| area | | |
| n. (location) | 1. area, country | a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).; "it was a mountainous area"; "Bible country" |
| ~ arena | the central area of an ancient Roman amphitheater where contests and spectacles were held; especially an area that was strewn with sand. |
| ~ high country | an area lying above the piedmont but below the timberline. |
| ~ bed-ground, bed ground, bedground | an area on which a drove of cattle or sheep can sleep for a night. |
| ~ broadcast area | the area over which a radio or tv transmission can be received. |
| ~ center, middle, centre, eye, heart | an area that is approximately central within some larger region.; "it is in the center of town"; "they ran forward into the heart of the struggle"; "they were in the eye of the storm" |
| ~ corner | a place off to the side of an area.; "he tripled to the rightfield corner"; "the southeastern corner of the Mediterranean" |
| ~ corner | a remote area.; "in many corners of the world they still practice slavery" |
| ~ disaster area | a region whose population is affected by a general disaster. |
| ~ hangout, haunt, stamping ground, resort, repair | a frequently visited place. |
| ~ fireside, hearth | an area near a fireplace (usually paved and extending out into a room).; "they sat on the hearth and warmed themselves before the fire" |
| ~ hunting ground | an area in which game is hunted. |
| ~ no-go area | an area that is dangerous or impossible to enter or to which entry is forbidden. |
| ~ no man's land | an unoccupied area between the front lines of opposing armies. |
| ~ quadrant | the area enclosed by two perpendicular radii of a circle. |
| ~ quadrant | any of the four areas into which a plane is divided by two orthogonal coordinate axes. |
| ~ rain shadow | an area that has little precipitation because some barrier causes the winds to lose their moisture before reaching it. |
| ~ region | a large indefinite location on the surface of the Earth.; "penguins inhabit the polar regions" |
| ~ staging area | an area where troops and equipment in transit are assembled before a military operation. |
| ~ open, clear | a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water.; "finally broke out of the forest into the open" |
| ~ free port, free zone | an area adjoining a port where goods that are intended for reshipment can be received and stored without payment of duties. |
| ~ anchorage ground, anchorage | place for vessels to anchor. |
| ~ playground, resort area, vacation spot | an area where many people go for recreation. |
| ~ city block, block | a rectangular area in a city surrounded by streets and usually containing several buildings.; "he lives in the next block" |
| ~ neighborhood | an area within a city or town that has some distinctive features (especially one forming a community).; "an ethnic neighborhood" |
| ~ retreat | a place of privacy; a place affording peace and quiet. |
| ~ refuge, safety | a safe place.; "He ran to safety" |
| ~ danger | a dangerous place.; "He moved out of danger" |
| ~ scene | the place where some action occurs.; "the police returned to the scene of the crime" |
| ~ section | a distinct region or subdivision of a territorial or political area or community or group of people.; "no section of the nation is more ardent than the South"; "there are three synagogues in the Jewish section" |
| ~ shrubbery | an area where a number of shrubs are planted. |
| ~ space | an area reserved for some particular purpose.; "the laboratory's floor space" |
| ~ tank farm | an area used exclusively for storing petroleum in large tanks. |
| ~ winner's circle | a small area at a racecourse where awards are given to the owners of winning horses. |
| ~ bermuda triangle | an area in the western Atlantic Ocean where many ships and planes are supposed to have been mysteriously lost. |
| n. (cognition) | 2. area | a subject of study.; "it was his area of specialization"; "areas of interest include..." |
| ~ matter, topic, issue, subject | 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" |
| ~ gray area, grey area | an intermediate area; a topic that is not clearly one thing or the other. |
| ~ territory | an area of knowledge or interest.; "his questions covered a lot of territory" |
| n. (body) | 3. area, region | a part of an animal that has a special function or is supplied by a given artery or nerve.; "in the abdominal region" |
| ~ body part | any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity. |
| ~ erogenous zone | any area of the body especially sensitive to sexual stimulation. |
| ~ pressure point | an area on the skin that is highly sensitive to pressure.; "you must know the pressure points in order to administer shiatsu" |
| ~ hypochondrium | the upper region of the abdomen just below the lowest ribs on either side of the epigastrium. |
| ~ area of cardiac dullness | a triangular area of the front of the chest (determined by percussion); corresponds to the part of the heart not covered by the lungs. |
| ~ epigastrium | the region lying on or over the stomach (just below the sternum). |
| ~ fovea, fovea centralis | area consisting of a small depression in the retina containing cones and where vision is most acute. |
| ~ parafovea | area of the retina immediately surrounding the fovea. |
| ~ macula lutea, macular area, macula, yellow spot | a small yellowish central area of the retina that is rich in cones and that mediates clear detailed vision. |
| ~ cortical area, cortical region | any of various regions of the cerebral cortex. |
| ~ perineum | the general region between the anus and the genital organs. |
| ~ side | either the left or right half of a body.; "he had a pain in his side" |
| ~ cleavage | the line formed by a groove between two parts (especially the separation between a woman's breasts). |
| ~ ring of color, areola | small circular area such as that around the human nipple or an inflamed area around a pimple or insect bite. |
| ~ midriff, midsection, middle | the middle area of the human torso (usually in front).; "young American women believe that a bare midriff is fashionable" |
| ~ waist, waistline | the narrowing of the body between the ribs and hips. |
| ~ loins, pubes, pubic region | the lower part of the abdomen just above the external genital organs. |
| ~ palm, thenar | the inner surface of the hand from the wrist to the base of the fingers. |
| ~ thenar | the fleshy area of the palm at the base of the thumb. |
| ~ sole | the underside of the foot. |
| ~ half-moon, lunula, lunule | the crescent-shaped area at the base of the human fingernail. |
| ~ groin, inguen | the crease at the junction of the inner part of the thigh with the trunk together with the adjacent region and often including the external genitals. |
| ~ quick | any area of the body that is highly sensitive to pain (as the flesh underneath the skin or a fingernail or toenail). |
| n. (state) | 4. area, arena, domain, field, orbit, sphere | a particular environment or walk of life.; "his social sphere is limited"; "it was a closed area of employment"; "he's out of my orbit" |
| ~ environment | the totality of surrounding conditions.; "he longed for the comfortable environment of his living room" |
| ~ distaff | the sphere of work by women. |
| ~ front | a sphere of activity involving effort.; "the Japanese were active last week on the diplomatic front"; "they advertise on many different fronts" |
| ~ kingdom, realm, land | a domain in which something is dominant.; "the untroubled kingdom of reason"; "a land of make-believe"; "the rise of the realm of cotton in the south" |
| ~ lap | an area of control or responsibility.; "the job fell right in my lap" |
| ~ political arena, political sphere | a sphere of intense political activity. |
| ~ preserve | a domain that seems to be specially reserved for someone.; "medicine is no longer a male preserve" |
| ~ province, responsibility | the proper sphere or extent of your activities.; "it was his province to take care of himself" |
| n. (artifact) | 5. area | a part of a structure having some specific characteristic or function.; "the spacious cooking area provided plenty of room for servants" |
| ~ aisle | part of a church divided laterally from the nave proper by rows of pillars or columns. |
| ~ auditorium | the area of a theater or concert hall where the audience sits. |
| ~ baggage claim | an area in an airport where arriving passengers can collect the luggage that has been carried in the hold of the aircraft. |
| ~ box | any one of several designated areas on a ball field where the batter or catcher or coaches are positioned.; "the umpire warned the batter to stay in the batter's box" |
| ~ breakfast area, breakfast nook | a place for light meals (usually near a kitchen).; "the breakfast nook had a built in table and seats" |
| ~ bullpen | a place on a baseball field where relief pitchers can warm up during a game. |
| ~ bema, chancel, sanctuary | area around the altar of a church for the clergy and choir; often enclosed by a lattice or railing. |
| ~ choir | the area occupied by singers; the part of the chancel between sanctuary and nave. |
| ~ nook, corner | an interior angle formed by two meeting walls.; "a piano was in one corner of the room" |
| ~ courtyard, court | an area wholly or partly surrounded by walls or buildings.; "the house was built around an inner court" |
| ~ dead-air space | an unventilated area where no air circulates. |
| ~ dining area | an area arranged for dining.; "they put up tents for the dining area" |
| ~ enclosure | a structure consisting of an area that has been enclosed for some purpose. |
| ~ goalmouth | (sports) the area immediately in front of the goal. |
| ~ hideaway, retreat | an area where you can be alone. |
| ~ nave | the central area of a church. |
| ~ orchestra pit, pit | lowered area in front of a stage where an orchestra accompanies the performers. |
| ~ panopticon | an area where everything is visible. |
| ~ patio, terrace | usually paved outdoor area adjoining a residence. |
| ~ pit | (auto racing) an area at the side of a racetrack where the race cars are serviced and refueled. |
| ~ pit | (commodity exchange) the part of the floor of a commodity exchange where trading in a particular commodity is carried on. |
| ~ press gallery | an area (sometimes in a balcony) set aside for reporters (especially in a legislative hall). |
| ~ lay-by, layby, pull-off, rest area, rest stop | designated paved area beside a main road where cars can stop temporarily. |
| ~ quadrangle, quad | a rectangular area surrounded on all sides by buildings. |
| ~ room | an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling.; "the rooms were very small but they had a nice view" |
| ~ family circle, second balcony, upper balcony, peanut gallery | rearmost or uppermost area in the balcony containing the least expensive seats. |
| ~ storage space | the area in any structure that provides space for storage. |
| ~ structure, construction | a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts.; "the structure consisted of a series of arches"; "she wore her hair in an amazing construction of whirls and ribbons" |
| ~ threshing floor | a floor or ground area for threshing or treading out grain. |
| ~ turnaround | an area sufficiently large for a vehicle to turn around. |
| n. (attribute) | 6. area, expanse, surface area | the extent of a 2-dimensional surface enclosed within a boundary.; "the area of a rectangle"; "it was about 500 square feet in area" |
| ~ extent | the distance or area or volume over which something extends.; "the vast extent of the desert"; "an orchard of considerable extent" |
| ~ acreage, land area | an area of ground used for some particular purpose (such as building or farming).; "he wanted some acreage to build on" |
| ~ footprint | the area taken up by some object.; "the computer had a desktop footprint of 10 by 16 inches" |
| ~ erasure | a surface area where something has been erased.; "another word had been written over the erasure" |
| ~ blank space, space, place | a blank area.; "write your name in the space provided" |
| ~ space | one of the areas between or below or above the lines of a musical staff.; "the spaces are the notes F-A-C-E" |
| ~ balk, baulk | the area on a billiard table behind the balkline.; "a player with ball in hand must play from the balk" |
| ~ plane section, section | (geometry) the area created by a plane cutting through a solid. |
| size | | |
| n. (attribute) | 1. size | the physical magnitude of something (how big it is).; "a wolf is about the size of a large dog" |
| ~ 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" |
| ~ circumference, perimeter | the size of something as given by the distance around it. |
| ~ bigness, largeness | the property of having a relatively great size. |
| ~ littleness, smallness | the property of having a relatively small size. |
| ~ distance, length | size of the gap between two places.; "the distance from New York to Chicago"; "he determined the length of the shortest line segment joining the two points" |
| n. (attribute) | 2. size | the property resulting from being one of a series of graduated measurements (as of clothing).; "he wears a size 13 shoe" |
| ~ property | a basic or essential attribute shared by all members of a class.; "a study of the physical properties of atomic particles" |
| ~ extra large | a garment size for a very large person. |
| ~ large | a garment size for a large person. |
| ~ number | a clothing measurement.; "a number 13 shoe" |
| ~ 8vo, eightvo, octavo | the size of a book whose pages are made by folding a sheet of paper three times to form eight leaves. |
| ~ outsize | an unusual garment size (especially one that is very large). |
| ~ petite | a garment size for short or slender women. |
| ~ 4to, quarto | the size of a book whose pages are made by folding a sheet of paper twice to form four leaves. |
| ~ regular | a garment size for persons of average height and weight. |
| ~ small | a garment size for a small person. |
| ~ stout | a garment size for a large or heavy person. |
| ~ tall | a garment size for a tall person. |
| n. (substance) | 3. size, sizing | any glutinous material used to fill pores in surfaces or to stiffen fabrics.; "size gives body to a fabric" |
| ~ filler | used for filling cracks or holes in a surface. |
| n. (state) | 4. size, size of it | the actual state of affairs.; "that's the size of the situation"; "she hates me, that's about the size of it" |
| ~ colloquialism | a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech. |
| ~ 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. (attribute) | 5. size | a large magnitude.; "he blanched when he saw the size of the bill"; "the only city of any size in that area" |
| ~ 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" |
| v. (contact) | 6. size | cover or stiffen or glaze a porous material with size or sizing (a glutinous substance). |
| ~ coat, surface | put a coat on; cover the surface of; furnish with a surface.; "coat the cake with chocolate" |
| v. (cognition) | 7. size | sort according to size. |
| ~ class, classify, sort out, assort, sort, separate | arrange or order by classes or categories.; "How would you classify these pottery shards--are they prehistoric?" |
| v. (change) | 8. size | make to a size; bring to a suitable size. |
| ~ change magnitude | change in size or magnitude. |
| ~ scale | size or measure according to a scale.; "This model must be scaled down" |
| ~ resize | change the size of; make the size more appropriate. |
| adj. | 9. size | (used in combination) sized.; "the economy-size package"; "average-size house" |
| ~ combining form | a bound form used only in compounds.; "`hemato-' is a combining form in words like `hematology'" |
| ~ sized | having a specified size. |
| great | | |
| n. (person) | 1. great | a person who has achieved distinction and honor in some field.; "he is one of the greats of American music" |
| ~ achiever, succeeder, winner, success | a person with a record of successes.; "his son would never be the achiever that his father was"; "only winners need apply"; "if you want to be a success you have to dress like a success" |
| adj. | 2. great | relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind.; "a great juicy steak"; "a great multitude"; "the great auk"; "a great old oak"; "a great ocean liner"; "a great delay" |
| ~ 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. | 3. great, outstanding | of major significance or importance.; "a great work of art"; "Einstein was one of the outstanding figures of the 20th centurey" |
| ~ important, of import | of great significance or value.; "important people"; "the important questions of the day" |
| adj. | 4. great | remarkable or out of the ordinary in degree or magnitude or effect.; "a great crisis"; "had a great stake in the outcome" |
| ~ extraordinary | beyond what is ordinary or usual; highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable.; "extraordinary authority"; "an extraordinary achievement"; "her extraordinary beauty"; "enjoyed extraordinary popularity"; "an extraordinary capacity for work"; "an extraordinary session of the legislature" |
| adj. | 5. bang-up, bully, corking, cracking, dandy, great, groovy, keen, neat, nifty, not bad, peachy, slap-up, smashing, swell | very good.; "he did a bully job"; "a neat sports car"; "had a great time at the party"; "you look simply smashing" |
| ~ colloquialism | a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech. |
| ~ good | having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified.; "good news from the hospital"; "a good report card"; "when she was good she was very very good"; "a good knife is one good for cutting"; "this stump will make a good picnic table"; "a good check"; "a good joke"; "a good exterior paint"; "a good secretary"; "a good dress for the office" |
| adj. | 6. capital, great, majuscule | uppercase.; "capital A"; "great A"; "many medieval manuscripts are in majuscule script" |
| ~ uppercase | relating to capital letters which were kept in the top half of a compositor's type case.; "uppercase letters; X and Y and Z etc" |
| adj. | 7. big, enceinte, expectant, gravid, great, heavy, large, with child | in an advanced stage of pregnancy.; "was big with child"; "was great with child" |
| ~ pregnant | carrying developing offspring within the body or being about to produce new life. |
| large | | |
| n. (attribute) | 1. large | a garment size for a large person. |
| ~ size | the property resulting from being one of a series of graduated measurements (as of clothing).; "he wears a size 13 shoe" |
| adj. | 2. 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" |
| ~ sizable, sizeable, ample | fairly large.; "a sizable fortune"; "an ample waistline"; "of ample proportions" |
| ~ astronomic, astronomical, galactic | inconceivably large. |
| ~ bear-sized | large as a bear. |
| ~ bigger, larger | large or big relative to something else. |
| ~ biggish, largish | somewhat large. |
| ~ blown-up, enlarged | as of a photograph; made larger.; "the enlarged photograph revealed many details" |
| ~ bouffant, puffy | being puffed out; used of hair style or clothing.; "a bouffant skirt" |
| ~ spacious, wide, broad | very large in expanse or scope.; "a broad lawn"; "the wide plains"; "a spacious view"; "spacious skies" |
| ~ bulky | of large size for its weight. |
| ~ capacious | large in capacity.; "she carried a capacious bag" |
| ~ colossal, prodigious, stupendous | so great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe.; "colossal crumbling ruins of an ancient temple"; "has a colossal nerve"; "a prodigious storm"; "a stupendous field of grass"; "stupendous demand" |
| ~ deep | large in quantity or size.; "deep cuts in the budget" |
| ~ double | large enough for two.; "a double bed"; "a double room" |
| ~ enormous, tremendous | extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree.; "an enormous boulder"; "enormous expenses"; "tremendous sweeping plains"; "a tremendous fact in human experience; that a whole civilization should be dependent on technology"; "a plane took off with a tremendous noise" |
| ~ cosmic | inconceivably extended in space or time. |
| ~ elephantine, gargantuan, giant, jumbo | of great mass; huge and bulky.; "a jumbo jet"; "jumbo shrimp" |
| ~ epic, heroic, larger-than-life | very imposing or impressive; surpassing the ordinary (especially in size or scale).; "an epic voyage"; "of heroic proportions"; "heroic sculpture" |
| ~ extensive, extended | large in spatial extent or range or scope or quantity.; "an extensive Roman settlement in northwest England"; "extended farm lands"; "surgeons with extended experience"; "they suffered extensive damage" |
| ~ gigantic, mammoth | so exceedingly large or extensive as to suggest a giant or mammoth.; "a gigantic redwood"; "gigantic disappointment"; "a mammoth ship"; "a mammoth multinational corporation" |
| ~ great | relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind.; "a great juicy steak"; "a great multitude"; "the great auk"; "a great old oak"; "a great ocean liner"; "a great delay" |
| ~ grand | large and impressive in physical size or extent.; "the bridge is a grand structure" |
| ~ huge, immense, vast, brobdingnagian | unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope.; "huge government spending"; "huge country estates"; "huge popular demand for higher education"; "a huge wave"; "the Los Angeles aqueduct winds like an immense snake along the base of the mountains"; "immense numbers of birds"; "at vast (or immense) expense"; "the vast reaches of outer space"; "the vast accumulation of knowledge...which we call civilization" |
| ~ hulking, hulky | of great size and bulk.; "a hulking figure of a man"; "three hulking battleships" |
| ~ banging, humongous, thumping, walloping, whopping | (used informally) very large.; "a thumping loss" |
| ~ king-size, king-sized | extra large.; "a king-size bed" |
| ~ large-mouthed | having a relatively large mouth. |
| ~ large-scale | unusually large in scope.; "a large-scale attack on AIDS is needed" |
| ~ large-scale | constructed or drawn to a big scale.; "large-scale maps" |
| ~ full-size, life-size, life-sized, lifesize | being of the same size as an original.; "a life-size sculpture" |
| ~ macroscopic, macroscopical | large enough to be visible with the naked eye. |
| ~ macro | very large in scale or scope or capability. |
| ~ man-sized | very large; appropriate to the size of a man.; "a man-sized piece of cake" |
| ~ massive, monolithic, monumental | imposing in size or bulk or solidity.; "massive oak doors"; "Moore's massive sculptures"; "the monolithic proportions of Stalinist architecture"; "a monumental scale" |
| ~ massive | imposing in scale or scope or degree or power.; "massive retaliatory power"; "a massive increase in oil prices"; "massive changes" |
| ~ medium-large | of anything that is large but not the largest. |
| ~ monstrous | abnormally large. |
| ~ mountainous | like a mountain in size and impressiveness.; "mountainous waves"; "a mountainous dark man" |
| ~ outsize, outsized, oversize, oversized | larger than normal for its kind. |
| ~ overlarge, too large | excessively large. |
| ~ plumping | very large; of exceptional size for its kind.; "won by a plumping majority" |
| ~ queen-size, queen-sized | (used especially of beds) not as large as king-size.; "a queen-sized bed" |
| ~ rangy | allowing ample room for ranging. |
| ~ super | extremely large.; "another super skyscraper" |
| ~ titanic | of great force or power. |
| ~ volumed | formed or rising in rounded masses.; "gasping with the volumed smoke" |
| ~ voluminous | large in volume or bulk.; "a voluminous skirt" |
| ~ whacking | (British informal) enormous.; "a whacking phone bill"; "a whacking lie" |
| ~ wide-ranging | including much.; "the pianist's wide-ranging repertoire" |
| adj. | 3. large | fairly large or important in effect; influential.; "played a large role in the negotiations" |
| ~ significant, important | important in effect or meaning.; "a significant change in tax laws"; "a significant change in the Constitution"; "a significant contribution"; "significant details"; "statistically significant" |
| adj. | 4. bombastic, declamatory, large, orotund, tumid, turgid | ostentatiously lofty in style.; "a man given to large talk"; "tumid political prose" |
| ~ rhetorical | given to rhetoric, emphasizing style at the expense of thought.; "mere rhetorical frippery" |
| adj. | 5. big, large, magnanimous | generous and understanding and tolerant.; "a heart big enough to hold no grudges"; "that's very big of you to be so forgiving"; "a large and generous spirit"; "a large heart"; "magnanimous toward his enemies" |
| ~ generous | not petty in character and mind.; "unusually generous in his judgment of people" |
| adj. | 6. big, large, prominent | conspicuous in position or importance.; "a big figure in the movement"; "big man on campus"; "he's very large in financial circles"; "a prominent citizen" |
| ~ conspicuous | obvious to the eye or mind.; "a tower conspicuous at a great distance"; "wore conspicuous neckties"; "made herself conspicuous by her exhibitionistic preening" |
| adj. | 7. large | having broad power and range and scope.; "taking the large view"; "a large effect"; "a large sympathy" |
| ~ comprehensive | including all or everything.; "comprehensive coverage"; "a comprehensive history of the revolution"; "a comprehensive survey"; "a comprehensive education" |
| adv. | 8. large | at a distance, wide of something (as of a mark). |
| adv. | 9. large | with the wind abaft the beam.; "a ship sailing large" |
| adv. | 10. big, boastfully, large, vauntingly | in a boastful manner.; "he talked big all evening" |
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