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Nouns (20)

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

date

n. sweet edible fruit of the date palm with a single long woody seed

date

n. the present; "they are up to date"; "we haven't heard from them to date"

date

n. the specified day of the month; "what is the date today?"

date

n. the particular day, month, or year (usually according to the Gregorian calendar) that an event occurred; "he tried to memorizes all the dates for his history class"

escort, date

n. a participant in a date; "his date never stopped talking"

A, ampere, amp

n. the basic unit of electric current adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites; "a typical household circuit carries 15 to 50 amps"

A, angstrom, angstrom unit

n. a metric unit of length equal to one ten billionth of a meter (or 0.0001 micron); used to specify wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation

A, vitamin A, axerophthol, antiophthalmic factor

n. any of several fat-soluble vitamins essential for normal vision; prevents night blindness or inflammation or dryness of the eyes

appointment, engagement, date

n. a meeting arranged in advance; "she asked how to avoid kissing at the end of a date"

Verbs (31)

assign

v. transfer one's right to

date

v. provide with a dateline; mark with a date; "She wrote the letter on Monday but she dated it Saturday so as not to reveal that she procrastinated"

put, assign

v. attribute or give; "She put too much emphasis on her the last statement"; "He put all his efforts into this job"; "The teacher put an interesting twist to the interpretation of the story"

date

v. assign a date to; determine the (probable) date of; "Scientists often cannot date precisely archeological or prehistorical findings"

date, date stamp

v. stamp with a date; "The package is dated November 24"

date, go on a date

v. go on a date with; "Tonight she is dating a former high school sweetheart"

set apart, assign, specify

v. select something or someone for a specific purpose; "The teacher assigned him to lead his classmates in the exercise"

attribute, assign, impute, ascribe

v. attribute or credit to; "We attributed this quotation to Shakespeare"; "People impute great cleverness to cats"

portion, assign, allot

v. give out or allot; "We were assigned new uniforms"

assign, ascribe, arrogate

v. make undue claims to having

date, see, go steady with, go out with

v. date regularly; have a steady relationship with; "Did you know that she is seeing an older man?"; "He is dating his former wife again!"

delegate, assign, designate, depute, give an assignment to

v. give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)

Adverbs (0)

Adjectives (0)

Fuzzynyms (108)

time

n. the continuum of experience in which events pass from the future through the present to the past

period

n. a unit of geological time during which a system of rocks formed; "ganoid fishes swarmed during the earlier geological periods"

epoch

n. a unit of geological time

era

n. a major division of geological time; an era is usually divided into two or more periods

season

n. a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field; "he celebrated his 10th season with the ballet company"; "she always looked forward to the avocado season"

age, years, long time

n. a prolonged period of time; "we've known each other for ages"; "I haven't been there for years and years"

era, epoch

n. a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event

age, years, long time

n. a prolonged period of time; "we've known each other for ages"; "I haven't been there for years and years"

era, epoch

n. a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event

collaborator, cooperator, partner, pardner

n. a person who is a member of a partnership

assignation, tryst, rendezvous

n. a meeting planned at a certain time and place

assignation, tryst, rendezvous

n. a meeting planned at a certain time and place

repose, lay, put down

v. put in a horizontal position; "lay the books on the table"; "lay the patient carefully onto the bed"

attribute, assign, impute, ascribe

v. attribute or credit to; "We attributed this quotation to Shakespeare"; "People impute great cleverness to cats"

trust, commit, confide, entrust, intrust

v. confer a trust upon; "The messenger was entrusted with the general's secret"; "I commit my soul to God"

portion, assign, allot

v. give out or allot; "We were assigned new uniforms"

decide, determine, decide upon, make up one's mind

v. reach, make, or come to a decision about something; "We finally decided after lengthy deliberations"

name, assess

v. mention and identify by name; "name your accomplices!"

charge, criminate, accuse, impeach, incriminate

v. blame for, make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior against; "he charged thee director with indifference"

repose, lay, put down

v. put in a horizontal position; "lay the books on the table"; "lay the patient carefully onto the bed"

assign

v. transfer one's right to

swan, affirm, avow, swear, assert, aver

v. to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true; "Before God I swear I am innocent"

dispute, challenge, gainsay

v. take exception to; "She challenged his claims"

grant, award

v. give as judged due or on the basis of merit; "the referee awarded a free kick to the team"; "the jury awarded a million dollars to the plaintiff";"Funds are granted to qualified researchers"

award, present

v. give, especially as an honor or reward; "bestow honors and prizes at graduation"

give

v. transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody; "I gave her my money"; "can you give me lessons?"; "She gave the children lots of love and tender loving care"

ration, ration out

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

sequester, seize, attach, impound, confiscate

v. take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority; "The FBI seized the drugs"; "The customs agents impounded the illegal shipment"; "The police confiscated the stolen artwork"

charge, commit, send, institutionalize

v. cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution; "After the second episode, she had to be committed"; "he was committed to prison"

put, place, commit, invest

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

trust, commit, confide, entrust, intrust

v. confer a trust upon; "The messenger was entrusted with the general's secret"; "I commit my soul to God"

assign

v. transfer one's right to

name, nominate, constitute, appoint

v. create and charge with a task or function; "nominate a committee"

entitle, gentle, ennoble

v. give a title to someone; make someone a member of the nobility

pass, clear, authorize, authorise, permit officially

v. grant authorization or clearance for; "Clear the manuscript for publication"; "The rock star never authorized this slanderous biography"

take, choose, select, make a choice, make a selection, pick out

v. pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives; "Take any one of these cards"; "Choose a good husband for your daughter"; "She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her"

Synonyms (1)

set

v. put into a certain state; cause to be in a certain state; "set the house afire"

Antonyms (6)

discharge, clear, acquit, assoil, exonerate, exculpate

v. pronounce not guilty of criminal charges; "The suspect was cleared of the murder charges"

assign a date to

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