| cater |  |  | 
| v. (consumption) | 1. cater, ply, provide, supply | give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance.; "The hostess provided lunch for all the guests" | 
 |  ~ staff | provide with staff.; "This position is not always staffed" | 
 |  ~ drench | force to drink. | 
 |  ~ regale, treat | provide with choice or abundant food or drink.; "Don't worry about the expensive wine--I'm treating"; "She treated her houseguests with good food every night" | 
 |  ~ board | provide food and lodging (for).; "The old lady is boarding three men" | 
 |  ~ feed, give | give food to.; "Feed the starving children in India"; "don't give the child this tough meat" | 
 |  ~ feed | serve as food for; be the food for.; "This dish feeds six" | 
 |  ~ dish, dish up, serve up, dish out, serve | provide (usually but not necessarily food).; "We serve meals for the homeless"; "She dished out the soup at 8 P.M."; "The entertainers served up a lively show" | 
 |  ~ cater | supply food ready to eat; for parties and banquets. | 
 |  ~ pimp, pander, procure | arrange for sexual partners for others. | 
 |  ~ help, serve | help to some food; help with food or drink.; "I served him three times, and after that he helped himself" | 
 |  ~ power | supply the force or power for the functioning of.; "The gasoline powers the engines" | 
 |  ~ feed | provide as food.; "Feed the guests the nuts" | 
 |  ~ pander, gratify, indulge | yield (to); give satisfaction to. | 
 |  ~ underlay | provide with a base, support, lining, or backing.; "underlay the boards with joists" | 
 |  ~ fulfil, fulfill, satisfy, meet, fill | fill or meet a want or need. | 
 |  ~ horse | provide with a horse or horses. | 
 |  ~ shower | provide abundantly with.; "He showered her with presents" | 
 |  ~ accommodate | provide with something desired or needed.; "Can you accommodate me with a rental car?" | 
 |  ~ nourish, nurture, sustain | provide with nourishment.; "We sustained ourselves on bread and water"; "This kind of food is not nourishing for young children" | 
 |  ~ fix up | find (something or someone) for.; "I'll fix you up with a nice girl" | 
 |  ~ gutter | provide with gutters.; "gutter the buildings" | 
 |  ~ give | transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody.; "I gave her my money"; "can you give me lessons?"; "She gave the children lots of love and tender loving care" | 
| v. (consumption) | 2. cater | supply food ready to eat; for parties and banquets. | 
 |  ~ cater, ply, provide, supply | give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance.; "The hostess provided lunch for all the guests" | 
| cutter |  |  | 
| n. (person) | 1. cutter, stonecutter | someone who cuts or carves stone. | 
 |  ~ quarrier, quarryman | a man who works in a quarry. | 
| n. (person) | 2. carver, cutter | someone who carves the meat. | 
 |  ~ diner | a person eating a meal (especially in a restaurant). | 
| n. (person) | 3. cutter | someone whose work is cutting (as e.g. cutting cloth for garments). | 
 |  ~ garment cutter | someone who cuts cloth etc. to measure in making garments. | 
 |  ~ gem cutter | one who cuts and shapes precious stones. | 
 |  ~ glass-cutter, glass cutter | someone who cuts or grinds designs on glass. | 
 |  ~ skilled worker, skilled workman, trained worker | a worker who has acquired special skills. | 
| n. (artifact) | 4. cutter, pinnace, ship's boat, tender | a boat for communication between ship and shore. | 
 |  ~ boat | a small vessel for travel on water. | 
 |  ~ gig | tender that is a light ship's boat; often for personal use of captain. | 
| n. (artifact) | 5. cutter | a sailing vessel with a single mast set further back than the mast of a sloop. | 
 |  ~ sailing ship, sailing vessel | a vessel that is powered by the wind; often having several masts. | 
| n. (artifact) | 6. cutlery, cutter, cutting tool | a cutting implement; a tool for cutting. | 
 |  ~ bolt cutter | an implement for cutting bolts. | 
 |  ~ cigar cutter | an implement for cutting the tip off of a cigar. | 
 |  ~ cutting implement | a tool used for cutting or slicing. | 
 |  ~ die | a cutting tool that is fitted into a diestock and used for cutting male (external) screw threads on screws or bolts or pipes or rods. | 
 |  ~ edge tool | any cutting tool with a sharp cutting edge (as a chisel or knife or plane or gouge). | 
 |  ~ glass cutter | a tool for cutting glass. | 
 |  ~ tile cutter | a cutter (tool for cutting) for floor tiles. | 
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