| cane | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. cane | a stick that people can lean on to help them walk. |
| ~ malacca cane, malacca | a cane made from the stem of a rattan palm. |
| ~ swagger stick | a short cane or stick covered with leather and carried by army officers. |
| ~ sword cane, sword stick | a cane concealing a sword or dagger. |
| ~ walking stick | a stick carried in the hand for support in walking. |
| n. (plant) | 2. cane | a strong slender often flexible stem as of bamboos, reeds, rattans, or sugar cane. |
| ~ sugar cane, sugarcane | juicy canes whose sap is a source of molasses and commercial sugar; fresh canes are sometimes chewed for the juice. |
| ~ rattan cane, rattan | the stem of various climbing palms of the genus Calamus and related genera used to make wickerwork and furniture and canes. |
| ~ malacca | stem of the rattan palm used for making canes and umbrella handles. |
| ~ stalk, stem | a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ. |
| n. (artifact) | 3. cane | a stiff switch used to hit students as punishment. |
| ~ switch | a flexible implement used as an instrument of punishment. |
| v. (contact) | 4. cane, flog, lambast, lambaste | beat with a cane. |
| ~ beat up, work over, beat | give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression.; "Thugs beat him up when he walked down the street late at night"; "The teacher used to beat the students" |
| sugarcane | | |
| n. (plant) | 1. sugar cane, sugarcane | juicy canes whose sap is a source of molasses and commercial sugar; fresh canes are sometimes chewed for the juice. |
| ~ saccharum officinarum, sugar cane, sugarcane | tall tropical southeast Asian grass having stout fibrous jointed stalks; sap is a chief source of sugar. |
| ~ cane | a strong slender often flexible stem as of bamboos, reeds, rattans, or sugar cane. |
| n. (plant) | 2. saccharum officinarum, sugar cane, sugarcane | tall tropical southeast Asian grass having stout fibrous jointed stalks; sap is a chief source of sugar. |
| ~ graminaceous plant, gramineous plant | cosmopolitan herbaceous or woody plants with hollow jointed stems and long narrow leaves. |
| ~ genus saccharum, saccharum | tall perennial reedlike grass originally of southeastern Asia: sugarcane. |
| ~ sugar cane, sugarcane | juicy canes whose sap is a source of molasses and commercial sugar; fresh canes are sometimes chewed for the juice. |
| ~ noble cane | sugarcanes representing the highest development of the species; characterized by large juicy stalks with soft rinds and high sugar content. |
| tube | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. tube, tubing | conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases. |
| ~ barrel, gun barrel | a tube through which a bullet travels when a gun is fired. |
| ~ blowgun, blow tube, blowpipe, blowtube | a tube through which darts can be shot by blowing. |
| ~ blow tube, blowpipe, blowtube | a tube that directs air or gas into a flame to concentrate heat. |
| ~ cannula | a small flexible tube inserted into a body cavity for draining off fluid or introducing medication. |
| ~ capillary, capillary tube, capillary tubing | a tube of small internal diameter; holds liquid by capillary action. |
| ~ catheter | a thin flexible tube inserted into the body to permit introduction or withdrawal of fluids or to keep the passageway open. |
| ~ cigarette holder | a tube that holds a cigarette while it is being smoked. |
| ~ coil | tubing that is wound in a spiral. |
| ~ chromatography column, column | a vertical glass tube used in column chromatography; a mixture is poured in the top and washed through a stationary substance where components of the mixture are adsorbed selectively to form colored bands. |
| ~ conduit | a passage (a pipe or tunnel) through which water or electric wires can pass.; "the computers were connected through a system of conduits" |
| ~ drain | tube inserted into a body cavity (as during surgery) to remove unwanted material. |
| ~ hosepipe, hose | a flexible pipe for conveying a liquid or gas. |
| ~ inner tube | an inflatable rubber tube that fits inside the casing of a pneumatic tire. |
| ~ mouthpiece | the tube of a pipe or cigarette holder that a smoker holds in the mouth. |
| ~ pea shooter | a straight narrow tube through which pellets (as dried peas) can be blown at a target. |
| ~ pipage, pipe, piping | a long tube made of metal or plastic that is used to carry water or oil or gas etc.. |
| ~ pipe, tobacco pipe | a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco. |
| ~ silencer | short tube attached to the muzzle of a gun that deadens the sound of firing. |
| ~ siphon, syphon | a tube running from the liquid in a vessel to a lower level outside the vessel so that atmospheric pressure forces the liquid through the tube. |
| ~ speaking tube | a tube for conveying the sound of a voice from one room to another. |
| ~ stem | the tube of a tobacco pipe. |
| ~ stent | a slender tube inserted inside a tubular body part (as a blood vessel) to provide support during and after surgical anastomosis. |
| ~ drinking straw, straw | a thin paper or plastic tube used to suck liquids into the mouth. |
| ~ test tube | glass tube closed at one end. |
| ~ torpedo tube | a tube near the waterline of a vessel through which a torpedo is fired. |
| ~ venturi | a tube with a constriction; used to control fluid flow (as in the air inlet of a carburetor). |
| ~ well point, wellpoint | a perforated tube driven into the ground to collect water from the surrounding area. |
| n. (artifact) | 2. electron tube, thermionic tube, thermionic vacuum tube, thermionic valve, tube, vacuum tube | electronic device consisting of a system of electrodes arranged in an evacuated glass or metal envelope. |
| ~ acorn tube | a small vacuum tube; used at high frequencies. |
| ~ anode | a positively charged electrode by which electrons leave an electrical device. |
| ~ cathode | a negatively charged electrode that is the source of electrons entering an electrical device. |
| ~ circuit, electric circuit, electrical circuit | an electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow. |
| ~ diode, rectifying tube, rectifying valve | a thermionic tube having two electrodes; used as a rectifier. |
| ~ electrode | a conductor used to make electrical contact with some part of a circuit. |
| ~ electronic device | a device that accomplishes its purpose electronically. |
| ~ electron multiplier | a vacuum tube that amplifies a flow of electrons. |
| ~ gas-discharge tube | a tube in which an electric discharge takes place through a gas. |
| ~ control grid, grid | an electrode placed between the cathode and anode of a vacuum tube to control the flow of electrons through the tube. |
| ~ klystron | an electron tube used to generate or amplify electromagnetic radiation in the microwave region by velocity modulation. |
| ~ magnetron | a diode vacuum tube in which the flow of electrons from a central cathode to a cylindrical anode is controlled by crossed magnetic and electric fields; used mainly in microwave oscillators. |
| ~ pentode | a thermionic tube having five electrodes. |
| ~ plate | the positively charged electrode in a vacuum tube. |
| ~ television-camera tube, television pickup tube | a tube that rapidly scans an optical image and converts it into electronic signals. |
| ~ tetrode | a thermionic tube having four electrodes. |
| ~ triode | a thermionic vacuum tube having three electrodes; fluctuations of the charge on the grid control the flow from cathode to anode which makes amplification possible. |
| ~ x-ray tube | a vacuum tube containing a metal target onto which a beam of electrons is directed at high energy for the generation of X rays. |
| n. (shape) | 3. pipe, tube | a hollow cylindrical shape. |
| ~ cylinder | a surface generated by rotating a parallel line around a fixed line. |
| n. (body) | 4. tube, tube-shaped structure | (anatomy) any hollow cylindrical body structure. |
| ~ anatomical structure, bodily structure, body structure, complex body part, structure | a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing.; "he has good bone structure" |
| ~ tubule | a small tube. |
| ~ salpinx | a tube in the uterus or the ear. |
| ~ cochlea | the snail-shaped tube (in the inner ear coiled around the modiolus) where sound vibrations are converted into nerve impulses by the organ of Corti. |
| ~ vas, vessel | a tube in which a body fluid circulates. |
| ~ anatomy, general anatomy | the branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals. |
| n. (artifact) | 5. metro, subway, subway system, tube, underground | an electric railway operating below the surface of the ground (usually in a city).; "in Paris the subway system is called the `metro' and in London it is called the `tube' or the `underground'" |
| ~ railroad, railroad line, railway, railway line, railway system | line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight. |
| v. (possession) | 6. tube | provide with a tube or insert a tube into. |
| ~ furnish, provide, supply, render | give something useful or necessary to.; "We provided the room with an electrical heater" |
| v. (motion) | 7. tube | convey in a tube.; "inside Paris, they used to tube mail" |
| ~ bring, convey, take | take something or somebody with oneself somewhere.; "Bring me the box from the other room"; "Take these letters to the boss"; "This brings me to the main point" |
| v. (motion) | 8. tube | ride or float on an inflated tube.; "We tubed down the river on a hot summer day" |
| ~ ride | be carried or travel on or in a vehicle.; "I ride to work in a bus"; "He rides the subway downtown every day" |
| v. (contact) | 9. tube | place or enclose in a tube. |
| ~ enclose, enfold, envelop, enwrap, wrap | enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering.; "Fog enveloped the house" |
| interest | | |
| n. (cognition) | 1. interest, involvement | a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something.; "an interest in music" |
| ~ enthusiasm | a lively interest.; "enthusiasm for his program is growing" |
| ~ concern | something that interests you because it is important or affects you.; "the safety of the ship is the captain's concern" |
| ~ curiosity, wonder | a state in which you want to learn more about something. |
| n. (attribute) | 2. interest, sake | a reason for wanting something done.; "for your sake"; "died for the sake of his country"; "in the interest of safety"; "in the common interest" |
| ~ benefit, welfare | something that aids or promotes well-being.; "for the benefit of all" |
| ~ behalf | for someone's benefit (usually expressed as `in behalf' rather than `on behalf' and usually with a possessive).; "in your behalf"; "campaigning in his own behalf"; "spoke a good word in his friend's behalf" |
| n. (attribute) | 3. interest, interestingness | the power of attracting or holding one's attention (because it is unusual or exciting etc.).; "they said nothing of great interest"; "primary colors can add interest to a room" |
| ~ charisma, personal appeal, personal magnetism | a personal attractiveness or interestingness that enables you to influence others. |
| ~ power, powerfulness | possession of controlling influence.; "the deterrent power of nuclear weapons"; "the power of his love saved her"; "his powerfulness was concealed by a gentle facade" |
| ~ newsworthiness, news | the quality of being sufficiently interesting to be reported in news bulletins.; "the judge conceded the newsworthiness of the trial"; "he is no longer news in the fashion world" |
| ~ topicality | the attribute of being of interest at the present time.; "the library had to discard books that had lost their topicality" |
| ~ vividness, color, colour | interest and variety and intensity.; "the Puritan Period was lacking in color"; "the characters were delineated with exceptional vividness" |
| ~ shrillness | the quality of being sharp or harsh to the senses.; "the shrillness of her hair color" |
| n. (possession) | 4. interest | a fixed charge for borrowing money; usually a percentage of the amount borrowed.; "how much interest do you pay on your mortgage?" |
| ~ fixed charge, fixed cost, fixed costs | a periodic charge that does not vary with business volume (as insurance or rent or mortgage payments etc.). |
| ~ compound interest | interest calculated on both the principal and the accrued interest. |
| ~ simple interest | interest paid on the principal alone. |
| n. (possession) | 5. interest, stake | (law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something.; "they have interests all over the world"; "a stake in the company's future" |
| ~ 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" |
| ~ share, percentage, portion, part | assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group.; "he wanted his share in cash" |
| ~ grubstake | funds advanced to a prospector or to someone starting a business in return for a share of the profits. |
| ~ controlling interest | ownership of more than 50% of a corporation's voting shares. |
| ~ insurable interest | an interest in a person or thing that will support the issuance of an insurance policy; an interest in the survival of the insured or in the preservation of the thing that is insured. |
| ~ vested interest | (law) an interest in which there is a fixed right to present or future enjoyment and that can be conveyed to another. |
| ~ security interest | any interest in a property that secures the payment of an obligation. |
| ~ terminable interest | an interest in property that terminates under specific conditions. |
| ~ undivided interest, undivided right | the interest in property owned by tenants whereby each tenant has an equal right to enjoy the entire property. |
| ~ fee | an interest in land capable of being inherited. |
| ~ equity | the ownership interest of shareholders in a corporation. |
| ~ reversion | (law) an interest in an estate that reverts to the grantor (or his heirs) at the end of some period (e.g., the death of the grantee). |
| ~ right | (frequently plural) the interest possessed by law or custom in some intangible thing.; "mineral rights"; "film rights" |
| n. (group) | 6. interest, interest group | (usually plural) a social group whose members control some field of activity and who have common aims.; "the iron interests stepped up production" |
| ~ plural, plural form | the form of a word that is used to denote more than one. |
| ~ social group | people sharing some social relation. |
| ~ special interest | an individual or group who are concerned with some particular part of the economy and who try to influence legislators or bureaucrats to act in their favor. |
| ~ vested interest | groups that seek to control a social system or activity from which they derive private benefit. |
| n. (act) | 7. interest, pastime, pursuit | a diversion that occupies one's time and thoughts (usually pleasantly).; "sailing is her favorite pastime"; "his main pastime is gambling"; "he counts reading among his interests"; "they criticized the boy for his limited pursuits" |
| ~ diversion, recreation | an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates.; "scuba diving is provided as a diversion for tourists"; "for recreation he wrote poetry and solved crossword puzzles"; "drug abuse is often regarded as a form of recreation" |
| ~ avocation, hobby, spare-time activity, by-line, pursuit, sideline | an auxiliary activity. |
| v. (emotion) | 8. interest | excite the curiosity of; engage the interest of. |
| ~ engage, engross, occupy, absorb | consume all of one's attention or time.; "Her interest in butterflies absorbs her completely" |
| ~ arouse, elicit, evoke, provoke, enkindle, kindle, fire, raise | call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses).; "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy" |
| ~ spellbind, transfix, fascinate, grip | to render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe.; "The snake charmer fascinates the cobra" |
| v. (stative) | 9. concern, interest, occupy, worry | be on the mind of.; "I worry about the second Germanic consonant shift" |
| v. (stative) | 10. interest, matter to | be of importance or consequence.; "This matters to me!" |
| ~ bear on, concern, have-to doe with, pertain, come to, refer, relate, touch on, touch | be relevant to.; "There were lots of questions referring to her talk"; "My remark pertained to your earlier comments" |
| ~ fascinate, intrigue | cause to be interested or curious. |
| net | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. cyberspace, internet, net | a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange. |
| ~ computer network | (computer science) a network of computers. |
| n. (artifact) | 2. net | a trap made of netting to catch fish or birds or insects. |
| ~ brail | a small net used to draw fish into a boat. |
| ~ fishing net, fishnet | a net that will enclose fish when it is pulled in. |
| ~ trap | a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned. |
| n. (possession) | 3. earnings, lucre, net, net income, net profit, profit, profits | the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses). |
| ~ income | the financial gain (earned or unearned) accruing over a given period of time. |
| ~ earning per share | the portion of a company's profit allocated to each outstanding share of common stock. |
| ~ windfall profit | profit that occurs unexpectedly as a consequence of some event not controlled by those who profit from it. |
| ~ cleanup, killing | a very large profit. |
| ~ fast buck, quick buck | quick or easy earnings,.; "they are traders out to make a fast buck" |
| ~ filthy lucre | shameful profit.; "he would sell his soul for filthy lucre" |
| ~ gross profit, gross profit margin, margin | (finance) the net sales minus the cost of goods and services sold. |
| ~ share, percentage, portion, part | assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group.; "he wanted his share in cash" |
| ~ markup | the amount added to the cost to determine the asking price. |
| ~ accumulation | (finance) profits that are not paid out as dividends but are added to the capital base of the corporation. |
| ~ dividend | that part of the earnings of a corporation that is distributed to its shareholders; usually paid quarterly. |
| n. (artifact) | 4. net | a goal lined with netting (as in soccer or hockey). |
| ~ field hockey, hockey | a game resembling ice hockey that is played on an open field; two opposing teams use curved sticks try to drive a ball into the opponents' net. |
| ~ association football, soccer | a football game in which two teams of 11 players try to kick or head a ball into the opponents' goal. |
| ~ cage | the net that is the goal in ice hockey. |
| ~ goal | game equipment consisting of the place toward which players of a game try to advance a ball or puck in order to score points. |
| n. (artifact) | 5. net | game equipment consisting of a strip of netting dividing the playing area in tennis or badminton. |
| ~ game equipment | equipment or apparatus used in playing a game. |
| ~ volleyball net | the high net that separates the two teams and over which the volleyball must pass. |
| n. (artifact) | 6. mesh, meshing, meshwork, net, network | an open fabric of string or rope or wire woven together at regular intervals. |
| ~ backbone | the part of a network that connects other networks together.; "the backbone is the part of a communication network that carries the heaviest traffic" |
| ~ chicken wire | a galvanized wire network with a hexagonal mesh; used to build fences. |
| ~ cloth, fabric, textile, material | artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers.; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress" |
| ~ netting, veiling, gauze | a net of transparent fabric with a loose open weave. |
| ~ hairnet | a small net that some women wear over their hair to keep it in place. |
| ~ reseau | a net or mesh foundation for lace. |
| ~ safety net | a large strong net to catch circus acrobats who fall or jump from a trapeze. |
| ~ save-all | a net hung between ship and pier while loading a ship. |
| ~ snood | an ornamental net in the shape of a bag that confines a woman's hair; pins or ties at the back of the head. |
| ~ sparker, spark arrester | a wire net to stop sparks from an open fireplace or smokestack. |
| ~ tulle | a fine (often starched) net used for veils or tutus or gowns. |
| ~ grillwork, wirework | mesh netting made of wires. |
| v. (possession) | 7. clear, net, sack, sack up | make as a net profit.; "The company cleared $1 million" |
| ~ earn, realise, bring in, pull in, realize, gain, make, take in, clear | earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages.; "How much do you make a month in your new job?"; "She earns a lot in her new job"; "this merger brought in lots of money"; "He clears $5,000 each month" |
| ~ benefit, profit, gain | derive a benefit from.; "She profited from his vast experience" |
| ~ net, clear | yield as a net profit.; "This sale netted me $1 million" |
| v. (possession) | 8. clear, net | yield as a net profit.; "This sale netted me $1 million" |
| ~ net, sack up, sack, clear | make as a net profit.; "The company cleared $1 million" |
| ~ pay, bear, yield | bring in.; "interest-bearing accounts"; "How much does this savings certificate pay annually?" |
| v. (creation) | 9. net, web | construct or form a web, as if by weaving. |
| ~ tissue, weave | create a piece of cloth by interlacing strands of fabric, such as wool or cotton.; "tissue textiles" |
| v. (contact) | 10. net, nett | catch with a net.; "net a fish" |
| ~ grab, take hold of, catch | take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of.; "Catch the ball!"; "Grab the elevator door!" |
| adj. | 11. net, nett | remaining after all deductions.; "net profit" |
| ~ clear | clear of charges or deductions.; "a clear profit" |
| ~ take-home | (of salary or wages) remaining after all deductions including taxes. |
| adj. | 12. final, last, net | conclusive in a process or progression.; "the final answer"; "a last resort"; "the net result" |
| ~ ultimate | furthest or highest in degree or order; utmost or extreme.; "the ultimate achievement"; "the ultimate question"; "man's ultimate destiny"; "the ultimate insult"; "one's ultimate goal in life" |
| profit | | |
| n. (attribute) | 1. gain, profit | the advantageous quality of being beneficial. |
| ~ advantage, vantage | the quality of having a superior or more favorable position.; "the experience gave him the advantage over me" |
| ~ account | the quality of taking advantage.; "she turned her writing skills to good account" |
| ~ gainfulness, lucrativeness, profitability, profitableness | the quality of affording gain or benefit or profit. |
| v. (possession) | 2. benefit, gain, profit | derive a benefit from.; "She profited from his vast experience" |
| ~ acquire, get | come into the possession of something concrete or abstract.; "She got a lot of paintings from her uncle"; "They acquired a new pet"; "Get your results the next day"; "Get permission to take a few days off from work" |
| ~ cash in on | take advantage of or capitalize on. |
| ~ profiteer | make an unreasonable profit, as on the sale of difficult to obtain goods. |
| ~ capitalize, take advantage, capitalise | draw advantages from.; "he is capitalizing on her mistake"; "she took advantage of his absence to meet her lover" |
| ~ pyramid | enlarge one's holdings on an exchange on a continued rise by using paper profits as margin to buy additional amounts. |
| ~ net, sack up, sack, clear | make as a net profit.; "The company cleared $1 million" |
| v. (possession) | 3. profit, turn a profit | make a profit; gain money or materially.; "The company has not profited from the merger" |
| ~ line one's pockets | make a lot of money. |
| ~ turn a nice dime, turn a nice dollar, turn a nice penny | make a satisfactory profit.; "The company turned a nice dime after a short time" |
| ~ clean up | make a big profit; often in a short period of time.; "The investor really cleaned up when the stock market went up" |
| ~ earn, realise, bring in, pull in, realize, gain, make, take in, clear | earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages.; "How much do you make a month in your new job?"; "She earns a lot in her new job"; "this merger brought in lots of money"; "He clears $5,000 each month" |
| gain | | |
| n. (quantity) | 1. addition, gain, increase | a quantity that is added.; "there was an addition to property taxes this year"; "they recorded the cattle's gain in weight over a period of weeks" |
| ~ indefinite quantity | an estimated quantity. |
| ~ accretion | something contributing to growth or increase.; "he scraped away the accretions of paint"; "the central city surrounded by recent accretions" |
| n. (attribute) | 2. amplification, gain | the amount of increase in signal power or voltage or current expressed as the ratio of output to input. |
| ~ increment, increase | the amount by which something increases.; "they proposed an increase of 15 percent in the fare" |
| ~ loop gain | (telecommunication) the gain of a feedback amplifier or system as a function of how much output is fed back to the input.; "if the loop gain is too great the system may go into oscillation" |
| n. (possession) | 3. gain | the amount by which the revenue of a business exceeds its cost of operating. |
| ~ financial gain | the amount of monetary gain. |
| ~ paper profit | an unrealized gain on an investment calculated by subtracting the investor's cost from the current market price. |
| ~ amount, amount of money, sum, sum of money | a quantity of money.; "he borrowed a large sum"; "the amount he had in cash was insufficient" |
| v. (possession) | 4. derive, gain | obtain.; "derive pleasure from one's garden" |
| ~ obtain | come into possession of.; "How did you obtain the visa?" |
| ~ draw, reap | get or derive.; "He drew great benefits from his membership in the association" |
| v. (possession) | 5. acquire, gain, win | win something through one's efforts.; "I acquired a passing knowledge of Chinese"; "Gain an understanding of international finance" |
| ~ acquire, get | come into the possession of something concrete or abstract.; "She got a lot of paintings from her uncle"; "They acquired a new pet"; "Get your results the next day"; "Get permission to take a few days off from work" |
| ~ cozen | cheat or trick.; "He cozened the money out of the old man" |
| v. (motion) | 6. arrive at, attain, gain, hit, make, reach | reach a destination, either real or abstract.; "We hit Detroit by noon"; "The water reached the doorstep"; "We barely made it to the finish line"; "I have to hit the MAC machine before the weekend starts" |
| ~ 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" |
| ~ catch up | reach the point where one should be after a delay.; "I caught up on my homework" |
| ~ surmount, scale | reach the highest point of.; "We scaled the Mont Blanc" |
| ~ get at, access | reach or gain access to.; "How does one access the attic in this house?"; "I cannot get to the T.V. antenna, even if I climb on the roof" |
| ~ bottom out | reach the low point.; "Prices bottomed out and started to rise again after a while" |
| ~ peak, top out | to reach the highest point; attain maximum intensity, activity.; "That wild, speculative spirit peaked in 1929"; "Bids for the painting topped out at $50 million" |
| ~ summit, breast | reach the summit (of a mountain).; "They breasted the mountain"; "Many mountaineers go up Mt. Everest but not all summit" |
| ~ top | reach or ascend the top of.; "The hikers topped the mountain just before noon" |
| ~ make | reach in time.; "We barely made the plane" |
| ~ make | reach in time.; "We barely made the plane" |
| ~ find | succeed in reaching; arrive at.; "The arrow found its mark" |
| ~ culminate | reach the highest altitude or the meridian, of a celestial body. |
| ~ come through, get through | succeed in reaching a real or abstract destination after overcoming problems.; "We finally got through the bureaucracy and could talk to the Minister" |
| ~ run aground, ground | hit or reach the ground. |
| v. (competition) | 7. advance, gain, gain ground, get ahead, make headway, pull ahead, win | obtain advantages, such as points, etc..; "The home team was gaining ground"; "After defeating the Knicks, the Blazers pulled ahead of the Lakers in the battle for the number-one playoff berth in the Western Conference" |
| ~ steal | steal a base. |
| ~ rack up, score, tally, hit | gain points in a game.; "The home team scored many times"; "He hit a home run"; "He hit .300 in the past season" |
| v. (change) | 8. advance, gain | rise in rate or price.; "The stock market gained 24 points today" |
| ~ mount, wax, climb, rise | go up or advance.; "Sales were climbing after prices were lowered" |
| v. (change) | 9. gain, gather | increase or develop.; "the peace movement gained momentum"; "the car gathers speed" |
| ~ increase | become bigger or greater in amount.; "The amount of work increased" |
| v. (possession) | 10. bring in, clear, earn, gain, make, pull in, realise, realize, take in | earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages.; "How much do you make a month in your new job?"; "She earns a lot in her new job"; "this merger brought in lots of money"; "He clears $5,000 each month" |
| ~ make | act in a certain way so as to acquire.; "make friends"; "make enemies" |
| ~ acquire, get | come into the possession of something concrete or abstract.; "She got a lot of paintings from her uncle"; "They acquired a new pet"; "Get your results the next day"; "Get permission to take a few days off from work" |
| ~ squeeze out, eke out | make by laborious and precarious means.; "He eked out a living as a painter" |
| ~ turn a profit, profit | make a profit; gain money or materially.; "The company has not profited from the merger" |
| ~ rake off | take money from an illegal transaction. |
| ~ take home, bring home | earn as a salary or wage.; "How much does your wife take home after taxes and other deductions?" |
| ~ rake in, shovel in | earn large sums of money.; "Since she accepted the new position, she has been raking it in" |
| ~ net, sack up, sack, clear | make as a net profit.; "The company cleared $1 million" |
| ~ gross | earn before taxes, expenses, etc.. |
| ~ pay, bear, yield | bring in.; "interest-bearing accounts"; "How much does this savings certificate pay annually?" |
| v. (body) | 11. gain, put on | increase (one's body weight).; "She gained 20 pounds when she stopped exercising" |
| ~ flesh out, fill out, round | become round, plump, or shapely.; "The young woman is fleshing out" |
| ~ pack on | gain (weight).; "He packed on two pounds over the summer" |
| ~ change state, turn | undergo a transformation or a change of position or action.; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election" |
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| v. (change) | 1. grow, turn | pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become.; "The weather turned nasty"; "She grew angry" |
| ~ 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" |
| ~ bald | grow bald; lose hair on one's head.; "He is balding already" |
| ~ change state, turn | undergo a transformation or a change of position or action.; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election" |
| ~ turn | change color.; "In Vermont, the leaves turn early" |
| v. (change) | 2. grow | become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain.; "The problem grew too large for me"; "Her business grew fast" |
| ~ hypertrophy | undergo hypertrophy.; "muscles can hypertrophy when people take steroids" |
| ~ go up, rise, climb | increase in value or to a higher point.; "prices climbed steeply"; "the value of our house rose sharply last year" |
| ~ increase | become bigger or greater in amount.; "The amount of work increased" |
| ~ enlarge | become larger or bigger. |
| ~ augment | grow or intensify.; "The pressure augmented" |
| ~ vegetate | grow or spread abnormally.; "warts and polyps can vegetate if not removed" |
| ~ mushroom | grow and spread fast.; "The problem mushroomed" |
| ~ grow over, overgrow | grow beyond or across.; "The ivy overgrew the patio" |
| ~ stretch | become longer by being stretched and pulled.; "The fabric stretches" |
| ~ develop | grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment.; "A flower developed on the branch"; "The country developed into a mighty superpower"; "The embryo develops into a fetus"; "This situation has developed over a long time" |
| ~ expand | become larger in size or volume or quantity.; "his business expanded rapidly" |
| ~ flourish, thrive, expand, boom | grow vigorously.; "The deer population in this town is thriving"; "business is booming" |
| ~ proliferate | grow rapidly.; "Pizza parlors proliferate in this area" |
| ~ lengthen | become long or longer.; "In Spring, the days lengthen" |
| ~ branch, ramify | grow and send out branches or branch-like structures.; "these plants ramify early and get to be very large" |
| ~ burgeon | grow and flourish.; "The burgeoning administration"; "The burgeoning population" |
| ~ root | take root and begin to grow.; "this plant roots quickly" |
| ~ prove, rise | increase in volume.; "the dough rose slowly in the warm room" |
| ~ expand, spread out | extend in one or more directions.; "The dough expands" |
| v. (change) | 3. grow | increase in size by natural process.; "Corn doesn't grow here"; "In these forests, mushrooms grow under the trees"; "her hair doesn't grow much anymore" |
| ~ cut | grow through the gums.; "The new tooth is cutting" |
| ~ ancylose, ankylose | undergo ankylosis.; "joints ankylose" |
| ~ undergrow | grow below something.; "The moss undergrew the stone patio" |
| ~ exfoliate | grow by producing or unfolding leaves.; "plants exfoliate" |
| ~ vegetate | grow like a plant.; "This fungus usually vegetates vigorously" |
| ~ vegetate | produce vegetation.; "The fields vegetate vigorously" |
| ~ grow | cause to grow or develop.; "He grows vegetables in his backyard" |
| ~ twin | grow as twins.; "twin crystals" |
| ~ develop | grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment.; "A flower developed on the branch"; "The country developed into a mighty superpower"; "The embryo develops into a fetus"; "This situation has developed over a long time" |
| ~ bourgeon, burgeon forth, germinate, sprout, spud, pullulate, shoot | produce buds, branches, or germinate.; "the potatoes sprouted" |
| v. (change) | 4. grow | cause to grow or develop.; "He grows vegetables in his backyard" |
| ~ grow | increase in size by natural process.; "Corn doesn't grow here"; "In these forests, mushrooms grow under the trees"; "her hair doesn't grow much anymore" |
| ~ grow | increase in size by natural process.; "Corn doesn't grow here"; "In these forests, mushrooms grow under the trees"; "her hair doesn't grow much anymore" |
| ~ vegetate | establish vegetation on.; "They vegetated the hills behind their house" |
| ~ culture | grow in a special preparation.; "the biologist grows microorganisms" |
| ~ rotate | plant or grow in a fixed cyclic order of succession.; "We rotate the crops so as to maximize the use of the soil" |
| ~ make grow, develop | cause to grow and differentiate in ways conforming to its natural development.; "The perfect climate here develops the grain"; "He developed a new kind of apple" |
| ~ swell | cause to become swollen.; "The water swells the wood" |
| ~ germinate | cause to grow or sprout.; "the plentiful rain germinated my plants" |
| ~ root | cause to take roots. |
| v. (change) | 5. grow, maturate, mature | develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation.; "He matured fast"; "The child grew fast" |
| ~ senesce, age, maturate, mature, get on | grow old or older.; "She aged gracefully"; "we age every day--what a depressing thought!"; "Young men senesce" |
| ~ ripen | grow ripe.; "The plums ripen in July" |
| ~ find oneself, find | accept and make use of one's personality, abilities, and situation.; "My son went to Berkeley to find himself" |
| ~ develop | grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment.; "A flower developed on the branch"; "The country developed into a mighty superpower"; "The embryo develops into a fetus"; "This situation has developed over a long time" |
| ~ grow up | become an adult. |
| v. (stative) | 6. arise, develop, grow, originate, rise, spring up, uprise | come into existence; take on form or shape.; "A new religious movement originated in that country"; "a love that sprang up from friendship"; "the idea for the book grew out of a short story"; "An interesting phenomenon uprose" |
| ~ develop | be gradually disclosed or unfolded; become manifest.; "The plot developed slowly" |
| ~ become | come into existence.; "What becomes has duration" |
| ~ resurge | rise again.; "His need for a meal resurged"; "The candidate resurged after leaving politics for several years" |
| ~ come forth, emerge | happen or occur as a result of something. |
| ~ come, follow | to be the product or result.; "Melons come from a vine"; "Understanding comes from experience" |
| ~ well up, swell | come up (as of feelings and thoughts, or other ephemeral things).; "Strong emotions welled up"; "Smoke swelled from it" |
| ~ head | take its rise.; "These rivers head from a mountain range in the Himalayas" |
| v. (creation) | 7. farm, grow, produce, raise | cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques.; "The Bordeaux region produces great red wines"; "They produce good ham in Parma"; "We grow wheat here"; "We raise hogs here" |
| ~ farming, husbandry, agriculture | the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock. |
| ~ carry | bear (a crop).; "this land does not carry olives" |
| ~ overproduce | produce in excess; produce more than needed or wanted. |
| ~ cultivate | foster the growth of. |
| ~ keep | raise.; "She keeps a few chickens in the yard"; "he keeps bees" |
| v. (body) | 8. acquire, develop, get, grow, produce | come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes).; "He grew a beard"; "The patient developed abdominal pains"; "I got funny spots all over my body"; "Well-developed breasts" |
| ~ fledge, feather | grow feathers.; "The young sparrows are fledging already" |
| ~ regrow | grow anew or continue growth after an injury or interruption.; "parts of the trunk of this tree can regrow"; "some invertebrates can regrow limbs or their tail after they lost it due to an injury" |
| ~ spring | develop suddenly.; "The tire sprang a leak" |
| ~ sprout, stock | put forth and grow sprouts or shoots.; "the plant sprouted early this year" |
| ~ tiller, stool | grow shoots in the form of stools or tillers. |
| ~ leaf | produce leaves, of plants. |
| ~ pod | produce pods, of plants. |
| ~ teethe | grow teeth; cut the baby teeth.; "The little one is teething now" |
| ~ pupate | develop into a pupa.; "the insect larva pupate" |
| ~ work up, get up | develop.; "we worked up an as of an appetite" |
| ~ cut | have grow through the gums.; "The baby cut a tooth" |
| ~ 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" |
| ~ develop, evolve, acquire | gain through experience.; "I acquired a strong aversion to television"; "Children must develop a sense of right and wrong"; "Dave developed leadership qualities in his new position"; "develop a passion for painting" |
| v. (change) | 9. develop, grow | grow emotionally or mature.; "The child developed beautifully in her new kindergarten"; "When he spent a summer at camp, the boy grew noticeably and no longer showed some of his old adolescent 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" |
| ~ outgrow | grow too large or too mature for.; "I have outgrown these clothes"; "She outgrew her childish habits" |
| ~ make | develop into.; "He will make a splendid father!" |
| v. (change) | 10. grow | become attached by or as if by the process of growth.; "The tree trunks had grown together" |
| ~ 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" |
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