| bin | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. bin | a container; usually has a lid. |
| ~ ash-bin, ash bin, ashbin, ashcan, dustbin, garbage can, trash barrel, trash bin, trash can, wastebin | a bin that holds rubbish until it is collected. |
| ~ coalbin, coalhole | a bin for holding coal. |
| ~ container | any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another). |
| ~ crib | a bin or granary for storing grains. |
| ~ flour bin | a bin for holding flour. |
| ~ litter-basket, litter basket, litterbin | bin (usually in or outside a public building) into which the public can put rubbish. |
| ~ parts bin | a bin for holding spare parts. |
| ~ recycling bin | a bin for depositing things to be recycled. |
| n. (quantity) | 2. bin, binful | the quantity contained in a bin. |
| ~ containerful | the quantity that a container will hold. |
| n. (communication) | 3. aba transit number, bank identification number, bin | an identification number consisting of a two-part code assigned to banks and savings associations; the first part shows the location and the second identifies the bank itself. |
| ~ identification number, number | a numeral or string of numerals that is used for identification.; "she refused to give them her Social Security number" |
| v. (contact) | 4. bin | store in bins. |
| ~ hive away, lay in, salt away, stack away, stash away, store, put in | keep or lay aside for future use.; "store grain for the winter"; "The bear stores fat for the period of hibernation when he doesn't eat" |
| case | | |
| n. (event) | 1. case, example, instance | an occurrence of something.; "it was a case of bad judgment"; "another instance occurred yesterday"; "but there is always the famous example of the Smiths" |
| ~ happening, natural event, occurrence, occurrent | an event that happens. |
| ~ humiliation, mortification | an instance in which you are caused to lose your prestige or self-respect.; "he had to undergo one humiliation after another" |
| ~ bit, piece | an instance of some kind.; "it was a nice piece of work"; "he had a bit of good luck" |
| ~ time, clip | an instance or single occasion for some event.; "this time he succeeded"; "he called four times"; "he could do ten at a clip" |
| n. (state) | 2. case, event | a special set of circumstances.; "in that event, the first possibility is excluded"; "it may rain in which case the picnic will be canceled" |
| ~ circumstance | a condition that accompanies or influences some event or activity. |
| n. (act) | 3. case, causa, cause, lawsuit, suit | a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy.; "the family brought suit against the landlord" |
| ~ civil suit | a lawsuit alleging violations of civil law by the defendant. |
| ~ class-action suit, class action | a lawsuit brought by a representative member of a large group of people on behalf of all members of the group. |
| ~ countersuit | a suit brought against someone who has sued you. |
| ~ criminal suit | a lawsuit alleging violations of criminal law by the defendant. |
| ~ moot | a hypothetical case that law students argue as an exercise.; "he organized the weekly moot" |
| ~ bastardy proceeding, paternity suit | a lawsuit filed to determine the father of a child born out of wedlock (and to provide for the support of the child once paternity is determined). |
| ~ legal proceeding, proceeding, proceedings | (law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked. |
| ~ 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) | 4. case | the actual state of things.; "that was not the case" |
| ~ fact | a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred.; "first you must collect all the facts of the case" |
| n. (artifact) | 5. case | a portable container for carrying several objects.; "the musicians left their instrument cases backstage" |
| ~ baggage, luggage | cases used to carry belongings when traveling. |
| ~ briefcase | a case with a handle; for carrying papers or files or books. |
| ~ cardcase | a small case for carrying business cards. |
| ~ cigarette case | a small flat case for holding cigarettes; can be carried in a purse or a pocket. |
| ~ compact, powder compact | a small cosmetics case with a mirror; to be carried in a woman's purse. |
| ~ container | any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another). |
| ~ dispatch box, dispatch case | case consisting of an oblong container (usually having a lock) for carrying dispatches or other valuables. |
| ~ glasses case | a case for carrying spectacles. |
| ~ gun case | a case for storing a gun. |
| ~ kit | a case for containing a set of articles. |
| ~ letter case | case for carrying letters. |
| ~ locket | a small ornamental case; usually contains a picture or a lock of hair and is worn on a necklace. |
| ~ pillbox | a small case for holding pills. |
| ~ portfolio | a large, flat, thin case for carrying loose papers or drawings or maps; usually leather.; "he remembered her because she was carrying a large portfolio" |
| ~ quiver | case for holding arrows. |
| ~ shoe | (card games) a case from which playing cards are dealt one at a time. |
| ~ sleeve | small case into which an object fits. |
| ~ billfold, notecase, wallet, pocketbook | a pocket-size case for holding papers and paper money. |
| ~ watch case | the metal case in which the works of a watch are housed. |
| ~ writing desk | a portable case containing writing materials and having a writing surface. |
| n. (person) | 6. case | a person requiring professional services.; "a typical case was the suburban housewife described by a marriage counselor" |
| ~ individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul | a human being.; "there was too much for one person to do" |
| ~ client | a person who seeks the advice of a lawyer. |
| ~ patient | a person who requires medical care.; "the number of emergency patients has grown rapidly" |
| ~ referral | a person whose case has been referred to a specialist or professional group.; "the patient is a referral from Dr. Bones" |
| ~ charity case, welfare case | a case for a welfare worker. |
| n. (person) | 7. case, guinea pig, subject | a person who is subjected to experimental or other observational procedures; someone who is an object of investigation.; "the subjects for this investigation were selected randomly"; "the cases that we studied were drawn from two different communities" |
| ~ individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul | a human being.; "there was too much for one person to do" |
| n. (communication) | 8. case | a problem requiring investigation.; "Perry Mason solved the case of the missing heir" |
| ~ problem | a question raised for consideration or solution.; "our homework consisted of ten problems to solve" |
| n. (communication) | 9. case | a statement of facts and reasons used to support an argument.; "he stated his case clearly" |
| ~ argument, statement | a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true.; "it was a strong argument that his hypothesis was true" |
| n. (quantity) | 10. case, caseful | the quantity contained in a case. |
| ~ containerful | the quantity that a container will hold. |
| n. (communication) | 11. case, grammatical case | nouns or pronouns or adjectives (often marked by inflection) related in some way to other words in a sentence. |
| ~ grammatical category, syntactic category | (grammar) a category of words having the same grammatical properties. |
| ~ nominative, nominative case, subject case | the category of nouns serving as the grammatical subject of a verb. |
| ~ oblique, oblique case | any grammatical case other than the nominative. |
| n. (state) | 12. case | a specific state of mind that is temporary.; "a case of the jitters" |
| ~ frame of mind, state of mind | a temporary psychological state. |
| n. (person) | 13. case, character, eccentric, type | a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities).; "a real character"; "a strange character"; "a friendly eccentric"; "the capable type"; "a mental case" |
| ~ adult, grownup | a fully developed person from maturity onward. |
| n. (communication) | 14. case, face, font, fount, typeface | a specific size and style of type within a type family. |
| ~ type | printed characters.; "small type is hard to read" |
| ~ type family | a complete set of type suitable for printing text. |
| ~ unicameral script | a script with a single case. |
| ~ bicameral script | a script having two distinct cases. |
| ~ constant-width font, fixed-width font, monospaced font, typewriter font | a typeface is which each character is given the same width (as by a typewriter). |
| ~ proportional font | any font whose different characters have different widths. |
| ~ cartridge font, font cartridge | any font that is contained in a cartridge that can be plugged into a computer printer. |
| ~ black letter, gothic | a heavy typeface in use from 15th to 18th centuries. |
| ~ bold, bold face, boldface | a typeface with thick heavy lines. |
| ~ italic | a typeface with letters slanting upward to the right. |
| ~ raster font, screen font | the font that is displayed on a computer screen.; "when the screen font resembles a printed font a document may look approximately the same on the screen as it will when printed" |
| ~ helvetica, sans serif | a typeface in which characters have no serifs. |
| n. (body) | 15. case, sheath | an enveloping structure or covering enclosing an animal or plant organ or part. |
| ~ theca | outer sheath of the pupa of certain insects. |
| ~ lorica | a hard protective sheath (as secreted by certain protoctists, for example). |
| ~ medullary sheath, myelin sheath | a layer of myelin encasing (and insulating) the axons of medullated nerve fibers. |
| ~ neurilemma, neurolemma | thin membranous sheath around a nerve fiber. |
| ~ covering, natural covering, cover | a natural object that covers or envelops.; "under a covering of dust"; "the fox was flushed from its cover" |
| ~ husk | outer membranous covering of some fruits or seeds. |
| n. (artifact) | 16. case, casing, shell | the housing or outer covering of something.; "the clock has a walnut case" |
| ~ boot | protective casing for something that resembles a leg. |
| ~ gear box, gear case, gearbox | the shell (metal casing) in which a train of gears is sealed. |
| ~ grandfather clock, longcase clock | a pendulum clock enclosed in a tall narrow case. |
| ~ housing | a protective cover designed to contain or support a mechanical component. |
| ~ jacket | the tough metal shell casing for certain kinds of ammunition. |
| n. (artifact) | 17. case, casing | the enclosing frame around a door or window opening.; "the casings had rotted away and had to be replaced" |
| ~ doorway, room access, door, threshold | the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close.; "he stuck his head in the doorway" |
| ~ framework | a structure supporting or containing something. |
| ~ window | a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air. |
| n. (artifact) | 18. case, compositor's case, typesetter's case | (printing) the receptacle in which a compositor has his type, which is divided into compartments for the different letters, spaces, or numbers.; "for English, a compositor will ordinarily have two such cases, the upper case containing the capitals and the lower case containing the small letters" |
| ~ printing | the business of producing printed material for sale or distribution. |
| ~ receptacle | a container that is used to put or keep things in. |
| n. (artifact) | 19. case, pillow slip, pillowcase, slip | bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow.; "the burglar carried his loot in a pillowcase" |
| ~ bed linen | linen or cotton articles for a bed (as sheets and pillowcases). |
| n. (artifact) | 20. case, display case, showcase, vitrine | a glass container used to store and display items in a shop or museum or home. |
| ~ container | any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another). |
| ~ trophy case | a case in which to display trophies. |
| v. (perception) | 21. case | look over, usually with the intention to rob.; "They men cased the housed" |
| ~ inspect | look over carefully.; "Please inspect your father's will carefully" |
| v. (contact) | 22. case, encase, incase | enclose in, or as if in, a case.; "my feet were encased in mud" |
| ~ pack | arrange in a container.; "pack the books into the boxes" |
| ~ box, package | put into a box.; "box the gift, please" |
| ~ sack | put in a sack.; "The grocer sacked the onions" |
| ~ crate | put into a crate; as for protection.; "crate the paintings before shipping them to the museum" |
| ~ inclose, shut in, close in, enclose | surround completely.; "Darkness enclosed him"; "They closed in the porch with a fence" |
| container | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. container | any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another). |
| ~ bag | a flexible container with a single opening.; "he stuffed his laundry into a large bag" |
| ~ handbag, purse, bag, pocketbook | a container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women).; "she reached into her bag and found a comb" |
| ~ basket, handbasket | a container that is usually woven and has handles. |
| ~ bin | a container; usually has a lid. |
| ~ pipe bowl, bowl | a small round container that is open at the top for holding tobacco. |
| ~ box | a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid.; "he rummaged through a box of spare parts" |
| ~ bread-bin, breadbox | a container used to keep bread or cake in. |
| ~ bunker | a large container for storing fuel.; "the ship's bunkers were full of coal" |
| ~ can, tin can, tin | airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc.. |
| ~ cannister, canister, tin | metal container for storing dry foods such as tea or flour. |
| ~ capsule | a small container. |
| ~ cargo container | a large container for freight. |
| ~ case | a portable container for carrying several objects.; "the musicians left their instrument cases backstage" |
| ~ display case, vitrine, showcase, case | a glass container used to store and display items in a shop or museum or home. |
| ~ cassette | a container that holds a magnetic tape used for recording or playing sound or video. |
| ~ cup | a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle.; "he put the cup back in the saucer"; "the handle of the cup was missing" |
| ~ cylinder | a cylindrical container for oxygen or compressed air. |
| ~ dice box, dice cup | a small container (open at one end) in which dice are shaken by hand and from which they are thrown. |
| ~ dish | a piece of dishware normally used as a container for holding or serving food.; "we gave them a set of dishes for a wedding present" |
| ~ dispenser | a container so designed that the contents can be used in prescribed amounts. |
| ~ drawer | a boxlike container in a piece of furniture; made so as to slide in and out. |
| ~ dumpster | a container designed to receive and transport and dump waste. |
| ~ empty | a container that has been emptied.; "return all empties to the store" |
| ~ envelope | a flat (usually rectangular) container for a letter, thin package, etc.. |
| ~ drinking glass, glass | a container for holding liquids while drinking. |
| ~ grab bag | a container from which a person draws a wrapped item at random without knowing the contents. |
| ~ instrumentation, instrumentality | an artifact (or system of artifacts) that is instrumental in accomplishing some end. |
| ~ magnetic bottle | container consisting of any configuration of magnetic fields used to contain a plasma during controlled thermonuclear reactions. |
| ~ mailer | a container for something to be mailed. |
| ~ manger, trough | a container (usually in a barn or stable) from which cattle or horses feed. |
| ~ measure | a container of some standard capacity that is used to obtain fixed amounts of a substance. |
| ~ cast, mold, mould | container into which liquid is poured to create a given shape when it hardens. |
| ~ parcel, package | a wrapped container. |
| ~ pan | shallow container made of metal. |
| ~ fuel pod, pod | a detachable container of fuel on an airplane. |
| ~ flowerpot, pot | a container in which plants are cultivated. |
| ~ powder flask, powder horn | container for carrying gunpowder; made of the hollow horn of an animal. |
| ~ receptacle | a container that is used to put or keep things in. |
| ~ reliquary | a container where religious relics are stored or displayed (especially relics of saints). |
| ~ saltcellar | a small container for holding salt at the dining table. |
| ~ coin bank, money box, savings bank, bank | a container (usually with a slot in the top) for keeping money at home.; "the coin bank was empty" |
| ~ coal scuttle, scuttle | container for coal; shaped to permit pouring the coal onto the fire. |
| ~ shaker | a container in which something can be shaken. |
| ~ spoon | a piece of cutlery with a shallow bowl-shaped container and a handle; used to stir or serve or take up food. |
| ~ storage ring | container consisting of a set of magnets set in a doughnut-shaped ring around which charged particles from an accelerator can be kept circulating until they are used. |
| ~ thimble | a small metal cap to protect the finger while sewing; can be used as a small container. |
| ~ time capsule | container for preserving historical records to be discovered at some future time. |
| ~ vessel | an object used as a container (especially for liquids). |
| ~ circular file, waste-paper basket, waste basket, wastebasket, wastepaper basket | a container with an open top; for discarded paper and other rubbish. |
| ~ watering can, watering pot | a container with a handle and a spout with a perforated nozzle; used to sprinkle water over plants. |
| ~ wheeled vehicle | a vehicle that moves on wheels and usually has a container for transporting things or people.; "the oldest known wheeled vehicles were found in Sumer and Syria and date from around 3500 BC" |
| ~ workbag, workbasket, workbox | container for holding implements and materials for work (especially for sewing). |
| entrance | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. entrance, entranceway, entree, entry, entryway | something that provides access (to get in or get out).; "they waited at the entrance to the garden"; "beggars waited just outside the entryway to the cathedral" |
| ~ access, approach | a way of entering or leaving.; "he took a wrong turn on the access to the bridge" |
| ~ archway, arch | a passageway under a curved masonry construction.; "they built a triumphal arch to memorialize their victory" |
| ~ doorway, room access, door, threshold | the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close.; "he stuck his head in the doorway" |
| ~ gateway | an entrance that can be closed by a gate. |
| ~ hatchway, scuttle, opening | an entrance equipped with a hatch; especially a passageway between decks of a ship. |
| ~ pithead | the entrance to a coal mine. |
| ~ portal | a grand and imposing entrance (often extended metaphorically).; "the portals of the cathedral"; "the portals of heaven"; "the portals of success" |
| ~ porte-cochere | a carriage entrance passing through a building to an enclosed courtyard. |
| ~ servant's entrance, service door, service entrance | an entrance intended for the use of servants or for delivery of goods and removal of refuse. |
| ~ stage door | an entrance to the backstage area of theater; used by performers and other theater personnel. |
| ~ vomitory | an entrance to an amphitheater or stadium. |
| n. (event) | 2. entering, entrance | a movement into or inward. |
| ~ change of location, travel | a movement through space that changes the location of something. |
| ~ encroachment, intrusion, invasion | any entry into an area not previously occupied.; "an invasion of tourists"; "an invasion of locusts" |
| n. (act) | 3. entering, entrance, entry, incoming, ingress | the act of entering.; "she made a grand entrance" |
| ~ arrival | the act of arriving at a certain place.; "they awaited her arrival" |
| ~ incursion | the act of entering some territory or domain (often in large numbers).; "the incursion of television into the American living room" |
| ~ intrusion | entrance by force or without permission or welcome. |
| ~ irruption | a sudden violent entrance; a bursting in.; "the recent irruption of bad manners" |
| ~ entree | the act of entering.; "she made a graceful entree into the ballroom" |
| ~ enrollment, enrolment, registration | the act of enrolling. |
| ~ penetration | the act of entering into or through something.; "the penetration of upper management by women" |
| ~ admission, admittance | the act of admitting someone to enter.; "the surgery was performed on his second admission to the clinic" |
| v. (emotion) | 4. becharm, beguile, bewitch, captivate, capture, catch, charm, enamor, enamour, enchant, entrance, fascinate, trance | attract; cause to be enamored.; "She captured all the men's hearts" |
| ~ hold | hold the attention of.; "The soprano held the audience"; "This story held our interest"; "She can hold an audience spellbound" |
| ~ attract, appeal | be attractive to.; "The idea of a vacation appeals to me"; "The beautiful garden attracted many people" |
| ~ work | gratify and charm, usually in order to influence.; "the political candidate worked the crowds" |
| v. (body) | 5. entrance, spellbind | put into a trance. |
| ~ hypnotise, hypnotize, mesmerise, mesmerize | induce hypnosis in. |
| receptacle | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. receptacle | a container that is used to put or keep things in. |
| ~ ash-pan | a receptacle fitted beneath the grate in which ashes collect and are removed. |
| ~ ashtray | a receptacle for the ash from smokers' cigars or cigarettes. |
| ~ hive, beehive | a man-made receptacle that houses a swarm of bees. |
| ~ compositor's case, typesetter's case, case | (printing) the receptacle in which a compositor has his type, which is divided into compartments for the different letters, spaces, or numbers.; "for English, a compositor will ordinarily have two such cases, the upper case containing the capitals and the lower case containing the small letters" |
| ~ cat box | a receptacle for cat excrement. |
| ~ catchall | an enclosure or receptacle for odds and ends. |
| ~ chamberpot, thunder mug, potty | a receptacle for urination or defecation in the bedroom. |
| ~ coin box | the part of a slot machine that serves as a receptacle for the coins. |
| ~ container | any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another). |
| ~ dustpan | a short-handled receptacle into which dust can be swept. |
| ~ garbage | a receptacle where waste can be discarded.; "she tossed the moldy bread into the garbage" |
| ~ hopper | funnel-shaped receptacle; contents pass by gravity into a receptacle below. |
| ~ hot-water bag, hot-water bottle | a stoppered receptacle (usually made of rubber) that is to be filled with hot water and used for warming a bed or parts of the body. |
| ~ in-basket, in-tray | a wood or metal receptacle placed on your desk to hold your incoming material. |
| ~ ossuary | any receptacle for the burial of human bones. |
| ~ out-basket, out-tray | a wood or metal receptacle placed on your desk to hold your outgoing material. |
| ~ collection plate, plate | a shallow receptacle for collection in church. |
| ~ pix, pyx | any receptacle in which wafers for the Eucharist are kept. |
| ~ save-all | a receptacle for catching waste products for further use. |
| ~ silent butler | a small receptacle with a handle and a hinged lid; used for collecting crumbs or ashes. |
| ~ socket | receptacle where something (a pipe or probe or end of a bone) is inserted. |
| ~ cuspidor, spittoon | a receptacle for spit (usually in a public place). |
| ~ tidy | receptacle that holds odds and ends (as sewing materials). |
| ~ tray | an open receptacle for holding or displaying or serving articles or food. |
| ~ trough | a long narrow shallow receptacle. |
| n. (plant) | 2. receptacle | enlarged tip of a stem that bears the floral parts. |
| ~ gynobase | the enlarged receptacle in which the pistil is borne. |
| ~ plant part, plant structure | any part of a plant or fungus. |
| ~ stalk, stem | a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ. |
| n. (artifact) | 3. receptacle | an electrical (or electronic) fitting that is connected to a source of power and equipped to receive an insert. |
| ~ fitting | a small and often standardized accessory to a larger system. |
| ~ outlet box | (electricity) receptacle consisting of the metal box designed for connections to a wiring system. |
| ~ expansion slot, slot | (computer) a socket in a microcomputer that will accept a plug-in circuit board.; "the PC had three slots for additional memory" |
| ~ socket | a receptacle into which an electric device can be inserted. |
| ~ electric outlet, electric receptacle, electrical outlet, wall plug, wall socket, outlet | receptacle providing a place in a wiring system where current can be taken to run electrical devices. |
| inside | | |
| n. (location) | 1. inside, interior | the region that is inside of something. |
| ~ midland | the interior part of a country. |
| ~ midst, thick | the location of something surrounded by other things.; "in the midst of the crowd" |
| ~ penetralia | the innermost parts. |
| ~ region, part | the extended spatial location of something.; "the farming regions of France"; "religions in all parts of the world"; "regions of outer space" |
| n. (location) | 2. inside, interior | the inner or enclosed surface of something. |
| ~ belly | the hollow inside of something.; "in the belly of the ship" |
| ~ surface | the extended two-dimensional outer boundary of a three-dimensional object.; "they skimmed over the surface of the water"; "a brush small enough to clean every dental surface"; "the sun has no distinct surface" |
| adj. | 3. inside | relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space.; "he reached into his inside jacket pocket"; "inside out"; "an inside pitch is between home plate and the batter" |
| ~ internal | happening or arising or located within some limits or especially surface.; "internal organs"; "internal mechanism of a toy"; "internal party maneuvering" |
| ~ wrong | used of the side of cloth or clothing intended to face inward.; "socks worn wrong side out" |
| adj. | 4. inside | being or applying to the inside of a building.; "an inside wall" |
| ~ interior | situated within or suitable for inside a building.; "an interior scene"; "interior decoration"; "an interior bathroom without windows" |
| adj. | 5. inner, inside, privileged | confined to an exclusive group.; "privy to inner knowledge"; "inside information"; "privileged information" |
| ~ exclusive | excluding much or all; especially all but a particular group or minority.; "exclusive clubs"; "an exclusive restaurants and shops" |
| adj. | 6. inside | away from the outer edge.; "an inner lahne"; "the inside lane" |
| ~ inner | located or occurring within or closer to a center.; "an inner room" |
| adv. | 7. indoors, inside | within a building.; "in winter we play inside" |
| adv. | 8. inside, within | on the inside.; "inside, the car is a mess" |
| adv. | 9. inside, inwardly | with respect to private feelings.; "inwardly, she was raging" |
| adv. | 10. at bottom, at heart, deep down, in spite of appearance, inside | in reality.; "she is very kind at heart" |
| internal | | |
| adj. | 1. internal | happening or arising or located within some limits or especially surface.; "internal organs"; "internal mechanism of a toy"; "internal party maneuvering" |
| ~ inner | inside or closer to the inside of the body.; "the inner ear" |
| ~ interior | inside and toward a center.; "interior regions of the earth" |
| ~ internecine | (of conflict) within a group or organization.; "an internecine feud among proxy holders" |
| ~ intrinsic | situated within or belonging solely to the organ or body part on which it acts.; "intrinsic muscles" |
| ~ inside | relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space.; "he reached into his inside jacket pocket"; "inside out"; "an inside pitch is between home plate and the batter" |
| adj. | 2. internal, intragroup | occurring within an institution or community.; "intragroup squabbling within the corporation" |
| ~ intramural | carried on within the bounds of an institution or community.; "most of the students participated actively in the college's intramural sports program" |
| adj. | 3. home, interior, internal, national | inside the country.; "the British Home Office has broader responsibilities than the United States Department of the Interior"; "the nation's internal politics" |
| ~ domestic | of concern to or concerning the internal affairs of a nation.; "domestic issues such as tax rate and highway construction" |
| adj. | 4. inner, interior, internal | located inward.; "Beethoven's manuscript looks like a bloody record of a tremendous inner battle"; "she thinks she has no soul, no interior life, but the truth is that she has no access to it"; "an internal sense of rightousness" |
| ~ inward | relating to or existing in the mind or thoughts.; "a concern with inward reflections" |
| adj. | 5. inner, internal, intimate | innermost or essential.; "the inner logic of Cubism"; "the internal contradictions of the theory"; "the intimate structure of matter" |
| ~ intrinsic, intrinsical | belonging to a thing by its very nature.; "form was treated as something intrinsic, as the very essence of the thing" |
| within | | |
| content | | |
| n. (group) | 1. content | everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something.; "he emptied the contents of his pockets"; "the two groups were similar in content" |
| ~ aggregation, collection, accumulation, assemblage | several things grouped together or considered as a whole. |
| n. (communication) | 2. content, message, subject matter, substance | what a communication that is about something is about. |
| ~ communication | something that is communicated by or to or between people or groups. |
| ~ body | the central message of a communication.; "the body of the message was short" |
| ~ corker | (dated slang) a remarkable or excellent thing or person.; "that story was a corker" |
| ~ reminder | a message that helps you remember something.; "he ignored his wife's reminders" |
| ~ petition, request, postulation | a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority. |
| ~ memorial | a written statement of facts submitted in conjunction with a petition to an authority. |
| ~ latent content | (psychoanalysis) hidden meaning of a fantasy or dream. |
| ~ subject, theme, topic | the subject matter of a conversation or discussion.; "he didn't want to discuss that subject"; "it was a very sensitive topic"; "his letters were always on the theme of love" |
| ~ digression, divagation, excursus, aside, parenthesis | a message that departs from the main subject. |
| ~ meaning, signification, import, significance | the message that is intended or expressed or signified.; "what is the meaning of this sentence"; "the significance of a red traffic light"; "the signification of Chinese characters"; "the import of his announcement was ambiguous" |
| ~ hokum, meaninglessness, nonsense, nonsensicality, bunk | a message that seems to convey no meaning. |
| ~ drivel, garbage | a worthless message. |
| ~ acknowledgement, acknowledgment | a statement acknowledging something or someone.; "she must have seen him but she gave no sign of acknowledgment"; "the preface contained an acknowledgment of those who had helped her" |
| ~ refusal | a message refusing to accept something that is offered. |
| ~ info, information | a message received and understood. |
| ~ counseling, counselling, guidance, counsel, direction | something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action. |
| ~ dedication, commitment | a message that makes a pledge. |
| ~ commendation, approval | a message expressing a favorable opinion.; "words of approval seldom passed his lips" |
| ~ disapproval | the expression of disapproval. |
| ~ respects | (often used with `pay') a formal expression of esteem.; "he paid his respects to the mayor" |
| ~ discourtesy, disrespect | an expression of lack of respect. |
| ~ insertion, interpolation | a message (spoken or written) that is introduced or inserted.; "with the help of his friend's interpolations his story was eventually told"; "with many insertions in the margins" |
| ~ 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" |
| ~ statement | a nonverbal message.; "a Cadillac makes a statement about who you are"; "his tantrums are a statement of his need for attention" |
| ~ humor, wit, witticism, wittiness, humour | a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter. |
| ~ opinion, view | a message expressing a belief about something; the expression of a belief that is held with confidence but not substantiated by positive knowledge or proof.; "his opinions appeared frequently on the editorial page" |
| ~ instruction, direction | a message describing how something is to be done.; "he gave directions faster than she could follow them" |
| ~ proposal | something proposed (such as a plan or assumption). |
| ~ offering, offer | something offered (as a proposal or bid).; "noteworthy new offerings for investors included several index funds" |
| ~ submission, entry | something (manuscripts or architectural plans and models or estimates or works of art of all genres etc.) submitted for the judgment of others (as in a competition).; "several of his submissions were rejected by publishers"; "what was the date of submission of your proposal?" |
| ~ narration, narrative, story, tale | a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program.; "his narrative was interesting"; "Disney's stories entertain adults as well as children" |
| ~ promotion, promotional material, publicity, packaging | a message issued in behalf of some product or cause or idea or person or institution.; "the packaging of new ideas" |
| ~ sensationalism | subject matter that is calculated to excite and please vulgar tastes. |
| ~ shocker | a sensational message (in a film or play or novel). |
| n. (linkdef) | 3. content | the proportion of a substance that is contained in a mixture or alloy etc.. |
| ~ proportion | the quotient obtained when the magnitude of a part is divided by the magnitude of the whole. |
| n. (quantity) | 4. capacity, content | the amount that can be contained.; "the gas tank has a capacity of 12 gallons" |
| ~ volume | the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object.; "the gas expanded to twice its original volume" |
| ~ vital capacity | the maximum amount of air that can be exhaled after a maximum inhalation (usually tested with a spirometer); used to determine the condition of lung tissue. |
| n. (cognition) | 5. cognitive content, content, mental object | the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned. |
| ~ cognition, knowledge, noesis | the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning. |
| ~ tradition | an inherited pattern of thought or action. |
| ~ object | the focus of cognitions or feelings.; "objects of thought"; "the object of my affection" |
| ~ food for thought, intellectual nourishment, food | anything that provides mental stimulus for thinking. |
| ~ noumenon, thing-in-itself | the intellectual conception of a thing as it is in itself, not as it is known through perception. |
| ~ universe of discourse, universe | everything stated or assumed in a given discussion. |
| ~ matter, topic, issue, subject | some situation or event that is thought about.; "he kept drifting off the topic"; "he had been thinking about the subject for several years"; "it is a matter for the police" |
| ~ issue | an important question that is in dispute and must be settled.; "the issue could be settled by requiring public education for everyone"; "politicians never discuss the real issues" |
| ~ idea, thought | the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about.; "it was not a good idea"; "the thought never entered my mind" |
| ~ essence, heart and soul, inwardness, nitty-gritty, gist, pith, substance, kernel, meat, nub, core, sum, center, heart, marrow, centre | the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience.; "the gist of the prosecutor's argument"; "the heart and soul of the Republican Party"; "the nub of the story" |
| ~ wisdom | accumulated knowledge or erudition or enlightenment. |
| ~ internal representation, mental representation, representation | a presentation to the mind in the form of an idea or image. |
| ~ belief | any cognitive content held as true. |
| ~ unbelief, disbelief | a rejection of belief. |
| ~ heresy, unorthodoxy | a belief that rejects the orthodox tenets of a religion. |
| ~ goal, end | the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it.; "the ends justify the means" |
| ~ education | knowledge acquired by learning and instruction.; "it was clear that he had a very broad education" |
| ~ experience | the content of direct observation or participation in an event.; "he had a religious experience"; "he recalled the experience vividly" |
| ~ acculturation, culture | all the knowledge and values shared by a society. |
| ~ lore, traditional knowledge | knowledge gained through tradition or anecdote.; "early peoples passed on plant and animal lore through legend" |
| ~ ignorance | the lack of knowledge or education. |
| ~ knowledge base, knowledge domain, domain | the content of a particular field of knowledge. |
| ~ metaknowledge | knowledge about knowledge. |
| n. (state) | 6. content, contentedness | the state of being contented with your situation in life.; "he relaxed in sleepy contentedness"; "they could read to their heart's content" |
| ~ acceptance | the state of being acceptable and accepted.; "torn jeans received no acceptance at the country club" |
| n. (artifact) | 7. content, depicted object, subject | something (a person or object or scene) selected by an artist or photographer for graphic representation.; "a moving picture of a train is more dramatic than a still picture of the same subject" |
| ~ thing | a separate and self-contained entity. |
| ~ scene, view | graphic art consisting of the graphic or photographic representation of a visual percept.; "he painted scenes from everyday life"; "figure 2 shows photographic and schematic views of the equipment" |
| v. (consumption) | 8. content | satisfy in a limited way.; "He contented himself with one glass of beer per day" |
| ~ circumscribe, confine, limit | restrict or confine,.; "I limit you to two visits to the pub a day" |
| v. (emotion) | 9. content | make content.; "I am contented" |
| ~ gratify, satisfy | make happy or satisfied. |
| adj. | 10. content, contented | satisfied or showing satisfaction with things as they are.; "a contented smile" |
| ~ complacent, self-complacent, self-satisfied | contented to a fault with oneself or one's actions.; "he had become complacent after years of success"; "his self-satisfied dignity" |
| ~ satisfied | filled with satisfaction.; "a satisfied customer" |
| ~ self-satisfied, smug | marked by excessive complacency or self-satisfaction.; "a smug glow of self-congratulation" |
| ~ happy | enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure.; "a happy smile"; "spent many happy days on the beach"; "a happy marriage" |
| ~ pleased | experiencing or manifesting pleasure. |
| come in | | |
| v. (motion) | 1. come in, enter, get in, get into, go in, go into, move into | to come or go into.; "the boat entered an area of shallow marshes" |
| ~ take the field | go on the playing field, of a football team. |
| ~ penetrate, perforate | pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance.; "The bullet penetrated her chest" |
| ~ re-enter | enter again.; "You cannot re-enter the country with this visa" |
| ~ file in | enter by marching in a file. |
| ~ pop in | enter briefly.; "He popped in for two minutes" |
| ~ walk in | enter by walking.; "She walks in at all hours, as if she lived here" |
| ~ call at, out in | enter a harbor.; "the ship called in Athens" |
| ~ take water | enter the water.; "the wild ducks took water" |
| ~ turn in | make an entrance by turning from a road.; "Turn in after you see the gate" |
| ~ board, get on | get on board of (trains, buses, ships, aircraft, etc.). |
| ~ intrude, irrupt | enter uninvited.; "They intruded on our dinner party"; "She irrupted into our sitting room" |
| ~ encroach upon, intrude on, obtrude upon, invade | to intrude upon, infringe, encroach on, violate.; "This new colleague invades my territory"; "The neighbors intrude on your privacy" |
| ~ dock | come into dock.; "the ship docked" |
| v. (motion) | 2. come, come in | be received.; "News came in of the massacre in Rwanda" |
| ~ arrive, come, get | reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress.; "She arrived home at 7 o'clock"; "She didn't get to Chicago until after midnight" |
| v. (stative) | 3. come in | come into fashion; become fashionable. |
| ~ fashion | the latest and most admired style in clothes and cosmetics and behavior. |
| ~ 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. (communication) | 4. come in, inject, interject, interpose, put in, throw in | to insert between other elements.; "She interjected clever remarks" |
| ~ cut off, disrupt, interrupt, break up | make a break in.; "We interrupt the program for the following messages" |
| v. (cognition) | 5. come in, come out, place | take a place in a competition; often followed by an ordinal.; "Jerry came in third in the Marathon" |
| ~ rank | take or have a position relative to others.; "This painting ranks among the best in the Western World" |
| contain | | |
| v. (stative) | 1. comprise, contain, incorporate | include or contain; have as a component.; "A totally new idea is comprised in this paper"; "The record contains many old songs from the 1930's" |
| ~ include | have as a part, be made up out of.; "The list includes the names of many famous writers" |
| v. (stative) | 2. bear, carry, contain, hold | contain or hold; have within.; "The jar carries wine"; "The canteen holds fresh water"; "This can contains water" |
| ~ include | have as a part, be made up out of.; "The list includes the names of many famous writers" |
| ~ contain, hold, take | be capable of holding or containing.; "This box won't take all the items"; "The flask holds one gallon" |
| ~ retain | hold back within.; "This soil retains water"; "I retain this drug for a long time"; "the dam retains the water" |
| ~ hold in, enclose, confine | close in.; "darkness enclosed him" |
| v. (social) | 3. check, contain, control, curb, hold, hold in, moderate | lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits.; "moderate your alcohol intake"; "hold your tongue"; "hold your temper"; "control your anger" |
| ~ confine, limit, throttle, restrain, trammel, bound, restrict | place limits on (extent or access).; "restrict the use of this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your friends" |
| ~ conquer, inhibit, stamp down, suppress, curb, subdue | to put down by force or authority.; "suppress a nascent uprising"; "stamp down on littering"; "conquer one's desires" |
| ~ damp | restrain or discourage.; "the sudden bad news damped the joyous atmosphere" |
| ~ mortify, crucify, subdue | hold within limits and control.; "subdue one's appetites"; "mortify the flesh" |
| ~ abnegate, deny | deny oneself (something); restrain, especially from indulging in some pleasure.; "She denied herself wine and spirits" |
| ~ keep back, restrain, hold back, keep | keep under control; keep in check.; "suppress a smile"; "Keep your temper"; "keep your cool" |
| ~ restrict | place under restrictions; limit access to.; "This substance is controlled" |
| ~ train | cause to grow in a certain way by tying and pruning it.; "train the vine" |
| ~ catch | check oneself during an action.; "She managed to catch herself before telling her boss what was on her mind" |
| ~ bate | moderate or restrain; lessen the force of.; "He bated his breath when talking about this affair"; "capable of bating his enthusiasm" |
| ~ thermostat | control the temperature with a thermostat. |
| ~ countercheck, counteract | oppose or check by a counteraction. |
| v. (stative) | 4. contain | be divisible by.; "24 contains 6" |
| ~ arithmetic | the branch of pure mathematics dealing with the theory of numerical calculations. |
| ~ be | have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun).; "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" |
| v. (stative) | 5. contain, hold, take | be capable of holding or containing.; "This box won't take all the items"; "The flask holds one gallon" |
| ~ be | have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun).; "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" |
| ~ contain, bear, carry, hold | contain or hold; have within.; "The jar carries wine"; "The canteen holds fresh water"; "This can contains water" |
| ~ accommodate, admit, hold | have room for; hold without crowding.; "This hotel can accommodate 250 guests"; "The theater admits 300 people"; "The auditorium can't hold more than 500 people" |
| v. (competition) | 6. arrest, check, contain, hold back, stop, turn back | hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of.; "Arrest the downward trend"; "Check the growth of communism in South East Asia"; "Contain the rebel movement"; "Turn back the tide of communism" |
| ~ cut down, cut out | intercept (a player). |
| ~ defend | be on the defensive; act against an attack. |
| enter | | |
| v. (competition) | 1. enter, participate | become a participant; be involved in.; "enter a race"; "enter an agreement"; "enter a drug treatment program"; "enter negotiations" |
| ~ jump | enter eagerly into.; "He jumped into the game" |
| v. (social) | 2. enrol, enroll, enter, inscribe, recruit | register formally as a participant or member.; "The party recruited many new members" |
| ~ muster in, draft, enlist | engage somebody to enter the army. |
| ~ unionise, unionize | recruit for a union or organize into a union.; "We don't allow people to come into our plant and try to unionize the workers" |
| ~ register | enroll to vote.; "register for an election" |
| ~ matriculate | enroll as a student. |
| ~ register | record in writing; enter into a book of names or events or transactions. |
| v. (stative) | 3. enter, figure | be or play a part of or in.; "Elections figure prominently in every government program"; "How do the elections figure in the current pattern of internal politics?" |
| ~ be | have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun).; "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" |
| v. (communication) | 4. enter, put down, record | make a record of; set down in permanent form. |
| ~ recording, transcription | the act of making a record (especially an audio record).; "she watched the recording from a sound-proof booth" |
| ~ chalk up, tally | keep score, as in games. |
| ~ clock in, clock on, punch in | register one's arrival at work. |
| ~ record, tape | register electronically.; "They recorded her singing" |
| ~ accession | make a record of additions to a collection, such as a library. |
| ~ post | display, as of records in sports games. |
| ~ ring up | to perform and record a sale on a cash register.; "Sally rang up Eve's purchase of tomatoes" |
| ~ manifest | record in a ship's manifest.; "each passenger must be manifested" |
| ~ inscribe | write, engrave, or print as a lasting record. |
| ~ chronicle | record in chronological order; make a historical record. |
| ~ file away, file | place in a container for keeping records.; "File these bills, please" |
| ~ document | record in detail.; "The parents documented every step of their child's development" |
| ~ log | enter into a log, as on ships and planes. |
| ~ clock up, log up | record a distance travelled; on planes and cars. |
| ~ film, shoot, take | make a film or photograph of something.; "take a scene"; "shoot a movie" |
| ~ videotape, tape | record on videotape. |
| ~ photograph, shoot, snap | record on photographic film.; "I photographed the scene of the accident"; "She snapped a picture of the President" |
| ~ score, mark | make underscoring marks. |
| ~ notch | notch a surface to record something. |
| ~ maintain, keep | maintain by writing regular records.; "keep a diary"; "maintain a record"; "keep notes" |
| ~ film | record in film.; "The coronation was filmed" |
| ~ save, preserve | to keep up and reserve for personal or special use.; "She saved the old family photographs in a drawer" |
| ~ register | record in writing; enter into a book of names or events or transactions. |
| ~ book | record a charge in a police register.; "The policeman booked her when she tried to solicit a man" |
| v. (creation) | 5. enter | come on stage. |
| ~ dramatic art, dramaturgy, dramatics, theater, theatre | the art of writing and producing plays. |
| ~ act, play, represent | play a role or part.; "Gielgud played Hamlet"; "She wants to act Lady Macbeth, but she is too young for the role"; "She played the servant to her husband's master" |
| v. (social) | 6. accede, enter | take on duties or office.; "accede to the throne" |
| ~ ascend | become king or queen.; "She ascended to the throne after the King's death" |
| ~ take office | assume an office, duty, or title.; "When will the new President take office?" |
| ~ come after, succeed, follow | be the successor (of).; "Carter followed Ford"; "Will Charles succeed to the throne?" |
| v. (contact) | 7. enter, infix, insert, introduce | put or introduce into something.; "insert a picture into the text" |
| ~ attach | cause to be attached. |
| ~ plug in, plug into, connect | plug into an outlet.; "Please plug in the toaster!"; "Connect the TV so we can watch the football game tonight" |
| ~ penetrate | insert the penis into the vagina or anus of.; "Did the molester penetrate the child?" |
| ~ cannulate, cannulise, cannulize, canulate, intubate | introduce a cannula or tube into.; "Cannulate the blood vessel in the neck" |
| ~ input | enter (data or a program) into a computer. |
| ~ instil, instill | enter drop by drop.; "instill medication into my eye" |
| ~ embed, imbed, implant, engraft, plant | fix or set securely or deeply.; "He planted a knee in the back of his opponent"; "The dentist implanted a tooth in the gum" |
| ~ sandwich | insert or squeeze tightly between two people or objects.; "She was sandwiched in her airplane seat between two fat men" |
| ~ graft, transplant | place the organ of a donor into the body of a recipient. |
| v. (change) | 8. embark, enter | set out on (an enterprise or subject of study).; "she embarked upon a new career" |
| ~ begin, commence, set out, start, start out, set about, get down, get | take the first step or steps in carrying out an action.; "We began working at dawn"; "Who will start?"; "Get working as soon as the sun rises!"; "The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia"; "He began early in the day"; "Let's get down to work now" |
| ~ take up | pursue or resume.; "take up a matter for consideration" |
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