| match | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. friction match, lucifer, match | lighter consisting of a thin piece of wood or cardboard tipped with combustible chemical; ignites with friction.; "he always carries matches to light his pipe"; "as long you've a lucifer to light your fag" |
| ~ fuzee, fusee | a friction match with a large head that will stay alight in the wind. |
| ~ kitchen match | a wooden friction match that will light on any granular surface; useful to light wood or gas stoves. |
| ~ igniter, ignitor, lighter, light | a device for lighting or igniting fuel or charges or fires.; "do you have a light?" |
| ~ matchstick | a short thin stick of wood used in making matches. |
| ~ book matches, safety match | a paper match that strikes only on a specially prepared surface. |
| ~ slow match | match or fuse made to burn slowly and evenly. |
| n. (event) | 2. match | a formal contest in which two or more persons or teams compete. |
| ~ contest, competition | an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants. |
| ~ boxing match | a match between boxers; usually held in a boxing ring. |
| ~ chess match | a match between chess players. |
| ~ cockfight | a match in a cockpit between two fighting cocks heeled with metal gaffs. |
| ~ cricket match | a match between two cricket teams. |
| ~ diving, diving event | an athletic competition that involves diving into water. |
| ~ field event | a competition that takes place on a field rather than on a running track. |
| ~ final | the final match between the winners of all previous matches in an elimination tournament. |
| ~ quarterfinal | one of the four competitions in an elimination tournament whose winners go on to play in the semifinals. |
| ~ semi, semifinal | one of the two competitions in the next to the last round of an elimination tournament. |
| ~ swimming event | an athletic competition that involves swimming. |
| ~ tennis match | a match between tennis players. |
| ~ match game, matched game, test match | an international championship match. |
| ~ wrestling match | a match between wrestlers. |
| n. (artifact) | 3. match | a burning piece of wood or cardboard.; "if you drop a match in there the whole place will explode" |
| ~ igniter, ignitor, lighter, light | a device for lighting or igniting fuel or charges or fires.; "do you have a light?" |
| n. (artifact) | 4. match, mate | an exact duplicate.; "when a match is found an entry is made in the notebook" |
| ~ duplication, duplicate | a copy that corresponds to an original exactly.; "he made a duplicate for the files" |
| n. (quantity) | 5. match | the score needed to win a match. |
| ~ score | a number that expresses the accomplishment of a team or an individual in a game or contest.; "the score was 7 to 0" |
| n. (person) | 6. catch, match | a person regarded as a good matrimonial prospect. |
| ~ adult, grownup | a fully developed person from maturity onward. |
| n. (person) | 7. compeer, equal, match, peer | a person who is of equal standing with another in a group. |
| ~ individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul | a human being.; "there was too much for one person to do" |
| ~ peer group | contemporaries of the same status. |
| ~ associate | a person who joins with others in some activity or endeavor.; "he had to consult his associate before continuing" |
| ~ coeval, contemporary | a person of nearly the same age as another. |
| ~ gangsta | (Black English) a member of a youth gang. |
| ~ backup man, fill-in, reliever, stand-in, backup, substitute, relief | someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult).; "the star had a stand-in for dangerous scenes"; "we need extra employees for summer fill-ins" |
| ~ successor, replacement | a person who follows next in order.; "he was President Lincoln's successor" |
| ~ townsman | a person from the same town as yourself.; "a fellow townsman" |
| n. (group) | 8. couple, match, mates | a pair of people who live together.; "a married couple from Chicago" |
| ~ family unit, family | primary social group; parents and children.; "he wanted to have a good job before starting a family" |
| ~ power couple | a couple both of whom have high-powered careers or are politically influential. |
| ~ dink | a couple who both have careers and no children (an acronym for dual income no kids). |
| n. (cognition) | 9. match | something that resembles or harmonizes with.; "that tie makes a good match with your jacket" |
| ~ counterpart, opposite number, vis-a-vis | a person or thing having the same function or characteristics as another. |
| v. (stative) | 10. agree, check, correspond, fit, gibe, jibe, match, tally | be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics.; "The two stories don't agree in many details"; "The handwriting checks with the signature on the check"; "The suspect's fingerprints don't match those on the gun" |
| ~ consist | be consistent in form, tenor, or character; be congruous.; "Desires are to be satisfied only so far as consists with an approved end" |
| ~ check out, check | be verified or confirmed; pass inspection.; "These stories don't check!" |
| ~ look | accord in appearance with.; "You don't look your age!" |
| ~ answer | match or correspond.; "The drawing of the suspect answers to the description the victim gave" |
| ~ coincide | be the same.; "our views on this matter coincided" |
| ~ align | be or come into adjustment with. |
| ~ correlate | to bear a reciprocal or mutual relation.; "Do these facts correlate?" |
| ~ parallel | be parallel to.; "Their roles are paralleled by ours" |
| ~ twin, duplicate, parallel | duplicate or match.; "The polished surface twinned his face and chest in reverse" |
| ~ square | be compatible with.; "one idea squares with another" |
| ~ bear out, underpin, corroborate, support | support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm.; "The stories and claims were born out by the evidence" |
| ~ equal, be | be identical or equivalent to.; "One dollar equals 1,000 rubles these days!" |
| ~ resemble | appear like; be similar or bear a likeness to.; "She resembles her mother very much"; "This paper resembles my own work" |
| ~ conform to, fit, meet | satisfy a condition or restriction.; "Does this paper meet the requirements for the degree?" |
| ~ homologize | be homologous.; "A person's arms homologize with a quadruped's forelimbs" |
| ~ befit, beseem, suit | accord or comport with.; "This kind of behavior does not suit a young woman!" |
| ~ accord, concord, fit in, harmonise, harmonize, consort, agree | go together.; "The colors don't harmonize"; "Their ideas concorded" |
| ~ accord, concord, fit in, harmonise, harmonize, consort, agree | go together.; "The colors don't harmonize"; "Their ideas concorded" |
| ~ pattern | form a pattern.; "These sentences pattern like the ones we studied before" |
| ~ adhere | be compatible or in accordance with.; "You must adhere to the rules" |
| ~ rime, rhyme | be similar in sound, especially with respect to the last syllable.; "hat and cat rhyme" |
| v. (possession) | 11. match | provide funds complementary to.; "The company matched the employees' contributions" |
| ~ furnish, provide, supply, render | give something useful or necessary to.; "We provided the room with an electrical heater" |
| v. (contact) | 12. couple, match, mate, pair, twin | bring two objects, ideas, or people together.; "This fact is coupled to the other one"; "Matchmaker, can you match my daughter with a nice young man?"; "The student was paired with a partner for collaboration on the project" |
| ~ match | give or join in marriage. |
| ~ mismate | provide with an unsuitable mate. |
| ~ mismatch | match badly; match two objects or people that do not go together. |
| ~ bring together, join | cause to become joined or linked.; "join these two parts so that they fit together" |
| v. (stative) | 13. equal, match, rival, touch | be equal to in quality or ability.; "Nothing can rival cotton for durability"; "Your performance doesn't even touch that of your colleagues"; "Her persistence and ambition only matches that of her parents" |
| ~ 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" |
| ~ compete, vie, contend | compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others. |
| v. (change) | 14. fit, match | make correspond or harmonize.; "Match my sweater" |
| ~ adjust, correct, set | alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard.; "Adjust the clock, please"; "correct the alignment of the front wheels" |
| ~ match | be equal or harmonize.; "The two pieces match" |
| ~ balance, equilibrise, equilibrize, equilibrate | bring into balance or equilibrium.; "She has to balance work and her domestic duties"; "balance the two weights" |
| v. (social) | 15. cope with, match, meet | satisfy or fulfill.; "meet a need"; "this job doesn't match my dreams" |
| ~ cope, get by, grapple, make do, manage, contend, deal, make out | come to terms with.; "We got by on just a gallon of gas"; "They made do on half a loaf of bread every day" |
| v. (contact) | 16. match | give or join in marriage. |
| ~ couple, mate, pair, twin, match | bring two objects, ideas, or people together.; "This fact is coupled to the other one"; "Matchmaker, can you match my daughter with a nice young man?"; "The student was paired with a partner for collaboration on the project" |
| ~ bring together, join | cause to become joined or linked.; "join these two parts so that they fit together" |
| v. (competition) | 17. match, oppose, pit, play off | set into opposition or rivalry.; "let them match their best athletes against ours"; "pit a chess player against the Russian champion"; "He plays his two children off against each other" |
| ~ confront, face | oppose, as in hostility or a competition.; "You must confront your opponent"; "Jackson faced Smith in the boxing ring"; "The two enemies finally confronted each other" |
| v. (change) | 18. match | be equal or harmonize.; "The two pieces match" |
| ~ adapt, conform, adjust | adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions.; "We must adjust to the bad economic situation" |
| ~ match, fit | make correspond or harmonize.; "Match my sweater" |
| v. (change) | 19. equal, equalise, equalize, 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" |
| ~ 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" |
| ~ homologise, homologize | make homologous. |
| ~ homogenize, homogenise | cause to become equal or homogeneous as by mixing.; "homogenize the main ingredients" |
| ~ tie, draw | finish a game with an equal number of points, goals, etc..; "The teams drew a tie" |
| ~ rival, equal, match, touch | be equal to in quality or ability.; "Nothing can rival cotton for durability"; "Your performance doesn't even touch that of your colleagues"; "Her persistence and ambition only matches that of her parents" |
| fire | | |
| n. (event) | 1. fire | the event of something burning (often destructive).; "they lost everything in the fire" |
| ~ happening, natural event, occurrence, occurrent | an event that happens. |
| ~ backfire | a fire that is set intentionally in order to slow an approaching forest fire or grassfire by clearing a burned area in its path. |
| ~ balefire, bonfire | a large outdoor fire that is lighted as a signal or in celebration. |
| ~ brush fire | an uncontrolled fire that consumes brush and shrubs and bushes. |
| ~ campfire | a small outdoor fire for warmth or cooking (as at a camp). |
| ~ conflagration, inferno | a very intense and uncontrolled fire. |
| ~ forest fire | an uncontrolled fire in a wooded area. |
| ~ grassfire, prairie fire | an uncontrolled fire in a grassy area. |
| ~ smolder, smoulder | a fire that burns with thick smoke but no flame.; "the smoulder suddenly became a blaze" |
| ~ smudge | a smoky fire to drive away insects. |
| n. (act) | 2. fire, firing | the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy.; "hold your fire until you can see the whites of their eyes"; "they retreated in the face of withering enemy fire" |
| ~ attack, onrush, onset, onslaught | (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons).; "the attack began at dawn" |
| ~ antiaircraft fire | firing at enemy aircraft. |
| ~ barrage fire, shelling, barrage, bombardment, battery | the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target.; "they laid down a barrage in front of the advancing troops"; "the shelling went on for hours without pausing" |
| ~ broadside | the simultaneous firing of all the armament on one side of a warship. |
| ~ fusillade, volley, burst, salvo | rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms.; "our fusillade from the left flank caught them by surprise" |
| ~ call fire | fire delivered on a specific target in response to a request from the supported unit. |
| ~ covering fire, cover | fire that makes it difficult for the enemy to fire on your own individuals or formations.; "artillery provided covering fire for the withdrawal" |
| ~ concentrated fire, massed fire | fire from two or more weapons directed at a single target or area (as fire by batteries of two or more warships). |
| ~ counterfire | fire intended to neutralize or destroy enemy weapons. |
| ~ counterpreparation fire | intensive prearranged fire delivered when the immanence of enemy attack is discovered. |
| ~ crossfire | fire from two or more points so that the lines of fire cross. |
| ~ destruction fire | fire delivered for the sole purpose of destroying material objects. |
| ~ direct fire | fire delivered on a target that is visible to the person aiming it. |
| ~ distributed fire | fire dispersed so as to engage effectively an area target. |
| ~ friendly fire, fratricide | fire that injures or kills an ally. |
| ~ hostile fire | fire that injures or kills an enemy. |
| ~ grazing fire | fire approximately parallel to the ground; the center of the cone of fire does rise above 1 meter from the ground. |
| ~ harassing fire | fire designed to disturb the rest of enemy troops and to curtail movement and to lower enemy morale. |
| ~ indirect fire | fire delivered on a target that is not itself used as the point of aim for the weapons. |
| ~ interdiction fire | fire directed to an area to prevent the enemy from using that area. |
| ~ neutralization fire | fire that is delivered in order to render the target ineffective or unusable. |
| ~ observed fire | fire for which the point of impact (the burst) can be seen by an observer; fire can be adjusted on the basis of the observations. |
| ~ preparation fire | fire delivered on a target in preparation for an assault. |
| ~ radar fire | gunfire aimed a target that is being tracked by radar. |
| ~ registration fire | fire delivered to obtain accurate data for subsequent effective engagement of targets. |
| ~ scheduled fire | prearranged fire delivered at a predetermined time. |
| ~ searching fire | fire distributed in depth by successive changes in the elevation of the gun. |
| ~ supporting fire | fire delivered by supporting units to protect or assist a unit in combat. |
| ~ suppressive fire | fire on or about a weapon system to degrade its performance below what is needed to fulfill its mission objectives. |
| ~ unobserved fire | fire for which the point of impact (the bursts) cannot be observed. |
| ~ artillery fire, cannon fire | fire delivered by artillery. |
| n. (process) | 3. fire, flame, flaming | the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke.; "fire was one of our ancestors' first discoveries" |
| ~ blaze, blazing | a strong flame that burns brightly.; "the blaze spread rapidly" |
| ~ combustion, burning | a process in which a substance reacts with oxygen to give heat and light. |
| ~ flare | a sudden burst of flame. |
| ~ ignition | the process of initiating combustion or catching fire. |
| n. (artifact) | 4. fire | a fireplace in which a relatively small fire is burning.; "they sat by the fire and talked" |
| ~ cookfire | a fire for cooking. |
| ~ fireplace, hearth, open fireplace | an open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built.; "the fireplace was so large you could walk inside it"; "he laid a fire in the hearth and lit it"; "the hearth was black with the charcoal of many fires" |
| n. (substance) | 5. fire | once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles). |
| ~ archaicism, archaism | the use of an archaic expression. |
| ~ element | one of four substances thought in ancient and medieval cosmology to constitute the physical universe.; "the alchemists believed that there were four elements" |
| n. (feeling) | 6. ardor, ardour, fervency, fervidness, fervor, fervour, fire | feelings of great warmth and intensity.; "he spoke with great ardor" |
| ~ passion, passionateness | a strong feeling or emotion. |
| ~ zeal | excessive fervor to do something or accomplish some end.; "he had an absolute zeal for litigation" |
| n. (substance) | 7. fire | fuel that is burning and is used as a means for cooking.; "put the kettle on the fire"; "barbecue over an open fire" |
| ~ fuel | a substance that can be consumed to produce energy.; "more fuel is needed during the winter months"; "they developed alternative fuels for aircraft" |
| n. (event) | 8. fire | a severe trial.; "he went through fire and damnation" |
| ~ tribulation, visitation, trial | an annoying or frustrating or catastrophic event.; "his mother-in-law's visits were a great trial for him"; "life is full of tribulations"; "a visitation of the plague" |
| n. (communication) | 9. attack, blast, fire, flack, flak | intense adverse criticism.; "Clinton directed his fire at the Republican Party"; "the government has come under attack"; "don't give me any flak" |
| ~ criticism, unfavorable judgment | disapproval expressed by pointing out faults or shortcomings.; "the senator received severe criticism from his opponent" |
| v. (competition) | 10. fire, open fire | start firing a weapon. |
| ~ shoot, blast | fire a shot.; "the gunman blasted away" |
| v. (competition) | 11. discharge, fire | cause to go off.; "fire a gun"; "fire a bullet" |
| ~ pop | fire a weapon with a loud explosive noise.; "The soldiers were popping" |
| ~ go off, discharge, fire | go off or discharge.; "The gun fired" |
| ~ let drive, let fly, loose off | fire as from a gun.; "The soldiers let drive their bullets" |
| ~ shoot, blast | fire a shot.; "the gunman blasted away" |
| ~ fusillade | attack with fusillade. |
| v. (change) | 12. fire | bake in a kiln so as to harden.; "fire pottery" |
| ~ cookery, cooking, preparation | the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat.; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife" |
| ~ bake | cook and make edible by putting in a hot oven.; "bake the potatoes" |
| v. (social) | 13. can, dismiss, displace, fire, force out, give notice, give the axe, give the sack, sack, send away, terminate | terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position.; "The boss fired his secretary today"; "The company terminated 25% of its workers" |
| ~ retire | make (someone) retire.; "The director was retired after the scandal" |
| ~ pension off | let go from employment with an attractive pension.; "The director was pensioned off when he got senile" |
| ~ clean out | force out.; "The new boss cleaned out the lazy workers" |
| ~ furlough, lay off | dismiss, usually for economic reasons.; "She was laid off together with hundreds of other workers when the company downsized" |
| ~ squeeze out | force out.; "Some employees were squeezed out by the recent budget cuts" |
| ~ remove | remove from a position or an office. |
| ~ send away, send packing, dismiss, drop | stop associating with.; "They dropped her after she had a child out of wedlock" |
| v. (competition) | 14. discharge, fire, go off | go off or discharge.; "The gun fired" |
| v. (motion) | 15. fire | drive out or away by or as if by fire.; "The soldiers were fired"; "Surrender fires the cold skepticism" |
| ~ chase away, dispel, drive away, drive off, drive out, run off, turn back | force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings.; "Drive away potential burglars"; "drive away bad thoughts"; "dispel doubts"; "The supermarket had to turn back many disappointed customers" |
| v. (emotion) | 16. arouse, elicit, enkindle, evoke, fire, kindle, provoke, raise | call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses).; "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy" |
| ~ create, make | make or cause to be or to become.; "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor" |
| ~ touch a chord, strike a chord | evoke a reaction, response, or emotion.; "this writer strikes a chord with young women"; "The storyteller touched a chord" |
| ~ ask for, invite | increase the likelihood of.; "ask for trouble"; "invite criticism" |
| ~ 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" |
| ~ rekindle | arouse again.; "rekindle hopes"; "rekindle her love" |
| ~ infatuate | arouse unreasoning love or passion in and cause to behave in an irrational way.; "His new car has infatuated him"; "love has infatuated her" |
| ~ prick | to cause a sharp emotional pain.; "The thought of her unhappiness pricked his conscience" |
| ~ fire up, stir up, heat, ignite, wake, inflame | arouse or excite feelings and passions.; "The ostentatious way of living of the rich ignites the hatred of the poor"; "The refugees' fate stirred up compassion around the world"; "Wake old feelings of hatred" |
| ~ stimulate, shake up, stir, excite, shake | stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of.; "These stories shook the community"; "the civil war shook the country" |
| ~ excite | arouse or elicit a feeling. |
| ~ anger | make angry.; "The news angered him" |
| ~ discomfit, discompose, untune, disconcert, upset | cause to lose one's composure. |
| ~ shame | cause to be ashamed. |
| ~ spite, bruise, injure, wound, offend, hurt | hurt the feelings of.; "She hurt me when she did not include me among her guests"; "This remark really bruised my ego" |
| ~ overwhelm, sweep over, whelm, overpower, overcome, overtake | overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli. |
| ~ interest | excite the curiosity of; engage the interest of. |
| v. (change) | 17. burn, burn down, fire | destroy by fire.; "They burned the house and his diaries" |
| ~ burn, combust | undergo combustion.; "Maple wood burns well" |
| ~ incinerate, burn | cause to undergo combustion.; "burn garbage"; "The car burns only Diesel oil" |
| ~ backfire | set a controlled fire to halt an advancing forest to prairie fire. |
| ~ cremate | reduce to ashes.; "Cremate a corpse" |
| ~ torch | burn maliciously, as by arson.; "The madman torched the barns" |
| ~ scorch | destroy completely by or as if by fire.; "The wildfire scorched the forest and several homes"; "the invaders scorched the land" |
| ~ ruin, destroy | destroy completely; damage irreparably.; "You have ruined my car by pouring sugar in the tank!"; "The tears ruined her make-up" |
| v. (possession) | 18. fire, fuel | provide with fuel.; "Oil fires the furnace" |
| ~ furnish, provide, supply, render | give something useful or necessary to.; "We provided the room with an electrical heater" |
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