| filter | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. filter | device that removes something from whatever passes through it. |
| ~ air cleaner, air filter | a filter that removes dust from the air that passes through it. |
| ~ bacteria bed | layer of sand or gravel used to expose sewage effluent to air and the action of microorganisms. |
| ~ coffee filter | filter (usually of paper) that passes the coffee and retains the coffee grounds. |
| ~ device | an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose.; "the device is small enough to wear on your wrist"; "a device intended to conserve water" |
| ~ drain basket | a filter in a sink drain; traps debris but passes water. |
| ~ filter bed | filter consisting of a layer of sand or gravel for filtering water. |
| ~ fuel filter | a filter in the fuel line that screens out dirt and rust particles from the fuel. |
| ~ diffusing screen, light filter | a transparent filter that reduces the light (or some wavelengths of the light) passing through it. |
| ~ oil filter | a filter that removes impurities from the oil used to lubricate an internal-combustion engine. |
| ~ strainer | a filter to retain larger pieces while smaller pieces and liquids pass through. |
| ~ water filter | a filter to remove impurities from the water supply. |
| ~ glass wool | glass fibers spun and massed into bundles resembling wool. |
| ~ diatomaceous earth, diatomite, kieselguhr | a light soil consisting of siliceous diatom remains and often used as a filtering material. |
| n. (artifact) | 2. filter | an electrical device that alters the frequency spectrum of signals passing through it. |
| ~ electrical device | a device that produces or is powered by electricity. |
| ~ high-pass filter | a filter that passes frequencies above a certain value and attenuates frequencies below that value. |
| ~ low-pass filter | a filter that passes frequencies below a certain value and attenuates frequencies above that value. |
| v. (contact) | 3. filter, filter out, filtrate, separate out, strain | remove by passing through a filter.; "filter out the impurities" |
| ~ separate | divide into components or constituents.; "Separate the wheat from the chaff" |
| v. (contact) | 4. filter, percolate, permeate, sink in | pass through.; "Water permeates sand easily" |
| ~ penetrate, perforate | pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance.; "The bullet penetrated her chest" |
| ~ infiltrate | pass into or through by filtering or permeating.; "the substance infiltrated the material" |
| ~ infiltrate | cause (a liquid) to enter by penetrating the interstices. |
| v. (motion) | 5. dribble, filter, trickle | run or flow slowly, as in drops or in an unsteady stream.; "water trickled onto the lawn from the broken hose"; "reports began to dribble in" |
| ~ course, flow, run, feed | move along, of liquids.; "Water flowed into the cave"; "the Missouri feeds into the Mississippi" |
| ~ percolate, leach | permeate or penetrate gradually.; "the fertilizer leached into the ground" |
| screen | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. projection screen, screen, silver screen | a white or silvered surface where pictures can be projected for viewing. |
| ~ surface | the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary.; "there is a special cleaner for these surfaces"; "the cloth had a pattern of red dots on a white surface" |
| ~ wide screen | a projection screen that is much wider than it is high. |
| n. (artifact) | 2. blind, screen | a protective covering that keeps things out or hinders sight.; "they had just moved in and had not put up blinds yet" |
| ~ curtain, drape, drapery, pall, mantle | hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window). |
| ~ protective cover, protective covering, protection | a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury.; "they had no protection from the fallout"; "wax provided protection for the floors" |
| ~ shutter | a hinged blind for a window. |
| ~ window blind | a blind for privacy or to keep out light. |
| ~ blinder, winker, blinker | blind consisting of a leather eyepatch sewn to the side of the halter that prevents a horse from seeing something on either side. |
| n. (artifact) | 3. crt screen, screen | the display that is electronically created on the surface of the large end of a cathode-ray tube. |
| ~ screen background, desktop, background | (computer science) the area of the screen in graphical user interfaces against which icons and windows appear. |
| ~ cathode-ray tube, crt | a vacuum tube in which a hot cathode emits a beam of electrons that pass through a high voltage anode and are focused or deflected before hitting a phosphorescent screen. |
| ~ computer display, computer screen | a screen used to display the output of a computer to the user. |
| ~ video display, display | an electronic device that represents information in visual form. |
| ~ foreground | (computer science) a window for an active application. |
| n. (artifact) | 4. concealment, cover, covert, screen | a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something.; "a screen of trees afforded privacy"; "under cover of darkness"; "the brush provided a covert for game"; "the simplest concealment is to match perfectly the color of the background" |
| ~ blind | a hiding place sometimes used by hunters (especially duck hunters).; "he waited impatiently in the blind" |
| ~ camouflage | device or stratagem for concealment or deceit. |
| ~ covering | an artifact that covers something else (usually to protect or shelter or conceal it). |
| ~ shoji | a translucent screen made of a wooden frame covered with rice paper. |
| ~ stalking-horse | screen consisting of a figure of a horse behind which a hunter hides while stalking game. |
| n. (artifact) | 5. screen | a protective covering consisting of netting; can be mounted in a frame.; "they put screens in the windows for protection against insects"; "a metal screen protected the observers" |
| ~ fire screen, fireguard | a metal screen before an open fire for protection (especially against flying sparks). |
| ~ mosquito net | a fine net or screen (especially around beds) to protect against mosquitos. |
| ~ protective cover, protective covering, protection | a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury.; "they had no protection from the fallout"; "wax provided protection for the floors" |
| ~ screen door, screen | a door that consists of a frame holding metallic or plastic netting; used to allow ventilation and to keep insects from entering a building through the open door.; "he heard the screen slam as she left" |
| ~ screening | fabric of metal or plastic mesh. |
| ~ smoke screen, smokescreen | (military) screen consisting of a cloud of smoke that obscures movements. |
| ~ window screen | screen to keep insects from entering a building through the open window. |
| ~ windscreen, windshield | transparent screen (as of glass) to protect occupants of a vehicle. |
| n. (group) | 6. filmdom, screen, screenland | the personnel of the film industry.; "a star of stage and screen" |
| ~ film industry, movie industry | the entertainment industries involved in producing and distributing movies. |
| n. (artifact) | 7. screen, sieve | a strainer for separating lumps from powdered material or grading particles. |
| ~ riddle | a coarse sieve (as for gravel). |
| ~ sifter | a household sieve (as for flour). |
| ~ strainer | a filter to retain larger pieces while smaller pieces and liquids pass through. |
| n. (artifact) | 8. screen, screen door | a door that consists of a frame holding metallic or plastic netting; used to allow ventilation and to keep insects from entering a building through the open door.; "he heard the screen slam as she left" |
| ~ door | a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle.; "he knocked on the door"; "he slammed the door as he left" |
| ~ screen | a protective covering consisting of netting; can be mounted in a frame.; "they put screens in the windows for protection against insects"; "a metal screen protected the observers" |
| n. (artifact) | 9. screen | partition consisting of a decorative frame or panel that serves to divide a space. |
| ~ altarpiece, reredos | a painted or carved screen placed above and behind an altar or communion table. |
| ~ partition, divider | a vertical structure that divides or separates (as a wall divides one room from another). |
| ~ purdah | a screen used in India to separate women from men or strangers. |
| ~ rood screen | a screen in a church; separates the nave from the choir or chancel. |
| v. (social) | 10. screen, test | test or examine for the presence of disease or infection.; "screen the blood for the HIV virus" |
| ~ check | make an examination or investigation.; "check into the rumor"; "check the time of the class" |
| v. (cognition) | 11. screen | examine methodically.; "screen the suitcases" |
| ~ do away with, eliminate, get rid of, extinguish | terminate, end, or take out.; "Let's eliminate the course on Akkadian hieroglyphics"; "Socialism extinguished these archaic customs"; "eliminate my debts" |
| ~ 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" |
| v. (social) | 12. screen, screen out, sieve, sort | examine in order to test suitability.; "screen these samples"; "screen the job applicants" |
| ~ choose, pick out, select, take | pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives.; "Take any one of these cards"; "Choose a good husband for your daughter"; "She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her" |
| v. (perception) | 13. screen | project onto a screen for viewing.; "screen a film" |
| ~ show | make visible or noticeable.; "She showed her talent for cooking"; "Show me your etchings, please" |
| v. (contact) | 14. block out, screen | prevent from entering.; "block out the strong sunlight" |
| ~ obturate, occlude, close up, impede, obstruct, jam, block | block passage through.; "obstruct the path" |
| ~ shade | protect from light, heat, or view.; "Shade your eyes when you step out into the bright sunlight" |
| v. (contact) | 15. riddle, screen | separate with a riddle, as grain from chaff. |
| ~ sift, sieve, strain | separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements.; "sift the flour" |
| v. (competition) | 16. screen, shield | protect, hide, or conceal from danger or harm. |
| ~ protect | shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage.; "Weatherbeater protects your roof from the rain" |
| sieve | | |
| v. (contact) | 1. sieve, sift | check and sort carefully.; "sift the information" |
| ~ 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" |
| v. (contact) | 2. sieve, sift, strain | separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements.; "sift the flour" |
| ~ separate | divide into components or constituents.; "Separate the wheat from the chaff" |
| ~ rice | sieve so that it becomes the consistency of rice.; "rice the potatoes" |
| ~ resift | sift anew. |
| ~ riddle, screen | separate with a riddle, as grain from chaff. |
| ~ winnow, fan | separate the chaff from by using air currents.; "She stood there winnowing chaff all day in the field" |
| v. (cognition) | 3. sieve, sift | distinguish and separate out.; "sift through the job candidates" |
| ~ choose, pick out, select, take | pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives.; "Take any one of these cards"; "Choose a good husband for your daughter"; "She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her" |
| strainer | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. strainer | a filter to retain larger pieces while smaller pieces and liquids pass through. |
| ~ colander, cullender | bowl-shaped strainer; used to wash or drain foods. |
| ~ filter | device that removes something from whatever passes through it. |
| ~ sieve, screen | a strainer for separating lumps from powdered material or grading particles. |
| ~ tea-strainer | a device to keep back tea leaves when pouring a cup of tea. |
| salon | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. salon | gallery where works of art can be displayed. |
| ~ art gallery, picture gallery, gallery | a room or series of rooms where works of art are exhibited. |
| n. (artifact) | 2. beauty parlor, beauty parlour, beauty salon, beauty shop, salon | a shop where hairdressers and beauticians work. |
| ~ shop, store | a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services.; "he bought it at a shop on Cape Cod" |
| n. (artifact) | 3. salon | elegant sitting room where guests are received. |
| ~ front room, living-room, living room, sitting room, parlor, parlour | a room in a private house or establishment where people can sit and talk and relax. |
| guilt | | |
| n. (state) | 1. guilt, guiltiness | the state of having committed an offense. |
| ~ condition, status | a state at a particular time.; "a condition (or state) of disrepair"; "the current status of the arms negotiations" |
| ~ blameworthiness, culpability, culpableness | a state of guilt. |
| ~ bloodguilt | the state of being guilty of bloodshed and murder. |
| ~ complicity | guilt as an accomplice in a crime or offense. |
| ~ criminalism, criminality, criminalness | the state of being a criminal. |
| ~ guilt by association | the attribution of guilt (without proof) to individuals because the people they associate with are guilty. |
| ~ impeachability, indictability | the state of being liable to impeachment. |
| n. (feeling) | 2. guilt, guilt feelings, guilt trip, guilty conscience | remorse caused by feeling responsible for some offense. |
| ~ compunction, remorse, self-reproach | a feeling of deep regret (usually for some misdeed). |
| ~ survivor guilt | a deep feeling of guilt often experienced by those who have survived some catastrophe that took the lives of many others; derives in part from a feeling that they did not do enough to save the others who perished and in part from feelings of being unworthy relative to those who died.; "survivor guilt was first noted in those who survived the Holocaust" |
| offence | | |
| n. (act) | 1. offence, offense, offensive | the action of attacking an enemy. |
| ~ military operation, operation | activity by a military or naval force (as a maneuver or campaign).; "it was a joint operation of the navy and air force" |
| ~ counteroffensive | a large scale offensive (more than a counterattack) undertaken by a defending force to seize the initiative from an attacking force. |
| ~ dirty war | an offensive conducted by secret police or the military of a regime against revolutionary and terrorist insurgents and marked by the use of kidnapping and torture and murder with civilians often being the victims.; "thousands of people disappeared and were killed during Argentina's dirty war in the late 1970s" |
| ~ push back, rollback | the act of forcing the enemy to withdraw. |
| n. (group) | 2. offence, offense | the team that has the ball (or puck) and is trying to score. |
| ~ team, squad | a cooperative unit (especially in sports). |
| n. (feeling) | 3. offence, offense, umbrage | a feeling of anger caused by being offended.; "he took offence at my question" |
| ~ anger, ire, choler | a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance. |
| n. (act) | 4. discourtesy, offence, offense, offensive activity | a lack of politeness; a failure to show regard for others; wounding the feelings or others. |
| ~ behavior, conduct, doings, behaviour | manner of acting or controlling yourself. |
| ~ derision, ridicule | the act of deriding or treating with contempt. |
| ~ indelicacy | an impolite act or expression. |
| ~ insolence | an offensive disrespectful impudent act. |
| ~ affront, insult | a deliberately offensive act or something producing the effect of deliberate disrespect.; "turning his back on me was a deliberate insult" |
| ~ presumption | a kind of discourtesy in the form of an act of presuming.; "his presumption was intolerable" |
| ~ rebuff, slight | a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval). |
| n. (act) | 5. crime, criminal offence, criminal offense, law-breaking, offence, offense | (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act.; "a long record of crimes" |
| ~ evildoing, transgression | the act of transgressing; the violation of a law or a duty or moral principle.; "the boy was punished for the transgressions of his father" |
| ~ barratry | the offense of vexatiously persisting in inciting lawsuits and quarrels. |
| ~ capital offense | a crime so serious that capital punishment is considered appropriate. |
| ~ cybercrime | crime committed using a computer and the internet to steal a person's identity or sell contraband or stalk victims or disrupt operations with malevolent programs. |
| ~ felony | a serious crime (such as murder or arson). |
| ~ forgery | criminal falsification by making or altering an instrument with intent to defraud. |
| ~ fraud | intentional deception resulting in injury to another person. |
| ~ had crime | (Islam) serious crimes committed by Muslims and punishable by punishments established in the Koran.; "Had crimes include apostasy from Islam and murder and theft and adultery" |
| ~ highjack, hijack | seizure of a vehicle in transit either to rob it or divert it to an alternate destination. |
| ~ mayhem | the willful and unlawful crippling or mutilation of another person. |
| ~ infraction, misdemeanor, misdemeanour, violation, infringement | a crime less serious than a felony. |
| ~ perpetration, committal, commission | the act of committing a crime. |
| ~ attempt, attack | the act of attacking.; "attacks on women increased last year"; "they made an attempt on his life" |
| ~ tazir crime | (Islam) minor crimes committed by Muslims; crimes that are not mentioned in the Koran so judges are free to punish the offender in any appropriate way.; "in some Islamic nations Tazir crimes are set by legislation" |
| ~ regulatory offence, regulatory offense, statutory offence, statutory offense | crimes created by statutes and not by common law. |
| ~ thuggery | violent or brutal acts as of thugs. |
| ~ high treason, lese majesty, treason | a crime that undermines the offender's government. |
| ~ vice crime | a vice that is illegal. |
| ~ victimless crime | an act that is legally a crime but that seem to have no victims.; "he considers prostitution to be a victimless crime" |
| ~ war crime | a crime committed in wartime; violation of rules of war. |
| ~ criminal law | the body of law dealing with crimes and their punishment. |
| ~ abduct, kidnap, nobble, snatch | take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom.; "The industrialist's son was kidnapped" |
| ~ shanghai, impress | take (someone) against his will for compulsory service, especially on board a ship.; "The men were shanghaied after being drugged" |
| ~ commandeer, highjack, hijack, pirate | take arbitrarily or by force.; "The Cubans commandeered the plane and flew it to Miami" |
| ~ skyjack | subject an aircraft to air piracy.; "the plane was skyjacked to Uzbekistan" |
| ~ carjack | take someone's car from him by force, usually with the intention of stealing it.; "My car was carjacked last night!" |
| ~ extort | obtain through intimidation. |
| ~ blackmail | obtain through threats. |
| ~ scalp | sell illegally, as on the black market. |
| ~ bootleg | sell illicit products such as drugs or alcohol.; "They were bootlegging whiskey" |
| ~ black market, run | deal in illegally, such as arms or liquor. |
| ~ fob off, foist off, palm off | sell as genuine, sell with the intention to deceive. |
| ~ push | sell or promote the sale of (illegal goods such as drugs).; "The guy hanging around the school is pushing drugs" |
| ~ black marketeer | deal on the black market. |
| ~ pyramid | use or deal in (as of stock or commercial transaction) in a pyramid deal. |
| ~ ransom, redeem | exchange or buy back for money; under threat. |
| ~ traffic | deal illegally.; "traffic drugs" |
| ~ rustle, lift | take illegally.; "rustle cattle" |
| ~ shoplift | steal in a store. |
| ~ stick up, hold up | rob at gunpoint or by means of some other threat. |
| ~ mug | rob at gunpoint or with the threat of violence.; "I was mugged in the streets of New York last night" |
| ~ pirate | copy illegally; of published material. |
| ~ plagiarise, plagiarize, lift | take without referencing from someone else's writing or speech; of intellectual property. |
| ~ crib | take unauthorized (intellectual material). |
| ~ bribe, grease one's palms, buy, corrupt | make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence.; "This judge can be bought" |
| ~ rake off | take money from an illegal transaction. |
| ~ buy off, pay off | pay someone with influence in order to receive a favor. |
| ~ loot, plunder | take illegally; of intellectual property.; "This writer plundered from famous authors" |
| ~ smuggle | import or export without paying customs duties.; "She smuggled cigarettes across the border" |
| ~ kick back | pay a kickback; make an illegal payment. |
| offense | | |
| sin | | |
| n. (attribute) | 1. sin, sinfulness, wickedness | estrangement from god. |
| ~ unrighteousness | failure to adhere to moral principles.; "forgave us our sins and cleansed us of all unrighteousness" |
| ~ mark of cain | the mark that God set upon Cain now refers to a person's sinful nature. |
| n. (act) | 2. sin, sinning | an act that is regarded by theologians as a transgression of God's will. |
| ~ evildoing, transgression | the act of transgressing; the violation of a law or a duty or moral principle.; "the boy was punished for the transgressions of his father" |
| ~ fall | a lapse into sin; a loss of innocence or of chastity.; "a fall from virtue" |
| ~ actual sin | a sin committed of your own free will (as contrasted with original sin). |
| ~ original sin | a sin said to be inherited by all descendants of Adam.; "Adam and Eve committed the original sin when they ate the forbidden fruit in the Garden of Eden" |
| ~ deadly sin, mortal sin | an unpardonable sin entailing a total loss of grace.; "theologians list seven mortal sins" |
| ~ venial sin | a pardonable sin regarded as entailing only a partial loss of grace. |
| n. (linkdef) | 3. sin, sine | ratio of the length of the side opposite the given angle to the length of the hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle. |
| ~ circular function, trigonometric function | function of an angle expressed as a ratio of the length of the sides of right-angled triangle containing the angle. |
| n. (person) | 4. sin | (Akkadian) god of the Moon; counterpart of Sumerian Nanna. |
| ~ mesopotamia | the land between the Tigris and Euphrates; site of several ancient civilizations; part of what is now known as Iraq. |
| ~ semitic deity | a deity worshipped by the ancient Semites. |
| n. (communication) | 5. sin | the 21st letter of the Hebrew alphabet. |
| ~ hebraic alphabet, hebrew alphabet, hebrew script | a Semitic alphabet used since the 5th century BC for writing the Hebrew language (and later for writing Yiddish and Ladino). |
| ~ alphabetic character, letter of the alphabet, letter | the conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech.; "his grandmother taught him his letters" |
| n. (act) | 6. hell, sin | violent and excited activity.; "they began to fight like sin" |
| ~ activity | any specific behavior.; "they avoided all recreational activity" |
| ~ colloquialism | a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech. |
| v. (social) | 7. sin, transgress, trespass | commit a sin; violate a law of God or a moral law. |
| ~ fall | yield to temptation or sin.; "Adam and Eve fell" |
| ~ breach, infract, transgress, go against, offend, violate, break | act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises.; "offend all laws of humanity"; "violate the basic laws or human civilization"; "break a law"; "break a promise" |
| v. (social) | 8. blunder, boob, drop the ball, goof, sin | commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake.; "I blundered during the job interview" |
| ~ breach, infract, transgress, go against, offend, violate, break | act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises.; "offend all laws of humanity"; "violate the basic laws or human civilization"; "break a law"; "break a promise" |
| strain | | |
| n. (phenomenon) | 1. strain | (physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces. |
| ~ natural philosophy, physics | the science of matter and energy and their interactions.; "his favorite subject was physics" |
| ~ deformation | alteration in the shape or dimensions of an object as a result of the application of stress to it. |
| ~ overstrain | too much strain. |
| n. (state) | 2. strain, stress | difficulty that causes worry or emotional tension.; "she endured the stresses and strains of life"; "he presided over the economy during the period of the greatest stress and danger" |
| ~ difficulty | a condition or state of affairs almost beyond one's ability to deal with and requiring great effort to bear or overcome.; "grappling with financial difficulties" |
| n. (communication) | 3. air, line, melodic line, melodic phrase, melody, strain, tune | a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence.; "she was humming an air from Beethoven" |
| ~ tucket, fanfare, flourish | (music) a short lively tune played on brass instruments.; "he entered to a flourish of trumpets"; "her arrival was greeted with a rousing fanfare" |
| ~ glissando | a rapid series of ascending or descending notes on the musical scale. |
| ~ roulade | (music) an elaborate run of several notes sung to one syllable. |
| ~ music | an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner. |
| ~ leitmotif, leitmotiv | a melodic phrase that accompanies the reappearance of a person or situation (as in Wagner's operas). |
| ~ theme song | a melody that recurs and comes to represent a musical play or movie. |
| ~ signature tune, theme song, signature | a melody used to identify a performer or a dance band or radio/tv program. |
| ~ melodic theme, musical theme, theme, idea | (music) melodic subject of a musical composition.; "the theme is announced in the first measures"; "the accompanist picked up the idea and elaborated it" |
| ~ part, voice | the melody carried by a particular voice or instrument in polyphonic music.; "he tried to sing the tenor part" |
| ~ musical phrase, phrase | a short musical passage. |
| n. (state) | 4. mental strain, nervous strain, strain | (psychology) nervousness resulting from mental stress.; "his responsibilities were a constant strain"; "the mental strain of staying alert hour after hour was too much for him" |
| ~ psychological science, psychology | the science of mental life. |
| ~ nerves, nervousness | an uneasy psychological state.; "he suffered an attack of nerves" |
| ~ tension, stress, tenseness | (psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense.; "he suffered from fatigue and emotional tension"; "stress is a vasoconstrictor" |
| n. (group) | 5. breed, stock, strain | a special variety of domesticated animals within a species.; "he experimented on a particular breed of white rats"; "he created a new strain of sheep" |
| ~ animal group | a group of animals. |
| ~ variety | (biology) a taxonomic category consisting of members of a species that differ from others of the same species in minor but heritable characteristics.; "varieties are frequently recognized in botany" |
| ~ bloodstock | thoroughbred horses (collectively). |
| ~ pedigree | line of descent of a purebred animal. |
| ~ species | (biology) taxonomic group whose members can interbreed. |
| n. (group) | 6. form, strain, var., variant | (biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups.; "a new strain of microorganisms" |
| ~ biological science, biology | the science that studies living organisms. |
| ~ taxon, taxonomic category, taxonomic group | animal or plant group having natural relations. |
| ~ species | (biology) taxonomic group whose members can interbreed. |
| n. (state) | 7. strain | injury to a muscle (often caused by overuse); results in swelling and pain. |
| ~ harm, hurt, injury, trauma | any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.. |
| n. (cognition) | 8. strain, tenor | the general meaning or substance of an utterance.; "although I disagreed with him I could follow the tenor of his argument" |
| ~ meaning, substance | the idea that is intended.; "What is the meaning of this proverb?" |
| ~ purport, drift | the pervading meaning or tenor.; "caught the general drift of the conversation" |
| n. (act) | 9. nisus, pains, strain, striving | an effortful attempt to attain a goal. |
| ~ 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" |
| ~ jehad, jihad | a holy struggle or striving by a Muslim for a moral or spiritual or political goal. |
| n. (act) | 10. strain, straining | an intense or violent exertion. |
| ~ elbow grease, exertion, effort, travail, sweat | use of physical or mental energy; hard work.; "he got an A for effort"; "they managed only with great exertion" |
| n. (act) | 11. song, strain | the act of singing.; "with a shout and a song they marched up to the gates" |
| ~ vocal music | music that is vocalized (as contrasted with instrumental music). |
| ~ carol | a joyful song (usually celebrating the birth of Christ). |
| ~ cradlesong, lullaby | the act of singing a quiet song to lull a child to sleep. |
| v. (competition) | 12. reach, strain, strive | to exert much effort or energy.; "straining our ears to hear" |
| ~ extend oneself | strain to the utmost. |
| ~ kill oneself, overexert oneself | strain oneself more than is healthy. |
| ~ labor, labour, tug, push, drive | strive and make an effort to reach a goal.; "She tugged for years to make a decent living"; "We have to push a little to make the deadline!"; "She is driving away at her doctoral thesis" |
| ~ bother, inconvenience oneself, trouble oneself, trouble | take the trouble to do something; concern oneself.; "He did not trouble to call his mother on her birthday"; "Don't bother, please" |
| v. (emotion) | 13. strain, stress, try | test the limits of.; "You are trying my patience!" |
| ~ afflict | cause great unhappiness for; distress.; "she was afflicted by the death of her parents" |
| ~ rack | stretch to the limits.; "rack one's brains" |
| v. (consumption) | 14. extend, strain | use to the utmost; exert vigorously or to full capacity.; "He really extended himself when he climbed Kilimanjaro"; "Don't strain your mind too much" |
| ~ apply, employ, use, utilise, utilize | put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose.; "use your head!"; "we only use Spanish at home"; "I can't use this tool"; "Apply a magnetic field here"; "This thinking was applied to many projects"; "How do you utilize this tool?"; "I apply this rule to get good results"; "use the plastic bags to store the food"; "He doesn't know how to use a computer" |
| ~ overextend, overstrain | strain excessively.; "He overextended himself when he accepted the additional assignment" |
| ~ task, tax | use to the limit.; "you are taxing my patience" |
| v. (body) | 15. strain, tense, tense up | cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious.; "he got a phone call from his lawyer that tensed him up" |
| ~ affect | act physically on; have an effect upon.; "the medicine affects my heart rate" |
| ~ tense up, tense | become tense, nervous, or uneasy.; "He tensed up when he saw his opponent enter the room" |
| ~ stretch, extend | extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body.; "Stretch your legs!"; "Extend your right arm above your head" |
| v. (contact) | 16. strain, tense | become stretched or tense or taut.; "the bodybuilder's neck muscles tensed;"; "the rope strained when the weight was attached" |
| ~ tighten | become tight or tighter.; "The rope tightened" |
| v. (contact) | 17. puree, strain | rub through a strainer or process in an electric blender.; "puree the vegetables for the baby" |
| ~ cookery, cooking, preparation | the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat.; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife" |
| ~ rub | move over something with pressure.; "rub my hands"; "rub oil into her skin" |
| v. (change) | 18. deform, distort, strain | alter the shape of (something) by stress.; "His body was deformed by leprosy" |
| ~ shape, form | give shape or form to.; "shape the dough"; "form the young child's character" |
| ~ jaundice | distort adversely.; "Jealousy had jaundiced his judgment" |
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