| function | | |
| function, map, mapping, mathematical function, single-valued function | (n.) | (mathematics) a mathematical relation such that each element of a given set (the domain of the function) is associated with an element of another set (the range of the function). |
| function, purpose, role, use | (n.) | what something is used for.; "the function of an auger is to bore holes"; "ballet is beautiful but what use is it?" |
| function, office, part, role | (n.) | the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group.; "the function of a teacher"; "the government must do its part"; "play its role" |
| function | (n.) | a relation such that one thing is dependent on another.; "height is a function of age"; "price is a function of supply and demand" |
| function | (n.) | a formal or official social gathering or ceremony.; "it was a black-tie function" |
| affair, function, occasion, social function, social occasion | (n.) | a vaguely specified social event.; "the party was quite an affair"; "an occasion arranged to honor the president"; "a seemingly endless round of social functions" |
| function, procedure, routine, subprogram, subroutine | (n.) | a set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program. |
| function, go, operate, run, work | (v.) | perform as expected when applied.; "The washing machine won't go unless it's plugged in"; "Does this old car still run well?"; "This old radio doesn't work anymore" |
| function, serve | (v.) | serve a purpose, role, or function.; "The tree stump serves as a table"; "The female students served as a control group"; "This table would serve very well"; "His freedom served him well"; "The table functions as a desk" |
| function, officiate | (v.) | perform duties attached to a particular office or place or function.; "His wife officiated as his private secretary" |
| deed | | |
| deed, deed of conveyance, title | (n.) | a legal document signed and sealed and delivered to effect a transfer of property and to show the legal right to possess it.; "he signed the deed"; "he kept the title to his car in the glove compartment" |
| act, deed, human action, human activity | (n.) | something that people do or cause to happen. |
| occupation | | |
| business, job, line, line of work, occupation | (n.) | the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money.; "he's not in my line of business" |
| military control, occupation | (n.) | the control of a country by military forces of a foreign power. |
| occupation | (n.) | any activity that occupies a person's attention.; "he missed the bell in his occupation with the computer game" |
| moving in, occupancy, occupation | (n.) | the act of occupying or taking possession of a building.; "occupation of a building without a certificate of occupancy is illegal" |
| occupation | (n.) | the period of time during which a place or position or nation is occupied.; "during the German occupation of Paris" |
| create | | |
| create, make | (v.) | make or cause to be or to become.; "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor" |
| create | (v.) | bring into existence.; "The company was created 25 years ago"; "He created a new movement in painting" |
| create | (v.) | pursue a creative activity; be engaged in a creative activity.; "Don't disturb him--he is creating" |
| create | (v.) | invest with a new title, office, or rank.; "Create one a peer" |
| create, make | (v.) | create by artistic means.; "create a poem"; "Schoenberg created twelve-tone music"; "Picasso created Cubism"; "Auden made verses" |
| create, make, produce | (v.) | create or manufacture a man-made product.; "We produce more cars than we can sell"; "The company has been making toys for two centuries" |
| work | | |
| work | (n.) | activity directed toward making or doing something.; "she checked several points needing further work" |
| piece of work, work | (n.) | a product produced or accomplished through the effort or activity or agency of a person or thing.; "it is not regarded as one of his more memorable works"; "the symphony was hailed as an ingenious work"; "he was indebted to the pioneering work of John Dewey"; "the work of an active imagination"; "erosion is the work of wind or water over time" |
| employment, work | (n.) | the occupation for which you are paid.; "he is looking for employment"; "a lot of people are out of work" |
| study, work | (n.) | applying the mind to learning and understanding a subject (especially by reading).; "mastering a second language requires a lot of work"; "no schools offer graduate study in interior design" |
| work | (n.) | (physics) a manifestation of energy; the transfer of energy from one physical system to another expressed as the product of a force and the distance through which it moves a body in the direction of that force.; "work equals force times distance" |
| work, workplace | (n.) | a place where work is done.; "he arrived at work early today" |
| body of work, oeuvre, work | (n.) | the total output of a writer or artist (or a substantial part of it).; "he studied the entire Wagnerian oeuvre"; "Picasso's work can be divided into periods" |
| work | (v.) | exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity.; "I will work hard to improve my grades"; "she worked hard for better living conditions for the poor" |
| do work, work | (v.) | be employed.; "Is your husband working again?"; "My wife never worked"; "Do you want to work after the age of 60?"; "She never did any work because she inherited a lot of money"; "She works as a waitress to put herself through college" |
| act, work | (v.) | have an effect or outcome; often the one desired or expected.; "The voting process doesn't work as well as people thought"; "How does your idea work in practice?"; "This method doesn't work"; "The breaks of my new car act quickly"; "The medicine works only if you take it with a lot of water" |
| process, work, work on | (v.) | shape, form, or improve a material.; "work stone into tools"; "process iron"; "work the metal" |
| exercise, work, work out | (v.) | give a workout to.; "Some parents exercise their infants"; "My personal trainer works me hard"; "work one's muscles"; "this puzzle will exercise your mind" |
| make, work | (v.) | proceed along a path.; "work one's way through the crowd"; "make one's way into the forest" |
| work | (v.) | operate in a certain place, area, or specialty.; "She works the night clubs"; "The salesman works the Midwest"; "This artist works mostly in acrylics" |
| work | (v.) | proceed towards a goal or along a path or through an activity.; "work your way through every problem or task"; "She was working on her second martini when the guests arrived"; "Start from the bottom and work towards the top" |
| work | (v.) | move in an agitated manner.; "His fingers worked with tension" |
| bring, make for, play, work, wreak | (v.) | cause to happen or to occur as a consequence.; "I cannot work a miracle"; "wreak havoc"; "bring comments"; "play a joke"; "The rain brought relief to the drought-stricken area" |
| put to work, work | (v.) | cause to work.; "he is working his servants hard" |
| crop, cultivate, work | (v.) | prepare for crops.; "Work the soil"; "cultivate the land" |
| work | (v.) | behave in a certain way when handled.; "This dough does not work easily"; "The soft metal works well" |
| act upon, influence, work | (v.) | have and exert influence or effect.; "The artist's work influenced the young painter"; "She worked on her friends to support the political candidate" |
| work | (v.) | operate in or through.; "Work the phones" |
| work | (v.) | cause to operate or function.; "This pilot works the controls"; "Can you work an electric drill?" |
| work | (v.) | provoke or excite.; "The rock musician worked the crowd of young girls into a frenzy" |
| work | (v.) | gratify and charm, usually in order to influence.; "the political candidate worked the crowds" |
| forge, form, mold, mould, shape, work | (v.) | make something, usually for a specific function.; "She molded the rice balls carefully"; "Form cylinders from the dough"; "shape a figure"; "Work the metal into a sword" |
| work | (v.) | move into or onto.; "work the raisins into the dough"; "the student worked a few jokes into his presentation"; "work the body onto the flatbed truck" |
| knead, work | (v.) | make uniform.; "knead dough"; "work the clay until it is soft" |
| exploit, work | (v.) | use or manipulate to one's advantage.; "He exploit the new taxation system"; "She knows how to work the system"; "he works his parents for sympathy" |
| figure out, lick, puzzle out, solve, work, work out | (v.) | find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of.; "did you solve the problem?"; "Work out your problems with the boss"; "this unpleasant situation isn't going to work itself out"; "did you get it?"; "Did you get my meaning?"; "He could not work the math problem" |
| ferment, work | (v.) | 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" |
| ferment, sour, turn, work | (v.) | go sour or spoil.; "The milk has soured"; "The wine worked"; "The cream has turned--we have to throw it out" |
| work | (v.) | arrive at a certain condition through repeated motion.; "The stitches of the hem worked loose after she wore the skirt many times" |
| compose | | |
| compose | (v.) | form the substance of.; "Greed and ambition composed his personality" |
| compose, write | (v.) | write music.; "Beethoven composed nine symphonies" |
| compose, indite, pen, write | (v.) | produce a literary work.; "She composed a poem"; "He wrote four novels" |
| compile, compose | (v.) | put together out of existing material.; "compile a list" |
| compose | (v.) | calm (someone, especially oneself); make quiet.; "She had to compose herself before she could reply to this terrible insult" |
| compose, draw up, frame | (v.) | make up plans or basic details for.; "frame a policy" |
| make | | |
| brand, make | (n.) | a recognizable kind.; "there's a new brand of hero in the movies now"; "what make of car is that?" |
| make, shuffle, shuffling | (n.) | the act of mixing cards haphazardly. |
| do, make | (v.) | engage in.; "make love, not war"; "make an effort"; "do research"; "do nothing"; "make revolution" |
| get, make | (v.) | give certain properties to something.; "get someone mad"; "She made us look silly"; "He made a fool of himself at the meeting"; "Don't make this into a big deal"; "This invention will make you a millionaire"; "Make yourself clear" |
| cause, get, have, induce, make, stimulate | (v.) | cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner.; "The ads induced me to buy a VCR"; "My children finally got me to buy a computer"; "My wife made me buy a new sofa" |
| cause, do, make | (v.) | give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally.; "cause a commotion"; "make a stir"; "cause an accident" |
| draw, make | (v.) | make, formulate, or derive in the mind.; "I draw a line here"; "draw a conclusion"; "draw parallels"; "make an estimate"; "What do you make of his remarks?" |
| make | (v.) | compel or make somebody or something to act in a certain way.; "People cannot be made to integrate just by passing a law!"; "Heat makes you sweat" |
| bring in, clear, earn, gain, make, pull in, realise, realize, take in | (v.) | earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages.; "How much do you make a month in your new job?"; "She earns a lot in her new job"; "this merger brought in lots of money"; "He clears $5,000 each month" |
| do, make | (v.) | create or design, often in a certain way.; "Do my room in blue"; "I did this piece in wood to express my love for the forest" |
| constitute, form, make | (v.) | to compose or represent:.; "This wall forms the background of the stage setting"; "The branches made a roof"; "This makes a fine introduction" |
| get to, make, progress to, reach | (v.) | reach a goal, e.g.,.; "make the first team"; "We made it!"; "She may not make the grade" |
| make | (v.) | be or be capable of being changed or made into.; "He makes a great host"; "He will make a fine father" |
| make | (v.) | make by shaping or bringing together constituents.; "make a dress"; "make a cake"; "make a wall of stones" |
| make | (v.) | perform or carry out.; "make a decision"; "make a move"; "make advances"; "make a phone call" |
| build, construct, make | (v.) | make by combining materials and parts.; "this little pig made his house out of straw"; "Some eccentric constructed an electric brassiere warmer" |
| make | (v.) | change from one form into another.; "make water into wine"; "make lead into gold"; "make clay into bricks" |
| make | (v.) | act in a certain way so as to acquire.; "make friends"; "make enemies" |
| make, name, nominate | (v.) | charge with a function; charge to be.; "She was named Head of the Committee"; "She was made president of the club" |
| get, have, make | (v.) | achieve a point or goal.; "Nicklaus had a 70"; "The Brazilian team got 4 goals"; "She made 29 points that day" |
| arrive at, attain, gain, hit, make, reach | (v.) | reach a destination, either real or abstract.; "We hit Detroit by noon"; "The water reached the doorstep"; "We barely made it to the finish line"; "I have to hit the MAC machine before the weekend starts" |
| establish, lay down, make | (v.) | institute, enact, or establish.; "make laws" |
| make | (v.) | carry out or commit.; "make a mistake"; "commit a faux-pas" |
| make | (v.) | form by assembling individuals or constituents.; "Make a quorum" |
| give, have, hold, make, throw | (v.) | organize or be responsible for.; "hold a reception"; "have, throw, or make a party"; "give a course" |
| make, make up | (v.) | put in order or neaten.; "make the bed"; "make up a room" |
| make, take | (v.) | head into a specified direction.; "The escaped convict took to the hills"; "We made for the mountains" |
| ca-ca, crap, defecate, make, shit, stool, take a crap, take a shit | (v.) | have a bowel movement.; "The dog had made in the flower beds" |
| make | (v.) | undergo fabrication or creation.; "This wool makes into a nice sweater" |
| make | (v.) | be suitable for.; "Wood makes good furniture" |
| make | (v.) | add up to.; "four and four make eight" |
| make | (v.) | amount to.; "This salary increase makes no difference to my standard of living" |
| make | (v.) | constitute the essence of.; "Clothes make the man" |
| make | (v.) | appear to begin an activity.; "He made to speak but said nothing in the end"; "She made as if to say hello to us" |
| make | (v.) | reach in time.; "We barely made the plane" |
| make | (v.) | gather and light the materials for.; "make a fire" |
| cook, fix, make, prepare, ready | (v.) | prepare for eating by applying heat.; "Cook me dinner, please"; "can you make me an omelette?"; "fix breakfast for the guests, please" |
| make, score, seduce | (v.) | induce to have sex.; "Harry finally seduced Sally"; "Did you score last night?"; "Harry made Sally" |
| make | (v.) | assure the success of.; "A good review by this critic will make your play!" |
| make, make believe, pretend | (v.) | represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like.; "She makes like an actress" |
| make | (v.) | consider as being.; "It wasn't the problem some people made it" |
| make | (v.) | calculate as being.; "I make the height about 100 feet" |
| make | (v.) | cause to be enjoyable or pleasurable.; "make my day" |
| make | (v.) | favor the development of.; "Practice makes the winner" |
| make | (v.) | develop into.; "He will make a splendid father!" |
| make | (v.) | behave in a certain way.; "make merry" |
| make, make water, micturate, pass water, pee, pee-pee, piddle, piss, puddle, relieve oneself, spend a penny, take a leak, urinate, wee, wee-wee | (v.) | eliminate urine.; "Again, the cat had made on the expensive rug" |
| moil | | |
| dig, drudge, fag, grind, labor, labour, moil, toil, travail | (v.) | work hard.; "She was digging away at her math homework"; "Lexicographers drudge all day long" |
| boil, churn, moil, roil | (v.) | be agitated.; "the sea was churning in the storm" |
| moil | (v.) | moisten or soil.; "Her tears moiled the letter" |
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