| fold | | |
| n. (shape) | 1. bend, crease, crimp, flexure, fold, plication | an angular or rounded shape made by folding.; "a fold in the napkin"; "a crease in his trousers"; "a plication on her blouse"; "a flexure of the colon"; "a bend of his elbow" |
| ~ pleat, plait | any of various types of fold formed by doubling fabric back upon itself and then pressing or stitching into shape. |
| ~ angular shape, angularity | a shape having one or more sharp angles. |
| ~ twirl, kink, twist | a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight. |
| ~ pucker, ruck | an irregular fold in an otherwise even surface (as in cloth). |
| n. (group) | 2. congregation, faithful, fold | a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church. |
| ~ social group | people sharing some social relation. |
| ~ flock | a church congregation guided by a pastor. |
| ~ denomination | a group of religious congregations having its own organization and a distinctive faith. |
| n. (process) | 3. fold, folding | a geological process that causes a bend in a stratum of rock. |
| ~ geologic process, geological process | (geology) a natural process whereby geological features are modified. |
| n. (group) | 4. flock, fold | a group of sheep or goats. |
| ~ sheep | woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat. |
| ~ animal group | a group of animals. |
| n. (body) | 5. fold, plica | a folded part (as in skin or muscle). |
| ~ anatomical structure, bodily structure, body structure, complex body part, structure | a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing.; "he has good bone structure" |
| ~ epicanthic fold, epicanthus | a vertical fold of skin over the nasal canthus; normal for Mongolian peoples; sometimes occurs in Down's syndrome. |
| ~ plica vocalis, vocal band, vocal cord, vocal fold | either of two pairs of folds of mucous membrane projecting into the larynx. |
| ~ ruga | (anatomy) a fold or wrinkle or crease.; "rugae of the stomach" |
| ~ tentorium | (anatomy) a fold of dura mater that covers the cerebellum and supports the occipital lobes of the cerebrum. |
| n. (artifact) | 6. fold, sheep pen, sheepcote, sheepfold | a pen for sheep. |
| ~ pen | an enclosure for confining livestock. |
| n. (act) | 7. fold, folding | the act of folding.; "he gave the napkins a double fold" |
| ~ change of shape | an action that changes the shape of something. |
| ~ pleating, plication | the act of folding in parallel folds. |
| v. (contact) | 8. fold, fold up, turn up | bend or lay so that one part covers the other.; "fold up the newspaper"; "turn up your collar" |
| ~ change surface | undergo or cause to undergo a change in the surface. |
| ~ plicate, pleat | fold into pleats,.; "Pleat the cloth" |
| ~ crease, furrow, wrinkle | make wrinkled or creased.; "furrow one's brow" |
| ~ crease, crinkle, crisp, ruckle, scrunch up, wrinkle, scrunch | make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface; make a pressed, folded or wrinkled line in.; "The dress got wrinkled"; "crease the paper like this to make a crane" |
| ~ corrugate | fold into ridges.; "corrugate iron" |
| ~ pleat, ruffle | pleat or gather into a ruffle.; "ruffle the curtain fabric" |
| ~ tuck | make a tuck or several folds in.; "tuck the fabric"; "tuck in the sheet" |
| ~ crimp, pinch | make ridges into by pinching together. |
| ~ cross | fold so as to resemble a cross.; "she crossed her legs" |
| ~ collapse | fold or close up.; "fold up your umbrella"; "collapse the music stand" |
| v. (change) | 9. fold | incorporate a food ingredient into a mixture by repeatedly turning it over without stirring or beating.; "Fold the egg whites into the batter" |
| ~ incorporate, integrate | make into a whole or make part of a whole.; "She incorporated his suggestions into her proposal" |
| v. (social) | 10. close, close down, close up, fold, shut down | cease to operate or cause to cease operating.; "The owners decided to move and to close the factory"; "My business closes every night at 8 P.M."; "close up the shop" |
| ~ adjourn, retire, withdraw | break from a meeting or gathering.; "We adjourned for lunch"; "The men retired to the library" |
| v. (contact) | 11. fold, pen up | confine in a fold, like sheep. |
| ~ restrain, confine, hold | to close within bounds, limit or hold back from movement.; "This holds the local until the express passengers change trains"; "About a dozen animals were held inside the stockade"; "The illegal immigrants were held at a detention center"; "The terrorists held the journalists for ransom" |
| v. (change) | 12. fold, fold up | become folded or folded up.; "The bed folds in a jiffy" |
| ~ 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" |
| ~ crinkle, rumple, crease, crumple, wrinkle | become wrinkled or crumpled or creased.; "This fabric won't wrinkle" |
| realm | | |
| n. (state) | 1. kingdom, land, realm | a domain in which something is dominant.; "the untroubled kingdom of reason"; "a land of make-believe"; "the rise of the realm of cotton in the south" |
| ~ arena, domain, sphere, orbit, area, field | a particular environment or walk of life.; "his social sphere is limited"; "it was a closed area of employment"; "he's out of my orbit" |
| ~ lotus land, lotusland | an idyllic realm of contentment and self-indulgence. |
| n. (location) | 2. kingdom, realm | the domain ruled by a king or queen. |
| ~ demesne, domain, land | territory over which rule or control is exercised.; "his domain extended into Europe"; "he made it the law of the land" |
| ~ numidia | an ancient kingdom (later a Roman province) in North Africa in an area corresponding roughly to present-day Algeria. |
| n. (cognition) | 3. realm, region | a knowledge domain that you are interested in or are communicating about.; "it was a limited realm of discourse"; "here we enter the region of opinion"; "the realm of the occult" |
| ~ knowledge base, knowledge domain, domain | the content of a particular field of knowledge. |
| member | | |
| n. (person) | 1. fellow member, member | one of the persons who compose a social group (especially individuals who have joined and participate in a group organization).; "only members will be admitted"; "a member of the faculty"; "she was introduced to all the members of his family" |
| ~ areopagite | a member of the council of the Areopagus. |
| ~ associate | a person who joins with others in some activity or endeavor.; "he had to consult his associate before continuing" |
| ~ brother | a male person who is a fellow member (of a fraternity or religion or other group).; "none of his brothers would betray him" |
| ~ cabalist | a member of a cabal. |
| ~ charter member | one of the original members when an organization was founded. |
| ~ commissioner | a member of a commission. |
| ~ committee member | a member of a committee. |
| ~ council member, councillor | a member of a council. |
| ~ conservative | a member of a Conservative Party. |
| ~ fellow | a member of a learned society.; "he was elected a fellow of the American Physiological Association" |
| ~ homeboy | a fellow male member of a youth gang. |
| ~ homegirl | a fellow female member of a youth gang. |
| ~ huddler | a member of a huddle. |
| ~ inductee | a person inducted into an organization or social group.; "Ty Cobb and Babe Ruth were 1936 inductees in the National Baseball Hall of Fame" |
| ~ joiner | a person who likes to join groups. |
| ~ kibbutznik | a member of a kibbutz. |
| ~ kolkhoznik | a member of a kolkhoz. |
| ~ board member | a member of a governing board. |
| ~ clan member, clansman, clanswoman | a member of a clan. |
| ~ club member | someone who is a member of a club. |
| ~ pledge | someone accepted for membership but not yet fully admitted to the group. |
| ~ rosicrucian | a member of a secret 17th-century society of philosophers and scholars versed in mystical and metaphysical and alchemical lore. |
| ~ rosicrucian | a member of any of various organizations that subsequently derived from the 17th-century society. |
| ~ rotarian | a member of a Rotary Club. |
| ~ sister | a female person who is a fellow member of a sorority or labor union or other group.; "none of her sisters would betray her" |
| ~ sodalist | a member of a sodality. |
| ~ tribesman | someone who lives in a tribe. |
| n. (linkdef) | 2. member | anything that belongs to a set or class.; "snakes are members of the class Reptilia"; "members of the opposite sex" |
| ~ component part, part, portion, component, constituent | something determined in relation to something that includes it.; "he wanted to feel a part of something bigger than himself"; "I read a portion of the manuscript"; "the smaller component is hard to reach"; "the animal constituent of plankton" |
| n. (body) | 3. appendage, extremity, member | an external body part that projects from the body.; "it is important to keep the extremities warm" |
| ~ chelicera | either of the first pair of fang-like appendages near the mouth of an arachnid; often modified for grasping and piercing. |
| ~ mouthpart | any part of the mouth of an insect or other arthropod especially one adapted to a specific way of feeding. |
| ~ fang | an appendage of insects that is capable of injecting venom; usually evolved from the legs. |
| ~ chela, nipper, pincer, claw | a grasping structure on the limb of a crustacean or other arthropods. |
| ~ parapodium | one of a pair of fleshy appendages of a polychete annelid that functions in locomotion and breathing. |
| ~ fin | organ of locomotion and balance in fishes and some other aquatic animals. |
| ~ pleopod, swimmeret | one of the paired abdominal appendages of certain aquatic crustaceans that function primarily for carrying the eggs in females and are usually adapted for swimming. |
| ~ external body part | any body part visible externally. |
| ~ limb | one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper. |
| ~ dactyl, digit | a finger or toe in human beings or corresponding body part in other vertebrates. |
| n. (group) | 4. member | an organization that is a member of another organization (especially a state that belongs to a group of nations).; "the library was a member of the interlibrary loan association"; "Canada is a member of the United Nations" |
| ~ 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" |
| n. (body) | 5. member, penis, phallus | the male organ of copulation (`member' is a euphemism). |
| ~ glans penis | the conical mass of erectile tissue that forms the head of the penis. |
| ~ vena bulbi penis | vein of the head of the penis; tributary of the internal pudendal vein that drains the perineum. |
| ~ urethra | duct through which urine is discharged in most mammals and which serves as the male genital duct. |
| ~ male reproductive system | the reproductive system of males. |
| ~ family jewels, male genital organ, male genitalia, male genitals | external male sex organs. |
| ~ erectile organ | an organ containing erectile tissue. |
| ~ cock, pecker, dick, peter, putz, prick, tool, shaft | obscene terms for penis. |
| ~ micropenis, microphallus | an abnormally small penis. |
| ~ foreskin, prepuce | a fold of skin covering the tip of the penis. |
| belong | | |
| v. (possession) | 1. belong | be owned by; be in the possession of.; "This book belongs to me" |
| ~ be | have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun).; "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" |
| v. (stative) | 2. belong | be suitable or acceptable.; "This student somehow doesn't belong" |
| ~ be | have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun).; "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" |
| v. (stative) | 3. belong, go | be in the right place or situation.; "Where do these books belong?"; "Let's put health care where it belongs--under the control of the government"; "Where do these books go?" |
| ~ be | occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere.; "Where is my umbrella?"; "The toolshed is in the back"; "What is behind this behavior?" |
| v. (stative) | 4. belong | be rightly classified in a class or category.; "The whales belong among the mammals" |
| ~ be | have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun).; "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" |
| v. (stative) | 5. belong | be a member, adherent, inhabitant, etc. (of a group, organization, or place).; "They belong to the same political party" |
| ~ be | have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun).; "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" |
| v. (stative) | 6. belong, belong to | be a part or adjunct.; "the uniform looks like it belonged to a museum collection"; "These pages don't belong" |
| ~ inhere | be inherent in something. |
| ~ appertain, pertain | be a part or attribute of. |
| include | | |
| v. (stative) | 1. include | have as a part, be made up out of.; "The list includes the names of many famous writers" |
| ~ contain, comprise, incorporate | include or contain; have as a component.; "A totally new idea is comprised in this paper"; "The record contains many old songs from the 1930's" |
| ~ embrace, encompass, comprehend, cover | include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory.; "This group encompasses a wide range of people from different backgrounds"; "this should cover everyone in the group" |
| ~ feature, have | have as a feature.; "This restaurant features the most famous chefs in France" |
| ~ involve | contain as a part.; "Dinner at Joe's always involves at least six courses" |
| ~ subsume | contain or include.; "This new system subsumes the old one" |
| ~ contain, bear, carry, hold | contain or hold; have within.; "The jar carries wine"; "The canteen holds fresh water"; "This can contains water" |
| ~ inhere in, attach to | be part of.; "This problem inheres in the design" |
| v. (cognition) | 2. include | consider as part of something.; "I include you in the list of culprits" |
| ~ count | include as if by counting.; "I can count my colleagues in the opposition" |
| ~ colligate, subsume | consider (an instance of something) as part of a general rule or principle. |
| ~ consider, regard, view, reckon, see | deem to be.; "She views this quite differently from me"; "I consider her to be shallow"; "I don't see the situation quite as negatively as you do" |
| ~ carry | include, as on a list.; "How many people are carried on the payroll?" |
| v. (change) | 3. include | add as part of something else; put in as part of a set, group, or category.; "We must include this chemical element in the group" |
| ~ chemical science, chemistry | the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions. |
| ~ add | make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of.; "We added two students to that dorm room"; "She added a personal note to her letter"; "Add insult to injury"; "Add some extra plates to the dinner table" |
| v. (social) | 4. admit, include, let in | allow participation in or the right to be part of; permit to exercise the rights, functions, and responsibilities of.; "admit someone to the profession"; "She was admitted to the New Jersey Bar" |
| ~ countenance, permit, allow, let | consent to, give permission.; "She permitted her son to visit her estranged husband"; "I won't let the police search her basement"; "I cannot allow you to see your exam" |
| ~ admit, take on, accept, take | admit into a group or community.; "accept students for graduate study"; "We'll have to vote on whether or not to admit a new member" |
| ~ induct, initiate | accept people into an exclusive society or group, usually with some rite.; "African men are initiated when they reach puberty" |
| ~ readmit | admit again or anew.; "After paying a penalty, the player was readmitted" |
| ~ involve | engage as a participant.; "Don't involve me in your family affairs!" |
| pertain | | |
| v. (stative) | 1. bear on, come to, concern, have-to doe with, pertain, refer, relate, touch, touch on | be relevant to.; "There were lots of questions referring to her talk"; "My remark pertained to your earlier comments" |
| ~ allude, advert, touch | make a more or less disguised reference to.; "He alluded to the problem but did not mention it" |
| ~ center, center on, concentrate on, focus on, revolve about, revolve around | center upon.; "Her entire attention centered on her children"; "Our day revolved around our work" |
| ~ go for, apply, hold | be pertinent or relevant or applicable.; "The same laws apply to you!"; "This theory holds for all irrational numbers"; "The same rules go for everyone" |
| ~ involve, affect, regard | connect closely and often incriminatingly.; "This new ruling affects your business" |
| ~ matter to, interest | be of importance or consequence.; "This matters to me!" |
| v. (stative) | 2. appertain, pertain | be a part or attribute of. |
| ~ belong to, belong | be a part or adjunct.; "the uniform looks like it belonged to a museum collection"; "These pages don't belong" |
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