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| n. (state) | 1. condition, status | a state at a particular time.; "a condition (or state) of disrepair"; "the current status of the arms negotiations" |
| ~ state | the way something is with respect to its main attributes.; "the current state of knowledge"; "his state of health"; "in a weak financial state" |
| ~ diversity | the condition or result of being changeable. |
| ~ anchorage | the condition of being secured to a base.; "the plant needs a firm anchorage"; "the mother provides emotional anchorage for the entire family" |
| ~ health | the general condition of body and mind.; "his delicate health"; "in poor health" |
| ~ mode | a particular functioning condition or arrangement.; "switched from keyboard to voice mode" |
| ~ ecological niche, niche | (ecology) the status of an organism within its environment and community (affecting its survival as a species). |
| ~ noise conditions | the condition of being noisy (as in a communication channel). |
| ~ participation, involvement | the condition of sharing in common with others (as fellows or partners etc.). |
| ~ prepossession | the condition of being prepossessed.; "the king's prepossession in my favor is very valuable" |
| ~ regularisation, regularization | the condition of having been made regular (or more regular). |
| ~ saturation | a condition in which a quantity no longer responds to some external influence. |
| ~ silence | the state of being silent (as when no one is speaking).; "there was a shocked silence"; "he gestured for silence" |
| ~ situation, position | a condition or position in which you find yourself.; "the unpleasant situation (or position) of having to choose between two evils"; "found herself in a very fortunate situation" |
| ~ ski conditions | the amount and state of snow for skiing. |
| ~ nomination | the condition of having been proposed as a suitable candidate for appointment or election.; "there was keen competition for the nomination"; "his nomination was hotly protested" |
| ~ standardisation, standardization | the condition in which a standard has been successfully established.; "standardization of nuts and bolts had saved industry millions of dollars" |
| ~ stigmatism | (optics) condition of an optical system (as a lens) in which light rays from a single point converge in a single focal point. |
| ~ astigmatism, astigmia | (optics) defect in an optical system in which light rays from a single point fail to converge in a single focal point. |
| ~ way | the condition of things generally.; "that's the way it is"; "I felt the same way" |
| ~ circumstance | a condition that accompanies or influences some event or activity. |
| ~ homelessness | the state or condition of having no home (especially the state of living in the streets). |
| ~ reinstatement | the condition of being reinstated.; "her reinstatement to her former office followed quickly" |
| ~ place | proper or appropriate position or location.; "a woman's place is no longer in the kitchen" |
| ~ celibacy | an unmarried status. |
| ~ virginity | the condition or quality of being a virgin. |
| ~ innocence | a state or condition of being innocent of a specific crime or offense.; "the trial established his innocence" |
| ~ sinlessness, innocence, pureness, purity, whiteness | the state of being unsullied by sin or moral wrong; lacking a knowledge of evil. |
| ~ guilt, guiltiness | the state of having committed an offense. |
| ~ encapsulation | the condition of being enclosed (as in a capsule).; "the encapsulation of tendons in membranous sheaths" |
| ~ polarisation, polarization | the condition of having or giving polarity. |
| ~ physical condition, physiological condition, physiological state | the condition or state of the body or bodily functions. |
| ~ hyalinisation, hyalinization | the state of being hyaline or having become hyaline.; "the patient's arterioles showed marked hyalinization" |
| ~ vacuolation, vacuolisation, vacuolization | the state of having become filled with vacuoles. |
| ~ protuberance | the condition of being protuberant; the condition of bulging out.; "the protuberance of his belly" |
| ~ curvature | (medicine) a curving or bending; often abnormal.; "curvature of the spine" |
| ~ mental condition, mental state, psychological condition, psychological state | (psychology) a mental condition in which the qualities of a state are relatively constant even though the state itself may be dynamic.; "a manic state" |
| ~ difficulty | a condition or state of affairs almost beyond one's ability to deal with and requiring great effort to bear or overcome.; "grappling with financial difficulties" |
| ~ melioration, improvement | a condition superior to an earlier condition.; "the new school represents a great improvement" |
| ~ declination, decline | a condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better state. |
| ~ ennoblement | the state of being noble. |
| ~ ascendance, ascendancy, ascendence, ascendency, dominance, control | the state that exists when one person or group has power over another.; "her apparent dominance of her husband was really her attempt to make him pay attention to her" |
| ~ comfort, comfortableness | a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain.; "he is a man who enjoys his comfort"; "she longed for the comfortableness of her armchair" |
| ~ discomfort, uncomfortableness | the state of being tense and feeling pain. |
| ~ need, demand | a condition requiring relief.; "she satisfied his need for affection"; "God has no need of men to accomplish His work"; "there is a demand for jobs" |
| ~ fullness | the condition of being filled to capacity. |
| ~ emptiness | the state of containing nothing. |
| ~ nakedness, nudeness, nudity | the state of being without clothing or covering of any kind. |
| ~ depilation, hairlessness | the condition of being void of hair. |
| ~ deshabille, dishabille | the state of being carelessly or partially dressed. |
| ~ hopefulness | full of hope. |
| ~ despair, desperation | a state in which all hope is lost or absent.; "in the depths of despair"; "they were rescued from despair at the last minute"; "courage born of desperation" |
| ~ pureness, purity | being undiluted or unmixed with extraneous material. |
| ~ impureness, impurity | the condition of being impure. |
| ~ financial condition | the condition of (corporate or personal) finances. |
| ~ economic condition | the condition of the economy. |
| ~ sanitary condition | the state of sanitation (clean or dirty). |
| ~ tilth | the state of aggregation of soil and its condition for supporting plant growth. |
| ~ orderliness, order | a condition of regular or proper arrangement.; "he put his desk in order"; "the machine is now in working order" |
| ~ disorderliness, disorder | a condition in which things are not in their expected places.; "the files are in complete disorder" |
| ~ normalcy, normality | being within certain limits that define the range of normal functioning. |
| ~ lactosuria | presence of lactose in the urine; can occur during pregnancy or lactation. |
| ~ environmental condition | the state of the environment. |
| ~ climate, mood | the prevailing psychological state.; "the climate of opinion"; "the national mood had changed radically since the last election" |
| ~ ambiance, ambience, atmosphere | a particular environment or surrounding influence.; "there was an atmosphere of excitement" |
| ~ immunity, unsusceptibility | the state of not being susceptible.; "unsusceptibility to rust" |
| ~ immunity, resistance | (medicine) the condition in which an organism can resist disease. |
| ~ subservience | the condition of being something that is useful in reaching an end or carrying out a plan.; "all his actions were in subservience to the general plan" |
| ~ susceptibility, susceptibleness | the state of being susceptible; easily affected. |
| ~ wetness | the condition of containing or being covered by a liquid (especially water).; "he confirmed the wetness of the swimming trunks" |
| ~ dryness, waterlessness, xerotes | the condition of not containing or being covered by a liquid (especially water). |
| ~ safety | the state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions.; "insure the safety of the children"; "the reciprocal of safety is risk" |
| ~ danger | the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury.; "you are in no danger"; "there was widespread danger of disease" |
| ~ tautness, tenseness, tensity, tension | the physical condition of being stretched or strained.; "it places great tension on the leg muscles"; "he could feel the tenseness of her body" |
| ~ amyotonia, atonia, atonicity, atony | lack of normal muscular tension or tonus. |
| ~ laxity, laxness | the condition of being physiologically lax.; "baths can help the laxness of the bowels" |
| ~ repair | a formal way of referring to the condition of something.; "the building was in good repair" |
| ~ soundness | a state or condition free from damage or decay. |
| ~ muteness, mutism | the condition of being unable or unwilling to speak.; "her muteness was a consequence of her deafness" |
| ~ eye condition | the condition of the optical properties of the eye. |
| ~ unsoundness | a condition of damage or decay. |
| ~ impropriety | the condition of being improper. |
| ~ iniquity, dark, wickedness, darkness | absence of moral or spiritual values.; "the powers of darkness" |
| ~ illumination, light | a condition of spiritual awareness; divine illumination.; "follow God's light" |
| ~ malady | any unwholesome or desperate condition.; "what maladies afflict our nation?" |
| ~ serration | the condition of being serrated.; "the serrations of a city skyline" |
| ~ absolution | the condition of being formally forgiven by a priest in the sacrament of penance. |
| ~ automation | the condition of being automatically operated or controlled.; "automation increases productivity" |
| ~ brutalisation, brutalization | the condition of being treated in a cruel and savage manner. |
| ~ condemnation | the condition of being strongly disapproved of.; "he deserved nothing but condemnation" |
| ~ deification | the condition of being treated like a god. |
| ~ diversification | the condition of being varied.; "that restaurant's menu lacks diversification; every day it is the same" |
| ~ exoneration | the condition of being relieved from blame or obligation. |
| ~ facilitation | the condition of being made easy (or easier).; "social facilitation is an adaptive condition" |
| ~ frizz | the condition of being formed into small tight curls.; "her hair was in a frizz" |
| ~ fruition | the condition of bearing fruit. |
| ~ hospitalization | the condition of being treated as a patient in a hospital.; "he hoped to avoid the expense of hospitalization" |
| ~ identification | the condition of having the identity (of a person or object) established.; "the thief's identification was followed quickly by his arrest"; "identification of the gun was an important clue" |
| ~ impaction | the condition of being pressed closely together and firmly fixed. |
| ~ ionisation, ionization | the condition of being dissociated into ions (as by heat or radiation or chemical reaction or electrical discharge).; "the ionization of a gas" |
| ~ irradiation | the condition of being exposed to radiation. |
| ~ leakiness | the condition of permitting leaks or leakage.; "the leakiness of the roof"; "the heart valve's leakiness"; "the leakiness of the boat made it dangerous to use" |
| ~ lubrication | the condition of having been made smooth or slippery by the application of a lubricant. |
| ~ mechanisation, mechanization | the condition of having a highly technical implementation. |
| ~ motivation | the condition of being motivated.; "his motivation was at a high level" |
| ~ mummification | a condition resembling that of a mummy.; "bureaucratic mummification in red tape" |
| ~ preservation | the condition of being (well or ill) preserved. |
| ~ prognathism | the condition of being prognathous; the condition of having a projecting jaw. |
| ~ rustication | the condition naturally attaching to life in the country. |
| ~ rustiness | the condition of being coated or clogged with rust. |
| ~ scandalisation, scandalization | the condition of being shocked (as by improper behavior). |
| ~ submission | the condition of having submitted to control by someone or something else.; "the union was brought into submission"; "his submission to the will of God" |
| ~ urbanisation, urbanization | the condition of being urbanized. |
| n. (communication) | 2. condition, precondition, stipulation | an assumption on which rests the validity or effect of something else. |
| ~ assumption, premise, premiss | a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn.; "on the assumption that he has been injured we can infer that he will not to play" |
| ~ boundary condition | (mathematics) a condition specified for the solution to a set of differential equations. |
| ~ provision, proviso | a stipulated condition.; "he accepted subject to one provision" |
| n. (state) | 3. condition | a mode of being or form of existence of a person or thing.; "the human condition" |
| ~ state | the way something is with respect to its main attributes.; "the current state of knowledge"; "his state of health"; "in a weak financial state" |
| ~ social stratification, stratification | the condition of being arranged in social strata or classes within a group. |
| ~ ordinary | the expected or commonplace condition or situation.; "not out of the ordinary" |
| ~ introversion, invagination | the condition of being folded inward or sheathed. |
| ~ roots | the condition of belonging to a particular place or group by virtue of social or ethnic or cultural lineage.; "his roots in Texas go back a long way"; "he went back to Sweden to search for his roots"; "his music has African roots" |
| ~ lysogenicity, lysogeny | the condition of a host bacterium that has incorporated a phage into its own genetic material.; "when a phage infects a bacterium it can either destroy its host or be incorporated in the host genome in a state of lysogeny" |
| ~ circumstances, luck, destiny, fate, fortune, lot, portion | your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you).; "whatever my fortune may be"; "deserved a better fate"; "has a happy lot"; "the luck of the Irish"; "a victim of circumstances"; "success that was her portion" |
| ~ amphidiploidy | the condition of being amphidiploid. |
| ~ diploidy | the condition of being diploid. |
| ~ haploidy | the condition of being haploid. |
| ~ heteroploidy | the condition of being heteroploid. |
| ~ polyploidy | the condition of being polyploid. |
| ~ mosaicism | the condition in which an organism has two or more cell populations that differ in genetic makeup. |
| ~ orphanage, orphanhood | the condition of being a child without living parents.; "his early orphanage shaped his character as an adult" |
| ~ stigmatism | the condition of having or being marked by stigmata. |
| ~ transsexualism | condition in which a person assumes the identity and permanently acts the part of the gender opposite to his or her biological sex. |
| n. (cognition) | 4. circumstance, condition, consideration | information that should be kept in mind when making a decision.; "another consideration is the time it would take" |
| ~ information | knowledge acquired through study or experience or instruction. |
| ~ justification | something (such as a fact or circumstance) that shows an action to be reasonable or necessary.; "he considered misrule a justification for revolution" |
| ~ mitigating circumstance | (law) a circumstance that does not exonerate a person but which reduces the penalty associated with the offense. |
| n. (state) | 5. condition, shape | the state of (good) health (especially in the phrases `in condition' or `in shape' or `out of condition' or `out of shape'). |
| ~ good health, healthiness | the state of being vigorous and free from bodily or mental disease. |
| ~ physical fitness, fitness | good physical condition; being in shape or in condition. |
| n. (state) | 6. condition | an illness, disease, or other medical problem.; "a heart condition"; "a skin condition" |
| ~ illness, sickness, unwellness, malady | impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism. |
| n. (communication) | 7. condition, term | (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" |
| ~ plural, plural form | the form of a word that is used to denote more than one. |
| ~ statement | a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc.; "according to his statement he was in London on that day" |
| ~ agreement, understanding | the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises.; "they had an agreement that they would not interfere in each other's business"; "there was an understanding between management and the workers" |
| n. (cognition) | 8. condition, experimental condition | the procedure that is varied in order to estimate a variable's effect by comparison with a control condition. |
| ~ experiment, experimentation | the act of conducting a controlled test or investigation. |
| ~ procedure, process | a particular course of action intended to achieve a result.; "the procedure of obtaining a driver's license"; "it was a process of trial and error" |
| v. (social) | 9. condition | establish a conditioned response. |
| ~ instruct, teach, learn | impart skills or knowledge to.; "I taught them French"; "He instructed me in building a boat" |
| v. (social) | 10. check, condition, discipline, train | develop (children's) behavior by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control.; "Parents must discipline their children"; "Is this dog trained?" |
| ~ make grow, develop | cause to grow and differentiate in ways conforming to its natural development.; "The perfect climate here develops the grain"; "He developed a new kind of apple" |
| ~ mortify | practice self-denial of one's body and appetites. |
| ~ groom, train, prepare | educate for a future role or function.; "He is grooming his son to become his successor"; "The prince was prepared to become King one day"; "They trained him to be a warrior" |
| v. (communication) | 11. condition, qualify, specify, stipulate | specify as a condition or requirement in a contract or agreement; make an express demand or provision in an agreement.; "The will stipulates that she can live in the house for the rest of her life"; "The contract stipulates the dates of the payments" |
| ~ contract, undertake | enter into a contractual arrangement. |
| ~ stipulate | give a guarantee or promise of.; "They stipulated to release all the prisoners" |
| ~ provide | determine (what is to happen in certain contingencies), especially by including a proviso condition or stipulation.; "The will provides that each child should receive half of the money"; "The Constitution provides for the right to free speech" |
| v. (change) | 12. condition | put into a better state.; "he conditions old cars" |
| ~ ameliorate, improve, meliorate, amend, better | to make better.; "The editor improved the manuscript with his changes" |
| ~ recondition | bring into an improved condition.; "He reconditioned the old appliances" |
| v. (body) | 13. condition | apply conditioner to in order to make smooth and shiny.; "I condition my hair after washing it" |
| ~ shampoo | use shampoo on (hair). |
| degree | | |
| n. (attribute) | 1. degree, grade, level | a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality.; "a moderate grade of intelligence"; "a high level of care is required"; "it is all a matter of degree" |
| ~ caliber, calibre, quality | a degree or grade of excellence or worth.; "the quality of students has risen"; "an executive of low caliber" |
| ~ property | a basic or essential attribute shared by all members of a class.; "a study of the physical properties of atomic particles" |
| ~ intensiveness, intensity | high level or degree; the property of being intense. |
| ~ grind | the grade of particle fineness to which a substance is ground.; "a coarse grind of coffee" |
| ~ depth | degree of psychological or intellectual profundity. |
| ~ highness | a high degree (of amount or force etc.).; "responsible for the highness of the rates" |
| ~ high | a lofty level or position or degree.; "summer temperatures reached an all-time high" |
| ~ low | a low level or position or degree.; "the stock market fell to a new low" |
| ~ lowness | a low or small degree of any quality (amount or force or temperature etc.).; "he took advantage of the lowness of interest rates" |
| ~ extreme | the furthest or highest degree of something.; "he carried it to extremes" |
| ~ amplitude level | the level on a scale of amplitude. |
| ~ moderation, moderateness | quality of being moderate and avoiding extremes. |
| ~ immoderateness, immoderation | the quality of being excessive and lacking in moderation. |
| ~ spf, sun protection factor | the degree to which a sunscreen protects the skin from the direct rays of the sun. |
| n. (state) | 2. degree, level, point, stage | a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process.; "a remarkable degree of frankness"; "at what stage are the social sciences?" |
| ~ state | the way something is with respect to its main attributes.; "the current state of knowledge"; "his state of health"; "in a weak financial state" |
| ~ ladder | ascending stages by which somebody or something can progress.; "he climbed the career ladder" |
| ~ acme, meridian, summit, tiptop, elevation, height, pinnacle, superlative, peak, top | the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development.; "his landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty"; "the artist's gifts are at their acme"; "at the height of her career"; "the peak of perfection"; "summer was at its peak"; "...catapulted Einstein to the pinnacle of fame"; "the summit of his ambition"; "so many highest superlatives achieved by man"; "at the top of his profession" |
| ~ extent | the point or degree to which something extends.; "the extent of the damage"; "the full extent of the law"; "to a certain extent she was right" |
| ~ resultant, end point | the final point in a process. |
| ~ standard of life, standard of living | a level of material comfort in terms of goods and services available to someone or some group.; "they enjoyed the highest standard of living in the country"; "the lower the standard of living the easier it is to introduce an autocratic production system" |
| ~ plane | a level of existence or development.; "he lived on a worldly plane" |
| ~ state of the art | the highest degree of development of an art or technique at a particular time.; "the state of the art in space travel" |
| ~ ultimacy, ultimateness | the state or degree of being ultimate; the final or most extreme in degree or size or time or distance,.; "the ultimacy of these social values" |
| ~ quickening | the stage of pregnancy at which the mother first feels the movements of the fetus. |
| ~ climax | the most severe stage of a disease. |
| n. (communication) | 3. academic degree, degree | an award conferred by a college or university signifying that the recipient has satisfactorily completed a course of study.; "he earned his degree at Princeton summa cum laude" |
| ~ accolade, honor, laurels, award, honour | a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction.; "an award for bravery" |
| ~ associate degree, associate | a degree granted by a two-year college on successful completion of the undergraduates course of studies. |
| ~ bachelor's degree, baccalaureate | an academic degree conferred on someone who has successfully completed undergraduate studies. |
| ~ honours, honours degree | a university degree with honors. |
| ~ master's degree | an academic degree higher than a bachelor's degree but lower than a doctor's degree. |
| ~ doctor's degree, doctorate | one of the highest earned academic degrees conferred by a university. |
| ~ law degree | degree conferred on someone who successfully completes law school. |
| ~ honorary degree, honoris causa | a degree conferred to honor the recipient. |
| n. (quantity) | 4. arcdegree, degree | a measure for arcs and angles.; "there are 360 degrees in a circle" |
| ~ angular unit | a unit of measurement for angles. |
| ~ arcminute, minute of arc, minute | a unit of angular distance equal to a 60th of a degree. |
| ~ oxtant | a unit of angular distance equal to half a quadrant. |
| ~ sextant | a unit of angular distance equal to 60 degrees. |
| n. (cognition) | 5. degree | the highest power of a term or variable. |
| ~ degree of a term | the sum of the exponents of the variables in the term. |
| ~ degree of a polynomial | the degree of the term in the polynomial that has the highest degree. |
| ~ first degree | a degree of one.; "all of the terms in a linear equation are of the first degree" |
| ~ exponent, index, power | a mathematical notation indicating the number of times a quantity is multiplied by itself. |
| n. (quantity) | 6. degree | a unit of temperature on a specified scale.; "the game was played in spite of the 40-degree temperature" |
| ~ temperature unit | a unit of measurement for temperature. |
| ~ c, degree celsius, degree centigrade | a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature. |
| ~ degree fahrenheit, f | a degree on the Fahrenheit scale of temperature. |
| n. (attribute) | 7. degree | the seriousness of something (e.g., a burn or crime).; "murder in the second degree"; "a second degree burn" |
| ~ magnitude | the property of relative size or extent (whether large or small).; "they tried to predict the magnitude of the explosion"; "about the magnitude of a small pea" |
| situation | | |
| n. (state) | 1. situation, state of affairs | the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time.; "the present international situation is dangerous"; "wondered how such a state of affairs had come about"; "eternal truths will be neither true nor eternal unless they have fresh meaning for every new social situation" |
| ~ state | the way something is with respect to its main attributes.; "the current state of knowledge"; "his state of health"; "in a weak financial state" |
| ~ absurd, the absurd | a situation in which life seems irrational and meaningless.; "The absurd is the essential concept and the first truth" |
| ~ acceptance | the state of being acceptable and accepted.; "torn jeans received no acceptance at the country club" |
| ~ ballgame, new ballgame | a particular situation that is radically different from the preceding situation.; "HDTV looks the same but it's really a whole new ballgame" |
| ~ challenge | a demanding or stimulating situation.; "they reacted irrationally to the challenge of Russian power" |
| ~ childlessness | the condition of being without offspring. |
| ~ complication | a situation or condition that is complex or confused.; "her coming was a serious complication" |
| ~ crowding | a situation in which people or things are crowded together.; "he didn't like the crowding on the beach" |
| ~ disequilibrium | loss of equilibrium attributable to an unstable situation in which some forces outweigh others. |
| ~ element | the situation in which you are happiest and most effective.; "in your element" |
| ~ environment | the totality of surrounding conditions.; "he longed for the comfortable environment of his living room" |
| ~ equilibrium | a stable situation in which forces cancel one another. |
| ~ exclusion | the state of being excluded. |
| ~ fish bowl, fishbowl, goldfish bowl | a state of affairs in which you have no privacy.; "the president lives in a goldfish bowl" |
| ~ hotbed | a situation that is ideal for rapid development (especially of something bad).; "it was a hotbed of vice" |
| ~ inclusion | the state of being included. |
| ~ intestacy | the situation of being or dying without a legally valid will. |
| ~ picture, scene | a situation treated as an observable object.; "the political picture is favorable"; "the religious scene in England has changed in the last century" |
| ~ prison house, prison | a prisonlike situation; a place of seeming confinement. |
| ~ rejection | the state of being rejected. |
| ~ size of it, size | the actual state of affairs.; "that's the size of the situation"; "she hates me, that's about the size of it" |
| ~ square one | the situation in which you begin an endeavor and to which you return if your efforts fail.; "the police are now back at square one after having arrested and released 27 men"; "she has tried to diet but always ends up back at square one" |
| ~ status quo | the existing state of affairs. |
| ~ thing | a special situation.; "this thing has got to end"; "it is a remarkable thing" |
| n. (state) | 2. position, situation | a condition or position in which you find yourself.; "the unpleasant situation (or position) of having to choose between two evils"; "found herself in a very fortunate situation" |
| ~ condition, status | a state at a particular time.; "a condition (or state) of disrepair"; "the current status of the arms negotiations" |
| ~ shoes, place | a particular situation.; "If you were in my place what would you do?" |
| ~ poverty trap | a situation in which an increase in income results in a loss of benefits so that you are no better off. |
| ~ soup | an unfortunate situation.; "we're in the soup now" |
| ~ stymie, stymy | a situation in golf where an opponent's ball blocks the line between your ball and the hole. |
| n. (state) | 3. situation | a complex or critical or unusual difficulty.; "the dangerous situation developed suddenly"; "that's quite a situation"; "no human situation is simple" |
| ~ conflict of interest | a situation in which a public official's decisions are influenced by the official's personal interests. |
| ~ crisis | an unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty.; "they went bankrupt during the economic crisis" |
| ~ crunch | a critical situation that arises because of a shortage (as a shortage of time or money or resources).; "an end-of-the year crunch"; "a financial crunch" |
| ~ hornet's nest, hornets' nest | a highly contentious or hazardous situation.; "talk of invading Iraq stirred up a political hornets' nest" |
| ~ hot potato | a difficult situation.; "he dropped the topic like a hot potato" |
| ~ how-d'ye-do, how-do-you-do | an awkward situation.; "that's a fine how-d'ye-do" |
| ~ embroilment, imbroglio | an intricate and confusing interpersonal or political situation. |
| ~ mexican standoff | a situation in which no one can emerge as a clear winner. |
| ~ nightmare, incubus | a situation resembling a terrifying dream. |
| ~ no-win situation | a situation in which a favorable outcome is impossible; you are bound to lose whatever you do. |
| ~ straits, strait, pass | a bad or difficult situation or state of affairs. |
| ~ purgatory | a temporary condition of torment or suffering.; "a purgatory of drug abuse" |
| ~ swamp | a situation fraught with difficulties and imponderables.; "he was trapped in a medical swamp" |
| ~ ticking bomb, time bomb | a problematic situation that will eventually become dangerous if not addressed.; "India is a demographic time bomb"; "the refugee camp is a ticking bomb waiting to go off" |
| ~ tinderbox | a dangerous state of affairs; a situation that is a potential source of violence.; "the Balkans are the tinderbox of Europe" |
| ~ urgency | an urgent situation calling for prompt action.; "I'll be there, barring any urgencies"; "they departed hurriedly because of some great urgency in their affairs" |
| ~ deadlock, impasse, stalemate, standstill, dead end | a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible.; "reached an impasse on the negotiations" |
| ~ difficulty | a condition or state of affairs almost beyond one's ability to deal with and requiring great effort to bear or overcome.; "grappling with financial difficulties" |
| ~ quicksand | a treacherous situation that tends to entrap and destroy. |
| n. (location) | 4. site, situation | physical position in relation to the surroundings.; "the sites are determined by highly specific sequences of nucleotides" |
| ~ position, place | the particular portion of space occupied by something.; "he put the lamp back in its place" |
| ~ active site | the part of an enzyme or antibody where the chemical reaction occurs. |
| ~ close quarters | a situation of being uncomfortably close to someone or something. |
| ~ locus | the specific site of a particular gene on its chromosome. |
| ~ locus of infection | the specific site in the body where an infection originates. |
| ~ restriction site | the specific sites at which a restriction enzyme will cleave DNA. |
| ~ antigenic determinant, epitope, determinant | the site on the surface of an antigen molecule to which an antibody attaches itself. |
| n. (act) | 5. berth, billet, office, place, position, post, situation, spot | a job in an organization.; "he occupied a post in the treasury" |
| ~ job, line of work, occupation, business, line | the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money.; "he's not in my line of business" |
| ~ academicianship | the position of member of an honorary academy. |
| ~ accountantship | the position of accountant. |
| ~ admiralty | the office of admiral. |
| ~ ambassadorship | the post of ambassador. |
| ~ apostleship | the position of apostle. |
| ~ apprenticeship | the position of apprentice. |
| ~ associateship | the position of associate (as in an office or academy). |
| ~ attorneyship | the position of attorney. |
| ~ bailiffship | the office of bailiff. |
| ~ baronetage | the state of a baronet. |
| ~ bishopry, episcopate | the office and dignity of a bishop. |
| ~ cadetship | the position of cadet. |
| ~ caliphate | the office of a caliph. |
| ~ captaincy, captainship | the post of captain. |
| ~ cardinalship | the office of cardinal. |
| ~ chairmanship | the position of chairman. |
| ~ chancellorship | the office of chancellor. |
| ~ chaplaincy, chaplainship | the position of chaplain. |
| ~ chieftaincy, chieftainship | the position of chieftain. |
| ~ clerkship | the job of clerk. |
| ~ commandership, commandery | the position or office of commander. |
| ~ comptrollership | the position of comptroller. |
| ~ consulship | the post of consul. |
| ~ controllership | the position of controller. |
| ~ councillorship, councilorship | the position of council member. |
| ~ counsellorship, counselorship | the position of counselor. |
| ~ curacy | the position of a curate. |
| ~ curatorship | the position of curator. |
| ~ custodianship | the position of custodian. |
| ~ deanship, deanery | the position or office of a dean. |
| ~ directorship | the position of a director of a business concern. |
| ~ discipleship | the position of disciple. |
| ~ editorship | the position of editor. |
| ~ eldership | the office of elder. |
| ~ emirate | the office of an emir. |
| ~ fatherhood | the status of a father. |
| ~ fatherhood | the status of a religious leader. |
| ~ foremanship | the position of foreman. |
| ~ generalcy, generalship | the office and authority of a general. |
| ~ governorship | the office of governor. |
| ~ headship | the position of head. |
| ~ headship | the position of headmaster or headmistress. |
| ~ hot seat | a difficult position where you are subjected to stress and criticism. |
| ~ incumbency | the office of an incumbent. |
| ~ inspectorship | the office of inspector. |
| ~ instructorship | the position of instructor. |
| ~ internship | the position of a medical intern. |
| ~ judgeship, judicature | the position of judge. |
| ~ khanate | the position of a khan. |
| ~ lectureship | the post of lecturer. |
| ~ legateship, legation | the post or office of legate. |
| ~ legislatorship | the office of legislator. |
| ~ librarianship | the position of librarian. |
| ~ lieutenancy | the position of a lieutenant. |
| ~ magistracy, magistrature | the position of magistrate. |
| ~ managership | the position of manager. |
| ~ manhood | the status of being a man. |
| ~ marshalship | the post of marshall. |
| ~ mastership | the position of master. |
| ~ mayoralty | the position of mayor. |
| ~ messiahship | the position of messiah. |
| ~ moderatorship | the position of moderator. |
| ~ overlordship | the position of overlord. |
| ~ pastorship, pastorate | the position of pastor. |
| ~ peasanthood | the state of being a peasant.; "the same homely dress she wore in the days of her peasanthood" |
| ~ plum | a highly desirable position or assignment.; "a political plum" |
| ~ praetorship | the office of praetor. |
| ~ precentorship | the position of precentor. |
| ~ preceptorship | the position of preceptor. |
| ~ prefecture | the office of prefect. |
| ~ prelacy, prelature | the office or station of a prelate. |
| ~ premiership | the office of premier. |
| ~ presidentship, presidency | the office and function of president.; "Andrew Jackson expanded the power of the presidency beyond what was customary before his time" |
| ~ primateship | the office of primate. |
| ~ principalship | the post of principal. |
| ~ priorship | the office of prior. |
| ~ proconsulate, proconsulship | the position of proconsul. |
| ~ proctorship | the position of proctor. |
| ~ professorship, chair | the position of professor.; "he was awarded an endowed chair in economics" |
| ~ protectorship | the position of protector. |
| ~ public office | a position concerning the people as a whole. |
| ~ rabbinate | the office or function of a rabbi. |
| ~ receivership | the office of a receiver. |
| ~ rectorate, rectorship | the office or station of a rector. |
| ~ regency | the office of a regent. |
| ~ residency | the position of physician who is receiving special training in a hospital (usually after completing an internship). |
| ~ rulership | the position of ruler. |
| ~ sainthood | the status and dignity of a saint. |
| ~ secretaryship | the position of secretary. |
| ~ feudal lordship, seigneury, seigniory | the position and authority of a feudal lord. |
| ~ senatorship | the office of senator. |
| ~ sinecure | an office that involves minimal duties. |
| ~ solicitorship | the position of solicitor. |
| ~ speakership | the position of Speaker. |
| ~ stewardship | the position of steward. |
| ~ studentship | the position of student. |
| ~ teachership | the position of teacher. |
| ~ thaneship | the position of thane. |
| ~ throne | the position and power of an exalted person (a sovereign or bishop) who is entitled to sit in a chair of state on ceremonial occasions. |
| ~ treasurership | the position of treasurer. |
| ~ tribuneship | the position of tribune. |
| ~ trusteeship | the position of trustee. |
| ~ vice-presidency | the office and function of a vice president. |
| ~ viceroyship | the position of viceroy. |
| ~ viziership | the position of vizier. |
| ~ wardenship | the position of warden. |
| ~ wardership | the position of warder. |
| ~ womanhood | the status of a woman. |
| standing | | |
| n. (state) | 1. standing | social or financial or professional status or reputation.; "of equal standing"; "a member in good standing" |
| ~ status, position | the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society.; "he had the status of a minor"; "the novel attained the status of a classic"; "atheists do not enjoy a favorable position in American life" |
| ~ rating | standing or position on a scale. |
| ~ ranking | position on a scale in relation to others in a sport. |
| ~ prominence | the state of being prominent: widely known or eminent. |
| ~ grandness, importance | a prominent status.; "a person of importance" |
| ~ prestige, prestigiousness | a high standing achieved through success or influence or wealth etc..; "he wanted to achieve power and prestige" |
| ~ obscurity | an obscure and unimportant standing; not well known.; "he worked in obscurity for many years" |
| ~ honour, honor, laurels | the state of being honored. |
| ~ dishonor, dishonour | a state of shame or disgrace.; "he was resigned to a life of dishonor" |
| n. (communication) | 2. standing | an ordered listing of scores or results showing the relative positions of competitors (individuals or teams) in a sporting event. |
| ~ list, listing | a database containing an ordered array of items (names or topics). |
| n. (act) | 3. standing | the act of assuming or maintaining an erect upright position. |
| ~ movement, motility, motion, move | a change of position that does not entail a change of location.; "the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise"; "movement is a sign of life"; "an impatient move of his hand"; "gastrointestinal motility" |
| adj. | 4. standing | having a supporting base.; "a standing lamp" |
| ~ erect, upright, vertical | upright in position or posture.; "an erect stature"; "erect flower stalks"; "for a dog, an erect tail indicates aggression"; "a column still vertical amid the ruins"; "he sat bolt upright" |
| adj. | 5. standing | not created for a particular occasion.; "a standing committee" |
| ~ lasting, permanent | continuing or enduring without marked change in status or condition or place.; "permanent secretary to the president"; "permanent address"; "literature of permanent value" |
| adj. | 6. standing | (of fluids) not moving or flowing.; "mosquitoes breed in standing water" |
| ~ stagnant, dead | not circulating or flowing.; "dead air"; "dead water"; "stagnant water" |
| ~ slack | flowing with little speed as e.g. at the turning of the tide.; "slack water" |
| ~ still | free from noticeable current.; "a still pond"; "still waters run deep" |
| adj. | 7. standing | executed in or initiated from a standing position.; "race from a standing start"; "a standing jump"; "a standing ovation" |
| adj. | 8. standing | (of persons) on the feet; having the torso in an erect position supported by straight legs.; "standing room only" |
| adj. | 9. standing | permanent.; "a standing army" |
| ~ regular | (used of the military) belonging to or engaged in by legitimate army forces.; "the regular army" |
| item | | |
| n. (communication) | 1. item, point | a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list.; "he noticed an item in the New York Times"; "she had several items on her shopping list"; "the main point on the agenda was taken up first" |
| ~ list, listing | a database containing an ordered array of items (names or topics). |
| ~ agenda item | one of the items to be considered. |
| ~ incidental | an item that is incidental. |
| ~ inventory item | an item listed in an inventory. |
| ~ line item | an item in an appropriation bill.; "Some governors can veto line items in their state budgets" |
| ~ news item | an item in a newspaper. |
| ~ position, place | an item on a list or in a sequence.; "in the second place"; "moved from third to fifth position" |
| ~ 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. (linkdef) | 2. detail, item, particular | a small part that can be considered separately from the whole.; "it was perfect in all details" |
| ~ 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" |
| ~ high spot, highlight | the most interesting or memorable part.; "the highlight of the tour was our visit to the Vatican" |
| n. (artifact) | 3. item | a whole individual unit; especially when included in a list or collection.; "they reduced the price on many items" |
| ~ whole, unit | an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity.; "how big is that part compared to the whole?"; "the team is a unit" |
| ~ custom-built, custom-made | an item made to the customer's specifications. |
| ~ disposable | an item that can be disposed of after it has been used. |
| ~ piece | an item that is an instance of some type.; "he designed a new piece of equipment"; "she bought a lovely piece of china" |
| n. (cognition) | 4. detail, item, point | an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole.; "several of the details are similar"; "a point of information" |
| ~ fact | a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred.; "first you must collect all the facts of the case" |
| ~ minutia | a small or minor detail.; "he had memorized the many minutiae of the legal code" |
| ~ nook and cranny, nooks and crannies | something remote.; "he explored every nook and cranny of science" |
| ~ regard, respect | (usually preceded by `in') a detail or point.; "it differs in that respect" |
| ~ sticking point | a point at which an impasse arises in progress toward an agreement or a goal. |
| ~ technicality, trifle, triviality | a detail that is considered insignificant. |
| n. (communication) | 5. item, token | an individual instance of a type of symbol.; "the word`error' contains three tokens of `r'" |
| ~ postage stamp, postage, stamp | a small adhesive token stuck on a letter or package to indicate that that postal fees have been paid. |
| ~ trading stamp | a token resembling a stamp given by a retailer to a buyer; the token is redeemable for articles on a special list. |
| ~ symbol | an arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significance. |
| adv. | 6. item | (used when listing or enumerating items) also.; "a length of chain, item a hook" |
| matter | | |
| n. (cognition) | 1. affair, matter, thing | a vaguely specified concern.; "several matters to attend to"; "it is none of your affair"; "things are going well" |
| ~ concern | something that interests you because it is important or affects you.; "the safety of the ship is the captain's concern" |
| ~ least | something that is of no importance.; "it is the least I can do"; "that is the least of my concerns" |
| n. (cognition) | 2. issue, matter, subject, topic | some situation or event that is thought about.; "he kept drifting off the topic"; "he had been thinking about the subject for several years"; "it is a matter for the police" |
| ~ cognitive content, mental object, content | the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned. |
| ~ area | a subject of study.; "it was his area of specialization"; "areas of interest include..." |
| ~ blind spot | a subject about which you are ignorant or prejudiced and fail to exercise good judgment.; "golf is one of his blind spots and he's proud of it" |
| ~ remit | the topic that a person, committee, or piece of research is expected to deal with or has authority to deal with.; "they set up a group with a remit to suggest ways for strengthening family life" |
| ~ res adjudicata, res judicata | a matter already settled in court; cannot be raised again. |
| n. (tops) | 3. matter | that which has mass and occupies space.; "physicists study both the nature of matter and the forces which govern it" |
| ~ physical entity | an entity that has physical existence. |
| ~ substance | the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists.; "DNA is the substance of our genes" |
| ~ substance | a particular kind or species of matter with uniform properties.; "shigella is one of the most toxic substances known to man" |
| ~ sediment, deposit | matter that has been deposited by some natural process. |
| ~ ylem | (cosmology) the original matter that (according to the big bang theory) existed before the formation of the chemical elements. |
| ~ dark matter | (cosmology) a hypothetical form of matter that is believed to make up 90 percent of the universe; it is invisible (does not absorb or emit light) and does not collide with atomic particles but exerts gravitational force. |
| ~ antimatter | matter consisting of elementary particles that are the antiparticles of those making up normal substances. |
| ~ glop | any gummy shapeless matter; usually unpleasant. |
| ~ fluid | continuous amorphous matter that tends to flow and to conform to the outline of its container: a liquid or a gas. |
| ~ goo, gook, goop, guck, gunk, muck, ooze, slime, sludge | any thick, viscous matter. |
| ~ system | (physical chemistry) a sample of matter in which substances in different phases are in equilibrium.; "in a static system oil cannot be replaced by water on a surface"; "a system generating hydrogen peroxide" |
| ~ residue | matter that remains after something has been removed. |
| ~ solid | matter that is solid at room temperature and pressure. |
| ~ solute | the dissolved matter in a solution; the component of a solution that changes its state. |
| ~ emanation | something that is emitted or radiated (as a gas or an odor or a light, etc.). |
| ~ vegetable matter | matter produced by plants or growing in the manner of a plant. |
| n. (cognition) | 4. matter | a problem.; "is anything the matter?" |
| ~ trouble, problem | a source of difficulty.; "one trouble after another delayed the job"; "what's the problem?" |
| n. (attribute) | 5. matter | (used with negation) having consequence.; "they were friends and it was no matter who won the games" |
| ~ consequence, moment, import | having important effects or influence.; "decisions of great consequence are made by the president himself"; "virtue is of more moment than security"; "that result is of no consequence" |
| n. (communication) | 6. matter | written works (especially in books or magazines).; "he always took some reading matter with him on the plane" |
| ~ piece of writing, written material, writing | the work of a writer; anything expressed in letters of the alphabet (especially when considered from the point of view of style and effect).; "the writing in her novels is excellent"; "that editorial was a fine piece of writing" |
| ~ dictation | matter that has been dictated and transcribed; a dictated passage.; "he signed and mailed his dictation without bothering to read it" |
| ~ text, textual matter | the words of something written.; "there were more than a thousand words of text"; "they handed out the printed text of the mayor's speech"; "he wants to reconstruct the original text" |
| ~ text | the main body of a written work (as distinct from illustrations or footnotes etc.).; "pictures made the text easier to understand" |
| ~ typescript | typewritten matter especially a typewritten copy of a manuscript. |
| ~ front matter, prelims | written matter preceding the main text of a book. |
| ~ back matter, end matter | written matter following the main text of a book. |
| ~ soft copy | (computer science) matter that is in a form that a computer can store or display it on a computer screen.; "he sent them soft copy of the report" |
| ~ hard copy | (computer science) matter that is held in a computer and is typed or printed on paper.; "he ran off a hard copy of the report" |
| ~ addendum, supplement, postscript | textual matter that is added onto a publication; usually at the end. |
| ~ recitation | written matter that is recited from memory. |
| v. (stative) | 7. count, matter, weigh | have weight; have import, carry weight.; "It does not matter much" |
| ~ be | have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun).; "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" |
| ~ press, weigh | to be oppressive or burdensome.; "weigh heavily on the mind"; "Something pressed on his mind" |
| object | | |
| n. (tops) | 1. object, physical object | a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow.; "it was full of rackets, balls and other objects" |
| ~ physical entity | an entity that has physical existence. |
| ~ whole, unit | an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity.; "how big is that part compared to the whole?"; "the team is a unit" |
| ~ location | a point or extent in space. |
| ~ good luck charm, charm | something believed to bring good luck. |
| ~ curio, curiosity, oddment, oddity, peculiarity, rarity | something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting. |
| ~ draw, lot | anything (straws or pebbles etc.) taken or chosen at random.; "the luck of the draw"; "they drew lots for it" |
| ~ film | a thin coating or layer.; "the table was covered with a film of dust" |
| ~ hoodoo | something believed to bring bad luck. |
| ~ je ne sais quoi | something indescribable. |
| ~ keepsake, souvenir, relic, token | something of sentimental value. |
| ~ makeweight, filler | anything added to fill out a whole.; "some of the items in the collection are mere makeweights" |
| ~ part, portion | something less than the whole of a human artifact.; "the rear part of the house"; "glue the two parts together" |
| ~ prop, property | any movable articles or objects used on the set of a play or movie.; "before every scene he ran down his checklist of props" |
| ~ snake | something long, thin, and flexible that resembles a snake. |
| ~ stuff | miscellaneous unspecified objects.; "the trunk was full of stuff" |
| ~ small beer, trivia, trifle, triviality | something of small importance. |
| ~ 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" |
| ~ catch | anything that is caught (especially if it is worth catching).; "he shared his catch with the others" |
| ~ commemorative | an object (such as a coin or postage stamp) made to mark an event or honor a person. |
| ~ discard | anything that is cast aside or discarded. |
| ~ finding | something that is found.; "the findings in the gastrointestinal tract indicate that he died several hours after dinner"; "an area rich in archaeological findings" |
| ~ floater | an object that floats or is capable of floating. |
| ~ fomite, vehicle | any inanimate object (as a towel or money or clothing or dishes or books or toys etc.) that can transmit infectious agents from one person to another. |
| ~ geological formation, formation | (geology) the geological features of the earth. |
| ~ growth | something grown or growing.; "a growth of hair" |
| ~ hail | many objects thrown forcefully through the air.; "a hail of pebbles"; "a hail of bullets" |
| ~ head | a rounded compact mass.; "the head of a comet" |
| ~ ice | the frozen part of a body of water. |
| ~ dry land, ground, solid ground, terra firma, earth, land | the solid part of the earth's surface.; "the plane turned away from the sea and moved back over land"; "the earth shook for several minutes"; "he dropped the logs on the ground" |
| ~ land, soil, ground | material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use).; "the land had never been plowed"; "good agricultural soil" |
| ~ moon | any object resembling a moon.; "he made a moon lamp that he used as a night light"; "the clock had a moon that showed various phases" |
| ~ neighbor, neighbour | a nearby object of the same kind.; "Fort Worth is a neighbor of Dallas"; "what is the closest neighbor to the Earth?" |
| ~ remains | any object that is left unused or still extant.; "I threw out the remains of my dinner" |
| ~ ribbon, thread | any long object resembling a thin line.; "a mere ribbon of land"; "the lighted ribbon of traffic"; "from the air the road was a grey thread"; "a thread of smoke climbed upward" |
| ~ shiner | something that shines (with emitted or reflected light). |
| ~ vagabond | anything that resembles a vagabond in having no fixed place.; "pirate ships were vagabonds of the sea" |
| ~ wall | anything that suggests a wall in structure or function or effect.; "a wall of water"; "a wall of smoke"; "a wall of prejudice"; "negotiations ran into a brick wall" |
| ~ web | an intricate network suggesting something that was formed by weaving or interweaving.; "the trees cast a delicate web of shadows over the lawn" |
| n. (cognition) | 2. aim, object, objective, target | the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable).; "the sole object of her trip was to see her children" |
| ~ goal, end | the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it.; "the ends justify the means" |
| ~ grail | the object of any prolonged endeavor. |
| ~ business | an immediate objective.; "gossip was the main business of the evening" |
| ~ point | the object of an activity.; "what is the point of discussing it?" |
| ~ thing | a special objective.; "the thing is to stay in bounds" |
| n. (communication) | 3. object | (grammar) a constituent that is acted upon.; "the object of the verb" |
| ~ grammar | the branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics). |
| ~ object of a preposition, prepositional object | the object governed by a preposition. |
| ~ direct object, object of the verb | the object that receives the direct action of the verb. |
| ~ indirect object | the object that is the recipient or beneficiary of the action of the verb. |
| ~ retained object | an object in a passive construction. |
| ~ grammatical constituent, constituent | (grammar) a word or phrase or clause forming part of a larger grammatical construction. |
| n. (cognition) | 4. object | the focus of cognitions or feelings.; "objects of thought"; "the object of my affection" |
| ~ cognitive content, mental object, content | the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned. |
| ~ antipathy | the object of a feeling of intense aversion; something to be avoided.; "cats were his greatest antipathy" |
| ~ bugbear, hobgoblin | an object of dread or apprehension.; "Germany was always a bugbear for France"; "A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds" |
| ~ execration | the object of cursing or detestation; that which is execrated. |
| ~ center of attention, centre of attention, center, centre | the object upon which interest and attention focuses.; "his stories made him the center of the party" |
| ~ hallucination | an object perceived during a hallucinatory episode.; "he refused to believe that the angel was a hallucination" |
| ~ infatuation | an object of extravagant short-lived passion. |
| ~ love, passion | any object of warm affection or devotion.; "the theater was her first love"; "he has a passion for cock fighting" |
| n. (cognition) | 5. object | (computing) a discrete item that provides a description of virtually anything known to a computer.; "in object-oriented programming, objects include data and define its status, its methods of operation and how it interacts with other objects" |
| ~ computer science, computing | the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures. |
| v. (communication) | 6. object | express or raise an objection or protest or criticism or express dissent.; "She never objected to the amount of work her boss charged her with"; "When asked to drive the truck, she objected that she did not have a driver's license" |
| ~ disapprove, reject | deem wrong or inappropriate.; "I disapprove of her child rearing methods" |
| ~ demur, except | take exception to.; "he demurred at my suggestion to work on Saturday" |
| ~ take exception, challenge | raise a formal objection in a court of law. |
| ~ carp, cavil, chicane | raise trivial objections. |
| ~ mind | be offended or bothered by; take offense with, be bothered by.; "I don't mind your behavior" |
| ~ remonstrate | argue in protest or opposition. |
| ~ make a stink, raise a stink, raise hell | take strong and forceful action, as to object or express discontent.; "She raised hell when she found out that she wold not be hired again" |
| v. (stative) | 7. object | be averse to or express disapproval of.; "My wife objects to modern furniture" |
| ~ be | have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun).; "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" |
| stuff | | |
| n. (substance) | 1. material, stuff | the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object.; "coal is a hard black material"; "wheat is the stuff they use to make bread" |
| ~ substance | the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists.; "DNA is the substance of our genes" |
| ~ ballast | any heavy material used to stabilize a ship or airship. |
| ~ bedding material, bedding, litter | material used to provide a bed for animals. |
| ~ rind | the natural outer covering of food (usually removed before eating). |
| ~ precursor | a substance from which another substance is formed (especially by a metabolic reaction). |
| ~ corpuscle, mote, particle, atom, molecule, speck | (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything. |
| ~ ammunition | any nuclear or chemical or biological material that can be used as a weapon of mass destruction. |
| ~ floc, floccule | a small loosely aggregated mass of flocculent material suspended in or precipitated from a liquid. |
| ~ hazmat | an abbreviation for `hazardous material' used on warning signs.; "NO HAZMATS IN TUNNEL" |
| ~ aggregate | material such as sand or gravel used with cement and water to make concrete, mortar, or plaster. |
| ~ raw material, staple | material suitable for manufacture or use or finishing. |
| ~ sorbate | a material that has been or is capable of being taken up by another substance by either absorption or adsorption. |
| ~ sorbent, sorbent material | a material that sorbs another substance; i.e. that has the capacity or tendency to take it up by either absorption or adsorption. |
| ~ diamagnet | a substance that exhibits diamagnetism. |
| ~ mineral | solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition. |
| ~ rock, stone | material consisting of the aggregate of minerals like those making up the Earth's crust.; "that mountain is solid rock"; "stone is abundant in New England and there are many quarries" |
| ~ adhesive, adhesive agent, adhesive material | a substance that unites or bonds surfaces together. |
| ~ sealing material | any substance used to seal joints or fill cracks in a porous surface. |
| ~ animal material | material derived from animals. |
| ~ fluff | any light downy material. |
| ~ bimetal | material made by bonding together sheets of two different metals. |
| ~ abradant, abrasive, abrasive material | a substance that abrades or wears down. |
| ~ chemical, chemical substance | material produced by or used in a reaction involving changes in atoms or molecules. |
| ~ composite material | strong lightweight material developed in the laboratory; fibers of more than one kind are bonded together chemically. |
| ~ conductor | a substance that readily conducts e.g. electricity and heat. |
| ~ dielectric, insulator, nonconductor | a material such as glass or porcelain with negligible electrical or thermal conductivity. |
| ~ contaminant, contamination | a substance that contaminates. |
| ~ particulate, particulate matter | a small discrete mass of solid or liquid matter that remains individually dispersed in gas or liquid emissions (usually considered to be an atmospheric pollutant). |
| ~ dust | free microscopic particles of solid material.; "astronomers say that the empty space between planets actually contains measurable amounts of dust" |
| ~ elastomer | any of various elastic materials that resemble rubber (resumes its original shape when a deforming force is removed). |
| ~ earth, ground | the loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface.; "they dug into the earth outside the church" |
| ~ emission, discharge | a substance that is emitted or released. |
| ~ detritus | loose material (stone fragments and silt etc) that is worn away from rocks. |
| ~ waste, waste material, waste matter, waste product | any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted.; "they collect the waste once a week"; "much of the waste material is carried off in the sewers" |
| ~ fiber, fibre | a slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being spun into yarn. |
| ~ filling, fill | any material that fills a space or container.; "there was not enough fill for the trench" |
| ~ foam | a lightweight material in cellular form; made by introducing gas bubbles during manufacture. |
| ~ homogenate | material that has been homogenized (especially tissue that has been ground and mixed).; "liver homogenate" |
| ~ humate | material that is high in humic acids. |
| ~ impregnation | material with which something is impregnated.; "the impregnation, whatever it was, had turned the rock blue" |
| ~ paper | a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses. |
| ~ packing, packing material, wadding | any material used especially to protect something. |
| ~ coloring material, colour, colouring material, color | any material used for its color.; "she used a different color for the trim" |
| ~ plant material, plant substance | material derived from plants. |
| ~ radioactive material | material that is radioactive. |
| ~ thickener, thickening | any material used to thicken.; "starch is used in cooking as a thickening" |
| ~ toner | a black or colored powder used in a printer to develop a xerographic image. |
| ~ translucent substance, transparent substance | a material having the property of admitting light diffusely; a partly transparent material. |
| ~ undercut | the material removed by a cut made underneath. |
| ~ builder, detergent builder | a substance added to soaps or detergents to increase their cleansing action. |
| ~ vernix, vernix caseosa | a white cheeselike protective material that covers the skin of a fetus. |
| ~ wad | a small mass of soft material.; "he used a wad of cotton to wipe the counter" |
| n. (artifact) | 2. stuff | miscellaneous unspecified objects.; "the trunk was full of stuff" |
| ~ object, physical object | a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow.; "it was full of rackets, balls and other objects" |
| ~ doodad, doohickey, doojigger, gismo, gizmo, gubbins, thingamabob, thingamajig, thingmabob, thingmajig, thingumabob, thingumajig, thingummy, whatchamacallit, whatchamacallum, whatsis, widget, gimmick | something unspecified whose name is either forgotten or not known.; "she eased the ball-shaped doodad back into its socket"; "there may be some great new gizmo around the corner that you will want to use" |
| ~ etcetera | additional unspecified odds and ends; more of the same.; "his report was full of etceteras" |
| ~ sundries | miscellaneous objects too numerous or too small to be specified. |
| n. (possession) | 3. clobber, stuff | informal terms for personal possessions.; "did you take all your clobber?" |
| ~ personal estate, personal property, personalty, private property | movable property (as distinguished from real estate). |
| n. (communication) | 4. hooey, poppycock, stuff, stuff and nonsense | senseless talk.; "don't give me that stuff" |
| ~ hokum, meaninglessness, nonsense, nonsensicality, bunk | a message that seems to convey no meaning. |
| ~ argot, jargon, lingo, patois, vernacular, slang, cant | a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves).; "they don't speak our lingo" |
| n. (attribute) | 5. stuff | unspecified qualities required to do or be something.; "the stuff of heros"; "you don't have the stuff to be a United States Marine" |
| ~ quality | an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone.; "the quality of mercy is not strained" |
| n. (communication) | 6. stuff | information in some unspecified form.; "it was stuff I had heard before"; "there's good stuff in that book" |
| ~ info, information | a message received and understood. |
| n. (cognition) | 7. stuff | a critically important or characteristic component.; "suspense is the very stuff of narrative" |
| ~ essence, heart and soul, inwardness, nitty-gritty, gist, pith, substance, kernel, meat, nub, core, sum, center, heart, marrow, centre | the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience.; "the gist of the prosecutor's argument"; "the heart and soul of the Republican Party"; "the nub of the story" |
| v. (contact) | 8. stuff | cram into a cavity.; "The child stuffed candy into his pockets" |
| ~ chock up, cram, jampack, wad, ram, jam | crowd or pack to capacity.; "the theater was jampacked" |
| ~ overstuff | stuff too much.; "The pillow was overstuffed" |
| ~ pad, fill out | line or stuff with soft material.; "pad a bra" |
| ~ cram | put something somewhere so that the space is completely filled.; "cram books into the suitcase" |
| v. (motion) | 9. shove, squeeze, stuff, thrust | press or force.; "Stuff money into an envelope"; "She thrust the letter into his hand" |
| ~ push, force | move with force,.; "He pushed the table into a corner" |
| v. (contact) | 10. block, choke up, lug, stuff | obstruct.; "My nose is all stuffed"; "Her arteries are blocked" |
| ~ clog, clog up, congest, choke off, foul, back up, choke | become or cause to become obstructed.; "The leaves clog our drains in the Fall"; "The water pipe is backed up" |
| v. (consumption) | 11. binge, englut, engorge, glut, gorge, gormandise, gormandize, gourmandize, ingurgitate, overeat, overgorge, overindulge, pig out, satiate, scarf out, stuff | overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself.; "She stuffed herself at the dinner"; "The kids binged on ice cream" |
| ~ eat | eat a meal; take a meal.; "We did not eat until 10 P.M. because there were so many phone calls"; "I didn't eat yet, so I gladly accept your invitation" |
| v. (change) | 12. stuff | treat with grease, fill, and prepare for mounting.; "stuff a bearskin" |
| ~ impregnate, saturate | infuse or fill completely.; "Impregnate the cloth with alcohol" |
| ~ tan | treat skins and hides with tannic acid so as to convert them into leather. |
| v. (change) | 13. stuff | fill tightly with a material.; "stuff a pillow with feathers" |
| ~ farce, stuff | fill with a stuffing while cooking.; "Have you stuffed the turkey yet?" |
| ~ cork | stuff with cork.; "The baseball player stuffed his bat with cork to make it lighter" |
| ~ fill, fill up, make full | make full, also in a metaphorical sense.; "fill a container"; "fill the child with pride" |
| v. (change) | 14. farce, stuff | fill with a stuffing while cooking.; "Have you stuffed the turkey yet?" |
| ~ 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" |
| ~ stuff | fill tightly with a material.; "stuff a pillow with feathers" |
| ~ fill, fill up, make full | make full, also in a metaphorical sense.; "fill a container"; "fill the child with pride" |
| thing | | |
| n. (state) | 1. thing | a special situation.; "this thing has got to end"; "it is a remarkable thing" |
| ~ situation, state of affairs | the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time.; "the present international situation is dangerous"; "wondered how such a state of affairs had come about"; "eternal truths will be neither true nor eternal unless they have fresh meaning for every new social situation" |
| n. (act) | 2. thing | an action.; "how could you do such a thing?" |
| ~ action | something done (usually as opposed to something said).; "there were stories of murders and other unnatural actions" |
| n. (cognition) | 3. thing | a special abstraction.; "a thing of the spirit"; "things of the heart" |
| ~ abstract, abstraction | a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance.; "he loved her only in the abstract--not in person" |
| n. (artifact) | 4. thing | an artifact.; "how does this thing work?" |
| ~ artefact, artifact | a man-made object taken as a whole. |
| ~ flagship | the chief one of a related group.; "it is their flagship newspaper" |
| ~ pill | something that resembles a tablet of medicine in shape or size. |
| ~ snorter | something that is extraordinary or remarkable or prominent.; "a snorter of a sermon"; "the storm wasn't long but it was a snorter" |
| ~ standby | something that can be relied on when needed. |
| ~ variation | an artifact that deviates from a norm or standard.; "he patented a variation on the sandal" |
| ~ wobbler | something that wobbles. |
| n. (event) | 5. thing | an event.; "a funny thing happened on the way to the..." |
| ~ happening, natural event, occurrence, occurrent | an event that happens. |
| ~ feast | something experienced with great delight.; "a feast for the eyes" |
| n. (communication) | 6. thing | a statement regarded as an object.; "to say the same thing in other terms"; "how can you say such a thing?" |
| ~ statement | a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc.; "according to his statement he was in London on that day" |
| n. (artifact) | 7. thing | an entity that is not named specifically.; "I couldn't tell what the thing was" |
| ~ entity | that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving). |
| ~ change | a thing that is different.; "he inspected several changes before selecting one" |
| ~ freshener | anything that freshens. |
| ~ horror | something that inspires dislike; something horrible.; "the painting that others found so beautiful was a horror to him" |
| ~ crackerjack, jimdandy, jimhickey | something excellent of its kind.; "the bike was a jimdandy" |
| ~ pacifier | anything that serves to pacify. |
| ~ security blanket | anything that an adult person uses to reduce anxiety. |
| ~ stinker | anything that gives off an offensive odor (especially a cheap cigar). |
| ~ whacker, whopper | something especially big or impressive of its kind. |
| n. (attribute) | 8. thing | any attribute or quality considered as having its own existence.; "the thing I like about her is ..." |
| ~ attribute | an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of an entity. |
| n. (cognition) | 9. thing | a special objective.; "the thing is to stay in bounds" |
| ~ objective, aim, object, target | the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable).; "the sole object of her trip was to see her children" |
| n. (feeling) | 10. thing | a persistent illogical feeling of desire or aversion.; "he has a thing about seafood"; "she has a thing about him" |
| ~ feeling | the experiencing of affective and emotional states.; "she had a feeling of euphoria"; "he had terrible feelings of guilt"; "I disliked him and the feeling was mutual" |
| n. (tops) | 11. thing | a separate and self-contained entity. |
| ~ physical entity | an entity that has physical existence. |
| ~ depicted object, subject, content | something (a person or object or scene) selected by an artist or photographer for graphic representation.; "a moving picture of a train is more dramatic than a still picture of the same subject" |
| ~ body of water, water | the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean).; "they invaded our territorial waters"; "they were sitting by the water's edge" |
| ~ inessential, nonessential | anything that is not essential.; "they discarded all their inessentials" |
| ~ essential, necessary, requisite, necessity, requirement | anything indispensable.; "food and shelter are necessities of life"; "the essentials of the good life"; "allow farmers to buy their requirements under favorable conditions"; "a place where the requisites of water fuel and fodder can be obtained" |
| ~ part, piece | a portion of a natural object.; "they analyzed the river into three parts"; "he needed a piece of granite" |
| ~ reservoir, source | anything (a person or animal or plant or substance) in which an infectious agent normally lives and multiplies.; "an infectious agent depends on a reservoir for its survival" |
| ~ building block, unit | a single undivided natural thing occurring in the composition of something else.; "units of nucleic acids" |
| ~ variable | something that is likely to vary; something that is subject to variation.; "the weather is one variable to be considered" |
| lay | | |
| n. (communication) | 1. ballad, lay | a narrative song with a recurrent refrain. |
| ~ song, vocal | a short musical composition with words.; "a successful musical must have at least three good songs" |
| ~ minstrelsy | ballads sung by minstrels. |
| n. (communication) | 2. ballad, lay | a narrative poem of popular origin. |
| ~ poem, verse form | a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines. |
| ~ edda | either of two distinct works in Old Icelandic dating from the late 13th century and consisting of 34 mythological and heroic ballads composed between 800 and 1200; the primary source for Scandinavian mythology. |
| v. (contact) | 3. lay, place, pose, position, put, set | put into a certain place or abstract location.; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point" |
| ~ put in, inclose, insert, stick in, introduce, enclose | introduce.; "Insert your ticket here" |
| ~ docket | place on the docket for legal action.; "Only 5 of the 120 cases docketed were tried" |
| ~ cock | set the trigger of a firearm back for firing. |
| ~ postpose | place after another constituent in the sentence.; "Japanese postposes the adpositions, whereas English preposes them" |
| ~ prepose | place before another constituent in the sentence.; "English preposes the adpositions; Japanese postposes them" |
| ~ step | place (a ship's mast) in its step. |
| ~ put back, replace | put something back where it belongs.; "replace the book on the shelf after you have finished reading it"; "please put the clean dishes back in the cabinet when you have washed them" |
| ~ stratify | form, arrange, or deposit in layers.; "The fish are stratified in barrels"; "The rock was stratified by the force of the water"; "A statistician stratifies the list of names according to the addresses" |
| ~ plant | place something or someone in a certain position in order to secretly observe or deceive.; "Plant a spy in Moscow"; "plant bugs in the dissident's apartment" |
| ~ intersperse | place at intervals in or among.; "intersperse exclamation marks in the text" |
| ~ snuggle, nestle | position comfortably.; "The baby nestled her head in her mother's elbow" |
| ~ pile | place or lay as if in a pile.; "The teacher piled work on the students until the parents protested" |
| ~ arrange, set up | put into a proper or systematic order.; "arrange the books on the shelves in chronological order" |
| ~ superimpose, lay over, superpose | place on top of.; "can you superimpose the two images?" |
| ~ superpose | place (one geometric figure) upon another so that their perimeters coincide. |
| ~ park | place temporarily.; "park the car in the yard"; "park the children with the in-laws"; "park your bag in this locker" |
| ~ ensconce, settle | fix firmly.; "He ensconced himself in the chair" |
| ~ dispose | place or put in a particular order.; "the dots are unevenly disposed" |
| ~ emplace | put into place or position.; "the box with the ancestors' ashes was emplaced on the top shelf of the house altar" |
| ~ emplace | provide a new emplacement for guns. |
| ~ ship | place on board a ship.; "ship the cargo in the hold of the vessel" |
| ~ underlay | put (something) under or beneath.; "They underlaid the shingles with roofing paper" |
| ~ trench | set, plant, or bury in a trench.; "trench the fallen soldiers"; "trench the vegetables" |
| ~ pigeonhole | place into a small compartment. |
| ~ shelve | place on a shelf.; "shelve books" |
| ~ jar | place in a cylindrical vessel.; "jar the jam" |
| ~ repose | to put something (eg trust) in something.; "The nation reposed its confidence in the King" |
| ~ sign | place signs, as along a road.; "sign an intersection"; "This road has been signed" |
| ~ middle | put in the middle. |
| ~ parallelize | place parallel to one another. |
| ~ butt | place end to end without overlapping.; "The frames must be butted at the joints" |
| ~ recess | put into a recess.; "recess lights" |
| ~ reposition | place into another position. |
| ~ throw, thrust | place or put with great energy.; "She threw the blanket around the child"; "thrust the money in the hands of the beggar" |
| ~ tee, tee up | place on a tee.; "tee golf balls" |
| ~ rack up | place in a rack.; "rack pool balls" |
| ~ coffin | place into a coffin.; "her body was coffined" |
| ~ bed | put to bed.; "The children were bedded at ten o'clock" |
| ~ appose | place side by side or in close proximity. |
| ~ place down, put down, set down | cause to sit or seat or be in a settled position or place.; "set down your bags here" |
| ~ sow, seed | place (seeds) in or on the ground for future growth.; "She sowed sunflower seeds" |
| ~ misplace | place or position wrongly; put in the wrong position.; "misplaced modifiers" |
| ~ juxtapose | place side by side.; "The fauvists juxtaposed strong colors" |
| ~ set down | put or settle into a position.; "The hotel was set down at the bottom of the valley" |
| ~ bottle | put into bottles.; "bottle the mineral water" |
| ~ bucket | put into a bucket. |
| ~ barrel | put in barrels. |
| ~ ground | place or put on the ground. |
| ~ pillow, rest | rest on or as if on a pillow.; "pillow your head" |
| ~ mislay, misplace, lose | place (something) where one cannot find it again.; "I misplaced my eyeglasses" |
| ~ upend | set, turn, or stand on end.; "upend the box and empty the contents" |
| ~ seat, sit down, sit | show to a seat; assign a seat for.; "The host seated me next to Mrs. Smith" |
| ~ seat | place in or on a seat.; "the mother seated the toddler on the high chair" |
| ~ lay, put down, repose | put in a horizontal position.; "lay the books on the table"; "lay the patient carefully onto the bed" |
| ~ place upright, stand up, stand | put into an upright position.; "Can you stand the bookshelf up?" |
| ~ recline | cause to recline.; "She reclined her head on the pillow" |
| ~ plant, set | put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground.; "Let's plant flowers in the garden" |
| ~ instal, install, put in, set up | set up for use.; "install the washer and dryer"; "We put in a new sink" |
| ~ posit, situate, deposit, fix | put (something somewhere) firmly.; "She posited her hand on his shoulder"; "deposit the suitcase on the bench"; "fix your eyes on this spot" |
| ~ ladle | put (a liquid) into a container by means of a ladle.; "ladle soup into the bowl" |
| ~ poise | cause to be balanced or suspended. |
| ~ lean | cause to lean or incline.; "He leaned his rifle against the wall" |
| ~ clap | put quickly or forcibly.; "The judge clapped him in jail" |
| ~ rest | put something in a resting position, as for support or steadying.; "Rest your head on my shoulder" |
| ~ perch | cause to perch or sit.; "She perched her hat on her head" |
| ~ load | put (something) on a structure or conveyance.; "load the bags onto the trucks" |
| ~ cram | put something somewhere so that the space is completely filled.; "cram books into the suitcase" |
| ~ set | put into a position that will restore a normal state.; "set a broken bone" |
| ~ siphon | move a liquid from one container into another by means of a siphon or a siphoning action.; "siphon gas into the tank" |
| ~ seat | place or attach firmly in or on a base.; "seat the camera on the tripod" |
| ~ 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" |
| ~ position | cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation. |
| ~ glycerolise, glycerolize | place in glycerol. |
| ~ space | place at intervals.; "Space the interviews so that you have some time between the different candidates" |
| ~ marshal | place in proper rank.; "marshal the troops" |
| ~ settle, settle down | settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground.; "dust settled on the roofs" |
| ~ throw | to put into a state or activity hastily, suddenly, or carelessly.; "Jane threw dinner together"; "throw the car into reverse" |
| ~ imbricate | place so as to overlap.; "imbricate the roof tiles" |
| v. (contact) | 4. lay, put down, repose | put in a horizontal position.; "lay the books on the table"; "lay the patient carefully onto the bed" |
| ~ lay, place, put, set, position, pose | put into a certain place or abstract location.; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point" |
| ~ rail | lay with rails.; "hundreds of miles were railed out here" |
| ~ lay | lay eggs.; "This hen doesn't lay" |
| ~ blow | lay eggs.; "certain insects are said to blow" |
| ~ lie | be lying, be prostrate; be in a horizontal position.; "The sick man lay in bed all day"; "the books are lying on the shelf" |
| ~ entomb, inhume, inter, lay to rest, bury | place in a grave or tomb.; "Stalin was buried behind the Kremlin wall on Red Square"; "The pharaohs were entombed in the pyramids"; "My grandfather was laid to rest last Sunday" |
| ~ rebury | bury again.; "After the king's body had been exhumed and tested to traces of poison, it was reburied in the same spot" |
| v. (creation) | 5. lay | prepare or position for action or operation.; "lay a fire"; "lay the foundation for a new health care plan" |
| ~ machinate, devise, prepare, organise, organize, get up | arrange by systematic planning and united effort.; "machinate a plot"; "organize a strike"; "devise a plan to take over the director's office" |
| v. (contact) | 6. lay | lay eggs.; "This hen doesn't lay" |
| ~ spawn | lay spawn.; "The salmon swims upstream to spawn" |
| ~ lay, put down, repose | put in a horizontal position.; "lay the books on the table"; "lay the patient carefully onto the bed" |
| v. (possession) | 7. lay | impose as a duty, burden, or punishment.; "lay a responsibility on someone" |
| ~ levy, impose | impose and collect.; "levy a fine" |
| adj. | 8. laic, lay, secular | characteristic of those who are not members of the clergy.; "set his collar in laic rather than clerical position"; "the lay ministry" |
| ~ profane, secular | not concerned with or devoted to religion.; "sacred and profane music"; "secular drama"; "secular architecture"; "children being brought up in an entirely profane environment" |
| adj. | 9. lay | not of or from a profession.; "a lay opinion as to the cause of the disease" |
| ~ nonprofessional | not professional; not engaged in a profession or engaging in as a profession or for gain.; "the nonprofessional wives of his male colleagues"; "nonprofessional actors" |
| put | | |
| n. (act) | 1. put, put option | the option to sell a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date. |
| ~ straddle, span | the act of sitting or standing astride. |
| ~ option | the right to buy or sell property at an agreed price; the right is purchased and if it is not exercised by a stated date the money is forfeited. |
| v. (contact) | 2. put | cause to be in a certain state; cause to be in a certain relation.; "That song put me in awful good humor"; "put your ideas in writing" |
| ~ 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" |
| ~ put to sleep | help someone go to bed.; "Mother put the baby to sleep" |
| v. (communication) | 3. cast, couch, frame, put, redact | formulate in a particular style or language.; "I wouldn't put it that way"; "She cast her request in very polite language" |
| ~ give voice, phrase, word, articulate, formulate | put into words or an expression.; "He formulated his concerns to the board of trustees" |
| v. (consumption) | 4. assign, put | attribute or give.; "She put too much emphasis on her the last statement"; "He put all his efforts into this job"; "The teacher put an interesting twist to the interpretation of the story" |
| ~ apply, employ, use, utilise, utilize | put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose.; "use your head!"; "we only use Spanish at home"; "I can't use this tool"; "Apply a magnetic field here"; "This thinking was applied to many projects"; "How do you utilize this tool?"; "I apply this rule to get good results"; "use the plastic bags to store the food"; "He doesn't know how to use a computer" |
| ~ repose | put or confide something in a person or thing.; "These philosophers reposed the law in the people" |
| v. (possession) | 5. commit, invest, place, put | make an investment.; "Put money into bonds" |
| ~ fund | invest money in government securities. |
| ~ expend, spend, drop | pay out.; "spend money" |
| ~ roll over | re-invest (a previous investment) into a similar fund or security.; "She rolled over her IRA" |
| ~ shelter | invest (money) so that it is not taxable. |
| ~ tie up | invest so as to make unavailable for other purposes.; "All my money is tied up in long-term investments" |
| ~ job, speculate | invest at a risk.; "I bought this house not because I want to live in it but to sell it later at a good price, so I am speculating" |
| ~ buy into | buy stocks or shares of a company. |
| v. (cognition) | 6. place, put, set | estimate.; "We put the time of arrival at 8 P.M." |
| ~ estimate, gauge, approximate, guess, judge | judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time).; "I estimate this chicken to weigh three pounds" |
| v. (perception) | 7. put | cause (someone) to undergo something.; "He put her to the torture" |
| ~ subject | cause to experience or suffer or make liable or vulnerable to.; "He subjected me to his awful poetry"; "The sergeant subjected the new recruits to many drills"; "People in Chernobyl were subjected to radiation" |
| v. (creation) | 8. put | adapt.; "put these words to music" |
| ~ music | an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner. |
| ~ arrange, set | adapt for performance in a different way.; "set this poem to music" |
| v. (cognition) | 9. arrange, order, put, set up | arrange thoughts, ideas, temporal events.; "arrange my schedule"; "set up one's life"; "I put these memories with those of bygone times" |
| ~ contemporise, contemporize, synchronise, synchronize | arrange or represent events so that they co-occur.; "synchronize biblical events" |
| ~ phrase | divide, combine, or mark into phrases.; "phrase a musical passage" |
| ~ organize, organise | cause to be structured or ordered or operating according to some principle or idea. |
| set | | |
| n. (group) | 1. set | a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used.; "a set of books"; "a set of golf clubs"; "a set of teeth" |
| ~ teeth, dentition | the kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal. |
| ~ volume | a publication that is one of a set of several similar publications.; "the third volume was missing"; "he asked for the 1989 volume of the Annual Review" |
| ~ aggregation, collection, accumulation, assemblage | several things grouped together or considered as a whole. |
| ~ singleton | a set containing a single member. |
| ~ pair, brace | a set of two similar things considered as a unit. |
| ~ triad, triple, triplet, trio | a set of three similar things considered as a unit. |
| ~ quadruple, quartette, quadruplet, quartet | a set of four similar things considered as a unit. |
| ~ quintuple, quintette, quintuplet, quintet | a set of five similar things considered as a unit. |
| ~ sextette, sestet, sextet | a set of six similar things considered as a unit. |
| ~ septette, septet | a set of seven similar things considered as a unit. |
| ~ octette, octet | a set of eight similar things considered as a unit. |
| ~ chess set | checkerboard and a set of 32 pieces used to play chess. |
| ~ manicure set | a set of implements used to manicure. |
| ~ join, sum, union | a set containing all and only the members of two or more given sets.; "let C be the union of the sets A and B" |
| ~ cartesian product, intersection, product | the set of elements common to two or more sets.; "the set of red hats is the intersection of the set of hats and the set of red things" |
| ~ field | all the competitors in a particular contest or sporting event. |
| ~ field | all of the horses in a particular horse race. |
| ~ field | (computer science) a set of one or more adjacent characters comprising a unit of information. |
| ~ bracket | a category falling within certain defined limits. |
| ~ conjugation | the complete set of inflected forms of a verb. |
| ~ suite | a matching set of furniture. |
| ~ choir, consort | a family of similar musical instrument playing together. |
| ~ core, core group, nucleus | a small group of indispensable persons or things.; "five periodicals make up the core of their publishing program" |
| ~ portfolio | a set of pieces of creative work collected to be shown to potential customers or employers.; "the artist had put together a portfolio of his work"; "every actor has a portfolio of photographs" |
| ~ score | a set of twenty members.; "a score were sent out but only one returned" |
| ~ threescore | a set with 3 times 20 members. |
| ~ synset | a set of one or more synonyms. |
| n. (group) | 2. set | (mathematics) an abstract collection of numbers or symbols.; "the set of prime numbers is infinite" |
| ~ abstract entity, abstraction | a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples. |
| ~ math, mathematics, maths | a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement. |
| ~ interval | a set containing all points (or all real numbers) between two given endpoints. |
| ~ mathematical group, group | a set that is closed, associative, has an identity element and every element has an inverse. |
| ~ domain of a function, domain | (mathematics) the set of values of the independent variable for which a function is defined. |
| ~ range of a function, image, range | (mathematics) the set of values of the dependent variable for which a function is defined.; "the image of f(x) = x^2 is the set of all non-negative real numbers if the domain of the function is the set of all real numbers" |
| ~ universal set | (mathematics) the set that contains all the elements or objects involved in the problem under consideration.; "all other sets are subsets of the universal set" |
| ~ locus | the set of all points or lines that satisfy or are determined by specific conditions.; "the locus of points equidistant from a given point is a circle" |
| ~ subset | a set whose members are members of another set; a set contained within another set. |
| ~ null set | a set that is empty; a set with no members. |
| ~ mandelbrot set | a set of complex numbers that has a highly convoluted fractal boundary when plotted; the set of all points in the complex plane that are bounded under a certain mathematical iteration. |
| ~ mathematical space, topological space | (mathematics) any set of points that satisfy a set of postulates of some kind.; "assume that the topological space is finite dimensional" |
| ~ field | (mathematics) a set of elements such that addition and multiplication are commutative and associative and multiplication is distributive over addition and there are two elements 0 and 1.; "the set of all rational numbers is a field" |
| ~ solution, root | the set of values that give a true statement when substituted into an equation. |
| ~ diagonal | (mathematics) a set of entries in a square matrix running diagonally either from the upper left to lower right entry or running from the upper right to lower left entry. |
| ~ intersection | a point or set of points common to two or more geometric configurations. |
| n. (act) | 3. exercise set, set | several exercises intended to be done in series.; "he did four sets of the incline bench press" |
| ~ exercise, exercising, physical exercise, physical exertion, workout | the activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit.; "the doctor recommended regular exercise"; "he did some exercising"; "the physical exertion required by his work kept him fit" |
| n. (artifact) | 4. set, stage set | representation consisting of the scenery and other properties used to identify the location of a dramatic production.; "the sets were meticulously authentic" |
| ~ mise en scene, stage setting, setting | arrangement of scenery and properties to represent the place where a play or movie is enacted. |
| ~ representation | a creation that is a visual or tangible rendering of someone or something. |
| ~ scenery, scene | the painted structures of a stage set that are intended to suggest a particular locale.; "they worked all night painting the scenery" |
| ~ set decoration | a decoration used as part of the set of a theatrical or movie production. |
| n. (group) | 5. band, circle, lot, set | an unofficial association of people or groups.; "the smart set goes there"; "they were an angry lot" |
| ~ social group | people sharing some social relation. |
| ~ car pool | a small group of car drivers who arrange to take turns driving while the others are passengers. |
| ~ clique, coterie, ingroup, inner circle, camp, pack | an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose. |
| ~ cohort | a band of warriors (originally a unit of a Roman Legion). |
| ~ confederacy, conspiracy | a group of conspirators banded together to achieve some harmful or illegal purpose. |
| ~ four hundred | the exclusive social set of a city. |
| ~ horsey set, horsy set | a set of people sharing a devotion to horses and horseback riding and horse racing. |
| ~ jet set | a set of rich and fashionable people who travel widely for pleasure. |
| ~ party, company | a band of people associated temporarily in some activity.; "they organized a party to search for food"; "the company of cooks walked into the kitchen" |
| n. (cognition) | 6. bent, set | a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way.; "the set of his mind was obvious" |
| ~ inclination, tendency, disposition | an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others.; "he had an inclination to give up too easily"; "a tendency to be too strict" |
| n. (act) | 7. set | the act of putting something in position.; "he gave a final set to his hat" |
| ~ locating, positioning, emplacement, location, placement, position | the act of putting something in a certain place. |
| n. (time) | 8. set | a unit of play in tennis or squash.; "they played two sets of tennis after dinner" |
| ~ game | (tennis) a division of play during which one player serves. |
| ~ period of play, playing period, play | (in games or plays or other performances) the time during which play proceeds.; "rain stopped play in the 4th inning" |
| n. (process) | 9. curing, hardening, set, solidification, solidifying | the process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying or crystallization.; "the hardening of concrete"; "he tested the set of the glue" |
| ~ congealment, congelation | the process of congealing; solidification by (or as if by) freezing. |
| ~ natural action, natural process, action, activity | a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings).; "the action of natural forces"; "volcanic activity" |
| ~ plastination | a process involving fixation and dehydration and forced impregnation and hardening of biological tissues; water and lipids are replaced by curable polymers (silicone or epoxy or polyester) that are subsequently hardened.; "the plastination of specimens is valuable for research and teaching" |
| n. (person) | 10. set, seth | evil Egyptian god with the head of a beast that has high square ears and a long snout; brother and murderer of Osiris. |
| ~ egyptian deity | a deity worshipped by the ancient Egyptians. |
| n. (event) | 11. set | the descent of a heavenly body below the horizon.; "before the set of sun" |
| ~ descent | a movement downward. |
| n. (cognition) | 12. readiness, set | (psychology) being temporarily ready to respond in a particular way.; "the subjects' set led them to solve problems the familiar way and to overlook the simpler solution"; "his instructions deliberately gave them the wrong set" |
| ~ cognitive state, state of mind | the state of a person's cognitive processes. |
| ~ psychological science, psychology | the science of mental life. |
| n. (artifact) | 13. set | any electronic equipment that receives or transmits radio or tv signals.; "the early sets ran on storage batteries" |
| ~ communication equipment, communication system | facility consisting of the physical plants and equipment for disseminating information. |
| ~ electronic equipment | equipment that involves the controlled conduction of electrons (especially in a gas or vacuum or semiconductor). |
| ~ receiver, receiving system | set that receives radio or tv signals. |
| ~ sender, transmitter | set used to broadcast radio or tv signals. |
| v. (cognition) | 14. determine, set | fix conclusively or authoritatively.; "set the rules" |
| ~ identify, place | recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something.; "She identified the man on the 'wanted' poster" |
| ~ date | assign a date to; determine the (probable) date of.; "Scientists often cannot date precisely archeological or prehistorical findings" |
| ~ value | fix or determine the value of; assign a value to.; "value the jewelry and art work in the estate" |
| ~ filiate | fix the paternity of.; "The court filiated the child born out of wedlock" |
| ~ format | determine the arrangement of (data) for storage and display (in computer science). |
| ~ charge | set or ask for a certain price.; "How much do you charge for lunch?"; "This fellow charges $100 for a massage" |
| ~ initialise, initialize | assign an initial value to a computer program. |
| ~ tax, assess | set or determine the amount of (a payment such as a fine). |
| ~ price | determine the price of.; "The grocer priced his wares high" |
| v. (communication) | 15. define, determine, fix, limit, set, specify | decide upon or fix definitely.; "fix the variables"; "specify the parameters" |
| ~ quantify | use as a quantifier. |
| ~ choose, pick out, select, take | pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives.; "Take any one of these cards"; "Choose a good husband for your daughter"; "She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her" |
| ~ name | mention and identify by name.; "name your accomplices!" |
| ~ reset | set anew.; "They re-set the date on the clock" |
| ~ define | give a definition for the meaning of a word.; "Define `sadness'" |
| v. (communication) | 16. mark, set | establish as the highest level or best performance.; "set a record" |
| ~ lay down, establish, make | institute, enact, or establish.; "make laws" |
| v. (change) | 17. set | put into a certain state; cause to be in a certain state.; "set the house afire" |
| ~ 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" |
| ~ pitch | set to a certain pitch.; "He pitched his voice very low" |
| ~ keynote | set the keynote of.; "Comfort keynotes this designer's Fall collection" |
| v. (contact) | 18. set | fix in a border.; "The goldsmith set the diamond" |
| ~ arrange, set up | put into a proper or systematic order.; "arrange the books on the shelves in chronological order" |
| v. (change) | 19. fix, gear up, prepare, ready, set, set up | make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc.; "Get the children ready for school!"; "prepare for war"; "I was fixing to leave town after I paid the hotel bill" |
| ~ 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" |
| ~ socialise, socialize | prepare for social life.; "Children have to be socialized in school" |
| ~ provide | take measures in preparation for.; "provide for the proper care of the passengers on the cruise ship" |
| ~ cram | prepare (students) hastily for an impending exam. |
| ~ precondition | put into the required condition beforehand. |
| ~ fix | kill, preserve, and harden (tissue) in order to prepare for microscopic study. |
| ~ mount | fix onto a backing, setting, or support.; "mount slides for macroscopic analysis" |
| ~ lay out, set up, set | get ready for a particular purpose or event.; "set up an experiment"; "set the table"; "lay out the tools for the surgery" |
| ~ winterise, winterize | prepare for winter.; "winterize cars"; "winterize your houses" |
| ~ summerise, summerize | prepare for summer.; "summerize your car"; "summerize a house" |
| ~ prime | insert a primer into (a gun, mine, or charge) preparatory to detonation or firing.; "prime a cannon"; "prime a mine" |
| ~ crop, cultivate, work | prepare for crops.; "Work the soil"; "cultivate the land" |
| ~ brace, poise | prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult. |
| v. (change) | 20. set | set to a certain position or cause to operate correctly.; "set clocks or instruments" |
| ~ adjust, correct, set | alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard.; "Adjust the clock, please"; "correct the alignment of the front wheels" |
| ~ reset | set to zero.; "reset instruments and dials" |
| ~ set ahead, advance | move forward.; "we have to advance clocks and watches when we travel eastward" |
| v. (creation) | 21. localise, localize, place, set | locate.; "The film is set in Africa" |
| ~ stage, present, represent | perform (a play), especially on a stage.; "we are going to stage `Othello'" |
| v. (motion) | 22. go down, go under, set | disappear beyond the horizon.; "the sun sets early these days" |
| ~ astronomy, uranology | the branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole. |
| ~ come down, descend, go down, fall | move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way.; "The temperature is going down"; "The barometer is falling"; "The curtain fell on the diva"; "Her hand went up and then fell again" |
| v. (creation) | 23. arrange, set | adapt for performance in a different way.; "set this poem to music" |
| ~ music | an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner. |
| ~ prearrange | arrange beforehand. |
| ~ compose, write | write music.; "Beethoven composed nine symphonies" |
| ~ put | adapt.; "put these words to music" |
| ~ transpose | put (a piece of music) into another key. |
| ~ tabularise, tabularize, tabulate, table | arrange or enter in tabular form. |
| v. (contact) | 24. plant, set | put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground.; "Let's plant flowers in the garden" |
| ~ lay, place, put, set, position, pose | put into a certain place or abstract location.; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point" |
| ~ root | plant by the roots. |
| ~ puddle | dip into mud before planting.; "puddle young plants" |
| ~ checkrow | plant in checkrows. |
| ~ bed | place (plants) in a prepared bed of soil. |
| ~ dibble | plant with a wooden hand tool.; "dibble Spring bulbs" |
| ~ afforest, forest | establish a forest on previously unforested land.; "afforest the mountains" |
| ~ replant | plant again or anew.; "They replanted the land"; "He replanted the seedlings" |
| ~ tree | plant with trees.; "this lot should be treed so that the house will be shaded in summer" |
| v. (creation) | 25. set | apply or start.; "set fire to a building" |
| ~ initiate, originate, start | bring into being.; "He initiated a new program"; "Start a foundation" |
| v. (change) | 26. congeal, jell, set | become gelatinous.; "the liquid jelled after we added the enzyme" |
| ~ solidify | become solid.; "The metal solidified when it cooled" |
| v. (creation) | 27. set, typeset | set in type.; "My book will be typeset nicely"; "set these words in italics" |
| ~ print, impress | reproduce by printing. |
| v. (contact) | 28. set | put into a position that will restore a normal state.; "set a broken bone" |
| ~ lay, place, put, set, position, pose | put into a certain place or abstract location.; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point" |
| v. (contact) | 29. countersink, set | insert (a nail or screw below the surface, as into a countersink). |
| ~ bury, sink | embed deeply.; "She sank her fingers into the soft sand"; "He buried his head in her lap" |
| v. (contact) | 30. set | give a fine, sharp edge to a knife or razor. |
| ~ hone | sharpen with a hone.; "hone a knife" |
| v. (competition) | 31. set, sic | urge to attack someone.; "The owner sicked his dogs on the intruders"; "the shaman sics sorcerers on the evil spirits" |
| ~ assail, assault, set on, attack | attack someone physically or emotionally.; "The mugger assaulted the woman"; "Nightmares assailed him regularly" |
| v. (change) | 32. rig, set, set up | equip with sails or masts.; "rig a ship" |
| ~ equip, fit out, outfit, fit | provide with (something) usually for a specific purpose.; "The expedition was equipped with proper clothing, food, and other necessities" |
| v. (change) | 33. lay out, set, set up | get ready for a particular purpose or event.; "set up an experiment"; "set the table"; "lay out the tools for the surgery" |
| ~ gear up, prepare, ready, set, fix, set up | make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc.; "Get the children ready for school!"; "prepare for war"; "I was fixing to leave town after I paid the hotel bill" |
| v. (change) | 34. adjust, correct, set | alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard.; "Adjust the clock, please"; "correct the alignment of the front wheels" |
| ~ 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" |
| ~ proportion | adjust in size relative to other things. |
| ~ modulate | adjust the pitch, tone, or volume of. |
| ~ temper | adjust the pitch (of pianos). |
| ~ tune, tune up | adjust the pitches of (musical instruments).; "My piano needs to be tuned" |
| ~ calibrate, fine-tune, graduate | make fine adjustments or divide into marked intervals for optimal measuring.; "calibrate an instrument"; "graduate a cylinder" |
| ~ tune, tune up | adjust for (better) functioning.; "tune the engine" |
| ~ time | adjust so that a force is applied and an action occurs at the desired time.; "The good player times his swing so as to hit the ball squarely" |
| ~ trim | adjust (sails on a ship) so that the wind is optimally used. |
| ~ zero, zero in | adjust (as by firing under test conditions) the zero of (a gun).; "He zeroed in his rifle at 200 yards" |
| ~ zero | adjust (an instrument or device) to zero value. |
| ~ readjust, reset | adjust again after an initial failure. |
| ~ attune | adjust or accustom to; bring into harmony with. |
| ~ time | regulate or set the time of.; "time the clock" |
| ~ set | set to a certain position or cause to operate correctly.; "set clocks or instruments" |
| ~ regulate, modulate | fix or adjust the time, amount, degree, or rate of.; "regulate the temperature"; "modulate the pitch" |
| ~ focalise, focalize, sharpen, focus | put (an image) into focus.; "Please focus the image; we cannot enjoy the movie" |
| ~ sync, synchronize, synchronise | make synchronous and adjust in time or manner.; "Let's synchronize our efforts" |
| ~ pressurise, pressurize | increase the pressure in or of.; "The captain will pressurize the cabin for the passengers' comfort" |
| ~ depressurise, depressurize, decompress | decrease the pressure of.; "depressurize the cabin in the air plane" |
| ~ match, fit | make correspond or harmonize.; "Match my sweater" |
| ~ plumb | adjust with a plumb line so as to make vertical. |
| ~ ordinate, align, coordinate | bring (components or parts) into proper or desirable coordination correlation.; "align the wheels of my car"; "ordinate similar parts" |
| ~ reconcile, harmonise, harmonize | bring into consonance or accord.; "harmonize one's goals with one's abilities" |
| ~ linearise, linearize | make linear or get into a linear form.; "a catalyst linearizes polyethylene" |
| ~ justify | adjust the spaces between words.; "justify the margins" |
| ~ citify | accustom to urban ways.; "Immigration will citify the country?" |
| v. (body) | 35. fructify, set | bear fruit.; "the apple trees fructify" |
| ~ procreate, reproduce, multiply | have offspring or produce more individuals of a given animal or plant.; "The Bible tells people to procreate" |
| v. (body) | 36. arrange, coif, coiffe, coiffure, do, dress, set | arrange attractively.; "dress my hair for the wedding" |
| ~ bob | cut hair in the style of a bob.; "Bernice bobs her hair these days!" |
| ~ wave | set waves in.; "she asked the hairdresser to wave her hair" |
| ~ neaten, groom | care for one's external appearance.; "He is always well-groomed" |
| ~ groom, curry, dress | give a neat appearance to.; "groom the dogs"; "dress the horses" |
| adj. | 37. fit, primed, set | (usually followed by `to' or `for') on the point of or strongly disposed.; "in no fit state to continue"; "fit to drop"; "laughing fit to burst"; "she was fit to scream"; "primed for a fight"; "we are set to go at any time" |
| ~ ready | completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress.; "get ready"; "she is ready to resign"; "the bridge is ready to collapse"; "I am ready to work"; "ready for action"; "ready for use"; "the soup will be ready in a minute"; "ready to learn to read" |
| adj. | 38. fixed, rigid, set | fixed and unmoving.; "with eyes set in a fixed glassy stare"; "his bearded face already has a set hollow look"; "a face rigid with pain" |
| ~ nonmoving, unmoving | not in motion. |
| adj. | 39. located, placed, set, situated | situated in a particular spot or position.; "valuable centrally located urban land"; "strategically placed artillery"; "a house set on a hilltop"; "nicely situated on a quiet riverbank" |
| ~ settled | established in a desired position or place; not moving about.; "nomads...absorbed among the settled people"; "settled areas"; "I don't feel entirely settled here"; "the advent of settled civilization" |
| adj. | 40. laid, set | set down according to a plan:.; "a carefully laid table with places set for four people"; "stones laid in a pattern" |
| ~ arranged, ordered | disposed or placed in a particular kind of order.; "the carefully arranged chessmen"; "haphazardly arranged interlobular septa"; "comfortable chairs arranged around the fireplace" |
| adj. | 41. set | being below the horizon.; "the moon is set" |
| ~ down | being or moving lower in position or less in some value.; "lay face down"; "the moon is down"; "our team is down by a run"; "down by a pawn"; "the stock market is down today" |
| adj. | 42. determined, dictated, set | determined or decided upon as by an authority.; "date and place are already determined"; "the dictated terms of surrender"; "the time set for the launching" |
| ~ settled | established or decided beyond dispute or doubt.; "with details of the wedding settled she could now sleep at night" |
| adj. | 43. hardened, set | converted to solid form (as concrete). |
| ~ hard | resisting weight or pressure. |
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