| route | | |
| n. (location) | 1. itinerary, path, route | an established line of travel or access. |
| ~ feeder line | a branching path off of a main transportation line (especially an airline). |
| ~ main line | the principal route of a transportation system. |
| ~ data track, track | (computer science) one of the circular magnetic paths on a magnetic disk that serve as a guide for writing and reading data. |
| ~ air lane, skyway, airway, flight path | a designated route followed by airplanes in flying from one airport to another. |
| ~ approach pattern, traffic pattern, pattern | the path that is prescribed for an airplane that is preparing to land at an airport.; "the traffic patterns around O'Hare are very crowded"; "they stayed in the pattern until the fog lifted" |
| ~ flight path | the path of a rocket or projectile or aircraft through the air. |
| ~ beat, round | a regular route for a sentry or policeman.; "in the old days a policeman walked a beat and knew all his people by name" |
| ~ bus route | the route regularly followed by a passenger bus. |
| ~ line | a spatial location defined by a real or imaginary unidimensional extent. |
| ~ line of flight | the path along which a freely moving object travels through the air. |
| ~ line of march | the route along which a column advances. |
| ~ celestial orbit, orbit | the (usually elliptical) path described by one celestial body in its revolution about another.; "he plotted the orbit of the moon" |
| ~ electron orbit, orbit | the path of an electron around the nucleus of an atom. |
| ~ paper round, paper route | the route taken when delivering newspapers every day. |
| ~ beeline | the most direct route.; "he made a beeline for the bathroom" |
| ~ circuit | an established itinerary of venues or events that a particular group of people travel to.; "she's a familiar name on the club circuit"; "on the lecture circuit"; "the judge makes a circuit of the courts in his district"; "the international tennis circuit" |
| ~ crosscut | a diagonal path. |
| ~ supply line, supply route | a route over which supplies can be delivered. |
| ~ line of fire | the path of a missile discharged from a firearm. |
| ~ flyway, migration route | the geographic route along which birds customarily migrate. |
| ~ fairway | the usual course taken by vessels through a harbor or coastal waters. |
| ~ direction, way | a line leading to a place or point.; "he looked the other direction"; "didn't know the way home" |
| ~ trade route | a route followed by traders (usually in caravans). |
| ~ northwest passage | a water route between the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean along the northern coast of North America; Europeans since the 16th century had searched for a short route to the Far East before it was successfully traversed by Roald Amundsen (1903-1906). |
| n. (artifact) | 2. road, route | an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation. |
| ~ access road, slip road | a short road giving access to an expressway.; "in Britain they call an access road a slip road" |
| ~ bend, curve | curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.). |
| ~ bypath, byroad, byway | a side road little traveled (as in the countryside). |
| ~ causeway | a road that is raised above water or marshland or sand. |
| ~ clearway | a road on which you are not allowed to stop (unless you have a breakdown). |
| ~ corduroy | a road made of logs laid crosswise. |
| ~ crest, crown | the center of a cambered road. |
| ~ detour, roundabout way | a roundabout road (especially one that is used temporarily while a main route is blocked). |
| ~ parkway, drive | a wide scenic road planted with trees.; "the riverside drive offers many exciting scenic views" |
| ~ driveway, private road, drive | a road leading up to a private house.; "they parked in the driveway" |
| ~ highway, main road | a major road for any form of motor transport. |
| ~ carrefour, crossroad, crossway, intersection, crossing | a junction where one street or road crosses another. |
| ~ rail line, railway line, line | the road consisting of railroad track and roadbed. |
| ~ pavement, paving | the paved surface of a thoroughfare. |
| ~ post road | a road over which mail is carried. |
| ~ roadbed | a bed supporting a road. |
| ~ roadway | a road (especially that part of a road) over which vehicles travel. |
| ~ shortcut, crosscut, cutoff | a route shorter than the usual one. |
| ~ berm, shoulder | a narrow edge of land (usually unpaved) along the side of a road.; "the car pulled off onto the shoulder" |
| ~ side road | a minor road branching off of a main road. |
| ~ skid road | a road made of logs on which freshly cut timber can be hauled. |
| ~ speedway | road where high speed driving is allowed. |
| ~ thoroughfare | a public road from one place to another. |
| ~ cart track, cartroad, track | any road or path affording passage especially a rough one. |
| ~ rotary, roundabout, traffic circle, circle | a road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island.; "the accident blocked all traffic at the rotary" |
| ~ turnaround | an area sufficiently large for a vehicle to turn around. |
| ~ turnoff | a side road where you can turn off.; "I missed the turnoff and went 15 miles out of my way" |
| ~ turnout, widening | a part of a road that has been widened to allow cars to pass or park. |
| ~ way | any artifact consisting of a road or path affording passage from one place to another.; "he said he was looking for the way out" |
| v. (motion) | 3. route | send documents or materials to appropriate destinations. |
| ~ despatch, dispatch, send off | send away towards a designated goal. |
| v. (motion) | 4. route | send via a specific route. |
| ~ send, direct | cause to go somewhere.; "The explosion sent the car flying in the air"; "She sent her children to camp"; "He directed all his energies into his dissertation" |
| v. (motion) | 5. route | divert in a specified direction.; "divert the low voltage to the engine cylinders" |
| ~ divert | send on a course or in a direction different from the planned or intended one. |
| softened | | |
| adj. | 1. softened | toned down. |
| ~ modulated | changed or adjusted in pitch, tone, or volume. |
| adj. | 2. dull, muffled, muted, softened | being or made softer or less loud or clear.; "the dull boom of distant breaking waves"; "muffled drums"; "the muffled noises of the street"; "muted trumpets" |
| ~ soft | (of sound) relatively low in volume.; "soft voices"; "soft music" |
| soften | | |
| v. (perception) | 1. soften | make (images or sounds) soft or softer. |
| ~ change intensity | increase or decrease in intensity. |
| ~ damp, mute, tone down, muffle, dampen, dull | deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping. |
| v. (change) | 2. break, damp, dampen, soften, weaken | lessen in force or effect.; "soften a shock"; "break a fall" |
| ~ blunt, deaden | make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation.; "Terror blunted her feelings"; "deaden a sound" |
| ~ deafen | make soundproof.; "deafen a room" |
| ~ deaden, damp, dampen | make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible.; "muffle the message" |
| v. (stative) | 3. relent, soften, yield | give in, as to influence or pressure. |
| ~ truckle | yield to out of weakness. |
| v. (contact) | 4. buffer, cushion, soften | protect from impact.; "cushion the blow" |
| ~ modify | make less severe or harsh or extreme.; "please modify this letter to make it more polite"; "he modified his views on same-gender marriage" |
| v. (communication) | 5. mince, moderate, soften | make less severe or harsh.; "He moderated his tone when the students burst out in tears" |
| ~ alter, change, modify | cause to change; make different; cause a transformation.; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" |
| v. (change) | 6. soften | make soft or softer.; "This liquid will soften your laundry" |
| ~ alter, change, modify | cause to change; make different; cause a transformation.; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" |
| ~ mellow | soften, make mellow.; "Age and experience mellowed him over the years" |
| ~ soften | become soft or softer.; "The bread will soften if you pour some liquid on it" |
| ~ mollify | make less rigid or softer. |
| ~ macerate | soften, usually by steeping in liquid, and cause to disintegrate as a result.; "macerate peaches"; "the gizzards macerates the food in the digestive system" |
| v. (change) | 7. soften | become soft or softer.; "The bread will soften if you pour some liquid on it" |
| ~ change | undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature.; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" |
| ~ mellow | make or grow (more) mellow.; "These apples need to mellow a bit more"; "The sun mellowed the fruit" |
| ~ macerate | become soft or separate and disintegrate as a result of excessive soaking.; "the tissue macerated in the water" |
| tin | | |
| n. (substance) | 1. atomic number 50, sn, tin | a silvery malleable metallic element that resists corrosion; used in many alloys and to coat other metals to prevent corrosion; obtained chiefly from cassiterite where it occurs as tin oxide. |
| ~ tin foil, tinfoil | foil made of tin or an alloy of tin and lead. |
| ~ metal, metallic element | any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.. |
| ~ cassiterite | a hard heavy dark mineral that is the chief source of tin. |
| n. (artifact) | 2. tin | a vessel (box, can, pan, etc.) made of tinplate and used mainly in baking. |
| ~ tin plate, tinplate | a thin sheet of metal (iron or steel) coated with tin to prevent rusting; used especially for cans, pots, and tins. |
| ~ vessel | an object used as a container (especially for liquids). |
| n. (artifact) | 3. canister, cannister, tin | metal container for storing dry foods such as tea or flour. |
| ~ container | any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another). |
| n. (artifact) | 4. can, tin, tin can | airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc.. |
| ~ beer can | a can that holds beer. |
| ~ caddy, tea caddy | a can for storing tea. |
| ~ cannikin | a small can. |
| ~ coffee can | a can for storing ground coffee. |
| ~ container | any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another). |
| ~ milk can | large can for transporting milk. |
| ~ oilcan | a can with a long nozzle to apply oil to machinery. |
| ~ soda can | a can for holding soft drinks. |
| v. (contact) | 5. tin | plate with tin. |
| ~ plate | coat with a layer of metal.; "plate spoons with silver" |
| v. (change) | 6. can, put up, tin | preserve in a can or tin.; "tinned foods are not very tasty" |
| ~ cookery, cooking, preparation | the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat.; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife" |
| ~ preserve, keep | prevent (food) from rotting.; "preserved meats"; "keep potatoes fresh" |
| v. (change) | 7. tin | prepare (a metal) for soldering or brazing by applying a thin layer of solder to the surface. |
| ~ plate | coat with a layer of metal.; "plate spoons with silver" |
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