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Nouns (19)

affix

n. a linguistic element added to a word to produce an inflected or derived form

public

n. a body of people sharing some common interest; "the reading public"

notice

n. polite or favorable attention; "his hard work soon attracted the teacher's notice"

notice

n. a short critical review; "the play received good notices"

notice

n. an announcement containing information about a future event; "you didn't give me enough notice"

notice

n. advance notification (usually written) of the intention to withdraw from an arrangement or contract; "we received a notice to vacate the premises"; "he gave notice two months before he moved"

notification, notice

n. a request for payment; "the notification stated the grace period and the penalties for defaulting"

world, public, populace

n. people in general considered as a whole; "he is a hero in the eyes of the public"

observation, observance, notice

n. the act of noticing or paying attention; "he escaped the notice of the police"

bill, poster, card, notice, placard

n. a sign posted in a public place as an advertisement; "a poster advertised the coming attractions"

Verbs (26)

affix

v. attach or become attached to a stem word; "grammatical morphemes affix to the stem"

affix, stick on

v. attach to; "affix the seal here"

supplement, annex, affix, add on, append

v. add to the very end; "He appended a glossary to his novel where he used an invented language"

notice, acknowledge, acknowledge the presence of, acknowledge acquaintance with

v. express recognition of the presence or existence of, or acquaintance with; "He never acknowledges his colleagues when they run into him in the hallway"; "She acknowledged his complement with a smile"; "it is important to acknowledge the work of others in one's own writing"

mark, note, notice

v. notice or perceive; "She noted that someone was following her"; "mark my words"

find, notice, discover, detect, observe

v. discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of; "She detected high levels of lead in her drinking water"; "We found traces of lead in the paint"

notice, comment, point out, remark upon, comment upon, make a point

v. make or write a comment on; "he commented the paper of his colleague"

Adverbs (0)

Adjectives (7)

public

adj. not private; open to or concerning the people as a whole; "the public good"; "public libraries"; "public funds"; "public parks"; "a public scandal"; "public gardens"; "performers and members of royal families are public figures"

public, community

adj. affecting the people or community as a whole; "community leaders"; "community interests"; "the public welfare"

free on board vessel, FOB vessel, free on rail, FOR

adj. (of a cargo shipment) the seller arranges transport and pays all costs until the cargo has been loaded, after which the buyer pays all costs

Fuzzynyms (264)

order, club, lodge, society, community, fellowship, guild, gild

n. a formal association of people with similar interests; "he joined a golf club"; "they formed a small lunch society"; "men from the fraternal order will staff the soup kitchen today"

people

n. (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively; "old people"; "there were at least 200 people in the audience"

mass, people, multitude, masses, hoi polloi

n. the common people generally; "separate the warriors from the mass"; "power to the people"

cognizance

n. range or scope of what is perceived

cognition, knowledge

n. the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning

substance, content, message, subject matter

n. what a communication that is about something is about

bulletin

n. a brief report (especially an official statement issued for immediate publication or broadcast)

memo, memorandum, memoranda

n. a written proposal or reminder

letter, missive

n. a written message addressed to a person or organization; "mailed an indignant letter to the editor"

news

n. information reported in a newspaper or news magazine; "the news of my death was greatly exaggerated"

bill, poster, card, notice, placard

n. a sign posted in a public place as an advertisement; "a poster advertised the coming attractions"

announcement, proclamation, annunciation, promulgation

n. a formal public statement

manifesto, pronunciamento

n. a public declaration of intentions (as issued by a political party or government)

say-so, pronouncement, dictum

n. an authoritative declaration

statement

n. a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc; "according to his statement he was in London on that day"

information, info

n. a message received and understood

admonition, warning, word of advice

n. cautionary advice about something imminent (especially imminent danger)

declaration

n. a statement that is emphatic and explicit (spoken or written)

warning

n. a message informing of danger

mass, people, multitude, masses, hoi polloi

n. the common people generally; "separate the warriors from the mass"; "power to the people"

labor, labour, proletariat, working class

n. a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages; "there is a shortage of skilled labor in this field"

rabble, riffraff, ragtag, ragtag and bobtail

n. disparaging terms for the common people

commonality, commonalty, commons

n. class composed of persons lacking noble or knightly or gentle rank

society

n. an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization

order, club, lodge, society, community, fellowship, guild, gild

n. a formal association of people with similar interests; "he joined a golf club"; "they formed a small lunch society"; "men from the fraternal order will staff the soup kitchen today"

community

n. a group of people living in a particular local area; "the team is drawn from all parts of the community"

following, followers

n. a group of followers or enthusiasts

guard

n. a person who keeps watch over something or someone

alertness, watchfulness, vigilance

n. the process of paying close and continuous attention; "wakefulness, watchfulness, and bellicosity make a good hunter"; "vigilance is especially susceptible to fatigue"

surveillance

n. close observation of a person or group (usually by the police)

cognition, knowledge

n. the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning

advertising, ad, advertisement, advert

n. a public promotion of some product or service

announcement

n. a public statement about something that is happening or going to happen; "the announcement appeared in the local newspaper"; "the promulgation was written in English"

endorsement, blurb

n. a promotional statement (as found on the dust jackets of books); "the author got all his friends to write blurbs for his book"

pitch, sales pitch, sales talk

n. promotion by means of an argument and demonstration

substance, content, message, subject matter

n. what a communication that is about something is about

bulletin

n. a brief report (especially an official statement issued for immediate publication or broadcast)

memo, memorandum, memoranda

n. a written proposal or reminder

letter, missive

n. a written message addressed to a person or organization; "mailed an indignant letter to the editor"

news

n. information reported in a newspaper or news magazine; "the news of my death was greatly exaggerated"

notice

n. an announcement containing information about a future event; "you didn't give me enough notice"

billboard, hoarding

n. large outdoor signboard

broadside, bill, throwaway, circular, handbill, broadsheet, flier, flyer

n. an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution; "he mailed the circular to all subscribers"

information, info

n. a message received and understood

tie, link, connect, put together, connect together

v. connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces; "Can you connect the two loudspeakers?"; "Tie the ropes together"; "Link arms"

tie, link, connect, put together, connect together

v. connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces; "Can you connect the two loudspeakers?"; "Tie the ropes together"; "Link arms"

post, place, base, station, send

v. assign to a station

append, attach

v. enclose files or documents in electronic mail

supply, add, append

v. state or say further; "`It doesn't matter,' he supplied"

tie, link, connect, put together, connect together

v. connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces; "Can you connect the two loudspeakers?"; "Tie the ropes together"; "Link arms"

join, bring together, cause to be joined

v. cause to become joined or linked; "join these two parts so that they fit together"

join, conjoin, come together, make contact

v. make contact or come together; "The two roads join here"

record, register, be aware of

v. be aware of; "Did you register any change when I pressed the button?"

see

v. perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight; "You have to be a good observer to see all the details"; "Can you see the bird in that tree?"; "He is blind--he cannot see"

note, observe, observe with care

v. observe with care or pay close attention to; "Take note of this chemical reaction"

examine, look at, take a look at, examine by sight

v. observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect; "The customs agent examined the baggage"; "I must see your passport before you can enter the country"

go over, inspect, look over

v. look over carefully; "Please inspect your father's will carefully"

advert, attend, pay attention, pay heed, give ear

v. give heed (to); "The children in the audience attended the recital quietly"; "She hung on his every word"; "They attended to everything he said"

mind, heed, pay attention to, listen to

v. pay close attention to; give heed to; "Heed the advice of the old men"

behold, lay eyes on

v. see with attention; "behold Christ!"

look

v. perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards; "She looked over the expanse of land"; "Look at your child!"; "Look--a deer in the backyard!"

witness

v. be a witness to; "She witnessed the accident and had to testify in court"

find, notice, discover, detect, observe

v. discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of; "She detected high levels of lead in her drinking water"; "We found traces of lead in the paint"

hark, harken, hearken

v. listen; used mostly in the imperative

stamp, characterize

v. reveal clearly as having a certain character; "His playing stamps him as a Romantic"

find, witness, see

v. perceive or be contemporaneous with; "We found Republicans winning the offices"; "You'll see a lot of cheating in this school"; "The 1960's saw the rebellion of the younger generation against established traditions"; "I want to see results"

watch, see

v. check, try, or ascertain; "See whether it works!"

catch, watch, view, see, take in

v. see or watch; "view a show on television"; "This program will be seen all over the world"; "view an exhibition"; "Catch a show on Broadway"; "see a movie"

regard, view, see, reckon, take to be, consider

v. deem to be; "She views this quite differently from me"; "I consider her to be shallow"; "I don't see the situation quite as negatively as you do"

follow, watch, observe, keep an eye on, watch over

v. follow with the eyes or the mind; "Keep an eye on the baby, please!"; "The world is watching Sarajevo"; "She followed the men with the binoculars"

locate, turn up, unearth

v. discover the location of; determine the place of; find by searching or examining; "Can you locate your cousins in the Midwest?"; "My search turned up nothing"

find, discover

v. make a discovery; "She found that he had lied to her"; "The story is false, so far as I can discover"

find, discover

v. make a discovery, make a new finding; "Roentgen discovered X-rays"; "Physicists believe they found a new elementary particle"

see, pick up, learn, hear, discover, find out, hear about, hear of, get a line on, get wind of, get word, become aware of, get to know

v. get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally; "I learned that she has two grown-up children"; "I see that you have been promoted"

check, see, learn, find out, ascertain, determine

v. find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort; "I want to see whether she speaks French"; "See whether it works"; "find out if he speaks Russian"; "Check whether the train leaves on time"

find, find out, ascertain, determine

v. establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study; "find the product of two numbers"; "The physicist who found the elusive particle won the Nobel Prize"

catch

v. perceive with the senses quickly, suddenly, or momentarily; "I caught the aroma of coffee"; "He caught the allusion in her glance"; "ears open to catch every sound"; "The dog picked up the scent"; "Catch a glimpse"

evidence, tell, ascertain, demonstrate

v. give evidence; "he was telling on all his former colleague"

mark, note, notice

v. notice or perceive; "She noted that someone was following her"; "mark my words"

see

v. perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight; "You have to be a good observer to see all the details"; "Can you see the bird in that tree?"; "He is blind--he cannot see"

throw in, inject, put in, come in, interject, interpose

v. to insert between other elements; "She interjected clever remarks"

accessible, approachable

adj. capable of being read with comprehension; "readily accessible to the nonprofessional reader"; "the tales seem more approachable than his more difficult novels"

joint

adj. united or combined; "a joint session of Congress"; "joint owners"

shared

adj. have in common; held or experienced in common; "two shared valence electrons forming a bond between adjacent nuclei"; "a shared interest in philately"

general

adj. applying to all or most members of a category or group; "the general public"; "general assistance"; "a general rule"; "in general terms"; "comprehensible to the general reader"

rife, prevailing, prevalent

adj. encountered generally especially at the present time; "the prevailing opinion was that a trade war could be averted"; "the most prevalent religion in our area"; "speculation concerning the books author was rife"

widespread, generalized

adj. widely circulated or diffused; "a widespread doctrine"; "widespread fear of nuclear war"

Synonyms (14)

note, remark, mention, observe, make a remark

v. make mention of; "She observed that his presentation took up too much time"; "They noted that it was a fine day to go sailing"

exoteric

adj. suitable for the general public; "writings of an exoteric nature"

open, overt

adj. open and observable; not secret or hidden; "an overt lie"; "overt hostility"; "overt intelligence gathering"; "open ballots"

group, community, communal

adj. for or by a group rather than individuals; "dipping each his bread into a communal dish of stew"- Paul Roche; "a communal settlement in which all earnings and food were shared"; "a group effort"

popular, demotic

adj. of or for the common people; "demotic entertainments"; "demotic speech"; "a poet with a keen ear for demotic rhythms"

socialized

adj. under group or government control; "socialized ownership"; "socialized medicine"

Antonyms (20)

detach

v. cause to become detached or separated; take off; "detach the skin from the chicken before you eat it"

detach

v. cause to become detached or separated; take off; "detach the skin from the chicken before you eat it"

detach

v. cause to become detached or separated; take off; "detach the skin from the chicken before you eat it"

ignore, fail to notice

v. fail to notice

private

adj. confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy; "a private place"; "private discussions"; "private lessons"; "a private club"; "a private secretary"; "private property"; "the former President is now a private citizen"; "public figures struggle to maintain a private life"

closet, privy, secret, inside, confidential

adj. entrusted with private information and the confidence of another; "a confidential secretary"

esoteric

adj. confined to and understandable by only an enlightened inner circle; "a compilation of esoteric philosophical theories"

personal, intimate

adj. concerning or affecting a particular person or his or her private life and personality; "a personal favor"; "for your personal use"; "personal papers"; "I have something personal to tell you"; "a personal God"; "he has his personal bank account and she has hers"

individual, personal

personal

exclusive, restricted

adj. not for general or public use; "a private club"

individual

adj. being or characteristic of a single thing or person; "individual drops of rain"; "please mark the individual pages"; "they went their individual ways"

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