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| n. (body) | 1. caput, head | the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains.; "he stuck his head out the window" |
| ~ animal, animate being, beast, creature, brute, fauna | a living organism characterized by voluntary movement. |
| ~ muzzle | forward projecting part of the head of certain animals; includes the jaws and nose. |
| ~ 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" |
| ~ external body part | any body part visible externally. |
| ~ ear | the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium. |
| ~ arteria basilaris, basilar artery | an unpaired artery; supplies the pons and cerebellum and the back part of the cerebrum and the inner ear. |
| ~ brain, encephalon | that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord. |
| ~ human head | the head of a human being. |
| ~ skull | the bony skeleton of the head of vertebrates. |
| ~ face, human face | the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear.; "he washed his face"; "I wish I had seen the look on his face when he got the news" |
| ~ temple | the flat area on either side of the forehead.; "the veins in his temple throbbed" |
| n. (animal) | 2. head | a single domestic animal.; "200 head of cattle" |
| ~ domestic animal, domesticated animal | any of various animals that have been tamed and made fit for a human environment. |
| n. (cognition) | 3. brain, head, mind, nous, psyche | that which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings; the seat of the faculty of reason.; "his mind wandered"; "I couldn't get his words out of my head" |
| ~ cognition, knowledge, noesis | the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning. |
| ~ noddle | an informal British expression for head or mind.; "use your noddle" |
| ~ tabula rasa | a young mind not yet affected by experience (according to John Locke). |
| ~ ego | (psychoanalysis) the conscious mind. |
| ~ unconscious, unconscious mind | that part of the mind wherein psychic activity takes place of which the person is unaware. |
| ~ subconscious, subconscious mind | psychic activity just below the level of awareness. |
| n. (person) | 4. chief, head, top dog | a person who is in charge.; "the head of the whole operation" |
| ~ leader | a person who rules or guides or inspires others. |
| ~ administrator, executive | someone who manages a government agency or department. |
| ~ administrator, decision maker | someone who administers a business. |
| ~ capo | the head of a branch of an organized crime syndicate. |
| ~ department head | the head of a department. |
| ~ don, father | the head of an organized crime family. |
| ~ superior general, general | the head of a religious order or congregation. |
| ~ general manager | the highest ranking manager. |
| ~ grand dragon | a high ranking person in the Ku Klux Klan. |
| ~ head of household | the head of a household or family or tribe. |
| ~ secretary | a person who is head of an administrative department of government. |
| n. (group) | 5. head | the front of a military formation or procession.; "the head of the column advanced boldly"; "they were at the head of the attack" |
| ~ armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine | the military forces of a nation.; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker" |
| ~ formation | an arrangement of people or things acting as a unit.; "a defensive formation"; "a formation of planes" |
| n. (phenomenon) | 6. head | the pressure exerted by a fluid.; "a head of steam" |
| ~ force per unit area, pressure, pressure level | the force applied to a unit area of surface; measured in pascals (SI unit) or in dynes (cgs unit).; "the compressed gas exerts an increased pressure" |
| n. (location) | 7. head | the top of something.; "the head of the stairs"; "the head of the page"; "the head of the list" |
| ~ top | the upper part of anything.; "the mower cuts off the tops of the grass"; "the title should be written at the top of the first page" |
| n. (location) | 8. fountainhead, head, headspring | the source of water from which a stream arises.; "they tracked him back toward the head of the stream" |
| ~ origin, source, root, rootage, beginning | the place where something begins, where it springs into being.; "the Italian beginning of the Renaissance"; "Jupiter was the origin of the radiation"; "Pittsburgh is the source of the Ohio River"; "communism's Russian root" |
| n. (communication) | 9. head, head word | (grammar) the word in a grammatical constituent that plays the same grammatical role as the whole constituent. |
| ~ grammar | the branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics). |
| ~ word | a unit of language that native speakers can identify.; "words are the blocks from which sentences are made"; "he hardly said ten words all morning" |
| n. (state) | 10. head | the tip of an abscess (where the pus accumulates). |
| ~ tip, peak, point | a V shape.; "the cannibal's teeth were filed to sharp points" |
| ~ abscess | symptom consisting of a localized collection of pus surrounded by inflamed tissue. |
| n. (quantity) | 11. head | the length or height based on the size of a human or animal head.; "he is two heads taller than his little sister"; "his horse won by a head" |
| ~ linear measure, linear unit | a unit of measurement of length. |
| n. (plant) | 12. capitulum, head | a dense cluster of flowers or foliage.; "a head of cauliflower"; "a head of lettuce" |
| ~ plant organ | a functional and structural unit of a plant or fungus. |
| n. (person) | 13. head, head teacher, principal, school principal | the educator who has executive authority for a school.; "she sent unruly pupils to see the principal" |
| ~ chancellor | the honorary or titular head of a university. |
| ~ educator, pedagog, pedagogue | someone who educates young people. |
| ~ headmaster, schoolmaster, master | presiding officer of a school. |
| ~ headmistress | a woman headmaster. |
| n. (person) | 14. head | an individual person.; "tickets are $5 per head" |
| ~ individual | a single organism. |
| n. (person) | 15. head | a user of (usually soft) drugs.; "the office was full of secret heads" |
| ~ colloquialism | a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech. |
| ~ acid head | someone who takes LSD. |
| ~ drug user, substance abuser, user | a person who takes drugs. |
| ~ hash head | a user of hashish. |
| ~ pill head | a consumer of amphetamine pills. |
| ~ pothead | someone who smokes marijuana habitually. |
| n. (object) | 16. foreland, head, headland, promontory | a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea). |
| ~ cape horn | a rocky headland belonging to Chile at the southernmost tip of South America (south of Tierra del Fuego). |
| ~ calpe, gibraltar, rock of gibraltar | location of a colony of the United Kingdom on a limestone promontory at the southern tip of Spain; strategically important because it can control the entrance of ships into the Mediterranean; one of the Pillars of Hercules. |
| ~ cape hatteras | a promontory on Hatteras Island off the Atlantic coast of North Carolina.; "frequent storms drive ships to their destruction on Cape Hatteras" |
| ~ cape canaveral, cape kennedy | a sandy promontory (formerly Cape Kennedy) extending into the Atlantic Ocean from a barrier island off the eastern coast of Florida; the site of a NASA center for spaceflight. |
| ~ cape sable | a promontory on the far southern part of Nova Scotia. |
| ~ abila, abyla, jebel musa | a promontory in northern Morocco opposite the Rock of Gibraltar; one of the Pillars of Hercules. |
| ~ mull | a term used in Scottish names of promontories.; "the Mull of Kintyre" |
| ~ natural elevation, elevation | a raised or elevated geological formation. |
| ~ point | a promontory extending out into a large body of water.; "they sailed south around the point" |
| n. (object) | 17. head | a rounded compact mass.; "the head of a comet" |
| ~ object, physical object | a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow.; "it was full of rackets, balls and other objects" |
| n. (object) | 18. head | the foam or froth that accumulates at the top when you pour an effervescent liquid into a container.; "the beer had a large head of foam" |
| ~ foam, froth | a mass of small bubbles formed in or on a liquid.; "the beer had a thick head of foam" |
| n. (location) | 19. forefront, head | the part in the front or nearest the viewer.; "he was in the forefront"; "he was at the head of the column" |
| ~ forepart, front, front end | the side that is forward or prominent. |
| n. (event) | 20. head, pass, straits | a difficult juncture.; "a pretty pass"; "matters came to a head yesterday" |
| ~ juncture, occasion | an event that occurs at a critical time.; "at such junctures he always had an impulse to leave"; "it was needed only on special occasions" |
| n. (event) | 21. head, headway | forward movement.; "the ship made little headway against the gale" |
| ~ advance, progression, progress | a movement forward.; "he listened for the progress of the troops" |
| n. (communication) | 22. head, point | a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer.; "the point of the arrow was due north" |
| ~ mark | a written or printed symbol (as for punctuation).; "his answer was just a punctuation mark" |
| ~ arrow, pointer | a mark to indicate a direction or relation. |
| n. (communication) | 23. head, question | the subject matter at issue.; "the question of disease merits serious discussion"; "under the head of minor Roman poets" |
| ~ subject, theme, topic | the subject matter of a conversation or discussion.; "he didn't want to discuss that subject"; "it was a very sensitive topic"; "his letters were always on the theme of love" |
| ~ problem | a question raised for consideration or solution.; "our homework consisted of ten problems to solve" |
| ~ matter of fact, question of fact | a disputed factual contention that is generally left for a jury to decide. |
| ~ matter of law, question of law | a disputed legal contention that is generally left for a judge to decide. |
| n. (communication) | 24. head, header, heading | a line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about.; "the heading seemed to have little to do with the text" |
| ~ crosshead, crossheading | a heading of a subsection printed within the body of the text. |
| ~ headline, newspaper headline | the heading or caption of a newspaper article. |
| ~ lemma | the heading that indicates the subject of an annotation or a literary composition or a dictionary entry. |
| ~ rubric | a title or heading that is printed in red or in a special type. |
| ~ running head, running headline | a heading printed at the top of every page (or every other page) of a book. |
| ~ subhead, subheading | a heading of a subdivision of a text. |
| ~ statute title, title, rubric | a heading that names a statute or legislative bill; may give a brief summary of the matters it deals with.; "Title 8 provided federal help for schools" |
| ~ line | text consisting of a row of words written across a page or computer screen.; "the letter consisted of three short lines"; "there are six lines in every stanza" |
| n. (body) | 25. head | the rounded end of a bone that fits into a rounded cavity in another bone to form a joint.; "the head of the humerus" |
| ~ anatomical structure, bodily structure, body structure, complex body part, structure | a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing.; "he has good bone structure" |
| n. (body) | 26. head | that part of a skeletal muscle that is away from the bone that it moves. |
| ~ anatomical structure, bodily structure, body structure, complex body part, structure | a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing.; "he has good bone structure" |
| ~ skeletal muscle, striated muscle | a muscle that is connected at either or both ends to a bone and so move parts of the skeleton; a muscle that is characterized by transverse stripes. |
| n. (artifact) | 27. head, read/write head | (computer science) a tiny electromagnetic coil and metal pole used to write and read magnetic patterns on a disk. |
| ~ coil | reactor consisting of a spiral of insulated wire that introduces inductance into a circuit. |
| ~ computer science, computing | the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures. |
| n. (artifact) | 28. head | (usually plural) the obverse side of a coin that usually bears the representation of a person's head.; "call heads or tails!" |
| ~ obverse | the side of a coin or medal bearing the principal stamp or design. |
| ~ plural, plural form | the form of a word that is used to denote more than one. |
| ~ coin | a flat metal piece (usually a disc) used as money. |
| n. (artifact) | 29. head | the striking part of a tool.; "the head of the hammer" |
| ~ face | the striking or working surface of an implement. |
| ~ club-head, club head, clubhead, golf-club head | (golf) the head of the club which strikes the ball. |
| ~ hammer | a hand tool with a heavy rigid head and a handle; used to deliver an impulsive force by striking. |
| ~ hammerhead | the striking part of a hammer. |
| ~ ram | a tool for driving or forcing something by impact. |
| ~ striker | the part of a mechanical device that strikes something. |
| n. (artifact) | 30. head | (nautical) a toilet on board a boat or ship. |
| ~ john, lav, lavatory, privy, toilet, bathroom, can | a room or building equipped with one or more toilets. |
| n. (artifact) | 31. head | a projection out from one end.; "the head of the nail"; "a pinhead is the head of a pin" |
| ~ bolt | a screw that screws into a nut to form a fastener. |
| ~ nail | a thin pointed piece of metal that is hammered into materials as a fastener. |
| ~ pin | a small slender (often pointed) piece of wood or metal used to support or fasten or attach things. |
| ~ pinhead | the head of a pin. |
| ~ projection | any structure that branches out from a central support. |
| ~ screw | a fastener with a tapered threaded shank and a slotted head. |
| n. (artifact) | 32. drumhead, head | a membrane that is stretched taut over a drum. |
| ~ drum, membranophone, tympan | a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretched across each end. |
| ~ membrane | a thin pliable sheet of material. |
| n. (act) | 33. head, oral sex | oral stimulation of the genitals.; "they say he gives good head" |
| ~ sexual perversion, perversion | an aberrant sexual practice. |
| ~ cunnilinctus, cunnilingus | oral stimulation of the vulva or clitoris. |
| ~ fellatio, fellation | oral stimulation of the penis. |
| ~ sixty-nine, soixante-neuf | oral sex practiced simultaneously by two people. |
| v. (motion) | 34. head | to go or travel towards.; "where is she heading"; "We were headed for the mountains" |
| ~ go forward, proceed, continue | move ahead; travel onward in time or space.; "We proceeded towards Washington"; "She continued in the direction of the hills"; "We are moving ahead in time now" |
| ~ take, make | head into a specified direction.; "The escaped convict took to the hills"; "We made for the mountains" |
| v. (social) | 35. head, lead | be in charge of.; "Who is heading this project?" |
| ~ direct | be in charge of. |
| ~ chair, chairman | act or preside as chair, as of an academic department in a university.; "She chaired the department for many years" |
| ~ captain | be the captain of a sports team. |
| ~ spearhead | be the leader of.; "She spearheaded the effort to find a cure for the disease" |
| ~ take charge, take control, take hold | assume control. |
| v. (motion) | 36. head, lead | travel in front of; go in advance of others.; "The procession was headed by John" |
| ~ precede, lead | move ahead (of others) in time or space. |
| ~ draw away | move ahead of (one's competitors) in a race. |
| ~ head up, head | be the first or leading member of (a group) and excel.; "This student heads the class" |
| v. (stative) | 37. head, head up | be the first or leading member of (a group) and excel.; "This student heads the class" |
| ~ head, lead | travel in front of; go in advance of others.; "The procession was headed by John" |
| ~ 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. (motion) | 38. channelise, channelize, direct, guide, head, maneuver, manoeuver, manoeuvre, point, steer | direct the course; determine the direction of travelling. |
| ~ dock | maneuver into a dock.; "dock the ships" |
| ~ sheer | cause to sheer.; "She sheered her car around the obstacle" |
| ~ pull over | steer a vehicle to the side of the road.; "The car pulled over when the ambulance approached at high speed" |
| ~ helm | be at or take the helm of.; "helm the ship" |
| ~ crab | direct (an aircraft) into a crosswind. |
| ~ navigate | direct carefully and safely.; "He navigated his way to the altar" |
| ~ stand out | steer away from shore, of ships. |
| ~ starboard | turn to the right, of helms or rudders. |
| ~ conn | conduct or direct the steering of a ship or plane. |
| ~ navigate, pilot | act as the navigator in a car, plane, or vessel and plan, direct, plot the path and position of the conveyance.; "Is anyone volunteering to navigate during the trip?"; "Who was navigating the ship during the accident?" |
| ~ canalise, canalize, channel | direct the flow of.; "channel information towards a broad audience" |
| ~ tree, corner | force a person or an animal into a position from which he cannot escape. |
| ~ park | maneuver a vehicle into a parking space.; "Park the car in front of the library"; "Can you park right here?" |
| ~ control, command | exercise authoritative control or power over.; "control the budget"; "Command the military forces" |
| v. (stative) | 39. head | take its rise.; "These rivers head from a mountain range in the Himalayas" |
| ~ arise, originate, spring up, uprise, develop, grow, rise | come into existence; take on form or shape.; "A new religious movement originated in that country"; "a love that sprang up from friendship"; "the idea for the book grew out of a short story"; "An interesting phenomenon uprose" |
| v. (stative) | 40. head | be in the front of or on top of.; "The list was headed by the name of the president" |
| ~ lie | be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position. |
| ~ surmount | be on top of.; "The scarf surmounted the gown" |
| ~ crown | form the topmost part of.; "A weather vane crowns the building" |
| v. (stative) | 41. head | form a head or come or grow to a head.; "The wheat headed early this year" |
| ~ form | assume a form or shape.; "the water formed little beads" |
| v. (contact) | 42. head | remove the head of.; "head the fish" |
| ~ remove, take away, withdraw, take | remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract.; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment" |
| lead | | |
| n. (attribute) | 1. lead | an advantage held by a competitor in a race.; "he took the lead at the last turn" |
| ~ advantage, vantage | the quality of having a superior or more favorable position.; "the experience gave him the advantage over me" |
| n. (substance) | 2. atomic number 82, lead, pb | a soft heavy toxic malleable metallic element; bluish white when freshly cut but tarnishes readily to dull grey.; "the children were playing with lead soldiers" |
| ~ metal, metallic element | any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.. |
| ~ cerussite, white lead ore | a mineral consisting of lead carbonate that is an important source of lead. |
| ~ galena | soft blue-grey mineral; lead sulfide; a major source of lead. |
| ~ hard lead | unrefined lead that is hard because of the impurities it contains. |
| ~ antimonial lead, hard lead | a lead alloy that contains about 5% antimony. |
| ~ pig lead | lead that is cast in pigs. |
| n. (cognition) | 3. lead, track, trail | evidence pointing to a possible solution.; "the police are following a promising lead"; "the trail led straight to the perpetrator" |
| ~ evidence, grounds | your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief.; "the evidence that smoking causes lung cancer is very compelling" |
| n. (act) | 4. lead | a position of leadership (especially in the phrase `take the lead').; "he takes the lead in any group"; "we were just waiting for someone to take the lead"; "they didn't follow our lead" |
| ~ leadership, leading | the activity of leading.; "his leadership inspired the team" |
| n. (shape) | 5. lead | the angle between the direction a gun is aimed and the position of a moving target (correcting for the flight time of the missile). |
| ~ angle | the space between two lines or planes that intersect; the inclination of one line to another; measured in degrees or radians. |
| n. (communication) | 6. lead, lead-in, lede | the introductory section of a story.; "it was an amusing lead-in to a very serious matter" |
| ~ news article, news story, newspaper article | an article reporting news. |
| ~ section, subdivision | a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical).; "he always turns first to the business section"; "the history of this work is discussed in the next section" |
| n. (quantity) | 7. lead | (sports) the score by which a team or individual is winning. |
| ~ athletics, sport | an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition. |
| ~ score | a number that expresses the accomplishment of a team or an individual in a game or contest.; "the score was 7 to 0" |
| n. (person) | 8. lead, principal, star | an actor who plays a principal role. |
| ~ actor, histrion, thespian, role player, player | a theatrical performer. |
| ~ co-star | one of two actors who are given equal status as stars in a play or film. |
| ~ film star, movie star | a star who plays leading roles in the cinema. |
| ~ matinee idol, idol | someone who is adored blindly and excessively. |
| ~ television star, tv star | a star in a television show. |
| n. (location) | 9. lead | (baseball) the position taken by a base runner preparing to advance to the next base.; "he took a long lead off first" |
| ~ baseball, baseball game | a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs.; "he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empty lot"; "there was a desire for National League ball in the area"; "play ball!" |
| ~ position, place | the particular portion of space occupied by something.; "he put the lamp back in its place" |
| n. (communication) | 10. confidential information, hint, lead, steer, tip, wind | an indication of potential opportunity.; "he got a tip on the stock market"; "a good lead for a job" |
| ~ counseling, counselling, guidance, counsel, direction | something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action. |
| n. (communication) | 11. lead, lead story | a news story of major importance. |
| ~ news article, news story, newspaper article | an article reporting news. |
| n. (attribute) | 12. lead, spark advance | the timing of ignition relative to the position of the piston in an internal-combustion engine. |
| ~ timing | the time when something happens. |
| n. (artifact) | 13. lead, leash, tether | restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal. |
| ~ constraint, restraint | a device that retards something's motion.; "the car did not have proper restraints fitted" |
| n. (artifact) | 14. lead, leading | thin strip of metal used to separate lines of type in printing. |
| ~ strip, slip | artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material. |
| n. (artifact) | 15. lead, pencil lead | mixture of graphite with clay in different degrees of hardness; the marking substance in a pencil. |
| ~ lead pencil | pencil that has graphite as the marking substance. |
| ~ black lead, graphite, plumbago | used as a lubricant and as a moderator in nuclear reactors. |
| n. (artifact) | 16. booster cable, jumper cable, jumper lead, lead | a jumper that consists of a short piece of wire.; "it was a tangle of jumper cables and clip leads" |
| ~ clip lead | a short piece of wire with alligator clips on both ends. |
| ~ jumper | a small connector used to make temporary electrical connections. |
| ~ conducting wire, wire | a metal conductor that carries electricity over a distance. |
| n. (act) | 17. lead | the playing of a card to start a trick in bridge.; "the lead was in the dummy" |
| ~ turn, play | (game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession.; "it is my turn"; "it is still my play" |
| ~ card game, cards | a game played with playing cards. |
| v. (motion) | 18. conduct, direct, guide, lead, take | take somebody somewhere.; "We lead him to our chief"; "can you take me to the main entrance?"; "He conducted us to the palace" |
| ~ beacon | guide with a beacon. |
| ~ hand | guide or conduct or usher somewhere.; "hand the elderly lady into the taxi" |
| ~ misguide, mislead, lead astray, misdirect | lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directions.; "The pedestrian misdirected the out-of-town driver" |
| ~ usher, show | take (someone) to their seats, as in theaters or auditoriums.; "The usher showed us to our seats" |
| v. (stative) | 19. lead, leave, result | have as a result or residue.; "The water left a mark on the silk dress"; "Her blood left a stain on the napkin" |
| ~ 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" |
| ~ lead | tend to or result in.; "This remark lead to further arguments among the guests" |
| ~ leave | act or be so as to become in a specified state.; "The inflation left them penniless"; "The president's remarks left us speechless" |
| ~ leave | have left or have as a remainder.; "That left the four of us"; "19 minus 8 leaves 11" |
| v. (stative) | 20. lead | tend to or result in.; "This remark lead to further arguments among the guests" |
| ~ entail, implicate | impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result.; "What does this move entail?" |
| ~ necessitate | cause to be a concomitant. |
| ~ lead, result, leave | have as a result or residue.; "The water left a mark on the silk dress"; "Her blood left a stain on the napkin" |
| v. (communication) | 21. lead | cause to undertake a certain action.; "Her greed led her to forge the checks" |
| ~ cause, induce, stimulate, make, get, have | 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" |
| ~ give | guide or direct, as by behavior of persuasion.; "You gave me to think that you agreed with me" |
| v. (stative) | 22. extend, go, lead, pass, run | stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point.; "Service runs all the way to Cranbury"; "His knowledge doesn't go very far"; "My memory extends back to my fourth year of life"; "The facts extend beyond a consideration of her personal assets" |
| ~ be | occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere.; "Where is my umbrella?"; "The toolshed is in the back"; "What is behind this behavior?" |
| ~ come | extend or reach.; "The water came up to my waist"; "The sleeves come to your knuckles" |
| ~ ray, radiate | extend or spread outward from a center or focus or inward towards a center.; "spokes radiate from the hub of the wheel"; "This plants radiate spines in all directions" |
| ~ range, run | change or be different within limits.; "Estimates for the losses in the earthquake range as high as $2 billion"; "Interest rates run from 5 to 10 percent"; "The instruments ranged from tuba to cymbals"; "My students range from very bright to dull" |
| ~ go deep, go far | extend in importance or range.; "His accomplishments go far" |
| v. (stative) | 23. lead, top | be ahead of others; be the first.; "she topped her class every year" |
| ~ compete, vie, contend | compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others. |
| v. (social) | 24. conduce, contribute, lead | be conducive to.; "The use of computers in the classroom lead to better writing" |
| ~ encourage, promote, further, boost, advance | contribute to the progress or growth of.; "I am promoting the use of computers in the classroom" |
| v. (creation) | 25. conduct, direct, lead | lead, as in the performance of a composition.; "conduct an orchestra; Barenboim conducted the Chicago symphony for years" |
| ~ music | musical activity (singing or whistling etc.).; "his music was his central interest" |
| ~ 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" |
| ~ conduct | lead musicians in the performance of.; "Bernstein conducted Mahler like no other conductor"; "she cannot conduct modern pieces" |
| v. (stative) | 26. go, lead | lead, extend, or afford access.; "This door goes to the basement"; "The road runs South" |
| ~ be | occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere.; "Where is my umbrella?"; "The toolshed is in the back"; "What is behind this behavior?" |
| v. (motion) | 27. lead, precede | move ahead (of others) in time or space. |
| ~ 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" |
| ~ head, lead | travel in front of; go in advance of others.; "The procession was headed by John" |
| v. (stative) | 28. lead, run | cause something to pass or lead somewhere.; "Run the wire behind the cabinet" |
| ~ guide, pass, run, draw | pass over, across, or through.; "He ran his eyes over her body"; "She ran her fingers along the carved figurine"; "He drew her hair through his fingers" |
| ~ make pass, pass | cause to pass.; "She passed around the plates" |
| ~ range, run | change or be different within limits.; "Estimates for the losses in the earthquake range as high as $2 billion"; "Interest rates run from 5 to 10 percent"; "The instruments ranged from tuba to cymbals"; "My students range from very bright to dull" |
| v. (communication) | 29. chair, lead, moderate | preside over.; "John moderated the discussion" |
| ~ hash out, talk over, discuss | speak with others about (something); talk (something) over in detail; have a discussion.; "We discussed our household budget" |
| moderate | | |
| n. (person) | 1. centrist, middle of the roader, moderate, moderationist | a person who takes a position in the political center. |
| ~ center | politically moderate persons; centrists. |
| ~ adult, grownup | a fully developed person from maturity onward. |
| v. (change) | 2. moderate | make less fast or intense.; "moderate your speed" |
| ~ decelerate, slow down | reduce the speed of.; "He slowed down the car" |
| v. (social) | 3. check, contain, control, curb, hold, hold in, moderate | lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits.; "moderate your alcohol intake"; "hold your tongue"; "hold your temper"; "control your anger" |
| ~ confine, limit, throttle, restrain, trammel, bound, restrict | place limits on (extent or access).; "restrict the use of this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your friends" |
| ~ conquer, inhibit, stamp down, suppress, curb, subdue | to put down by force or authority.; "suppress a nascent uprising"; "stamp down on littering"; "conquer one's desires" |
| ~ damp | restrain or discourage.; "the sudden bad news damped the joyous atmosphere" |
| ~ mortify, crucify, subdue | hold within limits and control.; "subdue one's appetites"; "mortify the flesh" |
| ~ abnegate, deny | deny oneself (something); restrain, especially from indulging in some pleasure.; "She denied herself wine and spirits" |
| ~ keep back, restrain, hold back, keep | keep under control; keep in check.; "suppress a smile"; "Keep your temper"; "keep your cool" |
| ~ restrict | place under restrictions; limit access to.; "This substance is controlled" |
| ~ train | cause to grow in a certain way by tying and pruning it.; "train the vine" |
| ~ catch | check oneself during an action.; "She managed to catch herself before telling her boss what was on her mind" |
| ~ bate | moderate or restrain; lessen the force of.; "He bated his breath when talking about this affair"; "capable of bating his enthusiasm" |
| ~ thermostat | control the temperature with a thermostat. |
| ~ countercheck, counteract | oppose or check by a counteraction. |
| v. (communication) | 4. mince, moderate, soften | make less severe or harsh.; "He moderated his tone when the students burst out in tears" |
| ~ 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. (communication) | 5. moderate, tame, tone down | make less strong or intense; soften.; "Tone down that aggressive letter"; "The author finally tamed some of his potentially offensive statements" |
| ~ 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) | 6. chasten, moderate, temper | restrain. |
| ~ 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" |
| adj. | 7. moderate | being within reasonable or average limits; not excessive or extreme.; "moderate prices"; "a moderate income"; "a moderate fine"; "moderate demands"; "a moderate estimate"; "a moderate eater"; "moderate success"; "a kitchen of moderate size"; "the X-ray showed moderate enlargement of the heart" |
| ~ mild | moderate in type or degree or effect or force; far from extreme.; "a mild winter storm"; "a mild fever"; "fortunately the pain was mild"; "a mild rebuke"; "mild criticism" |
| ~ medium, intermediate, average | around the middle of a scale of evaluation.; "an orange of average size"; "intermediate capacity"; "medium bombers" |
| ~ cautious, conservative | avoiding excess.; "a conservative estimate" |
| ~ fairish, fair, reasonable | not excessive or extreme.; "a fairish income"; "reasonable prices" |
| ~ indifferent | neither too great nor too little.; "a couple of indifferent hills to climb" |
| ~ limited | not excessive. |
| ~ middle-of-the-road | not extreme, especially in political views. |
| ~ minimalist | advocating minimal reforms (as in government or politics). |
| ~ modest, small | not large but sufficient in size or amount.; "a modest salary"; "modest inflation"; "helped in my own small way" |
| ~ temperate | not extreme in behavior.; "temperate in his habits"; "a temperate response to an insult"; "temperate in his eating and drinking" |
| adj. | 8. moderate, temperate | not extreme.; "a moderate penalty"; "temperate in his response to criticism" |
| ~ mild | moderate in type or degree or effect or force; far from extreme.; "a mild winter storm"; "a mild fever"; "fortunately the pain was mild"; "a mild rebuke"; "mild criticism" |
| adj. | 9. moderate, restrained | marked by avoidance of extravagance or extremes.; "moderate in his demands"; "restrained in his response" |
| ~ temperate | not extreme in behavior.; "temperate in his habits"; "a temperate response to an insult"; "temperate in his eating and drinking" |
| head | | |
| headman | | |
| n. (person) | 1. headman, headsman | an executioner who beheads the condemned person. |
| ~ executioner, public executioner | an official who inflicts capital punishment in pursuit of a warrant. |
| n. (person) | 2. chief, chieftain, headman, tribal chief | the head of a tribe or clan. |
| ~ leader | a person who rules or guides or inspires others. |
| ~ indian chief, indian chieftain | the leader of a group of Native Americans. |
| ~ pendragon | the supreme war chief of the ancient Britons. |
| ~ glendower, owen glendower | Welsh chieftain who led a revolt against Henry IV's rule in Wales (1359-1416). |
| ~ hrolf, rolf, rollo | Norse chieftain who became the first duke of Normandy (860-931). |
| 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. |
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