| tattoo | | |
| n. (communication) | 1. tattoo | a drumbeat or bugle call that signals the military to return to their quarters. |
| ~ bugle call | a signal broadcast by the sound of a bugle. |
| ~ drumbeat | (military) the beating of a drum as a signal for lowering the flag at sundown. |
| ~ 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" |
| n. (artifact) | 2. tattoo | a design on the skin made by tattooing. |
| ~ pattern, design, figure | a decorative or artistic work.; "the coach had a design on the doors" |
| n. (act) | 3. tattoo | the practice of making a design on the skin by pricking and staining. |
| ~ decoration | the act of decorating something (in the hope of making it more attractive). |
| v. (creation) | 4. tattoo | stain (skin) with indelible color. |
| ~ stain | color with a liquid dye or tint.; "Stain this table a beautiful walnut color"; "people knew how to stain glass a beautiful blue in the middle ages" |
| ~ prick, prickle | make a small hole into, as with a needle or a thorn.; "The nurse pricked my finger to get a small blood sample" |
| brand | | |
| n. (communication) | 1. brand, brand name, marque, trade name | a name given to a product or service. |
| ~ kinetoscope | a device invented by Edison that gave an impression of movement as an endless loop of film moved continuously over a light source with a rapid shutter; precursor of the modern motion picture. |
| ~ lidocaine, xylocaine | a local anesthetic (trade names Lidocaine and Xylocaine) used topically on the skin and mucous membranes. |
| ~ polaroid | (trade mark) a plastic film that can polarize a beam of light; often used in sunglasses to eliminate glare. |
| ~ tampax | tampon used to absorb menstrual flow. |
| ~ name | a language unit by which a person or thing is known.; "his name really is George Washington"; "those are two names for the same thing" |
| ~ recording label, label | trade name of a company that produces musical recordings.; "the artists and repertoire department of a recording label is responsible for finding new talent" |
| ~ k-dur 20, k-lor, k-lyte, kaochlor, klorvess, potash muriate, potassium chloride, potassium muriate | salt of potassium (KCl) (trade names K-Dur 20, Kaochlor and K-lor and Klorvess and K-lyte); taken in tablet form to treat potassium deficiency. |
| ~ simoniz | a brand of car polish. |
| n. (cognition) | 2. brand, make | a recognizable kind.; "there's a new brand of hero in the movies now"; "what make of car is that?" |
| ~ kind, sort, form, variety | a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality.; "sculpture is a form of art"; "what kinds of desserts are there?" |
| n. (communication) | 3. brand | identification mark on skin, made by burning. |
| ~ marking, mark, marker | a distinguishing symbol.; "the owner's mark was on all the sheep" |
| n. (substance) | 4. brand, firebrand | a piece of wood that has been burned or is burning. |
| ~ firewood | wood used for fuel.; "they collected and cut their own firewood" |
| n. (communication) | 5. brand, mark, stain, stigma | a symbol of disgrace or infamy.; "And the Lord set a mark upon Cain" |
| ~ demerit | a mark against a person for misconduct or failure; usually given in school or armed forces.; "ten demerits and he loses his privileges" |
| ~ bend sinister, bar sinister | a mark of bastardy; lines from top right to bottom left. |
| ~ cloven foot, cloven hoof | the mark of Satan. |
| ~ symbol | an arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significance. |
| n. (artifact) | 6. blade, brand, steel, sword | a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard. |
| ~ backsword | a sword with only one cutting edge. |
| ~ blade | the flat part of a tool or weapon that (usually) has a cutting edge. |
| ~ broadsword | a sword with a broad blade and (usually) two cutting edges; used to cut rather than stab. |
| ~ cavalry sword, saber, sabre | a stout sword with a curved blade and thick back. |
| ~ cutlas, cutlass | a short heavy curved sword with one edge; formerly used by sailors. |
| ~ excalibur | the legendary sword of King Arthur. |
| ~ falchion | a short broad slightly convex medieval sword with a sharp point. |
| ~ fencing sword | a sword used in the sport of fencing. |
| ~ foible | the weaker part of a sword's blade from the forte to the tip. |
| ~ forte | the stronger part of a sword blade between the hilt and the foible. |
| ~ haft, helve | the handle of a weapon or tool. |
| ~ hilt | the handle of a sword or dagger. |
| ~ rapier, tuck | a straight sword with a narrow blade and two edges. |
| ~ weapon, weapon system, arm | any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting.; "he was licensed to carry a weapon" |
| ~ tip, peak, point | a V shape.; "the cannibal's teeth were filed to sharp points" |
| v. (social) | 7. brand | burn with a branding iron to indicate ownership; of animals. |
| ~ mark | make or leave a mark on.; "the scouts marked the trail"; "ash marked the believers' foreheads" |
| v. (social) | 8. brand, denounce, mark, stigmatise, stigmatize | to accuse or condemn or openly or formally or brand as disgraceful.; "He denounced the government action"; "She was stigmatized by society because she had a child out of wedlock" |
| ~ label | assign a label to; designate with a label.; "These students were labelled `learning disabled'" |
| v. (contact) | 9. brand, brandmark, trademark | mark with a brand or trademark.; "when this product is not branded it sells for a lower price" |
| ~ mark, tag, label | attach a tag or label to.; "label these bottles" |
| v. (communication) | 10. brand, post | mark or expose as infamous.; "She was branded a loose woman" |
| ~ call | ascribe a quality to or give a name of a common noun that reflects a quality.; "He called me a bastard"; "She called her children lazy and ungrateful" |
| mark | | |
| n. (cognition) | 1. grade, mark, score | a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance).; "she made good marks in algebra"; "grade A milk"; "what was your score on your homework?" |
| ~ rating, valuation, evaluation | an appraisal of the value of something.; "he set a high valuation on friendship" |
| ~ grade point | a numerical value assigned to a letter grade received in a course taken at a college or university multiplied by the number of credit hours awarded for the course. |
| ~ centile, percentile | (statistics) any of the 99 numbered points that divide an ordered set of scores into 100 parts each of which contains one-hundredth of the total. |
| ~ decile | (statistics) any of nine points that divided a distribution of ranked scores into equal intervals where each interval contains one-tenth of the scores. |
| ~ quartile | (statistics) any of three points that divide an ordered distribution into four parts each containing one quarter of the scores. |
| n. (communication) | 2. mark, marker, marking | a distinguishing symbol.; "the owner's mark was on all the sheep" |
| ~ earmark | identification mark on the ear of a domestic animal. |
| ~ brand | identification mark on skin, made by burning. |
| ~ symbol | an arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significance. |
| ~ trademark | a formally registered symbol identifying the manufacturer or distributor of a product. |
| ~ assay-mark, authentication, hallmark | a mark on an article of trade to indicate its origin and authenticity. |
| ~ postmark | a cancellation mark stamped on mail by postal officials; indicates the post office and date of mailing. |
| ~ watermark | a distinguishing mark impressed on paper during manufacture; visible when paper is held up to the light. |
| ~ broad arrow | an arrowhead mark identifying British government property. |
| ~ milepost, milestone | stone post at side of a road to show distances. |
| ~ peg, pin | small markers inserted into a surface to mark scores or define locations etc.. |
| ~ pip, spot | a mark on a die or on a playing card (shape depending on the suit). |
| ~ label | an identifying or descriptive marker that is attached to an object. |
| ~ cairn | a mound of stones piled up as a memorial or to mark a boundary or path. |
| n. (communication) | 3. mark, target | a reference point to shoot at.; "his arrow hit the mark" |
| ~ point of reference, reference point, reference | an indicator that orients you generally.; "it is used as a reference for comparing the heating and the electrical energy involved" |
| ~ clout | a target used in archery. |
| ~ drogue | a funnel-shaped device towed as a target by an airplane. |
| ~ bull's eye, bull | the center of a target. |
| n. (communication) | 4. mark, print | a visible indication made on a surface.; "some previous reader had covered the pages with dozens of marks"; "paw prints were everywhere" |
| ~ fingerprint | a print made by an impression of the ridges in the skin of a finger; often used for biometric identification in criminal investigations. |
| ~ footmark, footprint, step | a mark of a foot or shoe on a surface.; "the police made casts of the footprints in the soft earth outside the window" |
| ~ trace | a visible mark (as a footprint) left by the passage of person or animal or vehicle. |
| ~ indicant, indication | something that serves to indicate or suggest.; "an indication of foul play"; "indications of strain"; "symptoms are the prime indicants of disease" |
| ~ mintmark | a mark on a coin that identifies the mint where it was produced. |
| ~ stroke | a mark made on a surface by a pen, pencil, or paintbrush.; "she applied the paint in careful strokes" |
| ~ hoof-mark, hoof mark, hoofprint | a visible impression on a surface made by the hoof of an animal. |
| ~ line | a mark that is long relative to its width.; "He drew a line on the chart" |
| ~ line | in games or sports; a mark indicating positions or bounds of the playing area. |
| n. (attribute) | 5. mark | the impression created by doing something unusual or extraordinary that people notice and remember.; "it was in London that he made his mark"; "he left an indelible mark on the American theater" |
| ~ 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" |
| n. (quantity) | 6. deutsche mark, deutschmark, german mark, mark | formerly the basic unit of money in Germany. |
| ~ german monetary unit | monetary unit in Germany. |
| ~ pfennig | 100 pfennigs formerly equaled 1 Deutsche Mark in Germany. |
| n. (person) | 7. mark, saint mark, st. mark | Apostle and companion of Saint Peter; assumed to be the author of the second Gospel. |
| ~ apostelic father, apostle | any important early teacher of Christianity or a Christian missionary to a people. |
| ~ evangelist | (when capitalized) any of the spiritual leaders who are assumed to be authors of the Gospels in the New Testament: Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. |
| ~ saint | a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization. |
| n. (person) | 8. chump, fall guy, fool, gull, mark, mug, patsy, soft touch, sucker | a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of. |
| ~ dupe, victim | a person who is tricked or swindled. |
| n. (communication) | 9. mark | a written or printed symbol (as for punctuation).; "his answer was just a punctuation mark" |
| ~ printed symbol, written symbol | a written or printed symbol. |
| ~ arrow, pointer | a mark to indicate a direction or relation. |
| ~ broad arrow | a mark shaped like an arrowhead; used to mark convicts' clothing. |
| ~ call mark, call number, pressmark | a mark consisting of characters written on a book; used to indicate shelf location. |
| ~ caret | a mark used by an author or editor to indicate where something is to be inserted into a text. |
| ~ check mark, tick, check | a mark indicating that something has been noted or completed etc..; "as he called the role he put a check mark by each student's name" |
| ~ diacritic, diacritical mark | a mark added to a letter to indicate a special pronunciation. |
| ~ ditto, ditto mark | a mark used to indicate the word above it should be repeated. |
| ~ dollar mark, dollar sign | a mark ($) written before a number to indicate that it stands for the number of dollars. |
| ~ point, head | a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer.; "the point of the arrow was due north" |
| ~ punctuation mark, punctuation | the marks used to clarify meaning by indicating separation of words into sentences and clauses and phrases. |
| n. (communication) | 10. mark, sign | a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened).; "he showed signs of strain"; "they welcomed the signs of spring" |
| ~ clew, clue, cue | evidence that helps to solve a problem. |
| ~ token | something serving as a sign of something else. |
| n. (communication) | 11. gospel according to mark, mark | the shortest of the four Gospels in the New Testament. |
| ~ book | a major division of a long written composition.; "the book of Isaiah" |
| ~ new testament | the collection of books of the Gospels, Acts of the Apostles, the Pauline and other epistles, and Revelation; composed soon after Christ's death; the second half of the Christian Bible. |
| ~ evangel, gospel, gospels | the four books in the New Testament (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John) that tell the story of Christ's life and teachings. |
| n. (attribute) | 12. mark, scar, scrape, scratch | an indication of damage. |
| ~ blemish, mar, defect | a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body).; "a facial blemish" |
| n. (attribute) | 13. crisscross, cross, mark | a marking that consists of lines that cross each other. |
| ~ marking | a pattern of marks. |
| n. (act) | 14. bell ringer, bull's eye, home run, mark | something that exactly succeeds in achieving its goal.; "the new advertising campaign was a bell ringer"; "scored a bull's eye"; "hit the mark"; "the president's speech was a home run" |
| ~ success | an attainment that is successful.; "his success in the marathon was unexpected"; "his new play was a great success" |
| ~ figure of speech, trope, image, figure | language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense. |
| v. (contact) | 15. label, mark, tag | attach a tag or label to.; "label these bottles" |
| ~ mark | make or leave a mark on.; "the scouts marked the trail"; "ash marked the believers' foreheads" |
| ~ attach | cause to be attached. |
| ~ brandmark, trademark, brand | mark with a brand or trademark.; "when this product is not branded it sells for a lower price" |
| ~ point | mark (a psalm text) to indicate the points at which the music changes. |
| ~ point | mark with diacritics.; "point the letter" |
| ~ point | mark (Hebrew words) with diacritics. |
| ~ calibrate | mark (the scale of a measuring instrument) so that it can be read in the desired units.; "he calibrated the thermometer for the Celsius scale" |
| ~ code | attach a code to.; "Code the pieces with numbers so that you can identify them later" |
| ~ badge | put a badge on.; "The workers here must be badged" |
| v. (communication) | 16. mark | designate as if by a mark.; "This sign marks the border" |
| ~ differentiate, distinguish, mark | be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait; sometimes in a very positive sense.; "His modesty distinguishes him from his peers" |
| ~ bespeak, betoken, indicate, signal, point | be a signal for or a symptom of.; "These symptoms indicate a serious illness"; "Her behavior points to a severe neurosis"; "The economic indicators signal that the euro is undervalued" |
| ~ blaze | indicate by marking trees with blazes.; "blaze a trail" |
| ~ dimension | indicate the dimensions on.; "These techniques permit us to dimension the human heart" |
| ~ signpost | mark with a signpost, as of a path. |
| ~ distinguish, signalise, signalize | make conspicuous or noteworthy. |
| ~ buoy | mark with a buoy. |
| v. (cognition) | 17. differentiate, distinguish, mark | be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait; sometimes in a very positive sense.; "His modesty distinguishes him from his peers" |
| ~ mark | designate as if by a mark.; "This sign marks the border" |
| ~ characterize, characterise, qualify | describe or portray the character or the qualities or peculiarities of.; "You can characterize his behavior as that of an egotist"; "This poem can be characterized as a lament for a dead lover" |
| ~ characterise, characterize | be characteristic of.; "What characterizes a Venetian painting?" |
| v. (cognition) | 18. commemorate, mark | mark by some ceremony or observation.; "The citizens mark the anniversary of the revolution with a march and a parade" |
| ~ celebrate, observe, keep | behave as expected during of holidays or rites.; "Keep the commandments"; "celebrate Christmas"; "Observe Yom Kippur" |
| v. (change) | 19. mark | make or leave a mark on.; "the scouts marked the trail"; "ash marked the believers' foreheads" |
| ~ 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" |
| ~ dot | mark with a dot.; "dot your `i's" |
| ~ stigmatise, stigmatize | mark with a stigma or stigmata.; "They wanted to stigmatize the adulteress" |
| ~ raddle | mark or paint with raddle. |
| ~ striate | mark with striae or striations. |
| ~ ink | mark, coat, cover, or stain with ink.; "he inked his finger" |
| ~ dimple | mark with, or as if with, dimples.; "drops dimpled the smooth stream" |
| ~ spot | mark with a spot or spots so as to allow easy recognition.; "spot the areas that one should clearly identify" |
| ~ crisscross | mark with a pattern of crossing lines.; "crisscross the sheet of paper" |
| ~ asterisk, star | mark with an asterisk.; "Linguists star unacceptable sentences" |
| ~ flag | provide with a flag.; "Flag this file so that I can recognize it immediately" |
| ~ tip | mark with a tip.; "tip the arrow with the small stone" |
| ~ underline, underscore | draw a line or lines underneath to call attention to. |
| ~ stripe | mark with stripes. |
| ~ speck | produce specks in or on.; "speck the cloth" |
| ~ bespot | mark with, or as if with, spots. |
| ~ trace, describe, draw, line, delineate | make a mark or lines on a surface.; "draw a line"; "trace the outline of a figure in the sand" |
| ~ mark, tag, label | attach a tag or label to.; "label these bottles" |
| ~ stake, post | mark with a stake.; "stake out the path" |
| ~ brand | burn with a branding iron to indicate ownership; of animals. |
| v. (perception) | 20. mark, note, notice | notice or perceive.; "She noted that someone was following her"; "mark my words" |
| ~ perceive, comprehend | to become aware of through the senses.; "I could perceive the ship coming over the horizon" |
| ~ take notice | observe with special attention.; "Take notice of the great architecture" |
| v. (contact) | 21. mark, pit, pock, scar | mark with a scar.; "The skin disease scarred his face permanently" |
| ~ nock, score, mark | make small marks into the surface of.; "score the clay before firing it" |
| ~ blemish, deface, disfigure | mar or spoil the appearance of.; "scars defaced her cheeks"; "The vandals disfigured the statue" |
| ~ pockmark | mark with or as if with pockmarks.; "Her face was pockmarked by the disease" |
| ~ cicatrise, cicatrize | form a scar, after an injury.; "the skin will cicatrize and it will heal soon" |
| ~ incise | make an incision into by carving or cutting. |
| v. (contact) | 22. mark, nock, score | make small marks into the surface of.; "score the clay before firing it" |
| ~ scarify | scratch the surface of.; "scarify seeds" |
| ~ scotch | make a small cut or score into. |
| ~ scribe | score a line on with a pointed instrument, as in metalworking. |
| ~ line | mark with lines.; "sorrow had lined his face" |
| ~ notch | cut or make a notch into.; "notch the rope" |
| ~ pock, scar, pit, mark | mark with a scar.; "The skin disease scarred his face permanently" |
| v. (communication) | 23. mark, set | establish as the highest level or best performance.; "set a record" |
| ~ lay down, establish, make | institute, enact, or establish.; "make laws" |
| v. (communication) | 24. mark, score | make underscoring marks. |
| ~ invalidate, cancel | make invalid for use.; "cancel cheques or tickets" |
| ~ record, enter, put down | make a record of; set down in permanent form. |
| v. (communication) | 25. cross off, cross out, mark, strike off, strike out | remove from a list.; "Cross the name of the dead person off the list" |
| ~ take away, take out | take out or remove.; "take out the chicken after adding the vegetables" |
| v. (cognition) | 26. check, check off, mark, mark off, tick, tick off | put a check mark on or near or next to.; "Please check each name on the list"; "tick off the items"; "mark off the units" |
| ~ check, check into, check out, check over, check up on, suss out, look into, go over | examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition.; "check the brakes"; "Check out the engine" |
| ~ receipt | mark or stamp as paid. |
| ~ insure, see to it, ascertain, ensure, check, assure, control, see | be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something.; "He verified that the valves were closed"; "See that the curtains are closed"; "control the quality of the product" |
| ~ verify | confirm the truth of.; "Please verify that the doors are closed"; "verify a claim" |
| v. (cognition) | 27. grade, mark, score | assign a grade or rank to, according to one's evaluation.; "grade tests"; "score the SAT essays"; "mark homework" |
| ~ appraise, assess, evaluate, valuate, measure, value | evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of.; "I will have the family jewels appraised by a professional"; "access all the factors when taking a risk" |
| v. (change) | 28. mark, punctuate | insert punctuation marks into. |
| ~ add | make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of.; "We added two students to that dorm room"; "She added a personal note to her letter"; "Add insult to injury"; "Add some extra plates to the dinner table" |
| ~ quote | put quote marks around.; "Here the author is quoting his colleague" |
| print | | |
| n. (communication) | 1. print | the text appearing in a book, newspaper, or other printed publication.; "I want to see it in print" |
| ~ black and white, written communication, written language | communication by means of written symbols (either printed or handwritten). |
| ~ fine print, small print | material printed in small type.; "he needed his glasses in order to read the fine print" |
| n. (artifact) | 2. print | a picture or design printed from an engraving. |
| ~ contact print | a print made by exposing a photosensitive surface to direct contact with a photographic negative. |
| ~ copperplate | a print made from an engraved copperplate. |
| ~ engraving | a print made from an engraving. |
| ~ graphic art | the arts of drawing or painting or printmaking. |
| ~ heliogravure, photogravure, gravure | an intaglio print produced by gravure. |
| ~ linocut | a print that is made from a design carved in relief into a block of linoleum. |
| ~ lithograph | a print produced by lithography. |
| ~ mezzotint | print produced by an engraving that has been scraped to represent light or shade. |
| ~ overprint, surprint | something added by overprinting. |
| ~ serigraph, silk screen print, silkscreen | a print made using a stencil process in which an image or design is superimposed on a very fine mesh screen and printing ink is squeegeed onto the printing surface through the area of the screen that is not covered by the stencil. |
| n. (communication) | 3. print | availability in printed form.; "we've got to get that story into print"; "his book is no longer in print" |
| ~ accessibility, availability, availableness, handiness | the quality of being at hand when needed. |
| n. (artifact) | 4. print | a copy of a movie on film (especially a particular version of it). |
| ~ copy | a thing made to be similar or identical to another thing.; "she made a copy of the designer dress"; "the clone was a copy of its ancestor" |
| n. (artifact) | 5. print | a fabric with a dyed pattern pressed onto it (usually by engraved rollers). |
| ~ cloth, fabric, textile, material | artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers.; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress" |
| n. (artifact) | 6. photographic print, print | a printed picture produced from a photographic negative. |
| ~ cutout | a photograph from which the background has been cut away. |
| ~ photo, photograph, pic, exposure, picture | a representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide; recorded by a camera on light-sensitive material. |
| ~ proof | a trial photographic print from a negative. |
| v. (creation) | 7. print, publish | put into print.; "The newspaper published the news of the royal couple's divorce"; "These news should not be printed" |
| ~ produce, create, make | create or manufacture a man-made product.; "We produce more cars than we can sell"; "The company has been making toys for two centuries" |
| ~ republish | publish again.; "The scientist republished his results after he made some corrections" |
| ~ gazette | publish in a gazette. |
| v. (creation) | 8. print | write as if with print; not cursive. |
| ~ write | mark or trace on a surface.; "The artist wrote Chinese characters on a big piece of white paper"; "Russian is written with the Cyrillic alphabet" |
| ~ misprint | print incorrectly. |
| v. (creation) | 9. print | make into a print.; "print the negative" |
| ~ reproduce | make a copy or equivalent of.; "reproduce the painting" |
| ~ lithograph | make by lithography. |
| ~ silkscreen | print by silkscreen. |
| ~ stencil | mark or print with a stencil. |
| ~ engrave, etch | carve or cut into a block used for printing or print from such a block.; "engrave a letter" |
| ~ etch | make an etching of.; "He etched her image into the surface" |
| v. (creation) | 10. impress, print | reproduce by printing. |
| ~ write | mark or trace on a surface.; "The artist wrote Chinese characters on a big piece of white paper"; "Russian is written with the Cyrillic alphabet" |
| ~ letter | set down or print with letters. |
| ~ typeset, set | set in type.; "My book will be typeset nicely"; "set these words in italics" |
| ~ prove | take a trial impression of. |
| ~ offset | produce by offset printing.; "offset the conference proceedings" |
| ~ overprint, print over | print (additional text or colors) onto an already imprinted paper. |
| ~ cyclostyle | print with an implement with small toothed wheels that cuts small holes in a stencil. |
| ~ boldface | print in boldface. |
| ~ italicise, italicize | print in italics. |
| seal | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. seal, sealing wax | fastener consisting of a resinous composition that is plastic when warm; used for sealing documents and parcels and letters. |
| ~ fastening, holdfast, fastener, fixing | restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place. |
| ~ lac | resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects; used in e.g. varnishes and sealing wax. |
| n. (artifact) | 2. seal, stamp | a device incised to make an impression; used to secure a closing or to authenticate documents. |
| ~ bulla | the round leaden seal affixed to a papal bull. |
| ~ cachet | a seal on a letter. |
| ~ device | any ornamental pattern or design (as in embroidery). |
| ~ great seal | the principal seal of a government, symbolizing authority or sovereignty. |
| ~ handstamp, rubber stamp | a stamp (usually made of rubber) for imprinting a mark or design by hand. |
| ~ signet | a seal (especially one used to mark documents officially). |
| n. (substance) | 3. seal, sealskin | the pelt or fur (especially the underfur) of a seal.; "a coat of seal" |
| ~ fur, pelt | the dressed hairy coat of a mammal. |
| n. (person) | 4. navy seal, seal | a member of a Naval Special Warfare unit who is trained for unconventional warfare.; "SEAL is an acronym for Sea Air and Land" |
| ~ naval special warfare, nsw | the agency that provides units to conduct unconventional and counter-guerilla warfare. |
| ~ 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" |
| ~ bluejacket, navy man, sailor boy, sailor | a serviceman in the navy. |
| n. (communication) | 5. seal | a stamp affixed to a document (as to attest to its authenticity or to seal it).; "the warrant bore the sheriff's seal" |
| ~ stamp, impression | a symbol that is the result of printing or engraving.; "he put his stamp on the envelope" |
| n. (communication) | 6. cachet, seal, seal of approval | an indication of approved or superior status. |
| ~ accolade, honor, laurels, award, honour | a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction.; "an award for bravery" |
| n. (artifact) | 7. seal | a finishing coat applied to exclude moisture. |
| ~ coating, coat | a thin layer covering something.; "a second coat of paint" |
| ~ undercoat, underseal | seal consisting of a coating of a tar or rubberlike material on the underside of a motor vehicle to retard corrosion. |
| n. (artifact) | 8. seal | fastener that provides a tight and perfect closure. |
| ~ break seal | a seal that must be broken when first used and cannot easily be resealed.; "it was stored in a tube with a break seal" |
| ~ fastening, holdfast, fastener, fixing | restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place. |
| ~ gasket | seal consisting of a ring for packing pistons or sealing a pipe joint. |
| ~ piston ring | seal consisting of a split metal ring that seals the gap between a piston and the cylinder wall. |
| ~ washer | seal consisting of a flat disk placed to prevent leakage. |
| n. (animal) | 9. seal | any of numerous marine mammals that come on shore to breed; chiefly of cold regions. |
| ~ pinnatiped, pinniped, pinniped mammal | aquatic carnivorous mammal having a streamlined body specialized for swimming with limbs modified as flippers. |
| ~ crab-eating seal, crabeater seal | silvery grey Antarctic seal subsisting on crustaceans. |
| ~ eared seal | pinniped mammal having external ear flaps and hind limbs used for locomotion on land; valued for its soft underfur. |
| ~ earless seal, hair seal, true seal | any of several seals lacking external ear flaps and having a stiff hairlike coat with hind limbs reduced to swimming flippers. |
| v. (contact) | 10. seal, seal off | make tight; secure against leakage.; "seal the windows" |
| ~ close, shut | move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut.; "Close the door"; "shut the window" |
| ~ seal | close with or as if with a seal.; "She sealed the letter with hot wax" |
| ~ reseal | seal again.; "reseal the bottle after using the medicine" |
| ~ waterproof | make watertight.; "Waterproof the coat" |
| ~ caulk, calk | seal with caulking.; "caulk the window" |
| ~ pack | seal with packing.; "pack the faucet" |
| v. (contact) | 11. seal | close with or as if with a seal.; "She sealed the letter with hot wax" |
| ~ fasten, fix, secure | cause to be firmly attached.; "fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man" |
| ~ seal, seal off | make tight; secure against leakage.; "seal the windows" |
| ~ fill up, close | fill or stop up.; "Can you close the cracks with caulking?" |
| v. (cognition) | 12. seal | decide irrevocably.; "sealing dooms" |
| ~ decide, make up one's mind, determine | reach, make, or come to a decision about something.; "We finally decided after lengthy deliberations" |
| v. (contact) | 13. seal | affix a seal to.; "seal the letter" |
| ~ affix, stick on | attach to.; "affix the seal here" |
| v. (contact) | 14. seal, varnish | cover with varnish. |
| ~ coat, surface | put a coat on; cover the surface of; furnish with a surface.; "coat the cake with chocolate" |
| ~ shellac, shellack | cover with shellac.; "She wanted to shellac the desk to protect it from water spots" |
| v. (competition) | 15. seal | hunt seals. |
| ~ hunt, hunt down, track down, run | pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals).; "Goering often hunted wild boars in Poland"; "The dogs are running deer"; "The Duke hunted in these woods" |
| stamp | | |
| n. (shape) | 1. cast, mold, mould, stamp | the distinctive form in which a thing is made.; "pottery of this cast was found throughout the region" |
| ~ solid | a three-dimensional shape. |
| n. (group) | 2. stamp | a type or class.; "more men of his stamp are needed" |
| ~ category, class, family | a collection of things sharing a common attribute.; "there are two classes of detergents" |
| n. (communication) | 3. impression, stamp | a symbol that is the result of printing or engraving.; "he put his stamp on the envelope" |
| ~ symbol | an arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significance. |
| ~ embossment, imprint | an impression produced by pressure or printing. |
| ~ seal | a stamp affixed to a document (as to attest to its authenticity or to seal it).; "the warrant bore the sheriff's seal" |
| n. (communication) | 4. postage, postage stamp, stamp | a small adhesive token stuck on a letter or package to indicate that that postal fees have been paid. |
| ~ token, item | an individual instance of a type of symbol.; "the word`error' contains three tokens of `r'" |
| n. (possession) | 5. legal tender, stamp, tender | something that can be used as an official medium of payment. |
| ~ medium of exchange, monetary system | anything that is generally accepted as a standard of value and a measure of wealth in a particular country or region. |
| ~ food stamp | a government-issued stamp that can be used in exchange for food. |
| n. (communication) | 6. revenue stamp, stamp | a small piece of adhesive paper that is put on an object to show that a government tax has been paid. |
| ~ piece of paper, sheet of paper, sheet | paper used for writing or printing. |
| n. (artifact) | 7. pestle, stamp | machine consisting of a heavy bar that moves vertically for pounding or crushing ores. |
| ~ stamp battery, battery | a series of stamps operated in one mortar for crushing ores. |
| ~ machine | any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks. |
| n. (artifact) | 8. stamp | a block or die used to imprint a mark or design. |
| ~ die | a device used for shaping metal. |
| v. (motion) | 9. stamp, stomp, stump | walk heavily.; "The men stomped through the snow in their heavy boots" |
| ~ walk | use one's feet to advance; advance by steps.; "Walk, don't run!"; "We walked instead of driving"; "She walks with a slight limp"; "The patient cannot walk yet"; "Walk over to the cabinet" |
| v. (contact) | 10. stamp | to mark, or produce an imprint in or on something.; "a man whose name is permanently stamped on our maps" |
| ~ date stamp, date | stamp with a date.; "The package is dated November 24" |
| ~ handstamp, rubberstamp | stamp with a rubber stamp, usually an indication of official approval on a document. |
| ~ frank, postmark | stamp with a postmark to indicate date and time of mailing. |
| ~ imprint, impress | mark or stamp with or as if with pressure.; "To make a batik, you impress a design with wax" |
| v. (perception) | 11. stamp | reveal clearly as having a certain character.; "His playing stamps him as a Romantic" |
| ~ characterize, characterise, qualify | describe or portray the character or the qualities or peculiarities of.; "You can characterize his behavior as that of an egotist"; "This poem can be characterized as a lament for a dead lover" |
| v. (contact) | 12. stamp | affix a stamp to.; "Are the letters properly stamped?" |
| ~ meter | stamp with a meter indicating the postage.; "meter the mail" |
| ~ affix, stick on | attach to.; "affix the seal here" |
| v. (cognition) | 13. pigeonhole, stamp, stereotype | treat or classify according to a mental stereotype.; "I was stereotyped as a lazy Southern European" |
| ~ class, classify, sort out, assort, sort, separate | arrange or order by classes or categories.; "How would you classify these pottery shards--are they prehistoric?" |
| v. (change) | 14. stamp | destroy or extinguish as if by stamping with the foot.; "Stamp fascism into submission"; "stamp out tyranny" |
| ~ extinguish, snuff out | put an end to; kill.; "The Nazis snuffed out the life of many Jewish children" |
| v. (creation) | 15. stamp | form or cut out with a mold, form, or die.; "stamp needles" |
| ~ shape, mould, mold, form, forge, work | make something, usually for a specific function.; "She molded the rice balls carefully"; "Form cylinders from the dough"; "shape a figure"; "Work the metal into a sword" |
| v. (contact) | 16. stamp | crush or grind with a heavy instrument.; "stamp fruit extract the juice" |
| ~ mash, squash, squeeze, crush, squelch | to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition.; "crush an aluminum can"; "squeeze a lemon" |
| v. (contact) | 17. boss, emboss, stamp | raise in a relief.; "embossed stationery" |
| ~ block | stamp or emboss a title or design on a book with a block.; "block the book cover" |
| ~ imprint, impress | mark or stamp with or as if with pressure.; "To make a batik, you impress a design with wax" |
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