| leader | | |
| n. (person) | 1. leader | a person who rules or guides or inspires others. |
| ~ individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul | a human being.; "there was too much for one person to do" |
| ~ spiritual leader | a leader in religious or sacred affairs. |
| ~ aristocrat, blue blood, patrician | a member of the aristocracy. |
| ~ bellwether | someone who assumes leadership of a movement or activity. |
| ~ caller | the person who convenes a meeting.; "who is the caller of this meeting?" |
| ~ chieftain, captain | the leader of a group of people.; "a captain of industry" |
| ~ cheerleader | someone who leads the cheers by spectators at a sporting event. |
| ~ choragus | (ancient Greece) leader of a group or festival; leader of a chorus. |
| ~ civic leader, civil leader | a leader in municipal affairs. |
| ~ commander | someone in an official position of authority who can command or control others. |
| ~ demigod, superman, ubermensch | a person with great powers and abilities. |
| ~ duce | leader.; "Mussolini was called Il Duce" |
| ~ employer | a person or firm that employs workers. |
| ~ father | a person who holds an important or distinguished position in some organization.; "the tennis fathers ruled in her favor"; "the city fathers endorsed the proposal" |
| ~ boss | a person who exercises control and makes decisions.; "he is his own boss now" |
| ~ fugleman | a leader and organizer and spokesman (especially a political leader).; "a fugleman for the radical right" |
| ~ inspirer, galvaniser, galvanizer | a leader who stimulates and excites people to action. |
| ~ guide | someone who shows the way by leading or advising. |
| ~ guru | a recognized leader in some field or of some movement.; "a guru of genomics" |
| ~ chief, top dog, head | a person who is in charge.; "the head of the whole operation" |
| ~ tribal chief, chieftain, headman, chief | the head of a tribe or clan. |
| ~ imam, imaum | (Islam) the man who leads prayers in a mosque; for Shiites an imam is a recognized authority on Islamic theology and law and a spiritual guide. |
| ~ initiator, instigator | a person who initiates a course of action. |
| ~ labor leader | a leader of a labor movement. |
| ~ lawgiver, lawmaker | a maker of laws; someone who gives a code of laws. |
| ~ malik | the leader of a town or community in some parts of Asia Minor and the Indian subcontinent.; "maliks rule the hinterland of Afghanistan under the protection of warlords" |
| ~ military leader | a leader of military forces. |
| ~ misleader | someone who leads astray (often deliberately). |
| ~ role model, model | someone worthy of imitation.; "every child needs a role model" |
| ~ hero | a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength.; "RAF pilots were the heroes of the Battle of Britain" |
| ~ nationalist leader | the leader of a nationalist movement. |
| ~ pied piper | a leader who entices people to follow (especially to their doom). |
| ~ point man | someone who is the forefront of an important enterprise.; "he is the president's point man on economic issues" |
| ~ point woman | a woman who is the forefront of an important enterprise. |
| ~ pol, political leader, politico, politician | a person active in party politics. |
| ~ politician | a leader engaged in civil administration. |
| ~ presiding officer | the leader of a group meeting. |
| ~ puppet leader, puppet ruler | a leader or ruler who is chosen by a despot to head a government. |
| ~ religious leader | leader of a religious order. |
| ~ scoutmaster | the leader of a troop of Scouts. |
| ~ spearhead | someone who leads or initiates an activity (attack or campaign etc.). |
| ~ strike leader | someone who leads a strike. |
| ~ higher-up, superior, superordinate | one of greater rank or station or quality. |
| ~ torchbearer | a leader in a campaign or movement. |
| ~ trainer | one who trains other persons or animals. |
| ~ husain, husayn, hussein, saddam, saddam bin hussein at-takriti, saddam hussein | Iraqi leader who waged war against Iran; his invasion of Kuwait led to the Gulf War (born in 1937). |
| ~ judas maccabaeus | Jewish leader of a revolt in Judea that recovered Jerusalem around 166 BC; hero of the Apocryphal books I Maccabees and II Maccabees (?-161 BC). |
| ~ ahmad shah masoud, masoud | Afghan leader of forces opposed to the Taliban; won fame by successfully resisting the Soviets in the 1980s; was assassinated by men posing as journalists (1953-2001). |
| ~ gaddafi, khadafy, muammar al-qaddafi, muammar el-qaddafi, qaddafi, qadhafi | Libyan leader who seized power in a military coup d'etat in 1969; deposed the Libyan monarchy and imposed socialism and Islamic orthodoxy on the country (born in 1942). |
| n. (artifact) | 2. drawing card, leader, loss leader | a featured article of merchandise sold at a loss in order to draw customers. |
| ~ feature | an article of merchandise that is displayed or advertised more than other articles. |
| trunk | | |
| n. (plant) | 1. bole, tree trunk, trunk | the main stem of a tree; usually covered with bark; the bole is usually the part that is commercially useful for lumber. |
| ~ tree | a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms. |
| ~ stalk, stem | a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ. |
| ~ bark | tough protective covering of the woody stems and roots of trees and other woody plants. |
| n. (artifact) | 2. trunk | luggage consisting of a large strong case used when traveling or for storage. |
| ~ baggage, luggage | cases used to carry belongings when traveling. |
| ~ footlocker, locker | a trunk for storing personal possessions; usually kept at the foot of a bed (as in a barracks). |
| ~ trunk lid | hinged lid for a trunk. |
| n. (body) | 3. body, torso, trunk | the body excluding the head and neck and limbs.; "they moved their arms and legs and bodies" |
| ~ body, organic structure, physical structure | the entire structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being).; "he felt as if his whole body were on fire" |
| ~ body part | any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity. |
| ~ diaphragm, midriff | (anatomy) a muscular partition separating the abdominal and thoracic cavities; functions in respiration. |
| ~ shoulder | the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm. |
| ~ articulatio humeri, shoulder joint, shoulder | a ball-and-socket joint between the head of the humerus and a cavity of the scapula. |
| ~ serratus, serratus muscles | any of several muscles of the trunk. |
| ~ side | either the left or right half of a body.; "he had a pain in his side" |
| ~ chest, pectus, thorax | the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates. |
| ~ midriff, midsection, middle | the middle area of the human torso (usually in front).; "young American women believe that a bare midriff is fashionable" |
| ~ waist, waistline | the narrowing of the body between the ribs and hips. |
| ~ paunch, belly | a protruding abdomen. |
| ~ love handle, spare tire | excess fat around the waistline. |
| ~ hip | either side of the body below the waist and above the thigh. |
| ~ haunch | the hip and buttock and upper thigh in human beings. |
| ~ abdomen, belly, stomach, venter | the region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis. |
| ~ back, dorsum | the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine.; "his back was nicely tanned" |
| ~ arse, ass, behind, buns, buttocks, derriere, fanny, hind end, hindquarters, keister, nates, posterior, prat, rear end, tooshie, tush, backside, fundament, seat, bottom, rump, stern, tail end, bum, butt, can, rear, tail | the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on.; "he deserves a good kick in the butt"; "are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?" |
| ~ buttock, cheek | either of the two large fleshy masses of muscular tissue that form the human rump. |
| ~ loins | the region of the hips and groin and lower abdomen. |
| n. (artifact) | 4. automobile trunk, luggage compartment, trunk | compartment in an automobile that carries luggage or shopping or tools.; "he put his golf bag in the trunk" |
| ~ boot | British term for the luggage compartment in a car. |
| ~ auto, automobile, car, motorcar, machine | a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine.; "he needs a car to get to work" |
| ~ compartment | a partitioned section, chamber, or separate room within a larger enclosed area. |
| n. (animal) | 5. proboscis, trunk | a long flexible snout as of an elephant. |
| ~ neb, snout | a long projecting or anterior elongation of an animal's head; especially the nose. |
| ~ elephant | five-toed pachyderm. |
| ~ mammoth | any of numerous extinct elephants widely distributed in the Pleistocene; extremely large with hairy coats and long upcurved tusks. |
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