| tonic | | |
| n. (food) | 1. quinine water, tonic, tonic water | lime- or lemon-flavored carbonated water containing quinine. |
| ~ quinine | a bitter alkaloid extracted from chinchona bark; used in malaria therapy. |
| ~ gin and tonic | gin and quinine water. |
| ~ soft drink | nonalcoholic beverage (usually carbonated). |
| n. (food) | 2. pop, soda, soda pop, soda water, tonic | a sweet drink containing carbonated water and flavoring.; "in New England they call sodas tonics" |
| ~ soft drink | nonalcoholic beverage (usually carbonated). |
| ~ carbonated water, club soda, soda water, sparkling water, seltzer | effervescent beverage artificially charged with carbon dioxide. |
| n. (communication) | 3. keynote, tonic | (music) the first note of a diatonic scale. |
| ~ musical note, note, tone | a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound.; "the singer held the note too long" |
| ~ c | (music) the keynote of the scale of C major. |
| ~ music | an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner. |
| n. (artifact) | 4. restorative, tonic | a medicine that strengthens and invigorates. |
| ~ bracer, pick-me-up | a tonic or restorative (especially a drink of liquor). |
| ~ medicament, medication, medicinal drug, medicine | (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease. |
| adj. (pertain) | 5. tonic | of or relating to or producing normal tone or tonus in muscles or tissue.; "a tonic reflex"; "tonic muscle contraction" |
| ~ physiology | the branch of the biological sciences dealing with the functioning of organisms. |
| adj. (pertain) | 6. tonal, tonic | employing variations in pitch to distinguish meanings of otherwise similar words.; "Chinese is a tonal language" |
| adj. | 7. accented, tonic | used of syllables.; "a tonic syllables carries the main stress in a word" |
| adj. | 8. tonic | relating to or being the keynote of a major or minor scale.; "tonic harmony" |
| ~ tonal | having tonality; i.e. tones and chords organized in relation to one tone such as a keynote or tonic. |
| adj. | 9. bracing, brisk, fresh, refreshful, refreshing, tonic | imparting vitality and energy.; "the bracing mountain air" |
| ~ invigorating | imparting strength and vitality.; "the invigorating mountain air" |
| recuperate | | |
| v. (possession) | 1. recoup, recover, recuperate | regain or make up for.; "recuperate one's losses" |
| ~ 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" |
| ~ catch up with, make up | make up work that was missed due to absence at a later point.; "I have to make up a French exam"; "Can I catch up with the material or is it too late?" |
| v. (change) | 2. go back, recover, recuperate | regain a former condition after a financial loss.; "We expect the stocks to recover to $2.90"; "The company managed to recuperate" |
| ~ retrovert, revert, regress, turn back, return | go back to a previous state.; "We reverted to the old rules" |
| ~ rebound, rally | return to a former condition.; "The jilted lover soon rallied and found new friends"; "The stock market rallied" |
| v. (body) | 3. recuperate | restore to good health or strength. |
| ~ cure, bring around, heal | provide a cure for, make healthy again.; "The treatment cured the boy's acne"; "The quack pretended to heal patients but never managed to" |
| ~ convalesce, recover, recuperate | get over an illness or shock.; "The patient is recuperating" |
| v. (body) | 4. convalesce, recover, recuperate | get over an illness or shock.; "The patient is recuperating" |
| ~ gain vigor, perk, perk up, percolate, pick up | gain or regain energy.; "I picked up after a nap" |
| ~ snap back | recover quickly.; "After the surgery, the patient snapped back in a few days" |
| ~ recuperate | restore to good health or strength. |
| ~ ameliorate, improve, meliorate, better | get better.; "The weather improved toward evening" |
| stronger | (a.) | strong |
| strong | | |
| adj. | 1. strong | having strength or power greater than average or expected.; "a strong radio signal"; "strong medicine"; "a strong man" |
| ~ rugged | sturdy and strong in constitution or construction; enduring.; "with a house full of boys you have to have rugged furniture" |
| ~ powerful | having great power or force or potency or effect.; "the most powerful government in western Europe"; "his powerful arms"; "a powerful bomb"; "the horse's powerful kick"; "powerful drugs"; "a powerful argument" |
| ~ robust | sturdy and strong in form, constitution, or construction.; "a robust body"; "a robust perennial" |
| ~ beardown | with full strength.; "his beardown performance in the exhibition game" |
| ~ beefed-up | made greater or stronger.; "beefed-up sales efforts" |
| ~ brawny, hefty, sinewy, muscular, powerful | (of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful.; "a hefty athlete"; "a muscular boxer"; "powerful arms" |
| ~ bullnecked | having a thick short powerful neck. |
| ~ bullocky | resembling a bullock in strength and power.; "thick bullocky shoulders" |
| ~ fortified | having something added to increase the strength.; "fortified wine" |
| ~ knockout, severe, hard | very strong or vigorous.; "strong winds"; "a hard left to the chin"; "a knockout punch"; "a severe blow" |
| ~ industrial-strength, weapons-grade | extremely strong or concentrated or durable.; "industrial-strength detergent"; "weapons-grade salsa" |
| ~ ironlike | exhibiting strength or hardness like that of iron.; "ironlike determination"; "ironlike nerves"; "ironlike discipline of the Marines" |
| ~ knock-down, powerful | strong enough to knock down or overwhelm.; "a knock-down blow" |
| ~ noticeable | readily noticed.; "a noticeable resemblance" |
| ~ reinforced, strengthened | given added strength or support.; "reinforced concrete contains steel bars or metal netting" |
| ~ robust | strong enough to withstand or overcome intellectual challenges or adversity.; "the experiment yielded robust results"; "a robust faith" |
| ~ stiff | powerful.; "a stiff current"; "a stiff breeze" |
| ~ vehement | characterized by great force or energy.; "vehement deluges of rain"; "vehement clapping"; "a vehement defense" |
| ~ virile | characterized by energy and vigor.; "a virile and ever stronger free society"; "a new and virile leadership" |
| ~ well-knit, well-set | strongly and firmly constructed.; "a well-knit argument"; "a well-knit theatrical production"; "well-knit athletes"; "a sailor short but well-set" |
| ~ toughened, tough | physically toughened.; "the tough bottoms of his feet" |
| adj. | 2. strong | not faint or feeble.; "a strong odor of burning rubber" |
| ~ intense | possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree.; "intense heat"; "intense anxiety"; "intense desire"; "intense emotion"; "the skunk's intense acrid odor"; "intense pain"; "enemy fire was intense" |
| adj. | 3. potent, strong | having or wielding force or authority.; "providing the ground soldier with increasingly potent weapons" |
| ~ powerful | having great power or force or potency or effect.; "the most powerful government in western Europe"; "his powerful arms"; "a powerful bomb"; "the horse's powerful kick"; "powerful drugs"; "a powerful argument" |
| adj. | 4. potent, stiff, strong | having a strong physiological or chemical effect.; "a potent toxin"; "potent liquor"; "a potent cup of tea"; "a stiff drink" |
| ~ effective, effectual, efficacious | producing or capable of producing an intended result or having a striking effect.; "an air-cooled motor was more effective than a witch's broomstick for rapid long-distance transportation"; "effective teaching methods"; "effective steps toward peace"; "made an effective entrance"; "his complaint proved to be effectual in bringing action"; "an efficacious law" |
| ~ fertile | capable of reproducing. |
| ~ equipotent | having equal strength or efficacy. |
| ~ multipotent | able to many things.; "multipotent drugs" |
| ~ powerful | having great power or force or potency or effect.; "the most powerful government in western Europe"; "his powerful arms"; "a powerful bomb"; "the horse's powerful kick"; "powerful drugs"; "a powerful argument" |
| adj. | 5. impregnable, inviolable, secure, strong, unassailable, unattackable | immune to attack; incapable of being tampered with.; "an impregnable fortress"; "fortifications that made the frontier inviolable"; "a secure telephone connection" |
| ~ invulnerable | immune to attack; impregnable.; "gunners raked the beach from invulnerable positions on the cliffs" |
| adj. | 6. solid, strong, substantial | of good quality and condition; solidly built.; "a solid foundation"; "several substantial timber buildings" |
| ~ sound | in good condition; free from defect or damage or decay.; "a sound timber"; "the wall is sound"; "a sound foundation" |
| adj. | 7. strong | of verbs not having standard (or regular) inflection.; "`sing' is a strong verb" |
| ~ grammar | the branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics). |
| ~ irregular | contrary to rule or accepted order or general practice.; "irregular hiring practices" |
| adj. | 8. hard, strong | being distilled rather than fermented; having a high alcoholic content.; "hard liquor" |
| ~ alcoholic | characteristic of or containing alcohol.; "alcoholic drinks" |
| adj. | 9. strong, warm | freshly made or left.; "a warm trail"; "the scent is warm" |
| ~ fresh | recently made, produced, or harvested.; "fresh bread"; "a fresh scent"; "fresh lettuce" |
| adj. | 10. firm, strong | strong and sure.; "a firm grasp"; "gave a strong pull on the rope" |
| ~ forceful | characterized by or full of force or strength (often but not necessarily physical).; "a forceful speaker"; "a forceful personality"; "forceful measures"; "a forceful plan for peace" |
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