| even | | |
| n. (time) | 1. eve, even, evening, eventide | the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall).; "he enjoyed the evening light across the lake" |
| ~ daylight, daytime, day | the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside.; "the dawn turned night into day"; "it is easier to make the repairs in the daytime" |
| ~ guest night | an evening when members of a club or college can bring their friends as guests. |
| ~ sundown, sunset | the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon. |
| ~ crepuscle, crepuscule, dusk, evenfall, gloam, gloaming, nightfall, twilight, fall | the time of day immediately following sunset.; "he loved the twilight"; "they finished before the fall of night" |
| v. (contact) | 2. even, even out, flush, level | make level or straight.; "level the ground" |
| ~ change surface | undergo or cause to undergo a change in the surface. |
| ~ grade | level to the right gradient. |
| ~ strickle, strike | smooth with a strickle.; "strickle the grain in the measure" |
| ~ strickle | level off with a strickle in a measuring container.; "strickle sand" |
| v. (change) | 3. even, even out | become even or more even.; "even out the surface" |
| ~ alter, change, modify | cause to change; make different; cause a transformation.; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" |
| v. (change) | 4. even, even out | make even or more even. |
| ~ regularise, regularize | make regular or more regular.; "regularize the heart beat with a pace maker" |
| ~ even, even out | become even or more even.; "even out the surface" |
| adj. | 5. even | divisible by two. |
| adj. | 6. even, fifty-fifty | equal in degree or extent or amount; or equally matched or balanced.; "even amounts of butter and sugar"; "on even terms"; "it was a fifty-fifty (or even) split"; "had a fifty-fifty (or even) chance"; "an even fight" |
| ~ equal | having the same quantity, value, or measure as another.; "on equal terms"; "all men are equal before the law" |
| adj. | 7. even | being level or straight or regular and without variation as e.g. in shape or texture; or being in the same plane or at the same height as something else (i.e. even with).; "an even application of varnish"; "an even floor"; "the road was not very even"; "the picture is even with the window" |
| ~ flat, level, plane | having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another.; "a flat desk"; "acres of level farmland"; "a plane surface"; "skirts sewn with fine flat seams" |
| ~ flatbottom, flatbottomed | having a flat bottom.; "a flatbottom kettle"; "a flatbottomed boat" |
| ~ flush | of a surface exactly even with an adjoining one, forming the same plane.; "a door flush with the wall"; "the bottom of the window is flush with the floor" |
| ~ justified | having words so spaced that lines have straight even margins. |
| ~ lap-jointed | jointed so as to produce a flush surface. |
| ~ straight-grained | of timber; having fibers that run in parallel. |
| ~ level | oriented at right angles to the plumb.; "the picture is level" |
| ~ straight, true | accurately fitted; level.; "the window frame isn't quite true" |
| ~ smooth | having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities.; "smooth skin"; "a smooth tabletop"; "smooth fabric"; "a smooth road"; "water as smooth as a mirror" |
| ~ steady | not subject to change or variation especially in behavior.; "a steady beat"; "a steady job"; "a steady breeze"; "a steady increase"; "a good steady ballplayer" |
| adj. | 8. even, regular | symmetrically arranged.; "even features"; "regular features"; "a regular polygon" |
| ~ symmetric, symmetrical | having similarity in size, shape, and relative position of corresponding parts. |
| adj. | 9. even, regular | occurring at fixed intervals.; "a regular beat"; "the even rhythm of his breathing" |
| ~ steady | not subject to change or variation especially in behavior.; "a steady beat"; "a steady job"; "a steady breeze"; "a steady increase"; "a good steady ballplayer" |
| adj. | 10. even, level, tied | of the score in a contest.; "the score is tied" |
| ~ equal | having the same quantity, value, or measure as another.; "on equal terms"; "all men are equal before the law" |
| adv. | 11. even | used as an intensive especially to indicate something unexpected.; "even an idiot knows that"; "declined even to consider the idea"; "I don't have even a dollar!" |
| adv. | 12. even | in spite of; notwithstanding.; "even when he is sick, he works"; "even with his head start she caught up with him" |
| adv. | 13. even, still, yet | to a greater degree or extent; used with comparisons.; "looked sick and felt even worse"; "an even (or still) more interesting problem"; "still another problem must be solved"; "a yet sadder tale" |
| adv. | 14. even | to the full extent.; "loyal even unto death" |
| board | | |
| n. (group) | 1. board | a committee having supervisory powers.; "the board has seven members" |
| ~ appeal board, appeals board, board of appeals | a board of officials that are not judicial but are appointed to hear appeals. |
| ~ board of selectmen | a board of officials elected to administer the public business of a New England town. |
| ~ federal reserve board | the seven-member board governing the Federal Reserve System. |
| ~ governing board | a board that manages the affairs of an institution. |
| ~ commission, committee | a special group delegated to consider some matter.; "a committee is a group that keeps minutes and loses hours" |
| ~ board of directors, directorate | a group of persons chosen to govern the affairs of a corporation or other large institution. |
| ~ advisory board, planning board | a board appointed to advise the chief administrator. |
| ~ draft board | a board to select personnel for involuntary military service. |
| ~ board of education, school board | a board in charge of local public schools. |
| ~ zoning board | a board of officials who divide an area into zones that are subject to different restrictions. |
| ~ director | member of a board of directors. |
| ~ board member | a member of a governing board. |
| n. (substance) | 2. board, plank | a stout length of sawn timber; made in a wide variety of sizes and used for many purposes. |
| ~ matchboard | a board that has a groove cut into one edge and a tongue cut into the other so they fit tightly together (as in a floor). |
| ~ skid | one of a pair of planks used to make a track for rolling or sliding objects. |
| ~ strake, wale | thick plank forming a ridge along the side of a wooden ship. |
| ~ lumber, timber | the wood of trees cut and prepared for use as building material. |
| ~ chipboard, hardboard | a cheap hard material made from wood chips that are pressed together and bound with synthetic resin. |
| ~ deal | a plank of softwood (fir or pine board). |
| ~ knot | a hard cross-grained round piece of wood in a board where a branch emerged.; "the saw buckled when it hit a knot" |
| ~ knothole | a hole in a board where a knot came out. |
| n. (artifact) | 3. board | a flat piece of material designed for a special purpose.; "he nailed boards across the windows" |
| ~ aquaplane | a board that is pulled by a speedboat as a person stands on it and skims over the top of the water. |
| ~ bread board, breadboard | a wooden or plastic board on which dough is kneaded or bread is sliced. |
| ~ notice board, bulletin board | a board that hangs on a wall; displays announcements. |
| ~ chopping board, cutting board | a wooden board where meats or vegetables can be cut. |
| ~ drafting board, drawing board | a smooth board on which paper is placed for making drawings. |
| ~ drainboard, draining board | a board beside a kitchen sink and inclined to drain into the sink. |
| ~ floor board, floorboard | a board in the floor. |
| ~ ironing board | narrow padded board on collapsible supports; used for ironing clothes. |
| ~ kneeler | a board (sometimes cushioned) for someone to kneel on. |
| ~ mortarboard, hawk | a square board with a handle underneath; used by masons to hold or carry mortar. |
| ~ palette, pallet | board that provides a flat surface on which artists mix paints and the range of colors used. |
| ~ planchette | a triangular board supported on casters; when lightly touched with the fingertips it is supposed to spell out supernatural (or unconscious) messages. |
| ~ scoreboard | a large board for displaying the score of a contest (and some other information). |
| ~ flat solid, sheet | a flat artifact that is thin relative to its length and width. |
| ~ sideboard | a board that forms part of the side of a bed or crib. |
| ~ sideboard | a removable board fitted on the side of a wagon to increase its capacity. |
| ~ skateboard | a board with wheels that is ridden in a standing or crouching position and propelled by foot. |
| ~ snowboard | a board that resembles a broad ski or a small surfboard; used in a standing position to slide down snow-covered slopes. |
| ~ springboard | a flexible board for jumping upward. |
| ~ surfboard | a narrow buoyant board for riding surf. |
| ~ trencher | a wooden board or platter on which food is served or carved. |
| ~ wake board, wakeboard | a buoyant board (resembling a surfboard) that is used to ride over water while being pulled behind a motorboat. |
| ~ dry wall, drywall, wallboard | a wide flat board used to cover walls or partitions; made from plaster or wood pulp or other materials and used primarily to form the interior walls of houses. |
| ~ work-board, workboard | a horizontal board that provides a supported surface for manual work. |
| n. (food) | 4. board, table | food or meals in general.; "she sets a fine table"; "room and board" |
| ~ fare | the food and drink that are regularly served or consumed. |
| ~ training table | planned meals for athletes in training (usually served in a mess hall). |
| n. (artifact) | 5. board, display board, display panel | a vertical surface on which information can be displayed to public view. |
| ~ big board | the large display board at the New York Stock Exchange that reports on stocks traded on the exchange. |
| ~ video display, display | an electronic device that represents information in visual form. |
| n. (artifact) | 6. board, dining table | a table at which meals are served.; "he helped her clear the dining table"; "a feast was spread upon the board" |
| ~ dining-room table | dining-room furniture consisting of a table on which meals can be served. |
| ~ dinner table | the dining table where dinner is served and eaten. |
| ~ high table | a dining table in a dining-hall raised on a platform; seats are reserved for distinguished persons. |
| ~ refectory table | a long narrow dining table supported by a stretcher between two trestles. |
| ~ table | a piece of furniture with tableware for a meal laid out on it.; "I reserved a table at my favorite restaurant" |
| ~ triclinium | a dining table with couches along three sides in ancient Rome. |
| n. (artifact) | 7. board, control board, control panel, instrument panel, panel | electrical device consisting of a flat insulated surface that contains switches and dials and meters for controlling other electrical devices.; "he checked the instrument panel"; "suddenly the board lit up like a Christmas tree" |
| ~ dashboard, fascia | instrument panel on an automobile or airplane containing dials and controls. |
| ~ electrical device | a device that produces or is powered by electricity. |
| ~ idiot light | a colored warning light on an instrument panel (as for low oil pressure). |
| n. (artifact) | 8. add-in, board, card, circuit board, circuit card, plug-in | a printed circuit that can be inserted into expansion slots in a computer to increase the computer's capabilities. |
| ~ cpu board, mother board | the main circuit board for a computer. |
| ~ pc board | a removable circuit board for a personal computer; fits into a slot in the mother board. |
| ~ printed circuit | computer circuit consisting of an electronic sub-assembly; copper conductors are laminated on an insulating board or card and circuit components are inserted into holes and dip soldered. |
| n. (artifact) | 9. board, gameboard | a flat portable surface (usually rectangular) designed for board games.; "he got out the board and set up the pieces" |
| ~ backgammon board | the board on which backgammon is played. |
| ~ checker board, checkerboard | a board having 64 squares of two alternating colors. |
| ~ cribbage board | a board with pegs and regularly spaced holes for holding the pegs; used for keeping the score in a game of cribbage. |
| ~ dart board, dartboard | a circular board of wood or cork used as the target in the game of darts. |
| ~ go board | a board used for playing go. |
| ~ monopoly board | a board used for playing monopoly. |
| ~ ouija, ouija board | a board with the alphabet on it; used with a planchette to spell out supernatural messages. |
| ~ pegboard | a board perforated with regularly spaced holes into which pegs can be fitted. |
| ~ punchboard | a small board full of holes; each hole contains a slip of paper with symbols printed on it; a gambler pays a small sum for the privilege of pushing out a slip in the hope of obtaining one that entitles him to a prize. |
| ~ 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" |
| v. (motion) | 10. board, get on | get on board of (trains, buses, ships, aircraft, etc.). |
| ~ embark, ship | go on board. |
| ~ entrain | board a train. |
| ~ come in, enter, get in, go in, go into, move into, get into | to come or go into.; "the boat entered an area of shallow marshes" |
| ~ catch | reach in time.; "I have to catch a train at 7 o'clock" |
| v. (stative) | 11. board, room | live and take one's meals at or in.; "she rooms in an old boarding house" |
| ~ inhabit, live, populate, dwell | inhabit or live in; be an inhabitant of.; "People lived in Africa millions of years ago"; "The people inhabited the islands that are now deserted"; "this kind of fish dwells near the bottom of the ocean"; "deer are populating the woods" |
| v. (consumption) | 12. board | lodge and take meals (at). |
| ~ ingest, consume, have, take in, take | serve oneself to, or consume regularly.; "Have another bowl of chicken soup!"; "I don't take sugar in my coffee" |
| ~ habituate, use | take or consume (regularly or habitually).; "She uses drugs rarely" |
| ~ board | provide food and lodging (for).; "The old lady is boarding three men" |
| v. (consumption) | 13. board | provide food and lodging (for).; "The old lady is boarding three men" |
| ~ board | lodge and take meals (at). |
| ~ live in, sleep in | live in the house where one works.; "our babysitter lives in, as it is too far to commute for her" |
| ~ feed, give | give food to.; "Feed the starving children in India"; "don't give the child this tough meat" |
| ~ cater, ply, provide, supply | give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance.; "The hostess provided lunch for all the guests" |
| draw | | |
| n. (object) | 1. draw | a gully that is shallower than a ravine. |
| ~ gully | deep ditch cut by running water (especially after a prolonged downpour). |
| n. (person) | 2. attracter, attraction, attractor, draw, drawing card | an entertainer who attracts large audiences.; "he was the biggest drawing card they had" |
| ~ entertainer | a person who tries to please or amuse. |
| n. (event) | 3. draw, standoff, tie | the finish of a contest in which the score is tied and the winner is undecided.; "the game ended in a draw"; "their record was 3 wins, 6 losses and a tie" |
| ~ finish | designated event that concludes a contest (especially a race).; "excitement grew as the finish neared"; "my horse was several lengths behind at the finish"; "the winner is the team with the most points at the finish" |
| ~ dead heat | a tie in a race. |
| ~ stalemate | drawing position in chess: any of a player's possible moves would place his king in check. |
| n. (artifact) | 4. draw, lot | anything (straws or pebbles etc.) taken or chosen at random.; "the luck of the draw"; "they drew lots for it" |
| ~ object, physical object | a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow.; "it was full of rackets, balls and other objects" |
| n. (artifact) | 5. draw | a playing card or cards dealt or taken from the pack.; "he got a pair of kings in the draw" |
| ~ playing card | one of a pack of cards that are used to play card games. |
| n. (act) | 6. draw, hook, hooking | a golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer.; "he took lessons to cure his hooking" |
| ~ golf shot, golf stroke, swing | the act of swinging a golf club at a golf ball and (usually) hitting it. |
| n. (act) | 7. draw, draw play | (American football) the quarterback moves back as if to pass and then hands the ball to the fullback who is running toward the line of scrimmage. |
| ~ 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. |
| ~ running, running game, running play, run | (American football) a play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the opposing team.; "the defensive line braced to stop the run"; "the coach put great emphasis on running" |
| n. (act) | 8. draw, draw poker | poker in which a player can discard cards and receive substitutes from the dealer.; "he played only draw and stud" |
| ~ poker game, poker | any of various card games in which players bet that they hold the highest-ranking hand. |
| n. (act) | 9. draw, haul, haulage | the act of drawing or hauling something.; "the haul up the hill went very slowly" |
| ~ pull, pulling | the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you.; "the pull up the hill had him breathing harder"; "his strenuous pulling strained his back" |
| ~ tow, towage | the act of hauling something (as a vehicle) by means of a hitch or rope.; "the truck gave him a tow to the garage" |
| v. (contact) | 10. draw, force, pull | cause to move by pulling.; "draw a wagon"; "pull a sled" |
| ~ twitch | move or pull with a sudden motion. |
| ~ pull back | move to a rearward position; pull towards the back.; "Pull back your arms!" |
| ~ adduct | draw a limb towards the body.; "adduct the thigh muscle" |
| ~ abduct | pull away from the body.; "this muscle abducts" |
| ~ stretch | pull in opposite directions.; "During the Inquisition, the torturers would stretch their victims on a rack" |
| ~ pluck, plunk, pick | pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion.; "he plucked the strings of his mandolin" |
| ~ tug | pull or strain hard at.; "Each oar was tugged by several men" |
| ~ drag | pull, as against a resistance.; "He dragged the big suitcase behind him"; "These worries were dragging at him" |
| ~ cart, haul, drag, hale | draw slowly or heavily.; "haul stones"; "haul nets" |
| ~ attract, pull in, draw in, pull, draw | direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes.; "Her good looks attract the stares of many men"; "The ad pulled in many potential customers"; "This pianist pulls huge crowds"; "The store owner was happy that the ad drew in many new customers" |
| ~ jerk, yank | pull, or move with a sudden movement.; "He turned the handle and jerked the door open" |
| ~ winch | pull or lift up with or as if with a winch.; "winch up the slack line" |
| ~ pluck, pull off, pick off, tweak | pull or pull out sharply.; "pluck the flowers off the bush" |
| ~ pull | apply force so as to cause motion towards the source of the motion.; "Pull the rope"; "Pull the handle towards you"; "pull the string gently"; "pull the trigger of the gun"; "pull your knees towards your chin" |
| ~ move, displace | cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense.; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant" |
| ~ pull, draw | cause to move in a certain direction by exerting a force upon, either physically or in an abstract sense.; "A declining dollar pulled down the export figures for the last quarter" |
| v. (possession) | 11. draw, reap | get or derive.; "He drew great benefits from his membership in the association" |
| ~ draw | elicit responses, such as objections, criticism, applause, etc..; "The President's comments drew sharp criticism from the Republicans"; "The comedian drew a lot of laughter" |
| ~ gain, derive | obtain.; "derive pleasure from one's garden" |
| v. (contact) | 12. 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. (cognition) | 13. draw, make | make, formulate, or derive in the mind.; "I draw a line here"; "draw a conclusion"; "draw parallels"; "make an estimate"; "What do you make of his remarks?" |
| ~ make | calculate as being.; "I make the height about 100 feet" |
| ~ create by mental act, create mentally | create mentally and abstractly rather than with one's hands. |
| v. (motion) | 14. draw, get out, pull, pull out, take out | bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover.; "draw a weapon"; "pull out a gun"; "The mugger pulled a knife on his victim" |
| ~ remove, take away, withdraw, take | remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract.; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment" |
| ~ pull | take away.; "pull the old soup cans from the supermarket shelf" |
| ~ extract, pull out, pull up, draw out, take out, pull | remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense.; "pull weeds"; "extract a bad tooth"; "take out a splinter"; "extract information from the telegram" |
| ~ unsheathe | draw from a sheath or scabbard.; "the knight unsheathed his sword" |
| ~ draw, take out | take liquid out of a container or well.; "She drew water from the barrel" |
| v. (creation) | 15. draw | represent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk, etc. on a surface.; "She drew an elephant"; "Draw me a horse" |
| ~ artistic creation, artistic production, art | the creation of beautiful or significant things.; "art does not need to be innovative to be good"; "I was never any good at art"; "he said that architecture is the art of wasting space beautifully" |
| ~ trace, describe, draw, line, delineate | make a mark or lines on a surface.; "draw a line"; "trace the outline of a figure in the sand" |
| ~ interpret, represent | create an image or likeness of.; "The painter represented his wife as a young girl" |
| ~ pencil | write, draw, or trace with a pencil.; "he penciled a figure" |
| ~ limn, delineate, outline | trace the shape of. |
| ~ rule | mark or draw with a ruler.; "rule the margins" |
| ~ chalk | write, draw, or trace with chalk. |
| ~ project | draw a projection of. |
| ~ crayon | write, draw, or trace with a crayon. |
| ~ checker, chequer, check | mark into squares or draw squares on; draw crossed lines on. |
| ~ charcoal | draw, trace, or represent with charcoal. |
| ~ doodle | make a doodle; draw aimlessly. |
| ~ diagram, plot | make a schematic or technical drawing of that shows interactions among variables or how something is constructed. |
| ~ cartoon | draw cartoons of. |
| ~ fill in, shade | represent the effect of shade or shadow on. |
| ~ chalk out, sketch | make a sketch of.; "sketch the building" |
| v. (motion) | 16. draw, take out | take liquid out of a container or well.; "She drew water from the barrel" |
| ~ remove, take away, withdraw, take | remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract.; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment" |
| ~ milk | take milk from female mammals.; "Cows need to be milked every morning" |
| ~ pump | draw or pour with a pump. |
| ~ siphon, siphon off, syphon | convey, draw off, or empty by or as if by a siphon. |
| ~ sluice | draw through a sluice.; "sluice water" |
| ~ tap | draw (liquor) from a tap.; "tap beer in a bar" |
| ~ suck | draw something in by or as if by a vacuum.; "Mud was sucking at her feet" |
| ~ rack | draw off from the lees.; "rack wine" |
| ~ deglycerolise, deglycerolize | remove from glycerol. |
| ~ pull out, draw, get out, pull, take out | bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover.; "draw a weapon"; "pull out a gun"; "The mugger pulled a knife on his victim" |
| ~ draw off, take out, withdraw, draw | remove (a commodity) from (a supply source).; "She drew $2,000 from the account"; "The doctors drew medical supplies from the hospital's emergency bank" |
| ~ draw | allow a draft.; "This chimney draws very well" |
| v. (communication) | 17. depict, describe, draw | give a description of.; "He drew an elaborate plan of attack" |
| ~ represent | describe or present, usually with respect to a particular quality.; "He represented this book as an example of the Russian 19th century novel" |
| ~ delineate | describe in vivid detail. |
| ~ exposit, set forth, expound | state.; "set forth one's reasons" |
| ~ adumbrate, outline, sketch | describe roughly or briefly or give the main points or summary of.; "sketch the outline of the book"; "outline his ideas" |
| v. (cognition) | 18. draw | select or take in from a given group or region.; "The participants in the experiment were drawn from a representative population" |
| ~ 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. (emotion) | 19. draw | elicit responses, such as objections, criticism, applause, etc..; "The President's comments drew sharp criticism from the Republicans"; "The comedian drew a lot of laughter" |
| ~ arouse, elicit, evoke, provoke, enkindle, kindle, fire, raise | call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses).; "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy" |
| ~ draw, reap | get or derive.; "He drew great benefits from his membership in the association" |
| v. (consumption) | 20. drag, draw, puff | suck in or take (air).; "draw a deep breath"; "draw on a cigarette" |
| ~ breathe in, inhale, inspire | draw in (air).; "Inhale deeply"; "inhale the fresh mountain air"; "The patient has trouble inspiring"; "The lung cancer patient cannot inspire air very well" |
| ~ smoke | inhale and exhale smoke from cigarettes, cigars, pipes.; "We never smoked marijuana"; "Do you smoke?" |
| v. (motion) | 21. draw | move or go steadily or gradually.; "The ship drew near the shore" |
| ~ 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" |
| v. (possession) | 22. draw, draw off, take out, withdraw | remove (a commodity) from (a supply source).; "She drew $2,000 from the account"; "The doctors drew medical supplies from the hospital's emergency bank" |
| ~ remove, take away, withdraw, take | remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract.; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment" |
| ~ draw, take out | take liquid out of a container or well.; "She drew water from the barrel" |
| ~ cheque, check out | withdraw money by writing a check. |
| ~ dip | take a small amount from.; "I had to dip into my savings to buy him this present" |
| ~ hive off, divert | withdraw (money) and move into a different location, often secretly and with dishonest intentions. |
| ~ overdraw | draw more money from than is available.; "She overdrew her account" |
| ~ tap | draw from or dip into to get something.; "tap one's memory"; "tap a source of money" |
| ~ disinvest, divest | reduce or dispose of; cease to hold (an investment).; "The company decided to divest"; "the board of trustees divested $20 million in real estate property"; "There was pressure on the university to disinvest in South Africa" |
| v. (competition) | 23. cast, draw | choose at random.; "draw a card"; "cast lots" |
| ~ move, go | have a turn; make one's move in a game.; "Can I go now?" |
| v. (creation) | 24. draw, get | earn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher.; "He drew a base on balls" |
| ~ 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!" |
| ~ effect, effectuate, set up | produce.; "The scientists set up a shock wave" |
| v. (change) | 25. draw | bring or lead someone to a certain action or condition.; "She was drawn to despair"; "The President refused to be drawn into delivering an ultimatum"; "The session was drawn to a close" |
| ~ alter, change, modify | cause to change; make different; cause a transformation.; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" |
| v. (motion) | 26. draw | cause to flow.; "The nurse drew blood" |
| ~ draw | cause to localize at one point.; "Draw blood and pus" |
| ~ remove, take away, withdraw, take | remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract.; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment" |
| v. (creation) | 27. draw | write a legal document or paper.; "The deed was drawn in the lawyer's office" |
| ~ indite, pen, write, compose | produce a literary work.; "She composed a poem"; "He wrote four novels" |
| v. (creation) | 28. draw | engage in drawing.; "He spent the day drawing in the garden" |
| ~ trace, describe, draw, line, delineate | make a mark or lines on a surface.; "draw a line"; "trace the outline of a figure in the sand" |
| ~ create | pursue a creative activity; be engaged in a creative activity.; "Don't disturb him--he is creating" |
| v. (contact) | 29. draw | move or pull so as to cover or uncover something.; "draw the shades"; "draw the curtains" |
| ~ close, shut | move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut.; "Close the door"; "shut the window" |
| v. (stative) | 30. draw | allow a draft.; "This chimney draws very well" |
| ~ draw, take out | take liquid out of a container or well.; "She drew water from the barrel" |
| ~ 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) | 31. draw | require a specified depth for floating.; "This boat draws 70 inches" |
| ~ necessitate, need, require, call for, demand, postulate, involve, ask, take | require as useful, just, or proper.; "It takes nerve to do what she did"; "success usually requires hard work"; "This job asks a lot of patience and skill"; "This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice"; "This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert"; "This intervention does not postulate a patient's consent" |
| v. (social) | 32. draw, draw and quarter, quarter | pull (a person) apart with four horses tied to his extremities, so as to execute him.; "in the old days, people were drawn and quartered for certain crimes" |
| ~ kill | cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly.; "This man killed several people when he tried to rob a bank"; "The farmer killed a pig for the holidays" |
| v. (motion) | 33. draw, pull | cause to move in a certain direction by exerting a force upon, either physically or in an abstract sense.; "A declining dollar pulled down the export figures for the last quarter" |
| ~ draw, pull, force | cause to move by pulling.; "draw a wagon"; "pull a sled" |
| ~ move, displace | cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense.; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant" |
| v. (contact) | 34. absorb, draw, imbibe, soak up, sop up, suck, suck up, take in, take up | take in, also metaphorically.; "The sponge absorbs water well"; "She drew strength from the minister's words" |
| ~ mop, mop up, wipe up | to wash or wipe with or as if with a mop.; "Mop the hallway now"; "He mopped her forehead with a towel" |
| ~ blot | dry (ink) with blotting paper. |
| ~ sponge up | absorb as if with a sponge.; "sponge up the spilled milk on the counter" |
| v. (contact) | 35. attract, draw, draw in, pull, pull in | direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes.; "Her good looks attract the stares of many men"; "The ad pulled in many potential customers"; "This pianist pulls huge crowds"; "The store owner was happy that the ad drew in many new customers" |
| ~ draw, pull, force | cause to move by pulling.; "draw a wagon"; "pull a sled" |
| ~ tug | pull hard.; "The prisoner tugged at the chains"; "This movie tugs at the heart strings" |
| ~ arrest, catch, get | attract and fix.; "His look caught her"; "She caught his eye"; "Catch the attention of the waiter" |
| ~ draw in, retract | pull inward or towards a center.; "The pilot drew in the landing gear"; "The cat retracted his claws" |
| ~ draw in, retract | pull inward or towards a center.; "The pilot drew in the landing gear"; "The cat retracted his claws" |
| ~ bring | attract the attention of.; "The noise and the screaming brought the curious" |
| ~ curl up, curl, draw in | shape one's body into a curl.; "She curled farther down under the covers"; "She fell and drew in" |
| v. (contact) | 36. draw, string, thread | thread on or as if on a string.; "string pearls on a string"; "the child drew glass beads on a string"; "thread dried cranberries" |
| ~ guide, pass, run, draw | pass over, across, or through.; "He ran his eyes over her body"; "She ran her fingers along the carved figurine"; "He drew her hair through his fingers" |
| ~ bead | string together like beads. |
| ~ arrange, set up | put into a proper or systematic order.; "arrange the books on the shelves in chronological order" |
| ~ wire | string on a wire.; "wire beads" |
| v. (contact) | 37. draw, pull back | stretch back a bowstring (on an archer's bow).; "The archers were drawing their bows" |
| ~ pull back | move to a rearward position; pull towards the back.; "Pull back your arms!" |
| ~ stretch | pull in opposite directions.; "During the Inquisition, the torturers would stretch their victims on a rack" |
| v. (contact) | 38. 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. (competition) | 39. draw, tie | finish a game with an equal number of points, goals, etc..; "The teams drew a tie" |
| ~ equalise, equalize, equal, equate, match | make equal, uniform, corresponding, or matching.; "let's equalize the duties among all employees in this office"; "The company matched the discount policy of its competitors" |
| ~ play | participate in games or sport.; "We played hockey all afternoon"; "play cards"; "Pele played for the Brazilian teams in many important matches" |
| v. (change) | 40. draw | contract.; "The material drew after it was washed in hot water" |
| ~ change form, change shape, deform | assume a different shape or form. |
| ~ pucker, cockle, rumple, crumple, knit | to gather something into small wrinkles or folds.; "She puckered her lips" |
| v. (change) | 41. draw | reduce the diameter of (a wire or metal rod) by pulling it through a die.; "draw wire" |
| ~ draw | flatten, stretch, or mold metal or glass, by rolling or by pulling it through a die or by stretching.; "draw steel" |
| ~ draw | steep; pass through a strainer.; "draw pulp from the fruit" |
| ~ thin | make thin or thinner.; "Thin the solution" |
| v. (change) | 42. draw | steep; pass through a strainer.; "draw pulp from the fruit" |
| ~ steep, infuse | let sit in a liquid to extract a flavor or to cleanse.; "steep the blossoms in oil"; "steep the fruit in alcohol" |
| ~ draw | reduce the diameter of (a wire or metal rod) by pulling it through a die.; "draw wire" |
| v. (change) | 43. disembowel, draw, eviscerate | remove the entrails of.; "draw a chicken" |
| ~ remove, take away, withdraw, take | remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract.; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment" |
| v. (change) | 44. draw | flatten, stretch, or mold metal or glass, by rolling or by pulling it through a die or by stretching.; "draw steel" |
| ~ shape, form | give shape or form to.; "shape the dough"; "form the young child's character" |
| ~ draw | reduce the diameter of (a wire or metal rod) by pulling it through a die.; "draw wire" |
| v. (body) | 45. draw | cause to localize at one point.; "Draw blood and pus" |
| ~ suppurate, mature | cause to ripen and discharge pus.; "The oil suppurates the pustules" |
| ~ draw | cause to flow.; "The nurse drew blood" |
| ~ localise, localize | restrict something to a particular area. |
| lumber | | |
| n. (substance) | 1. lumber, timber | the wood of trees cut and prepared for use as building material. |
| ~ stock | lumber used in the construction of something.; "they will cut round stock to 1-inch diameter" |
| ~ strip | thin piece of wood or metal. |
| ~ building material | material used for constructing buildings. |
| ~ wood | the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees. |
| ~ plank, board | a stout length of sawn timber; made in a wide variety of sizes and used for many purposes. |
| ~ planking | planks collectively; a quantity of planks. |
| n. (artifact) | 2. baseball bat, lumber | an implement used in baseball by the batter. |
| ~ baseball equipment | equipment used in playing baseball. |
| ~ bat | a club used for hitting a ball in various games. |
| ~ handgrip, handle, grip, hold | the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it.; "he grabbed the hammer by the handle"; "it was an old briefcase but it still had a good grip" |
| v. (motion) | 3. lumber, pound | move heavily or clumsily.; "The heavy man lumbered across the 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" |
| v. (contact) | 4. log, lumber | cut lumber, as in woods and forests. |
| ~ fell, strike down, cut down, drop | cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow.; "strike down a tree"; "Lightning struck down the hikers" |
| plank | | |
| n. (communication) | 1. plank | an endorsed policy in the platform of a political party. |
| ~ political platform, political program, platform, program | a document stating the aims and principles of a political party.; "their candidate simply ignored the party platform"; "they won the election even though they offered no positive program" |
| ~ policy | a line of argument rationalizing the course of action of a government.; "they debated the policy or impolicy of the proposed legislation" |
| v. (contact) | 2. plank, plank over | cover with planks.; "The streets were planked" |
| ~ cover | provide with a covering or cause to be covered.; "cover her face with a handkerchief"; "cover the child with a blanket"; "cover the grave with flowers" |
| v. (contact) | 3. flump, plank, plonk, plop, plump, plump down, plunk, plunk down | set (something or oneself) down with or as if with a noise.; "He planked the money on the table"; "He planked himself into the sofa" |
| ~ place down, put down, set down | cause to sit or seat or be in a settled position or place.; "set down your bags here" |
| v. (consumption) | 4. plank | cook and serve on a plank.; "Planked vegetable"; "Planked shad" |
| ~ dish, dish up, serve up, dish out, serve | provide (usually but not necessarily food).; "We serve meals for the homeless"; "She dished out the soup at 8 P.M."; "The entertainers served up a lively show" |
| stalemate | | |
| n. (state) | 1. dead end, deadlock, impasse, stalemate, standstill | a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible.; "reached an impasse on the negotiations" |
| ~ 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) | 2. stalemate | drawing position in chess: any of a player's possible moves would place his king in check. |
| ~ standoff, draw, tie | the finish of a contest in which the score is tied and the winner is undecided.; "the game ended in a draw"; "their record was 3 wins, 6 losses and a tie" |
| v. (competition) | 3. stalemate | subject to a stalemate. |
| ~ chess game, chess | a board game for two players who move their 16 pieces according to specific rules; the object is to checkmate the opponent's king. |
| ~ move, go | have a turn; make one's move in a game.; "Can I go now?" |
| tie | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. necktie, tie | neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material worn (mostly by men) under a collar and tied in knot at the front.; "he stood in front of the mirror tightening his necktie"; "he wore a vest and tie" |
| ~ bola, bola tie, bolo, bolo tie | a cord fastened around the neck with an ornamental clasp and worn as a necktie. |
| ~ bow-tie, bow tie, bowtie | a man's tie that ties in a bow. |
| ~ four-in-hand | a long necktie that is tied in a slipknot with one end hanging in front of the other. |
| ~ neckwear | articles of clothing worn about the neck. |
| ~ old school tie | necktie indicating the school the wearer attended. |
| ~ string tie | a very narrow necktie usually tied in a bow. |
| ~ windsor tie | a wide necktie worn in a loose bow. |
| n. (state) | 2. affiliation, association, tie, tie-up | a social or business relationship.; "a valuable financial affiliation"; "he was sorry he had to sever his ties with other members of the team"; "many close associations with England" |
| ~ relationship | a state involving mutual dealings between people or parties or countries. |
| n. (state) | 3. tie | equality of score in a contest. |
| ~ equivalence, equality, equation, par | a state of being essentially equal or equivalent; equally balanced.; "on a par with the best" |
| ~ deuce | a tie in tennis or table tennis that requires winning two successive points to win the game. |
| n. (artifact) | 4. tie, tie beam | a horizontal beam used to prevent two other structural members from spreading apart or separating.; "he nailed the rafters together with a tie beam" |
| ~ beam | long thick piece of wood or metal or concrete, etc., used in construction. |
| n. (artifact) | 5. link, linkup, tie, tie-in | a fastener that serves to join or connect.; "the walls are held together with metal links placed in the wet mortar during construction" |
| ~ nosepiece, bridge | the link between two lenses; rests on the nose. |
| ~ fastening, holdfast, fastener, fixing | restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place. |
| n. (communication) | 6. tie | (music) a slur over two notes of the same pitch; indicates that the note is to be sustained for their combined time value. |
| ~ slur | (music) a curved line spanning notes that are to be played legato. |
| ~ music | an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner. |
| n. (artifact) | 7. crosstie, railroad tie, sleeper, tie | one of the cross braces that support the rails on a railway track.; "the British call a railroad tie a sleeper" |
| ~ bracing, brace | a structural member used to stiffen a framework. |
| ~ railroad track, railroad, railway | a line of track providing a runway for wheels.; "he walked along the railroad track" |
| n. (artifact) | 8. tie | a cord (or string or ribbon or wire etc.) with which something is tied.; "he needed a tie for the packages" |
| ~ cord | a line made of twisted fibers or threads.; "the bundle was tied with a cord" |
| ~ drawing string, drawstring, string | a tie consisting of a cord that goes through a seam around an opening.; "he pulled the drawstring and closed the bag" |
| v. (contact) | 9. bind, tie | fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord.; "They tied their victim to the chair" |
| ~ gag, muzzle | tie a gag around someone's mouth in order to silence them.; "The burglars gagged the home owner and tied him to a chair" |
| ~ retie | tie again or anew.; "retie the string and make it strong enough now" |
| ~ bind off, tie up | finish the last row. |
| ~ loop | fasten or join with a loop.; "He looped the watch through his belt" |
| ~ cord | bind or tie with a cord. |
| ~ lash together | bind together with a cord or rope.; "Lash together these barrels!" |
| ~ truss | tie the wings and legs of a bird before cooking it. |
| ~ leash, rope | fasten with a rope.; "rope the bag securely" |
| ~ strap | tie with a strap. |
| ~ knot | tie or fasten into a knot.; "knot the shoelaces" |
| ~ lash | bind with a rope, chain, or cord.; "lash the horse" |
| ~ band | bind or tie together, as with a band. |
| ~ fasten, fix, secure | cause to be firmly attached.; "fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man" |
| ~ lace up, lace | draw through eyes or holes.; "lace the shoelaces" |
| v. (change) | 10. tie | limit or restrict to.; "I am tied to UNIX"; "These big jets are tied to large airports" |
| ~ 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" |
| v. (contact) | 11. connect, link, link up, tie | connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces.; "Can you connect the two loudspeakers?"; "Tie the ropes together"; "Link arms" |
| ~ conjoin, join | make contact or come together.; "The two roads join here" |
| ~ ground | connect to a ground.; "ground the electrical connections for safety reasons" |
| ~ bring together, join | cause to become joined or linked.; "join these two parts so that they fit together" |
| ~ attach | cause to be attached. |
| ~ daisy-chain | connect devices on a part of a chip or circuit board in a computer. |
| ~ tie | unite musical notes by a tie. |
| ~ interconnect, interlink | cause to be interconnected or interwoven. |
| ~ tee | connect with a tee.; "tee two pipes" |
| ~ put through | connect by telephone.; "the operator put a call through to Rio" |
| ~ hitch | connect to a vehicle:.; "hitch the trailer to the car" |
| ~ hang together, interdepend | be connected.; "In my heart I can make the world hang together" |
| ~ bridge, bridge over | connect or reduce the distance between. |
| v. (change) | 12. tie | form a knot or bow in.; "tie a necktie" |
| ~ shape, form | give shape or form to.; "shape the dough"; "form the young child's character" |
| v. (social) | 13. attach, bind, bond, tie | create social or emotional ties.; "The grandparents want to bond with the child" |
| ~ relate | have or establish a relationship to.; "She relates well to her peers" |
| ~ fixate | attach (oneself) to a person or thing in a neurotic way.; "He fixates on his mother, even at the age of 40" |
| ~ befriend | become friends with.; "John and Eric soon became friends"; "Have you made friends yet in your new environment?" |
| v. (social) | 14. marry, splice, tie, wed | perform a marriage ceremony.; "The minister married us on Saturday"; "We were wed the following week"; "The couple got spliced on Hawaii" |
| ~ officiate | act in an official capacity in a ceremony or religious ritual, such as a wedding.; "Who officiated at your wedding?" |
| ~ get hitched with, get married, hook up with, marry, wed, conjoin, espouse | take in marriage. |
| ~ solemnise, solemnize | perform (the wedding ceremony) with proper ceremonies. |
| v. (creation) | 15. tie | make by tying pieces together.; "The fishermen tied their flies" |
| ~ fashion, forge | make out of components (often in an improvising manner).; "She fashioned a tent out of a sheet and a few sticks" |
| v. (contact) | 16. tie | unite musical notes by a tie. |
| ~ connect, link, link up, tie | connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces.; "Can you connect the two loudspeakers?"; "Tie the ropes together"; "Link arms" |
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