| rout | | |
| n. (group) | 1. mob, rabble, rout | a disorderly crowd of people. |
| ~ crowd | a large number of things or people considered together.; "a crowd of insects assembled around the flowers" |
| ~ lynch mob | a mob that kills a person for some presumed offense without legal authority. |
| n. (event) | 2. rout | an overwhelming defeat. |
| ~ defeat, licking | an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest.; "it was a narrow defeat"; "the army's only defeat"; "they suffered a convincing licking" |
| v. (competition) | 3. expel, rout, rout out | cause to flee.; "rout out the fighters from their caves" |
| ~ defeat, get the better of, overcome | win a victory over.; "You must overcome all difficulties"; "defeat your enemies"; "He overcame his shyness"; "He overcame his infirmity"; "Her anger got the better of her and she blew up" |
| v. (contact) | 4. root, rootle, rout | dig with the snout.; "the pig was rooting for truffles" |
| ~ cut into, delve, dig, turn over | turn up, loosen, or remove earth.; "Dig we must"; "turn over the soil for aeration" |
| v. (contact) | 5. gouge, rout | make a groove in. |
| ~ core out, hollow out, hollow | remove the interior of.; "hollow out a tree trunk" |
| v. (competition) | 6. rout, spread-eagle, spreadeagle | defeat disastrously. |
| ~ beat, beat out, vanquish, trounce, crush, shell | come out better in a competition, race, or conflict.; "Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship"; "We beat the competition"; "Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game" |
| soften | | |
| v. (perception) | 1. soften | make (images or sounds) soft or softer. |
| ~ change intensity | increase or decrease in intensity. |
| ~ damp, mute, tone down, muffle, dampen, dull | deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping. |
| v. (change) | 2. break, damp, dampen, soften, weaken | lessen in force or effect.; "soften a shock"; "break a fall" |
| ~ blunt, deaden | make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation.; "Terror blunted her feelings"; "deaden a sound" |
| ~ deafen | make soundproof.; "deafen a room" |
| ~ deaden, damp, dampen | make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible.; "muffle the message" |
| v. (stative) | 3. relent, soften, yield | give in, as to influence or pressure. |
| ~ truckle | yield to out of weakness. |
| v. (contact) | 4. buffer, cushion, soften | protect from impact.; "cushion the blow" |
| ~ modify | make less severe or harsh or extreme.; "please modify this letter to make it more polite"; "he modified his views on same-gender marriage" |
| v. (communication) | 5. mince, moderate, soften | make less severe or harsh.; "He moderated his tone when the students burst out in tears" |
| ~ 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" |
| v. (change) | 6. soften | make soft or softer.; "This liquid will soften your laundry" |
| ~ 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" |
| ~ mellow | soften, make mellow.; "Age and experience mellowed him over the years" |
| ~ soften | become soft or softer.; "The bread will soften if you pour some liquid on it" |
| ~ mollify | make less rigid or softer. |
| ~ macerate | soften, usually by steeping in liquid, and cause to disintegrate as a result.; "macerate peaches"; "the gizzards macerates the food in the digestive system" |
| v. (change) | 7. soften | become soft or softer.; "The bread will soften if you pour some liquid on it" |
| ~ change | undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature.; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" |
| ~ mellow | make or grow (more) mellow.; "These apples need to mellow a bit more"; "The sun mellowed the fruit" |
| ~ macerate | become soft or separate and disintegrate as a result of excessive soaking.; "the tissue macerated in the water" |
| tin | | |
| n. (substance) | 1. atomic number 50, sn, tin | a silvery malleable metallic element that resists corrosion; used in many alloys and to coat other metals to prevent corrosion; obtained chiefly from cassiterite where it occurs as tin oxide. |
| ~ tin foil, tinfoil | foil made of tin or an alloy of tin and lead. |
| ~ metal, metallic element | any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.. |
| ~ cassiterite | a hard heavy dark mineral that is the chief source of tin. |
| n. (artifact) | 2. tin | a vessel (box, can, pan, etc.) made of tinplate and used mainly in baking. |
| ~ tin plate, tinplate | a thin sheet of metal (iron or steel) coated with tin to prevent rusting; used especially for cans, pots, and tins. |
| ~ vessel | an object used as a container (especially for liquids). |
| n. (artifact) | 3. canister, cannister, tin | metal container for storing dry foods such as tea or flour. |
| ~ container | any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another). |
| n. (artifact) | 4. can, tin, tin can | airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc.. |
| ~ beer can | a can that holds beer. |
| ~ caddy, tea caddy | a can for storing tea. |
| ~ cannikin | a small can. |
| ~ coffee can | a can for storing ground coffee. |
| ~ container | any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another). |
| ~ milk can | large can for transporting milk. |
| ~ oilcan | a can with a long nozzle to apply oil to machinery. |
| ~ soda can | a can for holding soft drinks. |
| v. (contact) | 5. tin | plate with tin. |
| ~ plate | coat with a layer of metal.; "plate spoons with silver" |
| v. (change) | 6. can, put up, tin | preserve in a can or tin.; "tinned foods are not very tasty" |
| ~ cookery, cooking, preparation | the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat.; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife" |
| ~ preserve, keep | prevent (food) from rotting.; "preserved meats"; "keep potatoes fresh" |
| v. (change) | 7. tin | prepare (a metal) for soldering or brazing by applying a thin layer of solder to the surface. |
| ~ plate | coat with a layer of metal.; "plate spoons with silver" |
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