| mere | | |
| n. (object) | 1. mere | a small pond of standing water. |
| ~ britain, great britain, u.k., uk, united kingdom, united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland | a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom. |
| ~ pond, pool | a small lake.; "the pond was too small for sailing" |
| adj. | 2. mere | being nothing more than specified.; "a mere child" |
| ~ specified | clearly and explicitly stated.; "meals are at specified times" |
| adj. | 3. bare, mere, simple | apart from anything else; without additions or modifications.; "only the bare facts"; "shocked by the mere idea"; "the simple passage of time was enough"; "the simple truth" |
| ~ plain | not elaborate or elaborated; simple.; "plain food"; "stuck to the plain facts"; "a plain blue suit"; "a plain rectangular brick building" |
| just | | |
| adj. | 1. just | used especially of what is legally or ethically right or proper or fitting.; "a just and lasting peace"; "a kind and just man"; "a just reward"; "his just inheritance" |
| ~ fair, just | free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules.; "a fair referee"; "fair deal"; "on a fair footing"; "a fair fight"; "by fair means or foul" |
| ~ honourable, honorable | worthy of being honored; entitled to honor and respect.; "an honorable man"; "led an honorable life"; "honorable service to his country" |
| ~ conscionable | acceptable to your conscience. |
| ~ meet, fitting | being precisely fitting and right.; "it is only meet that she should be seated first" |
| ~ retributive, retributory, vindicatory | given or inflicted in requital according to merits or deserts.; "retributive justice" |
| ~ rightful | legally valid.; "a rightful inheritance" |
| ~ right | in conformance with justice or law or morality.; "do the right thing and confess" |
| ~ righteous | characterized by or proceeding from accepted standards of morality or justice.; "the...prayer of a righteous man availeth much" |
| adj. | 2. equitable, just | fair to all parties as dictated by reason and conscience.; "equitable treatment of all citizens"; "an equitable distribution of gifts among the children" |
| ~ fair, just | free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules.; "a fair referee"; "fair deal"; "on a fair footing"; "a fair fight"; "by fair means or foul" |
| ~ honest, fair | gained or earned without cheating or stealing.; "an honest wage"; "an fair penny" |
| ~ evenhanded | without partiality.; "evenhanded justice" |
| ~ just | used especially of what is legally or ethically right or proper or fitting.; "a just and lasting peace"; "a kind and just man"; "a just reward"; "his just inheritance" |
| ~ impartial | showing lack of favoritism.; "the cold neutrality of an impartial judge" |
| adj. | 3. fair, just | free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules.; "a fair referee"; "fair deal"; "on a fair footing"; "a fair fight"; "by fair means or foul" |
| ~ antimonopoly, antitrust | of laws and regulations; designed to protect trade and commerce from unfair business practices. |
| ~ sporting, sportsmanlike, sporty, clean | exhibiting or calling for sportsmanship or fair play.; "a clean fight"; "a sporting solution of the disagreement"; "sportsmanlike conduct" |
| ~ fair-minded | of a person; just and impartial; not prejudiced. |
| ~ fair-and-square | just and honest. |
| ~ just | used especially of what is legally or ethically right or proper or fitting.; "a just and lasting peace"; "a kind and just man"; "a just reward"; "his just inheritance" |
| ~ impartial | showing lack of favoritism.; "the cold neutrality of an impartial judge" |
| ~ reasonable, sensible | showing reason or sound judgment.; "a sensible choice"; "a sensible person" |
| adj. | 4. good, just, upright | of moral excellence.; "a genuinely good person"; "a just cause"; "an upright and respectable man" |
| ~ righteous | characterized by or proceeding from accepted standards of morality or justice.; "the...prayer of a righteous man availeth much" |
| adv. | 5. but, just, merely, only, simply | and nothing more.; "I was merely asking"; "it is simply a matter of time"; "just a scratch"; "he was only a child"; "hopes that last but a moment" |
| adv. | 6. exactly, just, precisely | indicating exactness or preciseness.; "he was doing precisely (or exactly) what she had told him to do"; "it was just as he said--the jewel was gone"; "it has just enough salt" |
| adv. | 7. just, just now | only a moment ago.; "he has just arrived"; "the sun just now came out" |
| adv. | 8. just, simply | absolutely.; "I just can't take it anymore"; "he was just grand as Romeo"; "it's simply beautiful!" |
| ~ 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. | 9. barely, hardly, just, scarce, scarcely | only a very short time before.; "they could barely hear the speaker"; "we hardly knew them"; "just missed being hit"; "had scarcely rung the bell when the door flew open"; "would have scarce arrived before she would have found some excuse to leave" |
| adv. | 10. just | exactly at this moment or the moment described.; "we've just finished painting the walls, so don't touch them" |
| only | | |
| adj. | 1. lone, lonesome, only, sole, solitary | being the only one; single and isolated from others.; "the lone doctor in the entire county"; "a lonesome pine"; "an only child"; "the sole heir"; "the sole example"; "a solitary instance of cowardice"; "a solitary speck in the sky" |
| ~ single | existing alone or consisting of one entity or part or aspect or individual.; "upon the hill stood a single tower"; "had but a single thought which was to escape"; "a single survivor"; "a single serving"; "a single lens"; "a single thickness" |
| adj. | 2. alone, only | exclusive of anyone or anything else.; "she alone believed him"; "cannot live by bread alone"; "I'll have this car and this car only" |
| ~ exclusive | excluding much or all; especially all but a particular group or minority.; "exclusive clubs"; "an exclusive restaurants and shops" |
| adv. | 3. alone, entirely, exclusively, only, solely | without any others being included or involved.; "was entirely to blame"; "a school devoted entirely to the needs of problem children"; "he works for Mr. Smith exclusively"; "did it solely for money"; "the burden of proof rests on the prosecution alone"; "a privilege granted only to him" |
| adv. | 4. only | with nevertheless the final result.; "He arrived only to find his wife dead"; "We won only to lose again in the next round" |
| adv. | 5. only | in the final outcome.; "These news will only make you more upset" |
| adv. | 6. only | except that.; "It was the same story; only this time she came out better" |
| adv. | 7. only, only if, only when | never except when.; "call me only if your cold gets worse" |
| adv. | 8. only | as recently as.; "I spoke to him only an hour ago" |
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