| appearance | | |
| n. (attribute) | 1. appearance, visual aspect | outward or visible aspect of a person or thing. |
| ~ agerasia | youthful appearance in an old person. |
| ~ look | physical appearance.; "I don't like the looks of this place" |
| ~ view | outward appearance.; "they look the same in outward view" |
| ~ color, colour | the appearance of objects (or light sources) described in terms of a person's perception of their hue and lightness (or brightness) and saturation. |
| ~ complexion | texture and appearance of the skin of the face. |
| ~ effect, impression | an outward appearance.; "he made a good impression"; "I wanted to create an impression of success"; "she retained that bold effect in her reproductions of the original painting" |
| ~ linear perspective, perspective | the appearance of things relative to one another as determined by their distance from the viewer. |
| ~ phase | (astronomy) the particular appearance of a body's state of illumination (especially one of the recurring shapes of the part of Earth's moon that is illuminated by the sun).; "the full phase of the moon" |
| ~ vanishing point | the appearance of a point on the horizon at which parallel lines converge. |
| ~ superficies | the purely external aspect of a thing; superficial appearance.; "the audience was held by the substance of the play rather than by the superficies of the production" |
| ~ format | the general appearance of a publication. |
| ~ cast, shape, form | the visual appearance of something or someone.; "the delicate cast of his features" |
| ~ image, persona | (Jungian psychology) a personal facade that one presents to the world.; "a public image is as fragile as Humpty Dumpty" |
| ~ semblance, gloss, color, colour | an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading.; "he hoped his claims would have a semblance of authenticity"; "he tried to give his falsehood the gloss of moral sanction"; "the situation soon took on a different color" |
| ~ face | the general outward appearance of something.; "the face of the city is changing" |
| ~ countenance, visage | the appearance conveyed by a person's face.; "a pleasant countenance"; "a stern visage" |
| ~ hairiness, pilosity | the quality of having hair. |
| ~ hairlessness | the quality of not having hair. |
| ~ beauty | the qualities that give pleasure to the senses. |
| ~ ugliness | qualities of appearance that do not give pleasure to the senses. |
| ~ disfiguration, disfigurement, deformity | an appearance that has been spoiled or is misshapen.; "there were distinguishing disfigurements on the suspect's back"; "suffering from facial disfiguration" |
| ~ homeliness, plainness | an appearance that is not attractive or beautiful.; "fine clothes could not conceal the girl's homeliness" |
| ~ blemish, mar, defect | a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body).; "a facial blemish" |
| ~ discoloration, discolouration, stain | a soiled or discolored appearance.; "the wine left a dark stain" |
| ~ plainness | the appearance of being plain and unpretentious. |
| ~ elaborateness, ornateness | an ornate appearance; being elaborately (even excessively) decorated. |
| ~ decorativeness | an appearance that serves to decorate and make something more attractive. |
| ~ etiolation | a pale and sickly appearance.; "his etiolation signaled years in prison" |
| ~ quality | an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone.; "the quality of mercy is not strained" |
| ~ sleekness | the quality of being well-groomed and neatly tailored.; "the sleekness of his appearance reminded me of his financial successes" |
| n. (event) | 2. appearance | the event of coming into sight. |
| ~ happening, natural event, occurrence, occurrent | an event that happens. |
| ~ reappearance | the event of something appearing again.; "the reappearance of Halley's comet" |
| ~ materialisation, materialization, manifestation | an appearance in bodily form (as of a disembodied spirit). |
| ~ manifestation | a clear appearance.; "a manifestation of great emotion" |
| ~ apparition | the appearance of a ghostlike figure.; "I was recalled to the present by the apparition of a frightening specter" |
| n. (act) | 3. appearance, appearing, coming into court | formal attendance (in court or at a hearing) of a party in an action. |
| ~ attendance, attending | the act of being present (at a meeting or event etc.). |
| n. (cognition) | 4. appearance | a mental representation.; "I tried to describe his appearance to the police" |
| ~ internal representation, mental representation, representation | a presentation to the mind in the form of an idea or image. |
| ~ illusion, semblance | an erroneous mental representation. |
| ~ 3-d, 3d, three-d | having a three-dimensional form or appearance.; "aren't dreams always in 3-D?" |
| ~ front | the outward appearance of a person.; "he put up a bold front" |
| n. (act) | 5. appearance | the act of appearing in public view.; "the rookie made a brief appearance in the first period"; "it was Bernhardt's last appearance in America" |
| ~ arrival | the act of arriving at a certain place.; "they awaited her arrival" |
| ~ apparition | an act of appearing or becoming visible unexpectedly.; "natives were amazed at the apparition of this white stranger" |
| ~ emersion, emergence | the act of emerging. |
| ~ reappearance, return | the act of someone appearing again.; "his reappearance as Hamlet has been long awaited" |
| n. (act) | 6. appearance, show | pretending that something is the case in order to make a good impression.; "they try to keep up appearances"; "that ceremony is just for show" |
| ~ pretending, pretense, feigning, simulation, pretence | the act of giving a false appearance.; "his conformity was only pretending" |
| plague | | |
| n. (state) | 1. pest, pestilence, pestis, plague | a serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal. |
| ~ epidemic disease | any infectious disease that develops and spreads rapidly to many people. |
| ~ bubonic plague, glandular plague, pestis bubonica | the most common form of the plague in humans; characterized by chills, prostration, delirium and the formation of buboes in the armpits and groin; does not spread from person to person. |
| ~ plague pneumonia, pneumonic plague, pulmonic plague | a rapidly progressive and frequently fatal form of the plague that can spread through the air from person to person; characterized by lung involvement with chill, bloody expectoration and high fever. |
| ~ septicemic plague | an especially dangerous and generally fatal form of the plague in which infecting organisms invade the bloodstream; does not spread from person to person. |
| n. (state) | 2. pest, pestilence, plague | any epidemic disease with a high death rate. |
| ~ epidemic disease | any infectious disease that develops and spreads rapidly to many people. |
| n. (group) | 3. infestation, plague | a swarm of insects that attack plants.; "a plague of grasshoppers" |
| ~ swarm, cloud | a group of many things in the air or on the ground.; "a swarm of insects obscured the light"; "clouds of blossoms"; "it discharged a cloud of spores" |
| n. (event) | 4. plague | any large scale calamity (especially when thought to be sent by God). |
| ~ calamity, catastrophe, tragedy, cataclysm, disaster | an event resulting in great loss and misfortune.; "the whole city was affected by the irremediable calamity"; "the earthquake was a disaster" |
| n. (cognition) | 5. plague | an annoyance.; "those children are a damn plague" |
| ~ pain in the ass, bother, botheration, pain in the neck, infliction, annoyance, pain | something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness.; "washing dishes was a nuisance before we got a dish washer"; "a bit of a bother"; "he's not a friend, he's an infliction" |
| ~ colloquialism | a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech. |
| v. (weather) | 6. blight, plague | cause to suffer a blight.; "Too much rain may blight the garden with mold" |
| ~ afflict, smite | cause physical pain or suffering in.; "afflict with the plague" |
| v. (emotion) | 7. beset, chevvy, chevy, chivvy, chivy, harass, harry, hassle, molest, plague, provoke | annoy continually or chronically.; "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"; "This man harasses his female co-workers" |
| ~ needle, goad | goad or provoke,as by constant criticism.; "He needled her with his sarcastic remarks" |
| ~ annoy, devil, gravel, irritate, nark, rile, vex, bother, nettle, rag, chafe, get at, get to | cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations.; "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves" |
| ~ bedevil, dun, rag, crucify, frustrate, torment | treat cruelly.; "The children tormented the stuttering teacher" |
| ~ haze | harass by imposing humiliating or painful tasks, as in military institutions. |
| pestilence | | |
| n. (cognition) | 1. canker, pestilence | a pernicious and malign influence that is hard to get rid of.; "racism is a pestilence at the heart of the nation"; "according to him, I was the canker in their midst" |
| ~ influence | a cognitive factor that tends to have an effect on what you do.; "her wishes had a great influence on his thinking" |
| clothing | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. article of clothing, clothing, habiliment, vesture, wear, wearable | a covering designed to be worn on a person's body. |
| ~ accessory, accouterment, accoutrement | clothing that is worn or carried, but not part of your main clothing. |
| ~ apparel, clothes, wearing apparel, dress | clothing in general.; "she was refined in her choice of apparel"; "he always bought his clothes at the same store"; "fastidious about his dress" |
| ~ raiment, regalia, array | especially fine or decorative clothing. |
| ~ attire, garb, dress | clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion.; "formal attire"; "battle dress" |
| ~ beachwear | clothing to be worn at a beach. |
| ~ black | black clothing (worn as a sign of mourning).; "the widow wore black" |
| ~ blue | blue clothing.; "she was wearing blue" |
| ~ change | a different or fresh set of clothes.; "she brought a change in her overnight bag" |
| ~ civilian clothing, civilian dress, civilian garb, plain clothes | ordinary clothing as distinguished from uniforms, work clothes, clerical garb, etc.. |
| ~ consumer goods | goods (as food or clothing) intended for direct use or consumption. |
| ~ covering | an artifact that covers something else (usually to protect or shelter or conceal it). |
| ~ drag | clothing that is conventionally worn by the opposite sex (especially women's clothing when worn by a man).; "he went to the party dressed in drag"; "the waitresses looked like missionaries in drag" |
| ~ footwear | clothing worn on a person's feet. |
| ~ garment | an article of clothing.; "garments of the finest silk" |
| ~ gray, grey | clothing that is a grey color.; "he was dressed in grey" |
| ~ hand wear, handwear | clothing for the hands. |
| ~ headdress, headgear | clothing for the head. |
| ~ knitwear | knitted clothing. |
| ~ leisure wear | informal clothing designed to be worn when you are relaxing. |
| ~ loungewear | clothing suitable for relaxation. |
| ~ man's clothing | clothing that is designed for men to wear. |
| ~ neckpiece | an article of apparel worn about the neck. |
| ~ nightclothes, nightwear, sleepwear | garments designed to be worn in bed. |
| ~ outerwear, overclothes | clothing for use outdoors. |
| ~ protective garment | clothing that is intended to protect the wearer from injury. |
| ~ ready-to-wear | ready-made clothing.; "she couldn't find anything in ready-to-wear that she liked" |
| ~ slip-on | an article of clothing (garment or shoe) that is easily slipped on or off. |
| ~ slops | cheap clothing (as formerly issued to sailors in Britain). |
| ~ street clothes | ordinary clothing suitable for public appearances (as opposed to costumes or sports apparel or work clothes etc.). |
| ~ tailor-made | custom-made clothing. |
| ~ duds, threads, togs | informal terms for clothing. |
| ~ uniform | clothing of distinctive design worn by members of a particular group as a means of identification. |
| ~ vestiture | an archaic term for clothing. |
| ~ wardrobe | collection of clothing belonging to one person. |
| ~ woman's clothing | clothing that is designed for women to wear. |
| ~ work-clothes, work-clothing | clothing worn for doing manual labor. |
| garment | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. garment | an article of clothing.; "garments of the finest silk" |
| ~ armhole | a hole through which you put your arm and where a sleeve can be attached. |
| ~ stripe, banding, band | an adornment consisting of a strip of a contrasting color or material. |
| ~ bosom | cloth that covers the chest or breasts. |
| ~ breechcloth, breechclout, loincloth | a garment that provides covering for the loins. |
| ~ burka, burqa | a loose garment (usually with veiled holes for the eyes) worn by Muslim women especially in India and Pakistan.; "the Taliban forced all women to wear the burqa" |
| ~ button hole, buttonhole | a hole through which buttons are pushed. |
| ~ camlet | a garment made of camlet fabric. |
| ~ article of clothing, clothing, habiliment, wearable, vesture, wear | a covering designed to be worn on a person's body. |
| ~ dart | a tapered tuck made in dressmaking. |
| ~ diaper, nappy, napkin | garment consisting of a folded cloth drawn up between the legs and fastened at the waist; worn by infants to catch excrement. |
| ~ eyelet, eyehole | a small hole (usually round and finished around the edges) in cloth or leather for the passage of a cord or hook or bar. |
| ~ fly front, fly | an opening in a garment that is closed by a zipper or by buttons concealed under a fold of cloth. |
| ~ fur | a garment made of the dressed hairy coat of a mammal. |
| ~ scrubs, surgical gown, gown | protective garment worn by surgeons during operations. |
| ~ gusset, inset | a piece of material used to strengthen or enlarge a garment. |
| ~ haick, haik | an outer garment consisting of a large piece of white cloth; worn by men and women in northern Africa. |
| ~ hand-me-down | outgrown garment passed down from one person to another. |
| ~ head covering, veil | a garment that covers the head and face. |
| ~ hose | man's close-fitting garment of the 16th and 17th centuries covering the legs and reaching up to the waist; worn with a doublet. |
| ~ ironing | garments (clothes or linens) that are to be (or have been) ironed.; "there was a basketful of ironing to do" |
| ~ dag, jag | a flap along the edge of a garment; used in medieval clothing. |
| ~ jag | a slit in a garment that exposes material of a different color underneath; used in Renaissance clothing. |
| ~ jump suit, jumpsuit | one-piece garment fashioned after a parachutist's uniform. |
| ~ kanzu | (Swahili) a long garment (usually white) with long sleeves; worn by men in East Africa. |
| ~ laundry, washables, washing, wash | garments or white goods that can be cleaned by laundering. |
| ~ leg covering, legging, leging | a garment covering the leg (usually extending from the knee to the ankle). |
| ~ body suit, cat suit, leotard, unitard | a tight-fitting garment of stretchy material that covers the body from the shoulders to the thighs (and may have long sleeves or legs reaching down to the ankles); worn by ballet dancers and acrobats for practice or performance. |
| ~ lining, liner | a piece of cloth that is used as the inside surface of a garment. |
| ~ mending | garments that must be repaired. |
| ~ motley | a garment made of motley (especially a court jester's costume). |
| ~ neck opening, neck | an opening in a garment for the neck of the wearer; a part of the garment near the wearer's neck. |
| ~ neckwear | articles of clothing worn about the neck. |
| ~ outer garment, overgarment | a garment worn over other garments. |
| ~ peplos, peplus, peplum | a garment worn by women in ancient Greece; cloth caught at the shoulders and draped in folds to the waist. |
| ~ pocket | a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles. |
| ~ raglan | a garment (coat or sweater) that has raglan sleeves. |
| ~ reversible | a garment (especially a coat) that can be worn inside out (with either side of the cloth showing). |
| ~ robe | any loose flowing garment. |
| ~ romper suit, romper | a one-piece garment for children to wear at play; the lower part is shaped like bloomers. |
| ~ sackcloth | a garment made of coarse sacking; formerly worn as an indication of remorse. |
| ~ scapulary, scapular | garment consisting of a long wide piece of woolen cloth worn over the shoulders with an opening for the head; part of a monastic habit. |
| ~ scarf | a garment worn around the head or neck or shoulders for warmth or decoration. |
| ~ sealskin | a garment (as a jacket or coat or robe) made of sealskin. |
| ~ separate | a garment that can be purchased separately and worn in combinations with other garments. |
| ~ shirt | a garment worn on the upper half of the body. |
| ~ shoulder | the part of a garment that covers or fits over the shoulder.; "an ornamental gold braid on the shoulder of his uniform" |
| ~ silks | the brightly colored garments of a jockey; emblematic of the stable. |
| ~ skirt | a garment hanging from the waist; worn mainly by girls and women. |
| ~ skirt | cloth covering that forms the part of a garment below the waist. |
| ~ sleeve, arm | the part of a garment that is attached at the armhole and that provides a cloth covering for the arm. |
| ~ stomacher | garment consisting of a V-shaped panel of stiff material worn over the chest and stomach in the 16th century. |
| ~ straightjacket, straitjacket | a garment similar to a jacket that is used to bind the arms tightly against the body as a means of restraining a violent person. |
| ~ suit, suit of clothes | a set of garments (usually including a jacket and trousers or skirt) for outerwear all of the same fabric and color.; "they buried him in his best suit" |
| ~ sunsuit | a child's garment consisting of a brief top and shorts. |
| ~ swaddling bands, swaddling clothes | a garment (a gown or narrow strips of cloth) for an infant. |
| ~ sweater, jumper | a crocheted or knitted garment covering the upper part of the body. |
| ~ sweat suit, sweats, sweatsuit, workout suit | garment consisting of sweat pants and a sweatshirt. |
| ~ bathing costume, bathing suit, swimming costume, swimsuit, swimwear | tight fitting garment worn for swimming. |
| ~ trouser | a garment (or part of a garment) designed for or relating to trousers.; "in his trouser's pocket"; "he ripped his left trouser on the fence" |
| ~ trouser, pant | (usually in the plural) a garment extending from the waist to the knee or ankle, covering each leg separately.; "he had a sharp crease in his trousers" |
| ~ undergarment, unmentionable | a garment worn under other garments. |
| ~ vest, waistcoat | a man's sleeveless garment worn underneath a coat. |
| ~ weeds, widow's weeds | a black garment (dress) worn by a widow as a sign of mourning. |
| ~ wet suit | a close-fitting garment made of a permeable material; worn in cold water (as by skin divers) to retain body heat. |
| ~ wraparound | a garment (as a dress or coat) with a full length opening; adjusts to the body by wrapping around. |
| ~ yoke | fabric comprising a fitted part at the top of a garment. |
| ~ hipline | the line formed by the lower edge of hip-length garment. |
| v. (body) | 2. apparel, clothe, dress, enclothe, fit out, garb, garment, habilitate, raiment, tog | provide with clothes or put clothes on.; "Parents must feed and dress their child" |
| ~ prim out, prim up, prim | dress primly. |
| ~ dress, get dressed | put on clothes.; "we had to dress quickly"; "dress the patient"; "Can the child dress by herself?" |
| ~ wrap up, cover | clothe, as if for protection from the elements.; "cover your head!" |
| ~ jacket | put a jacket on.; "The men were jacketed" |
| ~ frock | put a frock on. |
| ~ shirt | put a shirt on. |
| ~ habit | put a habit on. |
| ~ vesture | provide or cover with a cloak. |
| ~ overclothe, overdress | dress too warmly.; "You should not overclothe the child--she will be too hot" |
| ~ underdress | dress without sufficient warmth.; "She was underdressed for the hiking trip and suffered hypothermia" |
| ~ corset | dress with a corset. |
| ~ shoe | furnish with shoes.; "the children were well shoed" |
| ~ coat | cover or provide with a coat. |
| ~ costume, dress up | dress in a costume.; "We dressed up for Halloween as pumpkins" |
| ~ robe, vest | clothe formally; especially in ecclesiastical robes. |
| ~ gown | dress in a gown. |
| ~ 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" |
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