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Nouns (52)

approach

n. a close approximation; "the nearest approach to genius"

approach

n. the area behind the foul line, from which the ball is delivered

shot

n. informal words for any attempt or effort; "he gave it his best shot"; "he took a stab at forecasting"

shot

n. an attempt to score in a game

shot

n. (sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand; "it took two strokes to get out of the bunker"; "a good shot require good balance and tempo"; "he left me an almost impossible shot"

shot

n. an explosive charge used in blasting

shot

n. sports equipment consisting of a heavy metal ball used in the shot put; "he trained at putting the shot"

approach

n. a relatively short golf shot intended to put the ball onto the putting green; "he lost the hole when his approach rolled over the green"

approach, access

n. a way of entering or leaving; "he took a wrong turn on the access to the bridge"

approach, approach path

n. the final path followed by an aircraft as it is landing

shot, shooting

n. the act of firing a projectile; "his shooting was slow but accurate"

shot, injection

n. the act of putting a liquid into the body by means of a syringe; "the nurse gave him a flu shot"

shot, pellet

n. a solid missile discharged from a firearm; "the shot buzzed past his ear"

shot, snapshot

n. an informal photograph; usually made with a small hand-held camera; "my snapshots haven't been developed yet"; "he tried to get unposed shots of his friends"

shot, scene

n. a consecutive series of pictures that constitutes a unit of action in a film

shot, crack

n. a chance to do something; "he wanted a shot at the champion"

coming, approach, approaching

n. the act of drawing spatially closer to something; "the hunter's approach scattered the geese"

attack, approach, plan of attack

n. ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation; "his approach to every problem is to draw up a list of pros and cons"; "an attack on inflation"; "his plan of attack was misguided"

coming, approach, approaching

n. the temporal property of becoming nearer in time; "the approach of winter"

approach, advance, feeler, overture

n. a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others; "she rejected his advances"

shot, shooter, gunman

n. a person who shoots (usually with respect to their ability to shoot); "he is a crack shot"; "a poor shooter"

shot, dead reckoning, guess, guesswork, guessing

n. an estimate based on little or no information

shot, dig, barb, slam, jibe, gibe

n. an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect; "his parting shot was `drop dead'"; "she threw shafts of sarcasm"; "she takes a dig at me every chance she gets"

Verbs (18)

approach

v. make advances to someone, usually with a proposal or suggestion; "I was approached by the President to serve as his adviser in foreign matters"

approach, come near

v. come near in time; "Winter is approaching"; "approaching old age"

approach, set about, deal with, go about

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

approach, come near, verge on, border on

v. come near or verge on, resemble, come nearer in quality, or character; "This borders on discrimination!"; "His playing approaches that of Horowitz"

approach, meet, go up, come on, come near, near, draw near

v. move towards; "We were approaching our destination"; "They are drawing near"; "The enemy army came nearer and nearer"

Adverbs (0)

Adjectives (4)

shot, iridescent, changeable, chatoyant

adj. varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles; "changeable taffeta"; "chatoyant (or shot) silk"; "a dragonfly hovered, vibrating and iridescent"

Fuzzynyms (153)

entry, entree, door, doorway, portal, room access

n. the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close; "he stuck his head in the doorway"

avenue, boulevard

n. a wide street or thoroughfare

passageway

n. a passage between rooms or between buildings

drive, driveway, private road

n. a road leading up to a private house; "they parked in the driveway"

gate

n. a movable barrier in a fence or wall

blast

n. a very long fly ball

inoculation, vaccination

n. taking a vaccine as a precaution against contracting a disease

booster, booster dose, booster shot, recall dose

n. an additional dose that makes sure the first dose was effective

ammunition, ammo

n. projectiles to be fired from a gun

shell

n. ammunition consisting of a cylindrical metal casing containing an explosive charge and a projectile; fired from a large gun

cartridge

n. ammunition consisting of a cylindrical casing containing an explosive charge and a bullet; fired from a rifle or handgun

view, opinion

n. a message expressing a belief about something; the expression of a belief that is held with confidence but not substantiated by positive knowledge or proof; "his opinions appeared frequently on the editorial page"

appearance

n. the act of appearing in public view; "the rookie made a brief appearance in the first period"; "it was Bernhardt's last appearance in America"

twist, turn

n. turning or twisting around (in place); "with a quick twist of his head he surveyed the room"

advent, coming

n. arrival that has been awaited (especially of something momentous); "the advent of the computer"

beginning, start, commencement

n. the act of starting something; "he was responsible for the beginning of negotiations"

appearance, appearing, coming into court

n. formal attendance (in court or at a hearing) of a party in an action

handling, treatment

n. the management of someone or something; "the handling of prisoners"; "the treatment of water sewage"; "the right to equal treatment in the criminal justice system"

procedure, process

n. a particular course of action intended to achieve a result; "the procedure of obtaining a driver's license"; "it was a process of trial and error"

procedure

n. a mode of conducting legal and parliamentary proceedings

procedure, process

n. a particular course of action intended to achieve a result; "the procedure of obtaining a driver's license"; "it was a process of trial and error"

fashion

n. characteristic or habitual practice

maneuver, manoeuvre, simulated military operation

n. a military training exercise

play, maneuver, manoeuvre

n. a deliberate coordinated movement requiring dexterity and skill; "he made a great maneuver"; "the runner was out on a play by the shortstop"

proposal

n. something proposed (such as a plan or assumption)

offer, offering

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

pass, passport

n. any authorization to pass or go somewhere; "the pass to visit had a strict time limit"

booster, friend, admirer, supporter, champion, protagonist

n. a person who backs a politician or a team etc.; "all their supporters came out for the game"; "they are friends of the library"

assumption, supposition

n. a hypothesis that is taken for granted; "any society is built upon certain assumptions"

presumption, precondition, given, presupposition

n. an assumption that is taken for granted

insult, affront

n. a deliberately offensive act or something producing the effect of deliberate disrespect; "turning his back on me was a deliberate insult"

catcall

n. a cry expressing disapproval

mockery, jeer, jeering, scoff, scoffing

n. showing your contempt by derision

arrow

n. a projectile with a straight thin shaft and an arrowhead on one end and stabilizing vanes on the other; intended to be shot from a bow

dart

n. a small narrow pointed missile that is thrown or shot

abuse, insult, revilement, contumely

n. a rude expression intended to offend or hurt; "when a student made a stupid mistake he spared them no abuse"; "they yelled insults at the visiting team"

contact, reach, get through, get hold of

v. be in or establish communication with; "Our advertisements reach millions"; "He never contacted his children after he emigrated to Australia"

apprise, apprize, advise, notify, give notice, send word

v. inform (somebody) of something; "I advised him that the rent was due"

handle, treat, treat with, do by

v. interact in a certain way; "Do right by her"; "Treat him with caution, please"; "Handle the press reporters gently"

handle, care for, deal with, manage

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"

address, accost, come up to

v. speak to someone

meet, get together, come together

v. collect in one place; "We assembled in the church basement"; "Let's gather in the dining room"

verge, verge on

v. border on; come close to; "His behavior verges on the criminal"

compare

v. be comparable; "This car does not compare with our line of Mercedes"

resemble, appear like

v. appear like; be similar or bear a likeness to; "She resembles her mother very much"; "This paper resembles my own work"

draw in, close in, advance on, converge on

v. advance or converge on; "The police were closing in on him"

approximate, come close

v. be close or similar; "Her results approximate my own"

get, come, arrive

v. reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress; "She arrived home at 7 o'clock"; "She didn't get to Chicago until after midnight"

recognize, greet

v. express greetings upon meeting someone

draw together, converge, move together

v. move or draw together at a certain location; "The crowd converged on the movie star"

zoom, move noisily

v. move with a low humming noise

catch, be affected by, be struck by

v. be struck or affected by; "catch fire"; "catch the mood"

pass, overtake, travel past

v. travel past; "The sports car passed all the trucks"

motley, multicolor, multicolored, multicoloured, painted, particolored, particoloured, piebald, pied, varicolored, varicoloured, multicolour

adj. having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly; "a jester dressed in motley"; "the painted desert"; "a particolored dress"; "a piebald horse"; "pied daisies"

iridescent, nacreous, opalescent, opaline, pearlescent

adj. having a play of lustrous rainbow-like colors; "an iridescent oil slick"; "nacreous (or pearlescent) clouds looking like mother-of-pearl"; "a milky opalescent (or opaline) luster"

pearly, pearly-white, pearly white

adj. of a white the color of pearls

Synonyms (17)

bound, border, form the border of

v. form the boundary of; be contiguous to

bright, brilliant, vivid

adj. having striking color; "bright dress"; "brilliant tapestries"; "a bird with vivid plumage"

deep, rich

adj. strong; intense; "deep purple"; "a rich red"

flaming

adj. resembling flame in brilliance or color; "maple trees ablaze in autumn"; "flaming autumn leaves"

glowing, fluorescent

adj. brilliantly colored and apparently giving off light; "fluorescent colors"

prismatic

adj. exhibiting spectral colors formed by refraction of light through a prism; "prismatic light"

psychedelic

adj. having the vivid colors and bizarre patterns associated with psychedelic states; "a psychedelic painting"

red, empurpled, ruddy, flushed

adj. (especially of the face) reddened or suffused with or as if with blood from emotion or exertion; "crimson with fury"; "turned red from exertion"; "with puffy reddened eyes"; "red-faced and violent"; "flushed (or crimson) with embarrassment"

Antonyms (15)

exit, issue, outlet, way out

n. an opening that permits escape or release; "he blocked the way out"; "the canyon had only one issue"

avoid

v. stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something; "Her former friends now avoid her"

lose, misplace, mislay

v. place (something) where one cannot find it again; "I misplaced my eyeglasses"

retreat, withdraw, recede, pull back, draw back, move back

v. pull back or move away or backward; "The enemy withdrew"; "The limo pulled away from the curb"

retreat

v. move away, as for privacy; "The Pope retreats to Castelgondolfo every summer"

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