| dear | | |
| n. (person) | 1. beloved, dear, dearest, honey, love | a beloved person; used as terms of endearment. |
| ~ lover | a person who loves someone or is loved by someone. |
| n. (person) | 2. dear, lamb | a sweet innocent mild-mannered person (especially a child). |
| ~ inexperienced person, innocent | a person who lacks knowledge of evil. |
| adj. | 3. beloved, darling, dear | dearly loved. |
| ~ loved | held dear.; "his loved companion of many years" |
| adj. | 4. dear, good, near | with or in a close or intimate relationship.; "a good friend"; "my sisters and brothers are near and dear" |
| ~ close | close in relevance or relationship.; "a close family"; "we are all...in close sympathy with..."; "close kin"; "a close resemblance" |
| adj. | 5. dear, devout, earnest, heartfelt | earnest.; "one's dearest wish"; "devout wishes for their success"; "heartfelt condolences" |
| ~ sincere | open and genuine; not deceitful.; "he was a good man, decent and sincere"; "felt sincere regret that they were leaving"; "sincere friendship" |
| adj. | 6. costly, dear, high-priced, pricey, pricy | having a high price.; "costly jewelry"; "high-priced merchandise"; "much too dear for my pocketbook"; "a pricey restaurant" |
| ~ expensive | high in price or charging high prices.; "expensive clothes"; "an expensive shop" |
| adv. | 7. affectionately, dear, dearly | with affection.; "she loved him dearly"; "he treats her affectionately" |
| adv. | 8. dear, dearly | at a great cost.; "he paid dearly for the food"; "this cost him dear" |
| gang | | |
| n. (group) | 1. gang, mob, pack, ring | an association of criminals.; "police tried to break up the gang"; "a pack of thieves" |
| ~ association | a formal organization of people or groups of people.; "he joined the Modern Language Association" |
| ~ nest | a gang of people (criminals or spies or terrorists) assembled in one locality.; "a nest of thieves" |
| ~ youth gang | a gang whose members are teenagers. |
| ~ gangdom, gangland, organized crime | underworld organizations. |
| ~ gangster, mobster | a criminal who is a member of gang. |
| n. (group) | 2. bunch, crew, crowd, gang | an informal body of friends.; "he still hangs out with the same crowd" |
| ~ assemblage, gathering | a group of persons together in one place. |
| n. (group) | 3. crew, gang, work party | an organized group of workmen. |
| ~ social unit, unit | 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" |
| ~ manpower, men, work force, workforce, hands | the force of workers available. |
| ~ shift | a crew of workers who work for a specific period of time. |
| ~ detail | a crew of workers selected for a particular task.; "a detail was sent to remove the fallen trees" |
| ~ chain gang | a gang of convicts chained together. |
| ~ ground-service crew, ground crew | the crew of technicians and mechanics who service aircraft on the ground. |
| ~ road gang | a gang of road workers. |
| ~ section gang | a work crew assigned to a section of a railroad. |
| ~ stage crew | crew of workers who move scenery or handle properties in a theatrical production. |
| ~ crewman | a member of a work crew. |
| n. (artifact) | 4. gang | tool consisting of a combination of implements arranged to work together. |
| ~ tool | an implement used in the practice of a vocation. |
| v. (competition) | 5. gang, gang up | act as an organized group. |
| ~ aggroup, group | form a group or group together. |
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