| most | | |
| adj. | 1. most | (superlative of `many' used with count nouns and often preceded by `the') quantifier meaning the greatest in number.; "who has the most apples?"; "most people like eggs"; "most fishes have fins" |
| ~ superlative | an exaggerated expression (usually of praise).; "the critics lavished superlatives on it" |
| adj. | 2. most | the superlative of `much' that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by `the'; a quantifier meaning the greatest in amount or extent or degree.; "made the most money he could"; "what attracts the most attention?"; "made the most of a bad deal" |
| ~ superlative | an exaggerated expression (usually of praise).; "the critics lavished superlatives on it" |
| adv. | 3. most, to the highest degree | used to form the superlative.; "the king cobra is the most dangerous snake" |
| adv. | 4. most | very.; "a most welcome relief" |
| ~ intensifier, intensive | a modifier that has little meaning except to intensify the meaning it modifies.; "`up' in `finished up' is an intensifier"; "`honestly' in `I honestly don't know' is an intensifier" |
| adv. | 5. about, almost, most, near, nearly, nigh, virtually, well-nigh | (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but.; "the job is (just) about done"; "the baby was almost asleep when the alarm sounded"; "we're almost finished"; "the car all but ran her down"; "he nearly fainted"; "talked for nigh onto 2 hours"; "the recording is well-nigh perfect"; "virtually all the parties signed the contract"; "I was near exhausted by the run"; "most everyone agrees" |
| crowd | | |
| n. (group) | 1. crowd | a large number of things or people considered together.; "a crowd of insects assembled around the flowers" |
| ~ assemblage, gathering | a group of persons together in one place. |
| ~ army | a large number of people united for some specific purpose. |
| ~ crush, jam, press | a dense crowd of people. |
| ~ swarm, drove, horde | a moving crowd. |
| ~ huddle | a disorganized and densely packed crowd.; "a huddle of frightened women" |
| ~ mob, rabble, rout | a disorderly crowd of people. |
| ~ phalanx | any closely ranked crowd of people. |
| ~ flock, troop | an orderly crowd.; "a troop of children" |
| n. (group) | 2. bunch, crew, crowd, gang | an informal body of friends.; "he still hangs out with the same crowd" |
| ~ assemblage, gathering | a group of persons together in one place. |
| v. (motion) | 3. crowd, herd | cause to herd, drive, or crowd together.; "We herded the children into a spare classroom" |
| ~ 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" |
| ~ overcrowd | cause to crowd together too much.; "The students overcrowded the cafeteria" |
| v. (stative) | 4. crowd | fill or occupy to the point of overflowing.; "The students crowded the auditorium" |
| ~ fill, occupy | occupy the whole of.; "The liquid fills the container" |
| v. (motion) | 5. crowd, crowd together | to gather together in large numbers.; "men in straw boaters and waxed mustaches crowded the verandah" |
| ~ mass | join together into a mass or collect or form a mass.; "Crowds were massing outside the palace" |
| ~ overcrowd | crowd together too much. |
| ~ pour, pullulate, swarm, teem, stream | move in large numbers.; "people were pouring out of the theater"; "beggars pullulated in the plaza" |
| ~ herd | move together, like a herd. |
| ~ jam, mob, throng, pile, pack | press tightly together or cram.; "The crowd packed the auditorium" |
| ~ foregather, forgather, assemble, gather, meet | collect in one place.; "We assembled in the church basement"; "Let's gather in the dining room" |
| v. (motion) | 6. crowd, push | approach a certain age or speed.; "She is pushing fifty" |
| ~ approach, draw near, near, come near, come on, draw close, go up | move towards.; "We were approaching our destination"; "They are drawing near"; "The enemy army came nearer and nearer" |
| general | | |
| n. (person) | 1. full general, general | a general officer of the highest rank. |
| ~ armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine | the military forces of a nation.; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker" |
| ~ general officer | officers in the Army or Air Force or Marines above the rank of colonel. |
| ~ agricola, gnaeus julius agricola | Roman general who was governor of Britain and extended Roman rule north to the Firth of Forth (37-93). |
| ~ alcibiades | ancient Athenian statesman and general in the Peloponnesian War (circa 450-404 BC). |
| ~ antigonus, antigonus cyclops, monophthalmos | a general of Alexander the Great and king of Macedonia; lost one eye; killed in a battle at Ipsus (382-301 BC). |
| ~ anthony, antonius, antony, marcus antonius, mark anthony, mark antony | Roman general under Julius Caesar in the Gallic wars; repudiated his wife for the Egyptian queen Cleopatra; they were defeated by Octavian at Actium (83-30 BC). |
| ~ benedict arnold, arnold | United States general and traitor in the American Revolution; in 1780 his plan to surrender West Point to the British was foiled (1741-1801). |
| ~ belisarius | Byzantine general under Justinian I; he recovered former Roman territories in northern Africa and fought against the Persians. |
| ~ belshazzar | (Old Testament) Babylonian general and son of Nebuchadnezzar II; according to the Old Testament he was warned of his doom by divine handwriting on the wall that was interpreted by Daniel (6th century BC). |
| ~ blucher, g. l. von blucher, gebhard leberecht von blucher, von blucher | Prussian general who is remembered for his leadership in the wars against Napoleon (1742-1819). |
| ~ el libertador, simon bolivar, bolivar | Venezuelan statesman who led the revolt of South American colonies against Spanish rule; founded Bolivia in 1825 (1783-1830). |
| ~ omar bradley, omar nelson bradley, bradley | United States general who played an important role in the Allied victory in World War II (1893-1981). |
| ~ bragg, braxton bragg | Confederate general during the American Civil War who was defeated by Grant in the battle of Chattanooga (1817-1876). |
| ~ burgoyne, gentleman johnny, john burgoyne | British general in the American Revolution who captured Fort Ticonderoga but lost the battle of Saratoga in 1777 (1722-1792). |
| ~ a. e. burnside, ambrose everett burnside, burnside | United States general in the American Civil War who was defeated by Robert E. Lee at the Battle of Fredericksburg (1824-1881). |
| ~ caesar, gaius julius caesar, julius caesar | conqueror of Gaul and master of Italy (100-44 BC). |
| ~ chiang chung-cheng, chiang kai-shek | Chinese military and political figure; in the Chinese civil war that followed World War II he was defeated by the Chinese communists and in 1949 was forced to withdraw to Taiwan where he served as president of Nationalist China until his death (1897-1975). |
| ~ churchill, duke of marlborough, first duke of marlborough, john churchill | English general considered one of the greatest generals in history (1650-1722). |
| ~ mark clark, mark wayne clark, clark | United States general who was Allied commander in Africa and Italy in World War II and was commander of the United Nations forces in Korea (1896-1984). |
| ~ clausewitz, karl von clausewitz | Prussian general and military theorist who proposed a doctrine of total war and war as an extension of diplomacy (1780-1831). |
| ~ lucius clay, lucius dubignon clay, clay | United States general who commanded United States forces in Europe from 1945 to 1949 and who oversaw the Berlin airlift (1897-1978). |
| ~ baron clive, baron clive of plassey, clive, robert clive | British general and statesman whose victory at Plassey in 1757 strengthened British control of India (1725-1774). |
| ~ charles cornwallis, cornwallis, first marquess cornwallis | commander of the British forces in the American War of Independence; was defeated by American and French troops at Yorktown (1738-1805). |
| ~ cromwell, ironsides, oliver cromwell | English general and statesman who led the parliamentary army in the English Civil War (1599-1658). |
| ~ butcher cumberland, cumberland, duke of cumberland, william augustus | English general; son of George II; fought unsuccessfully in the battle of Fontenoy (1721-1765). |
| ~ custer, general custer, george armstrong custer | United States general who was killed along with all his command by the Sioux at the Battle of Little Bighorn (1839-1876). |
| ~ dayan, moshe dayan | Israeli general and statesman (1915-1981). |
| ~ charles andre joseph marie de gaulle, charles de gaulle, de gaulle, general charles de gaulle, general de gaulle | French general and statesman who became very popular during World War II as the leader of the Free French forces in exile (1890-1970). |
| ~ demetrius, demetrius i, demetrius poliorcetes | son of Antigonus Cyclops and king of Macedonia; he and his father were defeated at the battle of Ipsus (337-283 BC). |
| ~ doolittle, james harold doolittle, jimmy doolittle | United States Air Force officer who electrified the world in 1942 by leading a squadron of 16 bombers on a daylight raid over Tokyo (1896-1993). |
| ~ baron hugh caswall tremenheere dowding, dowding, dowdy, hugh dowding | British marshal of the RAF who commanded the British air defense forces that defeated the Luftwaffe during the Battle of Britain (1882-1970). |
| ~ dwight d. eisenhower, dwight david eisenhower, dwight eisenhower, eisenhower, ike, president eisenhower | United States general who supervised the invasion of Normandy and the defeat of Nazi Germany; 34th President of the United States (1890-1961). |
| ~ eugene, prince eugene of savoy | Austrian general in the service of the Holy Roman Empire during the War of the Spanish Succession (1663-1736). |
| ~ flaminius, gaius flaminius | Roman statesman and general who built the Flaminian Way; died when he was defeated by Hannibal (died 217 BC). |
| ~ el caudillo, francisco franco, franco, general franco | Spanish general whose armies took control of Spain in 1939 and who ruled as a dictator until his death (1892-1975). |
| ~ garibaldi, giuseppe garibaldi | Italian patriot whose conquest of Sicily and Naples led to the formation of the Italian state (1807-1882). |
| ~ hiram ulysses grant, president grant, ulysses grant, ulysses s. grant, ulysses simpson grant, grant | 18th President of the United States; commander of the Union armies in the American Civil War (1822-1885). |
| ~ groves, leslie richard groves | United States general who served as military director of the atomic bomb project (1896-1970). |
| ~ hannibal | general who commanded the Carthaginian army in the second Punic War; crossed the Alps and defeated the Romans but was recalled to defend Carthage and was defeated (247-182 BC). |
| ~ bomber harris, sir arthur travers harris, harris | British marshal of the Royal Air Force; during World War II he directed mass bombing raids against German cities that resulted in heavy civilian casualties (1892-1984). |
| ~ hasdrubal | general who commanded a Carthaginian army in Spain; joined his brother Hannibal in Italy and was killed by the Romans at the battle of Metaurus River (died 207 BC). |
| ~ hindenburg, paul ludwig von beneckendorff und von hindenburg, paul von hindenburg | German field marshal and statesman; as president of the Weimar Republic he reluctantly appointed Hitler as chancellor in 1933 (1847-1934). |
| ~ holofernes | (Apocrypha) the Assyrian general who was decapitated by the biblical heroine Judith. |
| ~ fighting joe hooker, hooker, joseph hooker | United States general in the Union Army who was defeated at Chancellorsville by Robert E. Lee (1814-1879). |
| ~ sam houston, samuel houston, houston | United States politician and military leader who fought to gain independence for Texas from Mexico and to make it a part of the United States (1793-1863). |
| ~ andrew jackson, old hickory, jackson | 7th president of the US; successfully defended New Orleans from the British in 1815; expanded the power of the presidency (1767-1845). |
| ~ stonewall jackson, thomas j. jackson, thomas jackson, thomas jonathan jackson, jackson | general in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War whose troops at the first Battle of Bull Run stood like a stone wall (1824-1863). |
| ~ j. e. johnston, johnston, joseph eggleston johnston | Confederate general in the American Civil War; led the Confederate troops in the West (1807-1891). |
| ~ flavius josephus, joseph ben matthias, josephus | Jewish general who led the revolt of the Jews against the Romans and then wrote a history of those events (37-100). |
| ~ robert e. lee, robert edward lee, lee | American general who led the Confederate Armies in the American Civil War (1807-1870). |
| ~ licinius lucullus, lucius licinius lucullus, lucullus | Roman general famous for self-indulgence and giving lavish banquets (circa 110-57 BC). |
| ~ lucius licinius luculus, luculus | Roman general famous for giving lavish banquets (110-57 BC). |
| ~ lysander | Spartan general who defeated the Athenians in the final battle of the Peloponnesian War (died in 395 BC). |
| ~ lysimachus | Macedonian general under Alexander the Great; with Seleucus he defeated Antigonus and Demetrius at the battle of Ipsus (circa 355-281 BC). |
| ~ douglas macarthur, macarthur | United States general who served as chief of staff and commanded Allied forces in the South Pacific during World War II; he accepted the surrender of Japan (1880-1964). |
| ~ george catlett marshall, george marshall, marshall | United States general and statesman who as Secretary of State organized the European Recovery Program (1880-1959). |
| ~ george gordon meade, meade | United States general in charge of the Union troops at the Battle of Gettysburg (1815-1872). |
| ~ miltiades | Athenian general who defeated the Persians at Marathon (540-489). |
| ~ billy mitchell, william mitchell, mitchell | United States aviator and general who was an early advocate of military air power (1879-1936). |
| ~ 1st viscount montgomery of alamein, bernard law montgomery, sir bernard law montgomery, montgomery | English general during World War II; won victories over Rommel in North Africa and led British ground forces in the invasion of Normandy (1887-1976). |
| ~ bonaparte, little corporal, napoleon, napoleon bonaparte, napoleon i | French general who became emperor of the French (1769-1821). |
| ~ duc d'elchingen, michel ney, ney | French marshal in the Napoleonic Wars (1769-1815). |
| ~ black jack pershing, john joseph pershing, pershing | United States general who commanded the American forces in Europe during World War I (1860-1948). |
| ~ george edward pickett, pickett | American Confederate general known for leading a disastrous charge at Gettysburg (1825-1875). |
| ~ gnaeus pompeius magnus, pompey, pompey the great | Roman general and statesman who quarrelled with Caesar and fled to Egypt where he was murdered (106-48 BC). |
| ~ colin luther powell, colin powell, powell | United States general who was the first African American to serve as chief of staff; later served as Secretary of State under President George W. Bush (born 1937). |
| ~ comte de rochambeau, jean baptiste donatien de vimeur, rochambeau | French general who commanded French troops in the American Revolution, notably at Yorktown (1725-1807). |
| ~ antonio lopez de santa ana, antonio lopez de santa anna, santa anna, santa ana | Mexican general who tried to crush the Texas revolt and who lost battles to Winfield Scott and Zachary Taylor in the Mexican War (1795-1876). |
| ~ comte de saxe, hermann maurice saxe, marshal saxe, saxe | a French marshal who distinguished himself in the War of the Austrian Succession (1696-1750). |
| ~ publius cornelius scipio, publius cornelius scipio africanus major, scipio, scipio africanus, scipio africanus major, scipio the elder | Roman general who commanded the invasion of Carthage in the second Punic War and defeated Hannibal at Zama (circa 237-183 BC). |
| ~ winfield scott, scott | United States general who was a hero of the War of 1812 and who defeated Santa Anna in the Mexican War (1786-1866). |
| ~ seleucus, seleucus i, seleucus i nicator | Macedonian general who accompanied Alexander the Great into Asia; founded a line of kings who reigned in Asia Minor until 65 BC (358-281 BC). |
| ~ sherman, william tecumseh sherman | United States general who was commander of all Union troops in the West; he captured Atlanta and led a destructive march to the sea that cut the Confederacy in two (1820-1891). |
| ~ siraj-ud-daula | Indian general and nawab of Bengal who opposed the colonization of India by England; he captured Calcutta in 1756 and many of his prisoners suffocated in a crowded room that became known as the Black Hole of Calcutta; he was defeated at the battle of Plassey by a group of Indian nobles in alliance with Robert Clive (1728-1757). |
| ~ joseph warren stilwell, stilwell, uncle joe, vinegar joe stilwell | United States general who commanded the Allied forces in China and Burma and India during World War II (1883-1946). |
| ~ lucius cornelius sulla felix, sulla | Roman general and dictator (138-78 BC). |
| ~ albrecht eusebius wenzel von wallenstein, wallenstein | Austrian general who fought for the Hapsburgs during the Thirty Years' War (1583-1634). |
| ~ george washington, president washington, washington | 1st President of the United States; commander-in-chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolution (1732-1799). |
| ~ archibald percival wavell, first earl wavell, wavell | British field marshal in North Africa in World War II; he defeated the Italians before being defeated by the Germans (1883-1950). |
| ~ anthony wayne, mad anthony wayne, wayne | American general during the American Revolution (1745-1796). |
| ~ arthur wellesley, duke of wellington, first duke of wellington, iron duke, wellington | British general and statesman; he defeated Napoleon at Waterloo; subsequently served as Prime Minister (1769-1852). |
| ~ xenophon | Greek general and historian; student of Socrates (430-355 BC). |
| ~ georgi konstantinovich zhukov, georgi zhukov, zhukov | Soviet general who during World Warr II directed the counteroffensive at Stalingrad and relieved Leningrad and captured Berlin (1896-1974). |
| n. (person) | 2. general, superior general | the head of a religious order or congregation. |
| ~ chief, top dog, head | a person who is in charge.; "the head of the whole operation" |
| n. (cognition) | 3. general | a fact about the whole (as opposed to particular).; "he discussed the general but neglected the particular" |
| ~ fact | a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred.; "first you must collect all the facts of the case" |
| v. (communication) | 4. general | command as a general.; "We are generaled by an incompetent!" |
| ~ command | be in command of.; "The general commanded a huge army" |
| adj. | 5. general | applying to all or most members of a category or group.; "the general public"; "general assistance"; "a general rule"; "in general terms"; "comprehensible to the general reader" |
| ~ comprehensive | including all or everything.; "comprehensive coverage"; "a comprehensive history of the revolution"; "a comprehensive survey"; "a comprehensive education" |
| ~ indiscriminate | not marked by fine distinctions.; "indiscriminate reading habits"; "an indiscriminate mixture of colors and styles" |
| ~ unspecific, broad | not detailed or specific.; "a broad rule"; "the broad outlines of the plan"; "felt an unspecific dread" |
| ~ all-purpose, general-purpose | not limited in use or function. |
| ~ generic | applicable to an entire class or group.; "is there a generic Asian mind?" |
| ~ gross | lacking fine distinctions or detail.; "the gross details of the structure appear reasonable" |
| ~ overall | involving only main features.; "the overall pattern of his life" |
| ~ pandemic | existing everywhere.; "pandemic fear of nuclear war" |
| ~ universal | applicable to or common to all members of a group or set.; "the play opened to universal acclaim"; "rap enjoys universal appeal among teenage boys" |
| ~ widespread | widely circulated or diffused.; "a widespread doctrine"; "widespread fear of nuclear war" |
| ~ imprecise | not precise.; "imprecise astronomical observations"; "the terms he used were imprecise and emotional" |
| ~ unspecialised, unspecialized | not specialized or modified for a particular purpose or function. |
| adj. | 6. general | not specialized or limited to one class of things.; "general studies"; "general knowledge" |
| ~ undiversified | not diversified. |
| adj. | 7. general | prevailing among and common to the general public.; "the general discontent" |
| ~ common | having no special distinction or quality; widely known or commonly encountered; average or ordinary or usual.; "the common man"; "a common sailor"; "the common cold"; "a common nuisance"; "followed common procedure"; "it is common knowledge that she lives alone"; "the common housefly"; "a common brand of soap" |
| adj. | 8. general | affecting the entire body.; "a general anesthetic"; "general symptoms" |
| ~ medical specialty, medicine | the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques. |
| ~ systemic | affecting an entire system.; "a systemic poison" |
| adj. | 9. general | somewhat indefinite.; "bearing a general resemblance to the original"; "a general description of the merchandise" |
| ~ imprecise | not precise.; "imprecise astronomical observations"; "the terms he used were imprecise and emotional" |
| adj. | 10. cosmopolitan, ecumenical, general, oecumenical, universal, world-wide, worldwide | of worldwide scope or applicability.; "an issue of cosmopolitan import"; "the shrewdest political and ecumenical comment of our time"; "universal experience" |
| ~ comprehensive | including all or everything.; "comprehensive coverage"; "a comprehensive history of the revolution"; "a comprehensive survey"; "a comprehensive education" |
| majority | | |
| n. (attribute) | 1. bulk, majority | the property resulting from being or relating to the greater in number of two parts; the main part.; "the majority of his customers prefer it"; "the bulk of the work is finished" |
| ~ number, figure | the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals.; "he had a number of chores to do"; "the number of parameters is small"; "the figure was about a thousand" |
| n. (quantity) | 2. absolute majority, majority | (elections) more than half of the votes. |
| ~ election | a vote to select the winner of a position or political office.; "the results of the election will be announced tonight" |
| ~ relative quantity | a quantity relative to some purpose. |
| n. (time) | 3. legal age, majority | the age at which persons are considered competent to manage their own affairs. |
| ~ eld, age | a time of life (usually defined in years) at which some particular qualification or power arises.; "she was now of school age"; "tall for his eld" |
| ~ adulthood, maturity | the period of time in your life after your physical growth has stopped and you are fully developed. |
| multitude | | |
| n. (quantity) | 1. battalion, large number, multitude, pack, plurality | a large indefinite number.; "a battalion of ants"; "a multitude of TV antennas"; "a plurality of religions" |
| ~ large indefinite amount, large indefinite quantity | an indefinite quantity that is above the average in size or magnitude. |
| n. (group) | 2. concourse, multitude, throng | a large gathering of people. |
| ~ assemblage, gathering | a group of persons together in one place. |
| ~ hive | a teeming multitude. |
| ~ horde, host, legion | a vast multitude. |
| ~ ruck, herd | a crowd especially of ordinary or undistinguished persons or things.; "his brilliance raised him above the ruck"; "the children resembled a fairy herd" |
| n. (group) | 3. hoi polloi, mass, masses, multitude, people, the great unwashed | the common people generally.; "separate the warriors from the mass"; "power to the people" |
| ~ group, grouping | any number of entities (members) considered as a unit. |
| ~ laity, temporalty | in Christianity, members of a religious community that do not have the priestly responsibilities of ordained clergy. |
| ~ audience | the part of the general public interested in a source of information or entertainment.; "every artist needs an audience"; "the broadcast reached an audience of millions" |
| ~ followers, following | a group of followers or enthusiasts. |
| numerous | | |
| adj. | 1. legion, numerous | amounting to a large indefinite number.; "numerous times"; "the family was numerous"; "Palomar's fans are legion" |
| ~ many | a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by `as' or `too' or `so' or `that'; amounting to a large but indefinite number.; "many temptations"; "the temptations are many"; "a good many"; "a great many"; "many directions"; "take as many apples as you like"; "too many clouds to see"; "never saw so many people" |
| several | | |
| adj. | 1. several | (used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many.; "several letters came in the mail"; "several people were injured in the accident" |
| ~ some | quantifier; used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity.; "have some milk"; "some roses were still blooming"; "having some friends over"; "some apples"; "some paper" |
| adj. | 2. respective, several, various | considered individually.; "the respective club members"; "specialists in their several fields"; "the various reports all agreed" |
| ~ individual, single | being or characteristic of a single thing or person.; "individual drops of rain"; "please mark the individual pages"; "they went their individual ways" |
| adj. | 3. several | distinct and individual.; "three several times" |
| ~ different | unlike in nature or quality or form or degree.; "took different approaches to the problem"; "came to a different conclusion"; "different parts of the country"; "on different sides of the issue"; "this meeting was different from the earlier one" |
| substantial | | |
| adj. | 1. significant, substantial | fairly large.; "won by a substantial margin" |
| ~ considerable | large or relatively large in number or amount or extent or degree.; "a considerable quantity"; "the economy was a considerable issue in the campaign"; "went to considerable trouble for us"; "spent a considerable amount of time on the problem" |
| adj. | 2. substantial, substantive | having a firm basis in reality and being therefore important, meaningful, or considerable.; "substantial equivalents" |
| ~ essential | basic and fundamental.; "the essential feature" |
| adj. | 3. material, real, substantial | having substance or capable of being treated as fact; not imaginary.; "the substantial world"; "a mere dream, neither substantial nor practical"; "most ponderous and substantial things" |
| ~ material | derived from or composed of matter.; "the material universe" |
| adj. | 4. hearty, satisfying, solid, square, substantial | providing abundant nourishment.; "a hearty meal"; "good solid food"; "ate a substantial breakfast"; "four square meals a day" |
| ~ wholesome | conducive to or characteristic of physical or moral well-being.; "wholesome attitude"; "wholesome appearance"; "wholesome food" |
| adj. | 5. solid, strong, substantial | of good quality and condition; solidly built.; "a solid foundation"; "several substantial timber buildings" |
| ~ sound | in good condition; free from defect or damage or decay.; "a sound timber"; "the wall is sound"; "a sound foundation" |
| voluminous | | |
| adj. | 1. voluminous | large in volume or bulk.; "a voluminous skirt" |
| ~ big, large | above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent.; "a large city"; "set out for the big city"; "a large sum"; "a big (or large) barn"; "a large family"; "big businesses"; "a big expenditure"; "a large number of newspapers"; "a big group of scientists"; "large areas of the world" |
| adj. | 2. tortuous, twisting, twisty, voluminous, winding | marked by repeated turns and bends.; "a tortuous road up the mountain"; "winding roads are full of surprises"; "had to steer the car down a twisty track" |
| ~ crooked | having or marked by bends or angles; not straight or aligned.; "crooked country roads"; "crooked teeth" |
| adj. | 3. copious, voluminous | large in number or quantity (especially of discourse).; "she took copious notes"; "a subject of voluminous legislation" |
| ~ abundant | present in great quantity.; "an abundant supply of water" |
| much | | |
| n. (quantity) | 1. much | a great amount or extent.; "they did much for humanity" |
| ~ large indefinite amount, large indefinite quantity | an indefinite quantity that is above the average in size or magnitude. |
| adj. | 2. much | (quantifier used with mass nouns) great in quantity or degree or extent.; "not much rain"; "much affection"; "much grain is in storage" |
| ~ overmuch | very great in quantity; overabundant.; "showed overmuch affection" |
| ~ some | relatively much but unspecified in amount or extent.; "we talked for some time"; "he was still some distance away" |
| ~ such | of so extreme a degree or extent.; "such weeping"; "so much weeping"; "such a help"; "such grief"; "never dreamed of such beauty" |
| ~ untold | of an incalculable amount.; "untold suffering" |
| ~ more, more than | (comparative of `much' used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree.; "more land"; "more support"; "more rain fell"; "more than a gallon" |
| adv. | 3. much | to a great degree or extent.; "she's much better now" |
| adv. | 4. much | very.; "he was much annoyed" |
| adv. | 5. a good deal, a great deal, a lot, lots, much, very much | to a very great degree or extent.; "I feel a lot better"; "we enjoyed ourselves very much"; "she was very much interested"; "this would help a great deal" |
| adv. | 6. much, practically | (degree adverb used before a noun phrase) for all practical purposes but not completely.; "much the same thing happened every time"; "practically everything in Hinduism is the manifestation of a god" |
| adv. | 7. a great deal, much, often | frequently or in great quantities.; "I don't drink much"; "I don't travel much" |
| plenty | | |
| n. (attribute) | 1. plenitude, plenteousness, plentifulness, plentitude, plenty | a full supply.; "there was plenty of food for everyone" |
| ~ abundance, copiousness, teemingness | the property of a more than adequate quantity or supply.; "an age of abundance" |
| n. (quantity) | 2. batch, deal, flock, good deal, great deal, hatful, heap, lot, mass, mess, mickle, mint, mountain, muckle, passel, peck, pile, plenty, pot, quite a little, raft, sight, slew, spate, stack, tidy sum, wad | (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent.; "a batch of letters"; "a deal of trouble"; "a lot of money"; "he made a mint on the stock market"; "see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos"; "it must have cost plenty"; "a slew of journalists"; "a wad of money" |
| ~ large indefinite amount, large indefinite quantity | an indefinite quantity that is above the average in size or magnitude. |
| ~ deluge, flood, inundation, torrent | an overwhelming number or amount.; "a flood of requests"; "a torrent of abuse" |
| ~ haymow | a mass of hay piled up in a barn for preservation. |
| adv. | 3. enough, plenty | as much as necessary.; "Have I eaten enough?"; "I've had plenty, thanks" |
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