~ happening, natural event, occurrence, occurrent | an event that happens. |
| v. (social) | 3. do by, handle, treat | interact in a certain way.; "Do right by her"; "Treat him with caution, please"; "Handle the press reporters gently" |
| ~ treat | regard or consider in a specific way.; "I treated his advances as a joke" |
| ~ bemock, mock | treat with contempt.; "The new constitution mocks all democratic principles" |
| ~ deal, plow, handle, treat, cover, address | act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression.; "This book deals with incest"; "The course covered all of Western Civilization"; "The new book treats the history of China" |
| ~ disregard, ignore, snub, cut | refuse to acknowledge.; "She cut him dead at the meeting" |
| ~ interact | act together or towards others or with others.; "He should interact more with his colleagues" |
| ~ wrong | treat unjustly; do wrong to. |
| ~ handle with kid gloves | handle with great care and sensitivity.; "You have to handle the students with kid gloves" |
| ~ criminalize | treat as a criminal. |
| ~ nurse | treat carefully.; "He nursed his injured back by lying in bed several hours every afternoon"; "He nursed the flowers in his garden and fertilized them regularly" |
| ~ strong-arm | handle roughly.; "He was strong-armed by the policemen" |
| ~ ride roughshod, run roughshod | treat inconsiderately or harshly. |
| ~ upstage | treat snobbishly, put in one's place. |
| ~ rough-house | treat in a rough or boisterous manner. |
| ~ brutalise, brutalize | treat brutally. |
| ~ do well by | treat with respect and consideration.; "children should do well by their parents" |
| ~ gloss over, skate over, skimp over, slur over, smooth over | treat hurriedly or avoid dealing with properly. |
| ~ abuse, ill-treat, ill-use, maltreat, mistreat, step | treat badly.; "This boss abuses his workers"; "She is always stepping on others to get ahead" |
| ~ baby, cocker, coddle, cosset, featherbed, mollycoddle, pamper, indulge, spoil | treat with excessive indulgence.; "grandparents often pamper the children"; "Let's not mollycoddle our students!" |
| v. (change) | 4. process, treat | subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition.; "process cheese"; "process hair"; "treat the water so it can be drunk"; "treat the lawn with chemicals"; "treat an oil spill" |
| ~ propagate | cause to propagate, as by grafting or layering. |
| ~ affect, bear upon, bear on, impact, touch on, touch | have an effect upon.; "Will the new rules affect me?" |
| ~ iodise, iodize | treat with iodine.; "iodize salt" |
| ~ nitrate | treat with nitric acid, so as to change an organic compound into a nitrate.; "nitroglycerin is obtained by nitrating glycerol" |
| ~ tank | treat in a tank.; "tank animal refuse" |
| ~ oxygenate, aerate, oxygenise, oxygenize | impregnate, combine, or supply with oxygen.; "oxygenate blood" |
| ~ mercerise, mercerize | treat to strengthen and improve the luster.; "mercerize cotton" |
| ~ malt | treat with malt or malt extract.; "malt beer" |
| ~ fluoridate, fluoridise, fluoridize | subject to fluoridation; treat with fluoride.; "fluoridized water"; "fluoridize the teeth of children" |
| ~ creosote | treat with creosote.; "creosoted wood" |
| ~ chlorinate | treat or combine with chlorine.; "chlorinated water" |
| ~ carbonate | treat with carbon dioxide.; "Carbonated soft drinks" |
| ~ camphorate | treat with camphor. |
| ~ bromate, brominate | treat with bromine. |
| ~ ammoniate | treat with ammonia. |
| ~ irradiate, ray | expose to radiation.; "irradiate food" |
| ~ scald | treat with boiling water.; "scald tomatoes so that they can be peeled" |
| ~ refine | treat or prepare so as to put in a usable condition.; "refine paper stock"; "refine pig iron"; "refine oil" |
| ~ nitrogenise, nitrogenize, nitrify | treat with nitrogen or a nitrogen compound. |
| ~ reverberate | treat, process, heat, melt, or refine in a reverberatory furnace.; "reverberate ore" |
| ~ curry | treat by incorporating fat.; "curry tanned leather" |
| ~ seed | sprinkle with silver iodide particles to disperse and cause rain.; "seed clouds" |
| ~ dose | treat with an agent; add (an agent) to.; "The ray dosed the paint" |
| ~ sulfur, sulphur | treat with sulphur in order to preserve.; "These dried fruits are sulphured" |
| ~ vulcanise, vulcanize | subject to vulcanization.; "vulcanized rubber" |
| ~ chrome | treat with a chromium compound. |
| ~ bituminise, bituminize | treat with bitumen. |
| ~ agenise, agenize | age or bleach flour with Agene (nitrogen trichloride). |
| ~ run | cause to perform.; "run a subject"; "run a process" |
| ~ carboxylate | treat (a chemical compound) with carboxyl or carboxylic acid. |
| ~ beneficiate | process (ores or other raw materials), as by reduction. |
| ~ digest | convert food into absorbable substances.; "I cannot digest milk products" |
| ~ fumigate, fume | treat with fumes, expose to fumes, especially with the aim of disinfecting or eradicating pests. |
| ~ air-condition | control the humidity and temperature of.; "The room was cool because it had been air-conditioned" |
| v. (body) | 5. care for, treat | provide treatment for.; "The doctor treated my broken leg"; "The nurses cared for the bomb victims"; "The patient must be treated right away or she will die"; "Treat the infection with antibiotics" |
| ~ hyperventilate | produce hyperventilation in.; "The nurses had to hyperventilate the patient" |
| ~ massage | give a massage to.; "She massaged his sore back" |
| ~ purge | excrete or evacuate (someone's bowels or body).; "The doctor decided that the patient must be purged" |
| ~ correct | treat a defect.; "The new contact lenses will correct for his myopia" |
| ~ insufflate | treat by blowing a powder or vapor into a bodily cavity. |
| ~ detox, detoxify | treat for alcohol or drug dependence.; "He was detoxified in the clinic" |
| ~ irrigate | supply with a constant flow or sprinkling of some liquid, for the purpose of cooling, cleansing, or disinfecting.; "irrigate the wound" |
| ~ iodise, iodize | treat with iodine so as to prevent infection.; "iodize a wound" |
| ~ doctor | give medical treatment to. |
| ~ vet | provide (a person) with medical care. |
| ~ nurse | try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury.; "He nursed his cold with Chinese herbs" |
| ~ manipulate | treat manually, as with massage, for therapeutic purposed. |
| ~ dispense, administer | give or apply (medications). |
| ~ remedy, relieve | provide relief for.; "remedy his illness" |
| ~ dress | apply a bandage or medication to.; "dress the victim's wounds" |
| ~ splint | support with a splint.; "splint a broken finger" |
| ~ operate on, operate | perform surgery on.; "The doctors operated on the patient but failed to save his life" |
| ~ medicine, medicate | treat medicinally, treat with medicine. |
| ~ leech, phlebotomise, phlebotomize, bleed | draw blood.; "In the old days, doctors routinely bled patients as part of the treatment" |
| ~ cup, transfuse | treat by applying evacuated cups to the patient's skin. |
| ~ shock | subject to electrical shocks. |
| ~ pack | treat the body or any part of it by wrapping it, as with blankets or sheets, and applying compresses to it, or stuffing it to provide cover, containment, or therapy, or to absorb blood.; "The nurse packed gauze in the wound"; "You had better pack your swollen ankle with ice" |
| ~ cauterise, cauterize, burn | burn, sear, or freeze (tissue) using a hot iron or electric current or a caustic agent.; "The surgeon cauterized the wart" |
| ~ psychoanalyse, psychoanalyze, analyse, analyze | subject to psychoanalytic treatment.; "I was analyzed in Vienna by a famous psychiatrist" |
| v. (communication) | 6. address, cover, deal, handle, plow, treat | act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression.; "This book deals with incest"; "The course covered all of Western Civilization"; "The new book treats the history of China" |
| ~ broach, initiate | bring up a topic for discussion. |
| ~ theologise, theologize | treat from a theological viewpoint or render theological in character. |
| ~ discourse, discuss, talk about | to consider or examine in speech or writing.; "The author talks about the different aspects of this question"; "The class discussed Dante's `Inferno'" |
| ~ do by, treat, handle | interact in a certain way.; "Do right by her"; "Treat him with caution, please"; "Handle the press reporters gently" |
| ~ embrace, encompass, comprehend, cover | include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory.; "This group encompasses a wide range of people from different backgrounds"; "this should cover everyone in the group" |
| v. (possession) | 7. treat | provide with a gift or entertainment.; "Grandmother always treated us to the circus"; "I like to treat myself to a day at a spa when I am depressed" |
| ~ regale, treat | provide with choice or abundant food or drink.; "Don't worry about the expensive wine--I'm treating"; "She treated her houseguests with good food every night" |
| ~ gift, present, give | give as a present; make a gift of.; "What will you give her for her birthday?" |
| v. (consumption) | 8. regale, treat | provide with choice or abundant food or drink.; "Don't worry about the expensive wine--I'm treating"; "She treated her houseguests with good food every night" |
| ~ wine | treat to wine.; "Our relatives in Italy wined and dined us for a week" |
| ~ alcoholize | subject to the influence of alcohol.; "After we finished dinner, we were thoroughly alcoholized" |
| ~ feast, feed | gratify.; "feed one's eyes on a gorgeous view" |
| ~ cater, ply, provide, supply | give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance.; "The hostess provided lunch for all the guests" |
| ~ treat | provide with a gift or entertainment.; "Grandmother always treated us to the circus"; "I like to treat myself to a day at a spa when I am depressed" |
| v. (communication) | 9. treat | engage in negotiations in order to reach an agreement.; "they had to treat with the King" |
| ~ negociate | confer with another in order to come to terms or reach an agreement.; "The parties negociated all night" |
| v. (cognition) | 10. treat | regard or consider in a specific way.; "I treated his advances as a joke" |
| ~ react, respond | show a response or a reaction to something. |
| ~ do by, treat, handle | interact in a certain way.; "Do right by her"; "Treat him with caution, please"; "Handle the press reporters gently" |
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