| dissect | | |
| v. (contact) | 1. dissect | cut open or cut apart.; "dissect the bodies for analysis" |
| ~ vivisect | cut (a body) open while still alive.; "people no longer vivisect animals--it's considered unethical" |
| ~ anatomise, anatomize | dissect in order to analyze.; "anatomize the bodies of the victims of this strange disease" |
| ~ cut | separate with or as if with an instrument.; "Cut the rope" |
| v. (cognition) | 2. analyse, analyze, break down, dissect, take apart | make a mathematical, chemical, or grammatical analysis of; break down into components or essential features.; "analyze a specimen"; "analyze a sentence"; "analyze a chemical compound" |
| ~ parse | analyze syntactically by assigning a constituent structure to (a sentence). |
| ~ botanise, botanize | collect and study plants. |
| operate | | |
| v. (social) | 1. operate, run | direct or control; projects, businesses, etc..; "She is running a relief operation in the Sudan" |
| ~ financier | conduct financial operations, often in an unethical manner. |
| ~ direct | be in charge of. |
| ~ work | operate in or through.; "Work the phones" |
| ~ block | run on a block system.; "block trains" |
| ~ warm up | run until the normal working temperature is reached.; "We warmed up the car for a few minutes" |
| v. (contact) | 2. function, go, operate, run, work | 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" |
| ~ double | do double duty; serve two purposes or have two functions.; "She doubles as his wife and secretary" |
| ~ roll | begin operating or running.; "The cameras were rolling"; "The presses are already rolling" |
| ~ run | be operating, running or functioning.; "The car is still running--turn it off!" |
| ~ run | be operating, running or functioning.; "The car is still running--turn it off!" |
| ~ cut | function as a cutting instrument.; "This knife cuts well" |
| ~ work | operate in or through.; "Work the phones" |
| ~ service, serve | be used by; as of a utility.; "The sewage plant served the neighboring communities"; "The garage served to shelter his horses" |
| v. (contact) | 3. control, operate | handle and cause to function.; "do not operate machinery after imbibing alcohol"; "control the lever" |
| ~ synchronise, synchronize | operate simultaneously.; "The clocks synchronize" |
| ~ master, control | have a firm understanding or knowledge of; be on top of.; "Do you control these data?" |
| ~ dial | operate a dial to select a telephone number.; "You must take the receiver off the hook before you dial" |
| ~ manipulate | hold something in one's hands and move it. |
| ~ turn | alter the functioning or setting of.; "turn the dial to 10"; "turn the heat down" |
| ~ submarine | control a submarine. |
| ~ treadle | operate (machinery) by a treadle. |
| ~ relay | control or operate by relay. |
| ~ gate | control with a valve or other device that functions like a gate. |
| ~ pedal | operate the pedals on a keyboard instrument. |
| ~ drive | operate or control a vehicle.; "drive a car or bus"; "Can you drive this four-wheel truck?" |
| ~ aviate, pilot, fly | operate an airplane.; "The pilot flew to Cuba" |
| v. (competition) | 4. maneuver, manoeuver, manoeuvre, operate | perform a movement in military or naval tactics in order to secure an advantage in attack or defense. |
| ~ move, go | have a turn; make one's move in a game.; "Can I go now?" |
| ~ jockey | compete (for an advantage or a position). |
| v. (change) | 5. operate | happen.; "What is going on in the minds of the people?" |
| ~ come about, hap, happen, occur, take place, go on, fall out, pass off, pass | come to pass.; "What is happening?"; "The meeting took place off without an incidence"; "Nothing occurred that seemed important" |
| v. (contact) | 6. engage, lock, mesh, operate | keep engaged.; "engaged the gears" |
| ~ flip, switch, throw | cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation.; "switch on the light"; "throw the lever" |
| ~ ride | keep partially engaged by slightly depressing a pedal with the foot.; "Don't ride the clutch!" |
| ~ move, displace | cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense.; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant" |
| v. (body) | 7. operate, operate on | perform surgery on.; "The doctors operated on the patient but failed to save his life" |
| ~ practice of medicine, medicine | the learned profession that is mastered by graduate training in a medical school and that is devoted to preventing or alleviating or curing diseases and injuries.; "he studied medicine at Harvard" |
| ~ desex, desexualise, desexualize, sterilise, sterilize, unsex, fix | make infertile.; "in some countries, people with genetically transmissible disabilites are sterilized" |
| ~ face-lift, lift | perform cosmetic surgery on someone's face. |
| ~ trephine | operate on with a trephine. |
| ~ 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" |
| ~ venesect | practice venesection. |
| slit | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. slit | a long narrow opening. |
| ~ jag | a slit in a garment that exposes material of a different color underneath; used in Renaissance clothing. |
| ~ opening | a vacant or unobstructed space that is man-made.; "they left a small opening for the cat at the bottom of the door" |
| ~ slot | a small slit (as for inserting a coin or depositing mail).; "he put a quarter in the slot" |
| ~ vent | a slit in a garment (as in the back seam of a jacket). |
| n. (body) | 2. cunt, puss, pussy, slit, snatch, twat | obscene terms for female genitals. |
| ~ female genital organ, female genitalia, female genitals, fanny | external female sex organs.; "in England `fanny' is vulgar slang for female genitals" |
| n. (shape) | 3. dent, incision, prick, scratch, slit | a depression scratched or carved into a surface. |
| ~ imprint, impression, depression | a concavity in a surface produced by pressing.; "he left the impression of his fingers in the soft mud" |
| ~ scotch, score | a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally). |
| n. (object) | 4. slit | a narrow fissure. |
| ~ crack, scissure, cleft, crevice, fissure | a long narrow opening. |
| v. (contact) | 5. slice, slit | make a clean cut through.; "slit her throat" |
| ~ cut | separate with or as if with an instrument.; "Cut the rope" |
| v. (contact) | 6. slit | cut a slit into.; "slit the throat of the victim" |
| ~ incise | make an incision into by carving or cutting. |
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