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bihag [bí.hag.] : captive (n.); hostage (n.); quarry (n.)

Derivatives of bihag


Glosses:
captive
n. (person)1. captive, prisonera person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war.
~ unfortunate, unfortunate persona person who suffers misfortune.
~ convict, con, yard bird, yardbird, inmatea person serving a sentence in a jail or prison.
~ detainee, political detaineesome held in custody.
~ hostage, suretya prisoner who is held by one party to insure that another party will meet specified terms.
~ interneea person who is interned.; "the internees were enemy aliens and suspected terrorists"
~ political prisonersomeone who is imprisoned because of their political views.
~ pow, prisoner of wara person who surrenders to (or is taken by) the enemy in time of war.
n. (person)2. captivean animal that is confined.
~ animal, animate being, beast, creature, brute, faunaa living organism characterized by voluntary movement.
n. (person)3. captivea person held in the grip of a strong emotion or passion.
~ emotional persona person subject to strong states of emotion.
adj. 4. captive, confined, imprisoned, jailedbeing in captivity.
~ unfreehampered and not free; not able to act at will.
adj. 5. absorbed, captive, engrossed, enwrapped, intent, wrappedgiving or marked by complete attention to.; "that engrossed look or rapt delight"; "then wrapped in dreams"; "so intent on this fantastic...narrative that she hardly stirred"; "rapt with wonder"; "wrapped in thought"
~ attentive(often followed by `to') giving care or attention.; "attentive to details"; "the nurse was attentive to her patient"; "an attentive suitor"
hostage
n. (person)1. hostage, suretya prisoner who is held by one party to insure that another party will meet specified terms.
~ captive, prisonera person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war.
quarry
n. (person)1. fair game, prey, quarry, targeta person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence.; "he fell prey to muggers"; "everyone was fair game"; "the target of a manhunt"
~ victiman unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance.
n. (artifact)2. pit, quarry, stone pita surface excavation for extracting stone or slate.; "a British term for `quarry' is `stone pit'"
~ chalk pit, chalkpita quarry for chalk.
~ excavationa hole in the ground made by excavating.
~ gravel pita quarry for gravel.
n. (animal)3. prey, quarryanimal hunted or caught for food.
~ animal, animate being, beast, creature, brute, faunaa living organism characterized by voluntary movement.
v. (consumption)4. quarryextract (something such as stones) from or as if from a quarry.; "quarry marble"
~ quarryingthe extraction of building stone or slate from an open surface quarry.
~ exploit, tapdraw from; make good use of.; "we must exploit the resources we are given wisely"
~ cut into, delve, dig, turn overturn up, loosen, or remove earth.; "Dig we must"; "turn over the soil for aeration"