| 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. |
| society | | |
| n. (group) | 1. society | an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization. |
| ~ social group | people sharing some social relation. |
| ~ sector | a social group that forms part of the society or the economy.; "the public sector" |
| ~ social class, socio-economic class, stratum, class | people having the same social, economic, or educational status.; "the working class"; "an emerging professional class" |
| ~ civilization, civilisation | a society in an advanced state of social development (e.g., with complex legal and political and religious organizations).; "the people slowly progressed from barbarism to civilization" |
| ~ culture, civilisation, civilization | a particular society at a particular time and place.; "early Mayan civilization" |
| ~ open society | a society that allows its members considerable freedom (as in a democracy).; "America's open society has made it an easy target for terrorists" |
| ~ tribal society | a society with the social organization of a tribe. |
| ~ social organisation, social organization, social structure, social system, structure | the people in a society considered as a system organized by a characteristic pattern of relationships.; "the social organization of England and America is very different"; "sociologists have studied the changing structure of the family" |
| n. (group) | 2. club, gild, guild, lodge, order, social club, society | a formal association of people with similar interests.; "he joined a golf club"; "they formed a small lunch society"; "men from the fraternal order will staff the soup kitchen today" |
| ~ association | a formal organization of people or groups of people.; "he joined the Modern Language Association" |
| ~ athenaeum, atheneum | a literary or scientific association for the promotion of learning. |
| ~ bookclub | a club that people join in order to buy selected books at reduced prices. |
| ~ chapter | a local branch of some fraternity or association.; "he joined the Atlanta chapter" |
| ~ chess club | a club of people to play chess. |
| ~ country club | a suburban club for recreation and socializing. |
| ~ frat, fraternity | a social club for male undergraduates. |
| ~ glee club | a club organized to sing together. |
| ~ golf club | a club of people to play golf. |
| ~ hunt club, hunt | an association of huntsmen who hunt for sport. |
| ~ investors club | a club of small investors who buy and sell securities jointly. |
| ~ jockey club | a club to promote and regulate horse racing. |
| ~ racket club | club for players of racket sports. |
| ~ rowing club | a club for rowers. |
| ~ slate club | a group of people who save money in a common fund for a specific purpose (usually distributed at Christmas). |
| ~ sorority | a social club for female undergraduates. |
| ~ turnverein | a club of tumblers or gymnasts. |
| ~ boat club, yacht club | club that promotes and supports yachting and boating. |
| ~ service club | a club of professional or business people organized for their coordination and active in public services. |
| ~ club member | someone who is a member of a club. |
| n. (state) | 3. companionship, company, fellowship, society | the state of being with someone.; "he missed their company"; "he enjoyed the society of his friends" |
| ~ freemasonry | a natural or instinctive fellowship between people of similar interests.; "he enjoyed the freemasonry of the Press" |
| ~ friendly relationship, friendship | the state of being friends (or friendly). |
| n. (group) | 4. beau monde, bon ton, high society, smart set, society | the fashionable elite. |
| ~ four hundred | the exclusive social set of a city. |
| ~ elite, elite group | a group or class of persons enjoying superior intellectual or social or economic status. |
| condense | | |
| v. (change) | 1. condense, distil, distill | undergo condensation; change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops.; "water condenses"; "The acid distills at a specific temperature" |
| ~ condense | develop due to condensation.; "All our planets condensed out of the same material" |
| ~ condense | remove water from.; "condense the milk" |
| ~ flux, liquify, liquefy | become liquid or fluid when heated.; "the frozen fat liquefied" |
| v. (change) | 2. concentrate, condense, digest | make more concise.; "condense the contents of a book into a summary" |
| ~ abbreviate, abridge, foreshorten, shorten, contract, reduce, cut | reduce in scope while retaining essential elements.; "The manuscript must be shortened" |
| ~ capsule, capsulise, capsulize, encapsulate | put in a short or concise form; reduce in volume.; "capsulize the news" |
| ~ telescope | make smaller or shorter.; "the novel was telescoped into a short play" |
| v. (change) | 3. condense | remove water from.; "condense the milk" |
| ~ remove, take away, withdraw, take | remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract.; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment" |
| ~ condense, distil, distill | undergo condensation; change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops.; "water condenses"; "The acid distills at a specific temperature" |
| ~ condense | cause a gas or vapor to change into a liquid.; "The cold air condensed the steam" |
| v. (change) | 4. condense | cause a gas or vapor to change into a liquid.; "The cold air condensed the steam" |
| ~ change integrity | change in physical make-up. |
| ~ condense | remove water from.; "condense the milk" |
| v. (change) | 5. condense | become more compact or concentrated.; "Her feelings condensed" |
| ~ deepen, intensify | become more intense.; "The debate intensified"; "His dislike for raw fish only deepened in Japan" |
| ~ concentrate, condense, contract | compress or concentrate.; "Congress condensed the three-year plan into a six-month plan" |
| v. (change) | 6. condense | develop due to condensation.; "All our planets condensed out of the same material" |
| ~ come up, arise | result or issue.; "A slight unpleasantness arose from this discussion" |
| ~ condense, distil, distill | undergo condensation; change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops.; "water condenses"; "The acid distills at a specific temperature" |
| v. (change) | 7. concentrate, condense, contract | compress or concentrate.; "Congress condensed the three-year plan into a six-month plan" |
| ~ alter, change, modify | cause to change; make different; cause a transformation.; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" |
| ~ condense | become more compact or concentrated.; "Her feelings condensed" |
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