n. a person who has achieved distinction and honor in some field; "he is one of the greats of American music"

n. the 1st letter of the Roman alphabet

n. a plank of softwood (fir or pine board)

n. the act of distributing playing cards; "the deal was passed around the table clockwise"

n. the act of apportioning or distributing something; "the captain was entrusted with the deal of provisions"

n. the type of treatment received (especially as the result of an agreement); "he got a good deal on his car"

n. one of the four nucleotides used in building DNA; all four nucleotides have a common phosphate group and a sugar (ribose)

n. (biochemistry) purine base found in DNA and RNA; pairs with thymine in DNA and with uracil in RNA

n. the blood group whose red cells carry the A antigen

n. an agreement between parties (usually arrived at after discussion) fixing obligations of each; "he made a bargain with the devil"; "he rose to prominence through a series of shady deals"

n. wood that is easy to saw (from conifers such as pine or fir)

n. the cards held in a card game by a given player at any given time; "I didn't hold a good hand all evening"; "he kept trying to see my hand"

n. a particular instance of buying or selling; "it was a package deal"; "I had no further trade with him"; "he's a master of the business deal"

v. behave in a certain way towards others; "He deals fairly with his employees"

v. give (a specific card) to a player; "He dealt me the Queen of Spades"

v. distribute cards to the players in a game; "Who's dealing?"

v. take into consideration for exemplifying purposes; "Take the case of China"; "Consider the following case"

v. be in charge of, act on, or dispose of; "I can deal with this crew of workers"; "This blender can't handle nuts"; "She managed her parents' affairs after they got too old"

v. direct the course of; manage or control; "You cannot conduct business like this"

v. give out as one's portion or share

adj. relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind; "a great juicy steak"; "a great multitude"; "the great auk"; "a great old oak"; "a great ocean liner"; "a great delay"

adj. more than usual: "high risks"; "high winds"; "great expectations"; "great worry"

adj. remarkable or out of the ordinary in degree or magnitude or effect; "a great crisis"; "had a great stake in the outcome"

adj. made of fir or pine: "a plain deal table"

adj. of major significance or importance; "a great work of art"; "Einstein was one of the outstanding figures of the 20th centurey"

adj. a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by `as' or `too' or `so' or `that'; amounting to a large but indefinite number; "many temptations"; "the temptations are many"; "a good many"; "a great many"; "many directions"; "take as many apples as you like"; "too many clouds to see"; "never saw so many people"

adj. uppercase; "capital A"; "great A"; "many medieval manuscripts are in majuscule script"

n. a contest with rules to determine a winner; "you need four people to play this game"

n. the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises; "they had an agreement that they would not interfere in each other's business"; "there was an understanding between management and the workers"

n. the activity or result of distributing or disposing persons or things properly or methodically; "his organization of the work force was very efficient"

n. an agreement between parties (usually arrived at after discussion) fixing obligations of each; "he made a bargain with the devil"; "he rose to prominence through a series of shady deals"

n. (Bible) an agreement between God and his people in which God makes certain promises and requires certain behavior from them in return

n. the act of transacting within or between groups (as carrying on commercial activities); "no transactions are possible without him"; "he has always been honest is his dealings with me"

n. (Bible) an agreement between God and his people in which God makes certain promises and requires certain behavior from them in return

n. the activity or result of distributing or disposing persons or things properly or methodically; "his organization of the work force was very efficient"

n. the act of distributing playing cards; "the deal was passed around the table clockwise"

n. a task to be dealt with; "securing adequate funding is a time-consuming proposition"

n. something offered (as a proposal or bid); "noteworthy new offerings for investors included several index funds"

v. stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something

v. resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ; "His body rejected the liver of the donor"

v. resist or confront with resistance; "The politician defied public opinion"; "The new material withstands even the greatest wear and tear"; "The bridge held"

v. have a tolerance for a poison or strong drug or pathogen or environmental condition; "The patient does not tolerate the anti-inflammatory drugs we gave him"

v. regard or consider in a specific way; "I treated his advances as a joke"

v. be in charge of, act on, or dispose of; "I can deal with this crew of workers"; "This blender can't handle nuts"; "She managed her parents' affairs after they got too old"

v. to exert strenuous effort against opposition; "he struggled to get free from the rope"

v. undergo or be subjected to; "He suffered the penalty"; "Many saints suffered martyrdom"

v. state emphatically and authoritatively; "He declared that he needed more money to carry out the task he was charged with"

v. report or maintain; "He alleged that he was the victim of a crime"; "He said it was too late to intervene in the war"; "The registrar says that I owe the school money"

v. give evidence of; "The evidence argues for your claim"; "The results indicate the need for more work"

v. ask for identification; "The illegal immigrant was challenged by the border guard"

v. make messy or untidy; "the child mussed up my hair"

v. to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling); "The prisoner writhed in discomfort"; "The child tried to wriggle free from his aunt's embrace"

v. perform as expected when applied; "The washing machine won't go unless it's plugged in"; "Does this old car still run well?"; "This old radio doesn't work anymore"

v. mock or make fun of playfully; "the flirting man teased the young woman"

v. attempt by employing effort; "we endeavor to make our customers happy"

v. distribute according to a plan or set apart for a special purpose; "I am allocating a loaf of bread to everyone on a daily basis"; "I'm allocating the rations for the camping trip"

v. come apart; "The two pieces that we had glued separated"

v. give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause; "I will earmark this money for your research"; "She sets aside time for meditation every day"

v. make a budget

v. 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"

v. expend, as from a fund

v. sell or offer for sale from place to place

v. distribute in rations, as in the army; "Cigarettes are rationed"

v. deal in a market

v. to surrender someone or something to another; "the guard delivered the criminal to the police"; "render up the prisoners"; "render the town to the enemy"; "fork over the money"

v. circulate or distribute or equip with; "issue a new uniform to the children"; "supply blankets for the beds"

v. pour out; "effused brine"

v. make an investment; "Put money into bonds"

v. obtain or provide money for; "Can we finance the addition to our home?"

v. invest money in government securities

v. furnish with power or authority; of kings or emperors

v. be the cause or source of; "He gave me a lot of trouble"; "Our meeting afforded much interesting information"

v. give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause; "She committed herself to the work of God"; "give one's talents to a good cause"; "consecrate your life to the church"

v. engage in the trade of; "he is merchandising telephone sets"

v. trade or deal a commodity; "They trafficked with us for gold"

v. come to terms; arrive at an agreement

v. take into consideration, have in view; "He entertained the notion of moving to South America"

v. come back to; "Don't dwell on the past"; "She is always harping on the same old things"

v. reflect deeply on a subject; "I mulled over the events of the afternoon"; "philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years"; "The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate"

v. direct one's attention on something; "Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies"

v. be uncertain about; think about without fully understanding or being able to decide; "We puzzled over her sudden departure"

v. create anew; "she recreated the feeling of the 1920's with her stage setting"

v. make a reproduction or copy of

v. recreate a sound, image, idea, mood, atmosphere, etc.; "this DVD player reproduces the sound of the piano very well"; "He reproduced the feeling of sadness in the portrait"

v. direct or control; projects, businesses, etc.; "She is running a relief operation in the Sudan"

v. be a guiding or motivating force or drive; "The teacher steered the gifted students towards the more challenging courses"

v. be engaged in an activity, often for no particular purpose other than pleasure

v. manage or run; "tend a store"

v. behave in a certain way towards others; "He deals fairly with his employees"

v. begin to deal with; "approach a task"; "go about a difficult problem"; "approach a new project"

v. regard or consider in a specific way; "I treated his advances as a joke"

v. to exert strenuous effort against opposition; "he struggled to get free from the rope"

v. watch and direct; "Who is overseeing this project?"

v. influence or control shrewdly or deviously; "He manipulated public opinion in his favor"

v. control (others or oneself) or influence skillfully, usually to one's advantage; "She manipulates her boss"; "She is a very controlling mother and doesn't let her children grow up"; "The teacher knew how to keep the class in line"; "she keeps in line"

v. direct carefully and safely; "He navigated his way to the altar"

v. move ahead (of others) in time or space

v. continue after an interruption; "The demonstration continued after a break for lunch"

v. exercise authoritative control or power over; "control the budget"; "Command the military forces"

v. exercise authority over; as of nations; "Who is governing the country now?"

v. require to be in a certain grammatical case, voice, or mood; "most transitive verbs govern the accusative case in German"

v. act out; represent or perform as if in a play; "She reenacted what had happened earlier that day"

v. put to use; "exert one's power or influence"

v. engage in or perform; "practice safe sex"; "commit a random act of kindness"

v. carry out a process or program, as on a computer or a machine; "Run the dishwasher"; "run a new program on the Mac"; "the computer executed the instruction"

v. perform a function; "Who will perform the wedding?"

v. direct carefully and safely; "He navigated his way to the altar"

v. go or travel along with; "The nurse accompanied the old lady everywhere"

v. send from one person or place to another; "transmit a message"

v. transmit or serve as the medium for transmission; "Sound carries well over water"; "The airwaves carry the sound"; "Many metals conduct heat"

v. regard or consider in a specific way; "I treated his advances as a joke"

v. divide or split up; "The cells segmented"

v. to separate or be separated by force; "planks were in danger of being torn from the crossbars"

v. grow through the gums; "The new tooth is cutting"

v. distribute according to a plan or set apart for a special purpose; "I am allocating a loaf of bread to everyone on a daily basis"; "I'm allocating the rations for the camping trip"

adj. far more than usual or expected; "an extraordinary desire for approval"; "it was an over-the-top experience"

adj. majestic in manner or bearing; superior to mundane matters; "his majestic presence"; "olympian detachment"; "olympian beauty and serene composure"

adj. having or showing great strength or force or intensity; "struck a mighty blow"; "the mighty logger Paul Bunyan"; "the pen is mightier than the sword"- Bulwer-Lytton

adj. present in great quantity; "an abundant supply of water"

adj. more than adequate; "a generous portion"

adj. unrestrained, especially with regard to feelings; "extravagant praise"; "exuberant compliments"; "overweening ambition"; "overweening greed"

adj. given or giving freely; "was a big tipper"; "the bounteous goodness of God"; "bountiful compliments"; "a freehanded host"; "a handsome allowance"; "Saturday's child is loving and giving"; "a liberal backer of the arts"; "a munificent gift"; "her fond and openhanded grandfather"

adj. producing in abundance; "the bountiful earth"; "a plentiful year"; "fruitful soil"

adj. affording an abundant supply; "had ample food for the party"; "copious provisions"; "food is plentiful"; "a plenteous grape harvest"; "a rich supply"

adj. very generous; "distributed gifts with a lavish hand"; "the critics were lavish in their praise"; "a munificent gift"; "his father gave him a half-dollar and his mother a quarter and he thought them munificent"; "prodigal praise"; "unsparing generosity"; "his unstinted devotion"; "called for unstinting aid to Britain"

adj. full of love and generosity; "charitable to the poor"; "a charitable trust"

adj. not provident; not providing for the future

adj. recklessly wasteful; "prodigal in their expenditures"

adj. such that comparison is impossible; unsuitable for comparison or lacking features that can be compared; "an incomparable week of rest and pleasure"; "the computer proceeds with its incomparable logic and efficiency"; "this report is incomparable with the earlier ones because of different breakdowns of the data"

adj. having an orbit farther from the sun than the Earth's orbit; "Mars and Jupiter are the closest in of the superior planets"

adj. of the highest quality; "an ace reporter"; "a crack shot"; "a first-rate golfer"; "a super party"; "played top-notch tennis"; "an athlete in tiptop condition"; "she is absolutely tops"

adj. greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation; "exorbitant rent"; "extortionate prices"; "spends an outrageous amount on entertainment"; "usurious interest rate"; "unconscionable spending"

adj. high in price or charging high prices; "expensive clothes"; "an expensive shop"

adj. too costly for the value; "overpriced items at resort shops"

adj. inconsistent with reason or logic or common sense; "the absurd predicament of seeming to argue that virtue is highly desirable but intensely unpleasant"- Walter Lippman

adj. grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror; "subjected to outrageous cruelty"; "a hideous pattern of injustice"; "horrific conditions in the mining industry"

adj. not based on reason or evidence; "blind hatred"; "blind faith"; "unreasoning panic"

adj. not dense; "a thin beard"; "trees were sparse"

adj. avoiding waste; "an economical meal"; "an economical shopper"; "a frugal farmer"; "a frugal lunch"; "a sparing father and a spending son"; "sparing in their use of heat and light"; "stinting in bestowing gifts"; "thrifty because they remember the great Depression"; "`scotch' is used only informally"

adj. not extreme; "a moderate penalty"; "temperate in his response to criticism"

adj. not excessive or extreme; "a fairish income"; "reasonable prices"

adj. situated at the farthest possible point from a center

adj. holding first place in a contest; "a champion show dog"; "a prizewinning wine"

adj. of superior grade; "choice wines"; "prime beef"; "prize carnations"; "quality paper"; "select peaches"

adj. selected as the best; "an elect circle of artists"; "elite colleges"

adj. distinguished from others in excellence; "did outstanding work in human relations"; "an outstanding war record"

adj. very good;of the highest quality; "made an excellent speech"; "the school has excellent teachers"; "a first-class mind"

adj. exceeding or surpassing usual limits especially in excellence

adj. having lost freshness or brilliance of color; "sun-bleached deck chairs"; "faded jeans"; "a very pale washed-out blue"; "washy colors"

adj. delicate and pale in color; "pastel pink"

adj. narrow-minded about cherished opinions

adj. compulsively or physiologically dependent on something habit-forming; "she is addicted to chocolate"; "addicted to cocaine"

adj. characterized by or constituting an obsession; "the obsessional character of his response"; "obsessive gambling"

adj. of or infected by rabies

adj. markedly new or introducing radical change; "a revolutionary discovery"; "radical political views"

adj. advocating or engaged in revolution; "revolutionary pamphlets"; "a revolutionary junta"

adj. eminent beyond or above comparison; "matchless beauty"; "the team's nonpareil center fielder"; "she's one girl in a million"; "the one and only Muhammad Ali"; "a peerless scholar"; "infamy unmatched in the Western world"; "wrote with unmatchable clarity"; "unrivaled mastery of her art"

adj. original and of a kind not seen before; "the computer produced a completely novel proof of a well-known theorem"

adj. out of the ordinary; "an unwonted softness in her face"

adj. deficient in quantity or number compared with the demand; "fresh vegetables were scarce during the drought"

adj. radically distinctive and without equal; "he is alone in the field of microbiology"; "this theory is altogether alone in its penetration of the problem"; "Bach was unique in his handling of counterpoint"; "craftsmen whose skill is unequaled"; "unparalleled athletic ability"; "a breakdown of law unparalleled in our history"

adj. having great beauty and splendor; "a glorious spring morning"; "a glorious sunset"; "splendid costumes"; "a kind of splendiferous native simplicity"

adj. highest in excellence or achievement; "supreme among musicians"; "a supreme endxxeavor"; "supreme courage"

adj. having superior power and influence; "the predominant mood among policy-makers is optimism"

adj. greatest in importance or degree or significance or achievement; "our greatest statesmen"; "the country's leading poet"; "a preeminent archeologist"

adj. being of crucial importance; "a pivotal event"; "Its pivotal location has also exposed it to periodic invasions"- Henry Kissinger; "the polar events of this study"; "a polar principal"

adj. serving as an essential component; "a cardinal rule"; "the central cause of the problem"; "an example that was fundamental to the argument"; "computers are fundamental to modern industrial structure"

adj. basic and fundamental; "the essential feature"

adj. most important element; "the chief aim of living"; "the main doors were of solid glass"; "the principal rivers of America"; "the principal example"; "policemen were primary targets"; "the master bedroom"; "a master switch"

adj. performing an essential function in the living body; "vital organs"; "blood and other vital fluids"; "the loss of vital heat in shock"; "a vital spot"; "life-giving love and praise"

v. give out as one's portion or share

v. conduct business; "transact with foreign governments"

v. give (a specific card) to a player; "He dealt me the Queen of Spades"

adj. fairly large; "a sizable fortune"; "an ample waistline"; "of ample proportions"

adj. inconceivably large

adj. unusually good; outstanding; "a banner year for the company"

adj. large or big relative to something else

adj. highest in quality

adj. somewhat large

adj. being puffed out; used of hair style or clothing; "a bouffant skirt"

adj. of large size for its weight

adj. large in capacity; "she carried a capacious bag"

adj. so exceedingly large or extensive as to suggest a giant or mammoth; "a gigantic redwood"; "gigantic disappointment"; "a mammoth ship"; "a mammoth multinational corporation"

adj. inconceivably extended in space or time

adj. of great mass; huge and bulky; "a jumbo jet"; "jumbo shrimp"

adj. very imposing or impressive; surpassing the ordinary (especially in size or scale); "an epic voyage"; "of heroic proportions"; "heroic sculpture"

adj. including much; "the pianist's wide-ranging repertoire"

adj. of great size and bulk; "a hulking figure of a man"; "three hulking battleships"

adj. (used informally) very large; "a thumping loss"

adj. extra large; "a king-size bed"

adj. constructed or drawn to a big scale; "large-scale maps"

adj. being of the same size as an original; "a life-size sculpture"

adj. very large in scale or scope or capability

adj. very large; appropriate to the size of a man; "a man-sized piece of cake"

adj. imposing in scale or scope or degree or power; "massive retaliatory power"; "a massive increase in oil prices"; "massive changes"

adj. abnormally large

adj. like a mountain in size and impressiveness; "mountainous waves"; "a mountainous dark man"

adj. unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope; "huge government spending"; "huge country estates"; "huge popular demand for higher education"; "a huge wave"; "the Los Angeles aqueduct winds like an immense snake along the base of the mountains"; "immense numbers of birds"; "at vast (or immense) expense"; "the vast reaches of outer space"; "the vast accumulation of knowledge...which we call civilization"- W.R.Inge

adj. larger than normal for its kind

adj. excessively large

adj. so great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe; "colossal crumbling ruins of an ancient temple"; "has a colossal nerve"; "a prodigious storm"; "a stupendous field of grass"; "stupendous demand"

adj. (used especially of beds) not as large as king-size; "a queen-sized bed"

adj. allowing ample room for ranging

adj. very large in expanse or scope; "a broad lawn"; "the wide plains"; "a spacious view"; "spacious skies"

adj. extremely large; "another super skyscraper"

adj. severe; punishingly bad; "swingeing taxation"; "swingeing damages awarded by the judge"

adj. of great force or power

adj. large in volume or bulk; "a voluminous skirt"

adj. (of societies) highly developed especially in technology or industry; "advanced societies"; "an advanced country technologically"

adj. being at a peak or culminating point; "broad daylight"; "full summer"

adj. consisting of or causing a climax; "a climactic development"

adj. of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style; "an exalted ideal"; "argue in terms of high-flown ideals"- Oliver Franks; "a noble and lofty concept"; "a grand purpose"

adj. highest in extent or degree; "to the last measure of human endurance"; "whether they were accomplices in the last degree or a lesser one was...to be determined individually"

adj. overfull with water; "swollen rivers and creeks"

adj. of or relating to studies beyond a bachelor's degree; "graduate courses"

adj. of education beyond the secondary level; "higher education"; "higher learning"

adj. advanced in complexity or elaboration; "higher finance"; "higher mathematics"

adj. ascending to a level markedly higher than the usual; "soaring prices"

adj. remarkable or wonderful

adj. suggestive of fireworks; "pyrotechnic keyboard virtuosity"; "a pyrotechnic wit"

adj. very great or intense; "a terrific noise"; "a terrific thunderstorm storm"; "fought a terrific battle"

adj. being a single entity made by combining separate components; "three chemicals combining into one solution"

adj. surpassing the ordinary or normal; "Beyond his preternatural affability there is some acid and some steel" - George Will; "his uncanny sense of direction"

adj. remarkable; "that was some party"; "she is some skier"

adj. for a special service or occasion; "a special correspondent"; "a special adviser to the committee"; "had to get special permission for the event"

adj. performing or able to perform wonders or miracles

adj. made of wood of the ash tree

adj. made of wood of the aspen tree

adj. made of bamboo: "bamboo furniture"

adj. consisting of or made of wood of the beech tree

adj. consisting of or made of wood of the birch tree

adj. consisting of or made of cedar; "carved cedarn doors"

adj. consisting of or containing lignin or xylem; "ligneous (or woody) tissue"

adj. consisting of or made of wood of the oak tree; "a solid oak table"; "the old oaken bucket"

adj. of a plant; having a woody base that does not die down each year

adj. made or consisting of (entirely or in part) or employing wood; "a wooden box"; "an ancient cart with wooden wheels"

adj. indicating the most important performer or role; "the leading man"; "prima ballerina"; "prima donna"; "a star figure skater"; "the starring role"; "a stellar role"; "a stellar performance"

adj. marked by intense physical force; "a big wind"

adj. with mass nouns; "much traffic"

adj. not exceptional in any way especially in quality or ability or size or degree; "ordinary everyday objects"; "ordinary decency"; "an ordinary day"; "an ordinary wine"

adj. very small; "diminutive in stature"; "a lilliputian chest of drawers"; "her petite figure"; "tiny feet"; "the flyspeck nation of Bahrain moved toward democracy"