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Nouns (41)

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

n. a small slit (as for inserting a coin or depositing mail); "he put a quarter in the slot"

n. the trail of an animal (especially a deer); "he followed the deer's slot over the soft turf to the edge of the trees"

time

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

time

n. a person's experience on a particular occasion; "he had a time holding back the tears"; "they had a good time together"

time

n. an instance or single occasion for some event; "this time he succeeded"; "he called four times"; "he could do ten at a clip"

time

n. an indefinite period (usually marked by specific attributes or activities); "he waited a long time"; "the time of year for planting"; "he was a great actor is his time"

time

n. a suitable moment; "it is time to go"

time

n. a period of time considered as a resource under your control and sufficient to accomplish something; "take time to smell the roses"; "I didn't have time to finish"; "it took more than half my time"

slot, one-armed bandit

n. a slot machine that is used for gambling; "they spend hours and hours just playing the slots"

slot, time slot

n. a time assigned on a schedule or agenda; "the TV program has a new time slot"; "an aircraft landing slot"

time, clock time

n. the time as given by a clock; "do you know what time it is?"; "the time is 10 o'clock"

time, fourth dimension

n. the fourth coordinate that is required (along with three spatial dimensions) to specify a physical event

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

slot, expansion slot, card slot

n. a socket on the motherboard for plugging in an expansion card

time, meter, metre

n. rhythm as given by division into parts of equal duration

spot, position, post, berth, slot, office, place, situation

n. a job in an organization; "he occupied a post in the treasury"

Verbs (28)

assign

v. transfer one's right to

time

v. regulate or set the time of; "time the clock"

time

v. assign a time for an activity or event; "The candidate carefully timed his appearance at the disaster scene"

time

v. set the speed, duration, or execution of; "we time the process to manufacture our cars very precisely"

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"

time, clock

v. measure the time or duration of an event or action or the person who performs an action in a certain period of time; "he clocked the runners"

set apart, assign, specify

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

slot, assign to a slot

v. assign a time slot; "slot a television programs"

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

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 (124)

aperture

n. an man-made opening; usually small

hole

n. an opening deliberately made in or through something

opening, orifice

n. an aperture or hole that opens into a bodily cavity; "the orifice into the aorta from the lower left chamber of the heart"

date

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

period

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

while

n. a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition; "he was here for a little while"; "I need to rest for a piece"; "a spell of good weather"; "a patch of bad weather"

stretch, stint

n. an unbroken period of time during which you do something; "there were stretches of boredom"; "he did a stretch in the federal penitentiary"

while

leisure, leisure time

n. time available for ease and relaxation; "his job left him little leisure"

span

n. the complete duration of something; "the job was finished in the span of an hour"

chance, probability

n. a measure of how likely it is that some event will occur; a number expressing the ratio of favorable cases to the whole number of cases possible; "the probability that an unbiased coin will fall with the head up is 0.5"

situation, setting, site

n. physical position in relation to the surroundings

spot, point

n. an outstanding characteristic; "his acting was one of the high points of the movie"

spot, place, topographic point

n. a point located with respect to surface features of some region; "this is a nice place for a picnic"

occupation, business, line of work

n. the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money; "he's not in my line of business"

location, placement, locating, position, positioning, emplacement, situating

n. the act of putting something in a certain place

profession

n. an occupation requiring special education (especially in the liberal arts or sciences)

assignment, duty assignment

n. a duty that you are assigned to perform (especially in the armed forces); "hazardous duty"

mission, missionary work

n. the organized work of a religious missionary

task, project, undertaking

n. any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted; "he prepared for great undertakings"

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 time slot to

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