| fair | | |
| n. (act) | 1. carnival, fair, funfair | a traveling show; having sideshows and rides and games of skill etc.. |
| ~ show | the act of publicly exhibiting or entertaining.; "a remarkable show of skill" |
| ~ midway | the place at a fair or carnival where sideshows and similar amusements are located. |
| n. (group) | 2. fair | gathering of producers to promote business.; "world fair"; "trade fair"; "book fair" |
| ~ assemblage, gathering | a group of persons together in one place. |
| ~ book fair, bookfair | fair organized by publishers or booksellers to promote the sale of books. |
| n. (group) | 3. fair | a competitive exhibition of farm products.; "she won a blue ribbon for her baking at the county fair" |
| ~ expo, exhibition, exposition | a collection of things (goods or works of art etc.) for public display. |
| n. (act) | 4. bazaar, fair | a sale of miscellany; often for charity.; "the church bazaar" |
| ~ cut-rate sale, sales event, sale | an occasion (usually brief) for buying at specially reduced prices.; "they held a sale to reduce their inventory"; "I got some great bargains at their annual sale" |
| ~ book fair, bookfair | bazaar at which books are sold or auctioned off in order to raise funds for a worthy cause. |
| ~ craft fair | a fair at which objects made by craftsmen are offered for sale. |
| v. (contact) | 5. fair | join so that the external surfaces blend smoothly. |
| ~ bring together, join | cause to become joined or linked.; "join these two parts so that they fit together" |
| adj. | 6. 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. | 7. fair, fairish, reasonable | not excessive or extreme.; "a fairish income"; "reasonable prices" |
| ~ moderate | being within reasonable or average limits; not excessive or extreme.; "moderate prices"; "a moderate income"; "a moderate fine"; "moderate demands"; "a moderate estimate"; "a moderate eater"; "moderate success"; "a kitchen of moderate size"; "the X-ray showed moderate enlargement of the heart" |
| adj. | 8. bonnie, bonny, comely, fair, sightly | very pleasing to the eye.; "my bonny lass"; "there's a bonny bay beyond"; "a comely face"; "young fair maidens" |
| ~ beautiful | delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration.; "a beautiful child"; "beautiful country"; "a beautiful painting"; "a beautiful theory"; "a beautiful party" |
| adj. | 9. fair | (of a baseball) hit between the foul lines.; "he hit a fair ball over the third base bag" |
| ~ baseball, baseball game | a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs.; "he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empty lot"; "there was a desire for National League ball in the area"; "play ball!" |
| ~ in-bounds | between the first and third base lines. |
| adj. | 10. average, fair, mediocre, middling | lacking exceptional quality or ability.; "a novel of average merit"; "only a fair performance of the sonata"; "in fair health"; "the caliber of the students has gone from mediocre to above average"; "the performance was middling at best" |
| ~ ordinary | not exceptional in any way especially in quality or ability or size or degree.; "ordinary everyday objects"; "ordinary decency"; "an ordinary day"; "an ordinary wine" |
| adj. | 11. fair | attractively feminine.; "the fair sex" |
| ~ feminine | associated with women and not with men.; "feminine intuition" |
| adj. | 12. clean, fair | (of a manuscript) having few alterations or corrections.; "fair copy"; "a clean manuscript" |
| ~ legible | (of handwriting, print, etc.) capable of being read or deciphered.; "legible handwriting" |
| adj. | 13. fair, honest | gained or earned without cheating or stealing.; "an honest wage"; "an fair penny" |
| ~ 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" |
| adj. | 14. fair | free of clouds or rain.; "today will be fair and warm" |
| ~ clear | free from clouds or mist or haze.; "on a clear day" |
| adj. | 15. fair, fairish | (used of hair or skin) pale or light-colored.; "a fair complexion" |
| ~ blond, blonde, light-haired | being or having light colored skin and hair and usually blue or grey eyes.; "blond Scandinavians"; "a house full of light-haired children" |
| adv. | 16. clean, fair, fairly | in conformity with the rules or laws and without fraud or cheating.; "they played fairly" |
| adv. | 17. evenhandedly, fair, fairly | without favoring one party, in a fair evenhanded manner.; "deal fairly with one another" |
| good | | |
| n. (attribute) | 1. good | benefit.; "for your own good"; "what's the good of worrying?" |
| ~ advantage, vantage | the quality of having a superior or more favorable position.; "the experience gave him the advantage over me" |
| ~ common good, commonweal | the good of a community. |
| n. (attribute) | 2. good, goodness | moral excellence or admirableness.; "there is much good to be found in people" |
| ~ kindness | the quality of being warmhearted and considerate and humane and sympathetic. |
| ~ beneficence | the quality of being kind or helpful or generous. |
| ~ benignancy, benignity, graciousness | the quality of being kind and gentle. |
| ~ morality | concern with the distinction between good and evil or right and wrong; right or good conduct. |
| ~ moral excellence, virtue, virtuousness | the quality of doing what is right and avoiding what is wrong. |
| ~ virtue | a particular moral excellence. |
| ~ saintliness | the quality of resembling a saint. |
| ~ summum bonum | the supreme good in which all moral values are included or from which they are derived. |
| n. (attribute) | 3. good, goodness | that which is pleasing or valuable or useful.; "weigh the good against the bad"; "among the highest goods of all are happiness and self-realization" |
| ~ quality | an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone.; "the quality of mercy is not strained" |
| ~ worthiness | the quality or state of having merit or value. |
| ~ desirability, desirableness | the quality of being worthy of desiring. |
| ~ benefit, welfare | something that aids or promotes well-being.; "for the benefit of all" |
| ~ better | something superior in quality or condition or effect.; "a change for the better" |
| ~ better | the superior one of two alternatives.; "chose the better of the two" |
| ~ optimum | most favorable conditions or greatest degree or amount possible under given circumstances. |
| ~ wiseness, soundness, wisdom | the quality of being prudent and sensible. |
| n. (artifact) | 4. commodity, good, trade good | articles of commerce. |
| ~ artefact, artifact | a man-made object taken as a whole. |
| ~ staple, basic | (usually plural) a necessary commodity for which demand is constant. |
| ~ consumer goods | goods (as food or clothing) intended for direct use or consumption. |
| ~ drygoods, soft goods | textiles or clothing and related merchandise. |
| ~ entrant | a commodity that enters competition with established merchandise.; "a well publicized entrant is the pocket computer" |
| ~ export, exportation | commodities (goods or services) sold to a foreign country. |
| ~ fancy goods | goods that are chiefly ornamental. |
| ~ fungible | a commodity that is freely interchangeable with another in satisfying an obligation. |
| ~ future | bulk commodities bought or sold at an agreed price for delivery at a specified future date. |
| ~ import, importation | commodities (goods or services) bought from a foreign country. |
| ~ merchandise, product, ware | commodities offered for sale.; "good business depends on having good merchandise"; "that store offers a variety of products" |
| ~ middling | any commodity of intermediate quality or size (especially when coarse particles of ground wheat are mixed with bran). |
| ~ shopping | the commodities purchased from stores.; "she loaded her shopping into the car"; "women carrying home shopping didn't give me a second glance" |
| ~ sporting goods | sports equipment sold as a commodity. |
| ~ worldly good, worldly possession | a commodity or good associated with the earthly, rather than the spiritual, existence of human beings. |
| ~ salvage | property or goods saved from damage or destruction. |
| adj. | 5. good | having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified.; "good news from the hospital"; "a good report card"; "when she was good she was very very good"; "a good knife is one good for cutting"; "this stump will make a good picnic table"; "a good check"; "a good joke"; "a good exterior paint"; "a good secretary"; "a good dress for the office" |
| ~ best | (superlative of `good') having the most positive qualities.; "the best film of the year"; "the best solution"; "the best time for planting"; "wore his best suit" |
| ~ better | (comparative of `good') superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another.; "You're a better man than I am, Gunga Din"; "a better coat"; "a better type of car"; "a suit with a better fit"; "a better chance of success"; "produced a better mousetrap"; "she's better in math than in history" |
| ~ favorable, favourable | encouraging or approving or pleasing.; "a favorable reply"; "he received a favorable rating"; "listened with a favorable ear"; "made a favorable impression" |
| ~ bang-up, bully, corking, cracking, dandy, groovy, nifty, not bad, peachy, slap-up, smashing, swell, keen, great, neat | very good.; "he did a bully job"; "a neat sports car"; "had a great time at the party"; "you look simply smashing" |
| ~ good enough | adequately good for the circumstances.; "if it's good enough for you it's good enough for me" |
| ~ goodish | moderately good of its kind.; "a goodish wine" |
| ~ hot | very good; often used in the negative.; "he's hot at math but not so hot at history" |
| ~ redeeming | compensating for some fault or defect.; "the redeeming feature of the plan is its simplicity"; "his saving grace was his sense of humor" |
| ~ satisfactory, acceptable | meeting requirements.; "the step makes a satisfactory seat" |
| ~ solid | characterized by good substantial quality.; "solid comfort"; "a solid base hit" |
| ~ superb | surpassingly good.; "a superb meal" |
| ~ well-behaved, well behaved | (usually of children) someone who behaves in a manner that the speaker believes is correct.; "a well-behaved child" |
| ~ good | morally admirable. |
| ~ obedient | dutifully complying with the commands or instructions of those in authority.; "an obedient soldier"; "obedient children"; "a little man obedient to his wife"; "the obedient colonies...are heavily taxed; the refractory remain unburdened" |
| ~ respectable | characterized by socially or conventionally acceptable morals.; "a respectable woman" |
| adj. | 6. full, good | having the normally expected amount.; "gives full measure"; "gives good measure"; "a good mile from here" |
| ~ ample | more than enough in size or scope or capacity.; "had ample food for the party"; "an ample supply" |
| adj. | 7. good | morally admirable. |
| ~ good | having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified.; "good news from the hospital"; "a good report card"; "when she was good she was very very good"; "a good knife is one good for cutting"; "this stump will make a good picnic table"; "a good check"; "a good joke"; "a good exterior paint"; "a good secretary"; "a good dress for the office" |
| ~ angelic, sainted, saintlike, saintly, beatific, angelical | marked by utter benignity; resembling or befitting an angel or saint.; "angelic beneficence"; "a beatific smile"; "a saintly concern for his fellow men"; "my sainted mother" |
| ~ goody-goody | affectedly or smugly good or self-righteous. |
| ~ redeeming, saving, redemptive | bringing about salvation or redemption from sin.; "saving faith"; "redemptive (or redeeming) love" |
| ~ white | benevolent; without malicious intent.; "that's white of you" |
| ~ moral | concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles.; "moral sense"; "a moral scrutiny"; "a moral lesson"; "a moral quandary"; "moral convictions"; "a moral life" |
| ~ 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" |
| ~ virtuous | morally excellent. |
| ~ worthy | having worth or merit or value; being honorable or admirable.; "a worthy fellow"; "a worthy cause" |
| adj. | 8. estimable, good, honorable, respectable | deserving of esteem and respect.; "all respectable companies give guarantees"; "ruined the family's good name" |
| ~ reputable | having a good reputation.; "a reputable business"; "a reputable scientist"; "a reputable wine" |
| adj. | 9. beneficial, good | promoting or enhancing well-being.; "an arms limitation agreement beneficial to all countries"; "the beneficial effects of a temperate climate"; "the experience was good for her" |
| ~ advantageous | giving an advantage.; "a contract advantageous to our country"; "socially advantageous to entertain often" |
| adj. | 10. good | agreeable or pleasing.; "we all had a good time"; "good manners" |
| ~ nice | pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance.; "what a nice fellow you are and we all thought you so nasty"; "nice manners"; "a nice dress"; "a nice face"; "a nice day"; "had a nice time at the party"; "the corn and tomatoes are nice today" |
| adj. | 11. 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" |
| adj. | 12. adept, expert, good, practiced, proficient, skilful, skillful | having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude.; "adept in handicrafts"; "an adept juggler"; "an expert job"; "a good mechanic"; "a practiced marksman"; "a proficient engineer"; "a lesser-known but no less skillful composer"; "the effect was achieved by skillful retouching" |
| ~ skilled | having or showing or requiring special skill.; "only the most skilled gymnasts make an Olympic team"; "a skilled surgeon has many years of training and experience"; "a skilled reconstruction of her damaged elbow"; "a skilled trade" |
| adj. | 13. good | thorough.; "had a good workout"; "gave the house a good cleaning" |
| ~ complete | having every necessary or normal part or component or step.; "a complete meal"; "a complete wardrobe"; "a complete set of the Britannica"; "a complete set of china"; "a complete defeat"; "a complete accounting" |
| adj. | 14. dear, good, near | with or in a close or intimate relationship.; "a good friend"; "my sisters and brothers are near and dear" |
| ~ close | close in relevance or relationship.; "a close family"; "we are all...in close sympathy with..."; "close kin"; "a close resemblance" |
| adj. | 15. dependable, good, safe, secure | financially sound.; "a good investment"; "a secure investment" |
| ~ sound | financially secure and safe.; "sound investments"; "a sound economy" |
| adj. | 16. good, right, ripe | most suitable or right for a particular purpose.; "a good time to plant tomatoes"; "the right time to act"; "the time is ripe for great sociological changes" |
| ~ opportune | suitable or at a time that is suitable or advantageous especially for a particular purpose.; "an opportune place to make camp"; "an opportune arrival" |
| adj. | 17. good, well | resulting favorably.; "it's a good thing that I wasn't there"; "it is good that you stayed"; "it is well that no one saw you"; "all's well that ends well" |
| ~ fortunate | having unexpected good fortune.; "other, less fortunate, children died"; "a fortunate choice" |
| adj. | 18. effective, good, in effect, in force | exerting force or influence.; "the law is effective immediately"; "a warranty good for two years"; "the law is already in effect (or in force)" |
| ~ operative | being in force or having or exerting force.; "operative regulations"; "the major tendencies operative in the American political system" |
| adj. | 19. good | capable of pleasing.; "good looks" |
| ~ pleasing | giving pleasure and satisfaction.; "a pleasing piece of news"; "pleasing in manner and appearance" |
| adj. | 20. good, serious | appealing to the mind.; "good music"; "a serious book" |
| ~ intellectual | appealing to or using the intellect.; "satire is an intellectual weapon"; "intellectual workers engaged in creative literary or artistic or scientific labor"; "has tremendous intellectual sympathy for oppressed people"; "coldly intellectual"; "sort of the intellectual type"; "intellectual literature" |
| adj. | 21. good, sound | in excellent physical condition.; "good teeth"; "I still have one good leg"; "a sound mind in a sound body" |
| ~ healthy | having or indicating good health in body or mind; free from infirmity or disease.; "a rosy healthy baby"; "staying fit and healthy" |
| adj. | 22. good, salutary | tending to promote physical well-being; beneficial to health.; "beneficial effects of a balanced diet"; "a good night's sleep"; "the salutary influence of pure air" |
| ~ healthful | conducive to good health of body or mind.; "a healthful climate"; "a healthful environment"; "healthful nutrition"; "healthful sleep"; "Dickens's relatively healthful exuberance" |
| adj. | 23. good, honest | not forged.; "a good dollar bill" |
| ~ echt, genuine | not fake or counterfeit.; "a genuine Picasso"; "genuine leather" |
| adj. | 24. good, undecomposed, unspoiled, unspoilt | not left to spoil.; "the meat is still good" |
| ~ fresh | recently made, produced, or harvested.; "fresh bread"; "a fresh scent"; "fresh lettuce" |
| adj. | 25. good | generally admired.; "good taste" |
| ~ discriminating | showing or indicating careful judgment and discernment especially in matters of taste.; "the discriminating eye of the connoisseur" |
| adv. | 26. good, well | (often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (`good' is a nonstandard dialectal variant for `well').; "the children behaved well"; "a task well done"; "the party went well"; "he slept well"; "a well-argued thesis"; "a well-seasoned dish"; "a well-planned party"; "the baby can walk pretty good" |
| ~ combining form | a bound form used only in compounds.; "`hemato-' is a combining form in words like `hematology'" |
| adv. | 27. good, soundly, thoroughly | completely and absolutely (`good' is sometimes used informally for `thoroughly').; "he was soundly defeated"; "we beat him good" |
| ~ colloquialism | a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech. |
| well | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. well | a deep hole or shaft dug or drilled to obtain water or oil or gas or brine. |
| ~ artesian well | a well drilled through impermeable strata into strata that receive water from a higher altitude so there is pressure to force the water to flow upward. |
| ~ driven well, tube well | a well made by driving a tube into the earth to a stratum that bears water. |
| ~ excavation | a hole in the ground made by excavating. |
| ~ gas well | a well that yields or has yielded natural gas. |
| ~ oil well, oiler | a well that yields or has yielded oil. |
| ~ sump | a well or other hole in which water has collected. |
| n. (artifact) | 2. well | a cavity or vessel used to contain liquid. |
| ~ inkstand, inkwell | a small well holding writing ink into which a pen can be dipped. |
| ~ vessel | an object used as a container (especially for liquids). |
| n. (communication) | 3. fountainhead, well, wellspring | an abundant source.; "she was a well of information" |
| ~ source | a document (or organization) from which information is obtained.; "the reporter had two sources for the story" |
| n. (artifact) | 4. well | an open shaft through the floors of a building (as for a stairway). |
| ~ shaft | a vertical passageway through a building (as for an elevator). |
| ~ stairwell | a vertical well around which there is a stairway. |
| n. (artifact) | 5. well | an enclosed compartment in a ship or plane for holding something as e.g. fish or a plane's landing gear or for protecting something as e.g. a ship's pumps. |
| ~ bilge well | (nautical) a well where seepage drains to be pumped away. |
| ~ compartment | a partitioned section, chamber, or separate room within a larger enclosed area. |
| ~ pump well | an enclosure in the middle of a ship's hold that protects the ship's pumps. |
| v. (motion) | 6. swell, well | come up, as of a liquid.; "Tears well in her eyes"; "the currents well up" |
| ~ rise up, surface, come up, rise | come to the surface. |
| adj. | 7. well | in good health especially after having suffered illness or injury.; "appears to be entirely well"; "the wound is nearly well"; "a well man"; "I think I'm well; at least I feel well" |
| ~ fit | physically and mentally sound or healthy.; "felt relaxed and fit after their holiday"; "keeps fit with diet and exercise" |
| ~ healthy | having or indicating good health in body or mind; free from infirmity or disease.; "a rosy healthy baby"; "staying fit and healthy" |
| ~ asymptomatic, symptomless | having no symptoms of illness or disease. |
| ~ cured, healed, recovered | freed from illness or injury.; "the patient appears cured"; "the incision is healed"; "appears to be entirely recovered"; "when the recovered patient tries to remember what occurred during his delirium" |
| adj. | 8. well | wise or advantageous and hence advisable.; "it would be well to start early" |
| ~ advisable | worthy of being recommended or suggested; prudent or wise.; "such action is neither necessary nor advisable"; "extreme caution is advisable"; "it is advisable to telephone first" |
| adv. | 9. well | thoroughly or completely; fully; often used as a combining form.; "The problem is well understood"; "she was well informed"; "shake well before using"; "in order to avoid food poisoning be sure the meat is well cooked"; "well-done beef"; "well-satisfied customers"; "well-educated" |
| adv. | 10. easily, well | indicating high probability; in all likelihood.; "I might well do it"; "a mistake that could easily have ended in disaster"; "you may well need your umbrella"; "he could equally well be trying to deceive us" |
| adv. | 11. well | (used for emphasis or as an intensifier) entirely or fully.; "a book well worth reading"; "was well aware of the difficulties ahead"; "suspected only too well what might be going on" |
| ~ 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. | 12. well | to a suitable or appropriate extent or degree.; "the project was well underway"; "the fetus has well developed organs"; "his father was well pleased with his grades" |
| adv. | 13. well | favorably; with approval.; "their neighbors spoke well of them"; "he thought well of the book" |
| adv. | 14. considerably, substantially, well | to a great extent or degree.; "I'm afraid the film was well over budget"; "painting the room white made it seem considerably (or substantially) larger"; "the house has fallen considerably in value"; "the price went up substantially" |
| adv. | 15. intimately, well | with great or especially intimate knowledge.; "we knew them well" |
| adv. | 16. well | with prudence or propriety.; "You would do well to say nothing more"; "could not well refuse" |
| adv. | 17. well | with skill or in a pleasing manner.; "she dances well"; "he writes well" |
| adv. | 18. advantageously, well | in a manner affording benefit or advantage.; "she married well"; "The children were settled advantageously in Seattle" |
| adv. | 19. comfortably, well | in financial comfort.; "They live well"; "she has been able to live comfortably since her husband died" |
| adv. | 20. well | without unusual distress or resentment; with good humor.; "took the joke well"; "took the tragic news well" |
| fix | | |
| n. (state) | 1. fix, hole, jam, kettle of fish, mess, muddle, pickle | informal terms for a difficult situation.; "he got into a terrible fix"; "he made a muddle of his marriage" |
| ~ 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" |
| ~ dog's breakfast, dog's dinner | a poor job; a mess.; "they made a real dog's breakfast of that job" |
| n. (act) | 2. fix | something craved, especially an intravenous injection of a narcotic drug.; "she needed a fix of chocolate" |
| ~ intravenous injection | an injection into a vein. |
| ~ colloquialism | a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech. |
| n. (act) | 3. fix, fixing, fixture, mend, mending, repair, reparation | the act of putting something in working order again. |
| ~ improvement | the act of improving something.; "their improvements increased the value of the property" |
| ~ darning | the act of mending a hole in a garment with crossing threads. |
| ~ patching | the act of mending a hole in a garment by sewing a patch over it. |
| ~ maintenance, upkeep, care | activity involved in maintaining something in good working order.; "he wrote the manual on car care" |
| ~ quick fix, quickie, quicky, band aid | hurried repair. |
| ~ restoration | the act of restoring something or someone to a satisfactory state. |
| ~ reconstruction | the activity of constructing something again. |
| ~ restitution | the act of restoring something to its original state. |
| n. (act) | 4. fix | an exemption granted after influence (e.g., money) is brought to bear.; "collusion resulted in tax fixes for gamblers" |
| ~ granting immunity, exemption, immunity | an act exempting someone.; "he was granted immunity from prosecution" |
| n. (act) | 5. fix, localisation, localization, locating, location | a determination of the place where something is.; "he got a good fix on the target" |
| ~ determination, finding | the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation.; "the determination of molecular structures" |
| ~ echo sounding, echolocation | determining the location of something by measuring the time it takes for an echo to return from it. |
| v. (change) | 6. bushel, doctor, fix, furbish up, mend, repair, restore, touch on | restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken.; "She repaired her TV set"; "Repair my shoes please" |
| ~ ameliorate, improve, meliorate, amend, better | to make better.; "The editor improved the manuscript with his changes" |
| ~ tinker, fiddle | try to fix or mend.; "Can you tinker with the T.V. set--it's not working right"; "She always fiddles with her van on the weekend" |
| ~ fill | plug with a substance.; "fill a cavity" |
| ~ patch, piece | repair by adding pieces.; "She pieced the china cup" |
| ~ cobble | repair or mend.; "cobble shoes" |
| ~ repoint, point | repair the joints of bricks.; "point a chimney" |
| ~ trouble-shoot, troubleshoot | solve problems.; "He is known to be good at trouble-shooting" |
| ~ patch up, patch | mend by putting a patch on.; "patch a hole" |
| ~ resole, sole | put a new sole on.; "sole the shoes" |
| ~ revamp, vamp | provide (a shoe) with a new vamp.; "revamp my old boots" |
| ~ reheel, heel | put a new heel on.; "heel shoes" |
| ~ darn | repair by sewing.; "darn socks" |
| v. (contact) | 7. fasten, fix, secure | cause to be firmly attached.; "fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man" |
| ~ strap | secure (a sprained joint) with a strap. |
| ~ tie, bind | fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord.; "They tied their victim to the chair" |
| ~ rig | connect or secure to.; "They rigged the bomb to the ignition" |
| ~ bitt | secure with a bitt.; "bitt the ship line" |
| ~ latch | fasten with a latch.; "latch the door" |
| ~ garter | fasten with or as if with a garter. |
| ~ chain | fasten or secure with chains.; "Chain the chairs together" |
| ~ cable | fasten with a cable.; "cable trees" |
| ~ picket | fasten with a picket.; "picket the goat" |
| ~ rope up | attach to one another, for safety.; "The mountaineers roped up when they started the final ascent" |
| ~ attach | cause to be attached. |
| ~ cinch, girth | tie a cinch around.; "cinch horses" |
| ~ bandage, bind | wrap around with something so as to cover or enclose. |
| ~ cramp | secure with a cramp.; "cramp the wood" |
| ~ cleat | secure on a cleat.; "cleat a line" |
| ~ cast anchor, drop anchor, anchor | secure a vessel with an anchor.; "We anchored at Baltimore" |
| ~ anchor, ground | fix firmly and stably.; "anchor the lamppost in concrete" |
| ~ moor | secure with cables or ropes.; "moor the boat" |
| ~ moor, berth, tie up | secure in or as if in a berth or dock.; "tie up the boat" |
| ~ spike | secure with spikes. |
| ~ sew, sew together, stitch, run up | fasten by sewing; do needlework. |
| ~ crank | fasten with a crank. |
| ~ noose | secure with a noose. |
| ~ chock | secure with chocks. |
| ~ brad | fasten with brads. |
| ~ bight | fasten with a bight. |
| ~ belay | fasten a boat to a bitt, pin, or cleat. |
| ~ belay | turn a rope round an object or person in order to secure it or him. |
| ~ bar | secure with, or as if with, bars.; "He barred the door" |
| ~ clamp | fasten or fix with a clamp.; "clamp the chair together until the glue has hardened" |
| ~ velcro | fasten with Velcro.; "velcro the belt" |
| ~ fasten | become fixed or fastened.; "This dress fastens in the back" |
| ~ stay | fasten with stays. |
| ~ clinch | flatten the ends (of nails and rivets).; "the nails were clinched" |
| ~ clinch | secure or fasten by flattening the ends of nails or bolts.; "The girder was clinched into the wall" |
| ~ lock | fasten with a lock.; "lock the bike to the fence" |
| ~ lock up | secure by locking.; "lock up the house before you go on vacation" |
| ~ hasp | secure or lock with a hasp. |
| ~ zip, zip up, zipper | close with a zipper.; "Zip up your jacket--it's cold" |
| ~ tack | fasten with tacks.; "tack the notice on the board" |
| ~ string | string together; tie or fasten with a string.; "string the package" |
| ~ hook | fasten with a hook. |
| ~ belt | fasten with a belt.; "belt your trousers" |
| ~ cement | bind or join with or as if with cement. |
| ~ grout | bind with grout.; "grout the bathtub" |
| ~ staple | secure or fasten with a staple or staples.; "staple the papers together" |
| ~ rivet | fasten with a rivet or rivets. |
| ~ button | fasten with buttons.; "button the dress" |
| ~ pin | attach or fasten with pins or as if with pins.; "pin the needle to the shirt"; "pin the blame on the innocent man" |
| ~ hang, hang up | cause to be hanging or suspended.; "Hang that picture on the wall" |
| ~ hang | place in position as by a hinge so as to allow free movement in one direction.; "hang a door" |
| ~ deposit, stick, wedge, lodge | put, fix, force, or implant.; "lodge a bullet in the table"; "stick your thumb in the crack" |
| ~ entrench, intrench | fix firmly or securely. |
| ~ buckle, clasp | fasten with a buckle or buckles. |
| ~ brooch, clasp | fasten with or as if with a brooch. |
| ~ stake | tie or fasten to a stake.; "stake your goat" |
| ~ wire | fasten with wire.; "The columns were wired to the beams for support" |
| ~ coapt | fit tightly and fasten. |
| ~ joggle | fasten or join with a joggle. |
| ~ joint | fasten with a joint. |
| ~ toggle | fasten with, or as if with, a toggle. |
| v. (communication) | 8. define, determine, fix, limit, set, specify | decide upon or fix definitely.; "fix the variables"; "specify the parameters" |
| ~ quantify | use as a quantifier. |
| ~ choose, pick out, select, take | pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives.; "Take any one of these cards"; "Choose a good husband for your daughter"; "She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her" |
| ~ name | mention and identify by name.; "name your accomplices!" |
| ~ reset | set anew.; "They re-set the date on the clock" |
| ~ define | give a definition for the meaning of a word.; "Define `sadness'" |
| v. (creation) | 9. cook, fix, make, prepare, ready | prepare for eating by applying heat.; "Cook me dinner, please"; "can you make me an omelette?"; "fix breakfast for the guests, please" |
| ~ preserve, keep | prevent (food) from rotting.; "preserved meats"; "keep potatoes fresh" |
| ~ dress out, dress | kill and prepare for market or consumption.; "dress a turkey" |
| ~ create from raw material, create from raw stuff | make from scratch. |
| ~ deglaze | dissolve cooking juices or solid food in (a pan) by adding liquid and stirring. |
| ~ escallop, scallop | bake in a sauce, milk, etc., often with breadcrumbs on top. |
| ~ flambe | pour liquor over and ignite (a dish). |
| ~ put on | put on the stove or ready for cooking.; "put on the tea, please!" |
| ~ devil | coat or stuff with a spicy paste.; "devilled eggs" |
| ~ precook | cook beforehand so that the actual preparation won't take long.; "precook the rice" |
| ~ whip up, whomp up | prepare or cook quickly or hastily. |
| ~ cook up, concoct | prepare or cook by mixing ingredients.; "concoct a strange mixture" |
| ~ lard | prepare or cook with lard.; "lard meat" |
| ~ make | gather and light the materials for.; "make a fire" |
| v. (competition) | 10. fix, get, pay back, pay off | take vengeance on or get even.; "We'll get them!"; "That'll fix him good!"; "This time I got him" |
| ~ get back, get even | take revenge or even out a score.; "I cannot accept the defeat--I want to get even" |
| ~ pay | make a compensation for.; "a favor that cannot be paid back" |
| v. (creation) | 11. fix | set or place definitely.; "Let's fix the date for the party!" |
| ~ institute, establish, found, plant, constitute | set up or lay the groundwork for.; "establish a new department" |
| v. (change) | 12. fix | kill, preserve, and harden (tissue) in order to prepare for microscopic study. |
| ~ cytology | the branch of biology that studies the structure and function of cells. |
| ~ gear up, prepare, ready, set, fix, set up | make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc.; "Get the children ready for school!"; "prepare for war"; "I was fixing to leave town after I paid the hotel bill" |
| v. (change) | 13. fix, fixate | make fixed, stable or stationary.; "let's fix the picture to the frame" |
| ~ attach | cause to be attached. |
| v. (body) | 14. desex, desexualise, desexualize, fix, sterilise, sterilize, unsex | make infertile.; "in some countries, people with genetically transmissible disabilites are sterilized" |
| ~ neuter, spay, castrate, alter | remove the ovaries of.; "Is your cat spayed?" |
| ~ demasculinise, demasculinize, emasculate, castrate | remove the testicles of a male animal. |
| ~ vasectomise, vasectomize | remove the vas deferens.; "many men choose to be vasectomized as a form of safe birth control" |
| ~ operate on, operate | perform surgery on.; "The doctors operated on the patient but failed to save his life" |
| v. (social) | 15. fix | influence an event or its outcome by illegal means.; "fix a race" |
| ~ act upon, influence, work | have and exert influence or effect.; "The artist's work influenced the young painter"; "She worked on her friends to support the political candidate" |
| v. (contact) | 16. deposit, fix, posit, situate | put (something somewhere) firmly.; "She posited her hand on his shoulder"; "deposit the suitcase on the bench"; "fix your eyes on this spot" |
| ~ bury | place in the earth and cover with soil.; "They buried the stolen goods" |
| ~ lay, place, put, set, position, pose | put into a certain place or abstract location.; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point" |
| ~ sediment | deposit as a sediment. |
| v. (change) | 17. fix, gear up, prepare, ready, set, set up | make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc.; "Get the children ready for school!"; "prepare for war"; "I was fixing to leave town after I paid the hotel bill" |
| ~ 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" |
| ~ socialise, socialize | prepare for social life.; "Children have to be socialized in school" |
| ~ provide | take measures in preparation for.; "provide for the proper care of the passengers on the cruise ship" |
| ~ cram | prepare (students) hastily for an impending exam. |
| ~ precondition | put into the required condition beforehand. |
| ~ fix | kill, preserve, and harden (tissue) in order to prepare for microscopic study. |
| ~ mount | fix onto a backing, setting, or support.; "mount slides for macroscopic analysis" |
| ~ lay out, set up, set | get ready for a particular purpose or event.; "set up an experiment"; "set the table"; "lay out the tools for the surgery" |
| ~ winterise, winterize | prepare for winter.; "winterize cars"; "winterize your houses" |
| ~ summerise, summerize | prepare for summer.; "summerize your car"; "summerize a house" |
| ~ prime | insert a primer into (a gun, mine, or charge) preparatory to detonation or firing.; "prime a cannon"; "prime a mine" |
| ~ crop, cultivate, work | prepare for crops.; "Work the soil"; "cultivate the land" |
| ~ brace, poise | prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult. |
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