| distinct | | |
| adj. | 1. distinct, distinguishable | (often followed by `from') not alike; different in nature or quality.; "plants of several distinct types"; "the word `nationalism' is used in at least two distinct senses"; "gold is distinct from iron"; "a tree related to but quite distinct from the European beech"; "management had interests quite distinct from those of their employees" |
| ~ different | unlike in nature or quality or form or degree.; "took different approaches to the problem"; "came to a different conclusion"; "different parts of the country"; "on different sides of the issue"; "this meeting was different from the earlier one" |
| adj. | 2. distinct | easy to perceive; especially clearly outlined.; "a distinct flavor"; "a distinct odor of turpentine"; "a distinct outline"; "the ship appeared as a distinct silhouette"; "distinct fingerprints" |
| ~ clear | readily apparent to the mind.; "a clear and present danger"; "a clear explanation"; "a clear case of murder"; "a clear indication that she was angry"; "gave us a clear idea of human nature" |
| ~ definite | precise; explicit and clearly defined.; "I want a definite answer"; "a definite statement of the terms of the will"; "a definite amount"; "definite restrictions on the sale of alcohol"; "the wedding date is now definite"; "a definite drop in attendance" |
| ~ chiseled, well-defined | having a clean and distinct outline as if precisely cut along the edges.; "a finely chiseled nose"; "well-defined features" |
| ~ clean-cut, clear-cut, clear | clear and distinct to the senses; easily perceptible.; "as clear as a whistle"; "clear footprints in the snow"; "the letter brought back a clear image of his grandfather"; "a spire clean-cut against the sky"; "a clear-cut pattern" |
| ~ crisp, sharp | (of something seen or heard) clearly defined.; "a sharp photographic image"; "the sharp crack of a twig"; "the crisp snap of dry leaves underfoot" |
| ~ crystalline | distinctly or sharply outlined.; "crystalline sharpness of outline" |
| ~ outlined, defined | showing clearly the outline or profile or boundary.; "hills defined against the evening sky"; "the setting sun showed the outlined figure of a man standing on the hill" |
| ~ knifelike | having a sharp or distinct edge.; "a narrow knifelike profile" |
| ~ razor-sharp | very clearly delineated.; "razor-sharp definition" |
| ~ precise | sharply exact or accurate or delimited.; "a precise mind"; "specified a precise amount"; "arrived at the precise moment" |
| adj. | 3. discrete, distinct | constituting a separate entity or part.; "a government with three discrete divisions"; "on two distinct occasions" |
| ~ separate | independent; not united or joint.; "a problem consisting of two separate issues"; "they went their separate ways"; "formed a separate church" |
| adj. | 4. decided, distinct | recognizable; marked.; "noticed a distinct improvement"; "at a distinct (or decided) disadvantage" |
| ~ definite | precise; explicit and clearly defined.; "I want a definite answer"; "a definite statement of the terms of the will"; "a definite amount"; "definite restrictions on the sale of alcohol"; "the wedding date is now definite"; "a definite drop in attendance" |
| adj. | 5. clear-cut, distinct, trenchant | clearly or sharply defined to the mind.; "clear-cut evidence of tampering"; "Claudius was the first to invade Britain with distinct...intentions of conquest"; "trenchant distinctions between right and wrong" |
| ~ clear | readily apparent to the mind.; "a clear and present danger"; "a clear explanation"; "a clear case of murder"; "a clear indication that she was angry"; "gave us a clear idea of human nature" |
| pacific | | |
| n. (object) | 1. pacific, pacific ocean | the largest ocean in the world. |
| ~ invasion of iwo, iwo, iwo jima | a bloody and prolonged operation on the island of Iwo Jima in which American marines landed and defeated Japanese defenders (February and March 1945). |
| ~ battle of the philippine sea, philippine sea | a naval battle in World War II (1944); a decisive naval victory for the United States fleet over the Japanese who were trying to block supplies from reaching American troops on Leyte. |
| ~ guadalupe island | a Mexican island in the Pacific to the west of Baja California. |
| ~ aleutian islands, aleutians | an archipelago in the North Pacific extending southwest from Alaska. |
| ~ oceania, oceanica | a large group of islands in the south Pacific including Melanesia and Micronesia and Polynesia (and sometimes Australasia and the Malay Archipelago). |
| ~ australasia | Australia, New Zealand, and neighboring islands in the South Pacific. |
| ~ austronesia | islands of central and South Pacific (Indonesia and Melanesia and Micronesia and Polynesia). |
| ~ wake island, wake | an island in the western Pacific between Guam and Hawaii. |
| ~ east india, east indies, malay archipelago | a group of islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans between Asia and Australia. |
| ~ new guinea | a Pacific island to the north of Australia; the 2nd largest island in the world; the western part is governed by Indonesia and the eastern part is Papua New Guinea. |
| ~ japan, japanese archipelago, japanese islands | a string of more than 3,000 islands to the east of Asia extending 1,300 miles between the Sea of Japan and the western Pacific Ocean. |
| ~ volcano islands | a group of Japanese Islands in the northwestern Pacific Ocean to the north of the Marianas. |
| ~ new zealand islands, new zealand | North Island and South Island and adjacent small islands in the South Pacific. |
| ~ belau, palau islands, pelew, palau | a chain of more than 200 islands about 400 miles long in the western central Pacific Ocean. |
| ~ philippine islands, philippines | an archipelago in the southwestern Pacific including some 7000 islands. |
| ~ catalina island, santa catalina | an island resort in the Pacific off the southwestern coast of California. |
| ~ antarctic ocean | the southern waters surrounding Antarctica. |
| ~ arafura sea | a part of the western Pacific Ocean to the north of Australia and to the south of New Guinea and the eastern islands of Indonesia. |
| ~ bering sea | part of the North Pacific between Alaska and Siberia; connected to the Arctic Ocean by the Bering Strait. |
| ~ coral sea | an arm of the South Pacific to the northeast of Australia. |
| ~ east china sea | part of the Pacific Ocean near eastern Asia. |
| ~ gulf of alaska | a gulf of the Pacific Ocean between the Alaska Peninsula and the Alexander Archipelago. |
| ~ gulf of tehuantepec | an arm of the Pacific in southern Mexico. |
| ~ inland sea | an arm of the Pacific Ocean in southern Japan; surrounded by the islands of Honshu and Shikoku and Kyushu and linked to the Sea of Japan by a narrow channel; the chief port is Hiroshima. |
| ~ north pacific | that part of the Pacific Ocean to the north of the equator. |
| ~ ocean | a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere. |
| ~ osaka bay | a bay of the western Pacific in southern Honshu. |
| ~ pacific coast | a coast of the Pacific Ocean. |
| ~ puget sound | an inlet of the North Pacific in northwestern Washington State. |
| ~ san diego bay | a bay of the Pacific in southern California. |
| ~ san francisco bay | a bay of the Pacific in western California. |
| ~ east sea, sea of japan | an arm of the Pacific between China and Japan. |
| ~ sea of okhotsk | an arm of the Pacific to the east of Asia. |
| ~ south china sea | a tropical arm of the Pacific Ocean near southeastern Asia subject to frequent typhoons. |
| ~ south pacific | that part of the Pacific Ocean to the south of the equator. |
| ~ tasman sea | an arm of the southern Pacific Ocean between southeastern Australia and New Zealand. |
| ~ huang hai, yellow sea | part of the Pacific off the east coast of Asia. |
| adj. (pertain) | 2. pacific | relating to or bordering the Pacific Ocean.; "Pacific islands" |
| adj. | 3. pacific, peaceable | disposed to peace or of a peaceful nature.; "the pacific temper seeks to settle disputes on grounds of justice rather than by force"; "a quiet and peaceable person"; "in a peaceable and orderly manner" |
| ~ peaceful, peaceable | not disturbed by strife or turmoil or war.; "a peaceful nation"; "peaceful times"; "a far from peaceful Christmas"; "peaceful sleep" |
| adj. | 4. pacific | promoting peace.; "the result of this pacific policy was that no troops were called up" |
| ~ conciliative, conciliatory | intended to placate.; "spoke in a conciliating tone"; "a conciliatory visit" |
| sedate | | |
| v. (body) | 1. calm, sedate, tranquilize, tranquillise, tranquillize | cause to be calm or quiet as by administering a sedative to.; "The patient must be sedated before the operation" |
| ~ affect | act physically on; have an effect upon.; "the medicine affects my heart rate" |
| ~ hypnotise, hypnotize, mesmerise, mesmerize | induce hypnosis in. |
| adj. | 2. sedate, staid | characterized by dignity and propriety. |
| ~ decorous | characterized by propriety and dignity and good taste in manners and conduct.; "the tete-a-tete was decorous in the extreme" |
| adj. | 3. grave, sedate, sober, solemn | dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises.; "a grave God-fearing man"; "a quiet sedate nature"; "as sober as a judge"; "a solemn promise"; "the judge was solemn as he pronounced sentence" |
| ~ serious | concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities.; "a serious student of history"; "a serious attempt to learn to ski"; "gave me a serious look"; "a serious young man"; "are you serious or joking?"; "Don't be so serious!" |
| serene | | |
| adj. | 1. calm, serene, tranquil, unagitated | not agitated; without losing self-possession.; "spoke in a calm voice"; "remained calm throughout the uproar"; "he remained serene in the midst of turbulence"; "a serene expression on her face"; "she became more tranquil"; "tranquil life in the country" |
| ~ composed | serenely self-possessed and free from agitation especially in times of stress.; "the performer seemed completely composed as she stepped onto the stage"; "I felt calm and more composed than I had in a long time" |
| adj. | 2. serene | completely clear and fine.; "serene skies and a bright blue sea" |
| ~ clear | free from clouds or mist or haze.; "on a clear day" |
| lake | | |
| n. (object) | 1. lake | a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land. |
| ~ artificial lake, man-made lake, reservoir | lake used to store water for community use. |
| ~ balaton, lake balaton, plattensee | a large shallow lake in western Hungary. |
| ~ bayou | a swampy arm or slow-moving outlet of a lake (term used mainly in Mississippi and Louisiana). |
| ~ body of water, water | the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean).; "they invaded our territorial waters"; "they were sitting by the water's edge" |
| ~ body of water, water | the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean).; "they invaded our territorial waters"; "they were sitting by the water's edge" |
| ~ canandaigua lake, lake canandaigua | a glacial lake in central New York; one of the Finger Lakes. |
| ~ caspian, caspian sea | a large saltwater lake between Iran and Russia fed by the Volga River; the largest inland body of water in the world. |
| ~ cayuga lake, lake cayuga | a glacial lake in central New York; the longest of the Finger Lakes. |
| ~ baikal, baykal, lake baikal, lake baykal | the largest freshwater lake in Asia or Europe and the deepest lake in the world. |
| ~ lake chelan | a narrow very deep lake in central Washington in the Cascade Range. |
| ~ coeur d'alene lake | a lake in northern Idaho. |
| ~ lake tahoe | a lake on the border between Nevada and California to the west of Carson City; a popular resort area. |
| ~ bodensee, constance, lake constance | a lake in southeastern Germany on the northern side of the Swiss Alps; forms part of the Rhine River. |
| ~ dead sea | a saltwater lake on the border between Israel and Jordan; its surface in 1292 feet below sea level. |
| ~ eyre, lake eyre | a shallow salt lake in south central Australia about 35 feet below sea level; the largest lake in the country and the lowest point on the continent. |
| ~ floor | the bottom surface of any lake or other body of water. |
| ~ great salt lake | a shallow body of salt water in northwestern Utah. |
| ~ great slave lake | a lake in the Northwest Territories in northwestern Canada; drained by the Mackenzie River. |
| ~ ijsselmeer | a shallow lake in northwestern Netherlands created in 1932 by building a dam across the entrance to the Zuider Zee. |
| ~ inlet, recess | an arm off of a larger body of water (often between rocky headlands). |
| ~ keuka lake, lake keuka | a glacial lake in central New York; one of the Finger Lakes. |
| ~ kivu, lake kivu | a lake in the mountains of central Africa between Congo and Rwanda. |
| ~ lagoon, laguna, lagune | a body of water cut off from a larger body by a reef of sand or coral. |
| ~ lake albert, lake albert nyanza, mobuto lake | a shallow lake on the border between Uganda and Congo in the Great Rift Valley. |
| ~ aral sea, lake aral | a lake to the east of the Caspian Sea lying between Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. |
| ~ lake chad, chad | a lake in north central Africa; fed by the Shari river. |
| ~ lake champlain, champlain | a lake in northeastern New York, northwestern Vermont and southern Quebec; site of many battles in the French and Indian War and in the American Revolution and in the War of 1812. |
| ~ lake edward | a lake in the Great Rift Valley between Congo and Uganda. |
| ~ lake erie, erie | the 4th largest of the Great Lakes; it is linked to the Hudson River by the New York State Barge Canal. |
| ~ lake geneva, lake leman | a lake between southwestern Switzerland and France that is crossed from east to west by the Rhone. |
| ~ huron, lake huron | the 2nd largest of the Great Lakes. |
| ~ ilmen, lake ilmen | a lake in northwestern Russia; drains through the Volkhov River into Lake Ladoga. |
| ~ ladoga, lake ladoga | a lake in northwestern Russia to the north of St. Petersburg; the largest lake in Europe; drains through the Neva River into the Gulf of Finland. |
| ~ lake michigan, michigan | the 3rd largest of the Great Lakes; the largest freshwater lake entirely within the United States borders. |
| ~ lake nasser, nasser | lake in Egypt formed by dams built on the Nile River at Aswan. |
| ~ lake malawi, lake nyasa | a long lake in southeastern Africa between Tanzania, Mozambique, and Malawi. |
| ~ lake onega, onega | lake in northwestern Russia near the border with Finland; second largest lake in Europe. |
| ~ lake ontario, ontario | the smallest of the Great Lakes. |
| ~ lake saint clair, lake st. clair | a lake between Ontario and Michigan; connected with Lake Huron and Lake Erie. |
| ~ lake superior, superior | the largest freshwater lake in the world; the deepest of the Great Lakes. |
| ~ lake tana, lake tsana | a lake in northern Ethiopia; the largest lake in Ethiopia and the source of the Blue Nile. |
| ~ lake tanganyika, tanganyika | the longest lake in the world in central Africa between Tanzania and Congo in the Great Rift Valley. |
| ~ daryacheh-ye orumiyeh, lake urmia, urmia | a shallow saline lake in northwestern Iran between Tabriz and the western border of Turkey. |
| ~ lake vanern, vanern | a lake in southwestern Sweden; the largest lake in Sweden. |
| ~ lake victoria, victoria nyanza | the largest lake in Africa and the 2nd largest fresh water lake in the world; a headwaters reservoir for the Nile River. |
| ~ loch | Scottish word for a lake. |
| ~ lough | Irish word for a lake. |
| ~ lake okeechobee, okeechobee | a lake in southeast Florida to the north of the Everglades. |
| ~ oxbow lake | a crescent-shaped lake (often temporary) that is formed when a meander of a river is cut off from the main channel. |
| ~ pond, pool | a small lake.; "the pond was too small for sailing" |
| ~ poyang | a lake in central China that is connected to the Chang Jiang by a canal. |
| ~ salton sea | a saltwater lake in southeastern California. |
| ~ lake seneca, seneca lake | a glacial lake in central New York; the largest of the Finger Lakes. |
| ~ shore | the land along the edge of a body of water. |
| ~ tarn | a mountain lake (especially one formed by glaciers). |
| ~ lake winnipeg, winnipeg | a lake in southern Canada in Manitoba. |
| ~ lentic | of or relating to or living in still waters (as lakes or ponds). |
| n. (substance) | 2. lake | a purplish red pigment prepared from lac or cochineal. |
| ~ pigment | dry coloring material (especially a powder to be mixed with a liquid to produce paint, etc.). |
| n. (substance) | 3. lake | any of numerous bright translucent organic pigments. |
| ~ pigment | dry coloring material (especially a powder to be mixed with a liquid to produce paint, etc.). |
| pool | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. pool | an excavation that is (usually) filled with water. |
| ~ cistern | an artificial reservoir for storing liquids; especially an underground tank for storing rainwater. |
| ~ excavation | a hole in the ground made by excavating. |
| ~ natatorium, swimming bath, swimming pool | pool that provides a facility for swimming.; "`swimming bath' is a British term" |
| ~ wading pool | a shallow pool for children. |
| ~ water jump | a pool or stream in a steeplechase or similar contest. |
| n. (object) | 2. pond, pool | a small lake.; "the pond was too small for sailing" |
| ~ fishpond | a freshwater pond with fish. |
| ~ horsepond | a pond for watering horses. |
| ~ lake | a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land. |
| ~ mere | a small pond of standing water. |
| ~ millpond | a pond formed by damming a stream to provide a head of water to turn a mill wheel. |
| ~ swimming hole | a small body of water (usually in a creek) that is deep enough to use for swimming. |
| ~ water hole | a natural hole or hollow containing water. |
| n. (group) | 3. pool | an organization of people or resources that can be shared.; "a car pool"; "a secretarial pool"; "when he was first hired he was assigned to the pool" |
| ~ organization, organisation | a group of people who work together. |
| ~ typing pool | a group of typists who can work for different persons. |
| n. (group) | 4. consortium, pool, syndicate | an association of companies for some definite purpose. |
| ~ association | a formal organization of people or groups of people.; "he joined the Modern Language Association" |
| ~ cartel, corporate trust, combine, trust | a consortium of independent organizations formed to limit competition by controlling the production and distribution of a product or service.; "they set up the trust in the hope of gaining a monopoly" |
| n. (possession) | 5. pool | any communal combination of funds.; "everyone contributed to the pool" |
| ~ bet, stakes, wager, stake | the money risked on a gamble. |
| ~ reserve account, reserve fund | funds taken out of earnings to provide for anticipated future payments. |
| n. (object) | 6. pool, puddle | a small body of standing water (rainwater) or other liquid.; "there were puddles of muddy water in the road after the rain"; "the body lay in a pool of blood" |
| ~ billabong | a stagnant pool of water in the bed of a stream that flows intermittently. |
| ~ body of water, water | the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean).; "they invaded our territorial waters"; "they were sitting by the water's edge" |
| ~ mud puddle | a puddle of mud.; "the children loved a mud puddle" |
| n. (possession) | 7. kitty, pool | the combined stakes of the betters. |
| ~ bet, stakes, wager, stake | the money risked on a gamble. |
| n. (location) | 8. pool, puddle | something resembling a pool of liquid.; "he stood in a pool of light"; "his chair sat in a puddle of books and magazines" |
| ~ place, spot, topographic point | a point located with respect to surface features of some region.; "this is a nice place for a picnic"; "a bright spot on a planet" |
| n. (act) | 9. pocket billiards, pool | any of various games played on a pool table having 6 pockets. |
| ~ table game | a game that is played on a table. |
| ~ break | the opening shot that scatters the balls in billiards or pool. |
| ~ carom, cannon | a shot in billiards in which the cue ball contacts one object ball and then the other. |
| ~ masse, masse shot | a shot in billiards made by hitting the cue ball with the cue held nearly vertically; the cue ball spins around another ball before hitting the object ball. |
| ~ miscue | a faulty shot in billiards; the cue tip slips off the cue ball. |
| ~ snooker | a form of pool played with 15 red balls and six balls of other colors and a cue ball. |
| v. (possession) | 10. pool | combine into a common fund.; "We pooled resources" |
| ~ share | use jointly or in common. |
| v. (competition) | 11. pool | join or form a pool of people. |
| ~ aggroup, group | form a group or group together. |
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