n. availability for use; "the materials at the command of the potters grew"

n. the power or authority to command; "an admiral in command"

n. a military unit or region under the control of a single officer

n. a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot

n. a rare soft silvery metallic element; occurs in small quantities in sphalerite

n. great skillfulness and knowledge of some subject or activity; "a good command of French"

n. (computer science) a line of code written as part of a computer program

n. an authoritative direction or instruction to do something

n. a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element

n. operating system company

n. federate state in the United States of America

v. demand as one's due; "This speaker commands a high fee"; "The author commands a fair hearing from his readers"

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

v. be in command of; "The general commanded a huge army"

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"

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

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

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

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

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

v. make someone do something

v. exercise authoritative control or power over; "control the budget"; "Command the military forces"

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

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"

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

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

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

v. look down on; "The villa dominates the town"

adv. to or toward the inside of; "come in"; "smash in the door"

adv. to or toward the inside of; "come in"; "smash in the door"

adj. holding office; "the in party"

adj. currently fashionable; "the in thing to do"; "large shoulder pads are in"

adj. directed or bound inward; "took the in bus"; "the in basket"

adj. currently fashionable; "the in thing to do"; "large shoulder pads are in"

n. power to direct or determine; "under control"

n. the power to use something or someone; "used all the resources at his disposal"

n. possession of controlling influence; "the deterrent power of nuclear weapons"; "the power of his love saved her"; "his powerfulness was concealed by a gentle facade"

n. a small quantity of anything; "a bit of paper was all he needed"

n. distinctive and stylish elegance; "he wooed her with the confident dash of a cavalry officer"

n. (physics and chemistry) the simplest structural unit of an element or compound

n. (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything

n. possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done; "danger heightened his powers of discrimination"

n. the quality of being adequately or well qualified physically and intellectually

n. the quality of being able to perform; a quality that permits or facilitates achievement or accomplishment

n. an ability that has been acquired by training

n. ability to produce solutions in some problem domain; "the skill of a well-trained boxer"; "the sweet science of pugilism"

n. the superior ability that is attained by study and practice and observation; "he had mastered the art of a great craftsman"

n. an ability to understand the meaning or importance of something (or the knowledge acquired as a result); "how you can do that is beyond my comprehension"; "he was famous for his comprehension of American literature"

n. the status of a leader; "they challenged his leadership of the union"

n. power to dominate or defeat; "mastery of the seas"

n. freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities; "his assurance in his superiority did not make him popular"; "after that failure he lost his confidence"; "she spoke with authority"

n. dominance or power through legal authority; "France held undisputed dominion over vast areas of Africa"; "the rule of Caesar"

n. skill in an occupation or trade

n. the quality of having great facility and competence

n. unusual mental ability

n. exceptional creative ability

n. a special way of doing something; "he had a bent for it"; "he had a special knack for getting into trouble"; "he couldn't get the hang of it"

n. natural abilities or qualities

n. a practical method or art applied to some particular task

n. technical skill or fluency or style exhibited by a virtuoso

n. an order to appear in person at a given place and time

n. a beckoning gesture

n. a request; "many calls for Christmas stories"; "not many calls for buggywhips"

n. earnest or urgent request; "an entreaty to stop the fighting"; "an appeal for help"; "an appeal to the public to keep calm"

n. reverent petition to a deity

n. an expression of some desire or inclination; "I could tell that it was his wish that the guests leave"; "his crying was an indirect request for attention"

n. the activity of leading; "his leadership inspired the team"

n. an urgent or peremptory request; "his demands for attention were unceasing"

n. a body of rules followed by an assembly

n. a verbal command for action; "when I give the word, charge!"

n. a report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people; "the divorce caused much gossip"

n. gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth

v. ask for legally or make a legal claim to, as of debts, for example; "They claimed on the maximum allowable amount"

v. make someone do something

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"

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

v. command solemnly

v. ask someone in a friendly way to do something

v. request urgently and forcefully; "The victim's family is demanding compensation"; "The boss demanded that he be fired immediately"; "She demanded to see the manager"

v. claim as due or just; "The bank demanded payment of the loan"

v. ask to come; "summon a lawyer"

v. invoke upon; "wish you a nice evening"; "bid farewell"

v. call to duty, military service, jury duty, etc.

v. demand as one's due; "This speaker commands a high fee"; "The author commands a fair hearing from his readers"

v. force or compel somebody to do something; "We compel all students to fill out this form"

v. have need of; "This piano wants the attention of a competent tuner"

v. to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :"She forced him to take a job in the city"; "He squeezed her for information"

v. cause to move forward with force; "Steam propels this ship"

v. say out loud for the purpose of recording; "He dictated a report to his secretary"

v. rule as a dictator

v. direct the course of; manage or control; "You cannot conduct business like this"

v. haunt like a ghost; pursue; "Fear of illness haunts her"

v. have sovereign power; "Henry VIII reigned for a long time"

v. make subservient; force to submit or subdue

v. be the captain of a sports team

v. be in charge of

v. watch and direct; "Who is overseeing this project?"

v. rule or exercise power over (somebody) in a cruel and autocratic manner; "her husband and mother-in-law tyrannize her"

v. act out; represent or perform as if in a play; "She reenacted what had happened earlier that day"

v. put to use; "exert one's power or influence"

v. be a guiding force, as with directions or advice; "The teacher steered the gifted students towards the more challenging courses"

v. serve as a means for expressing something; "The painting of Mary carries motherly love"; "His voice carried a lot af anger"

v. act as the navigator in a car, plane, or vessel and plan, direct, plot the path and position of the conveyance; "Is anyone volunteering to navigate during the trip?"; "Who was navigating the ship during the accident?"

v. move ahead (of others) in time or space

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

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

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

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

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

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"

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

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

v. express or state indirectly

v. suggest as a logically necessary consequence; in logic

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

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

v. lead, extend, or afford access; "This door goes to the basement"; "The road runs South"

v. stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point; "Service runs all the way to Cranbury"; "His knowledge doesn't go very far"; "My memory extends back to my fourth year of life"; "The facts extend beyond a consideration of her personal assets"

v. have sovereign power; "Henry VIII reigned for a long time"

v. exercise authority over; as of nations; "Who is governing the country now?"

adj. in the current fashion or style

adj. affectedly trendy and fashionable

adj. marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners; "a dapper young man"; "a jaunty red hat"

adj. intensely fashionable for a short time

adj. relating to a recently developed fashion or style; "their offices are in a modern skyscraper"; "tables in modernistic designs";

adj. of or associated with people of fashion; "the fashionable side of town"; "the smart set"

adj. initiating or popularizing a trend

adj. in accord with the latest fad; "trendy ideas"; "trendy clothes"; "voguish terminology"

adj. directed or moving inward or toward a center; "the inbound train"; "inward flood of capital"

adj. "incoming class"; "the ingoing administration"; "ingoing data"

adj. appointed but not yet installed in office

adj. elected but not yet installed in office; "the president elect"

adj. (of elected officers) elected but not yet serving; "our next president"

adj. flowing inward

adj. pouring inward; "inpouring throngs of immigrants"

adj. very lively and profitable; "flourishing businesses"; "a palmy time for stockbrokers"; "a prosperous new business"; "doing a roaring trade"; "a thriving tourist center"; "did a thriving business in orchids"

adj. unofficial championship title for player who heads the league in batting average and home runs and runs batted in

adj. having achieved eminence; "an eminent physician"

adj. of a game (or the pitching) in which a pitcher allows the opponent no hits; "a no-hit pitcher"; "a no-hit game"

adj. successful or assured of success; "now I am a made man forever"- Christopher Marlowe

adj. yielding positive results

adj. having achieved success or recognition by your own efforts; "a self-made millionaire"

adj. having won; "the victorious entry"; "the winning team"

adj. bringing success; "the winning run"

v. express the need or desire for; ask for; "She requested an extra bed in her room"; "She called for room service"

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

adj. not worth considering as a possibility; "a picnic is out because of the weather"

adv. outside of an enclosed space: "She is out"