| true | | |
| n. (attribute) | 1. true | proper alignment; the property possessed by something that is in correct or proper alignment.; "out of true" |
| ~ alignment | the spatial property possessed by an arrangement or position of things in a straight line or in parallel lines. |
| v. (change) | 2. true, true up | make level, square, balanced, or concentric.; "true up the cylinder of an engine" |
| ~ align, aline, adjust, line up | place in a line or arrange so as to be parallel or straight.; "align the car with the curb"; "align the sheets of paper on the table" |
| adj. | 3. true | consistent with fact or reality; not false.; "the story is true"; "it is undesirable to believe a proposition when there is no ground whatever for supposing it true"; "the true meaning of the statement" |
| ~ correct, right | free from error; especially conforming to fact or truth.; "the correct answer"; "the correct version"; "the right answer"; "took the right road"; "the right decision" |
| ~ faithful | steadfast in affection or allegiance.; "years of faithful service"; "faithful employees"; "we do not doubt that England has a faithful patriot in the Lord Chancellor" |
| ~ echt, genuine | not fake or counterfeit.; "a genuine Picasso"; "genuine leather" |
| ~ honest, honorable | not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent.; "honest lawyers"; "honest reporting" |
| ~ sincere | open and genuine; not deceitful.; "he was a good man, decent and sincere"; "felt sincere regret that they were leaving"; "sincere friendship" |
| ~ literal, actual, genuine, real | being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something.; "her actual motive"; "a literal solitude like a desert"; "a genuine dilemma" |
| ~ apodeictic, apodictic | of a proposition; necessarily true or logically certain. |
| ~ truthful | conforming to truth.; "I wouldn't have told you this if it weren't so"; "a truthful statement" |
| ~ sure | infallible or unfailing.; "a sure (or true) sign of one's commitment" |
| adj. | 4. dead on target, true | accurately placed or thrown.; "his aim was true"; "he was dead on target" |
| ~ accurate | conforming exactly or almost exactly to fact or to a standard or performing with total accuracy.; "an accurate reproduction"; "the accounting was accurate"; "accurate measurements"; "an accurate scale" |
| adj. | 5. true | devoted (sometimes fanatically) to a cause or concept or truth.; "true believers bonded together against all who disagreed with them" |
| ~ faithful | steadfast in affection or allegiance.; "years of faithful service"; "faithful employees"; "we do not doubt that England has a faithful patriot in the Lord Chancellor" |
| adj. | 6. true, truthful | expressing or given to expressing the truth.; "a true statement"; "gave truthful testimony"; "a truthful person" |
| ~ honest, honorable | not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent.; "honest lawyers"; "honest reporting" |
| ~ honest | marked by truth.; "gave honest answers"; "honest reporting" |
| ~ veracious | habitually speaking the truth.; "a veracious witness" |
| adj. | 7. true | conforming to definitive criteria.; "the horseshoe crab is not a true crab"; "Pythagoras was the first true mathematician" |
| ~ typical | exhibiting the qualities or characteristics that identify a group or kind or category.; "a typical American girl"; "a typical suburban community"; "the typical car owner drives 10,000 miles a year"; "a painting typical of the Impressionist school"; "a typical romantic poem"; "a typical case of arteritis" |
| adj. | 8. dependable, honest, reliable, true | worthy of being depended on.; "a dependable worker"; "an honest working stiff"; "a reliable sourcSFLe of information"; "he was true to his word"; "I would be true for there are those who trust me" |
| ~ trustworthy, trusty | worthy of trust or belief.; "a trustworthy report"; "an experienced and trustworthy traveling companion" |
| adj. | 9. genuine, true, unfeigned | not pretended; sincerely felt or expressed.; "genuine emotion"; "her interest in people was unfeigned"; "true grief" |
| ~ sincere | open and genuine; not deceitful.; "he was a good man, decent and sincere"; "felt sincere regret that they were leaving"; "sincere friendship" |
| adj. | 10. true | rightly so called.; "true courage"; "a spirit which true men have always admired"; "a true friend" |
| ~ real | no less than what is stated; worthy of the name.; "the real reason"; "real war"; "a real friend"; "a real woman"; "meat and potatoes--I call that a real meal"; "it's time he had a real job"; "it's no penny-ante job--he's making real money" |
| adj. | 11. true | determined with reference to the earth's axis rather than the magnetic poles.; "true north is geographic north" |
| ~ geographic, geographical | determined by geography.; "the north and south geographic poles" |
| adj. | 12. lawful, rightful, true | having a legally established claim.; "the legitimate heir"; "the true and lawful king" |
| ~ legitimate | of marriages and offspring; recognized as lawful. |
| adj. | 13. on-key, true | in tune; accurate in pitch.; "a true note" |
| ~ harmonious | musically pleasing. |
| adj. | 14. straight, true | accurately fitted; level.; "the window frame isn't quite true" |
| ~ even | being level or straight or regular and without variation as e.g. in shape or texture; or being in the same plane or at the same height as something else (i.e. even with).; "an even application of varnish"; "an even floor"; "the road was not very even"; "the picture is even with the window" |
| adv. | 15. admittedly, avowedly, confessedly, true | as acknowledged.; "true, she is the smartest in her class" |
| prove | | |
| v. (stative) | 1. prove, turn out, turn up | be shown or be found to be.; "She proved to be right"; "The medicine turned out to save her life"; "She turned up HIV positive" |
| ~ be | have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun).; "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" |
| ~ ensue, result | issue or terminate (in a specified way, state, etc.); end.; "result in tragedy" |
| v. (cognition) | 2. demonstrate, establish, prove, shew, show | establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment.; "The experiment demonstrated the instability of the compound"; "The mathematician showed the validity of the conjecture" |
| ~ prove oneself | show one's ability or courage. |
| ~ prove | prove formally; demonstrate by a mathematical, formal proof. |
| ~ affirm, confirm, corroborate, substantiate, support, sustain | establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts.; "his story confirmed my doubts"; "The evidence supports the defendant" |
| ~ negate, contradict | prove negative; show to be false. |
| ~ stultify | prove to be of unsound mind or demonstrate someone's incompetence.; "nobody is legally allowed to stultify himself" |
| v. (communication) | 3. bear witness, evidence, prove, show, testify | provide evidence for.; "The blood test showed that he was the father"; "Her behavior testified to her incompetence" |
| ~ law, jurisprudence | the collection of rules imposed by authority.; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" |
| ~ attest, certify, evidence, manifest, demonstrate | provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes.; "His high fever attested to his illness"; "The buildings in Rome manifest a high level of architectural sophistication"; "This decision demonstrates his sense of fairness" |
| ~ inform | impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to.; "I informed him of his rights" |
| ~ presume | constitute reasonable evidence for.; "A restaurant bill presumes the consumption of food" |
| ~ abduce, adduce, cite | advance evidence for. |
| v. (cognition) | 4. prove | prove formally; demonstrate by a mathematical, formal proof. |
| ~ math, mathematics, maths | a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement. |
| ~ shew, demonstrate, prove, show, establish | establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment.; "The experiment demonstrated the instability of the compound"; "The mathematician showed the validity of the conjecture" |
| v. (social) | 5. essay, examine, prove, test, try, try out | put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to.; "This approach has been tried with good results"; "Test this recipe" |
| ~ pass judgment, evaluate, judge | form a critical opinion of.; "I cannot judge some works of modern art"; "How do you evaluate this grant proposal?"; "We shouldn't pass judgment on other people" |
| ~ verify, control | check or regulate (a scientific experiment) by conducting a parallel experiment or comparing with another standard.; "Are you controlling for the temperature?" |
| ~ float | circulate or discuss tentatively; test the waters with.; "The Republicans are floating the idea of a tax reform" |
| ~ field-test | test something under the conditions under which it will actually be used.; "The Army field tested the new tanks" |
| v. (motion) | 6. prove, rise | increase in volume.; "the dough rose slowly in the warm room" |
| ~ grow | become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain.; "The problem grew too large for me"; "Her business grew fast" |
| v. (motion) | 7. leaven, prove, raise | cause to puff up with a leaven.; "unleavened bread" |
| ~ lift, elevate, raise, get up, bring up | raise from a lower to a higher position.; "Raise your hands"; "Lift a load" |
| ~ prove, rise | increase in volume.; "the dough rose slowly in the warm room" |
| v. (creation) | 8. prove | take a trial impression of. |
| ~ print, impress | reproduce by printing. |
| v. (cognition) | 9. prove | obtain probate of.; "prove a will" |
| ~ law, jurisprudence | the collection of rules imposed by authority.; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" |
| ~ authenticate | establish the authenticity of something. |
| stump | | |
| n. (plant) | 1. stump, tree stump | the base part of a tree that remains standing after the tree has been felled. |
| ~ plant part, plant structure | any part of a plant or fungus. |
| ~ tree | a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms. |
| ~ stool | (forestry) the stump of a tree that has been felled or headed for the production of saplings. |
| n. (body) | 2. stump | the part of a limb or tooth that remains after the rest is removed. |
| ~ body part | any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity. |
| ~ tooth | hard bonelike structures in the jaws of vertebrates; used for biting and chewing or for attack and defense. |
| ~ limb | one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper. |
| n. (artifact) | 3. stump | (cricket) any of three upright wooden posts that form the wicket. |
| ~ cricket | a game played with a ball and bat by two teams of 11 players; teams take turns trying to score runs. |
| ~ post | an upright consisting of a piece of timber or metal fixed firmly in an upright position.; "he set a row of posts in the ground and strung barbwire between them" |
| ~ grille, lattice, wicket | small opening (like a window in a door) through which business can be transacted. |
| n. (artifact) | 4. ambo, dais, podium, pulpit, rostrum, soapbox, stump | a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it. |
| ~ platform | a raised horizontal surface.; "the speaker mounted the platform" |
| v. (cognition) | 5. mix up, stump | cause to be perplexed or confounded.; "This problem stumped her" |
| ~ baffle, bewilder, dumbfound, flummox, mystify, nonplus, perplex, puzzle, amaze, stupefy, gravel, vex, pose, stick, beat, get | be a mystery or bewildering to.; "This beats me!"; "Got me--I don't know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"; "This question really stuck me" |
| v. (motion) | 6. stamp, stomp, stump | walk heavily.; "The men stomped through the snow in their heavy boots" |
| ~ walk | use one's feet to advance; advance by steps.; "Walk, don't run!"; "We walked instead of driving"; "She walks with a slight limp"; "The patient cannot walk yet"; "Walk over to the cabinet" |
| v. (competition) | 7. stump | travel through a district and make political speeches.; "the candidate stumped the Northeast" |
| ~ campaign, run | run, stand, or compete for an office or a position.; "Who's running for treasurer this year?" |
| v. (change) | 8. stump | remove tree stumps from.; "stump a field" |
| ~ clear | remove.; "clear the leaves from the lawn"; "Clear snow from the road" |
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