| accomplished | | |
| adj. | 1. accomplished, complete | highly skilled.; "an accomplished pianist"; "a complete musician" |
| ~ 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. | 2. accomplished, completed, realised, realized | successfully completed or brought to an end.; "his mission accomplished he took a vacation"; "the completed project"; "the joy of a realized ambition overcame him" |
| ~ 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. | 3. accomplished, effected, established | settled securely and unconditionally.; "that smoking causes health problems is an accomplished fact" |
| ~ settled | established or decided beyond dispute or doubt.; "with details of the wedding settled she could now sleep at night" |
| compose | | |
| v. (stative) | 1. compose | form the substance of.; "Greed and ambition composed his personality" |
| ~ constitute, make up, comprise, be, represent | form or compose.; "This money is my only income"; "The stone wall was the backdrop for the performance"; "These constitute my entire belonging"; "The children made up the chorus"; "This sum represents my entire income for a year"; "These few men comprise his entire army" |
| v. (creation) | 2. compose, write | write music.; "Beethoven composed nine symphonies" |
| ~ music | an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner. |
| ~ create, make | make or cause to be or to become.; "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor" |
| ~ counterpoint | write in counterpoint.; "Bach perfected the art of counterpointing" |
| ~ set to music | write (music) for (a text). |
| ~ arrange, set | adapt for performance in a different way.; "set this poem to music" |
| ~ score | write a musical score for. |
| ~ melodise, melodize | supply a melody for. |
| ~ harmonise, harmonize | write a harmony for. |
| ~ instrumentate, instrument | write an instrumental score for. |
| v. (creation) | 3. compose, indite, pen, write | produce a literary work.; "She composed a poem"; "He wrote four novels" |
| ~ authorship, penning, writing, composition | the act of creating written works.; "writing was a form of therapy for him"; "it was a matter of disputed authorship" |
| ~ draw | write a legal document or paper.; "The deed was drawn in the lawyer's office" |
| ~ create verbally | create with or from words. |
| ~ lyric | write lyrics for (a song). |
| ~ write about, write of, write on | write about a particular topic.; "Snow wrote about China" |
| ~ profile | write about.; "The author of this article profiles a famous painter" |
| ~ paragraph | write paragraphs; work as a paragrapher. |
| ~ paragraph | write about in a paragraph.; "All her friends were paragraphed in last Monday's paper" |
| ~ spell, write | write or name the letters that comprise the conventionally accepted form of (a word or part of a word).; "He spelled the word wrong in this letter" |
| ~ write off | write something fluently, and without hesitation. |
| ~ dash off, fling off, scratch off, toss off, knock off | write quickly.; "She dashed off a note to her husband saying she would not be home for supper"; "He scratched off a thank-you note to the hostess" |
| ~ rewrite | rewrite so as to make fit to suit a new or different purpose.; "re-write a play for use in schools" |
| ~ write copy | write for commercial publications.; "She writes copy for Harper's Bazaar" |
| ~ dramatise, dramatize, adopt | put into dramatic form.; "adopt a book for a screenplay" |
| ~ draft, outline | draw up an outline or sketch for something.; "draft a speech" |
| ~ poetise, poetize, verse, versify | compose verses or put into verse.; "He versified the ancient saga" |
| ~ author | be the author of.; "She authored this play" |
| ~ annotate, footnote | add explanatory notes to or supply with critical comments.; "The scholar annotated the early edition of a famous novel" |
| ~ reference, cite | refer to.; "he referenced his colleagues' work" |
| ~ publish, write | have (one's written work) issued for publication.; "How many books did Georges Simenon write?"; "She published 25 books during her long career" |
| ~ write out, write up | put into writing; write in complete form.; "write out a contract" |
| ~ script | write a script for.; "The playwright scripted the movie" |
| v. (creation) | 4. compile, compose | put together out of existing material.; "compile a list" |
| ~ cobble together, cobble up | put together hastily. |
| ~ anthologise, anthologize | compile an anthology. |
| ~ catalog, catalogue | make a catalogue, compile a catalogue.; "She spends her weekends cataloguing" |
| ~ make | make by shaping or bringing together constituents.; "make a dress"; "make a cake"; "make a wall of stones" |
| v. (emotion) | 5. compose | calm (someone, especially oneself); make quiet.; "She had to compose herself before she could reply to this terrible insult" |
| ~ calm, still, tranquilize, tranquillise, tranquillize, calm down, quiet, quieten, lull | make calm or still.; "quiet the dragons of worry and fear" |
| v. (cognition) | 6. compose, draw up, frame | make up plans or basic details for.; "frame a policy" |
| ~ plan | make plans for something.; "He is planning a trip with his family" |
| create | | |
| v. (creation) | 1. create, make | make or cause to be or to become.; "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor" |
| ~ beget, father, sire, engender, mother, bring forth, generate, get | make children.; "Abraham begot Isaac"; "Men often father children but don't recognize them" |
| ~ procreate, reproduce, multiply | have offspring or produce more individuals of a given animal or plant.; "The Bible tells people to procreate" |
| ~ regenerate | form or produce anew.; "regenerate hatred" |
| ~ clear | make a way or path by removing objects.; "Clear a path through the dense forest" |
| ~ distil, distill, extract | extract by the process of distillation.; "distill the essence of this compound" |
| ~ educe, derive | develop or evolve from a latent or potential state. |
| ~ spume, froth, suds | make froth or foam and become bubbly.; "The river foamed" |
| ~ lay down, establish, make | institute, enact, or establish.; "make laws" |
| ~ puncture | make by piercing.; "puncture a hole" |
| ~ twine | make by twisting together or intertwining.; "twine a rope" |
| ~ cleave | make by cutting into.; "The water is going to cleave a channel into the rock" |
| ~ track | make tracks upon. |
| ~ institute, bring | advance or set forth in court.; "bring charges"; "institute proceedings" |
| ~ short, short-circuit | create a short circuit in. |
| ~ re-create | create anew.; "Re-create the boom of the West on a small scale" |
| ~ grind | created by grinding.; "grind designs into the glass bowl" |
| ~ bring forth, generate | bring into existence.; "The new manager generated a lot of problems"; "The computer bug generated chaos in the office"; "The computer generated this image"; "The earthquake generated a tsunami" |
| ~ initiate, originate, start | bring into being.; "He initiated a new program"; "Start a foundation" |
| ~ yield, give | cause to happen or be responsible for.; "His two singles gave the team the victory" |
| ~ make for, wreak, bring, work, play | cause to happen or to occur as a consequence.; "I cannot work a miracle"; "wreak havoc"; "bring comments"; "play a joke"; "The rain brought relief to the drought-stricken area" |
| ~ bring up, call down, conjure, conjure up, invoke, call forth, arouse, put forward, evoke, stir, raise | summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic.; "raise the specter of unemployment"; "he conjured wild birds in the air"; "call down the spirits from the mountain" |
| ~ create by mental act, create mentally | create mentally and abstractly rather than with one's hands. |
| ~ create, make | create by artistic means.; "create a poem"; "Schoenberg created twelve-tone music"; "Picasso created Cubism"; "Auden made verses" |
| ~ actualise, actualize, realize, substantiate, realise | make real or concrete; give reality or substance to.; "our ideas must be substantiated into actions" |
| ~ cause, do, make | give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally.; "cause a commotion"; "make a stir"; "cause an accident" |
| ~ establish, give | bring about.; "The trompe l'oeil-illusion establishes depth" |
| ~ turn in, put on | carry out (performances).; "They turned in a splendid effort"; "They turned in top jobs for the second straight game" |
| ~ bear, turn out | bring forth,.; "The apple tree bore delicious apples this year"; "The unidentified plant bore gorgeous flowers" |
| ~ create from raw material, create from raw stuff | make from scratch. |
| ~ build, construct, make | make by combining materials and parts.; "this little pig made his house out of straw"; "Some eccentric constructed an electric brassiere warmer" |
| ~ build, establish | build or establish something abstract.; "build a reputation" |
| ~ assemble, put together, tack together, piece, set up, tack | create by putting components or members together.; "She pieced a quilt"; "He tacked together some verses"; "They set up a committee" |
| ~ style | make consistent with a certain fashion or style.; "Style my hair"; "style the dress" |
| ~ strike | produce by ignition or a blow.; "strike fire from the flintstone"; "strike a match" |
| ~ re-create, copy | make a replica of.; "copy that drawing"; "re-create a picture by Rembrandt" |
| ~ create verbally | create with or from words. |
| ~ compose, write | write music.; "Beethoven composed nine symphonies" |
| ~ choreograph | compose a sequence of dance steps, often to music.; "Balanchine choreographed many pieces to Stravinsky's music" |
| ~ direct | guide the actors in (plays and films). |
| ~ film | record in film.; "The coronation was filmed" |
| ~ film-make | make films; be a film maker. |
| ~ recreate | create anew.; "she recreated the feeling of the 1920's with her stage setting" |
| ~ offset | create an offset in.; "offset a wall" |
| ~ scrape | make by scraping.; "They scraped a letter into the stone" |
| ~ produce, bring forth | bring forth or yield.; "The tree would not produce fruit" |
| ~ give rise, bring about, produce | cause to happen, occur or exist.; "This procedure produces a curious effect"; "The new law gave rise to many complaints"; "These chemicals produce a noxious vapor"; "the new President must bring about a change in the health care system" |
| ~ press | create by pressing.; "Press little holes into the soft clay" |
| ~ prepare | to prepare verbally, either for written or spoken delivery.; "prepare a report"; "prepare a speech" |
| ~ cut | form or shape by cutting or incising.; "cut paper dolls" |
| ~ cut | form by probing, penetrating, or digging.; "cut a hole"; "cut trenches"; "The sweat cut little rivulets into her face" |
| ~ raise | create a disturbance, especially by making a great noise.; "raise hell"; "raise the roof"; "raise Cain" |
| ~ beat | make by pounding or trampling.; "beat a path through the forest" |
| ~ chop | form or shape by chopping.; "chop a hole in the ground" |
| ~ manufacture | create or produce in a mechanical way.; "This novelist has been manufacturing his books following his initial success" |
| ~ shell, blast | create by using explosives.; "blast a passage through the mountain" |
| ~ arouse, elicit, evoke, provoke, enkindle, kindle, fire, raise | call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses).; "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy" |
| ~ incorporate | form a corporation. |
| ~ form, organize, organise | create (as an entity).; "social groups form everywhere"; "They formed a company" |
| v. (creation) | 2. create | bring into existence.; "The company was created 25 years ago"; "He created a new movement in painting" |
| ~ reinvent | bring back into existence.; "The candidate reinvented the concept of national health care so that he would get elected" |
| ~ develop | make something new, such as a product or a mental or artistic creation.; "Her company developed a new kind of building material that withstands all kinds of weather"; "They developed a new technique" |
| ~ carve out | establish or create through painstaking effort.; "She carved out a reputation among her male colleagues" |
| v. (creation) | 3. create | pursue a creative activity; be engaged in a creative activity.; "Don't disturb him--he is creating" |
| ~ draw | engage in drawing.; "He spent the day drawing in the garden" |
| ~ paint | make a painting.; "he painted all day in the garden"; "He painted a painting of the garden" |
| ~ build | be engaged in building.; "These architects build in interesting and new styles" |
| ~ act, move | perform an action, or work out or perform (an action).; "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel" |
| v. (social) | 4. create | invest with a new title, office, or rank.; "Create one a peer" |
| ~ appoint, charge | assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to.; "He was appointed deputy manager"; "She was charged with supervising the creation of a concordance" |
| v. (creation) | 5. create, make | create by artistic means.; "create a poem"; "Schoenberg created twelve-tone music"; "Picasso created Cubism"; "Auden made verses" |
| ~ create, make | make or cause to be or to become.; "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor" |
| ~ do, make | create or design, often in a certain way.; "Do my room in blue"; "I did this piece in wood to express my love for the forest" |
| ~ produce, create, make | create or manufacture a man-made product.; "We produce more cars than we can sell"; "The company has been making toys for two centuries" |
| ~ design | create the design for; create or execute in an artistic or highly skilled manner.; "Chanel designed the famous suit" |
| ~ design | create designs.; "Dupont designs for the house of Chanel" |
| v. (creation) | 6. create, make, produce | create or manufacture a man-made product.; "We produce more cars than we can sell"; "The company has been making toys for two centuries" |
| ~ breed | cause to procreate (animals).; "She breeds dogs" |
| ~ redo, refashion, remake, make over | make new.; "She is remaking her image" |
| ~ prefabricate | produce synthetically, artificially, or stereotypically and unoriginally. |
| ~ underproduce | produce below capacity or demand.; "The East German factories were underproducing for many years" |
| ~ output | to create or manufacture a specific amount.; "the computer is outputting the data from the job I'm running" |
| ~ pulse, pulsate | produce or modulate (as electromagnetic waves) in the form of short bursts or pulses or cause an apparatus to produce pulses.; "pulse waves"; "a transmitter pulsed by an electronic tube" |
| ~ clap together, clap up, slap together | make hastily and carelessly. |
| ~ custom-make, customise, customize, tailor-make | make to specifications.; "I had this desk custom-made for me" |
| ~ dummy, dummy up | make a dummy of.; "dummy up the books that are to be published" |
| ~ turn out | produce quickly or regularly, usually with machinery.; "This factory turns out saws" |
| ~ machine | make by machinery.; "The Americans were machining while others still hand-made cars" |
| ~ churn out | produce something at a fast rate.; "He churns out papers, but they are all about the same topic" |
| ~ overproduce | produce in excess.; "The country overproduces cars" |
| ~ elaborate | produce from basic elements or sources; change into a more developed product.; "The bee elaborates honey" |
| ~ put out | put out considerable effort.; "He put out the same for seven managers" |
| ~ laminate | create laminate by bonding sheets of material with a bonding material. |
| ~ bootleg | produce or distribute illegally.; "bootleg tapes of the diva's singing" |
| ~ generate | produce (energy).; "We can't generate enough power for the entire city"; "The hydroelectric plant needs to generate more electricity" |
| ~ generate, yield, render, give, return | give or supply.; "The cow brings in 5 liters of milk"; "This year's crop yielded 1,000 bushels of corn"; "The estate renders some revenue for the family" |
| ~ create, make | create by artistic means.; "create a poem"; "Schoenberg created twelve-tone music"; "Picasso created Cubism"; "Auden made verses" |
| ~ extrude, squeeze out | form or shape by forcing through an opening.; "extrude steel" |
| ~ smelt | extract (metals) by heating. |
| ~ reproduce | make a copy or equivalent of.; "reproduce the painting" |
| ~ preassemble, prefabricate | to manufacture sections of (a building), especially in a factory, so that they can be easily transported to and rapidly assembled on a building site of buildings. |
| ~ fudge together, throw together | produce shoddily, without much attention to detail. |
| ~ print, publish | put into print.; "The newspaper published the news of the royal couple's divorce"; "These news should not be printed" |
| ~ confect | make or construct. |
| ~ proof | make or take a proof of, such as a photographic negative, an etching, or typeset. |
| ~ burn, cut | create by duplicating data.; "cut a disk"; "burn a CD" |
| make | | |
| n. (cognition) | 1. brand, make | a recognizable kind.; "there's a new brand of hero in the movies now"; "what make of car is that?" |
| ~ kind, sort, form, variety | a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality.; "sculpture is a form of art"; "what kinds of desserts are there?" |
| n. (act) | 2. make, shuffle, shuffling | the act of mixing cards haphazardly. |
| ~ reordering | a rearrangement in a different order. |
| ~ reshuffling, reshuffle | shuffling again.; "the gambler demanded a reshuffle" |
| ~ riffle | shuffling by splitting the pack and interweaving the two halves at their corners. |
| ~ card game, cards | a game played with playing cards. |
| v. (social) | 3. do, make | engage in.; "make love, not war"; "make an effort"; "do research"; "do nothing"; "make revolution" |
| ~ make | perform or carry out.; "make a decision"; "make a move"; "make advances"; "make a phone call" |
| ~ overdo, exaggerate | do something to an excessive degree.; "He overdid it last night when he did 100 pushups" |
| v. (change) | 4. get, make | give certain properties to something.; "get someone mad"; "She made us look silly"; "He made a fool of himself at the meeting"; "Don't make this into a big deal"; "This invention will make you a millionaire"; "Make yourself clear" |
| ~ render | cause to become.; "The shot rendered her immobile" |
| ~ get, let, have | cause to move; cause to be in a certain position or condition.; "He got his squad on the ball"; "This let me in for a big surprise"; "He got a girl into trouble" |
| ~ 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" |
| ~ leave | act or be so as to become in a specified state.; "The inflation left them penniless"; "The president's remarks left us speechless" |
| v. (communication) | 5. cause, get, have, induce, make, stimulate | cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner.; "The ads induced me to buy a VCR"; "My children finally got me to buy a computer"; "My wife made me buy a new sofa" |
| ~ decide | cause to decide.; "This new development finally decided me!" |
| ~ persuade | cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm.; "You can't persuade me to buy this ugly vase!" |
| ~ bring | induce or persuade.; "The confession of one of the accused brought the others to admit to the crime as well" |
| ~ solicit | incite, move, or persuade to some act of lawlessness or insubordination.; "He was accused of soliciting his colleagues to destroy the documents" |
| ~ encourage | spur on.; "His financial success encouraged him to look for a wife" |
| ~ let | actively cause something to happen.; "I let it be known that I was not interested" |
| ~ lead | cause to undertake a certain action.; "Her greed led her to forge the checks" |
| ~ instigate, prompt, inspire | serve as the inciting cause of.; "She prompted me to call my relatives" |
| ~ suborn | induce to commit perjury or give false testimony.; "The President tried to suborn false witnesses" |
| ~ compel, obligate, oblige | force somebody to do something.; "We compel all students to fill out this form" |
| v. (creation) | 6. cause, do, make | give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally.; "cause a commotion"; "make a stir"; "cause an accident" |
| ~ shape, determine, influence, regulate, mold | shape or influence; give direction to.; "experience often determines ability"; "mold public opinion" |
| ~ create, make | make or cause to be or to become.; "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor" |
| ~ initiate, pioneer | take the lead or initiative in; participate in the development of.; "This South African surgeon pioneered heart transplants" |
| ~ effect, effectuate, set up | produce.; "The scientists set up a shock wave" |
| ~ make | compel or make somebody or something to act in a certain way.; "People cannot be made to integrate just by passing a law!"; "Heat makes you sweat" |
| ~ occasion | give occasion to. |
| ~ call forth, evoke, kick up, provoke | evoke or provoke to appear or occur.; "Her behavior provoked a quarrel between the couple" |
| ~ breed, engender, spawn | call forth. |
| ~ incite, motivate, prompt, actuate, propel, move | give an incentive for action.; "This moved me to sacrifice my career" |
| ~ impel, force | urge or force (a person) to an action; constrain or motivate. |
| ~ facilitate | increase the likelihood of (a response).; "The stimulus facilitates a delayed impulse" |
| v. (cognition) | 7. draw, make | make, formulate, or derive in the mind.; "I draw a line here"; "draw a conclusion"; "draw parallels"; "make an estimate"; "What do you make of his remarks?" |
| ~ make | calculate as being.; "I make the height about 100 feet" |
| ~ create by mental act, create mentally | create mentally and abstractly rather than with one's hands. |
| v. (creation) | 8. make | compel or make somebody or something to act in a certain way.; "People cannot be made to integrate just by passing a law!"; "Heat makes you sweat" |
| ~ cause, do, make | give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally.; "cause a commotion"; "make a stir"; "cause an accident" |
| ~ drive | compel somebody to do something, often against his own will or judgment.; "She finally drove him to change jobs" |
| v. (possession) | 9. bring in, clear, earn, gain, make, pull in, realise, realize, take in | earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages.; "How much do you make a month in your new job?"; "She earns a lot in her new job"; "this merger brought in lots of money"; "He clears $5,000 each month" |
| ~ make | act in a certain way so as to acquire.; "make friends"; "make enemies" |
| ~ acquire, get | come into the possession of something concrete or abstract.; "She got a lot of paintings from her uncle"; "They acquired a new pet"; "Get your results the next day"; "Get permission to take a few days off from work" |
| ~ squeeze out, eke out | make by laborious and precarious means.; "He eked out a living as a painter" |
| ~ turn a profit, profit | make a profit; gain money or materially.; "The company has not profited from the merger" |
| ~ rake off | take money from an illegal transaction. |
| ~ take home, bring home | earn as a salary or wage.; "How much does your wife take home after taxes and other deductions?" |
| ~ rake in, shovel in | earn large sums of money.; "Since she accepted the new position, she has been raking it in" |
| ~ net, sack up, sack, clear | make as a net profit.; "The company cleared $1 million" |
| ~ gross | earn before taxes, expenses, etc.. |
| ~ pay, bear, yield | bring in.; "interest-bearing accounts"; "How much does this savings certificate pay annually?" |
| v. (creation) | 10. do, make | create or design, often in a certain way.; "Do my room in blue"; "I did this piece in wood to express my love for the forest" |
| ~ create, make | create by artistic means.; "create a poem"; "Schoenberg created twelve-tone music"; "Picasso created Cubism"; "Auden made verses" |
| v. (stative) | 11. constitute, form, make | to compose or represent:.; "This wall forms the background of the stage setting"; "The branches made a roof"; "This makes a fine introduction" |
| ~ constitute, make up, comprise, be, represent | form or compose.; "This money is my only income"; "The stone wall was the backdrop for the performance"; "These constitute my entire belonging"; "The children made up the chorus"; "This sum represents my entire income for a year"; "These few men comprise his entire army" |
| ~ chelate | form a chelate, in chemistry. |
| ~ add | constitute an addition.; "This paper will add to her reputation" |
| v. (motion) | 12. get to, make, progress to, reach | reach a goal, e.g.,.; "make the first team"; "We made it!"; "She may not make the grade" |
| ~ achieve, attain, accomplish, reach | to gain with effort.; "she achieved her goal despite setbacks" |
| v. (stative) | 13. make | be or be capable of being changed or made into.; "He makes a great host"; "He will make a fine father" |
| ~ become | come into existence.; "What becomes has duration" |
| v. (creation) | 14. make | make by shaping or bringing together constituents.; "make a dress"; "make a cake"; "make a wall of stones" |
| ~ compile, compose | put together out of existing material.; "compile a list" |
| ~ compile | use a computer program to translate source code written in a particular programming language into computer-readable machine code that can be executed. |
| ~ create from raw material, create from raw stuff | make from scratch. |
| ~ fabricate, manufacture, construct | put together out of artificial or natural components or parts.; "the company fabricates plastic chairs"; "They manufacture small toys"; "He manufactured a popular cereal" |
| ~ fashion, forge | make out of components (often in an improvising manner).; "She fashioned a tent out of a sheet and a few sticks" |
| ~ cooper | make barrels and casks. |
| v. (creation) | 15. make | perform or carry out.; "make a decision"; "make a move"; "make advances"; "make a phone call" |
| ~ perform, do, execute | carry out or perform an action.; "John did the painting, the weeding, and he cleaned out the gutters"; "the skater executed a triple pirouette"; "she did a little dance" |
| ~ pay | render.; "pay a visit"; "pay a call" |
| ~ do, make | engage in.; "make love, not war"; "make an effort"; "do research"; "do nothing"; "make revolution" |
| v. (creation) | 16. build, construct, make | make by combining materials and parts.; "this little pig made his house out of straw"; "Some eccentric constructed an electric brassiere warmer" |
| ~ customise, customize | make according to requirements.; "customize a car" |
| ~ revet | construct a revetment. |
| ~ create, make | make or cause to be or to become.; "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor" |
| ~ dry-wall | construct with drywall.; "dry-wall the basement of the house" |
| ~ lock | build locks in order to facilitate the navigation of vessels. |
| ~ wattle | build of or with wattle. |
| ~ frame up, frame | construct by fitting or uniting parts together. |
| ~ rebuild, reconstruct | build again.; "The house was rebuild after it was hit by a bomb" |
| ~ groin | build with groins.; "The ceiling was groined" |
| ~ cantilever | construct with girders and beams such that only one end is fixed.; "Frank Lloyd Wright liked to cantilever his buildings" |
| ~ erect, put up, set up, rear, raise | construct, build, or erect.; "Raise a barn" |
| ~ build | be engaged in building.; "These architects build in interesting and new styles" |
| ~ corduroy | build (a road) from logs laid side by side. |
| ~ channelise, channelize | make a channel for; provide with a channel.; "channelize the country for better transportation" |
| v. (change) | 17. make | change from one form into another.; "make water into wine"; "make lead into gold"; "make clay into bricks" |
| ~ 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. (body) | 18. make | act in a certain way so as to acquire.; "make friends"; "make enemies" |
| ~ behave, act, do | behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself.; "You should act like an adult"; "Don't behave like a fool"; "What makes her do this way?"; "The dog acts ferocious, but he is really afraid of people" |
| ~ earn, realise, bring in, pull in, realize, gain, make, take in, clear | earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages.; "How much do you make a month in your new job?"; "She earns a lot in her new job"; "this merger brought in lots of money"; "He clears $5,000 each month" |
| ~ get, have, make | achieve a point or goal.; "Nicklaus had a 70"; "The Brazilian team got 4 goals"; "She made 29 points that day" |
| v. (social) | 19. make, name, nominate | charge with a function; charge to be.; "She was named Head of the Committee"; "She was made president of the club" |
| ~ rename | name again or anew.; "He was renamed Minister of the Interior" |
| ~ appoint, charge | assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to.; "He was appointed deputy manager"; "She was charged with supervising the creation of a concordance" |
| v. (possession) | 20. get, have, make | achieve a point or goal.; "Nicklaus had a 70"; "The Brazilian team got 4 goals"; "She made 29 points that day" |
| ~ make | act in a certain way so as to acquire.; "make friends"; "make enemies" |
| ~ rack up, score, tally, hit | gain points in a game.; "The home team scored many times"; "He hit a home run"; "He hit .300 in the past season" |
| v. (motion) | 21. arrive at, attain, gain, hit, make, reach | reach a destination, either real or abstract.; "We hit Detroit by noon"; "The water reached the doorstep"; "We barely made it to the finish line"; "I have to hit the MAC machine before the weekend starts" |
| ~ go, locomote, move, travel | change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically.; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" |
| ~ catch up | reach the point where one should be after a delay.; "I caught up on my homework" |
| ~ surmount, scale | reach the highest point of.; "We scaled the Mont Blanc" |
| ~ get at, access | reach or gain access to.; "How does one access the attic in this house?"; "I cannot get to the T.V. antenna, even if I climb on the roof" |
| ~ bottom out | reach the low point.; "Prices bottomed out and started to rise again after a while" |
| ~ peak, top out | to reach the highest point; attain maximum intensity, activity.; "That wild, speculative spirit peaked in 1929"; "Bids for the painting topped out at $50 million" |
| ~ summit, breast | reach the summit (of a mountain).; "They breasted the mountain"; "Many mountaineers go up Mt. Everest but not all summit" |
| ~ top | reach or ascend the top of.; "The hikers topped the mountain just before noon" |
| ~ make | reach in time.; "We barely made the plane" |
| ~ make | reach in time.; "We barely made the plane" |
| ~ find | succeed in reaching; arrive at.; "The arrow found its mark" |
| ~ culminate | reach the highest altitude or the meridian, of a celestial body. |
| ~ come through, get through | succeed in reaching a real or abstract destination after overcoming problems.; "We finally got through the bureaucracy and could talk to the Minister" |
| ~ run aground, ground | hit or reach the ground. |
| v. (cognition) | 22. establish, lay down, make | institute, enact, or establish.; "make laws" |
| ~ set, mark | establish as the highest level or best performance.; "set a record" |
| ~ create, make | make or cause to be or to become.; "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor" |
| v. (social) | 23. make | carry out or commit.; "make a mistake"; "commit a faux-pas" |
| ~ commit, perpetrate, pull | perform an act, usually with a negative connotation.; "perpetrate a crime"; "pull a bank robbery" |
| v. (social) | 24. make | form by assembling individuals or constituents.; "Make a quorum" |
| ~ get together, assemble, gather | get people together.; "assemble your colleagues"; "get together all those who are interested in the project"; "gather the close family members" |
| ~ make | add up to.; "four and four make eight" |
| v. (creation) | 25. give, have, hold, make, throw | organize or be responsible for.; "hold a reception"; "have, throw, or make a party"; "give a course" |
| ~ direct | be in charge of. |
| v. (change) | 26. make, make up | put in order or neaten.; "make the bed"; "make up a room" |
| ~ clean up, neaten, square away, tidy, tidy up, straighten, straighten out | put (things or places) in order.; "Tidy up your room!" |
| ~ make | gather and light the materials for.; "make a fire" |
| v. (motion) | 27. make, take | head into a specified direction.; "The escaped convict took to the hills"; "We made for the mountains" |
| ~ head | to go or travel towards.; "where is she heading"; "We were headed for the mountains" |
| v. (body) | 28. ca-ca, crap, defecate, make, shit, stool, take a crap, take a shit | have a bowel movement.; "The dog had made in the flower beds" |
| ~ make water, micturate, pass water, pee, pee-pee, piss, relieve oneself, spend a penny, take a leak, wee, wee-wee, piddle, urinate, puddle, make | eliminate urine.; "Again, the cat had made on the expensive rug" |
| ~ egest, excrete, eliminate, pass | eliminate from the body.; "Pass a kidney stone" |
| ~ dung | defecate; used of animals. |
| v. (stative) | 29. make | undergo fabrication or creation.; "This wool makes into a nice sweater" |
| ~ 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" |
| v. (stative) | 30. make | be suitable for.; "Wood makes good furniture" |
| ~ be | have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun).; "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" |
| v. (stative) | 31. make | add up to.; "four and four make eight" |
| ~ arithmetic | the branch of pure mathematics dealing with the theory of numerical calculations. |
| ~ make | form by assembling individuals or constituents.; "Make a quorum" |
| ~ number, total, amount, add up, come | add up in number or quantity.; "The bills amounted to $2,000"; "The bill came to $2,000" |
| ~ make | amount to.; "This salary increase makes no difference to my standard of living" |
| v. (stative) | 32. make | amount to.; "This salary increase makes no difference to my standard of living" |
| ~ amount | be tantamount or equivalent to.; "Her action amounted to a rebellion" |
| ~ make | add up to.; "four and four make eight" |
| v. (stative) | 33. make | constitute the essence of.; "Clothes make the man" |
| ~ constitute, make up, comprise, be, represent | form or compose.; "This money is my only income"; "The stone wall was the backdrop for the performance"; "These constitute my entire belonging"; "The children made up the chorus"; "This sum represents my entire income for a year"; "These few men comprise his entire army" |
| v. (perception) | 34. make | appear to begin an activity.; "He made to speak but said nothing in the end"; "She made as if to say hello to us" |
| ~ appear, seem, look | give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect.; "She seems to be sleeping"; "This appears to be a very difficult problem"; "This project looks fishy"; "They appeared like people who had not eaten or slept for a long time" |
| v. (motion) | 35. make, work | proceed along a path.; "work one's way through the crowd"; "make one's way into the forest" |
| ~ claw | move as if by clawing, seizing, or digging.; "They clawed their way to the top of the mountain" |
| ~ jostle | make one's way by jostling, pushing, or shoving.; "We had to jostle our way to the front of the platform" |
| ~ go across, pass, go through | go across or through.; "We passed the point where the police car had parked"; "A terrible thought went through his mind" |
| ~ bushwhack | cut one's way through the woods or bush. |
| ~ work | proceed towards a goal or along a path or through an activity.; "work your way through every problem or task"; "She was working on her second martini when the guests arrived"; "Start from the bottom and work towards the top" |
| v. (motion) | 36. make | reach in time.; "We barely made the plane" |
| ~ arrive at, reach, attain, gain, hit, make | reach a destination, either real or abstract.; "We hit Detroit by noon"; "The water reached the doorstep"; "We barely made it to the finish line"; "I have to hit the MAC machine before the weekend starts" |
| ~ arrive at, reach, attain, gain, hit, make | reach a destination, either real or abstract.; "We hit Detroit by noon"; "The water reached the doorstep"; "We barely made it to the finish line"; "I have to hit the MAC machine before the weekend starts" |
| v. (creation) | 37. make | gather and light the materials for.; "make a fire" |
| ~ make up, make | put in order or neaten.; "make the bed"; "make up a room" |
| ~ create from raw material, create from raw stuff | make from scratch. |
| ~ ready, cook, prepare, fix, make | prepare for eating by applying heat.; "Cook me dinner, please"; "can you make me an omelette?"; "fix breakfast for the guests, please" |
| v. (creation) | 38. 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. (contact) | 39. make, score, seduce | induce to have sex.; "Harry finally seduced Sally"; "Did you score last night?"; "Harry made Sally" |
| ~ persuade | cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm.; "You can't persuade me to buy this ugly vase!" |
| ~ seduce | lure or entice away from duty, principles, or proper conduct.; "She was seduced by the temptation of easy money and started to work in a massage parlor" |
| ~ be intimate, bonk, do it, eff, fuck, get it on, get laid, have a go at it, have intercourse, have it away, have it off, have sex, lie with, make love, roll in the hay, screw, sleep together, sleep with, hump, jazz, bed, love, bang, make out, know | have sexual intercourse with.; "This student sleeps with everyone in her dorm"; "Adam knew Eve"; "Were you ever intimate with this man?" |
| v. (communication) | 40. make | assure the success of.; "A good review by this critic will make your play!" |
| ~ assure, ensure, guarantee, insure, secure | make certain of.; "This nest egg will ensure a nice retirement for us"; "Preparation will guarantee success!" |
| v. (communication) | 41. make, make believe, pretend | represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like.; "She makes like an actress" |
| ~ dissemble, feign, pretend, sham, affect | make believe with the intent to deceive.; "He feigned that he was ill"; "He shammed a headache" |
| ~ go through the motions | pretend to do something by acting as if one was really doing it.; "She isn't really working--she's just going through the motions" |
| ~ act, play, represent | play a role or part.; "Gielgud played Hamlet"; "She wants to act Lady Macbeth, but she is too young for the role"; "She played the servant to her husband's master" |
| v. (cognition) | 42. make | consider as being.; "It wasn't the problem some people made it" |
| ~ consider, regard, view, reckon, see | deem to be.; "She views this quite differently from me"; "I consider her to be shallow"; "I don't see the situation quite as negatively as you do" |
| ~ make | calculate as being.; "I make the height about 100 feet" |
| v. (cognition) | 43. make | calculate as being.; "I make the height about 100 feet" |
| ~ estimate, gauge, approximate, guess, judge | judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time).; "I estimate this chicken to weigh three pounds" |
| ~ make | consider as being.; "It wasn't the problem some people made it" |
| ~ draw, make | make, formulate, or derive in the mind.; "I draw a line here"; "draw a conclusion"; "draw parallels"; "make an estimate"; "What do you make of his remarks?" |
| v. (change) | 44. make | cause to be enjoyable or pleasurable.; "make my day" |
| ~ 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) | 45. make | favor the development of.; "Practice makes the winner" |
| ~ develop | generate gradually.; "We must develop more potential customers"; "develop a market for the new mobile phone" |
| v. (change) | 46. make | develop into.; "He will make a splendid father!" |
| ~ grow, develop | grow emotionally or mature.; "The child developed beautifully in her new kindergarten"; "When he spent a summer at camp, the boy grew noticeably and no longer showed some of his old adolescent behavior" |
| v. (body) | 47. make | behave in a certain way.; "make merry" |
| ~ behave, act, do | behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself.; "You should act like an adult"; "Don't behave like a fool"; "What makes her do this way?"; "The dog acts ferocious, but he is really afraid of people" |
| v. (body) | 48. make, make water, micturate, pass water, pee, pee-pee, piddle, piss, puddle, relieve oneself, spend a penny, take a leak, urinate, wee, wee-wee | eliminate urine.; "Again, the cat had made on the expensive rug" |
| ~ urinate | pass after the manner of urine.; "The sick men urinated blood" |
| ~ wet | make one's bed or clothes wet by urinating.; "This eight year old boy still wets his bed" |
| ~ stale | urinate, of cattle and horses. |
| ~ egest, excrete, eliminate, pass | eliminate from the body.; "Pass a kidney stone" |
| ~ ca-ca, crap, defecate, take a crap, take a shit, shit, stool, make | have a bowel movement.; "The dog had made in the flower beds" |
| moil | | |
| v. (social) | 1. dig, drudge, fag, grind, labor, labour, moil, toil, travail | work hard.; "She was digging away at her math homework"; "Lexicographers drudge all day long" |
| ~ do work, work | be employed.; "Is your husband working again?"; "My wife never worked"; "Do you want to work after the age of 60?"; "She never did any work because she inherited a lot of money"; "She works as a waitress to put herself through college" |
| v. (motion) | 2. boil, churn, moil, roil | be agitated.; "the sea was churning in the storm" |
| ~ seethe, roll | boil vigorously.; "The liquid was seething"; "The water rolled" |
| ~ move | move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion.; "He moved his hand slightly to the right" |
| v. (change) | 3. moil | moisten or soil.; "Her tears moiled the letter" |
| ~ smear | stain by smearing or daubing with a dirty substance. |
| work | | |
| n. (act) | 1. work | activity directed toward making or doing something.; "she checked several points needing further work" |
| ~ lavation, washing, wash | the work of cleansing (usually with soap and water). |
| ~ activity | any specific behavior.; "they avoided all recreational activity" |
| ~ action | the most important or interesting work or activity in a specific area or field.; "the action is no longer in technology stocks but in municipal bonds"; "gawkers always try to get as close to the action as possible" |
| ~ job | a damaging piece of work.; "dry rot did the job of destroying the barn"; "the barber did a real job on my hair" |
| ~ job | the performance of a piece of work.; "she did an outstanding job as Ophelia"; "he gave it up as a bad job" |
| ~ procedure, operation | a process or series of acts especially of a practical or mechanical nature involved in a particular form of work.; "the operations in building a house"; "certain machine tool operations" |
| ~ service | work done by one person or group that benefits another.; "budget separately for goods and services" |
| ~ polishing, shining | the work of making something smooth and shiny by rubbing or waxing it.; "the shining of shoes provided a meager living"; "every Sunday he gave his car a good polishing" |
| ~ heavy lifting | difficult work.; "the boss hoped the plan would succeed but he wasn't willing to do the heavy lifting" |
| ~ housewifery | the work of a housewife. |
| ~ housekeeping, housework | the work of cleaning and running a house. |
| ~ ironing | the work of using heat to smooth washed clothes in order to remove any wrinkles. |
| ~ busywork, make-work | active work of little value.; "while he was waiting he filled the days with busywork" |
| ~ logging | the work of cutting down trees for timber. |
| ~ loose end, unfinished business | work that is left incomplete. |
| ~ nightwork | work to be done at night. |
| ~ paperwork | work that involves handling papers: forms or letters or reports etc.. |
| ~ social service, welfare work | an organized activity to improve the condition of disadvantaged people in society. |
| ~ toil, labor, labour | productive work (especially physical work done for wages).; "his labor did not require a great deal of skill" |
| ~ subbing, substituting | working as a substitute for someone who is ill or on leave of absence. |
| ~ investigating, investigation | the work of inquiring into something thoroughly and systematically. |
| ~ care, tending, attention, aid | the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something.; "no medical care was required"; "the old car needs constant attention" |
| ~ duty | work that you are obliged to perform for moral or legal reasons.; "the duties of the job" |
| ~ missionary work, mission | the organized work of a religious missionary. |
| ~ spadework | dull or routine preliminary work preparing for an undertaking. |
| ~ timework | work paid for at a rate per unit of time. |
| ~ project, task, undertaking, labor | any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted.; "he prepared for great undertakings" |
| ~ coursework | work assigned to and done by a student during a course of study; usually it is evaluated as part of the student's grade in the course. |
| n. (artifact) | 2. piece of work, work | a product produced or accomplished through the effort or activity or agency of a person or thing.; "it is not regarded as one of his more memorable works"; "the symphony was hailed as an ingenious work"; "he was indebted to the pioneering work of John Dewey"; "the work of an active imagination"; "erosion is the work of wind or water over time" |
| ~ follow-up, followup | a piece of work that exploits or builds on earlier work.; "his new software is a follow-up to the programs they started with" |
| ~ handcraft, handicraft, handiwork, handwork | a work produced by hand labor. |
| ~ ironwork | work made of iron (gratings or rails or railings etc).; "the houses had much ornamental ironwork" |
| ~ lacework | work consisting of (or resembling) lace fabric. |
| ~ lacquerware | a decorative work made of wood and covered with lacquer and often inlaid with ivory or precious metals. |
| ~ leatherwork | work made of leather. |
| ~ chef-d'oeuvre, masterpiece | the most outstanding work of a creative artist or craftsman. |
| ~ metalwork | the metal parts of something.; "there were bullet holes in the metalwork" |
| ~ openwork | ornamental work (such as embroidery or latticework) having a pattern of openings. |
| ~ polychrome | a piece of work composed of or decorated in many colors. |
| ~ product, production | an artifact that has been created by someone or some process.; "they improve their product every year"; "they export most of their agricultural production" |
| ~ silverwork | decorative work made of silver. |
| ~ caning, wickerwork, wicker | work made of interlaced slender branches (especially willow branches). |
| ~ woodwork | work made of wood; especially moldings or stairways or furniture. |
| ~ work in progress | a piece of work that is not yet finished. |
| ~ workpiece | work consisting of a piece of metal being machined. |
| ~ publication | a copy of a printed work offered for distribution. |
| n. (act) | 3. employment, work | the occupation for which you are paid.; "he is looking for employment"; "a lot of people are out of work" |
| ~ coaching, coaching job | the job of a professional coach. |
| ~ booking, engagement | employment for performers or performing groups that lasts for a limited period of time.; "the play had bookings throughout the summer" |
| ~ ministry | the work of a minister of religion.; "he is studying for the ministry" |
| ~ sailing, seafaring, navigation | the work of a sailor. |
| ~ work load, workload | work that a person is expected to do in a specified time. |
| ~ piecework | work paid for according to the quantity produced. |
| ~ job, line of work, occupation, business, line | the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money.; "he's not in my line of business" |
| ~ service | employment in or work for another.; "he retired after 30 years of service" |
| ~ telecommuting, teleworking | employment at home while communicating with the workplace by phone or fax or modem. |
| ~ services | performance of duties or provision of space and equipment helpful to others.; "the mayor tried to maintain city services"; "the medical services are excellent" |
| ~ public service | employment within a government system (especially in the civil service). |
| ~ paper route | the job of delivering newspapers regularly. |
| n. (cognition) | 4. study, work | applying the mind to learning and understanding a subject (especially by reading).; "mastering a second language requires a lot of work"; "no schools offer graduate study in interior design" |
| ~ learning, acquisition | the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge.; "the child's acquisition of language" |
| n. (phenomenon) | 5. work | (physics) a manifestation of energy; the transfer of energy from one physical system to another expressed as the product of a force and the distance through which it moves a body in the direction of that force.; "work equals force times distance" |
| ~ natural philosophy, physics | the science of matter and energy and their interactions.; "his favorite subject was physics" |
| ~ energy, free energy | (physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs.; "energy can take a wide variety of forms" |
| n. (artifact) | 6. work, workplace | a place where work is done.; "he arrived at work early today" |
| ~ bakehouse, bakery, bakeshop | a workplace where baked goods (breads and cakes and pastries) are produced or sold. |
| ~ beehive | any workplace where people are very busy. |
| ~ brokerage house, brokerage | place where a broker conducts his business. |
| ~ central, telephone exchange, exchange | a workplace that serves as a telecommunications facility where lines from telephones can be connected together to permit communication. |
| ~ colliery, pit | a workplace consisting of a coal mine plus all the buildings and equipment connected with it. |
| ~ creamery | a workplace where dairy products (butter and cheese etc.) are produced or sold. |
| ~ drill site | workplace that is the site of a drill hole. |
| ~ exchange | a workplace for buying and selling; open only to members. |
| ~ farm | workplace consisting of farm buildings and cultivated land as a unit.; "it takes several people to work the farm" |
| ~ fishery, piscary | a workplace where fish are caught and processed and sold. |
| ~ fish farm | a workplace (usually a pond) where fish are raised for food. |
| ~ smithy, forge | a workplace where metal is worked by heating and hammering. |
| ~ gasworks | the workplace where coal gas is manufactured. |
| ~ glassworks | a workplace where glass is made. |
| ~ ironworks | the workplace where iron is smelted or where iron goods are made. |
| ~ job | a workplace; as in the expression.; "on the job" |
| ~ lab, laboratory, research lab, research laboratory, science lab, science laboratory | a workplace for the conduct of scientific research. |
| ~ laundry | workplace where clothes are washed and ironed. |
| ~ location | a workplace away from a studio at which some or all of a movie may be made.; "they shot the film on location in Nevada" |
| ~ locker room | a room (as at an athletic facility or workplace) where you can change clothes and which contains lockers for the temporary storage of your clothing and personal possessions. |
| ~ lumberyard | a workplace where lumber is stocked for sale. |
| ~ oyster bank, oyster bed, oyster park | a workplace where oysters are bred and grown. |
| ~ proving ground | a workplace for testing new equipment or ideas. |
| ~ rope yard, ropewalk | workplace consisting of a long narrow path or shed where rope is made. |
| ~ roundhouse | workplace consisting of a circular building for repairing locomotives. |
| ~ shipyard | a workplace where ships are built or repaired. |
| ~ shop floor | workplace consisting of the part of a factory housing the machines.; "the productive work is done on the shop floor" |
| ~ studio | workplace for the teaching or practice of an art.; "she ran a dance studio"; "the music department provided studios for their students"; "you don't need a studio to make a passport photograph" |
| ~ studio | workplace consisting of a room or building where movies or television shows or radio programs are produced and recorded. |
| ~ tannery | workplace where skins and hides are tanned. |
| ~ test bed | a place equipped with instruments for testing (e.g. engines or machinery or computer programs etc.) under working conditions. |
| ~ waterworks | workplace where water is stored and purified and distributed for a community. |
| ~ workshop, shop | small workplace where handcrafts or manufacturing are done. |
| ~ geographic point, geographical point | a point on the surface of the Earth. |
| n. (artifact) | 7. body of work, oeuvre, work | the total output of a writer or artist (or a substantial part of it).; "he studied the entire Wagnerian oeuvre"; "Picasso's work can be divided into periods" |
| ~ end product, output | final product; the things produced. |
| ~ writing | (usually plural) the collected work of an author.; "the idea occurs with increasing frequency in Hemingway's writings" |
| v. (social) | 8. work | exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity.; "I will work hard to improve my grades"; "she worked hard for better living conditions for the poor" |
| ~ run through, work through, go through | apply thoroughly; think through.; "We worked through an example" |
| ~ mess around, monkey around, muck about, muck around, potter, tinker, monkey, putter | do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly.; "The old lady is usually mucking about in her little house" |
| ~ carpenter | work as a carpenter. |
| ~ do work, work | be employed.; "Is your husband working again?"; "My wife never worked"; "Do you want to work after the age of 60?"; "She never did any work because she inherited a lot of money"; "She works as a waitress to put herself through college" |
| ~ clerk | work as a clerk, as in the legal business. |
| ~ page | work as a page.; "He is paging in Congress this summer" |
| ~ waitress, wait | serve as a waiter or waitress in a restaurant.; "I'm waiting on tables at Maxim's" |
| ~ pull one's weight | do one's share in a common task.; "Bob has never pulled his weight, and we all have to work harder to make up for his laziness" |
| ~ electioneer | work actively for a political candidate or a party.; "My neighbors are busy electioneering during the Presidential election campaign" |
| ~ assist | act as an assistant in a subordinate or supportive function. |
| ~ beaver, beaver away | work hard on something. |
| ~ work at, work on | to exert effort in order to do, make, or perform something.; "the child worked at the multiplication table until she had it down cold" |
| ~ keep one's nose to the grindstone, keep one's shoulder to the wheel, peg away, plug away, slog | work doggedly or persistently.; "She keeps plugging away at her dissertation" |
| ~ busy, occupy | keep busy with.; "She busies herself with her butterfly collection" |
| ~ collaborate, cooperate, join forces, get together | work together on a common enterprise of project.; "The soprano and the pianist did not get together very well"; "We joined forces with another research group" |
| ~ volunteer | do volunteer work. |
| ~ specialise, specialize | devote oneself to a special area of work.; "She specializes in honey bees"; "This baker specializes in French bread" |
| ~ minister | work as a minister.; "She is ministering in an old parish" |
| ~ intern | work as an intern.; "The young doctor is interning at the Medical Center this year" |
| ~ skipper | work as the skipper on a vessel. |
| ~ boondoggle | do useless, wasteful, or trivial work. |
| ~ scant, skimp | work hastily or carelessly; deal with inadequately and superficially. |
| ~ whore | work as a prostitute. |
| ~ serve | devote (part of) one's life or efforts to, as of countries, institutions, or ideas.; "She served the art of music"; "He served the church"; "serve the country" |
| ~ work | operate in a certain place, area, or specialty.; "She works the night clubs"; "The salesman works the Midwest"; "This artist works mostly in acrylics" |
| v. (social) | 9. do work, work | be employed.; "Is your husband working again?"; "My wife never worked"; "Do you want to work after the age of 60?"; "She never did any work because she inherited a lot of money"; "She works as a waitress to put herself through college" |
| ~ serve | do duty or hold offices; serve in a specific function.; "He served as head of the department for three years"; "She served in Congress for two terms" |
| ~ bank | be in the banking business. |
| ~ fill, occupy, take | assume, as of positions or roles.; "She took the job as director of development"; "he occupies the position of manager"; "the young prince will soon occupy the throne" |
| ~ put to work, work | cause to work.; "he is working his servants hard" |
| ~ drive | work as a driver.; "He drives a bread truck"; "She drives for the taxi company in Newark" |
| ~ tinker | work as a tinker or tinkerer. |
| ~ serve | do military service.; "She served in Vietnam"; "My sons never served, because they are short-sighted" |
| ~ blackleg, fink, scab, rat | take the place of work of someone on strike. |
| ~ work | exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity.; "I will work hard to improve my grades"; "she worked hard for better living conditions for the poor" |
| ~ drudge, labour, moil, toil, travail, fag, labor, dig, grind | work hard.; "She was digging away at her math homework"; "Lexicographers drudge all day long" |
| ~ farm | be a farmer; work as a farmer.; "My son is farming in California" |
| ~ moonlight | work a second job, usually after hours.; "The law student is moonlighting as a taxi driver" |
| ~ job | work occasionally.; "As a student I jobbed during the semester breaks" |
| ~ man | take charge of a certain job; occupy a certain work place.; "Mr. Smith manned the reception desk in the morning" |
| ~ break one's back, buckle down, knuckle down, slave | work very hard, like a slave. |
| ~ subcontract | work under a subcontract; engage in a subcontract. |
| ~ turn a trick | have a customer, of a prostitute. |
| ~ freelance | work independently and on temporary contracts rather than for a long-term employer. |
| ~ work | operate in a certain place, area, or specialty.; "She works the night clubs"; "The salesman works the Midwest"; "This artist works mostly in acrylics" |
| v. (social) | 10. act, work | have an effect or outcome; often the one desired or expected.; "The voting process doesn't work as well as people thought"; "How does your idea work in practice?"; "This method doesn't work"; "The breaks of my new car act quickly"; "The medicine works only if you take it with a lot of water" |
| ~ make for, wreak, bring, work, play | cause to happen or to occur as a consequence.; "I cannot work a miracle"; "wreak havoc"; "bring comments"; "play a joke"; "The rain brought relief to the drought-stricken area" |
| ~ bring home the bacon, deliver the goods, succeed, come through, win | attain success or reach a desired goal.; "The enterprise succeeded"; "We succeeded in getting tickets to the show"; "she struggled to overcome her handicap and won" |
| v. (contact) | 11. function, go, operate, run, work | perform as expected when applied.; "The washing machine won't go unless it's plugged in"; "Does this old car still run well?"; "This old radio doesn't work anymore" |
| ~ double | do double duty; serve two purposes or have two functions.; "She doubles as his wife and secretary" |
| ~ roll | begin operating or running.; "The cameras were rolling"; "The presses are already rolling" |
| ~ run | be operating, running or functioning.; "The car is still running--turn it off!" |
| ~ run | be operating, running or functioning.; "The car is still running--turn it off!" |
| ~ cut | function as a cutting instrument.; "This knife cuts well" |
| ~ work | operate in or through.; "Work the phones" |
| ~ service, serve | be used by; as of a utility.; "The sewage plant served the neighboring communities"; "The garage served to shelter his horses" |
| v. (creation) | 12. process, work, work on | shape, form, or improve a material.; "work stone into tools"; "process iron"; "work the metal" |
| ~ transform, transmute, transubstantiate | change or alter in form, appearance, or nature.; "This experience transformed her completely"; "She transformed the clay into a beautiful sculpture"; "transubstantiate one element into another" |
| ~ shape, mould, mold, form, forge, work | make something, usually for a specific function.; "She molded the rice balls carefully"; "Form cylinders from the dough"; "shape a figure"; "Work the metal into a sword" |
| ~ hot-work | roll, press, forge, or shape (metal) while hot. |
| ~ cold work, coldwork | shape (metal) without heat. |
| ~ overwork | use too much.; "This play has been overworked" |
| ~ make over, retread, rework | use again in altered form.; "retread an old plot" |
| ~ rack | work on a rack.; "rack leather" |
| ~ tool | work with a tool. |
| ~ till | work land as by ploughing, harrowing, and manuring, in order to make it ready for cultivation.; "till the soil" |
| v. (body) | 13. exercise, work, work out | give a workout to.; "Some parents exercise their infants"; "My personal trainer works me hard"; "work one's muscles"; "this puzzle will exercise your mind" |
| ~ exercise, work out | do physical exercise.; "She works out in the gym every day" |
| ~ exercise, work out | do physical exercise.; "She works out in the gym every day" |
| ~ warm up | cause to do preliminary exercises so as to stretch the muscles.; "The coach warmed up the players before the game" |
| ~ put to work, work | cause to work.; "he is working his servants hard" |
| v. (social) | 14. work | operate in a certain place, area, or specialty.; "She works the night clubs"; "The salesman works the Midwest"; "This artist works mostly in acrylics" |
| ~ do work, work | be employed.; "Is your husband working again?"; "My wife never worked"; "Do you want to work after the age of 60?"; "She never did any work because she inherited a lot of money"; "She works as a waitress to put herself through college" |
| ~ work | exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity.; "I will work hard to improve my grades"; "she worked hard for better living conditions for the poor" |
| v. (social) | 15. work | proceed towards a goal or along a path or through an activity.; "work your way through every problem or task"; "She was working on her second martini when the guests arrived"; "Start from the bottom and work towards the top" |
| ~ work, make | proceed along a path.; "work one's way through the crowd"; "make one's way into the forest" |
| ~ go, proceed, move | follow a procedure or take a course.; "We should go farther in this matter"; "She went through a lot of trouble"; "go about the world in a certain manner"; "Messages must go through diplomatic channels" |
| v. (motion) | 16. work | move in an agitated manner.; "His fingers worked with tension" |
| ~ move, displace | cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense.; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant" |
| v. (creation) | 17. bring, make for, play, work, wreak | cause to happen or to occur as a consequence.; "I cannot work a miracle"; "wreak havoc"; "bring comments"; "play a joke"; "The rain brought relief to the drought-stricken area" |
| ~ create, make | make or cause to be or to become.; "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor" |
| ~ work, act | have an effect or outcome; often the one desired or expected.; "The voting process doesn't work as well as people thought"; "How does your idea work in practice?"; "This method doesn't work"; "The breaks of my new car act quickly"; "The medicine works only if you take it with a lot of water" |
| v. (social) | 18. put to work, work | cause to work.; "he is working his servants hard" |
| ~ exercise, work, work out | give a workout to.; "Some parents exercise their infants"; "My personal trainer works me hard"; "work one's muscles"; "this puzzle will exercise your mind" |
| ~ warm up | cause to do preliminary exercises so as to stretch the muscles.; "The coach warmed up the players before the game" |
| ~ apply, employ, use, utilise, utilize | put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose.; "use your head!"; "we only use Spanish at home"; "I can't use this tool"; "Apply a magnetic field here"; "This thinking was applied to many projects"; "How do you utilize this tool?"; "I apply this rule to get good results"; "use the plastic bags to store the food"; "He doesn't know how to use a computer" |
| ~ cybernate, computerise, computerize | control a function, process, or creation by a computer.; "They computerized the car industry"; "we live in a cybernated age"; "cybernate a factory" |
| ~ rack | put on a rack and pinion.; "rack a camera" |
| ~ overwork, exploit | work excessively hard.; "he is exploiting the students" |
| ~ do work, work | be employed.; "Is your husband working again?"; "My wife never worked"; "Do you want to work after the age of 60?"; "She never did any work because she inherited a lot of money"; "She works as a waitress to put herself through college" |
| ~ do work, work | be employed.; "Is your husband working again?"; "My wife never worked"; "Do you want to work after the age of 60?"; "She never did any work because she inherited a lot of money"; "She works as a waitress to put herself through college" |
| v. (creation) | 19. crop, cultivate, work | prepare for crops.; "Work the soil"; "cultivate the land" |
| ~ farming, husbandry, agriculture | the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock. |
| ~ 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" |
| ~ knead, work | make uniform.; "knead dough"; "work the clay until it is soft" |
| ~ overcrop, overcultivate | to exhaust by excessive cultivation.; "the farmers overcropped the land" |
| v. (stative) | 20. work | behave in a certain way when handled.; "This dough does not work easily"; "The soft metal works well" |
| ~ knead, work | make uniform.; "knead dough"; "work the clay until it is soft" |
| ~ be | have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun).; "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" |
| v. (social) | 21. 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" |
| ~ affect, bear upon, bear on, impact, touch on, touch | have an effect upon.; "Will the new rules affect me?" |
| ~ prejudice, prepossess | influence (somebody's) opinion in advance. |
| ~ imprint, form | establish or impress firmly in the mind.; "We imprint our ideas onto our children" |
| ~ militate | have force or influence; bring about an effect or change.; "Politeness militated against this opinion being expressed" |
| ~ manipulate, pull strings, pull wires | influence or control shrewdly or deviously.; "He manipulated public opinion in his favor" |
| ~ colour, color | modify or bias.; "His political ideas color his lectures" |
| ~ swing over, swing | influence decisively.; "This action swung many votes over to his side" |
| ~ blackjack, blackmail, pressure | exert pressure on someone through threats. |
| ~ persuade, sway, carry | win approval or support for.; "Carry all before one"; "His speech did not sway the voters" |
| ~ get at | influence by corruption. |
| ~ fix | influence an event or its outcome by illegal means.; "fix a race" |
| ~ dominate | be in control.; "Her husband completely dominates her" |
| v. (social) | 22. work | operate in or through.; "Work the phones" |
| ~ function, operate, work, run, go | perform as expected when applied.; "The washing machine won't go unless it's plugged in"; "Does this old car still run well?"; "This old radio doesn't work anymore" |
| ~ work | cause to operate or function.; "This pilot works the controls"; "Can you work an electric drill?" |
| ~ operate, run | direct or control; projects, businesses, etc..; "She is running a relief operation in the Sudan" |
| v. (social) | 23. work | cause to operate or function.; "This pilot works the controls"; "Can you work an electric drill?" |
| ~ handle, manage, care, deal | be in charge of, act on, or dispose of.; "I can deal with this crew of workers"; "This blender can't handle nuts"; "She managed her parents' affairs after they got too old" |
| ~ work | operate in or through.; "Work the phones" |
| v. (perception) | 24. work | provoke or excite.; "The rock musician worked the crowd of young girls into a frenzy" |
| ~ exploit, work | use or manipulate to one's advantage.; "He exploit the new taxation system"; "She knows how to work the system"; "he works his parents for sympathy" |
| ~ work | gratify and charm, usually in order to influence.; "the political candidate worked the crowds" |
| ~ excite, stir, stimulate | stir feelings in.; "stimulate my appetite"; "excite the audience"; "stir emotions" |
| v. (emotion) | 25. work | gratify and charm, usually in order to influence.; "the political candidate worked the crowds" |
| ~ bewitch, captivate, charm, enamor, enamour, entrance, trance, becharm, beguile, capture, enchant, fascinate, catch | attract; cause to be enamored.; "She captured all the men's hearts" |
| ~ work | provoke or excite.; "The rock musician worked the crowd of young girls into a frenzy" |
| v. (creation) | 26. forge, form, mold, mould, shape, work | make something, usually for a specific function.; "She molded the rice balls carefully"; "Form cylinders from the dough"; "shape a figure"; "Work the metal into a sword" |
| ~ carve | form by carving.; "Carve a flower from the ice" |
| ~ swage, upset | form metals with a swage. |
| ~ chip | form by chipping.; "They chipped their names in the stone" |
| ~ layer | make or form a layer.; "layer the different colored sands" |
| ~ cut out | form and create by cutting out.; "Picasso cut out a guitar from a piece of paper" |
| ~ machine | turn, shape, mold, or otherwise finish by machinery. |
| ~ grind | shape or form by grinding.; "grind lenses for glasses and cameras" |
| ~ stamp | form or cut out with a mold, form, or die.; "stamp needles" |
| ~ puddle | subject to puddling or form by puddling.; "puddle iron" |
| ~ beat | shape by beating.; "beat swords into ploughshares" |
| ~ create from raw material, create from raw stuff | make from scratch. |
| ~ preform | form or shape beforehand or determine the shape of beforehand. |
| ~ preform | form into a shape resembling the final, desired one. |
| ~ mound | form into a rounded elevation.; "mound earth" |
| ~ hill | form into a hill. |
| ~ roughcast | shape roughly. |
| ~ remold, reshape | shape again or shape differently. |
| ~ sinter | cause (ores or powdery metals) to become a coherent mass by heating without melting. |
| ~ mould, mold, cast | form by pouring (e.g., wax or hot metal) into a cast or mold.; "cast a bronze sculpture" |
| ~ throw | make on a potter's wheel.; "she threw a beautiful teapot" |
| ~ hand-build, handbuild, coil | make without a potter's wheel.; "This famous potter hand-builds all of her vessels" |
| ~ work on, work, process | shape, form, or improve a material.; "work stone into tools"; "process iron"; "work the metal" |
| ~ sculpt, sculpture | create by shaping stone or wood or any other hard material.; "sculpt a swan out of a block of ice" |
| ~ mold, mould, model | form in clay, wax, etc.; "model a head with clay" |
| v. (contact) | 27. work | move into or onto.; "work the raisins into the dough"; "the student worked a few jokes into his presentation"; "work the body onto the flatbed truck" |
| ~ stir | mix or add by stirring.; "Stir nuts into the dough" |
| ~ move, displace | cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense.; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant" |
| v. (contact) | 28. knead, work | make uniform.; "knead dough"; "work the clay until it is soft" |
| ~ manipulate | hold something in one's hands and move it. |
| ~ proof | knead to reach proper lightness.; "proof dough" |
| ~ masticate | grind and knead.; "masticate rubber" |
| ~ crop, cultivate, work | prepare for crops.; "Work the soil"; "cultivate the land" |
| ~ work | behave in a certain way when handled.; "This dough does not work easily"; "The soft metal works well" |
| v. (consumption) | 29. exploit, work | use or manipulate to one's advantage.; "He exploit the new taxation system"; "She knows how to work the system"; "he works his parents for sympathy" |
| ~ apply, employ, use, utilise, utilize | put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose.; "use your head!"; "we only use Spanish at home"; "I can't use this tool"; "Apply a magnetic field here"; "This thinking was applied to many projects"; "How do you utilize this tool?"; "I apply this rule to get good results"; "use the plastic bags to store the food"; "He doesn't know how to use a computer" |
| ~ make hay | turn to one's advantage.; "The environmentalist lobby made hay of the nuclear plant accident" |
| ~ play | use to one's advantage.; "She plays on her clients' emotions" |
| ~ avail, help | take or use.; "She helped herself to some of the office supplies" |
| ~ prey, feed | profit from in an exploitatory manner.; "He feeds on her insecurity" |
| ~ work | provoke or excite.; "The rock musician worked the crowd of young girls into a frenzy" |
| ~ use | seek or achieve an end by using to one's advantage.; "She uses her influential friends to get jobs"; "The president's wife used her good connections" |
| v. (cognition) | 30. figure out, lick, puzzle out, solve, work, work out | find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of.; "did you solve the problem?"; "Work out your problems with the boss"; "this unpleasant situation isn't going to work itself out"; "did you get it?"; "Did you get my meaning?"; "He could not work the math problem" |
| ~ understand | know and comprehend the nature or meaning of.; "She did not understand her husband"; "I understand what she means" |
| ~ reason | think logically.; "The children must learn to reason" |
| ~ answer, resolve | understand the meaning of.; "The question concerning the meaning of life cannot be answered" |
| ~ riddle | explain a riddle. |
| ~ strike | arrive at after reckoning, deliberating, and weighing.; "strike a balance"; "strike a bargain" |
| ~ guess, infer | guess correctly; solve by guessing.; "He guessed the right number of beans in the jar and won the prize" |
| ~ answer | give the correct answer or solution to.; "answer a question"; "answer the riddle" |
| ~ break | find the solution or key to.; "break the code" |
| v. (change) | 31. ferment, work | cause to undergo fermentation.; "We ferment the grapes for a very long time to achieve high alcohol content"; "The vintner worked the wine in big oak vats" |
| ~ convert | change the nature, purpose, or function of something.; "convert lead into gold"; "convert hotels into jails"; "convert slaves to laborers" |
| ~ sour, ferment, turn, work | go sour or spoil.; "The milk has soured"; "The wine worked"; "The cream has turned--we have to throw it out" |
| ~ sour, ferment, turn, work | go sour or spoil.; "The milk has soured"; "The wine worked"; "The cream has turned--we have to throw it out" |
| ~ vinify | convert a juice into wine by fermentation.; "vinify grape juice" |
| v. (change) | 32. ferment, sour, turn, work | go sour or spoil.; "The milk has soured"; "The wine worked"; "The cream has turned--we have to throw it out" |
| ~ change state, turn | undergo a transformation or a change of position or action.; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election" |
| ~ ferment, work | cause to undergo fermentation.; "We ferment the grapes for a very long time to achieve high alcohol content"; "The vintner worked the wine in big oak vats" |
| v. (change) | 33. work | arrive at a certain condition through repeated motion.; "The stitches of the hem worked loose after she wore the skirt many times" |
| ~ become, get, go | enter or assume a certain state or condition.; "He became annoyed when he heard the bad news"; "It must be getting more serious"; "her face went red with anger"; "She went into ecstasy"; "Get going!" |
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