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| n. (location) | 1. province, state | the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation.; "his state is in the deep south" |
| ~ administrative district, administrative division, territorial division | a district defined for administrative purposes. |
| ~ commonwealth | the official name of some states in the United States (Massachusetts and Pennsylvania and Virginia and Kentucky) and associated territories (Puerto Rico). |
| ~ country, land, state | the territory occupied by a nation.; "he returned to the land of his birth"; "he visited several European countries" |
| ~ eparchy | a province in ancient Greece. |
| ~ american state | one of the 50 states of the United States. |
| ~ guangdong, guangdong province, kwangtung | a province in southern China. |
| ~ gansu, gansu province, kansu | a province in north-central China; formerly part of the Silk Road to Turkistan and India and Persia. |
| ~ hebei, hebei province, hopeh, hopei | a populous province in northeastern China. |
| ~ hunan, hunan province | a province in southeastern central China between the Nan Ling mountains and the Chang Jiang; noted for its timber and valuable mineral resources. |
| ~ sichuan, szechuan, szechwan, szechwan province | a populous province of south central China. |
| ~ yunnan, yunnan province | a province of southern China. |
| ~ sinkiang, xinjiang, xinjiang uighur autonomous region | an autonomous province in far northwestern China on the border with Mongolia and Kazakhstan; the largest province in the People's Republic of China and the homeland of the Uighur people. |
| ~ inner mongolia, nei monggol | an autonomous region of northeastern China that was annexed by the Manchu rulers in 1635 and became an integral part of China in 1911. |
| ~ yucatan | a state of Mexico on the northern part of the Yucatan Peninsula. |
| ~ campeche | a Mexican state on the eastern part of the Gulf of Campeche. |
| ~ chihuahua | a state in northern Mexico; mostly high plateau. |
| ~ coahuila | a state in northern Mexico; mostly high plateau. |
| ~ quintana roo | a Mexican state on the eastern side of the Yucatan Peninsula. |
| ~ tabasco | a Mexican state on the Gulf of Campeche. |
| ~ lower saxony | a state in northwestern Germany. |
| ~ bavaria | a state in southern Germany famous for its beer; site of an automobile factory. |
| ~ italian region | Italy is divided into 20 regions for administrative purposes. |
| ~ kosovo | a Serbian province in southern Serbia and Montenegro populated predominantly by Albanians. |
| ~ bosnia | the northern part of Bosnia-Herzegovina. |
| ~ canadian province | Canada is divided into 12 provinces for administrative purposes. |
| ~ australian state | one of the several states constituting Australia. |
| ~ tirol, tyrol | a picturesque mountainous province of western Austria and northern Italy. |
| ~ assam | state in northeastern India. |
| ~ karnataka, mysore | state in southern India; formerly Mysore. |
| ~ manipur | state in northeastern India. |
| ~ andhra pradesh | a state of southeastern India on the Bay of Bengal. |
| ~ bihar | a state of northeastern India. |
| ~ goa | a state of southwestern India; a former Portuguese colony. |
| ~ gujarat, gujerat | an industrialized state in western India that includes parts of Bombay. |
| ~ madras, tamil nadu | a state in southeastern India on the Bay of Bengal (south of Andhra Pradesh); formerly Madras. |
| ~ uttar pradesh | a state in northern India. |
| ~ orissa | state in eastern India on the Bay of Bengal. |
| ~ west bengal | a state in eastern India. |
| ~ indonesian borneo, kalimantan | the part of Indonesia on the southern side of the island of Borneo. |
| ~ friesland | one of the northernmost provinces of the Netherlands. |
| ~ orange free state, free state | a province in central South Africa that was colonized by the Boers; named Free State in 1997. |
| ~ transvaal | a province of northeastern South Africa originally inhabited by Africans who spoke Bantu; colonized by the Boers. |
| ~ cape colony, cape of good hope province, cape province | a former province of southern South Africa that was settled by the Dutch in 1652 and ceded to Great Britain in 1814; in 1994 it was split into three new provinces of South Africa. |
| ~ cape of good hope | a province of western South Africa. |
| ~ soviet socialist republic | one of the states that formerly made up the former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (1922-1991). |
| ~ abkhazia, abkhaz | an autonomous province of Georgia on the Black Sea; a strong independence movement has resulted in much instability. |
| ~ adzhar, adzharia | an autonomous province of Georgia on the Black Sea. |
| ~ buganda | a state of Uganda and site of a former Bantu kingdom. |
| n. (tops) | 2. 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" |
| ~ attribute | an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of an entity. |
| ~ 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" |
| ~ skillfulness | the state of being cognitively skillful. |
| ~ cleavage | the state of being split or cleft.; "there was a cleavage between the liberal and conservative members" |
| ~ medium | a state that is intermediate between extremes; a middle position.; "a happy medium" |
| ~ ornamentation | the state of being ornamented. |
| ~ condition | a mode of being or form of existence of a person or thing.; "the human condition" |
| ~ condition, status | a state at a particular time.; "a condition (or state) of disrepair"; "the current status of the arms negotiations" |
| ~ conditionality | the state of being conditional. |
| ~ ground state | (physics) the lowest energy state of an atom or other particle. |
| ~ nationhood | the state of being a nation. |
| ~ 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" |
| ~ relationship | a state of connectedness between people (especially an emotional connection).; "he didn't want his wife to know of the relationship" |
| ~ relationship | a state involving mutual dealings between people or parties or countries. |
| ~ tribalism | the state of living together in tribes. |
| ~ utopia | ideally perfect state; especially in its social and political and moral aspects. |
| ~ dystopia | state in which the conditions of life are extremely bad as from deprivation or oppression or terror. |
| ~ natural state, state of nature, wild | a wild primitive state untouched by civilization.; "he lived in the wild"; "they collected mushrooms in the wild" |
| ~ isomerism | the state of being an isomer; the complex of chemical and physical phenomena characteristic of isomers. |
| ~ degree, stage, level, point | 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?" |
| ~ office, power | (of a government or government official) holding an office means being in power.; "being in office already gives a candidate a great advantage"; "during his first year in office"; "during his first year in power"; "the power of the president" |
| ~ 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" |
| ~ being, beingness, existence | the state or fact of existing.; "a point of view gradually coming into being"; "laws in existence for centuries" |
| ~ nonbeing | the state of not being. |
| ~ death | the absence of life or state of being dead.; "he seemed more content in death than he had ever been in life" |
| ~ employ, employment | the state of being employed or having a job.; "they are looking for employment"; "he was in the employ of the city" |
| ~ unemployment | the state of being unemployed or not having a job.; "unemployment is a serious social evil"; "the rate of unemployment is an indicator of the health of an economy" |
| ~ order | established customary state (especially of society).; "order ruled in the streets"; "law and order" |
| ~ disorder | a disturbance of the peace or of public order. |
| ~ antagonism, enmity, hostility | a state of deep-seated ill-will. |
| ~ conflict | a state of opposition between persons or ideas or interests.; "his conflict of interest made him ineligible for the post"; "a conflict of loyalties" |
| ~ illumination | the degree of visibility of your environment. |
| ~ freedom | the condition of being free; the power to act or speak or think without externally imposed restraints. |
| ~ delegacy, agency, representation | the state of serving as an official and authorized delegate or agent. |
| ~ dependence, dependency, dependance | the state of relying on or being controlled by someone or something else. |
| ~ motion | a state of change.; "they were in a state of steady motion" |
| ~ lifelessness, motionlessness, stillness | a state of no motion or movement.; "the utter motionlessness of a marble statue" |
| ~ dead letter, non-issue | the state of something that has outlived its relevance. |
| ~ activeness, action, activity | the state of being active.; "his sphere of activity"; "he is out of action" |
| ~ inaction, inactiveness, inactivity | the state of being inactive. |
| ~ temporary state | a state that continues for a limited time. |
| ~ forthcomingness, imminence, imminency, imminentness, impendence, impendency | the state of being imminent and liable to happen soon. |
| ~ preparedness, readiness, preparation | the state of having been made ready or prepared for use or action (especially military action).; "putting them in readiness"; "their preparation was more than adequate" |
| ~ state of flux, flux | a state of uncertainty about what should be done (usually following some important event) preceding the establishment of a new direction of action.; "the flux following the death of the emperor" |
| ~ kalemia | the presence of excess potassium in the circulating blood. |
| ~ enlargement | the state of being enlarged. |
| ~ separation | the state of lacking unity. |
| ~ unification, union | the state of being joined or united or linked.; "there is strength in union" |
| ~ matureness, maturity | state of being mature; full development. |
| ~ immatureness, immaturity | not having reached maturity. |
| ~ grace, saving grace, state of grace | (Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence.; "the conception of grace developed alongside the conception of sin"; "it was debated whether saving grace could be obtained outside the membership of the church"; "the Virgin lived in a state of grace" |
| ~ eternal damnation, damnation | the state of being condemned to eternal punishment in Hell. |
| ~ omniscience | the state of being omniscient; having infinite knowledge. |
| ~ omnipotence | the state of being omnipotent; having unlimited power. |
| ~ flawlessness, ne plus ultra, perfection | the state of being without a flaw or defect. |
| ~ integrity, unity, wholeness | an undivided or unbroken completeness or totality with nothing wanting.; "the integrity of the nervous system is required for normal development"; "he took measures to insure the territorial unity of Croatia" |
| ~ imperfection, imperfectness | the state or an instance of being imperfect. |
| ~ receivership | the state of property that is in the hands of a receiver.; "the business is in receivership" |
| ~ ownership | the state or fact of being an owner. |
| ~ obligation | the state of being obligated to do or pay something.; "he is under an obligation to finish the job" |
| ~ destruction, end, death | a final state.; "he came to a bad end"; "the so-called glorious experiment came to an inglorious end" |
| ~ annulment, revocation | the state of being cancelled or annulled. |
| ~ merchantability | the state of being fit for market; ready to be bought or sold. |
| ~ turgor | (biology) the normal rigid state of fullness of a cell or blood vessel or capillary resulting from pressure of the contents against the wall or membrane. |
| ~ homozygosity | the state of being homozygous; having two identical alleles of the same gene. |
| ~ heterozygosity | the state of being heterozygous; having two different alleles of the same gene. |
| ~ neotony | the state resulting when juvenile characteristics are retained by the adults of a species. |
| ~ plurality | the state of being plural.; "to mark plurality, one language may add an extra syllable to the word whereas another may simply change the vowel in the existing final syllable" |
| ~ polyvalence, polyvalency | (toxicology) the state of being capable of counteracting more than one toxin or antigen or kind of microorganism. |
| ~ multivalence, multivalency, polyvalence, polyvalency | (chemistry) the state of having a valence greater than two. |
| ~ paternity | the state of being a father.; "tests were conducted to determine paternity" |
| ~ utilization | the state of having been made use of.; "the rate of utilization" |
| n. (group) | 3. state | the group of people comprising the government of a sovereign state.; "the state has lowered its income tax" |
| ~ authorities, government, regime | the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit.; "the government reduced taxes"; "the matter was referred to higher authorities" |
| ~ soviets | the government of the Soviet Union.; "the Soviets said they wanted to increase trade with Europe" |
| ~ welfare state | a government that undertakes responsibility for the welfare of its citizens through programs in public health and public housing and pensions and unemployment compensation etc.. |
| n. (group) | 4. body politic, commonwealth, country, land, nation, res publica, state | a politically organized body of people under a single government.; "the state has elected a new president"; "African nations"; "students who had come to the nation's capitol"; "the country's largest manufacturer"; "an industrialized land" |
| ~ commonwealth country | any of the countries in the British Commonwealth. |
| ~ developing country | a country that is poor and whose citizens are mostly agricultural workers but that wants to become more advanced socially and economically. |
| ~ dominion | one of the self-governing nations in the British Commonwealth. |
| ~ estate of the realm, the three estates, estate | a major social class or order of persons regarded collectively as part of the body politic of the country (especially in the United Kingdom) and formerly possessing distinct political rights. |
| ~ foreign country | any state of which one is not a citizen.; "working in a foreign country takes a bit of getting used to" |
| ~ reich | the German state. |
| ~ renegade state, rogue nation, rogue state | a state that does not respect other states in its international actions. |
| ~ suzerain | a state exercising a degree of dominion over a dependent state especially in its foreign affairs. |
| ~ sea power | a nation that possesses formidable naval strength. |
| ~ great power, major power, superpower, world power, power | a state powerful enough to influence events throughout the world. |
| ~ city-state, city state | a state consisting of a sovereign city. |
| ~ ally | a friendly nation. |
| ~ political entity, political unit | a unit with political responsibilities. |
| ~ eelam, tamil eelam | the independent state that the Tamil Tigers have fought for. |
| n. (state) | 5. state, state of matter | (chemistry) the three traditional states of matter are solids (fixed shape and volume) and liquids (fixed volume and shaped by the container) and gases (filling the container).; "the solid state of water is called ice" |
| ~ chemical science, chemistry | the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions. |
| ~ chemical phenomenon | any natural phenomenon involving chemistry (as changes to atoms or molecules). |
| ~ phase, form | (physical chemistry) a distinct state of matter in a system; matter that is identical in chemical composition and physical state and separated from other material by the phase boundary.; "the reaction occurs in the liquid phase of the system" |
| ~ liquid state, liquidity, liquidness, liquid | the state in which a substance exhibits a characteristic readiness to flow with little or no tendency to disperse and relatively high incompressibility. |
| ~ solid state, solidness, solid | the state in which a substance has no tendency to flow under moderate stress; resists forces (such as compression) that tend to deform it; and retains a definite size and shape. |
| ~ gas, gaseous state | the state of matter distinguished from the solid and liquid states by: relatively low density and viscosity; relatively great expansion and contraction with changes in pressure and temperature; the ability to diffuse readily; and the spontaneous tendency to become distributed uniformly throughout any container. |
| ~ plasma | (physical chemistry) a fourth state of matter distinct from solid or liquid or gas and present in stars and fusion reactors; a gas becomes a plasma when it is heated until the atoms lose all their electrons, leaving a highly electrified collection of nuclei and free electrons.; "particles in space exist in the form of a plasma" |
| n. (state) | 6. state | a state of depression or agitation.; "he was in such a state you just couldn't reason with him" |
| ~ colloquialism | a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech. |
| ~ emotional state, spirit | the state of a person's emotions (especially with regard to pleasure or dejection).; "his emotional state depended on her opinion"; "he was in good spirits"; "his spirit rose" |
| n. (location) | 7. country, land, state | the territory occupied by a nation.; "he returned to the land of his birth"; "he visited several European countries" |
| ~ administrative district, administrative division, territorial division | a district defined for administrative purposes. |
| ~ banana republic | a small country (especially in Central America) that is politically unstable and whose economy is dominated by foreign companies and depends on one export (such as bananas). |
| ~ country of origin, fatherland, homeland, mother country, motherland, native land | the country where you were born. |
| ~ buffer country, buffer state | a small neutral state between two rival powers. |
| ~ department | the territorial and administrative division of some countries (such as France). |
| ~ demesne, domain, land | territory over which rule or control is exercised.; "his domain extended into Europe"; "he made it the law of the land" |
| ~ midland | the interior part of a country. |
| ~ kingdom | a country with a king as head of state. |
| ~ province, state | the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation.; "his state is in the deep south" |
| ~ tax haven | a country or independent region where taxes are low. |
| ~ european country, european nation | any one of the countries occupying the European continent. |
| ~ african country, african nation | any one of the countries occupying the African continent. |
| ~ asian country, asian nation | any one of the nations occupying the Asian continent. |
| ~ south american country, south american nation | any one of the countries occupying the South American continent. |
| ~ north american country, north american nation | any country on the North American continent. |
| ~ antigua and barbuda | a country in the northern Leeward Islands. |
| ~ cape verde, republic of cape verde | an island country in the Atlantic off the coast of Senegal. |
| ~ democratic socialist republic of sri lanka, sri lanka, ceylon | a republic on the island of Ceylon; became independent of the United Kingdom in 1948. |
| ~ comoros, federal islamic republic of the comoros | a country on the Comoro Islands. |
| ~ cuba, republic of cuba | a communist state in the Caribbean on the island of Cuba. |
| ~ haiti, republic of haiti | a republic in the West Indies on the western part of the island of Hispaniola; achieved independence from France in 1804; the poorest and most illiterate nation in the western hemisphere. |
| ~ dominican republic | a republic in the West Indies; located on the eastern two-thirds of the island of Hispaniola. |
| ~ jamaica | a country on the island of Jamaica; became independent of England in 1962; much poverty; the major industry is tourism. |
| ~ barbados | a parliamentary democracy on the island of Barbados; former British colony; a popular resort area. |
| ~ republic of trinidad and tobago, trinidad and tobago | an island republic in the West Indies off the northeastern coast of Venezuela; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1962. |
| ~ cyprus, republic of cyprus | a country on the island of Cyprus; 80% of the people are of Greek origin and 20% or Turkish origin. |
| ~ commonwealth of dominica, dominica | a country on the island of Dominica. |
| ~ east timor | a former Portuguese colony that was annexed by Indonesia in 1976; voted for independence from Indonesia in 1999 and in May 2002 became an independent nation. |
| ~ fiji, republic of fiji | an independent state within the British Commonwealth located on the Fiji Islands. |
| ~ israel, state of israel, yisrael, sion, zion | Jewish republic in southwestern Asia at eastern end of Mediterranean; formerly part of Palestine. |
| ~ etruria | an ancient country in central Italy; assimilated by the Romans by about 200 BC. |
| ~ australia, commonwealth of australia | a nation occupying the whole of the Australian continent; Aboriginal tribes are thought to have migrated from southeastern Asia 20,000 years ago; first Europeans were British convicts sent there as a penal colony. |
| ~ federated states of micronesia, micronesia, tt | a country scattered over Micronesia with a constitutional government in free association with the United States; achieved independence in 1986. |
| ~ marshall islands, republic of the marshall islands | a republic (under United States protection) on the Marshall Islands. |
| ~ tuvalu | a small island republic on the Tuvalu islands; formerly part of the British colony of Gilbert and Ellice Islands until it withdrew in 1975 and became independent of the United Kingdom in 1978. |
| ~ kiribati, republic of kiribati | an island republic in the west central Pacific just to the south of the equator. |
| ~ nauru, republic of nauru | an island republic on Nauru Island; phosphate exports support the economy. |
| ~ independent state of papua new guinea, papua new guinea | a parliamentary democracy on the eastern half of the island of New Guinea; in 1975 it became an independent state within the Commonwealth of Nations. |
| ~ bahama islands, bahamas, commonwealth of the bahamas | island country in the Atlantic to the east of Florida and Cuba; a popular winter resort. |
| ~ sultanate | country or territory ruled by a sultan. |
| ~ burkina faso, upper volta | a desperately poor landlocked country in western Africa; was formerly Upper Volta under French rule but gained independence in 1960. |
| ~ dutch east indies, indonesia, republic of indonesia | a republic in southeastern Asia on an archipelago including more than 13,000 islands; achieved independence from the Netherlands in 1945; the principal oil producer in the Far East and Pacific regions. |
| ~ grenada | an island state in the West Indies in the southeastern Caribbean Sea; an independent state within the British Commonwealth. |
| ~ maldives, republic of maldives | a republic on the Maldive Islands; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1965. |
| ~ malta, republic of malta | a republic on the island of Malta in the Mediterranean; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1964. |
| ~ mauritius, republic of mauritius | a parliamentary state on the island of Mauritius. |
| ~ new zealand | an independent country within the British Commonwealth; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1907; known for sheep and spectacular scenery. |
| ~ palau, republic of palau, tt | a republic in the western central Pacific Ocean in association with the United States. |
| ~ philippines, republic of the philippines | a republic on the Philippine Islands; achieved independence from the United States in 1946. |
| ~ federation of saint kitts and nevis, saint christopher-nevis, saint kitts and nevis, st. christopher-nevis, st. kitts and nevis | a country on several of the Leeward Islands; located to the east southeast of Puerto Rico; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1983. |
| ~ saint lucia, st. lucia | a country on the island of Saint Lucia; gained independence from Great Britain in 1979. |
| ~ saint vincent and the grenadines, st. vincent and the grenadines | an island country in the central Windward Islands; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1979. |
| ~ independent state of samoa, samoa, samoa i sisifo, western samoa | a constitutional monarchy on the western part of the islands of Samoa in the South Pacific. |
| ~ democratic republic of sao tome and principe, sao thome e principe, sao tome and principe, sao tome e principe, st. thomas and principe | island nation in the South Atlantic off the west coast of Africa; achieved independence from Portugal in 1975; has enormous offshore oil reserves. |
| ~ republic of seychelles, seychelles | a republic on the Seychelles islands; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1976. |
| ~ solomon islands | the southern Solomon Islands that since 1978 form an independent state in the British Commonwealth. |
| ~ rus | the medieval Russian state established by Scandinavian traders in the 9th century; the capital was first in Novgorod and then in Kiev. |
| ~ russia, soviet union, union of soviet socialist republics, ussr | a former communist country in eastern Europe and northern Asia; established in 1922; included Russia and 14 other soviet socialist republics (Ukraine and Byelorussia and others); officially dissolved 31 December 1991. |
| ~ russian federation, russia | a federation in northeastern Europe and northern Asia; formerly Soviet Russia; since 1991 an independent state. |
| ~ ukraine, ukrayina | a republic in southeastern Europe; formerly a European soviet; the center of the original Russian state which came into existence in the ninth century. |
| ~ turkmenia, turkmenistan, turkomen, turkmen | a republic in Asia to the east of the Caspian Sea and to the south of Kazakhstan and to the north of Iran; an Asian soviet from 1925 to 1991. |
| ~ friendly islands, kingdom of tonga, tonga | a monarchy on a Polynesian archipelago in the South Pacific; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1970. |
| ~ republic of turkey, turkey | a Eurasian republic in Asia Minor and the Balkans; on the collapse of the Ottoman Empire in 1918, the Young Turks, led by Kemal Ataturk, established a republic in 1923. |
| ~ new hebrides, republic of vanuatu, vanuatu | a volcanic island republic in Melanesia; independent since 1980. |
| n. (group) | 8. department of state, dos, state, state department, united states department of state | the federal department in the United States that sets and maintains foreign policies.; "the Department of State was created in 1789" |
| ~ executive department | a federal department in the executive branch of the government of the United States. |
| ~ foggy bottom | United States Department of State, which is housed in a building in a low-lying area of Washington near the Potomac River. |
| ~ bureau of diplomatic security, ds | the bureau in the State Department that is responsible for the security of diplomats and embassies overseas. |
| ~ foreign service | the part of the State Department that supplies diplomats for the United States embassies and consulates around the world. |
| ~ bureau of intelligence and research, inr | an agency that is the primary source in the State Department for interpretive analyses of global developments and focal point for policy issues and activities of the Intelligence Community. |
| v. (communication) | 9. say, state, tell | express in words.; "He said that he wanted to marry her"; "tell me what is bothering you"; "state your opinion"; "state your name" |
| ~ present, lay out, represent | bring forward and present to the mind.; "We presented the arguments to him"; "We cannot represent this knowledge to our formal reason" |
| ~ misstate | state something incorrectly.; "You misstated my position" |
| ~ answer, reply, respond | react verbally.; "She didn't want to answer"; "answer the question"; "We answered that we would accept the invitation" |
| ~ preface, premise, precede, introduce | furnish with a preface or introduction.; "She always precedes her lectures with a joke"; "He prefaced his lecture with a critical remark about the institution" |
| ~ give tongue to, utter, express, verbalise, verbalize | articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise.; "She expressed her anger"; "He uttered a curse" |
| ~ announce, declare | announce publicly or officially.; "The President declared war" |
| ~ enunciate, vocalise, vocalize, articulate | express or state clearly. |
| ~ say | state as one's opinion or judgement; declare.; "I say let's forget this whole business" |
| ~ get out | express with difficulty.; "I managed to get out a few words" |
| ~ declare | state emphatically and authoritatively.; "He declared that he needed more money to carry out the task he was charged with" |
| ~ declare | make a declaration (of dutiable goods) to a customs official.; "Do you have anything to declare?" |
| ~ note, remark, mention, observe | make mention of.; "She observed that his presentation took up too much time"; "They noted that it was a fine day to go sailing" |
| ~ add, append, supply | state or say further.; "`It doesn't matter,' he supplied" |
| ~ explain | define.; "The committee explained their plan for fund-raising to the Dean" |
| ~ give | convey or reveal information.; "Give one's name" |
| ~ sum, summarise, sum up, summarize | be a summary of.; "The abstract summarizes the main ideas in the paper" |
| v. (communication) | 10. posit, put forward, state, submit | put before.; "I submit to you that the accused is guilty" |
| ~ propose, suggest, advise | make a proposal, declare a plan for something.; "the senator proposed to abolish the sales tax" |
| v. (communication) | 11. express, state | indicate through a symbol, formula, etc..; "Can you express this distance in kilometers?" |
| ~ denote, refer | have as a meaning.; "`multi-' denotes `many' " |
| ~ vote | express a choice or opinion.; "I vote that we all go home"; "She voted for going to the Chinese restaurant" |
| ~ vote | express one's choice or preference by vote.; "vote the Democratic ticket" |
| status | | |
| n. (state) | 1. position, status | 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" |
| ~ 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" |
| ~ face | status in the eyes of others.; "he lost face" |
| ~ election | the status or fact of being elected.; "they celebrated his election" |
| ~ equivalence, equality, equation, par | a state of being essentially equal or equivalent; equally balanced.; "on a par with the best" |
| ~ social rank, social station, social status, rank | position in a social hierarchy.; "the British are more aware of social status than Americans are" |
| ~ standing | social or financial or professional status or reputation.; "of equal standing"; "a member in good standing" |
| ~ high status | a position of superior status. |
| ~ high ground | a position of superiority over opponents or competitors. |
| ~ high profile | a position attracting much attention and publicity. |
| ~ holy order, order | (usually plural) the status or rank or office of a Christian clergyman in an ecclesiastical hierarchy.; "theologians still disagree over whether `bishop' should or should not be a separate Order" |
| ~ low status, lowness, lowliness | a position of inferior status; low in station or rank or fortune or estimation. |
| ~ legal status | a status defined by law. |
| ~ bar sinister, bastardy, illegitimacy | the status of being born to parents who were not married. |
| ~ left-handedness | the status of being born of a morganatic marriage. |
| ~ command | a position of highest authority.; "the corporation has just undergone a change in command" |
| ~ nationality | the status of belonging to a particular nation by birth or naturalization. |
| ~ footing, terms | status with respect to the relations between people or groups.; "on good terms with her in-laws"; "on a friendly footing" |
| ~ retirement | the state of being retired from one's business or occupation. |
| ~ rank | relative status.; "his salary was determined by his rank and seniority" |
| ~ caste | social status or position conferred by a system based on class.; "lose caste by doing work beneath one's station" |
| ~ dignity | high office or rank or station.; "he respected the dignity of the emissaries" |
| ~ noblesse, nobility | the state of being of noble birth. |
| ~ ordination | the status of being ordained to a sacred office. |
| ~ pedestal | a position of great esteem (and supposed superiority).; "they put him on a pedestal" |
| ~ leadership | the status of a leader.; "they challenged his leadership of the union" |
| ~ slot | a position in a hierarchy or organization.; "Bob Dylan occupied the top slot for several weeks"; "she beat some tough competition for the number one slot" |
| ~ toehold | a relatively insignificant position from which future progress might be made.; "American diplomacy provided a toehold on which to proceed toward peace talks"; "his father gave him a toehold in the oil business" |
| n. (state) | 2. 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. |
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