| parallel | | |
| n. (attribute) | 1. analog, analogue, parallel | something having the property of being analogous to something else. |
| ~ similarity | the quality of being similar. |
| ~ echo | a close parallel of a feeling, idea, style, etc..; "his contention contains more than an echo of Rousseau"; "Napoleon III was an echo of the mighty Emperor but an infinitely better man" |
| n. (location) | 2. latitude, line of latitude, parallel, parallel of latitude | an imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator. |
| ~ polar circle | a line of latitude at the north or south poles. |
| ~ horse latitude | either of two belts or regions near 30 degrees north or 30 degrees south; characterized by calms and light-baffling winds. |
| ~ line | a spatial location defined by a real or imaginary unidimensional extent. |
| ~ tropic | either of two parallels of latitude about 23.5 degrees to the north and south of the equator representing the points farthest north and south at which the sun can shine directly overhead and constituting the boundaries of the Torrid Zone or tropics. |
| n. (shape) | 3. parallel | (mathematics) one of a set of parallel geometric figures (parallel lines or planes).; "parallels never meet" |
| ~ math, mathematics, maths | a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement. |
| ~ figure | a combination of points and lines and planes that form a visible palpable shape. |
| v. (stative) | 4. parallel | be parallel to.; "Their roles are paralleled by ours" |
| ~ correspond, gibe, jibe, match, tally, agree, fit, check | be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics.; "The two stories don't agree in many details"; "The handwriting checks with the signature on the check"; "The suspect's fingerprints don't match those on the gun" |
| v. (change) | 5. collimate, parallel | make or place parallel to something.; "They paralleled the ditch to the highway" |
| ~ 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. (stative) | 6. duplicate, parallel, twin | duplicate or match.; "The polished surface twinned his face and chest in reverse" |
| ~ correspond, gibe, jibe, match, tally, agree, fit, check | be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics.; "The two stories don't agree in many details"; "The handwriting checks with the signature on the check"; "The suspect's fingerprints don't match those on the gun" |
| adj. | 7. parallel | being everywhere equidistant and not intersecting.; "parallel lines never converge"; "concentric circles are parallel"; "dancers in two parallel rows" |
| ~ comparable | able to be compared or worthy of comparison. |
| ~ antiparallel | (especially of vectors) parallel but oppositely directed.; "antiparallel vectors" |
| ~ collateral | situated or running side by side.; "collateral ridges of mountains" |
| ~ nonconvergent, nonintersecting | (of lines, planes, or surfaces) never meeting or crossing. |
| ~ symmetric, symmetrical | having similarity in size, shape, and relative position of corresponding parts. |
| adj. | 8. parallel | of or relating to the simultaneous performance of multiple operations.; "parallel processing" |
| ~ computer science, computing | the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures. |
| ~ synchronal, synchronic, synchronous | occurring or existing at the same time or having the same period or phase.; "recovery was synchronous with therapy"; "a synchronous set of clocks"; "the synchronous action of a bird's wings in flight"; "synchronous oscillations" |
| best man | | |
| n. (person) | 1. best man | the principal groomsman at a wedding. |
| ~ wedding party, wedding | a party of people at a wedding. |
| ~ groomsman | a male attendant of the bridegroom at a wedding. |
| bridesmaid | | |
| n. (person) | 1. bridesmaid, maid of honor | an unmarried woman who attends the bride at a wedding. |
| ~ wedding party, wedding | a party of people at a wedding. |
| ~ attendant, attender, tender | someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another. |
| ~ adult female, woman | an adult female person (as opposed to a man).; "the woman kept house while the man hunted" |
| pal | | |
| n. (person) | 1. brother, buddy, chum, crony, pal, sidekick | a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities. |
| ~ cobber | Australian term for a pal. |
| ~ friend | a person you know well and regard with affection and trust.; "he was my best friend at the university" |
| v. (social) | 2. chum up, pal, pal up | become friends; act friendly towards. |
| ~ befriend | become friends with.; "John and Eric soon became friends"; "Have you made friends yet in your new environment?" |
| escort | | |
| n. (person) | 1. bodyguard, escort | someone who escorts and protects a prominent person. |
| ~ guard | a military unit serving to protect some place or person. |
| ~ defender, guardian, protector, shielder | a person who cares for persons or property. |
| ~ outrider | an escort who rides ahead (as a member of the vanguard). |
| ~ praetorian, praetorian guard | a member of the Praetorian Guard. |
| ~ beefeater, yeoman, yeoman of the guard | officer in the (ceremonial) bodyguard of the British monarch. |
| n. (act) | 2. accompaniment, escort | the act of accompanying someone or something in order to protect them. |
| ~ protection | the activity of protecting someone or something.; "the witnesses demanded police protection" |
| ~ convoy | the act of escorting while in transit. |
| n. (person) | 3. escort | an attendant who is employed to accompany someone. |
| ~ attendant, attender, tender | someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another. |
| ~ color guard | a ceremonial escort for the (regimental) colors. |
| ~ guard of honor, honor guard | an escort for a distinguished guest or for the casket at a military funeral. |
| ~ minder | someone (usually in totalitarian countries) who is assigned to watch over foreign visitors.; "I turned around and there, a few hundred feet away, was our government minder, Li Wong Su, huffing and puffing toward us" |
| ~ guide, usher | someone employed to conduct others. |
| n. (person) | 4. date, escort | a participant in a date.; "his date never stopped talking" |
| ~ appointment, engagement, date | a meeting arranged in advance.; "she asked how to avoid kissing at the end of a date" |
| ~ blind date | a participant in a blind date (someone you meet for the first time when you have a date with them). |
| ~ companion, comrade, associate, familiar, fellow | a friend who is frequently in the company of another.; "drinking companions"; "comrades in arms" |
| v. (motion) | 5. escort | accompany as an escort.; "She asked her older brother to escort her to the ball" |
| ~ accompany | go or travel along with.; "The nurse accompanied the old lady everywhere" |
| ~ squire | attend upon as a squire; serve as a squire. |
| ~ safeguard | escort safely. |
| ~ convoy | escort in transit.; "the trucks convoyed the cars across the battle zone"; "the warships convoyed the merchant ships across the Pacific" |
| ~ chaperon, chaperone | accompany as a chaperone. |
| v. (motion) | 6. escort, see | accompany or escort.; "I'll see you to the door" |
| ~ accompany | go or travel along with.; "The nurse accompanied the old lady everywhere" |
| juxtapose | | |
| v. (contact) | 1. juxtapose | place side by side.; "The fauvists juxtaposed strong colors" |
| ~ lay, place, put, set, position, pose | put into a certain place or abstract location.; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point" |
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