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Nouns (5)

n. a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element

n. operating system company

Verbs (30)

v. spend or use time; "I may be an hour"

v. exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity; "I will work hard to improve my grades"; "she worked hard for better living conditions for the poor"

be, exist

v. have an existence, be extant; "Is there a God?"

be, have the quality of being

v. have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer"

occur, be

v. occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere; "Where is my umbrella?" "The toolshed is in the back"; "What is behind this behavior?"

be, be identical to

v. be identical to; be someone or something; "The president of the company is John Smith"; "This is my house"

cost, be

v. be priced at; "These shoes cost $100"

live, be, have life

v. have life, be alive; "Our great leader is no more"; "My grandfather lived until the end of war"

make up, represent, constitute, be

v. form or compose; "This money is my only income"; "The stone wall was the backdrop for the performance"; "These constitute my entire belonging"; "The children made up the chorus"; "This sum represents my entire income for a year"; "These few men comprise his entire army"

be, occupy a certain area, occupy a certain position

v. occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere; "Where is my umbrella?" "The toolshed is in the back"; "What is behind this behavior?"

equal, be, be identical to

v. be identical or equivalent to; "One dollar equals 1,000 rubles these days!"

personify, characterize, be, embody

v. represent, as of a character on stage; "Derek Jacobi was Hamlet"

Adverbs (16)

about

adv. in rotation or succession: "watch and watch about"

about, in the opposite direction, to the opposite direction

adv. "about face"

near, about, around, nearby, in the vicinity

adv. "She is always about"

about, around, some, approximately, roughly, more or less, or so

adv. "I have roughly $3,000"

Adjectives (15)

solicitous, anxious

adj. full of anxiety and concern; "solicitous parents"; "solicitous about the future"

dying, anxious

adj. eagerly desirous; "anxious to see the new show at the museum"; "dying to hear who won"

anxious, disquieted, nervous, unquiet

adj. causing or fraught with or showing anxiety; "spent an anxious night waiting for the test results"; "cast anxious glances behind her"; "those nervous moments before takeoff"; "an unquiet mind"

afraid, apprehensive, anxious, nervous

adj. causing or fraught with or showing anxiety; "spent an anxious night waiting for the test results"; "cast anxious glances behind her"; "those nervous moments before takeoff"; "an unquiet mind"

astir, about, around

adj. on the move; "up and about"; "the whole town was astir over the incident"

Fuzzynyms (112)

stand, bear, stomach, brook, suffer, endure, tolerate, abide, put up with

v. put up with something or somebody unpleasant; "I cannot bear his constant criticism"; "The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks"; "he learned to tolerate the heat"; "She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage"

last, endure

v. persist for a specified period of time; "The bad weather lasted for three days"

fit, meet, conform to

v. satisfy a condition or restriction; "Does this paper meet the requirements for the degree?"

duplicate, twin, parallel

v. duplicate or match; "The polished surface twinned his face and chest in reverse"

parallel

v. be parallel to; "Their roles are paralleled by ours"

coordinate, co-ordinate

v. be co-ordinated; "These activities coordinate well"

cause, create, originate

v. make or cause to be or to become; "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor"

name, mention, identify, give the name of, refer to by name

v. give the name or identifying characteristics of; refer to by name or some other identifying characteristic property; "Many senators were named in connection with the scandal"; "The almanac identifies the auspicious months"

incarnate, embody, body forth, represent in bodily form

v. represent in bodily form; "He embodies all that is evil wrong with the system"; "The painting substantiates the feelings of the artist"

refer to, denote, have as a meaning

v. have as a meaning; "`multi-' denotes `many' "

imply, connote

v. express or state indirectly

imply, indicate by inference

v. suggest as a logically necessary consequence; in logic

mean, intend

v. mean or intend to express or convey; "You never understand what I mean!"; "what do his words intend?"

signify

v. convey or express a meaning; "These words mean nothing to me!"; "What does his strange behavior signify?"

tense

adj. in or of a state of physical or nervous tension

distraught, overwrought

adj. deeply agitated especially from emotion; "distraught with grief"

distressed, unstrung

adj. emotionally upset; "the incident left him unstrung and incapable of rational effort"

fearful

adj. experiencing or showing fear; "a fearful glance"; "fearful of criticism"

uneasy, nervy, nervous, overstrung, restive, fidgety, edgy, high-strung, jittery, jumpy, uptight, in suspense

adj. being in a tense state

agitated

adj. troubled emotionally and usually deeply; "agitated parents"

uneasy, fretful, restless, on the move

adj. not affording rest; "spent a restless night"; "fell into an uneasy sleep"

restless, fidgety, itchy

adj. unable to relax or be still; "a constant fretful stamping of hooves"; "itchy for excitement"; "a restless child"

fitful, spasmodic

adj. occurring in spells and often abruptly; "fitful bursts of energy"; "spasmodic rifle fire"

frightened, scared

adj. made afraid; "the frightened child cowered in the corner"; "too shocked and scared to move"

agog

adj. highly excited

apprehensive, uneasy

adj. in fear or dread of possible evil or harm; "apprehensive for one's life"; "apprehensive of danger"

recreant, craven, fearful, cowering, cringing

adj. lacking even the rudiments of courage; abjectly fearful; "the craven fellow turned and ran"; "a craven proposal to raise the white flag"; "this recreant knight"- Spenser

frightened, scared

adj. made afraid; "the frightened child cowered in the corner"; "too shocked and scared to move"

about, around, some, approximately, roughly, more or less, or so

adv. "I have roughly $3,000"

nigh, nearly, virtually, almost, well-nigh, just about

adv. "He nearly fainted"; "the already nigh obliterated records"; "Virtually all the parties signed the contract"

nigh, nearly, virtually, almost, well-nigh, just about

adv. "He nearly fainted"; "the already nigh obliterated records"; "Virtually all the parties signed the contract"

in essence, basically, fundamentally, essentially, au fond

adv. at bottom or by one's (or its) very nature; "He is basically dishonest"; "the argument was essentially a technical one"; "for all his bluster he is in essence a shy person"

practically

adv. "He was practically the only guest at the party"

near, about, around, nearby, in the vicinity

adv. "She is always about"

Synonyms (39)

afraid, regretful

adj. filled with regret or concern; used often to soften an unpleasant statement; "I'm afraid I won't be able to come"; "he was afraid he would have to let her go"; "I'm afraid you're wrong"

afraid

adj. feeling worry or concern or insecurity; "She was afraid that I might be embarrassed"; "terribly afraid of offending someone"; "I am afraid we have witnessed only the first phase of the conflict"

preoccupied, haunted, obsessed, taken up

adj. having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something; "became more and more haunted by the stupid riddle"; "was absolutely obsessed with the girl"; "got no help from his wife who was preoccupied with the children"; "he was taken up in worry for the old woman"

troubled, worried

adj. characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need; "troubled areas"; "fell into a troubled sleep"; "a troubled expression"; "troubled teenagers"

appetent

adj. marked by eager desire; "a big rich appetent Western city"

thirsty, athirst, hungry

adj. extremely desirous; usu followed by "for": "a thirst for knowledge"; "hungry for recognition"; "thirsty for information"

eager, esurient, greedy, hot, avid, devouring

adj. (often followed by `for') ardently or excessively desirous; "avid for adventure"; "an avid ambition to succeed"; "fierce devouring affection"; "the esurient eyes of an avid curiosity"; "greedy for fame"

covetous, envious, jealous

adj. showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another's advantages; "he was never covetous before he met her"; "jealous of his success and covetous of his possessions"; "envious of their art collection"

uncomfortable, strange, ill at ease, reserved

adj. physically or mentally ill at ease: "ill at ease with strangers"; "felt strange in the presence of men who talked excitedly of ... battle"

precarious

adj. affording no ease or reassurance; "a precarious truce"

overanxious, overnervous

adj. anxious or nervous to an excessive degree

at work

adj. on the job; "had been at work for over an hour before her boss arrived"

engaged, employed, occupied

adj. having ones attention or mind or energy engaged; "she keeps herself fully occupied with volunteer activities"; "deeply engaged in conversation"

engaged, in use, tied up

adj. of a telephone

on the go

adj. (of a person) very busy and active: "always on the go"

overbusy

adj. too busy

up to

adj. busy or occupied with; "what have you been up to?"; "up to no good"

Antonyms (3)

differ

v. be different; "These two tests differ in only one respect"

unconcerned

adj. lacking in interest or care or feeling; "the average American...is unconcerned that his or her plight is the result of a complex of personal and economic and governmental actions...beyond the normal citizen's comprehension and control"; "blithely unconcerned about his friend's plight"

flat

adv. against a flat surface: "He lay flat on his back"

be anxious about

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