| thug | | |
| goon, hood, hoodlum, punk, strong-armer, thug, tough, toughie | (n.) | an aggressive and violent young criminal. |
| gangster | | |
| gangster, mobster | (n.) | a criminal who is a member of gang. |
| matter | | |
| affair, matter, thing | (n.) | a vaguely specified concern.; "several matters to attend to"; "it is none of your affair"; "things are going well" |
| issue, matter, subject, topic | (n.) | some situation or event that is thought about.; "he kept drifting off the topic"; "he had been thinking about the subject for several years"; "it is a matter for the police" |
| matter | (n.) | that which has mass and occupies space.; "physicists study both the nature of matter and the forces which govern it" |
| matter | (n.) | a problem.; "is anything the matter?" |
| matter | (n.) | (used with negation) having consequence.; "they were friends and it was no matter who won the games" |
| matter | (n.) | written works (especially in books or magazines).; "he always took some reading matter with him on the plane" |
| count, matter, weigh | (v.) | have weight; have import, carry weight.; "It does not matter much" |
| item | | |
| item, point | (n.) | a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list.; "he noticed an item in the New York Times"; "she had several items on her shopping list"; "the main point on the agenda was taken up first" |
| detail, item, particular | (n.) | a small part that can be considered separately from the whole.; "it was perfect in all details" |
| item | (n.) | a whole individual unit; especially when included in a list or collection.; "they reduced the price on many items" |
| detail, item, point | (n.) | an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole.; "several of the details are similar"; "a point of information" |
| item, token | (n.) | an individual instance of a type of symbol.; "the word`error' contains three tokens of `r'" |
| item | (adv.) | (used when listing or enumerating items) also.; "a length of chain, item a hook" |
| unit | | |
| unit, unit of measurement | (n.) | any division of quantity accepted as a standard of measurement or exchange.; "the dollar is the United States unit of currency"; "a unit of wheat is a bushel"; "change per unit volume" |
| unit | (n.) | an individual or group or structure or other entity regarded as a structural or functional constituent of a whole.; "the reduced the number of units and installations"; "the word is a basic linguistic unit" |
| social unit, unit | (n.) | an organization regarded as part of a larger social group.; "the coach said the offensive unit did a good job"; "after the battle the soldier had trouble rejoining his unit" |
| unit | (n.) | a single undivided whole.; "an idea is not a unit that can be moved from one brain to another" |
| building block, unit | (n.) | a single undivided natural thing occurring in the composition of something else.; "units of nucleic acids" |
| unit, whole | (n.) | an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity.; "how big is that part compared to the whole?"; "the team is a unit" |
| thing | | |
| thing | (n.) | a special situation.; "this thing has got to end"; "it is a remarkable thing" |
| thing | (n.) | an action.; "how could you do such a thing?" |
| thing | (n.) | a special abstraction.; "a thing of the spirit"; "things of the heart" |
| thing | (n.) | an artifact.; "how does this thing work?" |
| thing | (n.) | an event.; "a funny thing happened on the way to the..." |
| thing | (n.) | a statement regarded as an object.; "to say the same thing in other terms"; "how can you say such a thing?" |
| thing | (n.) | an entity that is not named specifically.; "I couldn't tell what the thing was" |
| thing | (n.) | any attribute or quality considered as having its own existence.; "the thing I like about her is ..." |
| thing | (n.) | a special objective.; "the thing is to stay in bounds" |
| thing | (n.) | a persistent illogical feeling of desire or aversion.; "he has a thing about seafood"; "she has a thing about him" |
| thing | (n.) | a separate and self-contained entity. |
| article | | |
| article | (n.) | nonfictional prose forming an independent part of a publication. |
| article | (n.) | one of a class of artifacts.; "an article of clothing" |
| article, clause | (n.) | a separate section of a legal document (as a statute or contract or will). |
| article | (n.) | (grammar) a determiner that may indicate the specificity of reference of a noun phrase. |
| article | (v.) | bind by a contract; especially for a training period. |
| object | | |
| object, physical object | (n.) | a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow.; "it was full of rackets, balls and other objects" |
| aim, object, objective, target | (n.) | the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable).; "the sole object of her trip was to see her children" |
| object | (n.) | (grammar) a constituent that is acted upon.; "the object of the verb" |
| object | (n.) | the focus of cognitions or feelings.; "objects of thought"; "the object of my affection" |
| object | (n.) | (computing) a discrete item that provides a description of virtually anything known to a computer.; "in object-oriented programming, objects include data and define its status, its methods of operation and how it interacts with other objects" |
| object | (v.) | express or raise an objection or protest or criticism or express dissent.; "She never objected to the amount of work her boss charged her with"; "When asked to drive the truck, she objected that she did not have a driver's license" |
| object | (v.) | be averse to or express disapproval of.; "My wife objects to modern furniture" |
| stuff | | |
| material, stuff | (n.) | the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object.; "coal is a hard black material"; "wheat is the stuff they use to make bread" |
| stuff | (n.) | miscellaneous unspecified objects.; "the trunk was full of stuff" |
| clobber, stuff | (n.) | informal terms for personal possessions.; "did you take all your clobber?" |
| hooey, poppycock, stuff, stuff and nonsense | (n.) | senseless talk.; "don't give me that stuff" |
| stuff | (n.) | unspecified qualities required to do or be something.; "the stuff of heros"; "you don't have the stuff to be a United States Marine" |
| stuff | (n.) | information in some unspecified form.; "it was stuff I had heard before"; "there's good stuff in that book" |
| stuff | (n.) | a critically important or characteristic component.; "suspense is the very stuff of narrative" |
| stuff | (v.) | cram into a cavity.; "The child stuffed candy into his pockets" |
| shove, squeeze, stuff, thrust | (v.) | press or force.; "Stuff money into an envelope"; "She thrust the letter into his hand" |
| block, choke up, lug, stuff | (v.) | obstruct.; "My nose is all stuffed"; "Her arteries are blocked" |
| binge, englut, engorge, glut, gorge, gormandise, gormandize, gourmandize, ingurgitate, overeat, overgorge, overindulge, pig out, satiate, scarf out, stuff | (v.) | overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself.; "She stuffed herself at the dinner"; "The kids binged on ice cream" |
| stuff | (v.) | treat with grease, fill, and prepare for mounting.; "stuff a bearskin" |
| stuff | (v.) | fill tightly with a material.; "stuff a pillow with feathers" |
| farce, stuff | (v.) | fill with a stuffing while cooking.; "Have you stuffed the turkey yet?" |
| lay | | |
| ballad, lay | (n.) | a narrative song with a recurrent refrain. |
| ballad, lay | (n.) | a narrative poem of popular origin. |
| lay, place, pose, position, put, set | (v.) | put into a certain place or abstract location.; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point" |
| lay, put down, repose | (v.) | put in a horizontal position.; "lay the books on the table"; "lay the patient carefully onto the bed" |
| lay | (v.) | prepare or position for action or operation.; "lay a fire"; "lay the foundation for a new health care plan" |
| lay | (v.) | lay eggs.; "This hen doesn't lay" |
| lay | (v.) | impose as a duty, burden, or punishment.; "lay a responsibility on someone" |
| laic, lay, secular | (adj.) | characteristic of those who are not members of the clergy.; "set his collar in laic rather than clerical position"; "the lay ministry" |
| lay | (adj.) | not of or from a profession.; "a lay opinion as to the cause of the disease" |
| set | | |
| set | (n.) | a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used.; "a set of books"; "a set of golf clubs"; "a set of teeth" |
| set | (n.) | (mathematics) an abstract collection of numbers or symbols.; "the set of prime numbers is infinite" |
| exercise set, set | (n.) | several exercises intended to be done in series.; "he did four sets of the incline bench press" |
| set, stage set | (n.) | representation consisting of the scenery and other properties used to identify the location of a dramatic production.; "the sets were meticulously authentic" |
| band, circle, lot, set | (n.) | an unofficial association of people or groups.; "the smart set goes there"; "they were an angry lot" |
| bent, set | (n.) | a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way.; "the set of his mind was obvious" |
| set | (n.) | the act of putting something in position.; "he gave a final set to his hat" |
| set | (n.) | a unit of play in tennis or squash.; "they played two sets of tennis after dinner" |
| curing, hardening, set, solidification, solidifying | (n.) | the process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying or crystallization.; "the hardening of concrete"; "he tested the set of the glue" |
| set, seth | (n.) | evil Egyptian god with the head of a beast that has high square ears and a long snout; brother and murderer of Osiris. |
| set | (n.) | the descent of a heavenly body below the horizon.; "before the set of sun" |
| readiness, set | (n.) | (psychology) being temporarily ready to respond in a particular way.; "the subjects' set led them to solve problems the familiar way and to overlook the simpler solution"; "his instructions deliberately gave them the wrong set" |
| set | (n.) | any electronic equipment that receives or transmits radio or tv signals.; "the early sets ran on storage batteries" |
| determine, set | (v.) | fix conclusively or authoritatively.; "set the rules" |
| define, determine, fix, limit, set, specify | (v.) | decide upon or fix definitely.; "fix the variables"; "specify the parameters" |
| mark, set | (v.) | establish as the highest level or best performance.; "set a record" |
| set | (v.) | put into a certain state; cause to be in a certain state.; "set the house afire" |
| set | (v.) | fix in a border.; "The goldsmith set the diamond" |
| fix, gear up, prepare, ready, set, set up | (v.) | make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc.; "Get the children ready for school!"; "prepare for war"; "I was fixing to leave town after I paid the hotel bill" |
| set | (v.) | set to a certain position or cause to operate correctly.; "set clocks or instruments" |
| localise, localize, place, set | (v.) | locate.; "The film is set in Africa" |
| go down, go under, set | (v.) | disappear beyond the horizon.; "the sun sets early these days" |
| arrange, set | (v.) | adapt for performance in a different way.; "set this poem to music" |
| plant, set | (v.) | put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground.; "Let's plant flowers in the garden" |
| set | (v.) | apply or start.; "set fire to a building" |
| congeal, jell, set | (v.) | become gelatinous.; "the liquid jelled after we added the enzyme" |
| set, typeset | (v.) | set in type.; "My book will be typeset nicely"; "set these words in italics" |
| set | (v.) | put into a position that will restore a normal state.; "set a broken bone" |
| countersink, set | (v.) | insert (a nail or screw below the surface, as into a countersink). |
| set | (v.) | give a fine, sharp edge to a knife or razor. |
| set, sic | (v.) | urge to attack someone.; "The owner sicked his dogs on the intruders"; "the shaman sics sorcerers on the evil spirits" |
| place, put, set | (v.) | estimate.; "We put the time of arrival at 8 P.M." |
| rig, set, set up | (v.) | equip with sails or masts.; "rig a ship" |
| lay out, set, set up | (v.) | get ready for a particular purpose or event.; "set up an experiment"; "set the table"; "lay out the tools for the surgery" |
| adjust, correct, set | (v.) | alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard.; "Adjust the clock, please"; "correct the alignment of the front wheels" |
| fructify, set | (v.) | bear fruit.; "the apple trees fructify" |
| arrange, coif, coiffe, coiffure, do, dress, set | (v.) | arrange attractively.; "dress my hair for the wedding" |
| fit, primed, set | (adj.) | (usually followed by `to' or `for') on the point of or strongly disposed.; "in no fit state to continue"; "fit to drop"; "laughing fit to burst"; "she was fit to scream"; "primed for a fight"; "we are set to go at any time" |
| fixed, rigid, set | (adj.) | fixed and unmoving.; "with eyes set in a fixed glassy stare"; "his bearded face already has a set hollow look"; "a face rigid with pain" |
| located, placed, set, situated | (adj.) | situated in a particular spot or position.; "valuable centrally located urban land"; "strategically placed artillery"; "a house set on a hilltop"; "nicely situated on a quiet riverbank" |
| laid, set | (adj.) | set down according to a plan:.; "a carefully laid table with places set for four people"; "stones laid in a pattern" |
| set | (adj.) | being below the horizon.; "the moon is set" |
| determined, dictated, set | (adj.) | determined or decided upon as by an authority.; "date and place are already determined"; "the dictated terms of surrender"; "the time set for the launching" |
| hardened, set | (adj.) | converted to solid form (as concrete). |
| put | | |
| put, put option | (n.) | the option to sell a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date. |
| put | (v.) | cause to be in a certain state; cause to be in a certain relation.; "That song put me in awful good humor"; "put your ideas in writing" |
| cast, couch, frame, put, redact | (v.) | formulate in a particular style or language.; "I wouldn't put it that way"; "She cast her request in very polite language" |
| assign, put | (v.) | attribute or give.; "She put too much emphasis on her the last statement"; "He put all his efforts into this job"; "The teacher put an interesting twist to the interpretation of the story" |
| commit, invest, place, put | (v.) | make an investment.; "Put money into bonds" |
| put | (v.) | cause (someone) to undergo something.; "He put her to the torture" |
| put | (v.) | adapt.; "put these words to music" |
| arrange, order, put, set up | (v.) | arrange thoughts, ideas, temporal events.; "arrange my schedule"; "set up one's life"; "I put these memories with those of bygone times" |
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