| through | | |
| adj. | 1. done, through, through with | having finished or arrived at completion.; "certain to make history before he's done"; "it's a done deed"; "after the treatment, the patient is through except for follow-up"; "almost through with his studies" |
| ~ finished | ended or brought to an end.; "are you finished?"; "gave me the finished manuscript" |
| adj. | 2. through | (of a route or journey etc.) continuing without requiring stops or changes.; "a through street"; "a through bus"; "through traffic" |
| ~ direct | direct in spatial dimensions; proceeding without deviation or interruption; straight and short.; "a direct route"; "a direct flight"; "a direct hit" |
| adv. | 3. through | from beginning to end.; "read this book through" |
| adv. | 4. through | over the whole distance.; "this bus goes through to New York" |
| adv. | 5. through | to completion.; "think this through very carefully!" |
| adv. | 6. through | in diameter.; "this cylinder measures 15 inches through" |
| adv. | 7. through, through and through | throughout the entire extent.; "got soaked through in the rain"; "I'm frozen through"; "a letter shot through with the writer's personality"; "knew him through and through"; "boards rotten through and through" |
| manner | | |
| n. (attribute) | 1. fashion, manner, mode, style, way | how something is done or how it happens.; "her dignified manner"; "his rapid manner of talking"; "their nomadic mode of existence"; "in the characteristic New York style"; "a lonely way of life"; "in an abrasive fashion" |
| ~ property | a basic or essential attribute shared by all members of a class.; "a study of the physical properties of atomic particles" |
| ~ artistic style, idiom | the style of a particular artist or school or movement.; "an imaginative orchestral idiom" |
| ~ drape | the manner in which fabric hangs or falls.; "she adjusted the drape of her skirt" |
| ~ fit | the manner in which something fits.; "I admired the fit of her coat" |
| ~ form | a particular mode in which something is manifested.; "his resentment took the form of extreme hostility" |
| ~ life-style, life style, lifestyle, modus vivendi | a manner of living that reflects the person's values and attitudes. |
| ~ setup | the way something is organized or arranged.; "it takes time to learn the setup around here" |
| ~ signature, touch | a distinguishing style.; "this room needs a woman's touch" |
| ~ wise | a way of doing or being.; "in no wise"; "in this wise" |
| ~ response | the manner in which an electrical or mechanical device responds to an input signal or a range of input signals. |
| n. (attribute) | 2. manner, personal manner | a way of acting or behaving. |
| ~ demeanor, demeanour, deportment, behaviour, conduct, behavior | (behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people. |
| ~ comportment, mien, bearing, presence | dignified manner or conduct. |
| ~ bedside manner | manner or conduct of a physician in the presence of a patient. |
| ~ dandyism, foppishness | the manner and dress of a fop or dandy. |
| ~ gentleness, mildness, softness | acting in a manner that is gentle and mild and even-tempered.; "his fingers have learned gentleness"; "suddenly her gigantic power melted into softness for the baby"; "even in the pulpit there are moments when mildness of manner is not enough" |
| ~ formalness, formality | a manner that strictly observes all forms and ceremonies.; "the formality of his voice made the others pay him close attention" |
| ~ informality | a manner that does not take forms and ceremonies seriously. |
| ~ good manners, courtesy | a courteous manner. |
| ~ rudeness, discourtesy | a manner that is rude and insulting. |
| n. (cognition) | 3. manner | a kind.; "what manner of man are you?" |
| ~ 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?" |
| method | | |
| n. (cognition) | 1. method | a way of doing something, especially a systematic way; implies an orderly logical arrangement (usually in steps). |
| ~ know-how | the (technical) knowledge and skill required to do something. |
| ~ pedagogics, pedagogy, teaching method | the principles and methods of instruction. |
| ~ method of choice | the best method to achieve a desired result. |
| ~ methodology | the system of methods followed in a particular discipline. |
| ~ mnemonics | a method or system for improving the memory. |
| ~ solution | a method for solving a problem.; "the easy solution is to look it up in the handbook" |
| ~ system of rules, system | a complex of methods or rules governing behavior.; "they have to operate under a system they oppose"; "that language has a complex system for indicating gender" |
| ~ technique | a practical method or art applied to some particular task. |
| ~ technicolor | a trademarked method of making color motion pictures. |
| ~ statistical method, statistical procedure | a method of analyzing or representing statistical data; a procedure for calculating a statistic. |
| ~ wrinkle | a clever method of doing something (especially something new and different). |
| n. (act) | 2. method, method acting | an acting technique introduced by Stanislavsky in which the actor recalls emotions or reactions from his or her own life and uses them to identify with the character being portrayed. |
| ~ acting, performing, playacting, playing | the performance of a part or role in a drama. |
| mode | | |
| n. (state) | 1. mode | a particular functioning condition or arrangement.; "switched from keyboard to voice mode" |
| ~ condition, status | a state at a particular time.; "a condition (or state) of disrepair"; "the current status of the arms negotiations" |
| n. (linkdef) | 2. modality, mode | a classification of propositions on the basis of whether they claim necessity or possibility or impossibility. |
| ~ logical relation | a relation between propositions. |
| n. (linkdef) | 3. modality, mode, mood | verb inflections that express how the action or state is conceived by the speaker. |
| ~ grammatical relation | a linguistic relation established by grammar. |
| ~ common mood, declarative, declarative mood, fact mood, indicative, indicative mood | a mood (grammatically unmarked) that represents the act or state as an objective fact. |
| ~ subjunctive, subjunctive mood | a mood that represents an act or state (not as a fact but) as contingent or possible. |
| ~ optative, optative mood | a mood (as in Greek or Sanskrit) that expresses a wish or hope; expressed in English by modal verbs. |
| ~ imperative, imperative form, imperative mood, jussive mood | a mood that expresses an intention to influence the listener's behavior. |
| ~ interrogative mood, interrogative | some linguists consider interrogative sentences to constitute a mood. |
| n. (communication) | 4. mode, musical mode | any of various fixed orders of the various diatonic notes within an octave. |
| ~ diatonic scale | a scale with eight notes in an octave; all but two are separated by whole tones. |
| ~ church mode, ecclesiastical mode, gregorian mode, medieval mode | any of a system of modes used in Gregorian chants up until 1600; derived historically from the Greek mode. |
| ~ greek mode | any of the descending diatonic scales in the music of classical Greece. |
| ~ major diatonic scale, major scale | a diatonic scale with notes separated by whole tones except for the 3rd and 4th and 7th and 8th. |
| ~ minor diatonic scale, minor scale | a diatonic scale with notes separated by whole tones except for the 2nd and 3rd and 5th and 6th. |
| n. (cognition) | 5. modal value, mode | the most frequent value of a random variable. |
| ~ statistics | a branch of applied mathematics concerned with the collection and interpretation of quantitative data and the use of probability theory to estimate population parameters. |
| ~ average, norm | a statistic describing the location of a distribution.; "it set the norm for American homes" |
| procedure | | |
| n. (act) | 1. procedure, process | a particular course of action intended to achieve a result.; "the procedure of obtaining a driver's license"; "it was a process of trial and error" |
| ~ bertillon system | a system or procedure for identifying persons. |
| ~ fingerprinting | the procedure of taking inked impressions of a person's fingerprints for the purpose of identification. |
| ~ genetic fingerprinting, genetic profiling | the procedure of analyzing the DNA in samples of a person's body tissue or body fluid for the purpose of identification. |
| ~ diagnostic procedure, diagnostic technique | a procedure followed in making a medical diagnosis. |
| ~ emergency procedure | (medicine) a procedure adopted to meet an emergency (especially a medical emergency). |
| ~ experimental procedure | the specific techniques used in conducting a particular experiment. |
| ~ activity | any specific behavior.; "they avoided all recreational activity" |
| ~ calculation, computation, computing | the procedure of calculating; determining something by mathematical or logical methods. |
| ~ medical procedure | a procedure employed by medical or dental practitioners. |
| ~ chromosome mapping, mapping | (genetics) the process of locating genes on a chromosome. |
| ~ operating procedure | a procedure for operating something or for dealing with a given situation. |
| ~ stiffening | the act of becoming stiff.; "stiffening his shoulders, he prepared to advance" |
| ~ indirection | indirect procedure or action.; "he tried to find out by indirection" |
| ~ rigamarole, rigmarole | a long and complicated and confusing procedure.; "all that academic rigmarole was a waste of time" |
| ~ modus operandi, routine | an unvarying or habitual method or procedure. |
| ~ experimental condition, condition | the procedure that is varied in order to estimate a variable's effect by comparison with a control condition. |
| ~ formula, rule | (mathematics) a standard procedure for solving a class of mathematical problems.; "he determined the upper bound with Descartes' rule of signs"; "he gave us a general formula for attacking polynomials" |
| n. (act) | 2. operation, procedure | a process or series of acts especially of a practical or mechanical nature involved in a particular form of work.; "the operations in building a house"; "certain machine tool operations" |
| ~ work | activity directed toward making or doing something.; "she checked several points needing further work" |
| n. (communication) | 3. function, procedure, routine, subprogram, subroutine | a set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program. |
| ~ computer software, software, software package, software program, software system, package | (computer science) written programs or procedures or rules and associated documentation pertaining to the operation of a computer system and that are stored in read/write memory.; "the market for software is expected to expand" |
| ~ computer program, computer programme, programme, program | (computer science) a sequence of instructions that a computer can interpret and execute.; "the program required several hundred lines of code" |
| ~ cataloged procedure | a set of control statements that have been placed in a library and can be retrieved by name. |
| ~ contingency procedure | an alternative to the normal procedure; triggered if an unusual but anticipated situation arises. |
| ~ library routine | a debugged routine that is maintained in a program library. |
| ~ random number generator | a routine designed to yield a random number. |
| ~ recursive routine | a routine that can call itself. |
| ~ reusable routine | a routine that can be loaded once and executed repeatedly. |
| ~ executive routine, supervisory routine | a routine that coordinates the operation of subroutines. |
| ~ tracing routine | a routine that provides a chronological record of the execution of a computer program. |
| ~ service routine, utility routine | a routine that can be used as needed. |
| n. (act) | 4. procedure | a mode of conducting legal and parliamentary proceedings. |
| ~ bureaucratic procedure, red tape | needlessly time-consuming procedure. |
| ~ objection | (law) a procedure whereby a party to a suit says that a particular line of questioning or a particular witness or a piece of evidence or other matter is improper and should not be continued and asks the court to rule on its impropriety or illegality. |
| ~ legal proceeding, proceeding, proceedings | (law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked. |
| process | | |
| n. (cognition) | 1. cognitive operation, cognitive process, mental process, operation, process | (psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents.; "the process of thinking"; "the cognitive operation of remembering" |
| ~ cognition, knowledge, noesis | the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning. |
| ~ basic cognitive process | cognitive processes involved in obtaining and storing knowledge. |
| ~ higher cognitive process | cognitive processes that presuppose the availability of knowledge and put it to use. |
| ~ psychological science, psychology | the science of mental life. |
| n. (communication) | 2. process, summons | a writ issued by authority of law; usually compels the defendant's attendance in a civil suit; failure to appear results in a default judgment against the defendant. |
| ~ judicial writ, writ | (law) a legal document issued by a court or judicial officer. |
| ~ citation | a summons that commands the appearance of a party at a proceeding. |
| ~ process of monition, monition | a summons issued after the filing of a libel or claim directing all parties concerned to show cause why the judgment asked for should not be granted. |
| ~ ticket | a summons issued to an offender (especially to someone who violates a traffic regulation). |
| ~ law, jurisprudence | the collection of rules imposed by authority.; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" |
| n. (cognition) | 3. process, unconscious process | a mental process that you are not directly aware of.; "the process of denial" |
| ~ cognition, knowledge, noesis | the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning. |
| ~ sleep talking, somniloquism, somniloquy | uttering speech while asleep. |
| ~ condensation | (psychoanalysis) an unconscious process whereby two ideas or images combine into a single symbol; especially in dreams. |
| ~ defence, defence mechanism, defence reaction, defense mechanism, defense reaction, defense | (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires. |
| n. (body) | 4. appendage, outgrowth, process | a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant.; "a bony process" |
| ~ horn | one of the bony outgrowths on the heads of certain ungulates. |
| ~ horn | any hard protuberance from the head of an organism that is similar to or suggestive of a horn. |
| ~ crest | a showy growth of e.g. feathers or skin on the head of a bird or other animal. |
| ~ pseudopod, pseudopodium | temporary outgrowth used by some microorganisms as an organ of feeding or locomotion. |
| ~ flagellum | a lash-like appendage used for locomotion (e.g., in sperm cells and some bacteria and protozoa). |
| ~ hair | a filamentous projection or process on an organism. |
| ~ cirrus | a slender flexible animal appendage as on barnacles or crinoids or many insects; often tactile. |
| ~ spine | a sharp rigid animal process or appendage; as a porcupine quill or a ridge on a bone or a ray of a fish fin. |
| ~ aculea | small spiny outgrowth on the wings of certain insects. |
| ~ style | a slender bristlelike or tubular process.; "a cartilaginous style" |
| ~ villus | a minute hairlike projection on mucous membrane. |
| ~ tail | the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body. |
| ~ fetlock | projection behind and above a horse's hoof. |
| ~ tentacle | any of various elongated tactile or prehensile flexible organs that occur on the head or near the mouth in many animals; used for feeling or grasping or locomotion. |
| ~ arista | bristlelike process near the tip of the antenna of certain flies. |
| ~ body part | any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity. |
| ~ acromial process, acromion | the outermost point of the spine of the shoulder blade. |
| ~ ala | a flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.; "the alae of the nose"; "the alae of a maple seed"; "the flat petals of a pea blossom are alae" |
| ~ alveolar arch | the part of the upper or lower jawbones in which the teeth are set. |
| ~ alveolar process, alveolar ridge, gum ridge | a ridge that forms the borders of the upper and lower jaws and contains the sockets of the teeth. |
| ~ acrosome | a process at the anterior end of a sperm cell that produces enzymes to facilitate penetration of the egg. |
| ~ caruncle, caruncula | an outgrowth on a plant or animal such as a fowl's wattle or a protuberance near the hilum of certain seeds. |
| ~ condyle | a round bump on a bone where it forms a joint with another bone. |
| ~ coronoid process, processus coronoideus | a sharp triangular process projecting from a bone. |
| ~ epicondyle | a projection on a bone above a condyle serving for the attachment of muscles and ligaments. |
| ~ fimbria | thin projections forming a fringe (especially around the ovarian end of the Fallopian tube). |
| ~ apophysis | (anatomy) a natural outgrowth or projection on an organ or body part such as the process of a vertebra. |
| ~ spicule, spiculum | small pointed structure serving as a skeletal element in various marine and freshwater invertebrates e.g. sponges and corals. |
| ~ osteophyte | small abnormal bony outgrowth. |
| ~ papilla | a small projection of tissue at the base of a hair or tooth or feather. |
| ~ papilla | a small nipple-shaped protuberance concerned with taste, touch, or smell.; "the papillae of the tongue" |
| ~ cecal appendage, vermiform appendix, vermiform process, appendix | a vestigial process that extends from the lower end of the cecum and that resembles a small pouch. |
| ~ mastoid, mastoid bone, mastoid process, mastoidal | process of the temporal bone behind the ear at the base of the skull. |
| ~ styloid process | extends from the base of the temporal bone. |
| ~ pterygoid process | two bony processes descending from the body of the sphenoid bone. |
| ~ tuberosity, eminence, tubercle | a protuberance on a bone especially for attachment of a muscle or ligament. |
| ~ zygomatic process | a slender process of the temporal bone that strengthens the zygomatic arch. |
| ~ trochanter | one of the bony prominences developed near the upper extremity of the femur to which muscles are attached. |
| ~ transverse process | one of two processes that extend from each vertebra and provide the point of articulation for the ribs. |
| ~ odontoid process | a toothlike process at the back of 2nd vertebra of the neck. |
| ~ metaphysis | the growing part of a long bone between the diaphysis and the epiphysis. |
| ~ olecranon, olecranon process | process of the ulna that forms the outer bump of the elbow and fits into the fossa of the humerus when the arm is extended. |
| ~ ridge | any long raised border or margin of a bone or tooth or membrane. |
| ~ excrescence | (pathology) an abnormal outgrowth or enlargement of some part of the body. |
| ~ papilla | (botany) a tiny outgrowth on the surface of a petal or leaf. |
| ~ plant process, enation | a natural projection or outgrowth from a plant body or organ. |
| n. (tops) | 5. physical process, process | a sustained phenomenon or one marked by gradual changes through a series of states.; "events now in process"; "the process of calcification begins later for boys than for girls" |
| ~ physical entity | an entity that has physical existence. |
| ~ phenomenon | any state or process known through the senses rather than by intuition or reasoning. |
| ~ chelation | (medicine) the process of removing a heavy metal from the bloodstream by means of a chelate as in treating lead or mercury poisoning. |
| ~ dealignment | a process whereby voters are moved toward nonpartisanship thus weakening the structure of political parties. |
| ~ decrease, decrement | a process of becoming smaller or shorter. |
| ~ degeneration, devolution | the process of declining from a higher to a lower level of effective power or vitality or essential quality. |
| ~ evolution, development | a process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage).; "the development of his ideas took many years"; "the evolution of Greek civilization"; "the slow development of her skill as a writer" |
| ~ economic process | any process affecting the production and development and management of material wealth. |
| ~ encapsulation | the process of enclosing (as in a capsule). |
| ~ instruction execution, execution | (computer science) the process of carrying out an instruction by a computer. |
| ~ human process | a process in which human beings are involved. |
| ~ increment, growth, increase | a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important.; "the increase in unemployment"; "the growth of population" |
| ~ industrial process | a systematic series of mechanical or chemical operations that produce or manufacture something. |
| ~ irreversible process | any process that is not reversible. |
| ~ looping, iteration | (computer science) executing the same set of instructions a given number of times or until a specified result is obtained.; "the solution is obtained by iteration" |
| ~ iteration, loop | (computer science) a single execution of a set of instructions that are to be repeated.; "the solution took hundreds of iterations" |
| ~ natural action, natural process, action, activity | a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings).; "the action of natural forces"; "volcanic activity" |
| ~ functioning, performance, operation | process or manner of functioning or operating.; "the power of its engine determines its operation"; "the plane's operation in high winds"; "they compared the cooking performance of each oven"; "the jet's performance conformed to high standards" |
| ~ biological process, organic process | a process occurring in living organisms. |
| ~ photography | the process of producing images of objects on photosensitive surfaces. |
| ~ processing | preparing or putting through a prescribed procedure.; "the processing of newly arrived immigrants"; "the processing of ore to obtain minerals" |
| ~ reversible process | any process in which a system can be made to pass through the same states in the reverse order when the process is reversed. |
| ~ sensitisation, sensitization | (psychology) the process of becoming highly sensitive to specific events or situations (especially emotional events or situations). |
| ~ defining, shaping | any process serving to define the shape of something. |
| ~ variation | the process of varying or being varied. |
| v. (change) | 6. process, treat | subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition.; "process cheese"; "process hair"; "treat the water so it can be drunk"; "treat the lawn with chemicals"; "treat an oil spill" |
| ~ propagate | cause to propagate, as by grafting or layering. |
| ~ affect, bear upon, bear on, impact, touch on, touch | have an effect upon.; "Will the new rules affect me?" |
| ~ iodise, iodize | treat with iodine.; "iodize salt" |
| ~ nitrate | treat with nitric acid, so as to change an organic compound into a nitrate.; "nitroglycerin is obtained by nitrating glycerol" |
| ~ tank | treat in a tank.; "tank animal refuse" |
| ~ oxygenate, aerate, oxygenise, oxygenize | impregnate, combine, or supply with oxygen.; "oxygenate blood" |
| ~ mercerise, mercerize | treat to strengthen and improve the luster.; "mercerize cotton" |
| ~ malt | treat with malt or malt extract.; "malt beer" |
| ~ fluoridate, fluoridise, fluoridize | subject to fluoridation; treat with fluoride.; "fluoridized water"; "fluoridize the teeth of children" |
| ~ creosote | treat with creosote.; "creosoted wood" |
| ~ chlorinate | treat or combine with chlorine.; "chlorinated water" |
| ~ carbonate | treat with carbon dioxide.; "Carbonated soft drinks" |
| ~ camphorate | treat with camphor. |
| ~ bromate, brominate | treat with bromine. |
| ~ ammoniate | treat with ammonia. |
| ~ irradiate, ray | expose to radiation.; "irradiate food" |
| ~ scald | treat with boiling water.; "scald tomatoes so that they can be peeled" |
| ~ refine | treat or prepare so as to put in a usable condition.; "refine paper stock"; "refine pig iron"; "refine oil" |
| ~ nitrogenise, nitrogenize, nitrify | treat with nitrogen or a nitrogen compound. |
| ~ reverberate | treat, process, heat, melt, or refine in a reverberatory furnace.; "reverberate ore" |
| ~ curry | treat by incorporating fat.; "curry tanned leather" |
| ~ seed | sprinkle with silver iodide particles to disperse and cause rain.; "seed clouds" |
| ~ dose | treat with an agent; add (an agent) to.; "The ray dosed the paint" |
| ~ sulfur, sulphur | treat with sulphur in order to preserve.; "These dried fruits are sulphured" |
| ~ vulcanise, vulcanize | subject to vulcanization.; "vulcanized rubber" |
| ~ chrome | treat with a chromium compound. |
| ~ bituminise, bituminize | treat with bitumen. |
| ~ agenise, agenize | age or bleach flour with Agene (nitrogen trichloride). |
| ~ run | cause to perform.; "run a subject"; "run a process" |
| ~ carboxylate | treat (a chemical compound) with carboxyl or carboxylic acid. |
| ~ beneficiate | process (ores or other raw materials), as by reduction. |
| ~ digest | convert food into absorbable substances.; "I cannot digest milk products" |
| ~ fumigate, fume | treat with fumes, expose to fumes, especially with the aim of disinfecting or eradicating pests. |
| ~ air-condition | control the humidity and temperature of.; "The room was cool because it had been air-conditioned" |
| v. (social) | 7. process | deal with in a routine way.; "I'll handle that one"; "process a loan"; "process the applicants" |
| ~ handle, manage, care, deal | be in charge of, act on, or dispose of.; "I can deal with this crew of workers"; "This blender can't handle nuts"; "She managed her parents' affairs after they got too old" |
| v. (cognition) | 8. process | perform mathematical and logical operations on (data) according to programmed instructions in order to obtain the required information.; "The results of the elections were still being processed when he gave his acceptance speech" |
| ~ calculate, compute, cipher, cypher, figure, reckon, work out | make a mathematical calculation or computation. |
| v. (social) | 9. action, litigate, process, sue | institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against.; "He was warned that the district attorney would process him"; "She actioned the company for discrimination" |
| ~ challenge | issue a challenge to.; "Fischer challenged Spassky to a match" |
| ~ expedite | process fast and efficiently.; "I will try to expedite the matter" |
| ~ litigate | engage in legal proceedings. |
| v. (motion) | 10. march, process | march in a procession.; "They processed into the dining room" |
| ~ 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" |
| ~ file | proceed in line.; "The students filed into the classroom" |
| ~ promenade, troop, parade | march in a procession.; "the veterans paraded down the street" |
| ~ goose step | march in a military fashion. |
| ~ countermarch | march back along the same way. |
| ~ debouch, march out | march out (as from a defile) into open ground.; "The regiments debouched from the valley" |
| v. (creation) | 11. process, work, work on | shape, form, or improve a material.; "work stone into tools"; "process iron"; "work the metal" |
| ~ transform, transmute, transubstantiate | change or alter in form, appearance, or nature.; "This experience transformed her completely"; "She transformed the clay into a beautiful sculpture"; "transubstantiate one element into another" |
| ~ 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" |
| ~ hot-work | roll, press, forge, or shape (metal) while hot. |
| ~ cold work, coldwork | shape (metal) without heat. |
| ~ overwork | use too much.; "This play has been overworked" |
| ~ make over, retread, rework | use again in altered form.; "retread an old plot" |
| ~ rack | work on a rack.; "rack leather" |
| ~ tool | work with a tool. |
| ~ till | work land as by ploughing, harrowing, and manuring, in order to make it ready for cultivation.; "till the soil" |
| v. (contact) | 12. process, serve, swear out | deliver a warrant or summons to someone.; "He was processed by the sheriff" |
| ~ subpoena | serve or summon with a subpoena.; "The witness and her records were subpoenaed" |
| ~ wash, rinse | clean with some chemical process. |
| ~ deliver | bring to a destination, make a delivery.; "our local super market delivers" |
| scheme | | |
| n. (cognition) | 1. scheme, strategy | an elaborate and systematic plan of action. |
| ~ plan of action | a plan for actively doing something. |
| ~ dodge, stratagem, contrivance | an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade.; "his testimony was just a contrivance to throw us off the track" |
| ~ counterterrorism | a strategy intended to prevent or counter terrorism. |
| ~ game plan | (sports) a plan for achieving an objective in some sport. |
| ~ game plan | (figurative) a carefully thought out strategy for achieving an objective in war or politics or business or personal affairs.; "newscasters speculated about the President's game plan for an invasion" |
| ~ house of cards, bubble | a speculative scheme that depends on unstable factors that the planner cannot control.; "his proposal was nothing but a house of cards"; "a real estate bubble" |
| ~ playbook | a scheme or set of strategies for conducting a business campaign or a political campaign.; "they borrowed a page from the playbook of the opposition" |
| ~ plot, secret plan, game | a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal).; "they concocted a plot to discredit the governor"; "I saw through his little game from the start" |
| ~ pyramid scheme | a fraudulent scheme in which people are recruited to make payments to the person who recruited them while expecting to receive payments from the persons they recruit; when the number of new recruits fails to sustain the hierarchical payment structure the scheme collapses with most of the participants losing the money they put in. |
| ~ waiting game | a strategy of delay. |
| ~ wheeze | (Briticism) a clever or amusing scheme or trick.; "a clever wheeze probably succeeded in neutralizing the German espionage threat" |
| ~ incentive program, incentive scheme | a formal scheme for inducing someone (as employees) to do something. |
| n. (communication) | 2. dodge, dodging, scheme | a statement that evades the question by cleverness or trickery. |
| ~ falsehood, untruth, falsity | a false statement. |
| n. (group) | 3. scheme, system | a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole.; "a vast system of production and distribution and consumption keep the country going" |
| ~ group, grouping | any number of entities (members) considered as a unit. |
| ~ language system | a system of linguistic units or elements used in a particular language. |
| ~ judicatory, judicial system, judicature, judiciary | the system of law courts that administer justice and constitute the judicial branch of government. |
| ~ economic system, economy | the system of production and distribution and consumption. |
| ~ ecosystem | a system formed by the interaction of a community of organisms with their physical environment. |
| ~ hierarchy | a series of ordered groupings of people or things within a system.; "put honesty first in her hierarchy of values" |
| ~ social organisation, social organization, social structure, social system, structure | the people in a society considered as a system organized by a characteristic pattern of relationships.; "the social organization of England and America is very different"; "sociologists have studied the changing structure of the family" |
| ~ dragnet | a system of coordinated measures for apprehending (criminals or other individuals).; "caught in the police dragnet" |
| ~ machinery | a system of means and activities whereby a social institution functions.; "the complex machinery of negotiation"; "the machinery of command labored and brought forth an order" |
| ~ network, web | an interconnected system of things or people.; "he owned a network of shops"; "retirement meant dropping out of a whole network of people who had been part of my life"; "tangled in a web of cloth" |
| ~ nonlinear system | a system whose performance cannot be described by equations of the first degree. |
| ~ subsystem | a system that is part of some larger system. |
| ~ organism | a system considered analogous in structure or function to a living body.; "the social organism" |
| ~ syntax | a systematic orderly arrangement. |
| ~ body | a collection of particulars considered as a system.; "a body of law"; "a body of doctrine"; "a body of precedents" |
| ~ shebang | an entire system; used in the phrase `the whole shebang'. |
| ~ solar system | the sun with the celestial bodies that revolve around it in its gravitational field. |
| ~ water system | a river and all of its tributaries. |
| ~ root system, rootage | a developed system of roots. |
| n. (cognition) | 4. schema, scheme | an internal representation of the world; an organization of concepts and actions that can be revised by new information about the world. |
| ~ internal representation, mental representation, representation | a presentation to the mind in the form of an idea or image. |
| n. (cognition) | 5. outline, schema, scheme | a schematic or preliminary plan. |
| ~ plan, program, programme | a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished.; "they drew up a six-step plan"; "they discussed plans for a new bond issue" |
| v. (cognition) | 6. connive, intrigue, scheme | form intrigues (for) in an underhand manner. |
| ~ plot | plan secretly, usually something illegal.; "They plotted the overthrow of the government" |
| v. (cognition) | 7. scheme | devise a system or form a scheme for. |
| ~ plan | make plans for something.; "He is planning a trip with his family" |
| mean | | |
| n. (cognition) | 1. mean, mean value | an average of n numbers computed by adding some function of the numbers and dividing by some function of n. |
| ~ statistics | a branch of applied mathematics concerned with the collection and interpretation of quantitative data and the use of probability theory to estimate population parameters. |
| ~ average, norm | a statistic describing the location of a distribution.; "it set the norm for American homes" |
| ~ arithmetic mean, expected value, first moment, expectation | the sum of the values of a random variable divided by the number of values. |
| ~ geometric mean | the mean of n numbers expressed as the n-th root of their product. |
| ~ harmonic mean | the mean of n numbers expressed as the reciprocal of the arithmetic mean of the reciprocals of the numbers. |
| v. (communication) | 2. intend, mean | mean or intend to express or convey.; "You never understand what I mean!"; "what do his words intend?" |
| ~ stand for, symbolize, represent, symbolise, typify | express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol.; "What does the Statue of Liberty symbolize?" |
| ~ convey | make known; pass on, of information.; "She conveyed the message to me" |
| ~ signify | convey or express a meaning.; "These words mean nothing to me!"; "What does his strange behavior signify?" |
| ~ spell, import | indicate or signify.; "I'm afraid this spells trouble!" |
| ~ aim | direct (a remark) toward an intended goal.; "She wanted to aim a pun" |
| ~ aim, drive, get | move into a desired direction of discourse.; "What are you driving at?" |
| v. (stative) | 3. entail, imply, mean | have as a logical consequence.; "The water shortage means that we have to stop taking long showers" |
| ~ necessitate | cause to be a concomitant. |
| v. (communication) | 4. intend, mean, signify, stand for | denote or connote.; "`maison' means `house' in French"; "An example sentence would show what this word means" |
| ~ denote, refer | have as a meaning.; "`multi-' denotes `many' " |
| ~ signify | convey or express a meaning.; "These words mean nothing to me!"; "What does his strange behavior signify?" |
| v. (cognition) | 5. intend, mean, think | have in mind as a purpose.; "I mean no harm"; "I only meant to help you"; "She didn't think to harm me"; "We thought to return early that night" |
| ~ design | intend or have as a purpose.; "She designed to go far in the world of business" |
| ~ be after, plan | have the will and intention to carry out some action.; "He plans to be in graduate school next year"; "The rebels had planned turmoil and confusion" |
| ~ purpose, aim, purport, propose | propose or intend.; "I aim to arrive at noon" |
| v. (stative) | 6. mean | have a specified degree of importance.; "My ex-husband means nothing to me"; "Happiness means everything" |
| v. (cognition) | 7. have in mind, mean, think of | intend to refer to.; "I'm thinking of good food when I talk about France"; "Yes, I meant you when I complained about people who gossip!" |
| ~ associate, colligate, link, relate, connect, tie in, link up | make a logical or causal connection.; "I cannot connect these two pieces of evidence in my mind"; "colligate these facts"; "I cannot relate these events at all" |
| ~ cite, mention, refer, advert, name, bring up | make reference to.; "His name was mentioned in connection with the invention" |
| v. (cognition) | 8. mean | destine or designate for a certain purpose.; "These flowers were meant for you" |
| ~ destine, intend, designate, specify | design or destine.; "She was intended to become the director" |
| adj. | 9. average, mean | approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value.; "the average income in New England is below that of the nation"; "of average height for his age"; "the mean annual rainfall" |
| ~ statistics | a branch of applied mathematics concerned with the collection and interpretation of quantitative data and the use of probability theory to estimate population parameters. |
| ~ normal | conforming with or constituting a norm or standard or level or type or social norm; not abnormal.; "serve wine at normal room temperature"; "normal diplomatic relations"; "normal working hours"; "normal word order"; "normal curiosity"; "the normal course of events" |
| adj. | 10. hateful, mean | characterized by malice.; "a hateful thing to do"; "in a mean mood" |
| ~ nasty, awful | offensive or even (of persons) malicious.; "in a nasty mood"; "a nasty accident"; "a nasty shock"; "a nasty smell"; "a nasty trick to pull"; "Will he say nasty things at my funeral?" |
| adj. | 11. base, mean, meanspirited | having or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality.; "that liberal obedience without which your army would be a base rabble"; "taking a mean advantage"; "chok'd with ambition of the meaner sort"; "something essentially vulgar and meanspirited in politics" |
| ~ ignoble | completely lacking nobility in character or quality or purpose.; "something cowardly and ignoble in his attitude"; "I think it a less evil that some criminals should escape than that the government should play an ignoble part" |
| adj. | 12. mean | excellent.; "famous for a mean backhand" |
| ~ argot, jargon, lingo, patois, vernacular, slang, cant | a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves).; "they don't speak our lingo" |
| ~ skilled | having or showing or requiring special skill.; "only the most skilled gymnasts make an Olympic team"; "a skilled surgeon has many years of training and experience"; "a skilled reconstruction of her damaged elbow"; "a skilled trade" |
| adj. | 13. beggarly, mean | marked by poverty befitting a beggar.; "a beggarly existence in the slums"; "a mean hut" |
| ~ poor | characterized by or indicating poverty.; "the country had a poor economy"; "they lived in the poor section of town" |
| adj. | 14. mean, mingy, miserly, tight | (used of persons or behavior) characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity.; "a mean person"; "he left a miserly tip" |
| ~ stingy, ungenerous | unwilling to spend.; "she practices economy without being stingy"; "an ungenerous response to the appeal for funds" |
| adj. | 15. beggarly, mean | (used of sums of money) so small in amount as to deserve contempt. |
| ~ stingy, ungenerous | unwilling to spend.; "she practices economy without being stingy"; "an ungenerous response to the appeal for funds" |
| adj. | 16. bastardly, mean | of no value or worth.; "I was caught in the bastardly traffic" |
| ~ contemptible | deserving of contempt or scorn. |
| handwriting | | |
| n. (communication) | 1. hand, handwriting, script | something written by hand.; "she recognized his handwriting"; "his hand was illegible" |
| ~ handwriting | the activity of writing by hand.; "handwriting can be slow and painful for one with arthritis" |
| ~ shorthand, stenography, tachygraphy | a method of writing rapidly. |
| ~ cursive, cursive script, longhand, running hand | rapid handwriting in which letters are set down in full and are cursively connected within words without lifting the writing implement from the paper. |
| ~ writing | letters or symbols that are written or imprinted on a surface to represent the sounds or words of a language.; "he turned the paper over so the writing wouldn't show"; "the doctor's writing was illegible" |
| ~ calligraphy, chirography, penmanship | beautiful handwriting. |
| ~ cacography, scrawl, scribble, scratch | poor handwriting. |
| n. (act) | 2. handwriting | the activity of writing by hand.; "handwriting can be slow and painful for one with arthritis" |
| ~ committal to writing, writing | the activity of putting something in written form.; "she did the thinking while he did the writing" |
| ~ stenography | the act or art of writing in shorthand.; "stenography is no longer a marketable skill" |
| ~ subscription | the act of signing your name; writing your signature (as on a document).; "the deed was attested by the subscription of his signature" |
| ~ legibility, readability | a quality of writing (print or handwriting) that can be easily read. |
| ~ illegibility | the quality of writing (print or handwriting) that cannot be deciphered. |
| ~ handwriting, script, hand | something written by hand.; "she recognized his handwriting"; "his hand was illegible" |
| ~ left-slanting, backhand | (of handwriting) having the letters slanting backward. |
| result | | |
| n. (phenomenon) | 1. consequence, effect, event, issue, outcome, result, upshot | a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon.; "the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise"; "his decision had depressing consequences for business"; "he acted very wise after the event" |
| ~ phenomenon | any state or process known through the senses rather than by intuition or reasoning. |
| ~ offspring, materialisation, materialization | something that comes into existence as a result.; "industrialism prepared the way for acceptance of the French Revolution's various socialistic offspring"; "this skyscraper is the solid materialization of his efforts" |
| ~ aftereffect | any result that follows its cause after an interval. |
| ~ aftermath, wake, backwash | the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event).; "the aftermath of war"; "in the wake of the accident no one knew how many had been injured" |
| ~ bandwagon effect | the phenomenon of a popular trend attracting even greater popularity.; "in periods of high merger activity there is a bandwagon effect with more and more firms seeking to engage in takeover activity"; "polls are accused of creating a bandwagon effect to benefit their candidate" |
| ~ brisance | the shattering or crushing effect of a sudden release of energy as in an explosion. |
| ~ butterfly effect | the phenomenon whereby a small change at one place in a complex system can have large effects elsewhere, e.g., a butterfly flapping its wings in Rio de Janeiro might change the weather in Chicago. |
| ~ by-product, byproduct | a secondary and sometimes unexpected consequence. |
| ~ change | the result of alteration or modification.; "there were marked changes in the lining of the lungs"; "there had been no change in the mountains" |
| ~ coattails effect | (politics) the consequence of one popular candidate in an election drawing votes for other members of the same political party.; "he counted on the coattails effect to win him the election" |
| ~ coriolis effect | (physics) an effect whereby a body moving in a rotating frame of reference experiences the Coriolis force acting perpendicular to the direction of motion and to the axis of rotation; on Earth the Coriolis effect deflects moving bodies to the right in the northern hemisphere and to the left in the southern hemisphere. |
| ~ dent | an appreciable consequence (especially a lessening).; "it made a dent in my bank account" |
| ~ domino effect | the consequence of one event setting off a chain of similar events (like a falling domino causing a whole row of upended dominos to fall). |
| ~ harvest | the consequence of an effort or activity.; "they gathered a harvest of examples"; "a harvest of love" |
| ~ wallop, impact | a forceful consequence; a strong effect.; "the book had an important impact on my thinking"; "the book packs a wallop" |
| ~ influence | the effect of one thing (or person) on another.; "the influence of mechanical action" |
| ~ knock-on effect | a secondary or incidental effect. |
| ~ offshoot, outgrowth, branch, offset | a natural consequence of development. |
| ~ product | a consequence of someone's efforts or of a particular set of circumstances.; "skill is the product of hours of practice"; "his reaction was the product of hunger and fatigue" |
| ~ placebo effect | any effect that seems to be a consequence of administering a placebo; the change is usually beneficial and is assumed result from the person's faith in the treatment or preconceptions about what the experimental drug was supposed to do; pharmacologists were the first to talk about placebo effects but now the idea has been generalized to many situations having nothing to do with drugs. |
| ~ position effect | (genetics) the effect on the expression of a gene that is produced by changing its location in a chromosome. |
| ~ repercussion, reverberation | a remote or indirect consequence of some action.; "his declaration had unforeseen repercussions"; "reverberations of the market crash were felt years later" |
| ~ response | a result.; "this situation developed in response to events in Africa" |
| ~ fallout, side effect | any adverse and unwanted secondary effect.; "a strategy to contain the fallout from the accounting scandal" |
| ~ spillover | (economics) any indirect effect of public expenditure. |
| n. (communication) | 2. answer, resolution, result, solution, solvent | a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem.; "they were trying to find a peaceful solution"; "the answers were in the back of the book"; "he computed the result to four decimal places" |
| ~ statement | a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc.; "according to his statement he was in London on that day" |
| ~ denouement | the final resolution of the main complication of a literary or dramatic work. |
| n. (event) | 3. final result, outcome, result, resultant, termination | something that results.; "he listened for the results on the radio" |
| ~ conclusion, ending, finish | event whose occurrence ends something.; "his death marked the ending of an era"; "when these final episodes are broadcast it will be the finish of the show" |
| ~ denouement | the outcome of a complex sequence of events. |
| ~ deal | the type of treatment received (especially as the result of an agreement).; "he got a good deal on his car" |
| ~ decision | the outcome of a game or contest.; "the team dropped three decisions in a row" |
| ~ decision | (boxing) a victory won on points when no knockout has occurred.; "had little trouble in taking a unanimous decision over his opponent" |
| ~ aftermath, consequence | the outcome of an event especially as relative to an individual. |
| ~ just deserts, poetic justice | an outcome in which virtue triumphs over vice (often ironically). |
| ~ separation | the termination of employment (by resignation or dismissal). |
| ~ sequel, subsequence | something that follows something else. |
| ~ worst | the least favorable outcome.; "the worst that could happen" |
| n. (communication) | 4. result, resultant role | the semantic role of the noun phrase whose referent exists only by virtue of the activity denoted by the verb in the clause. |
| ~ participant role, semantic role | (linguistics) the underlying relation that a constituent has with the main verb in a clause. |
| v. (stative) | 5. ensue, result | issue or terminate (in a specified way, state, etc.); end.; "result in tragedy" |
| ~ come | happen as a result.; "Nothing good will come of this" |
| ~ prove, turn out, turn up | be shown or be found to be.; "She proved to be right"; "The medicine turned out to save her life"; "She turned up HIV positive" |
| ~ be due, flow from | be the result of. |
| ~ fall out, follow | come as a logical consequence; follow logically.; "It follows that your assertion is false"; "the theorem falls out nicely" |
| ~ come after, follow | come after in time, as a result.; "A terrible tsunami followed the earthquake" |
| v. (stative) | 6. 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. (change) | 7. result | come about or follow as a consequence.; "nothing will result from this meeting" |
| ~ come about, hap, happen, occur, take place, go on, fall out, pass off, pass | come to pass.; "What is happening?"; "The meeting took place off without an incidence"; "Nothing occurred that seemed important" |
| track record | | |
| n. (act) | 1. track record | the fastest time ever recorded for a specific distance at a particular racetrack.; "the track record for the mile and a half at Belmont is 2 minutes 24 seconds held by Secretariat since 1973" |
| ~ record | an extreme attainment; the best (or worst) performance ever attested (as in a sport).; "he tied the Olympic record"; "coffee production last year broke all previous records"; "Chicago set the homicide record" |
| n. (act) | 2. record, track record | the sum of recognized accomplishments.; "the lawyer has a good record"; "the track record shows that he will be a good president" |
| ~ accomplishment, achievement | the action of accomplishing something. |
| wake | | |
| n. (phenomenon) | 1. aftermath, backwash, wake | the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event).; "the aftermath of war"; "in the wake of the accident no one knew how many had been injured" |
| ~ consequence, effect, result, upshot, outcome, event, issue | a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon.; "the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise"; "his decision had depressing consequences for business"; "he acted very wise after the event" |
| n. (location) | 2. wake, wake island | an island in the western Pacific between Guam and Hawaii. |
| ~ battle of wake, battle of wake island | in December 1941 the island was captured by the Japanese after a gallant last-ditch stand by a few hundred United States marines. |
| ~ island | a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water. |
| ~ pacific, pacific ocean | the largest ocean in the world. |
| n. (event) | 3. backwash, wake | the wave that spreads behind a boat as it moves forward.; "the motorboat's wake capsized the canoe" |
| ~ moving ridge, wave | one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water). |
| n. (act) | 4. viewing, wake | a vigil held over a corpse the night before burial.; "there's no weeping at an Irish wake" |
| ~ vigil, watch | the rite of staying awake for devotional purposes (especially on the eve of a religious festival). |
| v. (body) | 5. wake | be awake, be alert, be there. |
| ~ sit up, stay up | not go to bed.; "Don't stay up so late--you have to go to work tomorrow"; "We sat up all night to watch the election" |
| v. (body) | 6. arouse, awake, awaken, come alive, wake, wake up, waken | stop sleeping.; "She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock" |
| ~ catch some z's, kip, log z's, sleep, slumber | be asleep. |
| ~ 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" |
| v. (emotion) | 7. fire up, heat, ignite, inflame, stir up, wake | arouse or excite feelings and passions.; "The ostentatious way of living of the rich ignites the hatred of the poor"; "The refugees' fate stirred up compassion around the world"; "Wake old feelings of hatred" |
| ~ arouse, elicit, evoke, provoke, enkindle, kindle, fire, raise | call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses).; "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy" |
| ~ ferment | work up into agitation or excitement.; "Islam is fermenting Africa" |
| v. (communication) | 8. wake | make aware of.; "His words woke us to terrible facts of the situation" |
| ~ alert, alarm | warn or arouse to a sense of danger or call to a state of preparedness.; "The empty house alarmed him"; "We alerted the new neighbors to the high rate of burglaries" |
| v. (body) | 9. arouse, awaken, rouse, wake, wake up, waken | cause to become awake or conscious.; "He was roused by the drunken men in the street"; "Please wake me at 6 AM." |
| ~ reawaken | awaken once again. |
| ~ bring to, bring back, bring round, bring around | return to consciousness.; "These pictures bring back sad memories" |
| ~ call | rouse somebody from sleep with a call.; "I was called at 5 A.M. this morning" |
| ~ 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" |
| pass | | |
| n. (act) | 1. base on balls, pass, walk | (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls.; "he worked the pitcher for a base on balls" |
| ~ accomplishment, achievement | the action of accomplishing something. |
| ~ 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!" |
| n. (time) | 2. pass | (military) a written leave of absence.; "he had a pass for three days" |
| ~ 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" |
| ~ leave, leave of absence | the period of time during which you are absent from work or duty.; "a ten day's leave to visit his mother" |
| n. (act) | 3. pass, passing, passing game, passing play | (American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate.; "the coach sent in a passing play on third and long" |
| ~ american football, american football game | a game played by two teams of 11 players on a rectangular field 100 yards long; teams try to get possession of the ball and advance it across the opponents goal line in a series of (running or passing) plays. |
| ~ football play | (American football) a play by the offensive team. |
| ~ aerial, forward pass | a pass to a receiver downfield from the passer. |
| ~ lateral, lateral pass | a pass to a receiver upfield from the passer. |
| ~ spot pass | a pass to a designated spot on the field; the receiver should arrive at that spot the same time the ball does. |
| n. (object) | 4. mountain pass, notch, pass | the location in a range of mountains of a geological formation that is lower than the surrounding peaks.; "we got through the pass before it started to snow" |
| ~ location | a point or extent in space. |
| ~ brenner pass | an Alpine mountain pass connecting Innsbruck in Austria with Bolzano in Italy that has long been a route for trade and for invasions. |
| ~ col, gap | a pass between mountain peaks. |
| ~ cumberland gap | a pass through the Cumberland Mountains between Virginia and Kentucky that early settlers used in order to move west. |
| ~ defile, gorge | a narrow pass (especially one between mountains). |
| ~ donner pass | a mountain pass in northeastern California near Lake Tahoe; site where in 1844 some members of an emigrant party survived by eating those who had died. |
| ~ khyber pass | a mountain pass of great strategic and commercial value in the Hindu Kush on the border between northern Pakistan and western Afghanistan; a route by which invaders entered India. |
| ~ chain of mountains, mountain chain, mountain range, range of mountains, range, chain | a series of hills or mountains.; "the valley was between two ranges of hills"; "the plains lay just beyond the mountain range" |
| ~ saddleback, saddle | a pass or ridge that slopes gently between two peaks (is shaped like a saddle). |
| n. (communication) | 5. pass, passport | any authorization to pass or go somewhere.; "the pass to visit had a strict time limit" |
| ~ permission | approval to do something.; "he asked permission to leave" |
| ~ safe-conduct, safeguard | a document or escort providing safe passage through a region especially in time of war. |
| n. (communication) | 6. laissez passer, pass | a document indicating permission to do something without restrictions.; "the media representatives had special passes" |
| ~ permission | approval to do something.; "he asked permission to leave" |
| ~ boarding card, boarding pass | a pass that allows you to board a ship or plane. |
| ~ hall pass | written permission from a teacher for a student to be out the classroom and in the halls of the school. |
| ~ ticket-of-leave | a permit formerly given to convicts allowing them to leave prison under specific restrictions. |
| n. (act) | 7. pass | a flight or run by an aircraft over a target.; "the plane turned to make a second pass" |
| ~ flying, flight | an instance of traveling by air.; "flying was still an exciting adventure for him" |
| n. (state) | 8. pass, strait, straits | a bad or difficult situation or state of affairs. |
| ~ desperate straits, dire straits | a state of extreme distress. |
| ~ situation | a complex or critical or unusual difficulty.; "the dangerous situation developed suddenly"; "that's quite a situation"; "no human situation is simple" |
| n. (event) | 9. 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) | 10. pass | one complete cycle of operations (as by a computer).; "it was not possible to complete the computation in a single pass" |
| ~ computer, computing device, computing machine, data processor, electronic computer, information processing system | a machine for performing calculations automatically. |
| ~ oscillation, cycle | a single complete execution of a periodically repeated phenomenon.; "a year constitutes a cycle of the seasons" |
| n. (communication) | 11. bye, pass | you advance to the next round in a tournament without playing an opponent.; "he had a bye in the first round" |
| ~ conceding, concession, yielding | the act of conceding or yielding. |
| n. (communication) | 12. liberty chit, pass | a permit to enter or leave a military installation.; "he had to show his pass in order to get out" |
| ~ license, permit, licence | a legal document giving official permission to do something. |
| ~ 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. (communication) | 13. pass | a complimentary ticket.; "the star got passes for his family" |
| ~ ticket | a commercial document showing that the holder is entitled to something (as to ride on public transportation or to enter a public entertainment). |
| n. (act) | 14. crack, fling, go, offer, pass, whirl | a usually brief attempt.; "he took a crack at it"; "I gave it a whirl" |
| ~ attempt, effort, try, endeavor, endeavour | earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something.; "made an effort to cover all the reading material"; "wished him luck in his endeavor"; "she gave it a good try" |
| n. (act) | 15. flip, pass, toss | (sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team.; "the pass was fumbled" |
| ~ throw | the act of throwing (propelling something with a rapid movement of the arm and wrist).; "the catcher made a good throw to second base" |
| ~ centering, snap | (American football) putting the ball in play by passing it (between the legs) to a back.; "the quarterback fumbled the snap" |
| ~ athletics, sport | an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition. |
| n. (act) | 16. pass, passing, qualifying | success in satisfying a test or requirement.; "his future depended on his passing that test"; "he got a pass in introductory chemistry" |
| ~ success | an attainment that is successful.; "his success in the marathon was unexpected"; "his new play was a great success" |
| v. (motion) | 17. go across, go through, pass | go across or through.; "We passed the point where the police car had parked"; "A terrible thought went through his mind" |
| ~ break through, crack | pass through (a barrier).; "Registrations cracked through the 30,000 mark in the county" |
| ~ squeak through, squeak by | escape.; "She squeaked by me" |
| ~ 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" |
| ~ transit | pass across (a sign or house of the zodiac) or pass across (the disk of a celestial body or the meridian of a place).; "The comet will transit on September 11" |
| ~ cross, cut across, cut through, get over, traverse, get across, pass over, track, cover | travel across or pass over.; "The caravan covered almost 100 miles each day" |
| ~ pass through, infiltrate | pass through an enemy line; in a military conflict. |
| ~ run | cover by running; run a certain distance.; "She ran 10 miles that day" |
| ~ move through, pass across, pass through, transit, pass over | make a passage or journey from one place to another.; "The tourists moved through the town and bought up all the souvenirs;"; "Some travelers pass through the desert" |
| ~ cut | pass directly and often in haste.; "We cut through the neighbor's yard to get home sooner" |
| ~ crash | move violently as through a barrier.; "The terrorists crashed the gate" |
| ~ muscle | make one's way by force.; "He muscled his way into the office" |
| ~ overstep, transgress, trespass | pass beyond (limits or boundaries). |
| ~ negotiate, negociate | succeed in passing through, around, or over.; "The hiker negociated the high mountain pass" |
| ~ lock | pass by means through a lock in a waterway. |
| ~ work, make | proceed along a path.; "work one's way through the crowd"; "make one's way into the forest" |
| ~ cycle | pass through a cycle.; "This machine automatically cycles" |
| ~ blunder, fumble | make one's way clumsily or blindly.; "He fumbled towards the door" |
| v. (motion) | 18. go by, go past, pass, pass by, surpass, travel by | move past.; "A black limousine passed by when she looked out the window"; "He passed his professor in the hall"; "One line of soldiers surpassed the other" |
| ~ 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" |
| ~ skirt | pass around or about; move along the border.; "The boat skirted the coast" |
| ~ run by | pass by while running.; "We watched children were running by" |
| ~ fly by | pass by while flying.; "An enemy plane flew by" |
| ~ whisk by, zip by, fly by | move by very quickly. |
| v. (social) | 19. legislate, pass | make laws, bills, etc. or bring into effect by legislation.; "They passed the amendment"; "We cannot legislate how people spend their free time" |
| ~ enact, ordain | order by virtue of superior authority; decree.; "The King ordained the persecution and expulsion of the Jews"; "the legislature enacted this law in 1985" |
| v. (motion) | 20. elapse, glide by, go along, go by, lapse, pass, slide by, slip away, slip by | pass by.; "three years elapsed" |
| ~ advance, march on, move on, progress, go on, pass on | move forward, also in the metaphorical sense.; "Time marches on" |
| ~ fell, vanish, fly | pass away rapidly.; "Time flies like an arrow"; "Time fleeing beneath him" |
| v. (possession) | 21. give, hand, pass, pass on, reach, turn over | place into the hands or custody of.; "hand me the spoon, please"; "Turn the files over to me, please"; "He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers" |
| ~ give | leave with; give temporarily.; "Can I give you my keys while I go in the pool?"; "Can I give you the children for the weekend?" |
| ~ transfer | cause to change ownership.; "I transferred my stock holdings to my children" |
| ~ sneak, slip | pass on stealthily.; "He slipped me the key when nobody was looking" |
| ~ deal | give (a specific card) to a player.; "He dealt me the Queen of Spades" |
| ~ fork out, fork over, fork up, hand over, turn in, deliver, render | to surrender someone or something to another.; "the guard delivered the criminal to the police"; "render up the prisoners"; "render the town to the enemy"; "fork over the money" |
| ~ relinquish, resign, give up, release, free | part with a possession or right.; "I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest"; "resign a claim to the throne" |
| ~ entrust, intrust, confide, commit, trust | confer a trust upon.; "The messenger was entrusted with the general's secret"; "I commit my soul to God" |
| ~ entrust, leave | put into the care or protection of someone.; "He left the decision to his deputy"; "leave your child the nurse's care" |
| 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. (motion) | 23. overhaul, overtake, pass | travel past.; "The sports car passed all the trucks" |
| ~ advance, march on, move on, progress, go on, pass on | move forward, also in the metaphorical sense.; "Time marches on" |
| ~ get by | pass or move in front of.; "Bride's Biscuit got by the other dogs to win the race" |
| ~ top, clear | pass by, over, or under without making contact.; "the balloon cleared the tree tops" |
| v. (change) | 24. come about, fall out, go on, hap, happen, occur, pass, pass off, take place | come to pass.; "What is happening?"; "The meeting took place off without an incidence"; "Nothing occurred that seemed important" |
| ~ recrudesce, develop, break | happen.; "Report the news as it develops"; "These political movements recrudesce from time to time" |
| ~ come up, arise | result or issue.; "A slight unpleasantness arose from this discussion" |
| ~ result | come about or follow as a consequence.; "nothing will result from this meeting" |
| ~ intervene | occur between other event or between certain points of time.; "the war intervened between the birth of her two children" |
| ~ transpire | come about, happen, or occur.; "Several important events transpired last week" |
| ~ give | occur.; "what gives?" |
| ~ operate | happen.; "What is going on in the minds of the people?" |
| ~ supervene | take place as an additional or unexpected development. |
| ~ proceed, go | follow a certain course.; "The inauguration went well"; "how did your interview go?" |
| ~ come | come to pass; arrive, as in due course.; "The first success came three days later"; "It came as a shock"; "Dawn comes early in June" |
| ~ fall | occur at a specified time or place.; "Christmas falls on a Monday this year"; "The accent falls on the first syllable" |
| ~ anticipate | be a forerunner of or occur earlier than.; "This composition anticipates Impressionism" |
| ~ develop | be gradually disclosed or unfolded; become manifest.; "The plot developed slowly" |
| ~ recur, repeat | happen or occur again.; "This is a recurring story" |
| ~ come off, go over, go off | happen in a particular manner.; "how did your talk go over?" |
| ~ roll around, come around | happen regularly.; "Christmas rolled around again" |
| ~ materialise, materialize, happen | come into being; become reality.; "Her dream really materialized" |
| ~ bechance, befall, happen | happen, occur, or be the case in the course of events or by chance.; "It happens that today is my birthday"; "These things befell" |
| ~ bechance, befall, betide | become of; happen to.; "He promised that no harm would befall her"; "What has become of my children?" |
| ~ coincide, concur | happen simultaneously.; "The two events coincided" |
| ~ backfire, backlash, recoil | come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect.; "Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble" |
| ~ chance | be the case by chance.; "I chanced to meet my old friend in the street" |
| ~ break | happen or take place.; "Things have been breaking pretty well for us in the past few months" |
| ~ fall, shine, strike | touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly.; "Light fell on her face"; "The sun shone on the fields"; "The light struck the golden necklace"; "A strange sound struck my ears" |
| ~ turn out | prove to be in the result or end.; "It turns out that he was right" |
| ~ contemporise, contemporize, synchronise, synchronize | happen at the same time. |
| v. (social) | 25. clear, pass | go unchallenged; be approved.; "The bill cleared the House" |
| ~ clear | pass an inspection or receive authorization.; "clear customs" |
| ~ bring home the bacon, deliver the goods, succeed, come through, win | attain success or reach a desired goal.; "The enterprise succeeded"; "We succeeded in getting tickets to the show"; "she struggled to overcome her handicap and won" |
| v. (stative) | 26. pass, spend | pass time in a specific way.; "how are you spending your summer vacation?" |
| ~ soldier | serve as a soldier in the military. |
| ~ slum | spend time at a lower socio-economic level than one's own, motivated by curiosity or desire for adventure; usage considered condescending and insensitive.; "attending a motion picture show by the upper class was considered sluming in the early 20th century" |
| ~ weekend | spend the weekend. |
| ~ holiday, vacation | spend or take a vacation. |
| ~ serve, do | spend time in prison or in a labor camp.; "He did six years for embezzlement" |
| ~ while away, get through | spend or pass, as with boredom or in a pleasant manner; of time. |
| ~ sojourn | spend a certain length of time; reside temporarily. |
| ~ overwinter, winter | spend the winter.; "We wintered on the Riviera"; "Shackleton's men overwintered on Elephant Island" |
| ~ summer | spend the summer.; "We summered in Kashmir" |
| v. (contact) | 27. draw, guide, pass, run | 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" |
| ~ rub | move over something with pressure.; "rub my hands"; "rub oil into her skin" |
| ~ string, thread, draw | thread on or as if on a string.; "string pearls on a string"; "the child drew glass beads on a string"; "thread dried cranberries" |
| ~ thread | pass through or into.; "thread tape"; "thread film" |
| ~ thread | pass a thread through.; "thread a needle" |
| ~ lead, run | cause something to pass or lead somewhere.; "Run the wire behind the cabinet" |
| v. (communication) | 28. communicate, pass, pass along, pass on, put across | transmit information.; "Please communicate this message to all employees"; "pass along the good news" |
| ~ implant, plant | put firmly in the mind.; "Plant a thought in the students' minds" |
| ~ send a message | give or constitute a signal, not necessarily verbally.; "The lack of good teachers sends a strong message to all parents in the community" |
| ~ relay | pass along.; "Please relay the news to the villagers" |
| ~ get across, put over | communicate successfully.; "I couldn't get across the message"; "He put over the idea very well" |
| ~ call for, request, bespeak, quest | express the need or desire for; ask for.; "She requested an extra bed in her room"; "She called for room service" |
| ~ receipt, acknowledge | report the receipt of.; "The program committee acknowledged the submission of the authors of the paper" |
| ~ carry | pass on a communication.; "The news was carried to every village in the province" |
| ~ render, deliver, return | pass down.; "render a verdict"; "deliver a judgment" |
| ~ message | send as a message.; "She messaged the final report by fax" |
| ~ message | send a message to.; "She messaged the committee" |
| ~ transmit, communicate, convey | transfer to another.; "communicate a disease" |
| v. (change) | 29. blow over, evanesce, fade, fleet, pass, pass off | disappear gradually.; "The pain eventually passed off" |
| ~ disappear, vanish, go away | get lost, as without warning or explanation.; "He disappeared without a trace" |
| v. (social) | 30. make it, pass | go successfully through a test or a selection process.; "She passed the new Jersey Bar Exam and can practice law now" |
| ~ ace, breeze through, pass with flying colors, sail through, sweep through, nail | succeed at easily.; "She sailed through her exams"; "You will pass with flying colors"; "She nailed her astrophysics course" |
| ~ bring home the bacon, deliver the goods, succeed, come through, win | attain success or reach a desired goal.; "The enterprise succeeded"; "We succeeded in getting tickets to the show"; "she struggled to overcome her handicap and won" |
| v. (stative) | 31. exceed, go past, overstep, pass, top, transcend | be superior or better than some standard.; "She exceeded our expectations"; "She topped her performance of last year" |
| ~ excel, surpass, stand out | distinguish oneself.; "She excelled in math" |
| v. (social) | 32. pass | accept or judge as acceptable.; "The teacher passed the student although he was weak" |
| ~ pass judgment, evaluate, judge | form a critical opinion of.; "I cannot judge some works of modern art"; "How do you evaluate this grant proposal?"; "We shouldn't pass judgment on other people" |
| ~ make it, pass | go successfully through a test or a selection process.; "She passed the new Jersey Bar Exam and can practice law now" |
| v. (social) | 33. pass | allow to go without comment or censure.; "the insult passed as if unnoticed" |
| ~ allow, let, permit | make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen.; "This permits the water to rush in"; "This sealed door won't allow the water come into the basement"; "This will permit the rain to run off" |
| v. (possession) | 34. pass | transfer to another; of rights or property.; "Our house passed under his official control" |
| ~ change | undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature.; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" |
| v. (motion) | 35. lapse, pass, sink | pass into a specified state or condition.; "He sank into nirvana" |
| ~ move | go or proceed from one point to another.; "the debate moved from family values to the economy" |
| v. (possession) | 36. pass | throw (a ball) to another player.; "Smith passed" |
| ~ throw | propel through the air.; "throw a frisbee" |
| v. (possession) | 37. devolve, fall, pass, return | be inherited by.; "The estate fell to my sister"; "The land returned to the family"; "The estate devolved to an heir that everybody had assumed to be dead" |
| ~ change hands, change owners | be transferred to another owner.; "This restaurant changed hands twice last year" |
| ~ light, fall | fall to somebody by assignment or lot.; "The task fell to me"; "It fell to me to notify the parents of the victims" |
| ~ accrue, fall | come into the possession of.; "The house accrued to the oldest son" |
| v. (motion) | 38. make pass, pass | cause to pass.; "She passed around the plates" |
| ~ go across, pass, go through | go across or through.; "We passed the point where the police car had parked"; "A terrible thought went through his mind" |
| ~ cycle | cause to go through a recurring sequence.; "cycle the laundry in this washing program" |
| ~ pass off | cause to be circulated and accepted in a false character or identity.; "She passed the glass off as diamonds"; "He passed himself off as a secret agent" |
| ~ pass through | cause to move through.; "Pass a chemical through a solution" |
| ~ lead, run | cause something to pass or lead somewhere.; "Run the wire behind the cabinet" |
| v. (communication) | 39. authorise, authorize, clear, pass | grant authorization or clearance for.; "Clear the manuscript for publication"; "The rock star never authorized this slanderous biography" |
| ~ countenance, permit, allow, let | consent to, give permission.; "She permitted her son to visit her estranged husband"; "I won't let the police search her basement"; "I cannot allow you to see your exam" |
| ~ approbate | approve or sanction officially. |
| ~ certificate | authorize by certificate. |
| ~ approve, o.k., okay, sanction | give sanction to.; "I approve of his educational policies" |
| ~ declare | authorize payments of.; "declare dividends" |
| ~ licence, license, certify | authorize officially.; "I am licensed to practice law in this state" |
| ~ commission | charge with a task. |
| ~ validate, formalise, formalize | declare or make legally valid. |
| v. (change) | 40. buy the farm, cash in one's chips, choke, conk, croak, decease, die, drop dead, exit, expire, give-up the ghost, go, kick the bucket, pass, pass away, perish, pop off, snuff it | pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life.; "She died from cancer"; "The children perished in the fire"; "The patient went peacefully"; "The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of 102" |
| ~ abort | cease development, die, and be aborted.; "an aborting fetus" |
| ~ 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" |
| ~ asphyxiate, stifle, suffocate | be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen.; "The child suffocated under the pillow" |
| ~ buy it, pip out | be killed or die. |
| ~ drown | die from being submerged in water, getting water into the lungs, and asphyxiating.; "The child drowned in the lake" |
| ~ predecease | die before; die earlier than.; "She predeceased her husband" |
| ~ conk out, go bad, break down, die, fail, give out, give way, break, go | stop operating or functioning.; "The engine finally went"; "The car died on the road"; "The bus we travelled in broke down on the way to town"; "The coffee maker broke"; "The engine failed on the way to town"; "her eyesight went after the accident" |
| ~ starve, famish | die of food deprivation.; "The political prisoners starved to death"; "Many famished in the countryside during the drought" |
| ~ die | suffer or face the pain of death.; "Martyrs may die every day for their faith" |
| ~ fall | die, as in battle or in a hunt.; "Many soldiers fell at Verdun"; "Several deer have fallen to the same gun"; "The shooting victim fell dead" |
| ~ succumb, yield | be fatally overwhelmed. |
| v. (body) | 41. egest, eliminate, excrete, pass | eliminate from the body.; "Pass a kidney stone" |
| ~ perspire, sudate, sweat | excrete perspiration through the pores in the skin.; "Exercise makes one sweat" |
| ~ exudate, exude, ooze out, transude, ooze | release (a liquid) in drops or small quantities.; "exude sweat through the pores" |
| ~ make water, micturate, pass water, pee, pee-pee, piss, relieve oneself, spend a penny, take a leak, wee, wee-wee, piddle, urinate, puddle, make | eliminate urine.; "Again, the cat had made on the expensive rug" |
| ~ urinate | pass after the manner of urine.; "The sick men urinated blood" |
| ~ void, empty, evacuate | excrete or discharge from the body. |
| ~ ca-ca, crap, defecate, take a crap, take a shit, shit, stool, make | have a bowel movement.; "The dog had made in the flower beds" |
| ~ barf, be sick, puke, regorge, retch, sick, throw up, upchuck, vomit, vomit up, cat, disgorge, spue, spew, chuck, honk, regurgitate, purge, cast | eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth.; "After drinking too much, the students vomited"; "He purged continuously"; "The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night" |
| ~ eject, expel, exhaust, release, discharge | eliminate (a substance).; "combustion products are exhausted in the engine"; "the plant releases a gas" |
| adj. | 42. pass, passing | of advancing the ball by throwing it.; "a team with a good passing attack"; "a pass play" |
| ~ football, football game | any of various games played with a ball (round or oval) in which two teams try to kick or carry or propel the ball into each other's goal. |
| trace | | |
| n. (quantity) | 1. hint, suggestion, trace | a just detectable amount.; "he speaks French with a trace of an accent" |
| ~ small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity | an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude. |
| ~ spark | a small but noticeable trace of some quality that might become stronger.; "a spark of interest"; "a spark of decency" |
| n. (communication) | 2. shadow, tincture, trace, vestige | an indication that something has been present.; "there wasn't a trace of evidence for the claim"; "a tincture of condescension" |
| ~ footprint | a trace suggesting that something was once present or felt or otherwise important.; "the footprints of an earlier civilization" |
| ~ indicant, indication | something that serves to indicate or suggest.; "an indication of foul play"; "indications of strain"; "symptoms are the prime indicants of disease" |
| n. (communication) | 3. ghost, touch, trace | a suggestion of some quality.; "there was a touch of sarcasm in his tone"; "he detected a ghost of a smile on her face" |
| ~ proffer, proposition, suggestion | a proposal offered for acceptance or rejection.; "it was a suggestion we couldn't refuse" |
| n. (artifact) | 4. trace, tracing | a drawing created by superimposing a semitransparent sheet of paper on the original image and copying on it the lines of the original image. |
| ~ drawing | a representation of forms or objects on a surface by means of lines.; "drawings of abstract forms"; "he did complicated pen-and-ink drawings like medieval miniatures" |
| n. (artifact) | 5. trace | either of two lines that connect a horse's harness to a wagon or other vehicle or to a whiffletree. |
| ~ harness | stable gear consisting of an arrangement of leather straps fitted to a draft animal so that it can be attached to and pull a cart. |
| ~ line | something (as a cord or rope) that is long and thin and flexible.; "a washing line" |
| n. (communication) | 6. trace | a visible mark (as a footprint) left by the passage of person or animal or vehicle. |
| ~ print, mark | a visible indication made on a surface.; "some previous reader had covered the pages with dozens of marks"; "paw prints were everywhere" |
| v. (cognition) | 7. follow, trace | follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something.; "We must follow closely the economic development is Cuba"; "trace the student's progress" |
| ~ keep abreast, keep up, follow | keep informed.; "He kept up on his country's foreign policies" |
| ~ analyse, analyze, examine, study, canvass, canvas | consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning.; "analyze a sonnet by Shakespeare"; "analyze the evidence in a criminal trial"; "analyze your real motives" |
| ~ keep an eye on, watch over, watch, observe, follow | follow with the eyes or the mind.; "Keep an eye on the baby, please!"; "The world is watching Sarajevo"; "She followed the men with the binoculars" |
| v. (contact) | 8. delineate, describe, draw, line, trace | make a mark or lines on a surface.; "draw a line"; "trace the outline of a figure in the sand" |
| ~ mark | make or leave a mark on.; "the scouts marked the trail"; "ash marked the believers' foreheads" |
| ~ construct | draw with suitable instruments and under specified conditions.; "construct an equilateral triangle" |
| ~ inscribe | draw within a figure so as to touch in as many places as possible. |
| ~ circumscribe | draw a line around.; "He drew a circle around the points" |
| ~ circumscribe | to draw a geometric figure around another figure so that the two are in contact but do not intersect. |
| ~ draw | engage in drawing.; "He spent the day drawing in the garden" |
| ~ draw | represent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk, etc. on a surface.; "She drew an elephant"; "Draw me a horse" |
| ~ 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" |
| v. (motion) | 9. retrace, trace | to go back over again.; "we retraced the route we took last summer"; "trace your path" |
| ~ return | go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before.; "return to your native land"; "the professor returned to his teaching position after serving as Dean" |
| v. (motion) | 10. hound, hunt, trace | pursue or chase relentlessly.; "The hunters traced the deer into the woods"; "the detectives hounded the suspect until they found him" |
| ~ chase, dog, give chase, go after, tail, chase after, trail, track, tag | go after with the intent to catch.; "The policeman chased the mugger down the alley"; "the dog chased the rabbit" |
| ~ ferret | hound or harry relentlessly. |
| v. (perception) | 11. trace | discover traces of.; "She traced the circumstances of her birth" |
| ~ detect, discover, notice, observe, find | discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of.; "She detected high levels of lead in her drinking water"; "We found traces of lead in the paint" |
| v. (motion) | 12. trace | make one's course or travel along a path; travel or pass over, around, or along.; "The children traced along the edge of the dark forest"; "The women traced the pasture" |
| ~ 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" |
| v. (creation) | 13. trace | copy by following the lines of the original drawing on a transparent sheet placed upon it; make a tracing of.; "trace a design"; "trace a pattern" |
| ~ re-create, copy | make a replica of.; "copy that drawing"; "re-create a picture by Rembrandt" |
| v. (cognition) | 14. decipher, trace | read with difficulty.; "Can you decipher this letter?"; "The archeologist traced the hieroglyphs" |
| ~ read | interpret something that is written or printed.; "read the advertisement"; "Have you read Salman Rushdie?" |
| undergo | | |
| v. (perception) | 1. undergo | pass through.; "The chemical undergoes a sudden change"; "The fluid undergoes shear"; "undergo a strange sensation" |
| ~ respire | undergo the biomedical and metabolic processes of respiration by taking up oxygen and producing carbon monoxide. |
| ~ labor, labour | undergo the efforts of childbirth. |
| ~ change | undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature.; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" |
| ~ submit, take | accept or undergo, often unwillingly.; "We took a pay cut" |
| ~ experience, have, receive, get | go through (mental or physical states or experiences).; "get an idea"; "experience vertigo"; "get nauseous"; "receive injuries"; "have a feeling" |
| ~ experience, go through, see | go or live through.; "We had many trials to go through"; "he saw action in Viet Nam" |
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