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| n. (communication) | 1. plural, plural form | the form of a word that is used to denote more than one. |
| ~ relation | (usually plural) mutual dealings or connections among persons or groups.; "international relations" |
| ~ flying colors, flying colours | complete success.; "they passed inspection with flying colors" |
| ~ wings | a means of flight or ascent.; "necessity lends wings to inspiration" |
| ~ ambages | (archaic) roundabout or mysterious ways of action. |
| ~ innings | the batting turn of a cricket player or team. |
| ~ sweepstakes | a lottery in which the prize consists of the money paid by the participants. |
| ~ craps | a gambling game played with two dice; a first throw of 7 or 11 wins and a first throw of 2, 3, or 12 loses and a first throw of any other number must be repeated to win before a 7 is thrown, which loses the bet and the dice. |
| ~ high jinks, high jinx, hijinks, jinks | noisy and mischievous merrymaking. |
| ~ ludi saeculares, secular games | the centennial rites and games of ancient Rome that marked the commencement of a new generation (100 years representing the longest life in a generation); observances may have begun as early as the 5th century BC and lasted well into the Christian era. |
| ~ heroics | ostentatious or vainglorious or extravagant or melodramatic conduct.; "heroics are for those epic films they make in Hollywood" |
| ~ deeds, works | performance of moral or religious acts.; "salvation by deeds"; "the reward for good works" |
| ~ services | performance of duties or provision of space and equipment helpful to others.; "the mayor tried to maintain city services"; "the medical services are excellent" |
| ~ calisthenics, callisthenics | light exercises designed to promote general fitness.; "several different calisthenics were illustrated in the video" |
| ~ hustings | the activities involved in political campaigning (especially speech making). |
| ~ arts and crafts | the arts of decorative design and handicraft.; "they sponsored arts and crafts in order to encourage craftsmanship in an age of mass production" |
| ~ contretemps | an awkward clash.; "he tried to smooth over his contretemps with the policeman" |
| ~ last rites | rites performed in connection with a death or burial. |
| ~ devotion | (usually plural) religious observance or prayers (usually spoken silently).; "he returned to his devotions" |
| ~ stations, stations of the cross | (Roman Catholic Church) a devotion consisting of fourteen prayers said before a series of fourteen pictures or carvings representing successive incidents during Jesus' passage from Pilate's house to his crucifixion at Calvary. |
| ~ round | (often plural) a series of professional calls (usually in a set order).; "the doctor goes on his rounds first thing every morning"; "the postman's rounds"; "we enjoyed our round of the local bars" |
| ~ alms | money or goods contributed to the poor. |
| ~ operations, trading operations | financial transactions at a brokerage; having to do with the execution of trades and keeping customer records. |
| ~ swaddling clothes | restrictions placed on the immature. |
| ~ dirty tricks | underhand commercial or political behavior designed to discredit an opponent. |
| ~ last respects | the act of expressing respect for someone who has died.; "he paid his last respects by standing quietly at the graveside" |
| ~ props | proper respect.; "I have to give my props to the governor for the way he handled the problem" |
| ~ appointment, fitting | (usually plural) furnishings and equipment (especially for a ship or hotel). |
| ~ augean stables | (Greek mythology) the extremely dirty stables that were finally cleaned by Hercules who diverted two rivers through them. |
| ~ backstairs | a second staircase at the rear of a building. |
| ~ staple, basic | (usually plural) a necessary commodity for which demand is constant. |
| ~ bath salts | a preparation that softens or scents a bath. |
| ~ bedspring | (usually plural) one of the springs holding up the mattress of a bed. |
| ~ bell-bottoms, bellbottom pants, bellbottom trousers | trousers with legs that flare; worn by sailors; absurdly wide hems were fashionable in the 1960s. |
| ~ bellows | a mechanical device that blows a strong current of air; used to make a fire burn more fiercely or to sound a musical instrument. |
| ~ bermuda shorts, jamaica shorts | short pants that end at the knee. |
| ~ bikini pants | small and tight-fitting underpants; worn by women. |
| ~ binoculars, field glasses, opera glasses | an optical instrument designed for simultaneous use by both eyes. |
| ~ bleachers | an outdoor grandstand without a roof; patrons are exposed to the sun as linens are when they are bleached. |
| ~ bloomers, pants, drawers, knickers | underpants worn by women.; "she was afraid that her bloomers might have been showing" |
| ~ boards | the boarding that surrounds an ice hockey rink. |
| ~ boards | the stage of a theater.; "most actors love to stride the boards" |
| ~ bones, castanets, clappers, finger cymbals | a percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance. |
| ~ gallus, suspender, brace | elastic straps that hold trousers up (usually used in the plural). |
| ~ brass knuckles, brass knucks, knuckle duster, knuckles, knucks | a small metal weapon; worn over the knuckles on the back of the hand. |
| ~ breeches, knee breeches, knee pants, knickerbockers, knickers | trousers ending above the knee. |
| ~ briefs, jockey shorts | short tight-fitting underpants (trade name Jockey shorts). |
| ~ britches | informal term for breeches. |
| ~ buckskins | breeches made of buckskin. |
| ~ cafeteria facility | (usually plural) facilities for providing food for employees or visitors. |
| ~ chain tongs | a pipe wrench used for turning large pipes; an adjustable chain circles the pipe with its ends connected to the head whose teeth engage the pipe. |
| ~ chap | (usually in the plural) leather leggings without a seat; joined by a belt; often have flared outer flaps; worn over trousers by cowboys to protect their legs. |
| ~ civies, civvies | civilian garb as opposed to a military uniform. |
| ~ cleaners, dry cleaners | shop where dry cleaning is done. |
| ~ cleats | shoes with leather or metal projections on the soles.; "the football players all wore cleats" |
| ~ clews | the cords used to suspend a hammock. |
| ~ colors, colours | a flag that shows its nationality. |
| ~ colours, colors | a distinguishing emblem.; "his tie proclaimed his school colors" |
| ~ consumer goods | goods (as food or clothing) intended for direct use or consumption. |
| ~ cords, corduroys | cotton trousers made of corduroy cloth. |
| ~ crown jewels | regalia (jewelry and other paraphernalia) worn by a sovereign on state occasions. |
| ~ diggings, digs | an excavation for ore or precious stones or for archaeology. |
| ~ boxers, boxershorts, drawers, underdrawers, shorts | underpants worn by men. |
| ~ dress blues, dress whites | a dress uniform for formal occasions. |
| ~ drygoods, soft goods | textiles or clothing and related merchandise. |
| ~ consumer durables, durable goods, durables | consumer goods that are not destroyed by use. |
| ~ eaves | the overhang at the lower edge of a roof. |
| ~ epsom salts | (used with a singular noun) hydrated magnesium sulfate used as a laxative. |
| ~ fancy goods | goods that are chiefly ornamental. |
| ~ fatigues | military uniform worn by military personnel when doing menial labor. |
| ~ coal tongs, fire tongs | tongs for taking hold of burning coals. |
| ~ firework, pyrotechnic | (usually plural) a device with an explosive that burns at a low rate and with colored flames; can be used to illuminate areas or send signals etc.. |
| ~ trimmings, fixings | the accessories that normally accompany (something or some activity).; "an elaborate formal dinner with all the fixings"; "he bought a Christmas tree and trimmings to decorate it" |
| ~ gabardine, tweed, flannel, white | (usually in the plural) trousers made of flannel or gabardine or tweed or white cloth. |
| ~ flats | footwear (shoes or slippers) with no heel (or a very low heel). |
| ~ footlights | theater light at the front of a stage that illuminate the set and actors. |
| ~ forceps | an extractor consisting of a pair of pincers used in medical treatment (especially for the delivery of babies). |
| ~ furnishing | (usually plural) the instrumentalities (furniture and appliances and other movable accessories including curtains and rugs) that make a home (or other area) livable. |
| ~ furnishing, trappings | (usually plural) accessory wearing apparel. |
| ~ gallows | an instrument of execution consisting of a wooden frame from which a condemned person is executed by hanging. |
| ~ gasworks | the workplace where coal gas is manufactured. |
| ~ goggles | tight-fitting spectacles worn to protect the eyes. |
| ~ foodstuff, grocery | (usually plural) consumer goods sold by a grocer. |
| ~ head | (usually plural) the obverse side of a coin that usually bears the representation of a person's head.; "call heads or tails!" |
| ~ hq, military headquarters, headquarters | the military installation from which a commander performs the functions of command.; "the general's headquarters were a couple of large tents" |
| ~ central office, headquarters, main office, home base, home office | (usually plural) the office that serves as the administrative center of an enterprise.; "many companies have their headquarters in New York" |
| ~ hot pants | skin-tight very short pants worn by young women as an outer garment. |
| ~ houselights | lights that illuminate the audience's part of a theater or other auditorium. |
| ~ ice tongs | tongs for lifting blocks of ice. |
| ~ chains, irons | metal shackles; for hands or legs. |
| ~ ironworks | the workplace where iron is smelted or where iron goods are made. |
| ~ blue jean, denim, jean | (usually plural) close-fitting trousers of heavy denim for manual work or casual wear. |
| ~ jodhpur breeches, jodhpurs, riding breeches | flared trousers ending at the calves; worn with riding boots. |
| ~ knockout drops | chloral hydrate in combination with alcohol; usually administered surreptitiously to make the drinker unconscious. |
| ~ limbers | a channel or gutter on either side of a ship's keelson; carries bilge water into the pump well. |
| ~ golf links, links | a golf course that is built on sandy ground near a shore. |
| ~ lion-jaw forceps | a type of forceps. |
| ~ living quarters, quarters | housing available for people to live in.; "he found quarters for his family"; "I visited his bachelor quarters" |
| ~ locking pliers | pliers that can be locked in place. |
| ~ long johns | warm underwear with long legs. |
| ~ military quarters | living quarters for personnel on a military post. |
| ~ mouse-tooth forceps | a type of forceps. |
| ~ napier's bones, napier's rods | a set of graduated rods formerly used to do multiplication and division by a method invented by John Napier. |
| ~ needlenose pliers | small pliers with long thin jaws for fine work. |
| ~ packaged goods | groceries that are packaged for sale. |
| ~ pantie, panty, scanty, step-in | short underpants for women or children (usually used in the plural). |
| ~ bars, parallel bars | gymnastic apparatus consisting of two parallel wooden rods supported on uprights. |
| ~ pair of pliers, pliers, plyers | a gripping hand tool with two hinged arms and (usually) serrated jaws. |
| ~ plus fours | men's baggy knickers hanging below the knees; formerly worn for sports (especially golf). |
| ~ pruning shears | shears with strong blades used for light pruning of woody plants. |
| ~ public works | structures (such as highways or schools or bridges or docks) constructed at government expense for public use. |
| ~ pump-type pliers | a type of pliers. |
| ~ punch pliers | punch consisting of pliers for perforating paper or leather. |
| ~ rabbit ears | an indoor TV antenna; consists of two extendible rods that form a V. |
| ~ rariora | (plural) rare collector's items. |
| ~ regimentals | the military uniform and insignia of a regiment. |
| ~ rib joint pliers | a type of pliers. |
| ~ rings | gymnastic apparatus consisting of a pair of heavy metal circles (usually covered with leather) suspended by ropes; used for gymnastic exercises.; "the rings require a strong upper body" |
| ~ saltworks | a plant where salt is produced commercially. |
| ~ pair of scissors, scissors | an edge tool having two crossed pivoting blades. |
| ~ secateurs | small pruning shears with a spring that holds the handles open and a single blade that closes against a flat surface. |
| ~ seven wonders of the ancient world, seven wonders of the world | impressive monuments created in the ancient world that were regarded with awe. |
| ~ shears | large scissors with strong blades. |
| ~ short pants, shorts, trunks | trousers that end at or above the knee. |
| ~ silks | the brightly colored garments of a jockey; emblematic of the stable. |
| ~ slacks | (usually in the plural) pants for casual wear. |
| ~ slip-joint pliers | pliers with a joint adjustable to two positions in order to increase the opening of the jaws. |
| ~ small stores | personal items conforming to regulations that are sold aboard ship or at a naval base and charged to the person's pay. |
| ~ snips, tinsnips | (plural) hand shears for cutting sheet metal. |
| ~ snuffers | scissors for cropping and holding the snuff of a candlewick. |
| ~ soap flakes | soap that has been cut into flakes to make suds faster. |
| ~ eyeglasses, glasses, specs, spectacles | optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision. |
| ~ sporting goods | sports equipment sold as a commodity. |
| ~ stacks | storage space in a library consisting of an extensive arrangement of bookshelves where most of the books are stored. |
| ~ stairs, steps | a flight of stairs or a flight of steps. |
| ~ stocking | close-fitting hosiery to cover the foot and leg; come in matched pairs (usually used in the plural). |
| ~ stocks | a former instrument of punishment consisting of a heavy timber frame with holes in which the feet (and sometimes the hands) of an offender could be locked. |
| ~ stocks | a frame for constraining an animal while it is receiving veterinary attention or while being shod. |
| ~ stocks | a frame that supports a boat while it is under construction. |
| ~ street clothes | ordinary clothing suitable for public appearances (as opposed to costumes or sports apparel or work clothes etc.). |
| ~ stretch pants | trousers made of a stretchy fabric. |
| ~ sundries | miscellaneous objects too numerous or too small to be specified. |
| ~ dark glasses, shades, sunglasses | spectacles that are darkened or polarized to protect the eyes from the glare of the sun.; "he was wearing a pair of mirrored shades" |
| ~ swaddling bands, swaddling clothes | a garment (a gown or narrow strips of cloth) for an infant. |
| ~ sweat pants, sweatpants | loose-fitting trousers with elastic cuffs; worn by athletes. |
| ~ bathing trunks, swimming trunks | swimsuit worn by men while swimming. |
| ~ tail | (usually plural) the reverse side of a coin that does not bear the representation of a person's head. |
| ~ thinning shears | shears with one serrate blade; used for thinning hair. |
| ~ leotards, tights | skintight knit hose covering the body from the waist to the feet worn by acrobats and dancers and as stockings by women and girls. |
| ~ duds, threads, togs | informal terms for clothing. |
| ~ pair of tongs, tongs | any of various devices for taking hold of objects; usually have two hinged legs with handles above and pointed hooks below. |
| ~ topside | (usually plural) weather deck; the part of a ship's hull that is above the waterline. |
| ~ trews | tight-fitting trousers; usually of tartan. |
| ~ underpants | an undergarment that covers the body from the waist no further than to the thighs; usually worn next to the skin. |
| ~ undies | women's underwear. |
| ~ waders | waterproof hip boots (sometimes extending to the chest) worn by anglers. |
| ~ water wings | a life preserver consisting of a connected pair of inflatable bags that fit under a person's arms and provide buoyancy; used by children learning to swim. |
| ~ waterworks | workplace where water is stored and purified and distributed for a community. |
| ~ weeds, widow's weeds | a black garment (dress) worn by a widow as a sign of mourning. |
| ~ white goods | large electrical home appliances (refrigerators or washing machines etc.) that are typically finished in white enamel. |
| ~ workings, works | the internal mechanism of a device. |
| ~ piece goods, yard goods | merchandise in the form of fabrics sold by the yard. |
| ~ superficies | the purely external aspect of a thing; superficial appearance.; "the audience was held by the substance of the play rather than by the superficies of the production" |
| ~ odds | the likelihood of a thing occurring rather than not occurring. |
| ~ nerves | control of your emotions.; "this kind of tension is not good for my nerves" |
| ~ manners | social deportment.; "he has the manners of a pig" |
| ~ confines | a bounded scope.; "he stayed within the confines of the city" |
| ~ states' rights | the rights conceded to the states by the United States constitution. |
| ~ abc, abc's, abcs, first principle, first rudiment, rudiment, alphabet | the elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).; "he mastered only the rudiments of geometry" |
| ~ bare bones | (plural) the most basic facts or elements.; "he told us only the bare bones of the story" |
| ~ intention | (usually plural) the goal with respect to a marriage proposal.; "his intentions are entirely honorable" |
| ~ telecommunication | (often plural) the branch of electrical engineering concerned with the technology of electronic communication at a distance. |
| ~ communication channel, channel, line | (often plural) a means of communication or access.; "it must go through official channels"; "lines of communication were set up between the two firms" |
| ~ telecom, telecommunication | (often plural) systems used in transmitting messages over a distance electronically. |
| ~ descriptor, form, signifier, word form | the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something.; "the inflected forms of a word can be represented by a stem and a list of inflections to be attached" |
| ~ title | (usually plural) written material introduced into a movie or TV show to give credits or represent dialogue or explain an action.; "the titles go by faster than I can read" |
| ~ writing | (usually plural) the collected work of an author.; "the idea occurs with increasing frequency in Hemingway's writings" |
| ~ curiosa | books on strange or unusual subjects (especially erotica). |
| ~ overtone | (usually plural) an ulterior implicit meaning or quality.; "overtones of despair" |
| ~ greeting, salutation | (usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting). |
| ~ compliments, regard, wish | (usually plural) a polite expression of desire for someone's welfare.; "give him my kind regards"; "my best wishes" |
| ~ term, condition | (usually plural) a statement of what is required as part of an agreement.; "the contract set out the conditions of the lease"; "the terms of the treaty were generous" |
| ~ suspension point | (usually plural) one of a series of points indicating that something has been omitted or that the sentence is incomplete. |
| ~ felicitation, congratulation | (usually plural) an expression of pleasure at the success or good fortune of another.; "I sent them my sincere congratulations on their marriage" |
| ~ deliberation | (usually plural) discussion of all sides of a question.; "the deliberations of the jury" |
| ~ order | (often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed.; "the British ships dropped anchor and waited for orders from London" |
| ~ ravage, depredation | (usually plural) a destructive action.; "the ravages of time"; "the depredations of age and disease" |
| ~ exercise | (usually plural) a ceremony that involves processions and speeches.; "academic exercises" |
| ~ brussels sprouts | the small edible cabbage-like buds growing along a stalk of the brussels sprout plant. |
| ~ oat | seed of the annual grass Avena sativa (spoken of primarily in the plural as `oats'). |
| ~ paring | (usually plural) a part of a fruit or vegetable that is pared or cut off; especially the skin or peel.; "she could peel an apple with a single long paring" |
| ~ people | (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively.; "old people"; "there were at least 200 people in the audience" |
| ~ peoples | the human beings of a particular nation or community or ethnic group.; "the indigenous peoples of Australia" |
| ~ ancients | people who lived in times long past (especially during the historical period before the fall of the Roman Empire in western Europe). |
| ~ grass roots | the common people at a local level (as distinguished from the centers of political activity). |
| ~ flinders | bits and splinters and fragments.; "it would have shattered in flinders long before it did that damage" |
| ~ interest group, interest | (usually plural) a social group whose members control some field of activity and who have common aims.; "the iron interests stepped up production" |
| ~ folks | your parents.; "he wrote to his folks every day" |
| ~ brethren | (plural) the lay members of a male religious order. |
| ~ poor, poor people | people without possessions or wealth (considered as a group).; "the urban poor need assistance" |
| ~ rich, rich people | people who have possessions and wealth (considered as a group).; "only the very rich benefit from this legislation" |
| ~ sabaoth | (plural) hosts or armies; used in the book of Romans in the New Testament.; "Lord of Sabaoth" |
| ~ fedayeen | (plural) Arab guerrillas who operate mainly against Israel. |
| ~ islam nation, islamic ummah, muslim ummah, umma, ummah | the Muslim community or people, considered to extend from Mauritania to Pakistan.; "moderate Muslims urge the Ummah to reject the terrorism of radical Muslims" |
| ~ headquarters | (plural) a military unit consisting of a commander and the headquarters staff. |
| ~ unemployed, unemployed people | people who are involuntarily out of work (considered as a group).; "the long-term unemployed need assistance" |
| ~ depth | (usually plural) the deepest and most remote part.; "from the depths of darkest Africa"; "signals received from the depths of space" |
| ~ close quarters | a situation of being uncomfortably close to someone or something. |
| ~ archeological remains | a relic that has been excavated from the soil. |
| ~ badlands | deeply eroded barren land. |
| ~ coffee grounds | the dregs remaining after brewing coffee. |
| ~ down | (usually plural) a rolling treeless highland with little soil. |
| ~ dregs, settlings | sediment that has settled at the bottom of a liquid. |
| ~ lees | the sediment from fermentation of an alcoholic beverage. |
| ~ remains | any object that is left unused or still extant.; "I threw out the remains of my dinner" |
| ~ scablands | (geology) flat elevated land with poor soil and little vegetation that is scarred by dry channels of glacial origin (especially in eastern Washington). |
| ~ scraping | (usually plural) a fragment scraped off of something and collected.; "they collected blood scrapings for analysis" |
| ~ steps | the course along which a person has walked or is walking in.; "I followed in his steps"; "he retraced his steps"; "his steps turned toward home" |
| ~ authority | (usually plural) persons who exercise (administrative) control over others.; "the authorities have issued a curfew" |
| ~ connection | (usually plural) a person who is influential and to whom you are connected in some way (as by family or friendship).; "he has powerful connections" |
| ~ spoil | (usually plural) valuables taken by violence (especially in war).; "to the victor belong the spoils of the enemy" |
| ~ reparation | (usually plural) compensation exacted from a defeated nation by the victors.; "Germany was unable to pay the reparations demanded after World War I" |
| ~ residual | (often plural) a payment that is made to a performer or writer or director of a television show or commercial that is paid for every repeat showing.; "he could retire on his residuals" |
| ~ incidental, incidental expense, minor expense | (frequently plural) an expense not budgeted or not specified.; "he requested reimbursement of $7 for incidental expenses" |
| ~ travel expense | (frequently plural) expenses incurred by an employee in the performance of the job and usually reimbursed by the employer. |
| ~ assets | anything of material value or usefulness that is owned by a person or company. |
| ~ receivables | money that you currently expect to receive from notes or accounts. |
| ~ deep pocket | a source of substantial wealth (usually plural).; "a patron of the arts should have deep pockets" |
| ~ reserve assets | capital held back from investment in order to meet probable or possible demands. |
| ~ current assets, liquid assets, quick assets | assets in the form of cash (or easily convertible into cash). |
| ~ right | (frequently plural) the interest possessed by law or custom in some intangible thing.; "mineral rights"; "film rights" |
| ~ liabilities | anything that is owed to someone else. |
| ~ accounts receivable | a creditor's accounts of money owed to him; normally arise from the sale of products or services. |
| ~ boxcars | (usually plural) an expression used when two dice are thrown and both come up showing six spots. |
| ~ conditions | the set of circumstances that affect someone's welfare.; "hazardous working conditions"; "harsh living conditions" |
| ~ conditions | the prevailing context that influences the performance or the outcome of a process.; "there were wide variations in the conditions of observation" |
| ~ drusen | (plural) an eye disease resulting from small accumulations of hyaline bodies underneath the retina. |
| ~ hiccough, hiccup, singultus | (usually plural) the state of having reflex spasms of the diaphragm accompanied by a rapid closure of the glottis producing an audible sound; sometimes a symptom of indigestion.; "how do you cure the hiccups?" |
| ~ depth | (usually plural) a low moral state.; "he had sunk to the depths of addiction" |
| adj. | 2. plural | composed of more than one member, set, or kind. |
| adj. | 3. plural | grammatical number category referring to two or more items or units. |
| ~ dual | a grammatical number category referring to two items or units as opposed to one item (singular) or more than two items (plural).; "ancient Greek had the dual form but it has merged with the plural form in modern Greek" |
| numerous | | |
| adj. | 1. legion, numerous | amounting to a large indefinite number.; "numerous times"; "the family was numerous"; "Palomar's fans are legion" |
| ~ many | a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by `as' or `too' or `so' or `that'; amounting to a large but indefinite number.; "many temptations"; "the temptations are many"; "a good many"; "a great many"; "many directions"; "take as many apples as you like"; "too many clouds to see"; "never saw so many people" |
| several | | |
| adj. | 1. several | (used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many.; "several letters came in the mail"; "several people were injured in the accident" |
| ~ some | quantifier; used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity.; "have some milk"; "some roses were still blooming"; "having some friends over"; "some apples"; "some paper" |
| adj. | 2. respective, several, various | considered individually.; "the respective club members"; "specialists in their several fields"; "the various reports all agreed" |
| ~ individual, single | being or characteristic of a single thing or person.; "individual drops of rain"; "please mark the individual pages"; "they went their individual ways" |
| adj. | 3. several | distinct and individual.; "three several times" |
| ~ 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" |
| substantial | | |
| adj. | 1. significant, substantial | fairly large.; "won by a substantial margin" |
| ~ considerable | large or relatively large in number or amount or extent or degree.; "a considerable quantity"; "the economy was a considerable issue in the campaign"; "went to considerable trouble for us"; "spent a considerable amount of time on the problem" |
| adj. | 2. substantial, substantive | having a firm basis in reality and being therefore important, meaningful, or considerable.; "substantial equivalents" |
| ~ essential | basic and fundamental.; "the essential feature" |
| adj. | 3. material, real, substantial | having substance or capable of being treated as fact; not imaginary.; "the substantial world"; "a mere dream, neither substantial nor practical"; "most ponderous and substantial things" |
| ~ material | derived from or composed of matter.; "the material universe" |
| adj. | 4. hearty, satisfying, solid, square, substantial | providing abundant nourishment.; "a hearty meal"; "good solid food"; "ate a substantial breakfast"; "four square meals a day" |
| ~ wholesome | conducive to or characteristic of physical or moral well-being.; "wholesome attitude"; "wholesome appearance"; "wholesome food" |
| adj. | 5. solid, strong, substantial | of good quality and condition; solidly built.; "a solid foundation"; "several substantial timber buildings" |
| ~ sound | in good condition; free from defect or damage or decay.; "a sound timber"; "the wall is sound"; "a sound foundation" |
| voluminous | | |
| adj. | 1. voluminous | large in volume or bulk.; "a voluminous skirt" |
| ~ big, large | above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent.; "a large city"; "set out for the big city"; "a large sum"; "a big (or large) barn"; "a large family"; "big businesses"; "a big expenditure"; "a large number of newspapers"; "a big group of scientists"; "large areas of the world" |
| adj. | 2. tortuous, twisting, twisty, voluminous, winding | marked by repeated turns and bends.; "a tortuous road up the mountain"; "winding roads are full of surprises"; "had to steer the car down a twisty track" |
| ~ crooked | having or marked by bends or angles; not straight or aligned.; "crooked country roads"; "crooked teeth" |
| adj. | 3. copious, voluminous | large in number or quantity (especially of discourse).; "she took copious notes"; "a subject of voluminous legislation" |
| ~ abundant | present in great quantity.; "an abundant supply of water" |
| much | | |
| n. (quantity) | 1. much | a great amount or extent.; "they did much for humanity" |
| ~ large indefinite amount, large indefinite quantity | an indefinite quantity that is above the average in size or magnitude. |
| adj. | 2. much | (quantifier used with mass nouns) great in quantity or degree or extent.; "not much rain"; "much affection"; "much grain is in storage" |
| ~ overmuch | very great in quantity; overabundant.; "showed overmuch affection" |
| ~ some | relatively much but unspecified in amount or extent.; "we talked for some time"; "he was still some distance away" |
| ~ such | of so extreme a degree or extent.; "such weeping"; "so much weeping"; "such a help"; "such grief"; "never dreamed of such beauty" |
| ~ untold | of an incalculable amount.; "untold suffering" |
| ~ more, more than | (comparative of `much' used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree.; "more land"; "more support"; "more rain fell"; "more than a gallon" |
| adv. | 3. much | to a great degree or extent.; "she's much better now" |
| adv. | 4. much | very.; "he was much annoyed" |
| adv. | 5. a good deal, a great deal, a lot, lots, much, very much | to a very great degree or extent.; "I feel a lot better"; "we enjoyed ourselves very much"; "she was very much interested"; "this would help a great deal" |
| adv. | 6. much, practically | (degree adverb used before a noun phrase) for all practical purposes but not completely.; "much the same thing happened every time"; "practically everything in Hinduism is the manifestation of a god" |
| adv. | 7. a great deal, much, often | frequently or in great quantities.; "I don't drink much"; "I don't travel much" |
| plenty | | |
| n. (attribute) | 1. plenitude, plenteousness, plentifulness, plentitude, plenty | a full supply.; "there was plenty of food for everyone" |
| ~ abundance, copiousness, teemingness | the property of a more than adequate quantity or supply.; "an age of abundance" |
| n. (quantity) | 2. batch, deal, flock, good deal, great deal, hatful, heap, lot, mass, mess, mickle, mint, mountain, muckle, passel, peck, pile, plenty, pot, quite a little, raft, sight, slew, spate, stack, tidy sum, wad | (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent.; "a batch of letters"; "a deal of trouble"; "a lot of money"; "he made a mint on the stock market"; "see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos"; "it must have cost plenty"; "a slew of journalists"; "a wad of money" |
| ~ large indefinite amount, large indefinite quantity | an indefinite quantity that is above the average in size or magnitude. |
| ~ deluge, flood, inundation, torrent | an overwhelming number or amount.; "a flood of requests"; "a torrent of abuse" |
| ~ haymow | a mass of hay piled up in a barn for preservation. |
| adv. | 3. enough, plenty | as much as necessary.; "Have I eaten enough?"; "I've had plenty, thanks" |
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